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After clearing the table and leaving the kitchen, I refocused my attention on Nia. "Nia, although you're an adult, you should still mind your surroundings. Don't drink so much."
"Hic~ Got it, got it. You're such a nag, Kyoya." Despite verbally agreeing, Nia Honjou continued to chug her drink.
Seeing this, I completely gave up on persuading this alcoholic, deciding not to waste any more time on her.
Over the past half-month of living together, Kotori and I had both tried to persuade her, but there was still no sign of improvement. This useless Spirit was a lost cause.
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Afternoon, Tengu City.
A vibrant young couple walked along the commercial street, one in front of the other. They were, of course, Tohka and I.
Because Tohka had moved in, Kotori had suggested that Tohka and I go out today to buy some daily necessities.
Simultaneously, this was a chance to have a date with Tohka.
But speaking of which—even as a Spirit, is it a woman's nature to never get tired of shopping?
I looked at Tohka, who was happily skipping ahead, and then at the numerous bags in my own hands, and couldn't help but smile wryly and shake my head.
Tohka trotted along, observing her surroundings. "Wow~ So this is human life? I've never seen anything like it!"
Experiencing human life for the first time, Tohka looked incredibly happy at this moment, curious about everything.
Suddenly, a colorful butterfly gently landed on the tip of her nose.
Tohka, full of curiosity about everything, looked at the beautiful butterfly, an irresistible urge to catch it welling up inside her.
Then, she slowly raised her hands and suddenly clapped them together over the butterfly.
Immediately, with a "smack," her hands heavily struck her own nose.
The butterfly had long since flown away, leaving only Tohka clutching her now-red nose, tears welling up in her pain-filled eyes.
"Waaaaah~ That hurts!"
Seeing this, I couldn't help but chuckle, a slight smile curving my lips.
"Oh dear! Our Princess Tohka couldn't catch a butterfly, and even hit her own nose, so painful that she's crying~"
"Wuu~ Kyoya, you meanie! Don't laugh at me!" Tohka gritted her teeth, glaring at me.
After she stamped her foot in frustration, the next moment, the ground directly caved in, cracks spreading outwards.
"Erk! Tohka, calm down!" Seeing Tohka's violent display, my face twitched.
I had only severed Tohka's connection to the neighboring world and applied a protective spell to prevent harm to innocent humans.
But I hadn't sealed her power.
Fortunately, due to the Spacequake earlier this morning, there weren't many people around. Otherwise, she would definitely have been mistaken for a monster.
"Kyoya, you meanie! I'll bite you to death!" Tohka completely ignored my attempts to calm her down.
Immediately, she pounced like a hungry tiger. I was directly tackled to the ground, and a unique girlish fragrance instantly assailed my nostrils.
Before I could revel in it, Tohka mercilessly bit down hard on my neck.
"Ow! Tohka, let go! I know I was wrong!" With my physique, a girl's bite wouldn't cause any harm at all, but I still played along, letting out a pained cry.
She doesn't even know she's being taken advantage of...
Sure enough, upon hearing my pleas for mercy, Tohka immediately and proudly climbed off me. "Hmph! Bad Kyoya! Do you still laugh at me now?"
As the girlish fragrance faded, I still felt a bit nostalgic, but I pretended to be scared. "Never again! Never again! Tohka is the Strongest!"
Hearing my defeated plea, Tohka's mood improved. "But how are you going to make it up to me?"
'This is easy...'
It was well-known that Tohka was a glutton. As long as you fed her, all problems could be solved.
If one meal wasn't enough, then two.
"I'll take you to eat kinako bread and ice cream!"
"Kinako bread! Really? Take me there quickly!" The gluttonous Tohka's mouth was practically watering. She urgently prompted me to take her to eat kinako bread!
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Not long after, the two of us arrived at a bakery.
"Sir, uh... Give me 50... no, 100 kinako bread rolls, please." After thinking for a moment, I conservatively decided to buy 100. After all, Tohka had quite the appetite!
However, hearing me buy so many kinako breads, the bakery owner was stunned. "Young man, 100... 100 breads? Can you two finish them all?"
"Don't worry, sir. We have big appetites. We can finish them!" I said, then glanced at Tohka, who was staring at the kinako bread with longing eyes, practically drooling.
As I spoke, I glanced at Tohka, who was staring at the kinako bread with eyes full of longing, practically drooling.
"Alright then. Here are your 100 kinako breads." Needless to say, the boss worked quickly, and the 100 breads were packed up in no time.
After paying, under the astonished gaze of the boss, I directly stored the bread in my system space and left with Tohka.
Along the way, I also bought a large tub of ice cream.
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On the way home, as soon as Tohka finished one bread, I would take another one out from the system space and hand it to her.
However, in just a short ten-odd minutes—
"Hmm?"
I checked my system space. There wasn't a single bread roll left. I stared at Tohka, dumbfounded.
Tohka also noticed me looking at her and immediately blinked her clear, large eyes, puzzled. "What's wrong, Kyoya?"
"Er... It's nothing. You have crumbs on your mouth. Let me wipe them for you!" I looked helpless, took out a tissue, and helped Tohka wipe her mouth clean.
'Looks like I still underestimated Tohka. Next time, I'll have to buy at least 1000.'
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"Kyoya, this thing called 'ice-ice' is so delicious! Try it!"
After taking a big bite of ice cream, Tohka's face was beaming with a sweet smile. She even offered the ice cream she had eaten to me.
I smiled and took a bite. "Not bad. So sweet. Just like Tohka's lips."
To thank the Gluttonous Princess for her generosity, I even lightly pecked her red lips.
Tohka's face instantly turned beet red. She quickly pulled away, her heart pounding violently. "Wuu~"
Suddenly—
"Dummy Kyoya!" The shy Tohka ran towards home like a flash.
"Not bad. They really are sweet." I chuckled softly, watching her go, then headed home as well.
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As soon as I returned home, Nia clung to me, begging for her phone back.
However, I completely ignored Nia's request and continued to play five-player ranked games with Tohka, Kotori, Reine, and Shiori.
Nia had previously asked Shiori and the other girls for their phones, just to play games and read manga.
However, I had anticipated this long ago and had specifically set up a spell formation, so even if she borrowed a phone, she could only make calls; she couldn't do anything else.
"KYOYA, don't ignore me! As long as you give me back my phone to play with, I can kiss you too! Please, please..."
Towards Nia's "atrocious" conditions, I directly ignored her. I wouldn't be moved by this... Perhaps, there might be even better conditions.
Seeing her temptation not working, Nia Honjou's face fell. "Damn it! Kyoya. You forced me to do this!"
"Astral Dress—Second Form!"
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