The time reached 8:30 AM.
"I'm heading over to Kotoko's side first."
After finishing breakfast, Lin used a Disguise Card to change his outfit.
He bid farewell to Akasha and the others.
Locking onto Iwanaga Kotoko's position, the Space Card flashed briefly.
His figure instantly vanished from the entryway.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Nagano Prefecture.
Iwanaga Kotoko was standing in a private garden, holding her cane.
Lin appeared right in front of her.
"Lin!"
Seeing Lin suddenly appear, Iwanaga Kotoko's eyes immediately lit up.
Lin looked Iwanaga Kotoko up and down.
"Kotoko, this outfit really suits you today."
She was still wearing her beret on her head. Her body was clad in a fitted yellow dress with a collar, and a red ribbon was tied into a bow at the neckline. The hem of the skirt fell to her knees.
A brown belt cinched her waist, making it appear even more slender and graspable. Over this, she wore a small white blazer with red accents on the lapels and cuffs. Her legs were wrapped in white stockings, and she wore brown Martin boots on her feet.
Hearing Lin's words, Iwanaga Kotoko smiled with satisfaction. "Thank you. You look good today too, Lin."
"A kiss first."
Lin smiled, reaching out to lift her chin, and leaned his head down.
Iwanaga Kotoko's cheeks turned slightly red.
Filled with anticipation, she closed her eyes, allowing Lin to capture her lips. She cooperated by parting her teeth.
The two hadn't seen each other face-to-face for a while, and upon meeting now, they were both releasing the emotions within their hearts.
Five or six minutes later, the two separated.
"Where to next?"
Lin looked at Iwanaga Kotoko, whose lips were slightly swollen and whose pretty face was flushed.
Iwanaga Kotoko took a deep breath to calm her heartbeat before smiling and saying, "Go shopping with me first."
"No problem, let's go."
Lin, who had vaguely guessed what Iwanaga Kotoko was thinking, nodded with a smile.
As for that Tetsujin Nanase... there was no rush at all. The opponent would only show up at night anyway.
Moreover, a mere anomaly that had just been born recently—even if it was that kind of monster born of imagination—was not worth mentioning. Leaving Lin aside, even Iwanaga Kotoko could easily kill the opponent.
As a King's Clansman, as Lin's strength increased, the power they obtained would also increase.
Although the power shared by the King's Clansman contract had a limit, it still caused their strength to skyrocket. Without relying on other powers, relying solely on the independent Aura within their bodies, they could easily destroy a mega-city.
They could be considered Pseudo-Nation-Destroying Level combatants.
After all, Lin was already at the Planetary Level.
Lin took Iwanaga Kotoko's hand. The Space Card and Concealment Card emerged, and the two instantly vanished from their spot, appearing on an unpopulated street.
The two began their first date.
As a local, and coupled with her special status, Iwanaga Kotoko was very familiar with the vicinity, so she decided the direction.
The two walked hand in hand, fingers interlaced. They didn't rush to go anywhere specific; Lin and Iwanaga Kotoko just walked along the road, chatting as they went.
The concealment power enveloped the two of them.
Iwanaga Kotoko turned her head to look at Lin, asking with a face full of anticipation, "Where is my flower?"
She already knew about Lin sending red roses to Akasha and the others from the "Loving Family" group chat.
"Kiss me once."
Lin smiled and tapped his right cheek with his left index finger.
"Did they have to do this too?"
Iwanaga Kotoko couldn't help but glance at him, her pretty face blushing slightly.
"Guess."
Lin blinked.
"Lower."
Although she had a guess in her heart, Iwanaga Kotoko didn't mind this bit; she just asked Lin to lower his head. After all, there was quite a height difference between the two.
Lin smiled and leaned down.
Iwanaga Kotoko stood on her tiptoes and planted a kiss on Lin's face.
When she finished kissing, Lin straightened his body, and a bright and beautiful red rose appeared out of thin air in his left hand.
"Here, your flower, Kotoko."
"Thank you, I'm very happy."
Iwanaga Kotoko took the red rose with her right hand, brought it to her nose to smell it, and looked at Lin with a brilliant smile on her face.
Although it wasn't unique to her, in her view, it made no difference. As long as it was given to her by Lin, nothing else mattered.
After all, she had made her decision long ago.
The two continued to stroll aimlessly along the street like this.
During this time, they saw quite a few yokai. After all, the Chubu region is covered in mountains and forests; it is the base camp of yokai.
There were almost no evil spirits here. Even if evil spirits were occasionally born, they would be killed by the yokai.
Just like the yokai in the Kanto region. Evil spirits devour yokai. Yokai subjugate evil spirits.
The two regions seemed to have an invisible wall, ensuring that yokai and evil spirits basically only appeared in their corresponding areas, rather than being in a state of chaos.
Unknowingly, the scorching sun hung high overhead.
The midday sun in May was slightly intense, making people feel a bit uncomfortable.
Lin and Iwanaga Kotoko arrived at a food street. They didn't choose to go to a specific restaurant to settle the lunch issue. The two started browsing the food street. They bought and ate whatever they wanted to eat, completely unafraid of waste.
Leaving Lin himself aside, even for Iwanaga Kotoko, after becoming a clansman, she could use Aura to absorb and decompose the food she ate.
She could enjoy delicious food to her heart's content without worrying about overeating.
"Lin, feed me."
Looking at the grilled sticky rice dango Lin was holding, Iwanaga Kotoko smiled and said, opening her mouth to make an 'Ah' shape.
With a smile hanging on the corner of his mouth, Lin took out a skewer of grilled dango and placed the topmost one in front of Iwanaga Kotoko's mouth, making it easier for her to eat.
Nom.
Iwanaga Kotoko bit off a dango coated in syrup in one bite.
As she chewed, her small cheeks puffed up slightly, like a little hamster. Her eyebrows and eyes seemed to curve into crescent shapes, and a heartfelt smile surfaced on her face.
Seeing this, Lin smiled and also bit one off from that skewer of dango.
Sweet, soft, and chewy, with a slight char. In a word, delicious~
"I want more."
Iwanaga Kotoko swallowed the sticky dango in her mouth and opened her red lips again like a little bird waiting to be fed.
Lin handed the dango over.
She ate the last one on the skewer. Some syrup stuck to the corner of her mouth.
Lin put the bamboo skewer back into the bag, took out a tissue, and very naturally helped Iwanaga Kotoko gently wipe her mouth.
Iwanaga Kotoko's gaze flickered slightly. She felt that the grilled dango in her mouth seemed even sweeter.
The corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise gently.
"Lin, say ah~"
Iwanaga Kotoko used a small wooden fork to pick up a takoyaki ball and handed it to Lin's mouth with a brilliant smile.
"Ah..."
Lin opened his mouth and bit off a large half.
Iwanaga Kotoko put the remaining takoyaki ball into her own mouth.
Time flowed slowly.
Lin and Iwanaga Kotoko, having eaten and drunk their fill, went to the Mirage Realm and very happily played a game to aid digestion.
Night arrived unknowingly.
"Little lazy pig, time to get up."
Lin opened his eyes to look at Iwanaga Kotoko in his embrace, the corners of his mouth rising slightly, and reached out to pinch her nose.
The two got up and tidied themselves.
After getting fully dressed, they left the Mirage Realm and headed for tonight's destination.
The area where Tetsujin Nanase appeared.
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