Do you not like Tsukiko in this outfit?
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No, not at all. You’re beautiful
You can see the lines of her body when wearing just one thin piece.
Tsukiko’s slender and beautifully proportioned body shows out.
Thank you. Uhm
What?
Please play with me all you want
Tsukiko says bashfully.
Last night, I received some advice from Katsuko-oneesama. She told me that I’ve focused on being the eldest sister too much that I’ve lost sight of myself. Therefore, I want to expose myself to Kou-sama in a place where Yomiko and Luna aren’t present A place where Tsukiko doesn’t have to support her sisters.
Yeah, you’re right. We’re alone right now, Tsukiko
Either way, Minaho-neesan should be watching.
Even so.
Err, but, I’d like to have a bit of talk before we have sex
I decided to start a conversation first.
Tsukiko’s reading my mind anyway.
I can’t hide it, and it would harm her trust in me if I try to gloss it over.
Yes, what about it?
Tsukiko smiles at me.
No, I can’t have a conversation if Tsukiko’s sitting on the floor. Let’s go to bed
Okay
We sit on the bed
Yeah, this is somewhat.
Err, sorry
I pin down Tsukiko.
I also lie down together with her.
Then, we look at each other’s face.
Yeah, this is better
Tsukiko’s beautiful face is right in front of me.
Were at a distance where our noses would rub together.
Is this too close?
No. I can see Kou-sama’s beautiful eyes
Tsukiko’e eyes reflect my face.
I don’t think that my eyes are beautiful though.
That’s not true. Kou-sama looks cool
Tsukiko reads my mind again.
Do you feel any unease?
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Yeah. I’ve got a lot of things to think about
Please wait. If that’s the case, then I’ll read it directly from Kou-sama’s mind
Tsukiko places her hand on my cheek.
It seems like it’s easier for her to read my mind if our skins touch.
But.
Give me a second
I stopped Tsukiko.
Do you not want me to read your mind?
Tsukiko speaks apologetically.
No. I don’t mind it. I’m okay letting Tsukiko see through my heart. I don’t hide anything, But
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I need it for myself. I have to put it into words. I want to explain it to Tsukiko through words so I could sort out the problems once more
I can’t organize my thoughts if you just read my mind.
I want to organize my thoughts and talk about it, or else I might overlook something or make a mistake. That’s why
Reading my mind using Miko power is only one-way traffic.
There’s no communication established.
Naturally, I think that I might miss out something to say, but Tsukiko can read my mind. I believe that Miko power can understand people’s anxiety and unease. But, I want you to listen to me put into words the concrete details If not, our mutual understanding would be off-point.
Tsukiko can understand me on the mind level, but I can only understand her on a conversation level.
That off-point will break our trust if left alone.
The power to read minds is mighty, but I don’t think that it’s useful for communication
If two people can read each other’s mind then they can establish a connection, but,
No, even if you can read the other party’s mind, you still need to make an effort to understand other people’s thoughts and intentions.
The other party is a person different than oneself, after all.
Understood. Kou-sama
Tsukiko agrees.
Then, I’ll start the talk
I begin to speak.
First, the problem of perspective, as Kudou-papa pointed out.
We’ve been stuck with our perspective, and we may have overlooked something.
Minaho-neesan’s advice.
Tsuki and Yomi Miko power might have their names and use reversed.
Then, my conversation with Nei.
Our suspicion on Kiyomi-san.
Maybe, Kiyomi-san has distorted the information Tsukiko, and the girls know about the Takakura shrine maiden?
And so, the names of the two powers were reversed?
Names are usually based on the essence of what it is
I said.
And so, Minaho-neesan thought that reading(Yomu) one’s mind has to be called Yomi power, that’s what she pointed out
It really is. I’ve never had doubts about it before
Tsukiko replies showing a serious look on her face.
Well, that’s natural. You’ve been taught that the power to make people obey has always been Yomi power
The common sense taught from the start can’t be reversed that easily.
That’s because one thinks, That’s how it is.
Indeed Kiyomi-sama was the one who taught us a lot about our power
Tsukiko said.
But, if that were true and the names of it were reversed, why would Kiyomi-san want to do that?
That’s.
I don’t know the reason why would she tell us lies
I don’t know either.
But for now, we have to think about dealing with Kiyomi-san. I might be overthinking to say that Kiyomi-san might be the mastermind of all this, but still
You’re right. It’s also possible that Satake uses Kiyomi-san as a trump card
Yeah, during the deal by 3pm.
It’s possible that Kiyomi-san who has a strong power to make people obey, to show up.
Does the Miko power to make people obey work on shrine maidens as well?
I asked.
I don’t know. It’s only Yomiko who used the power to make one obey until now among us sisters
So the power to make people obey hasn’t been tested thoroughly yet.
There’s never been attempts among Kiyomi-san or Yomiko
Tsukiko replied.
Well then, how about two shrine maidens giving each other an order that contradicts? For example, Yomiko saying Sit down and Kiyomi-san orders Stand up. What happens if you make that order?
Is it as one expects where the stronger one persists?
Or maybe, both repel each other, and the orders are canceled.
I don’t know either
Not knowing is a problem.
We might have to confront Kiyomi-san during the deal by 3pm.
The scariest part is when a shrine maiden with strong power can make other shrine maidens follow her
If that’s the case, then the Takakura sisters might be under Kiyomi-san’s control.
Then we have to awaken Luna’s power to make people obey too
We need someone other than Yomiko with the power to make one obey to try it out.
Oh right, Yomiko’s able to read my mind a bit too
I talk about Yomiko’s situation.
Is that so? Then
Tsukiko smiles.
I have to do my best too!
Chapter 712
Since Yomiko’s power to read minds suddenly awakened, maybe, that’s the real Yomi Miko power?
I’ve come up with an idea.
Maybe, Kiyomi-san deliberately taught you the incompatible power if Yomi Miko power isn’t the one you use to make someone obey you
Yomiko is the Yomi shrine maiden, that’s what the name indicates.
If the Yomi Miko power is to read people’s minds, then Yomiko’s supposed to have better compatibility with that power.
Yet, she was taught that the power to make someone obey is the Yomi power, which is a lie.
That’s why Yomiko’s power to make someone obey is weak.
That inference is on hold.
It maybe is, it perhaps is not
Tsukiko smiles at le.
Kou-sama, overthinking mislead you from the truth. It’s better to not decide on things we don’t know yet
Well, that’s true, but still.
In my memory, Kiyomi-sama isn’t someone with a black heart who would want to harm us
That’s.
Naturally, there’s also the possibility that Satake or someone else is manipulating Kiyomi-sama. She might be told to tell lies to us sisters because her family’s taken hostage. Or maybe, she was just pretending to be kind to us sisters in the past Tsukiko says.
But, we have no way to confirm our Aunt’s intentions for now
Tsukiko’s eyes stare right into me.
But, we don’t have time. In a few hours, we’ll be meeting Jii-chan and the big-shots from the Yakuza by 3pm.