Tale of Discovery

Chapter 246: Lively Morning ; Transfer Student

"You idiot brother!" a loud scream causes my eyes to shoot open, only to be met with the sight of Kotori throwing a punch at my face.

Canceling the punch's vectors, I smile wryly as I say, "That's not how you should wake someone up."

"Why is she sleeping beside you!" she hurriedly responds while pointing at Tohka who is pressing her body against my back.

Letting out a small sigh, I say, "Kotori, do you mind leaving the room for a minute?"

A frown forms on her lips as she replies, "And why should I do that?"

Gazing at her stubborn expression, I decide that it's about time she learned to consider my words seriously.

As such, I move the blanket covering me away and get off the bed, stunning Kotori.

Her face pales as she points her finger at me and asks, "Why are you not wearing clothes?"

A small grin forms on my lips as I'm about to tease her, but before I can do so, Tohka's voice resounds behind me, "Shido?"

Turning around, I see Tohka who has raised her body from the bed, causing the blanket to slide down and reveal her naked body.

It seems like she hasn't noticed anything yet as she simply yawns while rubbing her eyes.

"You... You" Kotori's voice causes me to turn my head back around, only to find her with a furious expression on her face as she points a shaky finger at me.

"Shido, what happened last night?" Tohka's voice reaches my ears once again.

While maintaining eye contact with Kotori, I explain, "Due to the intensity of our battle, you passed out after a few minutes."

"Oh," she responds dazedly.

Following this, Kotori turns around and charges out of the room with a complicated look on her face.

Shrugging my shoulders, I turn to face the naked Tohka and say in a teasing tone, "You should get dressed soon."

"Eh?" an odd voice escapes from Tohka's lips as she looks down at her body before her face gradually turns bright red.

Seeing her like this, I beam a smile as I walk over to the bed and sit beside her.

Before Tohka can react properly, I pull her close to myself and say, "You have a rather warm body, you know?"

As a response to my actions, Tohka simply lowers her head.

I let out a chuckle before giving her a light peck on the cheeks and squeezing her left breast for a few seconds.

"Are you fine with this?" I curiously ask.

Hearing my query, Tohka pouts slightly as she mutters, "Even if I wasn't, what could I do about it?"

"So, you are fine with it after all," I remark before sliding my hand underneath the blanket and rubbing her thigh.

After a short while of teasing Tohka, I ended it with a passionate kiss on the lips before getting up from the bed and creating clothes for myself.

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Entering the kitchen, I find Yoshino seated at the dining table while gazing at Kotori who is sitting opposite her.

"Good morning, Yoshino," I say before walking over to the countertop and beginning to prepare a simple breakfast by using telekinesis.

"Oh, Shido. You seem to be very happy. Did something good happen?"

Sensing the teasing tone, I adopt a small smile before replying, "You can say so."

After a short while, I'm done preparing as I move everything over to the dining table before taking a seat.

"Idiot pervert," Kotori mumbles in an irritated manner before beginning to eat.

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Entering my classroom alongside Tohka, I cast a glance at my young-looking teacher, Tamae, before walking over to my seat with a collected expression.

Upon sitting down, a lively voice reaches my ears as a black-haired figure approaches me, "Shido, you were here! I was wondering where you were. The class had yet to start, so why were you here?"

Turning to face Hiroto, whose face is slightly bruised, I ignore his inquires and casually say, "Good morning."

"Never mind that," he says with an excited look on his face, "Check this out!"

Following that, he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a mobile phone, and flashes the screen at me.

Glancing at the screen, I find a pink-haired girl with bubbly eyes.

"So? What's this?"

"It's the second version! A new version is released. Look, isn't my girlfriend cute?"

An odd look appears on my face as I shake my head slightly before saying, "Whatever."

"Eh, come on. You have been so cold toward me recently," he says in a displeased tone while reaching his arm out to my hand. Nevertheless, before it could reach me, his phone 'accidentally' slipped out of his other hand fell to the ground.

