Chapter 64: Where Does All The Nutrients Go To?
Raizen High
It was break time, Shido sat inside his classroom, resting his chin on his palm as he gazed out at the dark, overcast sky. The clouds still loomed heavily, much like the confusion swirling in his mind.
Earlier, Kotori had punched him so hard in the gut that he had almost coughed up his intestines. Yet, just as he braced himself for a second hit, she had suddenly kissed him.
His fingers absentmindedly brushed against his lips as he recalled the moment.
'Was she affected by how close Tohka and I were acting? Or... was she just jealous?'
The thought made Shido smile wryly, and he let out a deep sigh. Kotori was unpredictable, one moment she was furious, the next, she was... stealing his lips?!
Yet, despite the lingering ache in his stomach from Kotori's punch, a slight smile unconsciously formed on Shido's lips. He initially thought that he didn't have a chance with Kotori, after all, they were siblings. And even in the canon, Kotori had always acted like a classic tsundere, and a bossy one at that, making it nearly impossible for the original Itsuka Shido to make any real progress in their relationship.
No matter how close they were, no matter how much their relationship felt different at times, there was always that invisible boundary between them.
As Shido gazed at the dark sky outside, he exhaled softly.