The ink-like darkness gradually dissipated.
The stalled amusement park regained its power, and the lights flickered back on.
The Ferris wheel's speed returned to normal, slowly descending towards the ground.
“!?”
Kato Megumi’s beautiful eyes widened.
The calm and composed look on her pretty face finally disappeared.
She was filled with shock.
She took several deep breaths, suppressing the turmoil within her heart.
The surreal scene from before continuously assaulted the young girl's mind.
It was a long time before the ponytail girl finally snapped out of it. She instinctively licked her dry lips, her voice unusually hoarse and scratchy. "Yeren-kun, what exactly happened?"
The terrifying evil spirit that appeared out of nowhere.
The out-of-control Ferris wheel.
And Yeren, reciting exorcism incantations, all made Kato Megumi feel like everything around her was unreal.
When did the world change like this?
“To put it simply, I am an extraordinary being.”
Even though Saint Megumi's frightened bunny-like expression was cute, she seemed genuinely shaken.
Yeren tried to explain things as concisely as possible, using terms Kato Megumi could understand.
“This world actually has extraordinary powers…”
To Yeren's surprise, although Kato Megumi was surprised, she accepted the fact faster than Kasuga-no-Kyū Shizuka and Kiryu-no-Ma Futsu.
Remembering the image of the boy suppressing the evil spirit with one hand and reciting exorcism incantations with his eyes closed, her heart skipped a beat. She blinked her moist, bright eyes.
Her big eyes revealed an inquiring curiosity.
“Yeren-kun, are you very strong?”
“Yes.”
Yeren didn't feign humility, but confidently acknowledged his strength.
“There are basically no evil spirits that can withstand my attacks.”
“Hu…...”
Kato Megumi took a deep breath and suddenly broke into a smile.
“Then that's great.”
“If Yeren-kun weren't strong, I would be worried about you every day.”
Ah, she's so good at this!
Yeren hadn't expected Saint Megumi to react like this.
It must be said that no man could resist this wave of gentle concern.
Yeren's face turned red like a bubble tea pot.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to pass the crimson Command Seal on his wrist to the girl.
“This is a Command Seal. It can summon me to your location in times of crisis.”
“S… This feels strange.”
It felt like she was being burned by a hot, scorching brand.
Kato Megumi couldn't help but frown and let out a soft cry.
The next moment, a crimson Command Seal was branded onto the girl's flawless, white wrist.
Kato Megumi looked at the intricate and mysterious Command Seal on her wrist in wonder, feeling that in this moment, their relationship had become even closer.
The natural progression of events was suddenly interrupted, and both of them lost interest, hastily ending their trip to the amusement park for the night.
But Yeren believed that tonight wasn't entirely without gain.
At least, after expressing their feelings, Kato Megumi had become more reliant on him and closer to him.
Perhaps, in a while, he could make Saint Megumi a “grown-up”.
…
Today was the day to decide her fate!
As soon as the sky began to light up, Yukinoshita Yō, who hadn't slept much anyway, sat up in bed and began to wash up and get ready.
Today, she was going to meet the junior that the witch had recommended - Mimori Kasumi.
As someone who had experienced the Special Grade War alongside “saber.”
According to the white-haired witch, this junior possessed contact information for that person.
If successful, it would be like grabbing a lifeline, and all obstacles would be easily overcome.
Yō, who was at her wit's end, could only place her hopes on Mimori Kasumi.
In a retro coffee shop that they had agreed to meet at, the short-haired witch met Mimori Kasumi, who was wearing a ladies’ suit and had long, azure blue hair.
“Mimori-san, thank you so much for meeting with me today.”
As the heir to the Yukinoshita family, Yō's social skills were not something that the taciturn and cold Yukinoshita Yukino could compare to.
With her smooth social skills, using words as gentle as a spring breeze, but without leaving any trace of her intentions, she quickly got Mimori Kasumi to open up.
“Yukinoshita-san, the witch is a good friend of my teacher, Anko. I’d naturally help her out, but…...”
Looking at the short-haired witch with hopeful eyes across the table, Mimori Kasumi’s face showed hesitation.
The long, beautiful legs, encased in suit pants, involuntarily pressed close together.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to help.
It was just that… she hadn’t seen Yeren-sensei in a long time.
Abruptly asking him for this favor.
Even Mimori Kasumi wasn’t sure if the young man would agree.
“Mimori Kasumi-san, if you have any demands, please let me know.”
Seeing the girl's hesitant expression, Yukinoshita Yō thought that she was having trouble with the reward.
She generously informed the girl of the conditions for requesting Yeren's help.
“Three hundred million.”
“As long as Mimori-san gives me “saber’s” contact information, I'll immediately have someone transfer the money to your account.” Yukinoshita Yō said in a deep voice.
“In addition, if “saber” agrees to provide protection for our family, I can add another five hundred million to that.”
‘That’s…… a total of eight hundred million yen!?’
Mimori Kasumi was speechless.
For the poor girl, this was an astronomical sum.
To reduce the financial burden on her family, besides her main job as a sorcerer, she was also secretly working part-time without a junior high school work permit.
If she had this money…
Gulp…
The girl unconsciously swallowed.
She couldn’t help but fantasize about what she could do with five hundred million yen.
First, she could help her family with their mortgage.
No, no, no!
With so much money, why would she pay off a mortgage? She’d just buy the whole house outright!
Then, I’d also take my hard-working parents on a trip to the Maldives…
Wait, wait!
She stopped the chaotic thoughts running through her mind.
The girl gently patted her flushed cheeks.
She felt ashamed of her own wild fantasies.
Mimori Kasumi, Mimori Kasumi, Yeren-sensei had said not to reveal his whereabouts. If you take this money and contact him, wouldn’t that be a betrayal of your agreement with him?
In the girl's heart, the powerful young man had already become the object of her admiration and worship.
Not only did she meet him in her dreams, but even in real life, she would occasionally stare at their contact information, entranced.
This caused her two closest friends, Zenin Maki and Nishimiya Momo, to often tease her about whether she had a crush on someone.
Taking Yukinoshita Yō’s money to contact Yeren-kun, would that really be okay?
…
ps: This story omits Mimori Kasumi’s two younger brothers. Just pretend they don’t exist.
The same goes for the witch's brother - Youyou.