This happened soti in December, after Shido's Spirit energy went out of control, right before Christmas. It is just a normal story about the Spirits.
Tengu City, Raizen High School, Year 2 Class 3.
Ding dong— Ding dong—
"...Phew... Mhm!"
As the dismissal bell rang in the classroom, Yamai Kaguya, who had been resting her chin on her hand with a sleepy face, suddenly opened her eyes.
"Alright, that will be all for today's class."
The math teacher, who was responsible for casting hypnosis spells during class, left the room. Watching the final obstacle retreat, Kaguya couldn't help but let out a cool, wicked laugh.
"Kuku—It has finally arrived, the ti for revolution!"
Swiftly packing her textbooks into her bag, Kaguya stood up from her seat with an excited look on her face.
"My other half! My comrade! Are you ready? Next, we must head to the true battlefield!"
"Agreent. If Kaguya wants to go, Yuzuru will naturally accompany you."
In the seat to Kaguya's right, her partner who shared her heart and soul—Yamai Yuzuru—did not disappoint her expectations and nodded readily in agreent.
"Sigh—Are you going to the arcade again?"
Seated at the desk in front of Kaguya was their close friend who had earned the approval of the Children of the Typhoon with her extraordinary strength, the 'Lightning Shrine Maiden'—Ryougi Yutsuki. Hearing Kaguya's words, a hint of annoyance appeared on her face.
"Kuku—Are you shrinking back in fear? My comrade~"
Covering half of her face with her hand, Kaguya looked at Yutsuki, a provocative curve rising on her lips.
"What is wrong? Are you feeling afraid facing the God Finger that I have tempered through a hundred battles of experience? Kuku—It cannot be helped. Because you have breathed too much of the rotten air of the real world, your skills are not what they used to be."
"The air you breathe isn't much different from mine, you know."
Annoyed, Yutsuki delivered a karate chop to Kaguya's forehead, roasting her before letting out a helpless sigh.
"Fine. We still have so ti anyway, so I can tag along and play with you guys for a bit. But we can only play until 5:30. Also, it is my turn to cook dinner today, so before we go to the arcade, you have to co with to the supermarket to buy groceries."
"Ehhhh—"
Kaguya couldn't help but let out a dissatisfied sound.
"Giving that 'Ehhhh—' won't work."
Yutsuki shrugged helplessly. She gave Kaguya a look and said with a bitter smile.
"Tell you what, as compensation, I will let you guys decide what we have for dinner."
Hearing Yutsuki's words, Kaguya raised an eyebrow and proudly declared.
"The fusion of white snow and magma!"
"...Yuzuru, what exactly is that dish that sounds like it will give you food poisoning?"
Yutsuki turned her questioning gaze to Yuzuru. To this, Yuzuru answered calmly.
"Translation. Kaguya is saying she wants to eat curry today."
"Ah... Curry, huh..."
The subtle difference in naming left Yutsuki speechless.
"Kuku—As expected of my other half. You truly understand the true aning hidden within my words of power."
Kaguya nodded in deep satisfaction.
"Also, my comrade—do not forget to make it Purgatory level (Super Spicy)."
"Supplent. When Kaguya eats curry, she always gets carried away and orders the spiciest one, only to end up breathing fire. Therefore, picking mild curry is fine."
"Understood~"
"Yu-Yuzuru! You didn't need to add that unnecessary part!"
Hearing Yuzuru actually expose her dark history, Kaguya shouted with a face blushing in embarrassnt.
"Yamai-san, please wait a mont."
Later, just as the three of them were preparing to leave the school as usual, their horoom teacher, Sudou, suddenly called out to stop them.
Yuzuru and Kaguya stopped in their tracks and asked in confusion.
"Hm? Calling out the true nas of the Children of the Typhoon, what business do you have?"
"Question. Does Sensei have so business with Yuzuru and Kaguya?"
"Ah—I'm really sorry, you two are sisters, aren't you..." Scratching his head in a sowhat troubled manner, Sudou looked at the roster in his hand and corrected himself, "Yamai Kaguya-san, please co with to the office for a mont."
"Eh?"
Hearing herself called out by na, Kaguya was suddenly stunned.
...
Because they couldn't just leave Kaguya at school and go ahead, Yutsuki and Yuzuru waited outside the office door for Kaguya's conversation with their horoom teacher to end.
"Question. Yutsuki, why do you think Sensei is looking for Kaguya?"
Yuzuru asked, looking a bit fidgety.
"Mhm... I can't really think of a reason..."
Yutsuki couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Was it because during the morning horoom, Kaguya suddenly grabbed her right hand and groaned, "The seal! The seal on my right hand is coming undone!"
