Chapter 47: Spirit Integration
Now that the issue of Shido's sudden disappearance had been solved, Kotori could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Her once-stiff shoulders relaxed, dropping as the tension eased from her body. manner.
She unwrapped another lollipop as she had crushed her previous one in her annoyance at Shido.
Meanwhile, Reine put down her cup of coffee, her brows slightly furrowing, indicating she wasn't pleased with the taste.
With a disapproving glance at the coffee, she unceremoniously dropped several more sugar cubes into the cup.
Shido watches speechlessly as Reine continues adding more sugar cubes one after another until they fill up her entire cup.
Shido blinked, at a loss for words as he watched the once-dark coffee turn into something resembling syrup.
"Reine-san, isn't that enough already? You might get diabetes if you put that much sugar in your coffee."
However, Reine looked up, unfazed, stirring the overly sweetened drink without a hint of concern.
"Don't worry. I'm immune to diabetes, Shin." Her tone was as plain as ever as if this were the most obvious thing in the world.
Shido could only let out a helpless sigh. It wasn't the first time he had witnessed Reine's peculiar habits, and he had no doubt it wouldn't be the last.
Fortunately, Tohka seemed to be in a better mood now, her bottomless appetite filling the silence. She continued devouring the food Shido had brought without complaint, though nearly half of it had already disappeared.