808 A Short Break
Mio waited anxiously because Erina hadn’t come out of the toilet yet.
“Is it possible that breakfast didn’t suit Erina-sama’s stomach? She just recovered, and maybe there was some food incompatibility?” Mio paced back and forth in front of the toilet door anxiously.
After a few minutes had passed, she decided to knock on the toilet door. “Erina-sama, are you okay? Do you need my help with something?”
“…” Mio waited for a few seconds, but she didn’t get any response.
Therefore, she put her ear to the door to eavesdrop. However, she couldn’t hear any noise.
“This is weird… Is it possible-” Mio gasped, and her face slightly paled. He was worried if Erina had stomach problems inside the toilet.
*Bzzt*
Just as Mio was about to forcefully break down the door, a notification message came from her smartphone.
“A message from Erina-sama?” Mio scratched her head and looked at the toilet door once more. Maybe, she was just overthinking things?
She immediately read the message’s contents but became even more confused by it.
“Uyehara Takanori? This is the business card of a contract employee at Minamoto Group. Why did Erina-sama suddenly ask about this person?” Despite the confusion, Mio kept looking for information about that person, as Erina requested.
After that, she made a call to Erina just to be sure.
“They have left…” Erina mumbled softly. She then looked at her friend and asked. “Ellie, are they your friends?”
“Friends and family.” Elysia nodded in reply. She then led Erina out of the interrogation room, leaving the middle-aged man exclaiming in his muffled noises.
*Bzzt* *Bzzt*
Erina’s smartphone vibrated. She checked it and looked at Elysia. “It’s an incoming call from Mio.”
“Mio must be worried. You haven’t left the toilet even though she’s been waiting for so long, fufu~” Elysia covered her mouth and replied with a teasing giggle.
“Mou, don’t do that again.” Erina gently hit Elysia’s arm and then accepted the call.
“Erina-sama! Are you okay? Was the breakfast menu unsuitable for your stomach? Why are you suddenly asking about an ordinary contract employee named Uyehara Takanori, Erina-sama? Did something happen?” Mio immediately threw a barrage of questions in one breath.
“Ah, haha… I’m fine, Mio. However, it’s just…” Erina sorts out the right words to explain the situation.
“Erina was just kidnapped again by a pervert, Mio. She isn’t in the toilet anymore.” Elysia gave a brief explanation right away.
“W-what!? How did that happen? Is this man the culprit? He deserves to be punished by harakiri!” Mio was furious and immediately broke down the toilet door. Sure enough, Erina was no longer there.
“Ellie!?” Erina was taken back because of Elysia’s candor.
“Maa, it’s not entirely that man’s fault, Mio. Some things were just a coincidence, and Erina was kidnapped because someone else’s fault. We will punish the other one, but this person will be punished according to your clan rules. It’s fine if you put him in military training camp for a season or two.” Elysia suggested an idea. She didn’t want Erina and herself to know what punishment awaited the guilty man.
“Military training camp, huh… Really, you did save Erina-sama, but I also need an explanation for this, Elysia-sama…” Mio felt somewhat helpless.
“Hehe, anyway, we’ll leave the rest to you. In the meantime, Erina will be with me, and we’ll come to the mansion in half an hour. Erina, share our current location to Mio via GPS.” Elysia postponed the details for later.
“All right.” Mio sighed.
Erina then ended the call and sent her exact current location to Mio.
“Let’s change our clothes first.” Elysia invites Erina to change clothes in the empty room there.
“E-eh? Why are we- uh, alright…” Erina swallowed back her words, but her face blushed.
She just realized that Elysia was still wearing an assassin robe, and her clothes had already partially turned gold. She was so terrified a few minutes ago, after all.
Elysia took off her shadow robe and quickly put on a casual dress. She then helped Erina to change clothes, including underwear.
“Ellie, why do you have shoes and a dress that fits me perfectly? Even the underwear…” Erina looked at her current white dresses, then to Elysia. Their dresses might look similar, but not to their body sizes. Elysia was a bit shorter but curvier than her.
“That’s because I have many dresses and clothes in several sizes. Do you like it? I give it to you, Erina.” Elysia stepped back with a satisfied smile, but she couldn’t hide her flushed face even though she tried not to feel embarrassed.