"No! My beloved Ruru!" he yells as he falls to his knees and slowly picks the phone up,

Naturally, his actions attracted a lot of attention, as most students are now gawking at him while muttering among themselves.

At this moment, a white-haired figure enters the classroom and makes her way over to where we are before stopping two meters away from my desk.

"Good morning, Origami," I say in a friendly tone while beaming a smile.

Origami doesn't respond to me but just stares at me with an impassive expression.

"Do you have something you'd like to ask?"

"What are you?" she immediately asks the moment my voice fades.

Seeing this peculiar interaction, the class quiets down as Hiroto and Tohka both curiously gaze at me.

"You could say that I'm a spirit," I reply, deciding that it's pointless to act oblivious any further. After all, I've already shown my capabilities, even if they were just my basic abilities.

"Liar," she responds, "All spirits are female. There are no male spirits."

"Just because you haven't encountered one, it doesn't mean that they don't exist," I say while shrugging my shoulders.

Even so, that's some interesting information. All 'spirits' in this world are female? What an intriguing matter.

"Origami," I say, "You are free to believe what you want. Just know that since you're my girlfriend, I won't harm you unless you cross a certain line."

"Hey, what's going on?! Did you just say that the super genius is your girlfriend?!" Hiroto loudly exclaims in a bewildered tone.

This results in a commotion to arise as the students begin to whisper among themselves.

Looking ahead, I find Tamae with a slightly disappointed look on her face as she looks my way.

"Right" I mutter before letting out a sigh and looking outside the window at the torrent falling.

Looks like it's going to be raining for quite some time...

{Warning: Binary Factor detected. Threat level: 4}

What? It has appeared at school? Where is it?

{The target is currently approaching Father's location.}

From where?

This time, AI doesn't respond to my words as a black-haired girl wearing our school uniform gracefully walks through the door while carrying a normal brown school bag in her hands and stops right beside Tamae.

Upon closer inspection, I notice that the girls' appearance and grace are extraordinary.

Her black hair is tied in long twin tails that fall to the front of her torso. The most notable feature about her is her right eye, which is red, similar to mine.

For some reason, her bangs are covering her left eye...

How did she get so close without AI noticing her? Unlike last time, she was just a short distance away from me when AI informed me of her. Irene, do you have any speculations regarding this?

{Either The Binary Factor has just appeared in the area, or they're capable of masking their presence.}

"I see," I mutter before gazing at the girl who has a small smile on her lips.

Her sudden appearance has caught the attention of the class as everyone is currently discussing her very 'passionately'.

"Ah, right, I almost forgot," Tamae says hurriedly while pressing her finger against her glasses to raise them a little, "Everyone, we have a transfer student joining our class!"

The black-haired girl bows slightly before turning around and picking up a chalk-stick on the chalkboard and writing what seems to be her name on it - Kurumi Tokisaki.

Placing the chalk back down, Kurumi proceeds to turn around before smiling and saying, "My name is Kurumi Tokisaki."

Following this, several male students get up from their seats and let out odd noises.

Horn dogs...

Kurumi seems to be unfazed by their actions as she continues, "I am a spirit."

Hearing this, Origami furrows her brows as Tohka examines Kurumi like a curious child.

Not understanding her words, a wry expression forms on Tamae's face as she claps her hands and says, "Thank you for the unique self-introduction. Now, let me find you a seat."

"Before you do that, can I say something?" Kurumi interrupts her.

"What's wrong?"

"Being a transferee, I am still unfamiliar with this school. If someone wouldn't mind showing me around the school grounds, I would be most grateful."

The moment she finished her words, Hiroto raises his arm and says, "I can do that!"

"No, thank you," Kurumi immediately responds before walking in our direction, not even bothering to cast a glance at Origami as she walked past her and reached my desk.

"Could I ask you to do that, Shido?" (Shido-san)

Unfazed, I gaze at her aesthetic face and reply, "Sure."