Nikami POV
I decided to speak up, If this keeps up she will be scared of Shukona.
"Hey Shu, we can't we leave them here. After all, wouldn't it be rude?" I turned my head to Shukona.
"Hah?! Why would it be rude to leave a commoner?!" She glared at Yasachu.
"Well... We can't just Yuutsu-sama here right?" I turned my head to Yuutsu.
Yuutsu nodded excitedly, agreeing to my statement. Her tail swinging around.
"Yea yea! That's right! I'm still technically a noble, so you can't just leave me! Can you...?" Yuutsu grins mischievously at Shukona.
"Tc-tch.... Hmph! Fine then!! Just don't bring... Your weird swarm of girls around you!" Shukona felt a bit defeated, but of course, still retains her pride.
She points at the swarm girls.
"So I can come with?!" Yasachu's head perked up and she had a bright smile on her face.
Yasachu turned to me and smiles at me even more brightly, she thinks that I saved her...
"Yes! You can come with us!" Yuutsu smiled at Yasachu
"Wait no! I didn't say anything about that commoner going with us!" Shukona exclaimed and pointed at Yasachu.
"Can't you just let her come with us, Shu? I'm sure she won't cause any trouble... We can't be noisy in a library after all." I tried to reassure Shukona.
Yuutsu faced the swarm of girls and bowed down
"Forgive me my lovely fairies, but she said you all can't come..... Truly forgive me. " Yuutsu goes back into her Prince Mode
"It-its not your fault Yuutsu-sama! Please don't bow down!" A girl was a bit flustered
"Eehhh?! Shukona-sama why can't we come too?" A girl asked
"Indeed indeed! We are nobles as well Shukona-sama, it would be rude to leave us too!" A girl pouted
"We need to see Yuutsu-sama with her best friend!" A girl exclaimed
"Wha?!" Shukona was now facing another problem...
Shukona looked mad, but she couldn't snap at them since they are still nobles... She didn't know what to do, so she looks at me for help.
"Nika..." Shukona called my name in a low voice, asking for help.
"...." I turned my head at the swarm of girls and turns my head back at Shukona, nodding a bit to signal I'll deal with it.
I folded my hands staring at the swarm of girls, thinking of what to do.
[Hmmm... If this continues they would come with us, and Shukona would be even more irritated... If they actually do... There would be so many people inside a library, even though this academy's library is very big... They are kind of loud when it comes to Miss Tutorial... Ah, right. That's a good excuse.] I thought in my head, and now I have a good idea.
"Forgive me girls, but having a lot of people together inside a library is a bad idea." I unfolded my hands and stared at them.
"Bu-" A girl tried to speak up but I interrupted them.
"Don't even try and give me another excuse." I glared at her as I interrupted her speaking.
"Do you really think that we would go inside a library so many people? Even if it is very big you would be very noisy, and I don't want to interrupt the others in the library. It would be rude." I stared blankly at them, speaking the truth in an icy tone. My emotionless face had a slight look of irritation, as I continued staring at them even more...
After what I said all the girls in the swarm were speechless since they knew what I said was the truth.
Some of them looked angry, some of them looked disappointed at themselves, some of them were looking away.
The three of the girls with me were speechless as well, what I did was brave but is dangerous. Shukona was a little bit wide-eyed, Yasachu's mouth went wide open, and Yuutsu's ears and tail twitched in surprise.
Glaring and interrupting nobles are known to be very bad, though I did it without a second thought. Even I just did that by instinct.... I could have been a bit softer but I didn't.
[.....Damn it, the in-game Nikami is taking over me again....] I thought to myself while sighing.
I wanted to be a bit soft even though I already did all of that.
"So? Any more objections? If none, then we shall go." I stared blankly at the swarm girls, regretting a bit at what I did... Though it didn't show on my face.
"....." The swarm of girls was silent... Some of them whispering to each other but no one really speaking up and objecting.
"None? Very well then. We shall go." I turned my head towards Shukona, then my body following right after. I walked towards her with a blank look on my face.
Shukona approached me as I walked towards her.
"....Nika, I'm thankful but you didn't have to do all of that. " She said to me in a low voice, she looked worried but also a bit mad at me.
"I'm sorry I just..... I don't know anymore." I apologized to her, the guilt on my face showing a bit.
"You can really only show this side to me huh, we'll talk about this later. For now, let us go to the library... I know you like reading." She chuckled softly and took my hand, going towards Yasachu and Yuutsu.
"...." I followed her silently, she was leading me with her hand. I quickly put my blank face on when I noticed they were near us.
"Shiromoru-sama... Are you okay? Are you sure that was a good idea?" Yasachu asked me, she looked extremely worried for me. Her hands shaking a bit...
"Hmph! How dare you question her! If you know who she is then you already know that she is much more intelligent than others! Of course, she knows what she is doing!" Shukona defended me, still holding my hand tightly.
I nodded in agreement with Shukona's words.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing... Besides, if they do have some personal issues towards me.... I will become a queen, I will be much higher than them in the future." I said to Yasachu, reassuring her I'm fine.
I turned my head to Shukona and nodded to her, thanking her a bit.
"I-I see! I'm sorry for saying that... I was just worried... Ahahaha" Yasachu nodded and smiled nervously.
"What you did was truly amazing! You were so bold and brave Shiromoru-sama! Though that was a bit rash.... " Yuutsu grins happily at me, she was extremely impressed.
"Hmph! That is only expected of Nika!" Shukona smiled at me. Still holding my hands warmly
I smiled at her a bit, I am really thankful for Shukona.
Yasachu looked down at both of our hands..... It was intertwined... Eh? Why was it intertwined? What happened that made it this way? Why Shukona? Yasachu thought all of this while her face grew.... A bit emotionless.
Why is Yasachu so mad at this? They are just holding hands, it's normal for best friends to do that. But.... Why is Yasachu so mad? She wanted to hold her hand too, but she knew that she can't even touch Nikami physically or emotionally.
Nikami has a hard iron wall around her, it never cracks... But it only sometimes open, but... It only opened slightly to Yasachu, but to Shukona it opened.... fully.
Yasachu clenched her hands into fists.... She hated it, she hated why Nikami never opened up to her. But then again.... They just met, maybe if she gives her time she would slowly open up to her...
But Yasachu knew she was being selfish, she knew she would never ever be close to someone as great as Nikami... The Nikami Shiromoru.
But she truly admires Nikami, she was nice to a commoner like herself. And she defends her from her own Childhood best friend, She doesn't know why she does that.... But she is really thankful, maybe more than thankful...
Yasachu was there, standing silently thinking all of that. Her face devoid of emotion, her fists clenched...
I noticed this, of course, I didn't know why she was so silent. And what happened to her.
"Hey, are you okay? You went all silent all of sudden. " I called out to Yasachu, a bit confused at her sudden change of face.
"Yea? Are you okay? You're staring at Shiromoru-sama's hands, what's up?" Yuustu asked Yasachu as well. Yuutsu pointed at Shukona's and my hand together.
Shukona looked a bit flustered and let my hand go, putting her hands on her hips and pouting. Looking away from all of us, I looked at her and chuckled softly.
"Hmph! It is weird for someone as much annoying as you being silent, even though I like this better.... What's the problem?" Shukona called out to her as well, she turned her head into Yasachu's direction. even if her tone was a bit.... rude. She was actually concerned for the girl.
Yasachu snapped out of her trance and nervously laughs.
"A-aha! I'm sorry... It's Ju-just I was thinking about things! I'm sorry, I do that a lot. Ahahaha!" She scratched the back of her head, nervously laughing and sweating.