"Mmm… I understand." Kars recovered from the charm Remilia was exuding and didn't do anything else. This made Remilia slowly breathe a sigh of relief, satisfied that he was still a good boy who would listen to her.
"Mmm, that's my favorite good boy. Go and play with the others." Remilia stroked Kars's head and then told him to go play with the others. She was quite worried that if Kars stayed next to her, things might revert to how they were just now, and whether she could restrain herself then was a serious question.
"Okay." Kars also knew that it wasn't a good idea to stay here anymore, so he prepared to go over to Cirno and the others. Flandre saw Kars leave and, feeling a bit unhappy, came up to Remilia.
"Sister! Why didn't you let Kars stay with us? Flandre wanted to do the same thing with Kars as you did! That's not fair!" Flandre had seen the intimate actions between Kars and Remilia, and she wanted to do the same thing, but she hadn't expected her sister to tell Kars to go play right after she finished, giving her no chance to do the same.
"Phew~ We can do that anytime we want once we get back." Remilia replied to Flandre after recovering from that subtle sensation. Besides, doing something like that in front of so many people would be a loss of face and dignity for the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
"Hmph!" Hearing Remilia's reply, Flandre still pouted unhappily, feeling that it was unfair that her sister did it but didn't allow her to.
On the other side, Kars encountered a somewhat unexpected person on his way to find Cirno and the others.
"Hello there, Kars." Yuyuko smiled sweetly at Kars. Since she was very curious about Youmu Konpaku's situation and couldn't get any answers from her, she had no choice but to come and ask Kars.
"Hello. Um… do you need something, Big Sister?" Kars looked at Yuyuko, the big sister he remembered as being very gluttonous, wondering why she had specifically come to see him.
"Being called Big Sister—this is the first time. You can just call me Sister Yuyuko, you know." Yuyuko heard Kars's address and felt it was a little strange, as this was the first time she had experienced being called that. Furthermore, since she believed something special might have happened between Kars and Youmu Konpaku, she wanted to make herself seem more approachable to him.
"I came here because of Youmu's matter."
Youmu's matter? Kars immediately thought of Youmu Konpaku, who was the first to experience the effect of the activated energy. Realizing the problem this caused, and now with Yuyuko specifically coming to ask, Kars felt a little nervous. After all, something like this happening to someone he was familiar with wouldn't cause any problems, but it was a big issue when it happened to Youmu Konpaku. Therefore, Kars was worried she was here to scold him or something.
"Um… about Youmu's matter, I… I'm very sorry! I apologize!" Kars thought for a moment and finally chose to apologize, which completely stunned Yuyuko. She didn't understand why Kars was suddenly apologizing to her. However, it seemed to confirm that there really was something going on between the two of them. Otherwise, he wouldn't assume she was here to question him, right? What kind of image do I have in his eyes, to make him think I'd come to question him over this? It made her feel a little complicated.
"No, no, no, you misunderstood me. I didn't come here to blame you or anything. I just wanted to say that I have absolutely no problem with what happened between you and Youmu. On the contrary, this is the first time I've seen someone who can make Youmu react like that, and I'm very happy. After all, making that child show that kind of expression shows what she's truly thinking inside." Yuyuko shook her head and explained, clarifying her attitude, telling Kars to relax.
"Huh? Is… is that so?" Kars was surprised. He hadn't expected things to develop this way, and she even seemed to be supportive of him. What was going on? Did she enjoy seeing Youmu Konpaku like this?
"Yes. So, if possible, I hope you can take the initiative to interact more with Youmu." Yuyuko had felt bad seeing Youmu Konpaku's shy reaction and hasty departure when she contacted Kars earlier. If things continued like that, how would the two of them ever get another chance to spend time together?
Now that someone who could make her Youmu have such a cute reaction had finally appeared, Yuyuko was determined to help and create opportunities for her. And since Youmu was too shy to approach him actively, then Kars should do it. Based on her understanding of Youmu, she wouldn't run away shyly if Kars approached her actively.
"Ah… oh, I understand." Although he didn't quite grasp everything, Kars understood that she wanted him to interact more with Youmu Konpaku, as if she wanted them to deepen their relationship.
"Then, you must do well, Kars! I will silently support you from behind!" After cheering Kars on, Yuyuko felt she had given Youmu a great deal of help, and she left satisfied, leaving Kars alone to scratch his head slightly. He then looked at Youmu Konpaku, who was standing next to Reimu Hakurei.
Perhaps sensing the gaze directed at her, Youmu Konpaku turned her head and saw Kars staring at her intently. This action made Youmu Konpaku instinctively look away, and she had her own suspicions about why Kars was suddenly staring at her.
It must be about that incident… After all, her body had suddenly reacted, and she had pinned him to the ground. She wasn't sure if Kars had noticed her problem at the time, and if he had, wouldn't that be terrible!
Youmu Konpaku was deep in thought and didn't notice Kars walking toward her and offering her his hand.