“Fufu, thank you very much. Ellie, you are naughty but actually a shy girl.” Erina brought her face closer. She teased Elysia to repay the favor because her inner-self encouraged her.
“Do you think so, hmm?” Elysia put her hand on Erina’s chin and cornered Erina against the wall.
Erina didn’t expect Elysia’s bold move. She waited for what Elysia would do next, and her face reddened. She lost in this simple, playful exchange.
“A-anyway, let’s get out of here.” Elysia turned around. She was embarrassed just because she tried to be like the dominant one.
She was more daring if it was Elena, Ai, Rhea, or anyone who had a special relationship with her. However, she wasn’t ready to play that ‘lively’ exchange with Erina.
“Where are we going?” Erina covered her mouth as she chuckled.
“I’ll show you the sky above the clouds. Make sure this is a secret just between the two of us.” Elysia grabbed Erina’s hand, and the two of them instantly disappeared from the room with a poof.
A few minutes later, a squad of all-black criminal police in full gear broke into the apartment. They searched the whole place and then took away the man who had been tied up like a criminal.
Meanwhile, Erina had been taken away by Elysia to fly in the sky of Tokyo. It was a bit cloudy that morning, but Erina’s feelings were so beautiful, blooming and bright, with too much admiration for Elysia.
“Ellie, we’re flying in the sky!” Erin is feeling excited.
“Yes, we’re flying. You won’t fall while I’m here. Don’t worry.” Elysia felt helpless because Erina hugged her tightly, as if afraid of falling.
“But, there’s no footing or anything. I’m currently being carried by you.” Erina looked down, but she felt less confident. Even though Elysia was super strong and reliable, she was still a girl who was afraid of great heights.
“Hmm, how about like this.” Elysia took out a sword and made it an object to stand on. She put Erina in front and wrapped her arms around Erina’s waist. “Would you like to visit an amusement park before we get back?”
“En.” Erina just nodded in agreement.
“Ellie, thank you.” Erina enjoyed the cool breeze. She closed her eyes with a relieved smile.
“Mm, don’t we look like cultivators from the bamboo curtain country or the ginseng country?” Elysia glanced down, looking at the townspeople with some thought.
“Cultivators? Do you mean the unique espers from China and South Korea? I’ve heard of them but never had the chance to meet them. Hmm? Ah, Ellie, would it be alright for us to fly in the middle of the city like this? We will only attract attention.” Erina felt a little worried when she saw the crowds of the townspeople down there.
“Hehe, then the media will be vying for our spotlight. Maybe, we’re being covered and shown on TV right now. A pair of mysterious girls are flying in the sky of Tokyo.” Elysia threw a light joke with a small laugh.
“Ellie…” Erina didn’t know what to say.
“Worry not. No one can see us right now. It’s the amusement park. All right, here we come!” Elysia pointed in a direction and immediately flew there.
After buying tickets through the side door, Elysia and Erina spent their time as if there were only the two of them.
“Phew, that was really fun, Ellie. This is a new experience for me where no one can see us.” Erina heaved a subtle sigh of relief after almost an hour of playing and touring. She was feeling a bit tired now.
“I feel happy. It must be difficult to live as a famous superstar adored by many people.” Elysia gave a bottle of drink to Erina. She was relieved that Erina was back to being cheerful as if the previous terrible event had never happened.
“Thank you.” Erina accepted the drink and drank it. She then looked at the crowd in the distance with some thoughts in mind. She hugged her newly acquired doll and muttered. “Time flies so fast, huh… Nee, Ellie. Can we have fun like this some other time?”
“Sure, we’ll have more fun next time.” Elysia sat beside Erina and nodded in confirmation.
“Mm.” Erina closed her eyes with a genuinely happy smile. She knew Elysia was still busy but took the time to cheer her up because of what just happened.
For Elysia herself, it was also a short break before she returned to the hunting mission.
After a while, Erina stood up and extended her hand to Elysia. “Now seems like it’s time for us to go back. Mio, grandfather, and father must be worried.”
“Yeah, let’s go back.” Elysia took Erina flying back to the Minamoto Clan’s mansion. They entered through the balcony on the second floor, where Erina’s room was.
“Mio and the others are currently in the living room. They are discussing something with the exorcist experts from the Taira Clan. Let’s go meet them.” Elysia pointed in a direction and gave a signal to Erina.
“Mm.” Erina put her doll down before leaving the room with Elysia.