"Hehe...you guys are cute even when you're shy." At this moment, Shidou suddenly shook his shoulders.
"──What am I talking about?" Shidou pressed his forehead unconsciously. The moment he faced Ai, Mai, and Mii, he felt like he had to say sweet words to them.
However, Shidou used the power of the spirit very naturally just now. He could control the unknown power with just his fingertips.
"What on earth is going on? How on earth should I..." However, just when Shidou showed a bitter expression──
"Hey, Shidou-san? What are you doing in a place like this?" A female voice different from the previous one came from the front, and Shidou's consciousness was pulled forward again.
Looking towards the source of the voice, I found a petite woman wearing glasses standing there. She is Shidou's homeroom teacher, Okamine Tamae, commonly known as Tama-sensei.
As soon as he saw her figure, Shidou knelt in front of her with a sad expression.
"Teacher, please forgive me!"
"Hey! You...what happened to you?" The incident happened suddenly and Tamae showed a surprised expression.
Shidou still raised his head like a knight serving a princess, stared into Tamae's eyes and continued: "I... was very scared at that time. I had said that I would marry the teacher, but when the critical moment came, I was worried whether someone like me could bring happiness to the teacher."
"Go... Shidou-san..."
"But I finally made up my mind. I want my teacher to wear a wedding dress before she turns thirty!"
"Ah wow!" Shidou said enthusiastically, and Tamae pressed her chest as if her heart was shot through and twisted her body.
"Are you serious? Shidou-san...! I...I'll be thirty in three months!"
"Even if I can't get naturalization, I should be able to hold a wedding! Hold the wedding in the church now, and then hold a traditional Japanese wedding after I get naturalization!"
"How is this, it's so wonderful!" Teacher Tamae held her cheeks with both hands and shouted loudly---
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Katsu, lying on the bed, felt his head getting hotter and hotter, and a flame of restlessness rose in his heart for no reason.
Getting more and more irritated.
"What's going on... It's so hot---" Katsu muttered as he impatiently pulled the restraint on his body.
Just at this moment, a cold wind blew in from the window, and Katsu suddenly felt refreshed and felt very comfortable.
"… …"
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A few minutes later, several spirits looked at the empty lounge and fell into deep thought.
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"Heh... what's that saying 'Winter in Japan is no big deal'? Isn't it freezing cold?"
Ellen, the head of the Second Executive Department of DEM Industry, was walking on the streets of Tengu City, trembling slightly.
The girl is characterized by light blonde hair and fair skin. She is now wearing a fluffy coat and a Russian hat on her head, which looks very warm.
Because when she was in her home country, England, one of her subordinates said, "The winter in Japan is no big deal~~" That's why she was careless. But thinking back carefully, the subordinate who said that was from Alaska. That subordinate may not have been at fault, but Ellen has decided to design a special training course for him when she returns to her home country.
Ellen is the self-proclaimed and acknowledged strongest wizard. She can use the Realizer Device even without the Wiring Set, which allows her to easily create a field of her own around her body to regulate temperature.
However, basically, using the manifestation device outside of missions is definitely not something to be praised. The point is, Ellen's pride as the strongest wizard does not allow her to use the Realizer device for such a thing.
That's right. The worst part is that this is Tokyo. If it was Hokkaidō in Japan, there would be excuses, but this is a city in the southern part of Kanto, and according to the Köppen climate classification, it is still designated as a warm and humid climate. The strongest wizard, Ellen Mira Mathers, cannot be defeated by the cold in a place like this.
"Ha...Huff!" As soon as he felt his nose itchy, she immediately sneezed loudly.
"Mmmmm…" Ellen covered her mouth and looked around to make sure no one heard her strange physiological phenomenon.
Fortunately, no one seemed to be looking in Ailian's direction. She breathed a sigh of relief and started walking again.
"…Should we just go to the company's cafe?" She murmured softly.
That's right. Having finished her afternoon work early, Ellen was heading to a café in the city to enjoy afternoon tea and rest.
It wasn't that she was dissatisfied with the cafe for employees only, it was just that... the cafe at DEM didn't sell the strawberry cake that Ellen loved.
Ellen inadvertently raised her head and looked up at the sky. The sky was covered with thick clouds, and it looked like layers of snow were floating above.
"...From the looks of it, it looks like real snow will fall within this month." Ailian frowned slightly and thought so.
If the snow piles up, the commute from the branch office to the cafe will surely be even more difficult. Before things get to that point, it might be a good idea to add strawberry shortcake to the menu of the cafe in the company.
Just as Ellen was thinking about this while walking on the road, there was a sudden "bang" sound, and a slight shock invaded her body.
It seems that because she was walking without looking at the road, she bumped into the oncoming passersby.
"Sorry, I was careless—" Ellen moved his gaze back to the front, and just as she was about to say this, she stopped talking.
The reason was simple. Because the person in front of me looked very familiar.
"...Itsuka Shidou." After calling the boy's name, Airen showed a sharp gaze. Standing in front of her was the high school student, Itsuka Shidou, who was one of her targets along with the spirits and the [Wizard].
For some reason, he looked dazed and didn't even wear a coat in such cold weather. Just looking at him, I felt a little cold.
"Hmm... you are..." Shidou reacted to Ellen's voice and looked at her. At that moment, Ellen felt that Shidou's expression changed a little. Should we say that his eyes suddenly lit up, or should we say that the machine that was originally in dormant state was switched to active state? In short, Shidou's stunned look a moment ago was no longer seen, and he stared at Ellen intently.
"Is...is there something wrong?" Ellen said vigilantly and took a step back.
However, Shidou held Ellen's hand tightly to prevent her from running away. Then, his eyes moistened, he opened his lips and whispered: "Airen - I missed you so much."
"Huh...?" Hearing the unexpected words, Ellen made a surprised sound.
"You are a wizard from DEM, and you are incompatible with us. I understand that. I almost died in your hands several times. However, there is no rule that enemies cannot understand each other. I know you are very prejudiced against Katsu, but Katsu is Katsu, and I am me---"
"…What on earth are you talking about?" Even though Ellen answered with a suspicious look, Shidou continued to speak enthusiastically.
"You have been all I can think of since the day I last saw you. Please, Ellen, come with me to Ratatosk."
He stared into Ellen's eyes and said so. Although Ellen was confused for a moment and stood there in a daze, she soon realized that this was probably Shidou's poor acting in order to lure Ellen the strongest wizard, from DEM to ratatoskr.
"What a ridiculous joke, let me go." Ellen said this in a disdainful manner, trying to shake off Shidou's hand.
However, Shidou exerted more force, pulled Ellen 'shand, and put his other hand around Ellen's waist. Passersby looked at the two of them with great interest.
"What...!" Ellen never expected Shidou to go this far. She couldn't help but show a surprised expression on her face.
"I'm not kidding. I love you..."
"...Your prank is a bit too much, isn't it?" Ellen interrupted Shidou, frowned slightly, and concentrated her consciousness.
Receiving Ellen's thoughts, the Realizer device hidden in her arms was activated, and a small range of Territory areas with a radius of about two meters around Ellen was expanded.
The free domain, as the name suggests, refers to a space that can change its nature freely through the user's thoughts. Ellen exhaled and drew an imaginary picture of suppressing Shidou's body in her mind.
Instantly, the gravity in the Territory area increased, and Shidou's body sank under heavy pressure.
However──
"What..." Ellen widened her eyes in panic. The reason was simple. Shidou, who should be completely in Ellen's free domain, was no different from before, still hugging Ellen and gazing at her with affectionate eyes.