At the dining table, everyone was sitting in their own seats eating breakfast. This was a habit that everyone in this family had, and Yoshino stipulated that when eating at home, everyone in the family must wait until all the members of the family were sitting in their seats before they could eat. Even Honjou Nia, who was staying in the room, would be pulled out.
Now everyone at the dining table was sitting in their originally arranged seats, but today there was a new member in the family. It was Natsumi, who slept with Yoshino last night. After a vote by several people in the family, Natsumi was able to stay in her home with a unanimous vote. As a member of the family, Natsumi, of course, had to sit there and eat together.
However, what was a little concerning was that Natsumi's current situation was a bit wrong.
The current Natsumi maintained the appearance of her transformation yesterday. Her delicate face and lovely clothes made people want to take good care of her.
It's just that her current nervous expression was like a boy who was about to meet his girlfriend's parents, making everyone present look at her strangely. They didn't understand why she would make such an expression.
"Natsumi. Are you nervous now because you're eating with so many people? You really are a child~ Don't worry, we won't bully you. Calm down and eat properly," Toujou Nozomi said with a smile.
Natsumi had fainted yesterday at the end of her 'transformation.' Although it was unknown what happened to Natsumi, it was a good thing that she could stay now.
Currently, she was hostile towards DEM, and although DEM was the world's leading large enterprise, possessing various black technologies, there were so many people at home with extraordinary powers. If a few DEM personnel came, she would make sure they all stayed.
However, not everyone was unaware of why Natsumi was like this. For example, Honjou Nia, who was sitting opposite Natsumi, was supporting her head with her right hand, looking at her with an unreadable smile.
"She's probably nervous about something. Maybe it's because she's afraid of something that happened last night being discovered, which is why she's like this now," Honjou Nia said. She watched Natsumi, who was sitting upright, with a beaming smile. Natsumi's wide-eyed, panicked expression upon hearing her words made her laugh triumphantly.
This child, did she really think no one would find out? So naive.
"Something happened last night? No, I checked Yoshino's room last night. They were sleeping soundly," Toujou Nozomi said with a frown. However, that was just an illusion Natsumi created with her Spirit power. In reality, everything seen at the time was fake; she was still being intimate with Yoshino then.
"Then I probably thought wrong. It's nothing, it's nothing. Let's eat properly now," Honjou Nia waved her hand, signaling them to continue eating. After all, she just wanted to scare Natsumi a little; it wouldn't be fun if she was discovered.
'Wh-what's going on? Didn't anyone know about this except Shiina? Why does this person look like she knows everything?' It was one thing for Shiina to know, but now this person had found out too! What should I do?
A hint of panic appeared in Natsumi's heart, and she looked at Shiina, somewhat at a loss. Now only it could help her; if she was found out, it would be over.
'Calm down, Natsumi. The more panicked your expression is now, the easier it is for others to notice something is off. Don't let Toujou Nozomi see your expression now. If she notices anything suspicious, it's game over!' Shiina warned through telepathic communication. This was not the time to be discovered by others.
"!!?" Natsumi, who had come to her senses upon hearing this, secretly turned her head and relaxed only after seeing Toujou Nozomi elegantly enjoying the breakfast Yoshino had made.
Thankfully, Toujou Nozomi hadn't seen it, otherwise it would have been truly bad.
But... there was still the problem of Honjou Nia to solve. How did she know about what happened last night?
It was understandable that Shiina knew, after all, it had always been on Yoshino's hand. And she hadn't taken it off Yoshino's hand.
But how did Honjou Nia know about this? Everyone had left Yoshino's room last night, and she hadn't sensed anyone else entering. How was it discovered? Did she install a surveillance camera in Yoshino's room?
'It seems you still don't know. You should know that Honjou Nia is a Spirit. Her Angel is the All-knowing Angel - Ratziel. She can know any information she wants from her Angel. This means she used her Angel to know what you did to Yoshino last night.' What a cheating ability.
What Shiina didn't mention, however, was that Honjou Nia's Angel also possessed the ability to rewrite the future, 'Future Record.' Anything written in the book would come true.
However, Honjou Nia believed that the known future was too boring. The future was full of unknowns, which made humans look forward to tomorrow. If the future always followed the direction she knew, it would be too uninteresting, so she had never used this ability.
'All-knowing... Isn't that more terrifying than surveillance! With such a cheating ability, won't I have no privacy in front of her from now on! I didn't expect this person who looks like a boy to be even more dangerous than Toujou Nozomi?' Natsumi was startled by the words. She turned her head and saw Honjou Nia raising her index finger to her lips, winking playfully at her.
