Shirou's clones number 30 million

"Besides that, I also have to apologize to Kurumi, who has been helping me find leaves. Just thinking about it gives me a headache."

indeed.

Tachibana Shirou nodded slightly, then sighed softly:

"Ugh... this alien cold is really annoying. It seems the universe isn't such a wonderful place after all."

Just from this cold that is so different from those on Earth, one can imagine how dangerous the universe is.

……

Challenge the World.

After the party ended and he returned home, Shirou Itsuka breathed a sigh of relief.

It's truly wonderful to be free from illness.

Looking at the flowers, plants, and leaves that almost filled the room, and the large pile of comic books that had been added to the bookshelf, he couldn't help but sigh.

Yesterday I was obsessed with collecting plant specimens, but today I enjoy collecting comic books and have bought many that I've already read.

"Yesterday I liked these plants, but today I like comic books, so why didn't I throw them away? What was I thinking this morning?"

Comic books are fine, I can keep collecting them, but these plant specimens that are drying are things that must be thrown away immediately.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Kurumi Tokisaki's voice came along with her:

"Look...! I found something, a four-leaf clover symbolizing love."

Shirou instinctively turned his head and instantly saw the four-leaf clover that Kurumi Tokisaki was holding.

Those were two four-leaf clovers growing together, looking like intertwined branches.

"Oh...? Is this an eight-leaf clover? I've seen plenty of four-leaf clovers, but this one is very rare and worth collecting."

At this moment, Shirou Itsuka felt as if he could understand his past self.

Such a peculiar plant certainly has the value of being made into a specimen and collected.

After receiving the four-leaf clover from Tokisaki Kurumi, Shirou immediately imbued it with magic such as preservation and sturdiness.

"This one needs to be carefully preserved. Please throw away the rest of them for me."

"Huh...? You went through so much trouble to find it yesterday, but you're going to throw it away today?" Tokisaki Kurumi looked surprised.

Seeing this, Shirou smiled sheepishly:

"Sorry, I caught a strange cold yesterday and my mental state wasn't quite right, so I collected this whole bunch of useless stuff."

"And... now?"

"Everything is back to normal now. I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble yesterday."

Yesterday, Tokisaki Kyo created many clones to help him find plant samples, working even harder than he did himself.

But today I have to throw these things away, and I feel a little guilty about it.

But these things just take up space and are really useless.

Kurumi Tokisaki paused for a moment, then chuckled softly:

"No need to apologize, but Shirou really caused me a lot of trouble yesterday. So, how do you plan to make it up to me?"

"Hmm... Summer vacation is almost here, want to go on a trip together?"

"A trip for two?"

"No, threesome."

"That's outrageous! What kind of compensation is it if three people go on a trip together?"

Even if you say that, I can't possibly leave Kotori alone at home, can I?

"Isn't your sister some kind of commander? She has a bunch of subordinates, you don't need to worry about her at all."

"No, those people will only spoil her. If they really leave her alone, when we come back from the trip, the house will be full of lollipop sticks and wrappers."

Shirou paused for a moment, then added:

"Then, someone lay on the sofa complaining of a toothache. They wouldn't eat anything and just kept whining and whining."

Kurumi Tokisaki couldn't help but laugh, glancing subtly at the doorway before saying:

"Shirou seems to always treat Kotori like a child, but she's a commander outside, and her mental age might be older than Shirou's."

"No matter her age, in my eyes she will always be a child who hasn't grown up."

Moreover, how could she possibly be as good as me in terms of mental age?

"Sigh... there's really no other way, then the three of us will go together."

At that moment, Kotori Itsuka suddenly pushed open the door and entered, her voice following:

"I disagree. How can we go somewhere else at such a critical moment?"

"Then you can stay here and guard the house by yourself," Kurumi Tokisaki said with a smile.

"I'm talking to Shirou, what right do you have to interrupt?"

Shirou glanced subconsciously at the black ribbon in Kotori Itsuka's hair and thought to himself:

It's that sharp-tongued commander mode again.

"Kotori, let's go on a trip together. We don't have anything to do during summer vacation anyway."

"No, spacequakes have been occurring very frequently lately. Just in case, Shirou can't leave."

"Spacequakes happen all over the world, not just in this one place. How can we throw the baby out with the bathwater? If you're not going, then Kurumi and I will go alone."

"I go!"

Kotori Itsuka said through gritted teeth.

As her younger sister, she knew that if Shirou said that, he must be serious.

After she finished speaking, she glared at Kurumi Tokisaki with great dissatisfaction, but was met with a nonchalant smile from the other party.

Chapter 262 Pretending to be Abnormal Too

Chapter 262, Section 263: Pretending to be Abnormal Too

Meanwhile, within Soul Society, at the Fifth Division's base.

"It's finally recovered."

Aizen Shirou sighed deeply. He had been sharp-tongued and mean yesterday, offending many people.

Although I wasn't that extreme today, my mental state was still not quite normal. I found fault with everything and kept thinking about destroying something.

Fortunately, things have finally returned to normal.

"Ugh……"

As I sighed, a song suddenly drifted from afar.

Who is singing?

Aizen stepped out of the room, looked around, and his gaze unconsciously drifted toward the distant rooftops.

There, a young woman wearing a white kimono was dancing gracefully under the moon.

"Is this... Hinamori?"

Yesterday, she squatted in the corner counting ants, repeatedly uttering extremely humble words.

I never imagined she would turn out like this today. It's terrible that Lotte has caught a cold.

"Speaking of which, given Hinamori's personality, she'll probably be too ashamed to show her face as soon as she recovers."

The next moment, Aizen saw a small, white-haired man wielding a sword wildly under the eaves not far away.

Accompanied by the dance of the sword, he approached him step by step.

At the same time, a strong smell of alcohol wafted over.

"Such a strong smell of alcohol, how much did he drink?"

Aizen frowned slightly, took a few steps back without making a sound, and was about to ask Hitsugaya Toshiro why he came to the Fifth Division when he suddenly swung his sword at him.

"Aizen, I'm not a child who never grows up, nor am I prematurely gray-haired, nor am I a coward who doesn't dare to confess to the person I like."

"Uh……"

Aizen was speechless. Was this guy taking advantage of being drunk to cause trouble here?

Yes, I admit I went a bit too far yesterday.

"Oh...you're not."

Aizen casually blocked his sword, dismissing the matter.

"Aizen...! I challenge you to a duel, you despicable bastard!"

Hitsugaya Toshiro's face was flushed red from the smell of alcohol, his movements were unsteady, and even his sword seemed weak.

He was no match for Aizen to begin with, and in this situation, he was practically like a naive child.

"Sigh... drunk kids are so hard to deal with."

We can't just go all out, can we?

After all, the reason he came here drunk and disorderly was ultimately because he caught a cold from me.

"Aizen! I'm not a dwarf, I can definitely grow up again."

Did I really say something like that? How awful!

Aizen couldn't possibly remember every word he had said, and upon hearing what he said, he immediately realized that he had gone too far.

"Feel sorry."

"Aizen, don't think I'll forgive you just because you apologize. I...I...I'll make you cry!"

He had barely finished speaking when he collapsed to the ground and fell asleep.

"Don't sleep here, honestly."