Or maybe it was because during history class, when the teacher called on her to ask who the founder of Christianity was, she answered, "My destined arch-enemy, as incompatible as fire and water"?
Or was it because during the lunch break, when she and so like-minded students from other classes were fighting an invisible "enemy" on the rooftop, and the teacher saw them?
(No, there are just too many possible reasons I can think of!!)
Yutsuki couldn't help but feel a wave of secondhand embarrassnt.
"Fear. Could it be like in a shoujo romance manga? Did Sudou-sensei catch so secret weakness of Kaguya's to use as blackmail, and is now making all sorts of unreasonable demands of our cute Kaguya?!"
Thinking of this, Yuzuru's face instantly turned pale.
"Just what kind of manga have you been reading?"
A row of speechless black lines popped up on Yutsuki's forehead.
(Well... maybe it has to do with that incident.)
Yutsuki thought quietly in her heart.
If she rembered correctly, during the surprise math quiz in the first period of the afternoon, Yutsuki heard Kaguya whisper behind her, "Reveal the truth! Akashic Records!"
Then, Yutsuki heard a loud, forceful "Thud!" from behind.
After that, Kaguya collapsed onto her desk and didn't lift her head again until the exam ended.
When a blank sheet of paper with nothing but a na written on it was passed up from the back row, Yutsuki noted that while Kaguya successfully resisting the urge to cheat off Yuzuru was highly admirable, it was a pity that Kaguya clearly didn't have the protagonist aura of Uzumaki Naruto who just on spirit alone passed a test without doing a single question.
Clatter—!
Just as Yuzuru was about to lose control and burst into the office, the office door was pulled open, and Kaguya slowly walked out.
"...Thank you, Sensei. I will be going now."
After bowing slightly toward the inside of the office, Kaguya closed the door. Following a brief few seconds of silence, her entire body went limp, and she collapsed powerlessly onto the hallway floor.
"Kaguya?!"
Seeing this, Yutsuki and Yuzuru hurriedly rushed over and helped her up.
"Hey! What's wrong, Kaguya? Snap out of it!"
Feeling that Kaguya's body was still trembling slightly, Yutsuki asked worriedly.
(Could it be that, just as Yuzuru guessed, Sudou-sensei really did sothing to Kaguya?)
Thinking of this, a flash of killing intent appeared in Yutsuki's eyes. If that was really the case, depending on the situation, she would consider completely erasing this teacher from society.
"Comfort. It doesn't matter, Kaguya. If you have any worries, just say them out loud. Yuzuru and Yutsuki will both help you."
Gently stroking Kaguya's head, Yuzuru comforted her in a soft tone.
"Wh-wh-what should I do? Yutsuki, Yuzuru..."
Her voice lacking its usual dominance, Kaguya was so panicked that she even forgot to play the chuunibyou persona she usually worked so hard to maintain. She looked at Yuzuru and Yutsuki with tears in her eyes.
"Sensei said that if things keep going like this... during winter break, I will have to co to school for redial classes."
"...Huh?"
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Tengu City, Ratatoskr Underground Facility.
Itsuka Shido was in the dical room having a routine checkup.
"Mhm... No problems..." Looking at the report in her hand, Reine slowly nodded. "Congratulations... Truly... At this rate... in a little while, you won't need to keep having these checkups."
"That is great."
Shido couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Honestly, having to be scanned and tested by a bunch of weird machines he had never seen before every single day was definitely not an enjoyable experience.
Just then, Kotori walked into the dical room.
"How is it, Reine? How is Shido's condition?"
"He's fine... He's going in a good direction..."
"I see."
Hearing this, Kotori's expression relaxed a bit. Then, she shrugged and said.
"Well, having a sturdy body but a lack of brain cells is one of Shido's few redeeming qualities. This level of recovery is only natural."
"Kotori... I am your older brother, you know. Can't you say sothing nice to congratulate ? Otherwise, your brother will be very sad."
Shido said with a disappointed face.
"I-I know that. I'm also really happy that Shi-Shido's body is getting better..."
Kotori mumbled a bit shyly. Then she coughed twice, preparing to change the subject.
"Ahem—Anyway, going back to the topic, Shido, how are things at school? How are Tohka and the others doing?"
"Uh, Tohka and the others are doing the sa as usual... It's just..."
"Just what? Did sothing happen?"
Kotori asked, feeling a bit concerned. Shido scratched his cheek, looking like he wanted to say sothing but hesitated. After thinking for a mont, he finally spoke.
