A beautiful girl who transmigrates into a Herrscher of the Void is treated like an elf and conquered

With his hands pressed against the sides of Shido's body, he trapped him in the corner of the bench, his back pressed tightly against the edge of the armrest.

She tilted her head slightly, closed her eyes, her long eyelashes casting shadows beneath them. At the same time, she gracefully tucked a strand of icy blue hair behind her ear, revealing her fair neck and delicate ears. In an almost murmured, expectant tone, she softly said, "Hey...let me have a taste, Shido-kun~"

This pose is extremely ambiguous; from certain angles, it looks as if Chinatsu is about to lean down and kiss the trapped Shido.

Shido's heart was pounding, his breathing became rapid, and his hand holding the crepe trembled slightly. He was completely at a loss.

The bridge of the Fraxinus instantly erupted in chaos, with alarms (fake) and cheers from Kannazuki (real) mingling together.

(Isn't this progressing too fast?!) Shido silently cried out in his heart.

Meanwhile, Chika thought to herself with delight: (Hmm, at this distance, at this angle... Fraxinus's side must be in complete chaos by now, right? What an interesting sideshow.)

This "sunset date," planned by Fraxinus but reversed and led by Chinatsu, is developing in a direction that no one could have predicted.

Chapter 58 The Counterattack of Acting Skills

Just as Shido's heart was pounding in his chest, his fingers trembling, almost as he was about to offer his ordinary banana crepe to Chinatsu's lips—

Chika, however, acted like a cunning cat, suddenly retreating and instantly creating distance between them.

She sat back down gracefully at the other end of the bench. The ambiguous, expectant expression on her face vanished without a trace, replaced by a light laugh tinged with mockery and teasing.

"Ara la la~" She gently covered the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand, her icy blue eyes sparkling with the light of a triumphant prank.

"Itsuka-kun, you're really easily teased~ You took it so seriously so easily?"

Shido remained in that stiff, ready-to-feed posture, his brain completely unaware of the sudden turn of events. The blush on his face had not yet faded, and his expression was blank, making him look exactly like a fool who had been tricked.

Chika chuckled softly, stood up gracefully, and patted off non-existent dust from her skirt.

She took a few steps forward and stood precisely where the setting sun shone brightest, then turned around gracefully.

In an instant, Shido's vision was filled with a dazzling golden light.

Chinatsu's entire figure seemed to blend into the setting sun behind her. The strong backlight outlined her slender figure, but completely hid the details of her face in deep shadows. Only a rough, blurry silhouette could be seen, carrying a mysterious and elusive aura.

Her voice, carried through the halo of light, tinged with a lazy teasing and a subtle warning, clearly reached Shido's ears:

"Itsuka-kun, believing girls so easily isn't a good way to win people over~"

She tilted her head slightly, and although her expression was not visible, Shido could feel the gaze from the shadows falling on him.

"In love—or rather, in any form of 'confrontation'—the slightest hesitation can lead to a crushing defeat."

She paused, her tone carrying a knowing ease, and softly uttered that proverb-like statement:

"Is this what they mean by 'hesitation leads to defeat'?"

After saying that, she didn't linger. She turned around and continued walking along the road bathed in the setting sun, leaving the dazzling halo and Shido, who was still sitting on the bench in a daze, behind her.

Shido stared blankly at her receding figure, which was gradually disappearing into the golden light, still clutching the crepe that had almost been given away.

Her last words echoed in my ears, my face burned, and my heart was filled with the shame of being teased and a strange, indescribable flutter.

(Hesitation...will lead to defeat...?)

He felt as if he had just experienced a brief but intense storm, and at the center of the storm, the girl named Hyouin Chinatsu remained an enigma shrouded in mist.

A brief silence fell over the bridge of the Fraxinus, broken only by Kannazuki's incoherent groans of ecstasy as she clutched her aching head.

Kotori looked at Shido's dejected appearance on the screen, then at Chinatsu's dashing departure, and bit down hard on the jewel in her mouth.

(This elf... is indeed difficult to deal with!)

The two walked one after the other along the quiet street leading to the apartment building, their shadows stretched long by the setting sun. The familiar apartment building was now in sight.

Shido took a deep breath, mustered his courage, and quickly stepped forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with Chinatsu, reiterating his core demand:

"Um... Phoenix Institute student! Before we go up, could you... give me Senin's phone number? Or let me call him first?"

"Just one minute, no, thirty seconds will do! I just want to check his voice first, to hear if he's alright..." His tone was sincere and pleading, his eyes filled with expectation.

