568 How much are your feelings worth? (1/2)

Let's rewind time a little.

While Natsuya was still frenziedly rolling around on her bed, she heard another knock on her door.

”Yoruhana-san, could I talk to you for a moment?” A calm voice sounded outside her door.

It was Shika Kagura!

Natsuya was astonished.

Her astonishment helped to quickly cool down her body and recover her ability to think.

Shika could only possibly want to discuss something related to Seiji.

Natsuya never expected this girl to come talk of her own volition… did Chiaki Wakaba do something?

That was the first thought to pop into her mind as Natsuya sat up again.

”Please wait for a moment.”

Natsuya speedily made her bed and fixed her appearance in front of a mirror before taking a deep breath.

After she finished preparing herself, she opened her room's door to see the black-haired beautiful girl standing there quietly.

Shika had a beautiful face, a calm expression, and clear eyes containing a deep expression… No matter how many times Natsuya saw her, Shika was always a superbly charismatic girl.

If it wasn't for the fact that she was also the Reaper's Curse, her beauty alone would have made her incredibly popular.

Unfortunately, the strange power she possessed caused her to lead a lonely life until she finally met Seiji.

Seiji took her in as his adopted younger sister when she had only been loathed and taken advantage of before in the past. He lived together with her and truly took care of and doted on her.

And, the truth was that indeed, nothing unfortunate happened to Seiji despite Shika's curse. He had been fine for all this time. Just as he stated, he overcame her Reaper's Curse.

What did such an adopted older brother mean to someone like Shika Kagura?

It was easy enough to imagine that Shika would have feelings were Seiji that no normal words could describe!

Just imagining what she would be able to do for Seiji, and to what degree, was quite scary if Natsuya analyzed it deeply.

Shika had been a girl who endured loneliness and misfortune all by herself for so long. Her surface appearance was quite cute and attractive. But as for what she was really like inside… who could possibly imagine?

Or, who had the courage to try imagining it?

Natsuya understood Shika Kagura, which was precisely why she didn't know how to deal with Shika.

When Chiaki Wakaba mentioned making a deal regarding Shika, Natsuya had only felt limited expectations.

Natsuya never expected that things would become like this… with the current situation.

”Please enter.”

”Excuse me.”

Natsuya invited Shika into her room and closed the door. She indicated politely for Shika to sit down and then poured some tea for her.

”Thank you.” Shika took the teacup and sipped on some tea.

They both put their teacups down and exchanged glances.

Natsuya was unable to discern anything from Shika's expression. She also found it impossible to speak first as she wasn't sure what Shika was here for, so she could only wait.

”Yoruhana-san…” Shika spoke up in a light voice after observing the student council president for a while. ”How exactly do you view Brother Seiji?”

She had a calm voice and her tone sounded emotionless. However, Natsuya detected a hint of danger in the air.

To use an analogy, Shika was just like a calm and beautiful lake. Yet, beneath the lake's surface was a faint shadow of something tremendous swimming underwater.

Natsuya prevented herself from thinking too much about this. She clenched her fist slightly as she looked at Shika.

”I like him… really really like him.”

'I like him to the extent of losing control of myself.

After saying her feelings out loud, Natsuya felt her face heating up and something warm moving within her body.

Shika blinked upon hearing this.

”Can you betray your family for him?” Shika asked directly.

”Eh?” Natsuya felt like her heat was now freezing over.

”Are you capable of betraying the Yoruhana Family for Brother Seiji's sake?” Shika asked once again.

Natsuya felt a chill when faced with this direct question. The heat on her face and body quickly drained.

”…Why ask such a question?”

”Because I want to know.”

Shika repeated the same words as the last time she asked such a question.

”What exactly do you want to know?” Natsuya asked the question that she didn't ask the previous time.