Chapter 219 – Confession (1/2)

Chapter 218 - Reins or Ponytails? Chapter 220 - Hide and Seek Begins

Translator: Ranzan

Youran with her twintails ungrasped.

Shingetsu no Kami.

With her released, she took on the air that surrounded that auspicious name.

As if a switch had been thrown, with her hair released, she became like a different person.

Taiyou silently awaited what would happen.

Taiyou loved to see her 『Shingetsu no Kami』mode, and not only liked it, but almost seemed to praise it, in a way.

That’s why he waited.

Waited for it, for her mouth to open.

Just like a bit and bridle, he had let go of the hair he had felt her heart with, and waited.

However.

「…」

「…….」

「…………」

No matter how long he waited, it never came.

Her hair was down, and she sat facing away from him, but there was no other sign of the 『Shingetsu no Kami.』

In addition, there was no sign of her opening her mouth either.

The air was silent.

He felt pressure like the murderous intent of Shirokiyami.

What happened, what is she doing, he thought.

Waiting, waiting, waiting.

Click, click, click, the sound of the clock on the wall reverberated.

The air seemed to freeze…Time seemed to stop.

Just then, Youran seemed like a doll – if she didn’t breathe she would be completely silent.

Still, he waited. All he could do was continue to wait.

As he waited, finally, the air surrounding her began to move.

Taiyou prepared himself for her to move. If he prepared himself, she’d do something, he thought as he took a deep breath.

But, he was wrong, as that 「My name is…」never started emerging from her mouth.

Actually, there were no words.

Youran silently began to retie her twintails.

She split her hair in half, and tied the first ponytail high on the right side.

She then put left side in hand.

The half twintail, with her bobbing hair.

As soon as he saw that, Taiyou thought…

(No…)

He grabbed her hand as it tied up her hair and stopped it.

Her and opened, letting the left, untied side drop.

A half twintail, half long hair.

Half Youran, half Shingetsu no Kami.

Half…Youran Juunishima.

He didn’t feel any resistance to him in her hand though.

「Youran.」

He called her name and from behind her with a clump, held her close.

Though his arms were wrapped around her strongly, she didn’t resist.

Then, Taiyou became desperate.

「Wait…wait.」

「…」

「A little more, just wait…」

「…」

He held on to her from behind, speaking over and over almost in a delirium.

He could slightly feel sweat begin to bead up on his back.

He didn’t know what was happening, what could happen, or what he was trying to make happen.

However, he had the feeling that she would disappear.

The second after she tied up her hair, she would decisively leave him.