-Spiritual Kinship- 2nd half

Chapter 10 - First-born crisis

When Syouji said that, everyone nodded and the atmosphere became serious. A moment after that, Yoshino raised her hand slowly.

"Uhm....is it okay?"

"Of course, go ahead Yoshino." Syouji replied.

"......Perhaps, the way to befriend Nia-san is to give her more time, I think. If we face her directly, I think she will be able to understand Syouji-san's genuine and straight forward personality...."

"M-My angel Yoshino...!"

When Syouji said that, barely holding back his voice, Yoshino blushed.

Whereas, Kotori groaned while placing her hand on her chin and considering Yoshino's suggestion.

"Maybe... even if she only loves 2D beings, if we continuously approach her sincerely, the potential of her opening her heart isn't zero."

"Then, the plan shifts to a long approach?"

Shidou asked in response to Kotori. Upon that, Syouji spoke up with a stern tone.

"Well, that plan is out of the window now. I doubt she wants anything to do with me because of.... previous events, planned out by a certain someone."

"U-Uh...."

"Anyway, if DEM catches her whereabouts, then there's no guarantee she'll be safe. We can't do it too slowly since they're probably looking for her now, especially after I busted her out myself."

"Excuse me what was that Syouji?"

"Ah..."

When Syouji let the last bit slip out, Kotori glared at him as he sighed. It was probably best to tell them the truth now, since such an important thing is happening, he could postpone it for later.

"On December 25th, when everyone was busy, I decided to rescue her."

".....Why?"

"I wanted to ask about my past. About...our parents."

".......!"

After Syouji said that, Shidou looked at him curiously. Seeing that, Syouji guessed that he wanted to know as well.

That's why...

"I'll tell you later. For now, we should focus on Nia. But at this rate, It'll be tough since I'm not 2D."

"That reminds me, why does she only love 2D, Syouji?" Mayuri questioned.

"Umu, yeah why? Does it have something to do with her Angel?"

"Something like that. If you were given the power of an omniscient Angel, you would be tempted to look up the people around you, isn't that right? If you do that, you'll learn about the secrets people hold beneath the surface. You'll end up learning about the dark side of humanity pretty quickly."

When Syouji explained that, Shidou looked at him with concern as he waved his hand in front of him to reassure him he was fine.

At that time, Kotori replied while placing her hand on her chin.

"Hmm....I'll investigate about that."

"Investigate?" Shidou asked.

"Ten years ago, Nia was already a manga artist. Regardless of whether she was a real human or a Spirit, she must have left some traces of her past in this world. This will be our clue."

"So, in the end we're once again violating her privacy...well, it can't be helped. In the first place, why are we leaving out the thought that everyone in this room were once human? Everyone except for me."