Yō’s mouth was half agape as she looked at the girl who seemed to be the same age as herself.
Then, she was stumped by surprise once more.
The young lady had a sweet baby face with a slightly wavy twin tailed hairdo, her curvaceous body-line didn’t seem to match the age that she appeared to be from just the face alone. Although her height did not differ greatly from Yō’s, her breasts were filled out like those of a grown woman. The black and blue laced Gothic Lolita outfit boldly revealed her legs and part of her breasts, making her look very attractive.
The bold choice of dressing would have made others to think that she’s trying to lure men to fall for the temptations but those eyes of hers were pure and innocent while defenselessly revealing large parts of her body. Be it guys or girls, anyone would definitely have their pulse set racing at the sight of such a girl.
But with such an overly tempting and attractive appearance, it had instead triggered the caution in Yō’s heart.
(This child……isn’t human?)
Doll-like—A demon in the form of a girl. That was the line that flashed through Yō’s mind.
The girl did not notice Yō’s caution as she moved closer look at Yō’s face:
“……is your head fine?”
“Ah, Nn. It’s fine. But who are you?”
The girl gave a slight nod.
The girl’s every action was incredibly cute and just that slight nod already compounded to the overall cuteness. Even if it’s Yō, she would also be unable to beat up such a cute girl. So possessing that level of understanding, Yō—
*Swish!*
“!”
Only gave a chop with her hand with a strength that wasn’t too great. … just enough to smash a boulder.
“Let’s call it quits with that.”
“……Nn.”
The mysterious girl nodded her head. It would seem that she had given it some self-reflection.
Yō sorted out her thoughts as she planned to make a self-introduction but the girl was a step ahead in taking the initiative.
“You are joining the Game too?”
“……Game? You mean the ?”
The girl nodded her head as the pair of pure and innocent eyes stared at Yō fixedly.
Though Yō’s a laconic person, this girl seemed to be even more reserved with her words. It’s truly Yō’s first time to have met such a strong opponent for she had never met a girl who’s more laconic[8] than herself.
Yō, who hasn’t decided whether to turn up for the event, nodded her head while replying:
“……Nn. I will be joining.”
A smile spread across the girl’s face.
“Great. With this, I can complete the promise I’ve made to Koumei.”
“Eh—“At the moment when Yō was left speechless—
The girl vanished without any warning.
“—That must be a lie right?!”
Vanishing into thin air. That’s right, just vanishing.
It wasn’t by disguising her scent or a rapid get-away nor was it taking to the skies. Such biological disguises would not be able to fool the senses of Yō.
The girl who had suddenly appeared had also simply vanished before Yō without a trace.
(How did she do that……No compared to that……)
Koumei—That was the name which people who are close to her father, Kasukabe Koumei, used to call him. Then, the girl might have been referring to her father by saying the name ‘Koumei’.
(Could it be……that I’ve actually found a lead on my father’s whereabouts?)
Yō gazed towards the arena from the Corridor of Displays as her eyes were no longer clouded with the troubled look of earlier.
Looks like she had finally found a reason to appear in the ring.
While looking out for the figure of the sweet looking girl, Yō made her way to the registration office.