Tale of Discovery

Chapter 249: Kiss ; Criminal

"So, how is it? Have you gotten used to living here?" I ask while gazing at Yoshino.

"Well, yes. Even though Yoshinon hasn't been here for too long, this is a nice place to stay at."

"Good," I say with a smile.

Currently, the two of us are alone in my room, sitting on my bed. The reason for that is because I wished to set up a date with Yoshino for tomorrow.

After all, if I am not mistaken, the reason that it's still raining is because of her. I don't mind the rain much, but it's bode to earn us some unwanted attention if it's not dealt with soon.

The solution for that is simple. All I need to do is seal here the same way I did with Tohka. However, the problem is that I reckon it would be a bad idea to just suddenly kiss her.

Doing so might make her afraid and confused, which is something I would rather prevent from occurring.

Nevertheless, it's not like I'm not able to do anything else to deepen our relationship.

"Yoshinon," I say in a casual tone, "How about we go on a date tomorrow?"

"A date?" an immediate reply resounds within my ears, "Oya~ What is Shido planning to do?"

"Just spending some time with one another while visiting a few fun places," I reply while smiling.

"In that case, Yoshinon is fine with it."

The smile on my lips grows as I subconsciously reach out my arm to pat Yoshino's head.

A few seconds after doing so, I realize what I'm doing as I glimpse at Yoshino's face, only to find it a little flushed with no signs of discomfort.

Delighted by her reaction, I continue to pat her head before gradually moving my hand over to her left cheek and stroking it.

Perhaps it is not necessary to wait after all? Even so I've already gotten her to agree to go on a date with me, so I can't take my words back.

Alright, I'll do it. First, I need to make sure that it won't make her feel uncomfortable.

"Yoshinon," I say while moving a little closer to her, "You're extremely adorable, you know that?"

The red hue on her cheeks gets redder as her eyes shift to the side a little without uttering anything.

Position my hand in a way that it covers her left cheek and ear, I slowly lean forth while peering at her blue eyes.

All of a sudden, I feel a soft sensation against my lips as my vision gets somewhat blocked by a pair of white and pink ears.

Moving my head back from the puppet, I inspect Yoshino's face as I ask, "You don't want to?"

A strange glint shimmers in Yoshino's eyes as her body gets slightly fidgety.

"Don't be afraid," I say in a soothing tone, "You can trust me to not hurt you. If anything, I will protect you from all kinds of harm."

Upon hearing my words, Yoshino's body tenses as the arm holding 'Yoshinon' gradually moves down.

"Hey," I say while playing with her earlobe, "I want to speak with Yoshino. Is that fine?"

My request causes her body to tense a lot more than before as her eyes begin to seemingly shake and her breathing becomes more haggard.

Knowing that this is already too much for her, I give her time to think of her response as I keenly observe her face for any expressions she might make.

After about five minutes, Yoshino surprisingly moves her right hand over to the other one and begins to very slowly take the puppet off, as if any sudden movement would result in a disaster.

I patiently wait for her to fully take it off and gently place it down on the bed.

"Um" a soft voice escapes from her lips, "Don't stare at me too much"

A bright smile covers my lips as I stroke her cheeks and say, "Alright. I wouldn't be able to do so soon anyway."

Yoshino gets confused by my words as she tilts her slightly, but I heed no attention to that as I move my left hand over to hers and hold her other hand as well using my right hand.

As a reaction to this, she gets a little startled but seems to me to trust me enough to let her guard down soon after.

And so, I once again begin to gradually lean toward her, this time nothing possibly getting in my way.

Yoshino seems to be a little nervous, so I tighten my grip on her small hands as my lips contact hers.

Following this, Yoshino flinches as the attire she was wearing bursts into motes of light before fading and revealing her naked body.

With my objective complete, I detach my lips from hers and lean back a little to observe her face.

As expected, Yoshino's face has become beet red with a dazed look in her eyes.

Seeing this, I chuckle for a few seconds before asking, "How was it?"

My words seem to bring Yoshino's clarity back as her lips part, but no word escapes from them.

"Yoshino?" I say as I lean forward a little, "Did you like it?"

Instead of responding by words, Yoshino just nods her head once.

As a response to this, I beam a smile before moving closer and kissing her forehead.

Surprised, Yoshino raises her head to look at me, which I take the opportunity to lock lips with her once again.

At this moment, my room's door suddenly bursts open as a red-haired figure steps into the room and exclaims, "Big brother, what are you doing?!"

Breaking the kiss, I move my hand so that my left arm is wrapped around Yoshino's naked body before pressing her against myself and looking over at Kotori.

She's still in this state? And what's with her reaction to this? She should know the 'reason' I am doing this...

Right now, Kotori is wearing casual clothes along with white ribbons tying up her hair into twintails.

Her expression is that of shock and slight horror as she points a shaky finger at me with tears welling up in the corner of her eyes.

"Nothing much," I say while patting Yoshino's head using my right hand as she remains motionless within my arm.

"Uwaa~ Big brother became a criminal and is going to jail!" Kotori exclaims before beginning to sob as she rushes out of the room.

"Hey! Hold on a second!" I exclaim, but she doesn't seem to have heard me.

Letting out a sigh, I look down at Yoshino, only to find her looking back at me with a curious glint in her eyes.

"Alright," I say, "Let's get you dressed, shall we?"

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Entering the living room along with Yoshino, who is holding my hand, I find Kotori lying down on a sofa with Tohka sitting close by.

Noticing our arrival, Tohka turns her head to face me before anxiously asking, "Shido, who are these 'police' people, and will they really take you away?"

Right, I almost forgot that she is completely oblivious to modern society.

"Don't worry," I say while casting a glance at Kotori who is looking at me with teary eyes, "Nothing will happen. It's that my cute little sister is overreaction a little, right?"

Toward the end of my statement, I made my tone a little more firm, causing Kotori to flinch and hastily say, "Of course. I was just a little confused."

Satisfied, I nod my head and say, "Alright then, Kotori, come on over and help me prepare dinner."

As a response to my words, Kotori practically jumps up from the sofa and says, "Really? Together?!"

I just nod my head once more before patting Yoshino's head and walking over to the kitchen.

Soon after, Kotori makes her way to my side and whispers, "Don't worry, big brother. I will make sure to not tell anyone that you've become a criminal."

Hearing this, I let out a sigh and ask, "Why did you come to my room anyway?"

"Well," Kotori says with a thoughtful expression, "I noticed that the rain stopped, so I thought that something must have happened."

"I see," I say as I open the fridge and inspect the contents within.

"Hey, hey, am I truly going to be cooking with big brother? You never let me do it before"

"Of course," I say while smiling, "One way for a proper brother and sister to get along would be through cooking together."

"Alright! I will cook the tastiest dish ever!" Kotori exclaims while raising a lollipop that seemingly appeared out of nowhere.