This gesture gave the tomboyish Honjou Nia a touch of cuteness, but in Natsumi's eyes, this gesture looked like a conspiracy no matter how she saw it.
'How is it? Did Shiina tell you the secret of my Angel, Natsumi?' Just as Natsumi was looking at Honjou Nia warily, a sudden voice in her mind startled Natsumi so much that the bowl in her hand dropped directly to the floor.
The sound of the bowl dropping on the floor attracted everyone's attention at the table. Everyone looked at Natsumi strangely. What was this person doing?
"Natsumi? What's wrong?" Yoshino asked with a bit of confusion. Why did she suddenly lose her grip on the bowl? Did something happen?
"Th-that, it's nothing. I just accidentally knocked over the bowl in my hand. Sorry, sorry," Natsumi said, rubbing her head, looking embarrassed. Should she tell Yoshino what just happened? Forget it! That would be a death wish!
"I see, then I'll get you another bowl," After cleaning up the bowl on the floor, Yoshino scurried to the kitchen to prepare a new breakfast for Natsumi. A dropped bowl needed to be replaced with a new one.
Toujou Nozomi, holding her chopsticks, looked at Natsumi suspiciously. She felt that Natsumi was hiding something from her. Just as Natsumi thought she was about to be exposed, Toujou Nozomi withdrew her gaze and continued eating her breakfast.
It seemed she hadn't noticed anything special, which made Natsumi let out a sigh of relief.
'Oh~ I didn't expect Little Sister Natsumi to be so timid. Just one sentence made you drop the bowl. You need to pay attention, abnormal actions will make people suspicious.' At this moment, Honjou Nia's voice came again, but she didn't show any flaws. She sat in her seat, calmly eating her breakfast.
'Why are you interfering with my conversation with Shiina?' Natsumi asked, confused. Honjou Nia's behavior just now was like listening to a ghost story, and when the story was at its climax, someone suddenly spoke next to you.
Natsumi felt that her heart rate must have been over a hundred now.
'As long as Shiina wants to, she can connect my mind. It's not that difficult. Don't change the subject, we're talking about what you did to Yoshino last night.' Like a Koakuma, Honjou Nia felt as if she had found a perfect toy. 'Isn't Yoshino's taste especially delicious? I didn't expect you to just KISS for so long. I really don't know how you held back.'
Although Honjou Nia was a bit envious of Natsumi's actions, this was not the time to say such things. Now she had to make Natsumi behave and listen carefully to her words.
'What is your purpose?' She already knew what she had done, but Honjou Nia hadn't told Toujou Nozomi. There must be some purpose for her to tell her these things at this time. Without beating around the bush, Natsumi went straight to the point, to avoid prolonging the situation.
'You're quite perceptive. I do have a purpose to tell you. But don't be nervous, it's not something to threaten you. I just want to form an alliance with you.' Seeing Natsumi's nervous expression, Honjou Nia wanted to laugh. Didn't she just tell her to manage her expression? How could she forget again?
'Alliance?' Natsumi blinked, completely unaware of what Honjou Nia was saying. Why an alliance? An alliance to deal with whom?
'We are both Spirits, let's form an alliance to deal with Toujou Nozomi and the others! You know, I've always been at a disadvantage at home. If we can stand on the same front, maybe the situation will change! Let that Toujou Nozomi know our strength!' Thinking of how Toujou Nozomi had always used her'senior' status and large breasts to make her lose face! Thinking of Natsumi's Fake Witch (Haniel) having the ability to change a person's body type! She had to make her pay. Thinking of this, Honjou Nia clenched her fists. She had to get back all the humiliation from before! (Girl, don't run from reality.)
"Here, Natsumi. This is your breakfast. Don't spill it this time." Yoshino came to Natsumi, smiling as she handed the re-prepared breakfast to Natsumi.
'How nice, Yoshino. If it's for Yoshino, I'm willing to ally with you, Honjou Nia.' Although she didn't fully trust Honjou Nia, when facing a common enemy, she could still be friends with her.
However, the conversation between these two was completely overheard and recorded by Shiina. Thus, it had another leverage in its hand.
'Foolish Spirits, to forget that I am still in the conversation.' But this is good too. The household is divided into two factions, so future life should be very interesting.
'What a sinful child, Yoshino.' Looking at Yoshino, who had no idea what was happening, Shiina shook its head helplessly.
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