Kurona just hoped that Ihei Shirazu would get out of her way quickly.
"Kurona, why do I feel like you're really bothered by that guy…?"
At this moment, Nashiro had already sensed her sister's abnormality and couldn't help but ask Kurona in a low voice.
Only she, being her twin sister, would be so perceptive; most people wouldn't be.
Kurona was slightly startled, "Is it that obvious?… I just want to ask him some questions."
Nashiro naturally didn't doubt Kurona's explanation. "Then just go ask him, or is it that you feel awkward with other people around?"
"A little… Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, it doesn't matter."
Kurona was a bit less than straightforward.
She had just been thinking that Ihei Shirazu should get out of the way quickly.
This was because Kurona didn't want Nashiro to think she was very concerned about the matter.
After a while, Ihei Shirazu finally finished talking with Kei Yakuchi and returned to the front of the team.
Kurona quickly moved closer, coming right beside Kei Yakuchi .
"Is something wrong?"
Kei Yakuchi noticed Kurona's actions and couldn't help but ask.
"Um… why did you save me just now? I clearly treated you as a rival before, and my attitude towards you wasn't very good…"
Kurona was quite concerned about this.
At that time, the other party actually managed to save her so promptly, without the slightest hesitation.
Kei Yakuchi smiled slightly, "Saving someone doesn't need any special reason, does it? Besides, for a cute girl like you, wouldn't it be a great pity if something happened?"
Upon hearing the word "cute," Kurona's pretty face immediately flushed slightly.
He actually called her cute…
"Wh-what are you saying! Don't say such unnecessary nonsense…"
Kurona deliberately tried to hide her shyness, but the blush on her cheeks already betrayed her.
Being suddenly praised as cute, she must have been happy inside.
"How is it nonsense? You really are cute."
Kei Yakuchi said earnestly.
He was simply speaking based on facts.
As early as before he transmigrated, the first time he saw Kurona and Nashiro, he thought this pair of sisters was very cute.
It's a pity that in the original work, the Anjiu sisters also had a difficult fate…
Kurona originally wanted to hide her shyness, but Kei Yakuchi 's words instantly made her even more bashful.
"I get it, so stop talking!"
Kurona felt too shy, so she quickly stopped Kei Yakuchi .
Although the conversation between Kei Yakuchi and Kurona was rather quiet, Nashiro, who was nearby, could still hear it.
And seeing her sister's change in expression, Nashiro felt that her sister was indeed a bit unusual.
When facing other boys, her sister had never shown such an appearance.
To be precise, Kurona barely paid any attention to those boys; she usually only stayed with Nashiro.
However, Nashiro was still quite naive about certain things, so she didn't understand why Kurona would become like this in front of Kei Yakuchi .
She would just have to ask her sister later…
On the other side, Suzuya Juuzou, who wasn't far away, also vaguely noticed that the relationship between Kei Yakuchi and Kurona seemed very good.
However, he was even more innocent than Nashiro and didn't understand what this meant at all, so he just glanced at them casually and stopped paying attention.
At this moment, Kurona felt she couldn't continue like this; if Kei Yakuchi said any more strange things to her, she herself would become strange.
Therefore, she fled back to Nashiro's side as if escaping.
Just as her sister came over, Nashiro quietly asked Kurona: "Kurona, why are you completely different when you face that guy compared to when you face other boys?"
Hearing this, Kurona merely appeared a bit startled on the surface, but her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Was her reaction just now that obvious again? So much so that Nashiro saw it clearly.
"No… not really? He did save me just now, after all, so I certainly can't be as cold as I am towards other boys…"
Kurona feigned calmness as she explained.
In reality, she was panicking inside, and her tone was also a bit unnatural.
"Is that so? I see."
Nashiro, however, believed the reason Kurona casually fabricated.
Because she didn't understand matters of emotion, she didn't think in that direction.
Phew~
Kurona immediately felt a slight sense of relief.
However, she also felt that something was indeed wrong with her. What exactly was going on?
Even if she considered Kei Yakuchi her savior, her reaction just now shouldn't have been so strong, right?
Could it be because…
No, no!
How could that be possible?
That guy was her rival!
Kurona immediately denied her own conjecture; whether it was out of shyness or something else, only she herself knew.
Kurona forcibly cleared her mind of distracting thoughts. She was still in the middle of her internship, and she couldn't be half-hearted anymore!
But it wasn't long before Kurona couldn't maintain this state.
Because Ihei Shirazu would chat and laugh with Kei Yakuchi from time to time, she couldn't help but pay attention to their situation, which made her increasingly flustered.
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[Ding! Host defeated a "B-Rank Ghoul" and received a reward: 5 Fusion Points!]
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[Ding! Host defeated a "B-Rank Ghoul" and received a reward: 5 Fusion Points!]
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Arima Kishou's "Zero Squad" led Kei Yakuchi and others in operations in the 24th Ward for several hours.
During this period, they did not venture too deep into the underground labyrinth, because going too deep would easily lead to encountering higher-ranked Ghouls, which would then have no effect on the internship for Kei Yakuchi and the others.
The area of the 24th Ward's underground labyrinth is very large; it can be said to encompass almost the entire underground of Tokyo. Therefore, even without continuously going deeper, winding around would not easily lead them back to repeated places.
During today's internship, Kei Yakuchi and Suzuya Juuzou together exterminated three Ghouls.
Although Kurona and Nashiro performed poorly at first, they made up for it later, successfully exterminating two Ghouls.
As for the two male students, their extermination count was also two, but their overall performance was not as good as the Anjiu sisters.
Now, everyone was leaving the 24th Ward.
Because it was already quite late, even if they didn't eat dinner, it was impossible to spend the night in a place like the 24th Ward.
But the internship was certainly not over; it would continue tomorrow.
Arriving at the cave exit of the 24th Ward, Kei Yakuchi and the other interns prepared to take the subway back.
"Goodbye, Kei."
Ihei Shirazu waved goodbye to Kei Yakuchi .
"Hmm, see you tomorrow, Shisazu."
Kei Yakuchi responded with a smile.
"!"
Hearing Kei Yakuchi actually call that "little sister" by her name, Kurona immediately became even more concerned.