Following the trail, Yukima Azuma realized that everything was going unusually smoothly.
Even though there were no signs of human presence.
Yet, this path seed to have been made for people to walk through.
There were hardly any obstacles requiring effort to overco, nor dense trees blocking the way.
Before long, Yukima Azuma reached the peak of the mountain on this deserted island.
Upon reaching the summit, he observed his surroundings.
Everything within sight consisted of wild-growing trees.
The sky remained a dull, overcast gray.
Yukima Azuma's gaze swept across the scenery before finally stopping at one particular spot.
On one side of the mountain peak, there was an area entirely different from the rest.
For so reason, even though the mountain was covered in forest, that particular spot was completely barren.
As if a piece of a cake had been carved out.
He moved toward it.
As he approached, Yukima Azuma witnessed an unbelievable sight.
That place was completely empty.
Except for one thing at its center—a smooth, flat stone platform.
It looked man-made, yet it seamlessly blended with the mountain, appearing entirely natural.
Seeing this stone platform, Yukima Azuma unconsciously recalled the stone shrine in the mountains of Itomori.
The shrine of the Itomori god also seed to be one with the mountain.
And the reason why the sight before him was so incredible...
Was because—
On that stone platform, a twin-flower was growing.
It was a species Yukima Azuma had never seen before, with two blossoms sharing a single stem.
One was crimson like blood, the other a pale violet.
Rooted firmly into the stone platform.
Gently swaying in the mountain breeze.
Stepping up to the platform, Yukima Azuma reached out, intending to pluck the twin-flower.
"You mustn't!"
A voice as clear as silver bells rang directly in Yukima Azuma's mind.
It was exactly the sa as how he once communicated with the Itomori god after swapping.
An ordinary person would likely be startled at this mont.
At the very least, they would stop moving for a second.
After all, this was a supernatural phenonon.
Yet, Yukima Azuma's movents didn't halt in the slightest.
As his fingers touched the twin-flower—
The girl's voice rang out again, this ti with a hint of panic.
"Wait, don't! Um, we can talk this out!"
(ó﹏ò｡)
Yukima Azuma's expression darkened slightly.
But he temporarily stopped, no longer reaching for the twin-flower.
"Do you have a physical form? I don't make a habit of talking to empty air."
At the sa ti as he spoke—
Two strange lights fell from the flower's petals.
Upon landing on the stone platform, they quickly transford into two tiny girls, each only the size of a palm.
Yukima Azuma glanced at them and almost laughed out loud in amusent.
The girl erging from the crimson flower… had the exact appearance of Shinomiya Kaguya.
While the one from the pale violet flower… looked just like Shijo Maki.
(❀ˆᴗˆ)(•́ᴗ•̀✿)
"Young man who carries miracles, greetings. It's a pleasure to et you."
੧(❛▿❛✿)੭
Smol-Shinomiya Kaguya waved her hand, trying to appear cute.
"Cut the nonsense. The tsunami—it was your doing, wasn't it?"
"And the abnormalities in Shinomiya Kaguya and Shijo Maki's emotions—that was your influence as well."
Yukima Azuma frowned as he spoke.
Ever since arriving in Hawaii, he had felt sothing was off.
Unlikely occurrences, like "perverted lucky" monts, kept happening.
The way the two girls interacted with him was more dramatic than usual.
At tis, Shinomiya Kaguya and Shijo Maki would lose their composure to an extre degree.
Like just now, with Shijo Maki's sudden forceful kiss.
Her reasoning made sense, but sothing about it was still strange.
That was why, when he realized the sweet scent wasn't actually Shijo Maki's natural fragrance—
Yukima Azuma imdiately beca aware that sothing was wrong.
Just like last ti with the Itomori god.
All three of them were being affected by so supernatural force.
And the source, clearly, was the two tiny beings before him.
Faced with Yukima Azuma's interrogation—
The two miniature copies beca visibly nervous, avoiding his gaze.
