Date a Live:This is not the date I wanted! Chapter 381 381: Reasons

"...Sigh."

Hoshimiya Mukuro was feeling very depressed right now.

After leaving the cafe, with Origami leading the way, Mukuro and the group visited all sorts of date spots.

The arcade, the departnt store, the bowling alley... Normally, any of these would be a great place for Mukuro and Shido to spend a happy ti together. However, because of unexpected people tagging along and playing third wheel, Mukuro's expectations were completely ruined.

And the one who annoyed Mukuro the most was undoubtedly that woman, Yatogami Tohka.

Barbaric, rude, and unreasonable. Whenever she felt the mood was perfect and wanted to kiss Shido, this woman would always interfere and stop her.

(Even though Nushi-sama belongs only to Muku, and loves only Muku.)

Watching her ti alone with Shido being stolen away little by little by the other party, Mukuro felt a surge of frustration.

"Hey, Tohka. Look, look! They are selling takoyaki here, do you want so?"

"Again? How many tis is this, you brat?"

Hearing Yutsuki's words, Tohka glared at her impatiently.

"Well, what does it matter? It is rare for us to skip class and co out! If we do not eat until we get our money's worth, we are losing out."

Smiling and shrugging, Yutsuki said casually.

"But, if you do not want to eat, then whatever."

"Who said I am not eating?"

After asking a cold question, Tohka followed Yutsuki and walked toward the stall. On the way, she seed to suddenly rember sothing, turned her head, and warned Origami and Mukuro.

"Hey! You two. I am stepping away for a bit. Don't even think about trying any funny business while I am gone."

"I know."

Origami nodded with a bitter smile.

"Hmph, barbaric woman. Muku is not like you. Muku disdains doing such despicable acts."

Mukuro retorted unhappily.

"I hope so."

After giving a flat reply, Tohka turned around and walked toward the takoyaki stall.

At the sa ti, Yutsuki, who was walking next to Tohka, quietly turned her head and gave Mukuro a "do your best" look.

Mukuro's expression softened slightly, feeling a little grateful for Yutsuki's action.

After the cafe closed, Ryougi Yutsuki, who finished her shift early, seed to have nothing to do and asked Origami to take her along for the date.

Honestly, when she first heard this, Muku felt extrely depressed.

Just having Tohka and Origami stealing Shido's ti away from her was annoying enough. Now there was another third wheel. Even though this woman clearly didn't have any mories of Shido and wasn't a big threat, Mukuro still didn't want Shido to have too much contact with other won.

But as the date went on, Mukuro found she had to change her view.

Because she didn't know Shido, Yutsuki mostly talked to Origami and Tohka. Plus, knowing that Mukuro and Shido were a couple, not only did she not talk to Shido much, but she also kept intentionally giving the two of them space to be alone.

"Mukuro, are you okay? You do not look so good. Do you want to rest a bit?"

Shido asked.

"Mhm... a little. Muku will leave everything to Nushi-sama."

Nodding obediently, Mukuro secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Honestly, so that no one would look down on her, Mukuro had been trying hard to act calm and collected. But this act could not last long. The unease and nervousness rising in her heart were constantly wearing down her mind.

(Could it be that she noticed Muku feeling unwell and did it on purpose?)

Doubt appeared in Mukuro's eyes. Thinking back now, every ti Yutsuki chose to step away, it was right when she was about to be crushed by the pressure.

She tried asking Shido and Origami about her guess. Both of them gave Mukuro a positive answer.

"I think Mukuro's guess is probably right. Yutsuki has always been that kind of person."

"Even though she would not say it out loud, being good at taking care of others has always been one of Yutsuki-san's strong points."

"I see..."

Mukuro muttered softly. Although hearing Shido praise other won made her a bit unhappy, it seed these were all undeniable facts.

She originally thought all the girls around Shido were unreasonable and bossy like Yatogami Tohka, but looking at it now, there were still sensible and good people.

Arriving at an outdoor table, Mukuro and her group chose to sit here and rest for a bit, waiting for Tohka and Yutsuki to co back.

