Chapter 62

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As she walked down the street, Chrysanthemum held Lili's hand tightly to prevent her from running around. Her eyes were fixed on the various stalls and shops, her joy unhidden, and she smiled sweetly.

Mikoto, on the other hand, was also looking at the stalls, but she was staring at one in particular. Even after they passed it, she stopped and wouldn't move.

Noyan curiously followed her gaze. When he saw what Mikoto was staring at, he couldn't help but laugh.

It was a handguard that looked very much like a frog, or more accurately, very much like Kero!

Seeing Mikoto's eyes turn into cat eyes, Noyan couldn't hold back his laughter any longer.

Although such an expression from Railgun was very cute, both on the screen and in reality, it was just too silly. Noyan couldn't understand how a person's expression could reach such a level, so he couldn't help but laugh.

Hearing Noyan's laughter, Railgun snapped back to reality. She turned her head and saw Noyan smiling at her, her face turning red, all the way to her ears.

She quickly put on a look of disdain, looking at the Kero handguard and forced a laugh, "This... this world still has people who make such... such childish things, it's really..."

While saying these obviously fake words, Mikoto's eyes kept glancing back at the Kero handguard. Noyan was afraid her eyes would turn around and end up in her ears.

"Yes, yes, this thing is really~~~ childish, how could our Lady Mikoto possibly like such a child~~~ish thing!" Noyan said with a strange tone, smiling at Mikoto.

Noyan's strange, emphasized tone made Mikoto's face even redder. Noyan knew that if he continued teasing her, Mikoto would likely get angry and embarrassed. So he quickly said, "Alright, let's catch up with Chrysanthemum and Lili, we're about to be left behind!"

Noyan then took Mikoto's hand and walked quickly forward.

"Wait..." Mikoto stopped halfway through her word, looking at the stall with a reluctant expression, tears welling up in her eyes. But with her tsundere personality, she couldn't bring herself to say "I want it," so she could only let the tears flow as Noyan led her away.

Only when they could no longer see the stall did Mikoto finally look away. At that moment, she noticed that Noyan was still holding her hand.

Her face heated up, and her forehead even started to spark with electricity. She struggled slightly. "W-What are you doing..."

"Nothing!" Noyan smiled and let go, looking at Mikoto's blushing, beautiful face. Before she could say anything, Noyan held something up in front of her.

When Mikoto saw what was floating in front of her, she froze. She stared at it, and her eyes quickly transformed back into cat eyes.

It was a necklace, a crystal necklace, radiating the natural luster of crystal. Under the colorful magic lights, the surface of the crystal sparkled beautifully, incredibly stunning.

While the crystal necklace was indeed beautiful, such a necklace would at most elicit a compliment from Mikoto. To make her expression so blank and unresponsive, it was far from enough.

But the shape of the crystal on the necklace made all the difference!

What truly caught Mikoto's attention was the shape of the crystal on the necklace—it was clearly a Kero-shaped crystal!

A beautiful crystal necklace, and it was Kero-shaped. Railgun's young, innocent heart was instantly captured. She was completely drawn into the crystal hell of Kero, unable to pull herself out!

Mikoto's face, now a cat face, was a sight to behold. Noyan couldn't help but laugh loudly again. His laughter woke Mikoto from her trance. Seeing Noyan laughing so hard that his stomach hurt, Mikoto wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

She had just said that it was a childish thing, and then she was immediately attracted to a childish thing. There was nothing more embarrassing than that. Hearing Noyan's laughter, Mikoto braced herself for his ridicule.

Noyan, having laughed enough and not hearing Mikoto's voice, patted his cheeks to stop laughing and walked up to her.

Seeing Noyan approach, Mikoto closed her eyes in a fit of anger, ready to shout, "I am childish, I do like Kero, laugh if you want!" But Noyan's words stopped her.

"For you!" Noyan lifted the crystal Kero necklace again, holding it in front of Mikoto with a slightly curved smile.

Mikoto's eyes snapped open. It was still the crystal Kero necklace, still the same smile, but at that moment, the meaning had completely changed.

People on the street continued to walk by, seemingly oblivious to Noyan and Mikoto in the middle of the road. They passed by one after another, the beautiful magic lights adding to the scene, making them an inseparable part of the picturesque view.

The crystal Kero necklace swayed in front of Mikoto. She stared at it, but this time, her eyes didn't turn into cat eyes.

"Give... give it to me..." Mikoto's voice carried a hint of disbelief.

"Yes!" Noyan moved the crystal Kero necklace away from Mikoto's face, ignoring her eyes that followed it, and took her hand, placing the necklace in it.

"This... I made it specially for you!"

Indeed, the moment he summoned Mikoto, Noyan had silently decided to give her such a necklace. Mikoto's love for Kero was boundless, and with such a hobby, Noyan naturally wanted to seize the opportunity.

Although Noyan didn't know how to carve crystal or make necklaces, the system's item list had all sorts of strange things. A crystal necklace that could change shape with a thought was available, and such a basic transformation ability only cost 100 item points, cheap and practical!

So, saying he made it himself was also acceptable!

"I... I said... such... childish things... I don't like them..." Mikoto stammered, but her hand was already tightly gripping the crystal Kero necklace.

"Really?" Noyan looked at her with amusement, extending his hand in front of her. "Then, give it back to me!"

"No way!" Mikoto reflexively shouted, using both hands to hold the Kero tightly, looking at Noyan with a wary gaze.

"You said you don't like it?" This tsundere girl was both annoying and amusing, but Noyan just liked her, no matter what.

Mikoto's face turned red again. She turned her head away, not looking at Noyan. "Who... who gives something and then asks for it back? Since you worked so hard to make it, I'll reluctantly accept it!"

"Just say you like it, why make it so complicated!" Noyan withdrew his hand, as expected, and said helplessly.

"It's... not that I like it..."

"You don't have to deny it, Mikoto!" Noyan walked up to Mikoto, held her shoulders, and turned her to face him. Looking at her flushed face, he said slowly, "Mikoto, no one knows you better than I do. At least, no one in this world knows you better than I do. I know your hobbies, your personality, everything. So, you don't need to pretend in front of me!"

At this, Noyan laughed again. "Not to mention that we are comrades who live and die together. When we die, we die together; when we live, we live together. So, I accept everything about you, and you don't need to hide anything from me. Besides..."

"I don't dislike this side of you, I actually like it a lot!"

"L-Like..." Mikoto's face turned red, steam rising from it, and her mind was filled with only those two words.

"Alright, let's catch up with Chrysanthemum and Lili!" Ignoring Railgun's expression, Noyan pulled the unresponsive Mikoto and walked forward...

(Second update! The reason for the second update isn't because of reaching 100 votes, but because the recommendations and collections are so pitiful, even worse than the day of the typhoon and power outage... So, here's the second update, in hopes of getting more recommendations, collections, clicks, reviews, and donations! Please support!)

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