âMaster left in the morning. As it is not yet night, it would be more accurate to say it is close to a day since Masterâs departure.â
âDonât be like that, Shido must have his own things to do.â
Tohka pursed her lips.
âIt is only a day. I remember Shido once left us for a long while.â
âA long while?â
Kaguya wanted confirmation.
âHow long was that?â
âAbout 10 daysâŚ?â
Tohka struggled to recall the exact time and date.
âProbably.â
âShock, 10 days?â
Yuzuruâs eyes widened in astonishment.
âMaster said the time in his world runs 100 times faster than ours. That means he was in another universe for a few years?â
âI canât remember the details.â
Tohka frowned.
âShido also never told us the details.â
âNo, I think you probably forgot or didnât hear him. The others should know.â
Kaguya retorted.
The three spirits returned to the Itsuka Residence.
Soon, they were back at the house.
The three spirits stopped suddenly.
There is a young lady standing in front of their house.
Her flowing purple hair and white sailor uniform gave her away. Although she wasnât tall, she packed mighty Howitzers under her uniform. In fact, her uniform could barely contain the divine mountains she carried.
Her incredible looks and figure made her easy to identify too.
However, the young lady looked a bit dark with consternation.
âEh.â
Tohka gasped.
âIsnât that Miku?â
âUmu?â
Miku heard Tohka. She turned before her eyes lit up with fascination. She spread her arms wide and dashed in the spiritsâ direction.
âTohka! Kaguya-san! Yuzuru-san!â
âUwa!â
The spirits dodged Miku at the last moment.
Bam
Miku hit the wall near the spirits because of her immense speed.
âOuch!â
Miku rubbed her aching nose with a pair of outraged and moist eyes.
âWhy did you dodge?â
âHa?â
Kaguya couldnât believe her ears.
âWhatâs wrong with dodging an attack?â
âI wasnât attacking!â
Miku shrieked.
âIt was just a friendly hug, a normal person would have received it.â
âEh.â
Tohka gasped again.
âR-really?â
âOf course!â
Miku spread her arms wide again.
âNow, Tohka, give me a nice big hug!â
Miku started inching closer as Tohka subconsciously believed her words.
Kaguya and Yuzuru pulled her away as if she was the goddess of sickness.
âDonât be fooled, my familiar.â
âWarning, she is lying.â
âI-I knew it!â
Tohka turned red.
âMou~â
Miku grumbled.
âAnyway.â
Tohka asked.
âWhy are you here?â
âAh.â
Miku recalled.
âI came to find Darling.â
Mikuâs disappointment infected the spirits.
Wu Yan left the other morning and now they are already missing him.
They didnât think the non-existence of their most important man would make them feel so hollow. It was like they were missing a piece of their being.
This would be Mikuâs second trip after the first trip before Wu Yan left.
Miku also knew she wouldnât find Darling here.
âBefore me, Origami was here.â
Miku shrugged.
âI think she should be inside by now.â
The others were still sporting heavy looks.
âAhhh!!!â
Miku roared.
âDarling! When are you coming back?!â
Mikuâs roar was answered by the ringtone coming from Tohkaâs phone.
âEhhh!!!â
Tohka quickly took out her phone and fumbled with it.
âWoah, which button did Shiori tell us to press again?â
âD-Donât ask me, I wouldnât knowâŚâ
âPanic, Yuzuru isnât familiar with the operation of the smartphone.â
The three spirits were flustered.
âGive me, I will get it.â
Miku grabbed the phone and clicked on the green answer call button.
âHi, this is Izayoi, Tohka canât come to the phone so IâŚâ
Miku stopped mid-sentence.
Her eyes lit up brightly.
âDarlingâs back?!â
As the four spirits hurried into the living room, they spotted the people chatting on the couch.
Kotori, Kurumi, Yoshino, and Origami were present. With the addition of Miku, Tohka, Kaguya, and Yuzuru, all the spirit ladies were here. A guy sat at the center.
Wu Yan was back from Seikoku no Dragonar.
âDar~Ling~â
Miku did a jump dive for Wu Yan.
âHmm?â
Wu Yan didnât analyze the voice, he just knew he had to dodge the incoming individual.
Miku smashed nose-first into the couch.
âWh-why did DarlingâŚ?â
âA-Are you okay?!â
Wu Yan finally identified Miku before helping her up.
âIt was reflex, I didnât mean toâŚâ
âNoisy as ever.â
Kotori pouted.
âWe are talking about business here, do you girls mind piping down?â
âHuh?â
Tohka, Kaguya, Miku, and Yuzuru asked.
âAh, right, I was going to tell you girlsâŚâ
Wu Yan declared.
âWe are going back to Silvaria tomorrow.âI Agreex