Mukuro naturally sat next to Shido, leaning her body against his shoulder.

"Phew..."

Feeling Shido's warmth and breathing, Mukuro's heart gradually cald down. Actually, to her, where the date was did not matter that much. As long as the important person stayed by her side, it was an incredibly happy thing.

However, that was all. Mukuro did not plan to make any further moves. Although Yatogami Tohka was a very unpleasant and barbaric woman, Mukuro did not want Shido to think of her as soone who only won by using dirty tricks. She also did not want to be seen as worse than Tohka. Since this had beco a competition, Mukuro was going to win fair and square.

"Um... Nushi-sama, may I ask you a question?"

Mukuro spoke softly.

"What is it?"

"That woman... the one nad Ryougi Yutsuki, claid to be Nushi-sama's family. Is it true?"

Hearing Mukuro's question, Shido showed a complicated expression. After hesitating for a mont, he nodded with a bitter smile.

"Mhm, that is right."

'Then doesn't being forgotten by your family make you feel sad?'

"..."

Her cherry lips parted slightly, but after a long silence, Mukuro ultimately didn't ask this question.

Of course, even if Shido felt sad about it, Mukuro wouldn't think she was wrong. Since Shido had promised to be with her for life, keeping his distance from other won was necessary. Sealing his mories would also allow Shido to smoothly end those relationships without hurting them.

Although it was a bit cruel to Shido at first, as ti passed, Shido would definitely understand Mukuro's good intentions.

But what she was truly afraid of hearing from Shido's mouth was a negative answer.

(If one day... Nushi-sama's mories of Muku are sealed by soone else... will he cast away his mories with Muku without hesitation?)

Thinking of this, Mukuro couldn't help but secretly grip her skirt.

"Um... Nushi-sama?"

"Mhm?"

"Nushi-sama... won't abandon Muku, right?"

Hearing Mukuro's words, Shido was a little surprised, but he quickly patted Mukuro's hair gently and answered firmly.

"I won't. Don't worry."

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"You did that on purpose, didn't you?"

Putting a piece of takoyaki into her mouth, Tohka looked at Yutsuki and asked coldly.

"What do you an?"

"Don't play dumb. You used food to lure out on purpose to give that Spirit and man so ti alone, right?"

"Ah..."

Being called out by Tohka, Yutsuki awkwardly looked away.

"Well, it doesn't matter, right? That girl isn't the type to sneak a kiss when you're not looking. And if you don't give her a little ti to relax, she won't be able to handle the pressure and will just explode."

"Hmph. As a Spirit, she's decent, but her mind is too weak."

Seeming to understand what Yutsuki ant, Tohka snorted lightly, poked a takoyaki with a toothpick, put it in her mouth, and gave a flat evaluation.

Yutsuki looked at Tohka in surprise.

"...How surprising. I thought you would definitely say sothing like, 'That has nothing to do with . If soone gets in my way, I'll just cut them down.'"

"Hmph, mind your own business."

Glancing at Yutsuki, Tohka asked back.

"What about you? Aren't you going to keep acting like a clueless bystander like before?"

Yutsuki sighed helplessly, spreading her hands.

"Well, different people require different approaches. I feel like when talking to you, it's better not to beat around the bush and just be direct."

A cold smile curled on Tohka's lips.

"Good call. If you had kept annoying with that attitude, I might not have been able to resist pulling out Nahemah and cutting you in half."

"Oh my..."

With killing intent faintly present in her voice, and seeing that Tohka was not joking at all, Yutsuki could only force a bitter smile.

(Her intuition is just as sharp as the original Tohka's. But even though she gives off a warlike and cold impression, she's surprisingly the type you can talk to.)

Yutsuki silently evaluated the inverted Tohka. If she really was the type who liked to solve everything with violence, she wouldn't have warned her, she would have just attacked.

Just what is the current Tohka?

Yutsuki fell deep into thought.

