Chapter 12: Mukuro Hoshimiya's Turn
There was a flash of light, and the next thing Shido knew, a figure with a purple Astral Dress walked out of the portal.
She was a beautiful young girl with a voluptuous figure with golden eyes and flowing long blonde hair longer than her own body. She tied her hair together in an Odango hairstyle, and wore ribbons around the buns.
She was holding a key that was longer than a person's height, but not pointing at Shido. Instead, she was glancing at Shido with anticipation in her eyes.
Although her height was about the same as Kotori, but her figure was much more voluptuous. Of course, Shido wasn't the type to like girls with big breasts only. In fact, he wanted both big and small ones.
Well, only limited to Spirits.
This was the last Spirit conquered by Shido, and her name was Mukuro Hoshimiya. She was the most clingy Spirit among others.
"Nushi-sama, Muku misses you so much!"
Mukuro rushed to Shido and hugged him tightly, pressing her cheeks against his chest. It had been 10 days since she saw Shido last time, no wonder why she was so clingy.
"I miss you too, Mukuro."
Shido said earnestly, returning the hug. If he had never crossed this world, he would definitely make her happier.
After quite a while, they finally let go of each other. Mukuro lowered her head, said in an embarrassment:
"Sorry, Nushi-sama, Muku was being clingy…"
"No, I like Mukuro better this way."
Shido said with a warm smile. He loved every Spirit for their own personality.
"Are those…"
Mukuro turned her head and saw a box of strawberry Mochi on the table, full of anticipation.
"Strawberry Mochi! Kotori couldn't finish it all, why don't you eat it?"
Shido explained.
Mukuro nodded, taking one of the strawberry Mochi in her delicate hand, and finishing it in one bite. She cried out of sweetness:
"So delicious! Muku loves it so much!"
"If you like it so much, it's all yours!"
Mukuro excitedly hurried putting all the strawberry Mochi in her mouth, making herself look like a hamster. So kawaii.
When Mukuro finished eating, Shido yawned and told her that it was bedtime.
It's basically a daily routine, after all, the Spirits would cross this world at midnight. After exchanging a few words, he would need to go to sleep.
"Okay!"
Mukuro nodded, but her cheeks flushed deeply. It seemed like she could not contain her excitement.
Shido took Mukuro to his room, then laid down on bed with her in his arms.
Mukuro gazed at Shido's sleeping face with gentless in her eyes. Suddenly, she kissed him on the cheek, giggled happily. After a while, she fell asleep as well.
Shido's house was huge: It had a room for every single Spirit. Kotori had her own room to sleep in since she was too embarrassed to sleep with Shido.
But Mukuro was different. Ever since she crossed this world, she insisted on sleeping with Shido, and he had no objections.
Now, Shido was completely used to it, sleeping with Mukuro like an old married couple.
…
In the morning, Shido woke up naturally before the alarm clock rang.
He had a great sleep last night, probably due to the soft body pillow beside him.
When he came to his senses, he recognized that the soft body pillow was not anyone else, but the golden Spirit, Mukuro Hoshimiya!
"Good morning, Nushi-sama…"
Mukuro said in a sleepy tone, and it seemed alluring to Shido in every way, making him want to hug her and sleep again.
But he refrained from doing so. After all, he would have to go to school.
So Shido smiled and said,
"Let's get up and have some breakfast outside."
"Yes, Nushi-sama."
Mukuro nodded obediently, then she got up and retrieved Shido's school uniform. Next, she helped him get changed, like a happily married little wife. This was the trait that beat the other Spirits mercilessly.
But after helping Shido dress up, she was troubled by her long blonde hair. It was difficult for her to take care of it on her own.
Taking her cue, Shido told Mukuro to sit down in front of the mirror and started combing her hair attentively.
Shido did a lot of research on combing long hair like Mukuro's. Now he was at the expert level, and he was confident enough to apply for a job in the hair salon.
"All done!"
Shido had helped Mukuro wrap a long ponytail that hung to the side, making her look like a gentle girl next door.
"Muku loves you, Nushi-sama!"
Mukuro was very satisfied with her look, staring at herself in the mirror nonstop.
After all the preparations, they left the house and headed to a cafe.
Actually, Mukuro could cook for Shido, and she was quite good at it. But, she wanted to be lovey-dovey with Shido in the morning, since cooking would take that time away.
Shido wouldn't force her to cook either. He felt bad for making Spirits get up early and do chores for him. However, Kotori insisted on doing them anyway.
The couple stopped at a Chinese restaurant. This restaurant mostly sold meat buns and steam buns, along with beverages like soy milk. Mukuro had always loved Chinese food.
"Eat as much as you like!"
Shido proposed.