Chika, who was walking ahead, stopped in her tracks.

She slowly turned around to face Shido. Under Shido's expectant gaze, she extended a slender index finger.

She gently touched her smooth cheek, tilted her head slightly, and looked up at the sky with her icy blue eyes, making an extremely cute and thoughtful pose.

Shido's heart skipped a beat, thinking that things had taken a turn for the better.

However, the next second, Chika's gaze shifted from the sky back to Shido's face, her large eyes flashing with a cunning light. A mischievous smile played on her lips as she spoke in a sweet yet undeniable tone:

"No way~"

"Huh?" Shido was stunned.

"Why bother making a phone call?" Qianxia took a step forward, her mischievous smile widening. "Wouldn't it be better to see and confirm with my own eyes if I wanted to know how my brother is doing?"

Before Shido could react, Chinatsu suddenly took another step forward, and very naturally stretched out her hands to hug Shido's right arm tightly.

She even gently rested her head on Shido's shoulder, adopting a completely dependent and submissive posture.

Then, she tilted her head back and looked at Shido from very close range, deliberately widening her icy blue eyes. Her long eyelashes fluttered, and her eyes seemed to glisten with a pitiful, watery light. In a soft, pleading voice, tinged with a hint of coquetry and grievance, she said:

"Itsuka-kun~ Come back with me~?" "Just... keep me company, okay?"

This sudden, starkly contrasting intimate contact and soft-spoken plea was like a combo attack, instantly shattering Shido's psychological defenses.

The soft touch on his arm, the slight weight on his shoulder, and the faint fragrance lingering in his nose made him dizzy and his cheeks feel like they were burning.

There seemed to be a jumble of exclamations and Kotori's shouts coming from Fraxinus's side, but he couldn't hear them at all.

“Wait, wait… Phoenix Institute student… this…” Shido stammered, his body stiff.

"Let's go, let's go~"

Chinatsu didn't give him a chance to think. She grabbed his arm and began to half-drag, half-lead him toward the apartment building. Her strength was unexpectedly great, or rather, Shido was powerless to resist at that moment.

He was being pulled along by Chika, almost half-pushed and half-forced forward, his mind a complete mess, only able to send a silent distress signal to Kotori through his earpiece.

(Fraxinus! Kotori! What do I do?! She's trying to drag me home!)

After a few seconds of silence in the earphones, Kotori's voice, tinged with a hint of helplessness and determination, came through:

"...Plans can't keep up with changes. Shido, the situation has changed, so be flexible! Since she's taken the initiative to invite us, let's go with the flow! This is an excellent opportunity to directly confirm Senin's condition! Remember, stay vigilant, but also act naturally! We'll be monitoring the situation throughout and ready to provide support at any time!"

Thus, in the last rays of the setting sun, the following scene unfolded: a seemingly delicate and beautiful young girl affectionately held the arm of a blushing, bewildered boy, almost "kidnapping" him as she dragged him towards her home.

The boy's mind went blank; he could only passively follow along, his heart filled with confusion as he wondered if something was wrong with the progress, and a strange, indescribable feeling of being needed.

Amidst the curious and well-meaning glances of passersby, he walked towards the apartment. For Shido, this was an unexpected and tense turn of events.

For Chika, this was just an entertaining side show, a chance to enjoy the "protagonist's" flustered reactions.

Sensing Shido's panic, Chinatsu thought with a sense of pleasure:

(Gotcha! Now where can you run? Next up is 'Chiin's' turn... I need to think about how to make it interesting...)

The apartment door leading to the "truth" (or rather, a deeper trap) is right in front of you.

Chapter 59 When the Illusion Opens the Door

With a half-pulling, half-dragging motion, Shido finally made it to the apartment building.

Shido's brain was almost overloaded the whole way. His arms were tightly held by Chinatsu, and the faint, cool fragrance of her hair lingered around his nose, mixed with the sweet smell of the crepes from earlier.

His heart raced and his cheeks burned. He tried to struggle, but he was afraid of hurting the other person if he used too much force, or rather... some secret expectation deep inside prevented him from truly breaking free.

(Fraxinus! Kotori! What on earth is going on?!)

He could only scream silently in his heart, while all he heard in his headphones was a noisy electrical interference and intermittent static such as "Signal...unstable...unknown...interference...Shido...good luck..."

Amidst the chaos, the two finally reached the stairs leading to the floor where Chika lived.

However, just as they were about to reach the door, an unexpected figure stood there silently, like a cold sculpture.

It's Origami Tobiichi.

She was carrying a rather exquisite-looking fruit basket, her face still expressionless.