Unlike Nia and Origami's situations back then, even though it was the sa inversion, Tohka didn't lose everything and destroy her surroundings like the other two. Although she was very aggressive, every action was driven by a clear consciousness and goal.

Considering she didn't have her pre-inversion mories, the Tohka in front of her might not be the type who switches personalities based on certain conditions like Origami and Kotori, but a true split personality.

"Tohka, is it okay if I call you that?"

"Not interested."

Continuing to eat the rest of the takoyaki, Tohka said without thinking.

Her mouth twitching slightly, Yutsuki didn't care too much and continued.

"Ah... let's just go with that then. Tohka, can you tell why you want to make Shido's heart surrender?"

Hearing Yutsuki's words, Tohka stopped what she was doing. She looked up and glanced at Yutsuki, a hint of killing intent faintly showing in her eyes.

"Why do you want to know?"

"Ah, you don't need to be so on guard. I'm not planning to do anything to you."

Yutsuki waved her hands with a bitter smile and explained patiently.

"Actually, because of so troubleso problems, I want Mukuro to help use her Angel. Because of that, I have to get Shido to convince her. But with the way things are now, with you and Mukuro fighting over Shido like this, Mukuro will probably have a hard ti agreeing to my request."

"You want to give up?"

"I didn't say that. I just want to confirm your reason to see if there's a peaceful way to satisfy both your and Mukuro's goals at the sa ti."

"Hmph, mind your own business."

Snorting unhappily, Tohka lowered her head, quickly finished the rest of the takoyaki, and handed the empty box to Yutsuki.

"Another serving, then I'll consider answering your question."

Hearing Tohka's demand, Yutsuki was stunned for a mont, then nodded readily.

"No problem. Boss, another serving of takoyaki."

"Coming right up!"

Watching the food in the box get replenished, Tohka still had a cold expression, but her prickly aura softened a little.

"The reason is very simple."

Eating the food in her hand, Tohka said.

"I suffered a loss at that man's hands once. To return the humiliation twice over, I must make him surrender to from the bottom of his heart to relieve my displeasure."

"I see..."

Hearing Tohka's answer, Yutsuki showed a thoughtful expression.

Yutsuki had already overheard this answer through the earpiece when Tohka was talking to Origami. Although she didn't think Tohka was lying, since she asked, she naturally didn't want to hear an answer she already knew.

"Is that the only reason? There should be other reasons, right?"

Yutsuki asked tentatively while carefully observing Tohka's expression.

"For example, sothing related to the other Tohka."

"Tch. You really are..."

Tohka clicked her tongue in annoyance. After a long silence, she finally spoke.

"When I saw that man, my chest felt so tight it was hard to breathe. I know this pain isn't mine, but it's coming from that child. So to make this feeling go away, I have to eliminate the source."

Hearing Tohka's words, Yutsuki seed to understand sothing, secretly sweating for Shido.

"I can promise you, even if you kill Shido, that feeling in your heart won't go away. It will only get stronger."

"I know that without you telling ."

Tohka replied noncommittally.

"Although I know that white haired woman said that for other reasons, making that man's heart surrender is indeed a very interesting idea. It can solve that child's troubles and relieve my displeasure."

"Ah... I see."

Yutsuki let out a soft breath. She was very glad now that she chose to confirm Tohka's reasons for her actions.

"Tohka, if I said my thod could also get rid of that depression in your heart, what would you do?"

Hearing Yutsuki's words, Tohka couldn't help but sneer.

"Hmph... who knows? Although the thod doesn't matter, I have no reason to help you. Besides, making that man surrender body and soul is indeed one of my goals. If that key Spirit gets in my way, I will naturally destroy her without hesitation."

With that, Tohka threw the empty box aside, got up, and prepared to go back to Shido and Mukuro.

"I'm amazed you can talk while eating without choking."

Looking at the mountain of empty takoyaki boxes in front of her, Yutsuki couldn't help but complain speechlessly.

(Well, things never go as smoothly as planned. But there's still room for negotiation.)

Comforting herself like this, Yutsuki threw the empty boxes into a nearby trash can and jogged to catch up with Tohka.