"What's your method? Yoshino's clothes are almost completely black. If we don't hurry, it'll be too late. Nozomi." Now, the black aura had spread to the chest area of Yoshino's spirit dress. Minami Kotori tried to use her healing ability to restore Yoshino's condition, but this only slowed down Yoshino's blackening.
"It seems you're very anxious. But don't worry, this method will definitely work. Based on my experience, Yoshino will definitely recover." Toujou Nozomi knelt on one knee in front of Yoshino, lifting her delicate little face.
Looking at the painful expression on Yoshino's face, she caressed her delicate cheek with a hint of heartache. She didn't want to see Yoshino in such pain. A shy Yoshino was her favorite appearance.
"Now, let me, big sister, perform a miraculous method to dispel Yoshino's anger." To Minami Kotori and Hoshizora Rin's surprise, she slowly approached Yoshino's small mouth.
"Mmph!" Yoshino, caught by surprise, trembled violently and reached out to push Toujou Nozomi away. However, Toujou Nozomi was faster, holding Yoshino tightly, preventing her from pushing her away.
As time passed, Yoshino's struggles became weaker and weaker. The black light in Yoshino's eyes gradually dissipated, and the black aura that had spread to her neck also gradually receded, revealing Yoshino's original green clothes.
"Th-th-this, meow! What is Nozomi doing? H-how could she be so bold?" Hoshizora Rin shyly covered her eyes. However, through the large gaps between her fingers, one could see that she was carefully watching the scene before her, her eyes filled with curiosity.
Minami Kotori watched them with mixed emotions, feeling very uneasy. However, she kept telling herself, reminding herself that this was just a way to save Yoshino.
"Hmm~" When she saw Yoshino involuntarily embracing Toujou Nozomi, Minami Kotori felt that this couldn't continue. She directly went up and pulled Yoshino out of Toujou Nozomi's arms, which sobered up the somewhat dazed Toujou Nozomi. She looked at Minami Kotori with a puzzled expression, not understanding why she was ruining her good deed.
"That's too much, Nozomi. We all agreed that Yoshino belongs to all of Muse, but you've been monopolizing Yoshino, and now you want to monopolize Yoshino again. I won't agree. I want to kiss Yoshino too."
She squatted down to be at eye level with Yoshino. Yoshino was still very blurry, but it seemed she had recovered quite a bit now. At least she had recovered halfway.
"What are you talking about, Kotori? I haven't been monopolizing Yoshino..."
"Don't lie, Nozomi. I know you were always with Yoshino in the previous world. Even if it was just a consciousness, you still broke the agreement with everyone." Minami Kotori flatly denied Toujou Nozomi, who was still trying to deny it. This was the first time Minami Kotori's tone was so firm.
"Oh~ So the other familiar scent in Yoshino's room before was from you, Kotori?" Toujou Nozomi narrowed her eyes. She naturally knew about the girl's scent that appeared in Yoshino's room from the information transmitted by her consciousness, but she didn't expect it to be Minami Kotori's. When did she gain the power to travel between worlds?
"I don't want to lose to Nozomi. Yoshino is very important to me too. Now that you've gotten a head start, Nozomi, I can't fall too far behind."
In another corner, Tokisaki Kurumi was enthusiastically watching the two fighting over Yoshino. This was a rare sight. She took out a camera and secretly took pictures of the current scene. Later, these would be something she could show Yoshino. Maybe she could even get some benefits.
"Ara ara, this is truly an interesting scene. I didn't expect this operation to lead to something unexpected. I didn't expect these few people to be loli con. She just said 'Muse'~ So there are other people who haven't appeared besides these few. How interesting~ But this also proves that these humans truly like this child." Tokisaki Kurumi covered her cherry-red mouth in surprise, enthusiastically watching the two beautiful girls fighting over Yoshino.
"You, how can you all be like this…?" Hoshizora Rin, her eyes turning into spirals, pointed at Minami Kotori, unable to utter a word.
"Don't be surprised, Rin. We're doing all this for Yoshino. Do you want to see Yoshino suffer?" Hoshizora Rin's flustered appearance made Toujou Nozomi laugh; she was usually so energetic, so why was she so shy at a time like this?
"We still need you now. Besides me and Kotori, we also need Rin's help."
"W-what do you need Rin to do?" Even though her mind was in chaos, Hoshizora Rin still managed to ask her question.
"What do you mean? Aren't you perfectly clear?" Toujou Nozomi finished speaking and gently tapped Hoshizora Rin's lips with her finger, winking playfully with her right eye. The meaning was self-evident.
"Wha—! No, I can't. Rin's still saving her first kiss; I can't just give it away like that. Can't I not do it, Sister Nozomi?" Every girl's most important first kiss, Hoshizora Rin was a bit resistant. After all, it was just given away like that~ She was a girl with a sense of shame.
"Hehe~ I knew you'd say that. But now isn't the time to worry about such things. Yoshino's spirit dress is almost fully recovered; we just need you to help her recover completely." After speaking, she patted Minami Kotori's shoulder, making her reluctantly separate from Yoshino. Seeing the extremely shy Hoshizora Rin, she thought for a moment, then moved aside.
"Come, give a good hug to Muse's mascot." After giving Hoshizora Rin a push from behind, Hoshizora Rin found herself holding Yoshino in her arms. Yoshino's small hands rested on Hoshizora Rin's body, her face blurry and looking half-asleep.
'What should I do? Does Rin have to do the same as Sister Nozomi and the others? But aren't we all girls? This kind of thing isn't right, is it?' Hoshizora Rin, constantly trying to persuade herself, looked at Yoshino's rosy lips, her gaze completely captivated.
"Aren't you curious? You've been watching me and Kotori do things to Yoshino; didn't you feel even a little bit moved? If you do it now, you'll be the third person in Muse to do so, Rin." Hoshizora Rin's dazed look at Yoshino made Toujou Nozomi cover her mouth and chuckle lightly. 'You might not want to now, but later you'll definitely be fighting for a turn.'
"This time, Yoshino only summoned the three of us. This is our chance to get ahead. If we don't seize this opportunity well, there might not be another chance." Toujou Nozomi said, while using her magic to temporarily make Hoshizora Rin lose her judgment. Her eyes could only see Yoshino and nothing else.
After a long while, Yoshino recovered. At this time, Shiina, who had been offline, also woke up. She stretched her body, looking like she had just woken up.
"Ah~ I didn't expect something like this to happen to Yoshino this time. It was so hard to come back." Shiina had regained her spiritual power from Yoshino's body.
"Hmm? What's happening now? Why is Hoshizora Rin…" She looked up and saw Hoshizora Rin taking advantage of Yoshino. Then she turned and saw Toujou Nozomi's expression and immediately understood everything.
'Toujou Nozomi, you are truly a terrifying woman.' Not only does she trick others, but she doesn't even spare her own friends.
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