'Can desire … be so bright?'
'No, this isn't desire. He's just showing concern for me.
'Then why is he showing concern for me?
Is it because he's such a person? He treats helping others as something he should naturally do … '
'But isn't this type of willpower nothing more than "desire"?'
Miyabi was confused.
She also seemed to have realized something.
She seemed to have faintly understood the meaning behind that person's "realization" that Senpai had just mentioned.
This was a trial.
She would either "control" the other person, or be "controlled" by the other person.
Fear, rejection, avoidance … all of that was useless. She could only face it …
"Senpai?"
Seiji called out to Miyabi when he saw that she was deep in thought. However, he didn't receive a response.
He didn't interrupt her thoughts, so he remained silent and waited in silence.
After a while, Miyabi's eyes became clear again.
"Thank you, Senpai." She smiled like a peaceful flower blooming.
Seiji was mesmerized by her moving smile.
"… You're welcome. Did you think of something?"
Miyabi nodded.
"Can you tell me?"
Miyabi shook her head.
"I can't, because it's too embarrassing."
Her face flushed slightly red as she said this.
'Embarrassing?' Seiji blinked as a question mark popped up in his head.
"Thank you for your concern, but it's fine … just let me face it myself," Miyabi said. "If I really can't do it well, I'll tell you everything."
Her face was slightly red, and her expression was resolute.
Seiji nodded when he saw her expression.
"I believe in you, Senpai."
Originally, he wanted to continue talking about the danger that would come in half a month, but he felt that there was no need to rush. It would be best to let her focus on the trial first … so he said goodbye.
After watching Harano leave, Miyabi looked towards the bookshelves again and quietly observed them.
After an unknown amount of time, she heard the voice that she wanted to hear …
"Heeheehee ~"
After hearing this ambiguous chuckle, Miyabi picked up a teapot that didn't even exist and poured tea for the two teacups.
After pouring tea for the two teacups, she looked across from her and saw a girl who looked exactly like her.
No … it should be "another version of herself."
"Are you ready to become me?"
"No, I will never become you."
"Hehe … You know it's useless."
"I know … but you are not me!"
From this moment onwards, the battle of wills between the scholarly girls began.
…
At night, countless cherry blossoms blossomed with spiritual light once again. It was dreamy and illusory.
Although it had rained heavily last night, there were still many people enjoying the night cherry blossoms. Every famous cherry blossom viewing spot was still bustling.
The men were drinking and laughing, the women were gossiping, the children were eating and playing, the elderly were enjoying the scenery … People were enjoying the ordinary and precious beauty of peace.
Ordinary people could not see the light emitted by the cherry blossoms, so they did not know what was happening. They knew nothing about the crisis that was to come in half a month.
The darkness was always there.
Seiji didn't know what Yui meant by this. But if he thought about it seriously, even an ordinary and peaceful life would always be filled with darkness, such as all sorts of crimes and shady things …
Different people would make different choices if they met or saw it.
Those who knew that an extraordinary crisis was about to arrive were faced with an important choice.
Looking at the glowing cherry blossoms from afar, Seiji picked up his phone and started contacting all his team members …
The next morning.
On this bright sunny day, all the members of the knight order gathered at the Summer Night residence.
This was the first time everyone had gathered together since the knight order was created. It was also the second time everyone had met.
Compared to the first meeting, there were four more participants this time.
The Grand Mistress, Yin-Yang Master, Wanhua Summer Night.
The Domain Master, Kazuko Ooike.
The silver-haired puppet, Shinobu Miaki.
The Insect Demon Possession, Kaori Miyamoto.
… With the addition of the extraordinary titles, it instantly felt quite cool. 'Shouldn't I just give everyone a title like this?' Seiji's chuunibyou personality kicked in as he thought about it.
Since there were more participants, first of all, he had to get to know each other.
As expected, Yukari and the others were astonished by Shinobu's puppet form.
Genji, Mayuzumi, and Kazuko all expressed their desire to touch this beautiful puppet girl!
Shinobu hid behind Kagura's older sister when faced with so many passionate strangers.
This scene instantly aroused everyone's desire to take pictures. Almost everyone lifted their cell phones, including Seiji! They all took excellent pictures.
Apart from that, Tomohisa complimented Summer Night's beauty and praised Kaori's breasts. However, he was then attacked by Feng Wu's paper fan.
Kaori had learned from Seiji that Kazuko's true body was his classmate Kazufuru Ooike before meeting Kazuko. That was why Kaori's expression was just as complex as Mika's when they first met.
A male classmate who had transformed into a beautiful girl, and a puppet girl who could move on her own … Compared to these two, the existence of the beautiful infirmary nurse and the Honey Candy Girl manga author didn't seem so shocking at all.
Still, he was quite surprised. 'I want to ask Amami-sensei for an autograph … Can I ask for it later?' Kaori thought to himself.
After the introductory segment, Seiji announced that Kazuko, Shinobu, and Kaori would be joining the team.
Shinobu and Kaori were confirmed to be joining the team.
As for Kazuko, Seiji had originally invited her to participate in the meeting. He didn't expect that she would voluntarily join the team.
"If it wasn't for you last night … I don't know what would have happened. This incident made me realize that I need your help even more than I previously thought.
Even if I don't join, you'll still do your best to help me. I know that, but … I still feel uneasy.
At any rate, I feel like I really need you, and I want to become yours. "
Those were Kazuko's exact words.
Seiji told her to reconsider, but she insisted. When mentioning Kazufuru, she also expressed that she would definitely convince him.
Since things had come to this, there was no reason for Seiji to refuse her joining. So, he accepted her request.
… He definitely wasn't moved by Kazuko's words of "I want to become yours". Definitely not!
Everyone in the knight order applauded and welcomed their new companions.
Seiji had them choose their own names for the knight order. Basically, he had them choose their own numbers. Apart from numbers that were already used and numbers that needed to be kept, any number was fine.
Kazuko directly chose "Eleven" and became the "Eleventh Knight".
Kaori chose "Ten" and became the "Tenth Knight".
Shinobu didn't know what to choose, so Seiji made the decision to choose "Twelve" for her. She became the "Twelfth Knight".
Then, they officially started a meeting.
"I have important information that I need to pass on regarding the glowing cherry blossoms phenomenon …"
Seiji had a serious expression as he explained the situation regarding the Realm of Cherry Blossoms.
After he finished speaking, the scene fell into silence.
After giving his companions some time to digest the information, Seiji finally spoke up again …
"It should be safe to leave this city before the Realm of Cherry Blossoms Spirit One appears.
We have no obligation or need to fight. There's nothing shameful about leaving this city and avoiding this danger.
Although there will be benefits to staying behind and fighting, we'll have to risk our lives. Let's not talk about whether it's worth it or not. First, we need to be prepared to risk our lives …
"Even if we protect the citizens and the city, the citizens won't thank us, because they won't know.
"On the other hand, even if citizens die or the city is destroyed, the people who leave won't be blamed. They won't need to feel any psychological burden.
"That's the situation. We need to make a choice …"
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