Chapter 340: Bite Your Tongue (1/2)

“You were…”

He had seen her before, and he had a good hunch as to who she was, but not complete confidence. Taiyou stares her straight in the eyes and asked her a question.

“We’ve met before, haven’t we?”

“Amagiwa Yuri.”

“Amagiwa Yuri-san.”

He parroted back in a murmur. As he had not heard her name enough times, Taiyou had to repeat it in order to etch it into his memory.

“So who’s she?”

Akiha asked. This appeared to be their first meeting, as she didn’t seem to know her.

“Her older sister, apparently.”

“Really?”

Akiha stared lengthily at Yuri, and then at Shirokiyami.

“Her last name is Amagiwa?”

“Hm?”

“Well c’mon, if the older sister is called Yuri Amagiwa, then her sister would also be called Amagiwa something or the other, right?”

“Oh, I get it. Yeah, you’re right.”

Taiyou nodded. He had, in fact, gotten an idea of what Shirokiyami’s actual name was when he was talking with Kyosuke, remembering the sounds but forgetting to bring the subject back up again. Now that Akiha had stirred things up naturally, circumstances were different. Now, Yuri’s start had been spoiled, and she narrowed her eyes as she looked at Taiyou. Shirokiyami also gazed at Taiyou, her face asking for help.

“…”

Of course he would. Taiyou quickly began moving toward her.

“Hey, what are you trying to do? Don’t come so close!”

Yuri’s voice grew rough, but Taiyou continued to move forward, uncaring. Sure, something was up with the two sisters, and for whatever reason Shirokiyami could not oppose her older sister, but that had nothing to do with Taiyou. He ignored Yuri, instead picking up the shrunken Shirokiyami and returning right back to where he had been.

“Let go of that girl.”

“I refuse.”

“Hey…Ruri! You get away from him this instant!”

“—-gh!”

Shirokiyami twitched. She attempted to use force to break out of Taiyou’s embrace, but-

“Not going to work.”

Taiyou laughed cynically.

“Once I have her in my grip, there’s no longer any way to resist me. I am undoubtedly higher in power than she is. No matter how many times you order her to, she can’t even escape in the first place.”

“What, are you trying to be her ally?”

“Ally?”

Taiyou made a perplexed face.

“No, I don’t intend to be her ally, per say.”

“Then—-”

“It’s just, you know, that she’s my bride and I don’t like other people bossing her around.”

“Huh? Bride?”

“Bride.”

“Have you caught the stupid?”

“No, I think I said something pretty normal just now.”

“Pfft, you just made that up on the—-”

Taiyou kissed Shirokiyami. It was completely out of the blue. Shirokiyami made momentary resistance, but she soon succumbed to Taiyou’s embrace, losing the strength to fight back. The kiss itself was only a surface one, but the effects were extraordinary.

“T-The heck are you doing?”