C2 Part109

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You must be used to me by

now, he tried calling out, but as expected, there was no reply.

Touya only wanted to tell Kudou-san that it was delicious, so he figured he

could leave a note. This way he could thank Kudou-san without meeting

face to face. He quickly grabbed a memo pad and wrote thank you for

everything to express his gratitude. When he finished writing, Touya

felt strange looking at the words.

How am I able to write?

Well, this must also be an ability I’ve gained from becoming an

ayakashi.

He

left the note on top of the table. When he returned to the sitting

room with his hazy thoughts, Kiri was already surrounded by the

sleeping children. Akio was next to Kiri with his eyes closed,

grasping his kimono tightly.

“Hey, Kiri-sama……you’ll

keep your promise, right?”

Natsuki, who was still awake on

top of Kiri’s lap, spoke in a sleepy voice with his hand still

grasped with his in a pinky swear.

“—Yes, got it. I’ll keep

it.”

When they pinky swore, Natsuki smiled at ease.

“Yeah……”

He closed his eyes contentedly, still

embracing Kiri.

—Promise?

“There,

there.”

Kiri moved his gaze toward Touya, who had just

entered the room, as he stroked Natsuki’s head.