Volume 7 Chapter 391 - An Accidental Meeting
"You really healed her," Loki muttered after checking Line's current state.
"What? You didn't believe me?" Kisuke asked as he put a blanket on the sleeping Line.
"I only based it on the fact that you didn't lie about healing her." Loki then faced Kisuke, "Should I leave her here for a while?"
Kisuke nodded at her, "That would be for the best. If something is wrong, I can notice it immediately and make a proper response."
"Then let's do that." Loki then turned to Riveria who was quietly watching everything with her already empty glass, "Let's go home for today."
Kisuke understood Loki's decision as he also noticed that there was already a change in Riveria. In addition to that, he was still busy checking Line and didn't have time to entertain them, "Hestia-sama, please lead them outside." He could only trust that Loki would keep Riveria silent for now.
"Eh?…" Hestia made a fed-up face as she didn't really want to deal with Loki, "Fine." But she still did what Kisuke asked of her.
But before they left, Kisuke grabbed three bags worth of assorted snacks and passed it to Riveria, "Please think of this as my apology~."
When they reached outside, Hestia couldn't help but smile when she peeked at Riveria, "Don't mind it too much~." She left them after saying such.
Loki started walking while Riveria only quietly followed her until they reached the gates of the Twilight Manor. Once they stepped into their territory, Loki suddenly stopped walking and faced Riveria with a smile, "Just so you know, everyone already knew that you had already regained your wits and were only pretending to be calm while making a fake straight face, including Kisuke Urahara."
Riveria's eyes widened before shouting, "NOOO!!!" She then started running towards the manor with a flushed face which caught everyone's attention.
Loki tried to chase after her, shouting, "Wait!!! Riveria! Let me have some of those snacks!" However, due to the difference in physical abilities, Loki was immediately left behind as Riveria locked herself in her room.
Tiona, Tione, Ais, and Lefiya who just came out after hearing Riveria's scream could only look at the wheezing Loki with a dumbfounded expression.
"W-what happened to Riveria-sama?" Lefiya asked with a twitching mouth as that was the first time they witnessed her acting like that.
Loki didn't know how to answer that question so she just said, "Well, we just came from Kisuke's place."
The girls became even more confused but somehow, they understood Loki's underlying meaning after Kisuke's name came up. However, they were still underestimating him and thought that Kisuke just tricked Riveria again.
It's only on the next day that Line finally woke up, and after checking her up one last time, he asked her to go home and rest.
Every year, a flock of people would enter Orario just to see this. Some were tourists while some were just looking for work they could do. Nevertheless, it was one of the two famous festivals in Orario, the other one being the Moon Festival which would be held a month and a half later.
Since it was a rare occasion, Kisuke and the rest decided to take the day off to have some fun. While others protested against it, Kisuke and Yoruichi decided to have a date with just the two of them since it had been a while.
Since they didn't really want to stand out, Kisuke and Yoruichi wore the standard attire of an Adventurer while going around. The two of them went around happily, visiting all kinds of stores and purchasing some random things that caught their interest.
It was around 10:00 AM when they both felt satisfied and also noticed that the crowd was getting thicker and that it was becoming harder to move around. They then decided to enter a cafe to rest for a bit. They chose to sit down in an inconspicuous corner and ordered some drinks.
It was then that a certain cloaked individual entered the same cafe. From the aura she was emitting she certainly was a Goddess and although she was covered in a cloak, the charming aura that was attracting everyone in the cafe and the familiar gaze they felt from her, Kisuke and Yoruichi wouldn't mistake her for anyone else. The Goddess on the top of the tower they designated as the peeping lady and the leader of one of the strongest Familia in Orario, Freya.
The moment she stepped in, Kisuke and Yoruichi reduced their presence to that of inconsequential individuals and looked at each other to communicate. Both of them decided not to leave as it would only attract attention to them and even more so when they just ordered something to snack on.
However, things became harder when two more individuals arrived in the cafe, which made Kisuke sigh, 'Loki would surely notice us. And there'll be no choice but to go face to face with that Freya. Since I can't lie, she would probably ask difficult questions again in front of Freya.' Kisuke tried to think of a way to get out of this place, however, with the charming aura Freya was emitting which captured everyone, it would only attract her attention, 'If that's the case, I can only play along with Loki and rely on her more. That's what she wants anyway.'
Loki, along with Ais as her bodyguard, arrived at the cafe and immediately went straight to Freya's table. When Freya looked towards Ais, the golden-haired girl couldn't help but blush and froze for a bit before biting her lip to wake herself up.
"Yo~. Did you wait too long?" Loki waved at Freya and greeted her.
"No, I just arrived myself." Freya's attention then transferred to Ais, "Oh, my. Who's this?"
"Ah, right. You two haven't met yet. This is my Ais. That's enough for you, right?" Loki then faced Ais, "Ais, technically she's a Goddess, so at least say hello."
While being wary, Ais greeted the Goddess, "Nice to meet you." While thinking, 'That was close… The full abilities of deities are sealed on earth. This goddess shouldn't be any different… and yet…' Peeking at the other customers, '…She's attractive enough to charm someone to their soul… This is the physical incarnation of beauty. The Goddess Freya.'
It was then that she noticed a familiar face, '…Kisuke Urahara?'
Kisuke noticed that she was looking over so he just smiled and nodded a bit.
Ais wanted to respond, however, Freya spoke, returning her focus to her, "How adorable… And yes, I can see why you've taken a liking to her. May I ask why you brought the Sword Princess?"
Chuckling, Loki replied, "The festival's in full swing! What better time for a hot date with my Ais-tan?… And well, she'll charge head-first into the Dungeon if I don't keep an eye on her. It's what my princess is like." While looking at Ais with a mix of a gentle and wry smile, she continued, "If someone doesn't force her, she never rests."
Ais felt embarrassed by her stare so she ended up looking away.
"I ended up wasting our time, so I'll be frank with you. You've been acting really weird lately." Opening her eyes slightly, Loki asked with a serious expression, "A man?"
Editors:
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