"Oh, oh, oh! This place is great!"
When they arrived at the banquet destination, Kars was deeply drawn in by the scenery. His view was filled with blooming cherry trees, and as the spring breeze blew, the cherry petals danced in the air. Kars even saw Cirno and Daiyousei among them, playing with Lily White, who had been accidentally attacked by Marisa earlier.
"Hey! Kars! Hurry up and come over!" Wriggle, noticing Kars, waved her hand, urging him to come quickly. The return of spring made her feel particularly energized.
"We meet again. Are you alright now?" Kars went up to Cirno and the others, and seeing Lily White in good spirits, he felt relieved.
"Uh… yes, I'm fine now." Hearing Kars's words, Lily White's expression momentarily darkened. That Master Spark had left her with a considerable trauma. Although she only suffered minor injuries in the end, thinking about it now still made her body tremble.
"Did something happen between Kars and Lily White?" The more observant Daiyousei noticed Lily White's expression while talking to Kars and realized something might have happened between them.
"You could call it a misunderstanding. The situation at the time led to a few problems." Kars briefly explained the events of resolving the Incident, which made Daiyousei suddenly understand and feel sorry for Lily White.
"Alright, alright, the matter is over now. Let's enjoy the banquet!" Wriggle redirected the conversation to the banquet, urging Lily White not to think about unpleasant things. Lily White indeed recovered quickly, and they continued to play. Seeing them happily running around, Flandre, who was staying in the shade under a nearby tree, felt a bit envious.
Yuyuko and Youmu Konpaku had prepared many dishes as an apology for their actions during the Incident. When Youmu Konpaku came up to Kars, her body trembled. She couldn't forget the sensation she had felt on her body earlier. She felt particularly shy facing Kars now, especially thinking about how her body had reacted like that, and she avoided making eye contact with him. Therefore, after putting down the dishes, she quickly left.
Remilia noticed this. She was a bit confused about this half-human, half-ghost girl. Seeing her reaction when meeting Kars made her suspect something had happened.
"Oh my~ is Youmu perhaps interested in this child?" Yuyuko also noticed this. This was the first time she had seen Youmu Konpaku act this way. Earlier, she had wondered why Youmu had run back to her room looking so shy when she returned to Hakugyokurou, and now it seemed it had something to do with Kars. Especially her shy demeanor when facing him—it was impossible not to notice.
"N-no! Lady Yuyuko, please don't talk nonsense!" Youmu Konpaku quickly shook her head, saying she had no such thoughts. But she also didn't understand why her body would have such a shameful reaction just from being touched by Kars. She still couldn't figure that out.
If it were love, that wouldn't make sense either. Including that time, we've only met twice, and we haven't exchanged more than five sentences. This strange problem greatly troubled Youmu Konpaku, but no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't find the reason.
Remilia was also curious and asked Kars about Youmu Konpaku, wanting to understand the situation between them.
"Actually, nothing much happened. We just fought her with Marisa during the Incident, though I was only a peripheral support."
"If that were the only thing, she wouldn't show you that expression and reaction, would she? You must have done something else!" Remilia scrutinized Kars with an expression that suggested she had already figured everything out, wanting him to reveal what he was hiding.
"It wasn't really me doing anything; that situation was an accident. The energy inside my body accidentally touched her at that time, causing her body to react, which is why she's embarrassed to look at me now."
"Her body reacted just from you touching her?" Remilia thought this was a bit exaggerated. How sensitive must someone be to feel something just from being touched?
Faced with Remilia's doubt, Kars allowed her to feel it. When the activated energy was absorbed by her body, Remilia's face instantly changed. She instinctively pressed down on her skirt with both hands and lowered her head, not wanting anyone to notice the flush on her face.
"Little Aunt… are you alright?" Hearing this question, Remilia couldn't help but look up, her face red with shame, staring at Kars with a look of angry embarrassment. Her current appearance made Kars feel extremely cute, giving him the urge to continue teasing her.
"Little Aunt…" Remilia saw Kars moving closer and even grabbing her hand, and her heart immediately tensed up. Especially his gaze, which made her realize that her current appearance seemed to be exciting Kars. But there were so many people here; if someone noticed their little actions, it would be very embarrassing.
"Kars, don't even think about doing anything bad here!" Remilia immediately reminded Kars to calm down, but the hand Kars held made her body's reaction even stronger, which also made her expression even more lovely and charming. Although she tried hard to maintain her dignity as an elder, the more she tried, the more it had the opposite effect.
Kars leaned close to Remilia, rubbing his face against hers and kissing her, making her let out a faint, cute sound. This action intensified her physical reaction even more.
"Kars… be a good boy and listen to Little Aunt, okay? When we get back to the Scarlet Devil Mansion, Little Aunt won't refuse anything you want to do." Saying this, Remilia quickly kissed Kars on the mouth, then caressed his face, hoping he would listen to her.