"I don't know if that guy is in, let's knock first."
After arriving at the room where Kaito was staying with Mei, Miko muttered this to herself.
Afterward, she reached out her hand to knock on the door.
"Kaito, I've brought Mei. Are you i—"
Creak—
"Of course..." Kaito had already opened the door before Miko could finish speaking, causing him to get hit by the hand Miko was using to knock. Yet, even so, he insisted on finishing his sentence, "...I am."
Then, he rubbed the spot where he had just been accidentally struck by Miko and continued, "I say, Miko, you need to focus even when knocking. You seem a bit absent-minded right now."
"But I was very focused. Who could have guessed you would open the door so quickly?"
At this moment, Miko put on an expression of helplessness.
But in reality, she indeed had not been focused just now.
It couldn't be helped; she had suddenly thought of a fatal issue—she was worried that Mei would tell Kaito exactly what she had just said.
If that really happened, she might as well find a wall and bash her head in.
It was one thing to say such things between two familiar girls like her and Mei, but it was absolutely unacceptable in front of a boy like Kaito.
Although she could have told Mei on the way here not to mention that sentence in front of Kaito, she had been too embarrassed at the time and completely failed to think that far ahead.
No!
I have to find a way to take Mei somewhere else to talk about this...
Thinking this, Miko turned her gaze toward Mei beside her.
"How is it? Mei, does it feel okay? If not, I can help you change rooms."
"No need to change, it's already fine." Acheron nodded, indicating there was no need to switch.
"Then come with me, Mei. I'll take you for a good tour of the shrine." Saying this, Miko didn't wait for Mei to say anything and directly grabbed her hand, pulling her toward another location.
"What about me? Aren't you taking me? I haven't toured it either."
At this moment, Kaito's seemingly puzzled voice came from behind.
"Why would a big guy like you tag along for things us two girls are going to do? Don't you know shame~" regarding Kaito's words from behind, Miko stopped, turned around, and brushed him off with such an excuse.
Regardless of anything else, Kaito obviously couldn't follow her and Mei right now, otherwise, she wouldn't be able to discuss that matter properly.
Afterward, under Kaito's somewhat confused gaze, Miko left with his other self.
What the hell is Miko doing?
Things two girls are going to do?
Watching the two figures gradually receding into the distance, Kaito couldn't help but think this.
But actually, it didn't matter. He would soon know why.
On the other side.
"Miko, why do I feel like you have something going on? Is it something you can't tell Kaito?"
After walking with Miko for a while, Acheron spoke up.
"Oh my, it's really nothing, Mei. I just wanted to take you around."
Faced with Mei's suspicion, Miko still didn't voice her true objective.
It couldn't be helped; she was still very awkward about that matter and didn't quite know how to say it.
However, Miko also knew she had to get on the same page with Mei as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Mei repeated her words verbatim to Kaito, her image would be ruined.
"But... looking at you, it's obvious something is up."
Watching Miko, who looked like she was contemplating something, Acheron continued speaking.
Clearly, Miko absolutely had something to tell her.
She just didn't know why Miko kept holding it back.
Hmm...
Could it be about what happened just now?
At this moment, Acheron suddenly thought of a possibility.
And just then, Miko spoke: "Actually, it's just about that sentence I said to you earlier. You must not tell that guy Kaito, okay?"
That sentence?
Hearing Miko say this, Acheron paused for a moment, then began to think about what this so-called "that sentence" meant.
Then, she quickly realized it.
This Miko...
No wonder she's being so secretive...
So she wanted to talk about this...
However, even though she figured it out, Acheron intended to pretend she didn't understand.
Since Miko didn't feel anything was wrong when she said that sentence earlier, there was no reason she couldn't handle it now.
"What sentence? And why can't I tell Kaito?" Looking at Miko, Acheron put on a very confused appearance, which made Miko look very anxious.
Oh dear...
Why is Mei so dense...
I just said it earlier and she's forgotten already?
But...
She probably still doesn't know why I led her away from Kaito...
Forget it...
Since we are both girls, it doesn't matter...
Besides, I've already said it once...
Thinking this, Miko spoke up: "It's... it's the words about the 'very same one'. You absolutely must not tell that guy Kaito, and definitely don't say I said it."
"Why?" Almost as soon as Miko's voice fell, Acheron asked.
"Oh my, it's fine for us girls to say things like that, but we can't do that with boys. Mei, you should understand, right?"
Seeing Mei looking like she didn't know the severity of the situation, Miko answered very helplessly.
"Then I understand."
Looking as if she had thought something over, Acheron nodded, indicating she understood.
However, Miko still wasn't reassured by this Acheron.
"Do you... really understand? Mei, you definitely cannot say that sentence to Kaito." After saying this, Miko seemed to think of something else, and then continued: "Not just Kaito, others won't do either. Only we can know, okay? Mei."
When saying the final "okay?", Miko looked at Mei with a smile on her face.
There was no choice; she absolutely could not let anyone other than Mei know she had said that sentence.
"Okay, I know." Nodding, Acheron agreed to Miko's request.
Actually, Miko didn't even need to tell her like this; she certainly wouldn't speak of such shocking words to others.
But truthfully, at that time, she never expected Miko would actually say something like that.
"Mm-hm, Mei is the best."
Seeing Mei act like this, Miko knew her image was preserved, which was wonderful.
In fact, she knew Mei definitely wouldn't tell anyone other than Kaito, but even if it was Kaito, she didn't want him to know.
"However, Miko, I didn't feel like you cared this much when you said it back then."
"Isn't that... I thought you, Mei, had also done that... ah no, not also, I just thought you, Mei, understood this very well... that's not right either... ah forget it, let's just leave it at that, Mei."
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