"Hehehe, this is really interesting, Nozomi. I didn't expect this child to be so shy."
Holding Toujou Nozomi's camera, Ayase Eli chuckled as she looked at the photos of Yoshino hugging her important parts, trying to curl herself into a ball.
Ayase Eli stated that at first, when Toujou Nozomi asked her to tease Yoshino, she actually refused, because Yoshino was so cute, why would she tease her?
Then Toujou Nozomi calmly showed Ayase Eli her treasured photos.
When Ayase Eli saw them, her eyes widened first, then a strange blush appeared on her face.
Finally, she seriously asked Toujou Nozomi if she had any others.
Toujou Nozomi first smiled mysteriously; Ayase Eli's reaction was completely within her expectations.
Just imagine, which girl wouldn't react to something cute?
Ayase Eli, who was still there, didn't have her usual calm demeanor; her eyes were filled with fanaticism.
Then the two of them began to discuss in low voices, occasionally letting out soft laughter.
Just like that, some kind of transaction was completed between them.
"But Nozomi, you're really naughty. You even made that child pose cutely while wearing a swimsuit. You're really bad."
Yoshino's blushing face at that time was really cute; she almost couldn't hold back.
"That child doesn't know how to refuse people who are good to her, so I took advantage of that. And it was definitely the right choice to take Shiina off."
Thinking about how smoothly things went after the initially clamorous Shiina was taken off, she really got something good now.
Yes, what you have in your hand is something loli con would give anything to get.
"...I've always wanted to ask, Nozomi. What exactly is Shiina? Why doesn't it seem like ventriloquism at all? It's like a... how should I put it? A person? Yes, it's a human with its own thoughts."
Ayase Eli had always wanted to ask, but she usually treated Shiina's words as Yoshino's unspoken thoughts, expressed through Shiina.
But after a few months, Ayase Eli felt that things were not as simple as she imagined.
"...Eri-ri." Toujou Nozomi was a little conflicted in her heart, wondering whether or not to tell Ayase Eli the truth.
"Nozomi, you must know something, right? Don't hide it from me. Don't forget, we agreed that Yoshino belongs to Muse! You can't keep these things a secret from us."
Hadn't they already agreed? Why was she hiding it from them?
"Eri-ri... I understand. I will tell you everything."
It was her fault. Although the matter was a bit unscientific, Toujou Nozomi still told Ayase Eli everything. These things were all real.
"...It's really hard to believe, such unscientific things."
Ayase Eli felt that the common sense she had built up over the past few years had been completely shattered. This was simply... "If Nozomi hadn't told me, I would never believe it. But since Nozomi said it, I can't not believe it."
After all, although she usually seemed unreliable, Toujou Nozomi had never lied about important matters.
"I'm not an atheist to begin with, so I accepted this very quickly. And now I've also signed a so-called contract with Yoshino."
Nodding, the contract Toujou Nozomi signed with Yoshino was already in her mind.
"Yoshino is an extraordinary existence, and Yoshino is actually a Spirit, the fourth particle of the kabbalah tree of life: mercy. It really suits Yoshino's feeling. If someone else told me, I would really tell her to write a novel; her imagination is truly rich."
Isn't this completely a plot from a novel? Even the kabbalah tree of life has appeared.
"But this is true, isn't it? After all, I've already witnessed all of this. It's completely real."
Toujou Nozomi stated that this was not a novel plot.
"...So, Yoshino will be leaving soon? Leaving for another world?"
Yoshino would leave Muse. Although they had only been together for a few months and the departure was only for a period of time, she still felt reluctant.
"Yes, Yoshino also doesn't want to leave, but there's nothing she can do. That night, Yoshino forced a smile and cried to me..."
Suddenly thinking of what she did that night, a fleeting blush appeared on her face, but she quickly calmed down and Ayase Eli didn't notice her abnormality.
"So, if I hadn't asked just now, you would have kept the matter of Yoshino leaving a secret from everyone? Kept it a secret until Yoshino left?"
"Yes, I think that's what Yoshino would have wanted. Yoshino is a good child; she doesn't want everyone to be sad because of her departure."
She also really wanted to tell everyone, but doing this was also for Yoshino's own good.
"But haven't you thought about how sad everyone in Muse would be if they only found out when Yoshino had already left?"
Such a cute, such a pure Yoshino leaving everyone. Everyone had already gotten used to life with Yoshino by their side.
"Nozomi, have you thought about everyone's feelings?"
"...It was my mistake."
She really hadn't thought about others, only caring about Yoshino's feelings.
"Then Eri-ri, do you have any ideas? Are you going to do something when Yoshino leaves?"
Are they going to do something when Yoshino leaves? Wouldn't that be a bit too cruel to Yoshino?
"No, those things you're thinking of, Nozomi, won't happen. You know that separation isn't always sad; it's also for the next reunion."
Ayase Eli chuckled and raised her index finger; she already had a plan.
"But these things still need to be discussed with the others first, after all, we've already made an agreement, haven't we?"
So what exactly did you two agree on?
"Then Honoka might not be able to resist running to ask Yoshino."
"Just leave it to Little Umi; she's always the one who handles Honoka. Just leave it to her."
Sonoda Umi, who usually keeps Kousaka Honoka firmly in check, would have no problem if it was left to her.
"Then, for now, let's not tell the others, otherwise Honoka definitely won't be able to play normally, and it wouldn't be good if Yoshino found out. We can talk about it alone tonight. Yoshino probably won't be soaking in the hot spring with us, so that would be a good time to talk."
Now, let's just wait for tonight to confess to everyone, after all, this is very important to everyone.
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