But those pale blue eyes noticed the two people who appeared at the top of the stairs.

—Especially when Chika was clinging tightly to Shido's arm in an intimate gesture, her eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly, a sharp glint flashing within them.

(Origami?! What's she doing here?!)

Shido froze instantly, feeling as if his blood had almost frozen. A sense of absurdity and panic, like being "caught in the act," overwhelmed him.

The moment Chinatsu saw the origami, alarm bells went off in her head!

(Origami Tobiichi?! What's she doing here?! With gifts...is she here to see "Senin"? Oh no! Why is she here at this time?!)

(The whole plan is ruined! I used my powers to create the illusion that "Thousand Hospital" was lying in bed recuperating! Now there's an elite AST member standing at the door with extraordinary observation skills. Can this illusion fool her? This is too risky!)

(What should I do? Should I just refuse her entry? What reason could I give? That my brother needs absolute rest and should refuse all visitors? But that would only make things more suspicious! Origami isn't someone you can easily dismiss!)

Chinatsu's mind raced at an unprecedented pace, analyzing the impending crisis. She unconsciously tightened her grip on Shido's arm.

The deliberately feigned "docile and dependent" expression on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a genuine wariness and scrutiny as she looked at Origami.

Origami's gaze lingered on Shido and Chinatsu's intertwined arms for a second before she spoke calmly, her voice utterly flat:

“Itsuka Shido. Phoenix Inu Chika. I’ve come to visit Inu.” She held up the fruit basket in her hand.

"Ah, Origami! What a coincidence!"

Shido tried to force a smile, but his body was as stiff as a piece of wood. He tried to pull his arm out of Chinatsu's arms, but Chinatsu was holding him too tightly, and he couldn't succeed.

Just then, Origami did something that nearly made Shido's soul fly away. She took a step forward and, with remarkable ease, extended her free hand to take Shido's left arm!

"!?" Shido was completely petrified.

Origami raised her pale blue eyes, calmly looking at Shido, then glanced at Chinatsu on the other side, and said in a statement-like tone:

"I haven't seen Chiin in a long time either. Let's go in together."

In an instant, Shido was sandwiched between two beautiful girls, one on each side.

On the left is Origami, expressionless but with a determined look, clinging tightly to his left arm; on the right is Chinatsu, her eyes subtle and wary, yet still holding onto his right arm.

(What... what on earth is going on?!)

Shido inwardly groaned, feeling as if he were being torn apart by two invisible forces, unable to move.

He could clearly feel the distinct touches and sensations from his left and right sides—on one side was the slightly cool yet firm force of the origami, and on the other side was the soft, warm yet uncertain reliance of Chinatsu.

Seeing Origami's actions, Chika felt even more alarmed.

(Is she... asserting her dominance? Or does she simply want to go in? No way! We absolutely cannot let her in now!)

“Tobiichi-kun,” Chika said, her voice regaining its usual coolness, carrying an unquestionable tone.

"Thank you for your kindness. But my brother needs to rest absolutely right now and is not available to receive guests. Please come another day."

Upon hearing this, Origami looked directly at Chinatsu with her gray eyes, her tone remaining calm:

"I'm just checking on his condition. I'll leave the gifts and then leave." Her gaze seemed to pierce through to the heart, making Qianxia feel a sense of pressure.

(Tsk... Troublesome!) Chika thought to herself.

Thus, an extremely eerie scene unfolded in this narrow apartment building corridor:

A boy, his face flushed and completely flustered, stood frozen at the doorway, his arms tightly held by a girl with long, icy blue hair and a girl with short, silver hair, one on each side. An invisible tension hung in the air, along with Shido's almost tangible embarrassment and panic.

The atmosphere in the hallway was almost frozen. Chika clung tightly to Shido's right arm, trying to keep Origami out by saying that "her brother needs absolute rest."

Origami held tightly to Shido's left arm, refusing to budge an inch, citing reasons such as "checking on her comrade's condition" and "not trusting Shido."

Caught in the middle, Shido was like a rat in a bellows, trying to appease both sides, but only making the situation more chaotic.

"Tobiichi, I appreciate your kind words on behalf of my brother, but he really can't be disturbed right now!"

"I need to check on Senin's condition. Also, Itsuka Shido should not be alone with you."

"Um... Origami-san, Chinatsu-san, let's both calm down... how about we... for today..."

"No!" x2

Just as the entanglement continued and the argument gradually escalated—

With a soft click, the apartment door, which had been tightly closed, was opened from the inside!

The quarrel stopped abruptly.