"Um, I-I've intruded."
Yoshino, who had arrived at Toujou Nozomi's house, felt both happy and shy.
She was happy because in her previous life, she had only seen Toujou Nozomi's house in anime, and she never expected to actually come here one day.
She was nervous because she was here alone with her goddess, which made her a little anxious.
Had she forgotten something? Never mind, if she couldn't remember, it probably wasn't important.
"I'm not bothered at all. Welcome to my home, Yoshino. You two go to the living room and wait for me for a moment. I'll go change my clothes and be right there."
She leaned down and said jokingly to Yoshino, then turned and went back to her room, taking off her Otonokizaka Academy uniform and changing into casual clothes.
'That's right, when I first saw Nozomi, the clothes she was wearing seemed to be the Otonokizaka Academy uniform. But the skirt is so short. If I didn't have Yoshino's memories, I would feel shy about this skirt.'
Looking at the obviously short skirt of her spirit dress, Yoshino thought shyly.
However, she didn't care too much. After all, wearing a skirt was no big deal; no one would see her panty anyway.
"How is it? Yoshino. You're really being taken home now. Will you be stripped naked and washed clean in a moment~"
Shiina, on her left hand, couldn't help but start talking to Yoshino again.
Hearing Shiina's words, Yoshino inadvertently began to fantasize about being stripped naked and washed clean by Toujou Nozomi.
When she came to her senses, her small face was so red with shyness that it almost seemed to be steaming.
"Oh my~ Our Yoshino is a little pervert too. Are you already fantasizing about being washed clean? Is Yoshino an insatiable girl? No, I must snap this Yoshino out of it."
Shiina felt as if her right hand was radiating infinite power at this moment.
"...You-you're bullying me. Sh-Shiina."
Yoshino, who didn't know how to refute, shed tears of grievance, crying her heart out. It was clearly Shiina who made her think such things, and she felt so wronged.
"Eh? I-I'm sorry, I was wrong, Yoshino. I just wanted to joke with you, didn't I? I know our Yoshino is a very pure girl, and I led you astray. I shouldn't have said that."
Oh my~ Shiina said that although she had long known this child was incredibly pure and extremely fragile inside.
But she was currently training her to abandon all shame.
Isn't there a saying: as long as you abandon your shame, there's nothing to be afraid of.
"You always bully me."
Wiping away her tears, she expressed helplessness at how easily she cried.
However, Yoshino was gradually getting the hang of being a girl.
From now on, she would slowly make changes... but she would definitely not get a boyfriend.
"Yoshino, let's use the internet here. I suddenly feel like I have a computer screen in my head, and now all that's missing is Wi-Fi."
What was this? Shiina had just turned into a computer?
"How do I do it?" Having a computer screen in her head sounded interesting.
"Just give me a little of your spirit power. Then I can find Wi-Fi myself, connect, and find the information I need." Shiina declared that she was now not only a computer but also a router.
"Understood." Using the method from her memories, she shared a bit of spirit power with Shiina.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she seemed to see Shiina's eyes light up.
Knowing that Shiina was looking up information about this world, she wasn't in a hurry for Yoshino to respond, slowly waiting for Shiina's answer.
After a while, many things suddenly appeared in her mind, causing Yoshino's spirit to pause for a moment, but because of Yoshino's spirit constitution, she quickly recovered.
"Oh my~ I have to say, China in this world is amazing, isn't it, Yoshino? To be able to achieve this, replacing America as the world's strongest nation?"
That's right. In this world, China was not invaded historically but had continuously developed its economy.
It entered the Second Industrial Revolution earlier and became the world's leading economic power by selling weapons during World War II.
There's no dark history; if I had to say there was, it would just be a small issue. It was just that it was boycotted by the public less than a month after it was launched.
"Yoshino, sorry to keep you waiting." Toujou Nozomi, dressed in casual clothes, came into the living room with two cups of tea in her hands.
Seeing Toujou Nozomi arrive, Yoshino no longer bothered to continue looking at the documents.
She sat upright on the sofa, like a son-in-law meeting his in-laws, looking at Toujou Nozomi with apprehension.
"Let me talk to you, Big Sister. Yoshino is still a bit shy right now, so we need to take it one step at a time. Big Sister, you know that your favorability with Yoshino is around 40. If you rush things now, her favorability will drop." So why do you have to use the terminology from a gal game?
"Uh... haha, I understand. You're really interesting, you're Shiina, right? It's truly fascinating that you're a doll but possess your own thoughts."
Yes, this was the answer Toujou Nozomi had come up with.
From Shiina's performance just now, it was clear that Shiina definitely possessed her own thoughts.
"From the very beginning, we didn't intend to hide anything, did we? Yoshino didn't say this was ventriloquism. Do you know? I am an individual existence that appeared because of Yoshino; you could also consider me a second personality."
Now is not the time to reveal too much. The fact that she is an independent personality existing because of Yoshino's spiritual power connected to a puppet cannot be revealed yet. This world is still a world of common sense, and her unconventional existence needs to be very careful.
"Is it because she's too timid?"
Toujou Nozomi looked at Yoshino, who was still lowering her head and not speaking, and nodded.
A personality born in an extreme environment? That explanation could pass.
"So please don't think of Yoshino as a bad person. Yoshino is a very pure child, but there's nowhere for her to stay. If possible, please take us in for a while. During this time, we will find a way to get our own income and then move out of here."
This was the best solution for now; Shiina couldn't overly exploit Toujou Nozomi's kindness.
"It's fine, you can stay as long as you want." Toujou Nozomi said calmly after taking a sip of tea.
Yoshino looked up at Toujou Nozomi upon hearing this, and she seemed to see a certain longing in Toujou Nozomi's eyes.
"My parents have always been people who leave early and return late, constantly on the go. I've been transferring schools constantly since I was young, so I don't have many friends. So this isn't your request, but mine."
"Yoshino."
"Yes." Yoshino looked up at Toujou Nozomi.
"I hope you can stay and accompany me. Can you?" After speaking, Toujou Nozomi looked at Yoshino expectantly.
"...You're really cunning. (Whispering)" How could she refuse like this?
Her goddess from her previous life was asking her like this; how could she possibly be unwilling?
"Mm." She nodded vigorously, indicating her agreement.
"Thank you, Yoshino." Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Toujou Nozomi couldn't help but smile happily.
Finally, she wasn't the only one in this house.
"Oh my, oh my~ Big Sister's favorability with Yoshino just reached 50! Oh my, oh my, that's amazing!"
Although Shiina was very relieved, it wouldn't be Shiina if it showed it. So it chose to break the mood.
"Honestly, I won't say anything about you, Shiina. Yoshino is so cute, so how could a personality as uncute as you appear?"
So all that was just to trick you, girl.
"But, hee hee hee~" Toujou Nozomi let out a few strange laughs, then suddenly hugged Yoshino.
"Ah!"
"Shouldn't we be honest with each other now and take a bath together to properly deepen our relationship?"
Looking at Yoshino's shy expression, Sister Nozomi indicated that she was about to awaken some strange interests.
Hearing Toujou Nozomi's words, Yoshino momentarily forgot to respond to Toujou Nozomi. The words Shiina had just used to tease her appeared in her mind, and her head went blank.
What should I do? I'm going to be stripped naked and washed clean.