"Well, how should I put it... We had a surprise pop quiz in our class this morning. Then, after school, Tama-chan sensei specifically pulled Tohka and aside. She said that with Tohka's current grades, her final exams will be in grave danger, and she might even have to co to school for redial classes during winter break."
At school, although Tohka's intimate attitude toward Shido made people very jealous, it also gave everyone around them the impression that "Itsuka Shido is Tohka's half-guardian." Perhaps worrying that just telling Tohka wouldn't help her understand the situation, Tama-chan purposely told Shido about this matter as well.
"Also... my grades are also slipping a bit..."
Shido added in a low voice. Feeling Kotori's icy glare, Shido explained awkwardly.
"No, I can't help it! So many things have happened lately, and I still have to do chores and take care of everyone normally. I don't have that much free ti to study."
"Making excuses is very unsightly, Shido. I handle Fraxinus's official duties, but I haven't let my studies slip. Plus, regarding the chores, Yutsuki-nee helps share the load with you, and her grades are perfectly fine."
"Ugh—"
Shido was speechless for a mont. It was true. As the commander of the Fraxinus, the things Kotori had to busy herself with were definitely no less than Shido's. Yet she still consistently went to school for classes every day, and her grades were at the top of her grade level.
Yutsuki, too. In his impression, she was also doing quite well. Among the people Shido knew, her exam rankings were only behind Origami's.
"Fine... It can't be helped."
Kotori sighed helplessly. Criticize him as she might, she also knew that making Shido balance studying while taking care of the Spirits was a bit too demanding. Furthermore, if possible, she also didn't want to add unnecessary ntal stress to Tohka over sothing like redial classes.
"Reine, can I leave this to you?"
Kotori turned to look at Reine.
In fact, this wasn't the first ti this had happened. It was a similar situation during the midterm exams a few months ago.
Although Tohka was full of enthusiasm and declared she wanted to study back then, she unfortunately developed a "wisdom fever" after only reviewing for an hour, forcing her to give up halfway.
In the end, Kotori had no choice but to rely on Reine to tamper with Tohka's test papers so Tohka could safely pass.
"Mhm... About Tohka's test papers... I will take care of it..."
Reine nodded in understanding.
"Hold on a minute!!"
Just then, the dical room door was suddenly thrown open. Yutsuki and the Yamai sisters stord in, looking furious.
"Kotori-chan, I don't think this thod is worth supporting."
As soon as she walked in, Yutsuki got straight to the point and raised an objection to Kotori. She had clearly overheard their conversation when she arrived.
"It's true that doing this can avoid causing Tohka unnecessary anxiety, but if you guys guarantee Tohka passes her tests like this, can you guarantee she passes everything for the rest of her life? If she can't learn to work hard on her own during her student days, it will be very easy for her to suffer when she enters society to live independently in the future! Isn't that right, Kaguya?"
"Eh, eh?"
Hearing Yutsuki throw the topic to her, Kaguya was stunned for a second, but then imdiately nodded in agreent.
"N-Not bad! Just as my comrade said, tender wings will only break in a storm. As the Child of the Typhoon who gathers millions of wisdoms into one body, I also do not want Tohka, my kin, to encounter such danger. Moreover, things like going through the back door... I absolutely oppose it!"
"Roast. You hesitated at the end of your sentence, Kaguya."
"D-Do not say unnecessary things! Yuzuru!"
Seeing that three Spirits all objected to this, Kotori scratched her head in troubled annoyance.
"Yutsuki-nee, Kaguya, and Yuzuru. I know what you guys are saying. If a Spirit takes spontaneous action, I naturally support it fully. However, to prevent reverse flow, we also must prevent Tohka from generating anxiety due to uncertain factors."
"I know. I'm not saying this isn't allowed at all. It's just that I hope you consider this as a last resort, and let Tohka try working hard on her own first."
While saying this, Yutsuki quietly shot Kaguya a look. If it weren't for this girl begging Yutsuki and Yuzuru not to tell Kotori about her grades to save face, Yutsuki would have definitely exposed her test scores without hesitation right now.
"Well, of course, no matter what we do, we must respect Tohka's own wishes. Shido, did Tohka say what she plans to do herself?"
"Mhm, Tohka said she wants to try working hard on her own."
Shido nodded to confirm. Before coming here, he had indeed heard Tohka say she wanted to do her best to pass the exams.
"I see... Since Tohka said so, I will support her too."
Kotori sighed, signaling her compromise.
"In that case, Yutsuki-nee, do you have a specific idea?"
"Of course. And it is not anything complicated."
Yutsuki nodded affirmatively. If she was the one proposing a plan, she would naturally follow through with it to the end.
"Starting tomorrow on the weekend, let's gather everyone at the school and hold a study group!"
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