Kokomi sat in Jack's embrace, her eyes closed.
Because she held Jack's large hand, she felt extremely safe; because she had a reliance behind her, her heart was as calm as water.
Under such environmental enhancement, Kokomi's singing was like that of a Siren, emitting the prolonged and ethereal calls of whales.
After the song ended, its lingering notes resonated.
It was a long while before Jack opened his eyes.
"That was beautiful. It almost made me think Kokomi was a Siren."
"What is a Siren?"
"Close your eyes, I'll transfer this knowledge to you."
"Oh."
It wasn't the first time Kokomi had received Jack's canned knowledge. Her small face was flushed as she nodded.
Jack stared at the small mouth that had just produced such heavenly sounds, gently and slowly taking it into his own.
My brain... it's trembling!
Kokomi felt a wave of tingling sensation, and then understood a lot of knowledge.
Siren, a mythical beast that lures sailors with its song and then cruelly kills them.
"I, I'm not a Siren! I won't hurt Jack!"
Kokomi turned around and said earnestly.
Jack lowered his head and pecked her.
"Silly girl, who told you to look at the second half? I was talking about the first half. A Siren's song seems to create illusions, meaning it describes beautiful singing."
"Ugh, illusions… that doesn't sound like a good thing either."
"Is that so? Then, little Kokomi, do you know what my 'illusion' just now was?"
"What was it?"
Kokomi asked curiously.
Jack, a faint smile on his lips, leaned in and whispered in her ear, "I was thinking… if little Kokomi were a mermaid, would there be caviar to eat~"
"Ugh!"
Thump!
The teapot named Sangonomiya Kokomi boiled over.
Her small head was so red it looked like it was about to bleed.
In her shame and indignation, Kokomi raised her small fists and hammered Jack's chest.
It couldn't be said there was no damage; it could only be said that the force didn't even reach that of a massage.
After hammering for a few minutes.
As if tired from hammering, Kokomi's chest heaved, and she began to pant.
"Hm? Why did the massage stop? Not continuing?"
"Mmm~"
Kokomi puffed out her cheeks.
She felt like she was being underestimated.
So, her small fists gathered the power of the grass element, and she hammered Jack's shoulder with a single blow.
Poof!
The punch landed, making a dull thud like hitting a rock.
Kokomi's pupils dilated, and a stinging pain shot through her knuckles.
"Wuwu…"
"You little silly goose, why use so much force? Don't you know my body is harder than diamond?"
Jack, both annoyed and amused, picked up Kokomi's small hand and blew a healing mist with a grass element aura onto it.
A cool sensation spread, and only then did Kokomi stop her eyes from almost dripping small pearls.
"Jack, you're mean!"
"I'm mean? You were the one who hit me first, weren't you? And you even used elemental power."
"Hmph, it was clearly Jack who first said… said those embarrassing things!"
"What embarrassing things? I don't remember?"
"It was––"
Just as the words "caviar" were about to leave her lips, Kokomi saw Jack's teasing gaze.
This person was waiting for her to say those things herself.
"Hmph! I won't say it!"
Kokomi pouted like a spoiled child, her girlish demeanor incredibly alluring.
But it wasn't enough; she still needed to add a surefire tactic of playing hard to get.
"Kokomi~"
He called out Kokomi's name in Inazuman.
"You don't seem quite ready yet, so let's stop here for today."
Jack gently picked up a strand of Kokomi's hair, sniffed it for a moment, and then slowly stood up.
"No!"
The moment Jack gave up on continuing his advance,
Kokomi suddenly mustered her courage and wrapped her arms around his neck.
Even though her heart felt like it was about to leap out of her chest, she whispered, her voice barely audible:
"That… caviar… don't you want some?"
She said it! Finally...
"Mm, it's good that you said it."
How could Jack not have noticed Kokomi's fear of taking this step?
That's why he had been guiding her from the moment he entered the room.
He was gradually letting Kokomi get used to the increasingly intimate distance between them.
Like now.
Whoosh~
Jack buried his head in Kokomi's neck. Kokomi merely tilted her head and trembled slightly, then her body relaxed, allowing her to enjoy this prelude to the final holy war.
"Hmm, confirmed. Little Kokomi, your perfume isn't actually strong. The real fragrance emanates from here."
After repeated confirmation, Jack quoted Cao Zhi's poem: "Her gaze casts a brilliant light, her long sigh breathes the scent of orchids."
Although Kokomi didn't understand Liyue poetry, human empathy is universal. She could feel Jack's praise and admiration for her.
So, her heart felt sweet, and she didn't resist such intimate behavior.
But soon, someone began to push his luck.
Blushing, Kokomi pressed Jack's head, lifted it, and their eyes met.
"C-could you please give me a little time to prepare the meal?"
Kokomi bit her lip, looking at Jack pleadingly.
"Alright, but you can't make your diners wait too long."
With that, Jack tasted Kokomi's small mouth once more.
That softness was truly endlessly delightful.
As their lips parted, Kokomi, as if fleeing, wrapped herself in her clothes and walked towards the wardrobe nearby.
What she called "preparing the meal" was actually just changing her clothes.
She had worn this outfit for a while, and it was her usual work attire.
Although this work uniform might seem revealing to ordinary people, when worn by her, in her position as the Divine Priestess, it exuded a sense of sacred inviolability.
For this first "meal," Kokomi wanted to dress a little more beautifully.
Jack got up and placed the kicked-over low table to the side.
Then, with practiced ease, he took out bedding and other items for a makeshift bed from the cupboard.
Although it was daytime, there were more things to do in bed than just sleep, so setting up a battlefield was very necessary.
...
"This is a swimsuit. The style is a bit old, and for Watatsumi Island, a swimsuit and regular clothes are almost the same. Let's skip this one."
"This is… pajamas? They're comfortable to wear, but not at all revealing. Yae Miko said Jack likes things a bit bolder."
Ten minutes passed. Swimsuits, pajamas, underwear, yukatas, formal dresses, summer clothes… all her clothes were rummaged through, but she couldn't find an outfit that Yae Miko claimed would arouse a man's desire.
Seeing her distressed look, Jack stepped forward and smoothed away the worry from her brows.
"Actually, no matter what Kokomi wears, she looks beautiful. There's no need to fuss over it."
"B-but for what we're about to do, a good outfit is like a weapon in a soldier's hand on the battlefield. It's incredibly important!"
"I understand."
Jack agreed with Kokomi's assertion that intimate apparel was a weapon.
At the very least, putting aside everything else, it really could increase attack speed.
So he told Kokomi he was going out briefly, then returned to Minecraft World and retrieved the clothing selection box from his warehouse.
A few minutes later.
Jack placed an exquisite box in front of Kokomi.
"Feel free to choose! These are all 'weapons' approved by the system. Pick one that Kokomi finds suitable, and we can head to the battlefield!"
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