Chapter 78: Siblings
"Shido, are you alright?" Suddenly his earpiece rang with Kotori's worried voice.
"Yeah, I'm fine. How about you? I suddenly lost connection with Fraxinus." Shido replied, though his gaze remained locked onto Jessica's figure.
He had been wondering why Kotori had suddenly gone silent, but now it was clear that they were dealing with their own problems aboard Fraxinus.
"Yeah, we're blocked by a jamming signal causing the connection to be cut off, even the monitor was intercepted. Fortunately, we had made everything return back to normal." Kotori's voice was filled with frustration and tiredness when she talked about their situation.
"I see. You've worked hard. Thank you, Kotori."
Shido couldn't help but smile gently, knowing how much effort Kotori was putting into managing everything. He could hear the exhaustion in her voice, and he wanted to praise her hard work.
"..."
"Kotori?" Shido called out again, puzzled by her silence. When she still didn't respond, he tried once more, however, Kotori was flustered by his voice since she blanked out when she heard his praise.
"H-Hmmp! It's not like I did it for you!" Kotori suddenly blurted causing her voice to rise while she was blushing inside the Fraxinus. Unfortunately, Shido couldn't see her right now, otherwise, he would wonder why his sister could be this cute.
Shido was already accustomed to Kotori's Tsundere tendencies, so he simply chuckled at her reaction. However, his laughter faded when her tone suddenly softened.
"However... thank you..."