"How could that be? We can't possibly do such things!"
(,,¬﹏¬,,)
Hearing that, Yukima Azuma said nothing and directly grabbed the twin-flower, ready to pluck it.
The two tiny copies imdiately panicked, flailing their arms and legs in protest.
"Wait! I'll talk! I'll talk!"
Smol-Kaguya frantically waved her hands.
"We really can't control tsunamis or people."
"We can only influence the probability of certain small events."
"And we can amplify emotions that already exist in people's hearts."
"Those two girls genuinely like you. We only helped a little!"
.·°՞(¯□¯)՞°·.
Hearing this, Yukima Azuma frowned slightly.
Although he didn't fully trust these two strangers,
their words aligned with what he knew.
Up until now, the supernatural entities Yukima Azuma had encountered—
even a god like the Itomori god—
could only interfere with the world within a certain scope.
Otherwise, the Itomori god wouldn't have needed Yukima Azuma's help.
These two… were likely another kind of deity.
The Itomori god's power was ti-transcending swaps.
And their power… was probability manipulation and desire amplification?
But what was the purpose of these two wild gods bringing him, Kaguya, and Maki to this deserted island?
Were they trying to bring them together?
If so, why hadn't they just led the three of them up the mountain earlier?
Yukima Azuma couldn't think of a reasonable explanation.
So, he asked directly:
"What is your goal?"
Hearing this, Smol-Kaguya simply put on an innocent face.
"We just want to help you all get together, no other motives at all!"
(˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)
Smol-Maki, who had been silent until now, also spoke up:
"We are gods who govern love and fate. Helping people find happiness is our responsibility."
(*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ*.ﾟ
Compared to Smol-Kaguya's playful nature—
this deity's tone was calr.
Like a laid-back girl, unconcerned with the world.
Love and fate?
Yukima Azuma pondered these words.
"If those two girls miss their chance to love you, they will never find happiness."
"Their fates can only shine brightly if they are bound to you. Otherwise, they will wither away."
(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧
Smol-Kaguya added.
This wasn't hard to guess.
Shijo Maki's case didn't even need to be ntioned.
If Yukima Azuma hadn't appeared—
this Losing Heroine Oujou-sama might have continued suffering indefinitely.
As for Shinomiya Kaguya—
Without Yukima Azuma—
Her fate was already set—to beco a caged canary within the Shinomiya family.
In the future—
She would either be traded away like a rare treasure.
Or crushed in political struggles.
Just like her na suggested.
Kaguya, Kaguya—
One day, Princess Kaguya would have to return to the moon.
After hearing their explanation, Yukima Azuma believed them about fifty percent.
But even if he believed them halfway—
he still felt irritated.
The feeling of being manipulated—was truly unpleasant.
"So, what happens if I pluck this flower?"
ԅ(≖⌣≖ԅ)
Yukima Azuma asked, a playful smile forming at the corner of his lips.
"Don't do that! This flower is our soul vessel—if it's plucked, we won't have a ho to return to!"
Σ(°△° ꪱꪱꪱ)
Smol-Kaguya panicked.
"You two must be bored stuck on this deserted island. Why not co with instead?"
Yukima Azuma prepared to pack these two up and take them with him.
Once he returned to the Itomori mountains—
the Itomori god still owed him a favor.
He would use that favor to have the Itomori god properly discipline these two troublemakers.
No matter how much they claid to be harmless gods—
who could say for sure if they were truly benevolent?
"Eh?" Smol-Kaguya glanced at Smol-Maki, as if considering it.
But at that mont, Yukima Azuma applied force with his fingertips.
By conventional ans, it was nearly impossible to pluck the twin-flower from the stone platform.
However, Yukima Azuma activated his supernatural ability, which ca as a side effect of his cooking skills.
In his special vision, he effortlessly plucked the twin-flower.
(＾ ◡ ＾) っ ✂✿
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