Battlesuit Details Requires Valkyrie affection points
"Meow~"
A feeble voice came from the corner.
Sirin moved slowly toward the sound, and she saw a pair of...
"Ra-rabbit ears?"
Oh shoot, shouldn't have said that out loud.
"They're not rabbit ears, they're fox ears," said the long-eared girl, "Oh, right... look."
She lifted her handkerchief, revealing a wet, closed-eyed kitten on the hem of her skirt.
"Wow, there really are kittens here! Wait a minute, the Principal said you can't bring animals into the library, and if you're caught, you'll have to write an apology letter in the office."
"But you can't just leave it out in the rain, can you?"
"Well... that's true."
The purple-haired girl bit her lip and squatted next to the other girl.
"Its fur dries so slowly, I've been wiping it with my handkerchief and it's still wet. Do you know any drying magic?"
"That isn't taught until the third grade, right? I've read a little bit about it, but I've never tried it..."
"Why didn't you tell me? Let's try!"
"But if it fails..."
"We'll think of something else. Come on, do it, I trust you."
"Here goes."
The purple-haired girl reached out her hand. In the center of her palm, a bright yellow light bloomed, enveloping the wet kitten.
A few moments later, the shivering kitten finally opened its eyes.
"Huh? Its eyes are yellow, exactly like yours!"
"..."
"Fortunately it worked. But aren't you worried that I'll tell the teacher?"
"Hehehe, not at all. I can feel that you're just as desperate to help this kitten as I am."
"... Sounds like blind trust."
"It's not blind! And you look familiar... The name's TeRiRi, and you?"
"I'm Sirin."
"Sirin... Huh? Is it the lonely Sirin who always sits in the last row in class and runs off to the library after school?"
"I-I don't go to the library that often... Hey, what's with the 'lonely Sirin'?"
"Well... ehehehe~"
The long-eared girl pulled her ears awkwardly.
"By the way, do you want to pet it?"
The purple-haired girl nodded and carefully straightened a finger to touch the kitten's little fluffy head for the first time.
"It's so soft, and warm... Ouch!"
"It bit me!"
"Shhhh! Keep it down, Sirin, or the teachers will find out. Now we're in the same boat."
