The two ran through the shopping street. Before long, they saw Yoshino sitting by the roadside.
"Did sothing happen, Yoshino?"
Mikoto crouched down and gently stroked the girl's light blue hair to comfort her.
"Uuu… Shido… san…"
The girl turned around, still crying nonstop. She weakly raised her hand, and Mikoto and Natsumi saw that Yoshinon, who should have been on her hand—had had his head torn off.
"Who did sothing this cruel?"
Mikoto said angrily. It went without saying how important Yoshinon was to Yoshino. She had never expected soone to damage him this badly.
"I… Yoshinon and I…"
According to Yoshino, with Yoshinon encouraging her, the girl had decided to try going to the shopping street alone to buy things.
At first, everything had gone smoothly. But on the way back, she had run into a bratty child.
The bratty child took a liking to Yoshinon and cried and threw a fuss because he wanted him. But of course, Yoshino could not possibly give Yoshinon, who was so important to her, to him.
As a result, during their argunt, the bratty child grabbed Yoshinon's head and tried to snatch the puppet away.
Riiip!
With the sound of stitches tearing apart, the rabbit puppet's head fell to the ground.
Looking at Yoshino kneeling on the ground and crying, and the rain that had begun falling as if mirroring the girl's feelings, the bratty child naturally ran away.
"What did that boy look like? What kind of clothes was he wearing?"
Natsumi asked angrily.
"It's okay. Leave this to ."
Mikoto took Yoshinon's body and the head that had fallen on the ground from Yoshino's hands.
And so, the girl with long green hair ran off in the direction the bratty child had disappeared, while Mikoto sat with Yoshino on a bench. Then, from the small pouch that Natsumi had transford from a handbag into a n's waist pouch, she took out a needle and thread.
"Shido… san…"
"There, there. Don't cry, Yoshino."
Mikoto raised her hand and wiped away the tears at the corners of the girl's eyes. Yesterday, because she had promised to make Shido a braided cord, she had started learning the most basic sewing skills.
After returning ho, Mikoto had taken out a needle and thread and practiced for a long ti. Because of that, the girl had started carrying small tools like needles and thread with her.
(I never expected it to co in handy so soon.)
Mikoto thought that in her heart while following Tsukuyomi's mories and trying to sew Yoshinon's head and body back together.
Although she could not do it as skillfully as the heroine in the movie, nor could she use thread to sew beautiful patterns, the girl ultimately still repaired the puppet perfectly.
"Here, all done!"
Before long, she smiled and handed Yoshinon back to Yoshino.
"Thank you… Shido-san."
Yoshino smiled, took the puppet, and put him back on her hand.
"Phew, I'm alive again. Seriously, bratty kids these days are terrifying."
And so, the rabbit puppet began speaking again.
"As for the bratty kid… I already… turned him bare naked in the middle of the street."
Natsumi, who ca running back, said while panting. It seed she had caught up to the other party and used Haniel's power to punish him.
"Oh my, oh my, are you two on a date? Honestly, how could you not invite Yoshino-chan to sothing like that too, right, Shido-kun? Right?"
Noticing that Mikoto and Natsumi were together, the rabbit puppet pressed forward with a very powerful attitude.
"Um…"
Mikoto smiled wryly and waved her hand. Sohow, she felt that she could not casually agree, but she could not casually refuse either.
"No… you can't disturb them. Then… we'll be going, Shido-san."
At that mont, a small hand covered the rabbit's mouth from behind. Yoshino stood up from the bench and gave a considerate little bow.
"Thank you for saving Yoshinon."
Then she ran off with small steps.
(I suddenly understand why Shido treats that child like an oasis.)
Mikoto smiled and waved goodbye to the girl and the rabbit puppet.
After that, she and Natsumi began wandering around the shopping street.
While walking, they bought snacks along the way, such as takoyaki, candied apples, and okonomiyaki, and used them as lunch. After that, the two decided to go look at clothes.
"Kukuku, prepare yourself to drink curry soup, Yuzuru."
"Objection. The power of red bean soup with mochi will allow Yuzuru to surpass Kaguya."
At that mont, from the other end of the street, two familiar figures ca rushing over at extrely high speed.
"You two! Wait right there! You can't run in the street!"
Mikoto grabbed the collars of the two and said angrily.
No matter what, this was a public place. Running around like it was a hundred ter sprint would not only trouble other people, it was also dangerous.
"Uwah?"
"Shock. We were actually caught?"
Only after stopping did the two notice Mikoto and Natsumi.
"Wh-what are you doing? Even if it is Shido, disturbing our sacred contest is unforgivable."
"Apology. Sorry for disturbing you two, but Yuzuru is currently competing with Kaguya in a sprint."
The two looked at Mikoto and Natsumi and said that.
"Even if it's a contest, please choose a way that won't bother other people. What if you ran into soone?"
Mikoto said angrily.
"If you want to compete, isn't there an arcade nearby?"
Natsumi also said unhappily. It was not only because of the two's reckless behavior, but also because the date had been interrupted again and again.
"No choice. Our magical power can no longer support such a powerful magical ritual."
"Explanation. Yuzuru and Kaguya currently have no money." (TL:kewk)
According to the two, because it was the end of the month, their allowance was already very tight.
The reason for the contest had also started from that. In order to save money, the thirsty Yamai sisters had decided to share one drink.
However, Kaguya wanted to drink curry soup, while Yuzuru chose red bean soup with mochi. Unable to settle the argunt, the two decided to compete for the right to choose.
(TL: But damn japan do have so weird ass drink huh?)
"If you don't have enough allowance, how about asking Kotori?"
Mikoto sighed. Ratatoskr was never stingy about things like this.
"No way. It would be way too embarrassing if we were the only ones who used up our allowance before next month."
"Rejection. We must not trouble Kotori."
The two were unexpectedly considerate, and also… very proud.
"In that case, how about you press the curry soup and red bean soup with mochi buttons at the sa ti, and drink whatever cos out?"
Natsumi thought for a mont and said that.
"Kukuku, that sounds interesting, doesn't it, Yuzuru?"
"Agreent. No matter what cos out, neither of us may complain."
The Yamai sisters looked at each other and nodded with competitive smiles.
As a result, the four ca to a vending machine. After inserting the coins, Kaguya and Yuzuru each placed a finger on the drink they had chosen.
"Are you ready, Yuzuru?"
"Counting. We will press on three. One… two… three!"
The twins pressed their chosen drinks at almost exactly the sa speed.
Clunk.
At the sa ti, the heavy sound of a drink falling rang out from inside the vending machine.
"Co forth, dark witch's dicine! Answer the summoning of the Child of Typhon!"
"Curiosity. What is it?"
The two reached into the vending machine's pickup slot together and pulled out the drink.
It was a bottle of Pocari Sweat.
"It isn't curry soup?"
"Disappointnt. It is not red bean soup with mochi either."
In the end, it was neither of their choices. The angry vending machine had expressed: please do not treat like a toy.
"Um… I'll treat you two to drinks."
Seeing this, Mikoto smiled wryly and took out her wallet.
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