Chapter 350 313 – The Tsundere Yuki-Onna
Faced with Miyuki Yukino's not-very-intimidating "threat," Takumi started negotiating with her.
"Miss Miyuki, anyone can tell you're the reasonable sort of yuki-onna. Kazehime's situation is really hard for me to handle. It's not like you can watch me all the time, right?"
The moment Takumi said that, Miyuki's eyes lit up.
"That's right. I'll watch you all the time!"
Takumi: "…?"
While question marks popped up over Takumi's head, Miyuki kept talking to herself.
"I sealed my little sister away. It should take her quite a long time to break free, at the very least. During that time, I can keep an eye on you so you won't go harass her."
The more Miyuki spoke, the more excited she became, as if she had just come up with some brilliant idea.
Then she slapped the table and shot to her feet. The majestic bounce from the impact made Takumi's heart tremble.
It seemed like she really wasn't wearing any underwear. She was relying purely on her own firmness and the stretchiness of her sweater.
As Takumi inwardly marveled over this, Miyuki leaned down and drew closer.
Her breathtakingly beautiful face filled his vision, and a lingering blush still tinted her crystal-clear skin.
Though both her figure and appearance had the ripe, alluring beauty of a mature woman, the excited expression she wore right now made her look just like an innocent young girl.
Pointing at Takumi, she said happily, "I'm going to rent your apartment, and then I'll watch you!"
After silently sighing for Kazehime for two seconds, Takumi decided he should deal with Miyuki first for the time being.
"Kazehime, wait for me. Once I've subdued your sister, I'll come save you."
Gazing distantly toward Kazehime, who was sealed in ice on the snowy mountain, Takumi gathered his thoughts and showed a faint smile.
"If you want to rent a place, Miss Miyuki, then of course I agree."
"But you've only just awakened too, right? Do you need me to help you buy some daily necessities?"
Takumi also stood up and warmly attended to Miyuki.
She blinked her sky-blue eyes, her expression utterly innocent and adorable.
"Daily necessities? What are those?"
"Things we humans use. Washing your face, brushing your teeth, sleeping… and so on."
"All right. Take me there. I have money!"
Miyuki, who did not really understand, directly pulled a stack of bills out of her pocket.
Rather than having her think about these things herself, it would be better to leave them to Takumi.
Looking at those familiar bills, Takumi immediately smiled.
"This looks like the money I gave Kazehime. Miss Miyuki, isn't that a little… improper?"
In an instant, Miyuki's lovely face flushed faintly. She only muttered in a small voice, "I took it from my little sister. And so what if I took human money… ngh~"
After mumbling twice, Miyuki still lowered her head in shame.
Kindhearted as she was, she felt like she really had done something wrong.
"Um… I'll give this money back to you. I-I'll go earn some first."
As Miyuki spoke, she handed the money back to Takumi, then prepared to leave on her own.
Seeing such an adorable display from her, Takumi reached out and grabbed her slender little hand.
That delicate, slightly cool sensation was like touching a piece of smooth white jade.
But in the next instant, Miyuki reacted as if by instinct, waves of demonic power surging from her body.
Crack, crack, crack!
A bone-chilling frost swept over, freezing his hands and feet.
By the time Miyuki reacted, quite a few chunks of ice had already appeared on Takumi's body.
Seeing this, Miyuki immediately grew terribly anxious.
"I-I'm sorry. I'm not used to people touching me…"
Miyuki restrained her demonic power and looked at Takumi in a fluster.
The next moment, Takumi moved his hands and feet slightly, and the ice covering him shattered in an instant.
He shook his head, his face showing no anger at being offended.
Takumi could sense that Miyuki's reaction just now had been pure instinct.
Among yuki-onna, she was probably the type who greatly disliked humans—or rather, men.
An ordinary person likely would have been frozen into an ice sculpture before even managing to touch her.
Even so, Takumi was still holding Miyuki's little hand.
She did not seem to resist now. Instead, she asked in a small voice, "Why are you holding my hand…? I knew it. You awful man. A-Are you trying to take liberties with me?!"
By the end, Miyuki seemed as if she wanted to declare that she was not someone to be trifled with.
Unfortunately, it was all talk. She did not take any actual action at all.
Seeing this classic example of "her mouth says no, but her body is honest," Takumi kneaded her little hand and said with a serious face, "No, no, Miss Miyuki. I'll cover your daily living expenses."
"After you become more familiar with human society, you can think of a way to pay me back. How does that sound?"
Hearing Takumi say this, Miyuki blinked in confusion.
"Why are you helping me?"
Takumi clicked his tongue and casually replied, "Just think of it as me trying to curry favor with you for Kazehime's sake."
"Oh…"
Miyuki's mood suddenly sank a little, and her small pout carried a hint of unwillingness.
But that adorable expression only lasted for a moment before she quickly returned to her previous calm.
However, when she noticed Takumi was still holding her hand, the corners of her mouth gently lifted again.
Miyuki carefully curled her fingertips around his. At first, Takumi had simply been holding her hand, but now it turned into the two of them holding hands together.
When she noticed Takumi looking at her strangely, Miyuki immediately said with righteous conviction, "It would be too unfair if you were the only one holding on!"
"Yes, yes, whatever you say, Miss Miyuki. So, are you willing to come walk around with me now?"
Takumi smiled knowingly and did not press her on it. Instead, he invited her along.
"Eh… All right."
Like a young girl accepting a gift, Miyuki showed a delighted expression.
Then she nodded, and the grip of the hand holding Takumi's could not help tightening.
With their fingers interlaced, the two of them looked just like a couple walking down the street.
But under Takumi's perception barrier, no passersby noticed the two of them.
Miyuki also sensed this, but she had no questions about it.
Quite the opposite. She liked this feeling.
When she had been out on the street earlier, she had been stared at by many passersby.
All those different gazes had only made Miyuki feel disgusted.
She did not like group living. Her identity as a yuki-onna made her prefer solitude.
And her dislike of the opposite sex only made her hate other people even more.
This time, however, she did not dislike Takumi at her side. She also liked spending time alone with him like this.
When Takumi brought her to the department store, Miyuki acted somewhat restrained and afraid.
Already holding Takumi's hand with their fingers interlocked, Miyuki pressed even closer against him.
That wonderfully elastic sensation instantly wrapped around his arm.
And Miyuki, who had originally looked like a married young woman, now had an expression more like that of an adolescent girl.
"Takumi, why are there so many people?"
"It's a department store. This is a human marketplace, so of course there are a lot of people."
"I've only ever been to a clothing store before… Why can they openly hang and sell such shameless, indecent clothes? Humans really are shameless!"
Looking at the hollowed-out lace lingerie in the display case, Miyuki spoke in bashful indignation.
Feeling as if he had been scolded too, Takumi's expression turned strange as he looked Miyuki up and down a few…
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