date a live ^The chase^

The chase has started

The reason for that was extremely simple.

“............”

Forward, behind, left, right.

Kotori, Origami, Tohka as well as Yoshino were standing around Shidou, giving off an abnormal pressure.

More accurately, Tohka was only focused on being wary of Origami as usual, but the other three were definitely different from normal. For some reason they kept anxiously peeking at Shidou’s direction. It was as though they were ferocious beasts that were waiting for their prey to reveal a moment’s weakness.

“J-just what is going on with you all……”

Just as Shidou was proceeding forward whilst being enveloped with a massive sense of panic, he heard a muffled conversation on his right side.

[......Like I said, it’s a no go if you are not proactive—You have to be like this......]

“Eh......B-but......I can’t reach......”

It seems like Yoshino was currently talking to her rabbit puppet [Yoshinon]. Although he couldn’t catch what they were talking about, he knows for sure that [Yoshinon] was currently encouraging Yoshino to do something.

[It’s al——right it’s al——right, there’s no problem at all.]

“I-is that so......”

After that the duo continued to chat for a while longer, before Yoshino, with some hesitation, seemed to have made some resolution before nodding lightly her head——

“Waa......”

She gave a sharp cry before falling to the ground.

“Yoshino? Are you alright?”

Shidou looked at Yoshino, squatting down and extending his hand towards her.

“Give me your hand. You need to be more careful alright?”

“Ah......Y-yes......thank you very much......”

Saying that, Yoshino took hold of Shidou’s hand.

At that instant, [Yoshinon] who was on Yoshino’s left hand said in a low voice.

[......Yoshino! Do it now!]

“......! U-um......Nn......”

Yoshino nodded her head after being encouraged by [Yoshinon], getting back on her feet all the while maintaining a firm grip on Shidou’s hand.

Just like that she neared Shidou’s face who was still maintaining a crouching position——

Chu.

What Yoshino’s lips had made contact with

—— was Origami’s fingernails who had just gotten between the two of them.

“Eh......”

Yoshino widened her eyes due to extreme shock.

Following that, Origami swiftly took the hand that Yoshino had held Shidou’s with, helping Yoshino to pat the dust off her skirt.

“Origami?”

Shidou widened his eyes in mild disbelief.

That was completely natural. Yoshino is a Spirit. Origami belongs to the AST. Although Yoshino’s spiritual wavelength could not be read, but the relationship between the two was rather hostile——To be honest, one of the reasons why Shidou let Origami follow them was that through constant interaction, hopefully their relationship would turn for the better.