Mukuro nodded contentedly. She thought, "Muku loves Nushi-sama so much!"
But the middle-aged owner of the restaurant scorned.
His meat buns were huge and cheap, so there was no way Mukuro could eat that many.
Is this the new way of chasing girls? If it's really that easy, I will find a partner as well…
He thought to himself, dying on the inside.
If Shido knew what the middle-aged owner was thinking about, he would probably burst out laughing. Not because he was single, but because he underestimated how much Mukuro could eat.
In fact, Mukuro could eat more than Tohka and Yoshino combined.
"Boss, give me 30 meat buns!"
Shido declared.
"3…30 meat buns?"
The owner was shocked by this bold declaration.
"I'm sorry, are you sold out?"
"No, please eat them to your heart's content!"
The owner smiled in a bit of an embarrassment, giving a huge bag of meat buns to Shido. He couldn't help but ask,
"Are you buying breakfast for your entire class?"
"No, just for the two of us…"
Shido shook his head. What he didn't mention was that he would only eat a few of those, while the rest all belonged to Mukuro.
Leaving the flabbergasted owner alone, Shido and Mukuro headed to a local park. They started enjoying the food under a cherry blossom.
A few minutes later, another girl came to this Chinese restaurant for breakfast as well. She was contemplating: How many meat buns should I get?
She had reddish-orange hair color, ranging from light pink to salmon pink. Her notable accessories are a pair of star-shaped hairpins near both of her eyes. Like her sisters, she had dark blue eyes, an average height, and a well-endowed figure.
If Shido was present, he would recognize this girl: Itsuki Nakano, from the anime "The Quintessential Quintuplets". She was the youngest sister among all.
Of course, if they wanted to play the quintuplet game and pretend to be someone else, Shido wouldn't be able to recognize them. After all, the only differences between them were the accessories and the lengths of their hair.
But, this had to be Itsuki because she would be the only one to buy so many meat buns in the morning.
"Boss, give me 10 meat buns!"
"10?"
The owner wasn't shocked anymore. He even started to believe that it was a trend for girls to eat many meat buns.
Suddenly, he thought of a bold idea: What if he sold meat buns to those high school girls in the school cafe? Hopefully some girls would like him?
Of course, he wouldn't really do that.
He retrieved all the meat buns, but then he hesitated, saying,
"Sorry, I only have 5 meat buns left. Would you like some steam buns instead?"
"Only 5 left?"
Itsuki frowned. 5 meat buns would not nearly be enough for her!
"Sorry, a young couple from earlier bought 30 of them. Of course, new meat buns would be ready in 10 minutes. If you are willing to wait…"
The owner explained helplessly.
Itsuki looked at the time on her phone. She was clearly too impatient to wait, so she conceded,
"Fine, I will have 5 meat buns and 5 steam buns."
"No problem."
The owner nodded excitedly. If everyday was like this, he would be making a fortune soon! And then, he would definitely find a partner.
He started imagining a good life in the future, where he had cash on bed, along with a beautiful wife and many children…
Itsuki got the food and started walking to the local park, in search of a bench to sit down and eat.
She ate while thinking: 30 meat buns for a couple, just how fat would they be?
"Nushi-sama, this is so good!"
"Have some more, Mukuro. I will buy more if it's not enough!"
"Nushi-sama is so nice…"
The sweet conversation reached Itsuki's ears, and she quickly turned her head toward their direction. The boy's voice was gentle, and the girl's voice was delicate. But, "Nushi-sama"? It was so archaic!
Itsuki couldn't help but admire that blonde-haired girl's beauty. In fact, she believed that she might enchant her as well, despite the fact that she was a girl too.
As for the boy, he looked ordinary compared to her. If the score was on a scale of 1-100, the girl would have 105, while the boy would get 80.
Between the Spirits and the humans, there was always a visual gap.
Obviously, those two were Shido and Mukuro. They did not notice Itsuki, after all, they only had eyes for each other.
Itsuki realized that this couple must be the one that the owner mentioned earlier.
The boy was wearing the Raizen uniform, meaning that he was going to the same school as her.
Itsuki continued to examine this young couple. It seemed like they were very intimate, judging from the happy expression on Mukuro's face.
Although Shido looked ordinary, he could smile while watching his girlfriend eat so many meat buns in front of him. This really proved his gentleness.
When Itsuki was a kid, her mother asked her what kind of boy she would marry. At that time, she replied that she wanted a boy who would give her as much food as she wanted!
And as for Shido, he seemed to be her ideal partner.
Of course, Itsuki wouldn't allow that childish thought, especially not when Shido had a girlfriend already. But, this encounter made her remember the gentle boy and the beautiful girl deeply.
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