Chapter 420 (1/2)
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”s.h.i.+do, where are we?”
Tohka looked at the house in front of her before turning around to ask Wu Yan about the building behind her. Is this where she is going to stay from now on?
”It's my house!”
”s.h.i.+do's house…”
Her eyes brightened up and she got into a chirpy mood.
”So, s.h.i.+do lives here, huh?”
”Well yeah, it's my house so naturally I live here.”
”My house…”
Tohka jumped in joy and she quickly pulled Wu Yan into s.h.i.+do residence like she owns the joint.
”Whatcha waiting for? Let's go in!”
He got helplessly pulled along with her. He can't help but smile when he saw how elated she is behaving at the moment.
Tohka's not wearing her armor anymore. She's in casual clothes and she had a bracelet on her wrist, it's a red power sealing bracelet and Wu Yan had another white bracelet added to his wrist which already had a white bracelet to begin with.
On the way back to the s.h.i.+do residence, Wu Yan bought a pair of sealing bracelet, he explained the bracelets to Tohka before putting it on Tohka.
The people in Fraxinus scolded him for being so rash and hasty. Even Kotori chastised him for his behavior.
They thought it was downright foolish to try sealing a spirit's power without raising her familiarity to the max. Which spirits in their sane minds would willingly do something like that without completely trusting someone?
Just as the control panel members expected to see a drastic decrease in familiarity, something shocking happened.
Tohka put them on without any hesitation.
It's a matter of course for her, rather than her spirit powers, Tohka is more interested in this place to which one belongs. It doesn't help that she's also very innocent and thinks in a simple wavelength.
She places a lot of trust in this person who brought her warmth. She believes that he can offer her a place to reside without all the killing and fighting from her life as a spirit.
Wu Yan suggested that this sealing bracelet can seal her spirit powers thereby evading detection from any hostiles looking to fight her. This was all she needed to hear to agree in putting on the bracelet.
The people over at the operation control center can't believe the Princess would get done in so easily. They were about to share their wisdom as masters of love but they didn't get their chance to s.h.i.+ne at all.
Their tunnel vision of raising a spirit's familiarity before asking unreasonable requests like sealing power led them to make mistakes in their judgment. Then again, her favorability with s.h.i.+do is pretty high as well.
”s.h.i.+do…”
Tohka pushed at the door obstructing her entry as if it's a final boss standing between her and the final destination. With her powers sealed, she couldn't rely on her strength to destroy the door. Hence, she turned around with a defeated look, she looked like a very sad puppy at the moment.
”This door, it's not letting me in…”
Wu Yan laughed out loud as he approached the door.
”It's locked, you aren't getting in unless you have the key, ring the bell, or knock.”
”Ring the bell?”
Tohka had multiple question marks above her head. She rubbed her chin trying to figure what object he's referring to.
”s.h.i.+do!”
s.h.i.+ori peered out from the door which is not ajar. She looked happy to see him in one piece, she quickly ran towards Wu Yan, glancing left and right, she panicked with a pale expression.
”s.h.i.+do! Where's Kotori?! Did you not locate her?!”
”Calm down, s.h.i.+ori…”
He motioned for her to calm down. He continued.
”Kotori is fine.”
”Where is she then?! Where?…”
s.h.i.+ori is still too anxious to calm down.
Tohka tugged at Wu Yan's sleeve. She frowned at s.h.i.+ori.
”s.h.i.+do, who is she?…”
Tohka's voice attracted s.h.i.+ori's attention. Flinching, she asked the same question as her.
”s.h.i.+do, who is she?…”