Chapter 12: Mukuro Hoshimiya's Turn
The two did not go back to the hot spring hotel, but went directly back to Chiba. Anyway, the reiryoku was found, and the hot spring trip was over. In addition, they didn't want to run into more girls from school.
Back in Chiba, the Itsuka siblings randomly found a restaurant, had a simple dinner, and then returned home.
Today's harvest was quite rich: There were joys and sorrows, but for Shido, he was naturally happy. He got the reiryoku of the Tree of Life, and did some intimate things with Kotori…
He shook his head and decided not to recall that experience just yet. He turned on the TV, hoping to see some special news, but nothing suited his taste.
Sitting beside Shido on the sofa, Kotori secretly glanced at her big brother with a slightly nervous expression: What about the transmission of the reiryoku?
Come on, Oni-chan! Kiss me!
It didn't matter whether it was the reiryoku or Shido's kiss, she wanted them both, but she was too shy to take the initiative to say it, especially not when she was wearing the black ribbons!
"Shido, didn't you forget something important?"
Kotori lowered her eyes and hinted strongly.
"Something important?... Oh yeah!"
Shido suddenly shouted.
"Do you remember now?"
Kotori asked happily.
"I bought some cakes, do you want to eat them?"
Shido said blankly.
"..."
Kotori looked at Shido a little embarrassed, but seeing the delicious dessert, she still happily ate it.
He didn't forget, did he?
Kotori couldn't help but be a little worried. Seeing that the time was almost up, if the other party didn't take the initiative, maybe she should do it instead?
But what about my pride as the commander?
When Kotori was thinking wildly, Shido suddenly said expectantly:
"I want to taste the cake too!"
Kotori looked at the cake in front of him, and there were still some left. If he wanted to taste it, he could just eat it. What did he mean by that?
But when Kotori raised her head, Shido suddenly cupped her cheeks in his hands and kissed her.
So that's what he meant by tasting the cake!
Kotori thought sweetly in her heart, and then gently embraced Shido as she enjoyed the warmth of his lips with her eyes closed.
As their lips connected, Kotori felt a warm flow of reiryoku entering her pink lips and spreading throughout her petite body. The comfortable feeling made her feel like she was in heaven.
"How was it?"
Shido asked with a slight smile after the kiss.
"It felt good."
Kotori blushed in a daze. She touched her lips, and seemed to be still thinking about it.
"..."
Shido smiled helplessly. He was actually asking about the situation of the reiryoku.
He patted her head, and asked again:
"Did you feel your reiryoku increasing?"
"Of course!"
Kotori nodded affirmatively. Although the increase was not much, it was also very good.
"That's good! If we can get these powers every day, then it's only a matter of time..."
Shido smiled and thought optimistically.
"It's better not to be so optimistic, after all, not every god can be bought so easily."
Kotori calmly analyzed.
"Although I don't know if it's a coincidence, the shrine seems to be a very good place for investigation!"
Shido said with a smile.
"That's right! If every shrine really had such power, it would be easier to do..."
Kotori said with a smile.
"The place with the most shrines... maybe Kotohira-gu?"
Shido tilted his head and said.
"The Shinto Shrine in Kotohira?"
Kotori nodded thoughtfully.
"Let's go there tomorrow..."
Shido said with a smile.
"Unfortunately, I might not be able to make it tomorrow!"
Kotori said a little unhappily. Although her power had increased, she estimated that it was about the same amount as Yoshino's, and could only stay for about six more hours.
Shido was about to say something, but was suddenly stopped when a girl hugged him tightly. With the two plump and soft melons pressing against his chest, he felt that it wasn't Kotori…
"Muku?"
Shido asked softly.
"Nushi-sama, Muku misses you so much..."
Muku meowe sweetly, and then she noticed there was someone else in the living room.
"Kotori, why are you still here?"
"Because Shido found more reiryoku for me to stay here."
Kotori replied naturally.
At this time, Shido looked at the clock on the wall, only to realize that it was past midnight.
Before today, the Spirits had to go back on time, and Shido always paid special attention to the clock. But this time, because of the increase in reiryoku, Kotori would not go back for the time being, and Shido did not look at the clock. While chatting with her, Mukuro had come to this world, and he didn't notice it right away.
"Oh."
Mukuro said softly. She didn't know whether she should be happy or not.
Kotori was able to obtain the power, which proved that Shido's hypothesis was true. Since Yoshino succeeded yesterday, and Kotori found it today as well, it meant that getting the reiryoku should not be a tall order at all.
In this case, the days where she could stay with Shido for a long time would soon arrive.
But now, it was the rare time to be alone with Shido, and he would definitely be distracted if Kotori was here too, which was not what she wanted to see.
Kotori seemed to understand Mukuro's concern, so she pretended to be tired and yawned:
"I'm tired, I will go to bed now."
Saying that, she went back to her room. As for whether she was really sleeping, Shido didn't know.
Kotori was such an understanding little sister, and seeing her like this made Shido's heart ache a little. He must make it up to her next time!
"Sorry, Nushi-sama..."
Mukuro lowered her head and said. Although she was a little unhappy, she actually didn't mean to drive Kotori away, but she was never good at hiding her feelings.
"Stop thinking about it, wanna eat cake?"
Shido smiled, and then used the trick he was best at—feeding desserts!
"Yes!"
Mukuro nodded affirmatively.
Halfway through the meal, Shido asked again:
"Muku, when did Yoshino go back yesterday?"
Mukuro frowned. Her Nushi-sama was talking about other girls when he was alone with her…
But she didn't mind at all. Her Nushi-sama was just such a person. If not, she would not have fallen in love with him in the first place.
"Yoshino...about six o'clock!"
Mukuro thought for a while and replied. Actually, she didn't pay much attention to these things, she just heard about it from other Spirits.
"Was it past six o'clock? "
Shido nodded thoughtfully. This was already a good enough time. If only this little power could sustain 6 hours, then his goal wouldn't be too hard to accomplish!
"Nushi-sama, where are we going tomorrow?"
Mukuro asked with bright eyes. She also wanted to obtain such power.
In that case, she could spend not one, but two nights with Shido!
"Kotohira-gu..."
Shido said softly. There were many shrines in Shikoku(one of the five main islands of Japan), and there was the Shinto Shrine in Kotohira, which was said to be the most difficult to visit. In this case, it would be necessary for them to see it.
There were several reasons why he thought that the Shinto Shrine was very likely to contain the power of the Tree of Life:
First, it was a large shrine. If the power of the Tree fell in the shrines, it would naturally have a share.
Second, it was located at a high elevation. According to their analysis yesterday, it was more likely that the power fell on a higher place.
Third, it had the least amount of visitors. In some of the events, they discouraged people with high difficulties, so it was less likely for the power to be taken by others first.
For the above reasons, Shido believed it was necessary to go there tomorrow!
"Marvelous! Nushi-sama, I love you..."
Mukuro smiled happily. In fact, she didn't understand much, but she felt what Shido said made sense.
She believed in Shido's analysis, and if she really found the reiryoku, her happy love life with Shido would be prolonged!
Of course, the most important thing was to focus on the present. Mukuro smiled sweetly, and then whispered in Shdo's ears:
"Nushi-sama, let's sleep together..."
PS: Episode 3 of season 4 is out! Don't cry too much, okay?