"Sleep, sleep." The moment they returned to the room she shared with Lumine, Paimon made a beeline for the bed.
However, after she lay down, she realized Lumine was walking out again.
"Why are you going out again? Lumine." Sitting up in bed, Paimon looked visibly confused.
"I still have to go out."
Lumine, who was just about to close the door, stopped her movements upon hearing Paimon's words, looking quite helpless.
She couldn't help it; she was worried Paimon would want to follow her. Although they had indeed been inseparable before, she felt she still needed a little private space occasionally now.
But even so, she certainly wouldn't say that out loud. And if Paimon wanted to follow her, she wouldn't refuse either.
"Are you going with Kaito?" Paimon asked again.
"Yes, we still have things to do. Do you want to come along?"
Knowing Paimon likely had that intention, Lumine took the initiative to ask, wanting to see what Paimon would do.
"...I'd better sleep. Can't waste such good sleeping time."
After a brief pause, Paimon ultimately chose to sleep in the room. Anyway, with Kaito by her side, she didn't need to worry about anything, so she might as well sleep.
"Okay, then sleep well. I'm leaving."
Saying this, Lumine closed the door to the room.
It's good that she didn't follow...
Turning around, Lumine breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's go then, Kaito."
"Mn." Nodding, Kaito walked ahead.
While Lumine and Paimon were talking earlier, he had been thinking about what to do next. Because he really lacked experience, Kaito still hadn't decided on a good course of action despite turning it over in his mind.
Sigh...
What should we do next?
We can't just wander around, right?
That feels a bit off...
But I don't know what else to do...
Walking in front, Kaito frowned. On the surface, he had a bunch of excellent girlfriends, but in reality, they were all him, so he had to act according to his character setting.
Hmm... Should I ask Lumine? No... Lumine already did what she wanted to do earlier... Then I definitely have to think of something for the next part...
[Host.]
[Who is it?]
Hearing the voice appear in his mind, Kaito asked subconsciously, but then he immediately realized something was wrong.
[System?]
Kaito was quite surprised that the System would suddenly speak to him. Truth be told, up until now, he had almost forgotten the System's existence. After all, since that time, he hadn't communicated with the System for a long while.
So then... what was the situation with the System suddenly appearing this time?
[It is I, Host.] The System answered quickly.
[Do you have a mission to publish? Why appear so suddenly?]
Thinking for a moment, Kaito felt this broken System was about to issue him some mission. Although he had previously told it not to give him tasks for the time being, he still felt there was a possibility.
[I merely wished to remind the Host that during this period, the Host has already completed a mission.]
Completed a mission?
Stopping in his tracks, Kaito looked completely baffled.
This System actually said he completed a mission. What was going on? When did he complete a mission? One had to know that ever since arriving in Inazuma, he had been too lazy to pay attention to those missions.
There was no helping it; he had really split himself up a bit too much, so he wanted to pause for a while, and that pause had lasted until now.
And now, this System actually said he had completed a mission.
Has this broken System developed another glitch? Because the previous issues with the System hadn't been fixed yet, Kaito felt this probability was very high.
But even so, he still asked.
[What mission? How come I don't know about it at all?]
After speaking this sentence in his mind, Kaito waited quietly for the System's answer. And just at this moment, Lumine's voice came from behind.
"Why did you stop? Kaito."
Because she suddenly saw Kaito stop in front of her while walking, Lumine was very curious about what had happened.
"Oh, it's nothing. I thought I dropped something in the room, but after thinking about it, I realized I didn't."
Hearing the voice, he turned back to look, quickly found an excuse, and then continued walking outside.
"Is that so."
Lumine didn't think much of Kaito's answer and continued to follow behind him. Actually, at this moment, she was more curious about another matter: what Kaito was going to take her to do.
[It is the mission where the Host makes the Raiden Shogun believe that Acheron is Raiden Makoto.]
Hmm?
When they reached the entrance of the Ritou Inn, Kaito heard the System's answer, and he became even more bewildered.
[When did this mission exist? Why didn't I know?]
Trying hard to recall his various exchanges with the System, Kaito really couldn't remember when it had ever mentioned that this mission existed.
Did I forget?
Thinking it over and over without a clue, Kaito could only assume he had forgotten about the mission. But if he really forgot, he must have forgotten it too thoroughly to not remember a single thing.
What exactly is the situation???
[Because the Host previously indicated that I should not mention mission matters for the time being, but this does not affect the generation of missions. And just now, the Host successfully completed this mission without knowing about it, so I am now reporting the completion of the mission to the Host.]
While Kaito felt endlessly puzzled, the System explained the reason for the matter.
[...Alright then.]
Kaito fell silent for a moment; he completely hadn't expected this to be the reason. This was just too coincidental.
To think such a thing would happen...
My luck is just too good, isn't it...
Now Kaito finally figured out the situation and couldn't help but marvel at his own heaven-defying luck. Originally, he just wanted to slow down a bit because he was lazy and had split himself too many times. The result was just like this—he still completed the mission.
Of course, if he had known about this mission from the start, he likely would have completed it even faster, so this could be considered slowing down a bit.
However, regarding this gacha draw opportunity, Kaito was still hesitating. He needed to think of an excuse for the upcoming new character's appearance and arrange an identity for her first.
Still a girlfriend identity?
I've already hinted to Lumine and Miko that I have other girlfriends...
So one more shouldn't be a problem...
It's just...
Should I create a new identity?
Thinking and thinking, Kaito fell into deep contemplation.
[Does the Host wish to perform the draw now?]
While Kaito was thinking, the System asked this question.
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