Sigh...
In that case...
Would it be better to add some stronger spice?
Thinking about this question, Miko couldn't help but recall her previous actions. However, seeing how shocked Lumine was just now when listening to her story, she felt that asking Lumine to do that was indeed making things a bit too difficult for her.
But regardless, she still understood Lumine's reaction quite well. After all, Lumine was ultimately just a little girl, unlike her, who had already lived for several hundred years and seen everything there was to see.
Hmm?
Wait a moment...
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, Miko began to stare at Lumine.
"What is it?" Unexpectedly seeing Miko suddenly staring at her, Lumine looked confused, not knowing what had happened.
"I was thinking..." Continuing to stare at Lumine, Miko spoke slowly, "Have you also lived for several hundred years?"
Lumine: "!"
After hearing Miko's words, Lumine couldn't help but feel startled. Although she felt Miko probably wouldn't do anything to her, seeing Miko staring at her like that still made her jump involuntarily.
There was no helping it; the current Miko was a bit scary.
"How did you know?" Surprised as she was, Lumine still asked this question.
"How did I know?" Repeating Lumine's question, Miko continued, "It is precisely because of Kaito."
"Kaito?"
Freezing for a moment, Lumine clearly hadn't expected the answer to the question to be Kaito. It was just that Kaito was obviously not nearby right now, so how did Miko know from Kaito?
Clearly, Miko had only just found out about this matter.
Wait!
Could it be...
That ability to speak in other people's minds?
Suddenly, Lumine thought of this possibility.
"Which of the girls around that guy is simple? Living for a few hundred years is nothing; it could even be considered ordinary."
Just as Lumine was thinking of that possibility, Miko gave her answer. Of course, she didn't actually think that way; she was merely saying it casually.
But in the end, there was indeed some truth to it. Even including herself, none of the girls around that guy were ordinary people. Perhaps only she and Lumine looked a bit more ordinary.
"Ah? Is that so..." Regarding this answer from Miko, Lumine was clearly quite surprised. She really hadn't expected it could be explained like that.
However, she soon had another question. "Then, Miko, why did you suddenly bring this up?"
Lumine knew Miko must have had a reason for saying this.
"Nothing much, really. It is just that seeing how shy you were just now when listening to my story, I thought you were very young."
Smiling a bit, Miko stated the reason why she had suddenly mentioned Lumine's age.
"I see..." Not expecting Miko to have thought that, Lumine was a bit at a loss for words.
But even so, she still opened her mouth to say, "That kind of thing... is very difficult for anyone to do, right?"
"Sigh, it is not like I am asking you to do it in front of others. It is in front of the person you like—the person you like, understand?" Smiling once again, Miko knew Lumine definitely wouldn't do this; she just wanted to tease the other party.
In front of the person I like?
It seems...
That does make sense...
Listening to Miko's words, Lumine suddenly felt that what she said seemed right. That sort of thing was indeed hard to do, but it wasn't done in front of just any random person.
"Alright, let us go back first."
No longer continuing to tease Lumine, Miko truly began walking towards Inazuma City this time.
"Okay."
Responding with a sound of agreement, Lumine followed behind, walking towards Inazuma City.
By the way...
I forgot to say that I spent most of my time sleeping...
It's not like I really lived for that many years...
Suddenly remembering this, Lumine wanted to mention it to Miko. However, after thinking about it, she didn't say it out loud.
There was no helping it; she felt that if she explained further, it would turn into a cover-up.
Wait!
I haven't asked if they did anything afterwards?
Should I ask?
Continuing to follow slowly behind, Lumine was very curious about the answer to this question. Although she felt there was a high probability they did that kind of thing, she still wanted to hear what Miko had to say.
However, she also knew that Miko would likely give another answer like "you'll know if you do it yourself," just like her response when asked about Kaito's reaction to seeing Miko like that.
But how could she possibly go and do that just to get the answer to a question?
Even if she did do it, it should be with other intentions in mind, not merely for a doubt like this. However, even if Miko didn't answer, she could probably guess the situation at the time; she just wanted to hear the person involved recount it.
"Why are you walking so slowly?"
Just as Lumine was still thinking about those things, Miko, who was walking in front, had already stopped and turned her head to look at Lumine, who was still lagging behind.
"Ah? I will walk faster."
Coming back to her senses and seeing Miko was already some distance away, Lumine hurriedly quickened her pace.
"If you have any questions, just ask." Seeing Lumine like this, Miko knew she was definitely still thinking about something.
However, she wouldn't answer just any question. Or in other words, what she had said just now was already the entirety of what she was willing to reveal herself. As for the other things she hadn't said, she certainly wouldn't say them now.
As to why she still told Lumine to ask, it was simply because she wanted to know what other questions Lumine was curious about.
"You wouldn't answer even if I asked."
Seeing Miko acting as if she would answer whatever was asked, Lumine couldn't help but say this.
Of course, the fact that Miko had told her that story just now was already quite nice of her. If it were anyone else, they definitely wouldn't have spoken of such personal experiences; for this point, she was still quite grateful to the other party.
This little girl...
How did she suddenly become smart...
Unexpectedly finding that the other party had seen through her, Miko was a bit surprised. But even so, she still said nonchalantly, "Not at all. Besides, you have to ask first before I can answer."
"But you definitely won't answer the question I am asking."
This time, Lumine still didn't rush to voice her question. Anyway, if Miko wasn't going to answer, there was no point in her saying the question out loud, so she resolutely refused to say it.
Miko: "..."
This girl...
What question does she actually want to ask?
Kaito's reaction at that time?
But that guy didn't have any reaction at all...
I wonder if it is because he has seen too much of Mei and the others...
Recalling that time on that day, Miko thought this with some helplessness. At that time, she truly hadn't expected that Kaito would actually have no reaction at all; it was simply unbelievable.
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