Chapter 279: Warrior's Rest Song

Shesi at this time grabbed the stunned Kerori and ran to the other side, and the demon boys quickly followed.

"Hoo hoo..."

Inside the sticker photo booth, the two were panting.

"That should have shaken them off for a while," Shesi said.

Kerori looked at Shesi in front of her, and her face unconsciously turned red. Shesi, seeing this, felt that such a shy Kerori was so cute that his hand couldn't help but lift Kerori's chin. Shesi swore that this was absolutely not because he was good at it, but simply because his older sister... would watch romance dramas in the classroom, and occasionally everyone would glance at them. So... suddenly, both of them started steaming. Shesi looked at Kerori, at a loss, and then shifted his gaze to the sticker photo machine.

"Let's... take a picture..."

"Ah... Mm."

Shesi put in the coin and started to turn his face away from the camera. This was just to ease the awkwardness, but... "Please turn your face this way, and don't make a peace sign, it's too old-fashioned."

Just then, as Kerori turned Shesi's face, a click recorded that moment.

Both of them looked at the ambiguous moment captured in the photo.

Both: ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄

"Alright, the demon boys outside should have left. Let's go out..." Shesi suggested.

"Mm... Okay."

However, both of them simultaneously reached out to take the photo.

Both:...Let's print another one...

Meanwhile, at the mall entrance:

"Eh? Where are those two?" Lead, in women's clothing, asked Iruma, who was also in women's clothing.

"I don't know. How about we look around while we wait for them?" Lead suggested. Iruma thought about it and nodded.

Over on Shesi's side:

"So, hiding here won't get us discovered?" Shesi asked Kerori, who was currently singing her heart out inside the KTV.

"No, I just want to hear you sing." Kerori looked at Shesi with a serious expression.

"Me?" Shesi was a bit confused. Kerori didn't know that he had never actually sung before; even on stage, he only lip-synced.

"I can teach you."

Seeing Kerori's excited expression, Shesi could only nod and began to try singing. To be honest, Shesi's voice was actually very suitable for singing, perhaps it was a talent. Shesi first sang a small segment and then saw Kerori looking at him with eyes that saw unpolished jade.

Shesi swallowed.

"Let me say this first, I won't go and become an Idol or anything."

"Tsk," Kerori tsked unwillingly, then looked at Shesi's legs in frustration.

Shesi took two steps back.

"Pervert."

After staying in the KTV for a while, seeing that there were no demon boys outside, the two secretly slipped out to the park. They climbed artificial mountains, had afternoon tea, and took on various challenges. Gradually, Kerori's serious expression relaxed, and her smiles became more frequent.

Outside an ice cream shop, Kerori was sprawled on the table.

"Exhausted..."

At this moment, Shesi had already bought ice cream and walked over to hand it to Kerori.

Kerori tilted her head, looked at Shesi, and then took the ice cream.

"Do you find me annoying?"

Kerori blurted out, asking Shesi.

Shesi heard this and looked at the window of the nearby shop, which reflected his appearance in women's clothing.

"Annoying."

Kerori heard this and turned her head away.

"Is... that so?"

However, her eyes, which had turned away, began to blur. Then she heard Shesi continue:

"If you don't make me wear women's clothes, and... if you also wear the clothes I choose, then it's fine." Shesi was eating ice cream at this moment, looking at other demons passing by.

Hearing this, Kerori sat up and looked at Shesi's profile.

"Even if you hate it, it's useless. Who told you that you owe this Queen~ Hmph!" Although Kerori said seemingly harsh words, the smile on her face made Shesi unable to get angry at all. He could only reach out his hand to Kerori's hand, which was holding the ice cream, and then flicked her forehead. The ice cream immediately stuck to Kerori's nose.

"Ugh!"

Seeing this, Shesi laughed.

"Our Queen has turned into a little cat."

Kerori, seeing this, not to be outdone, directly smeared the ice cream in her hand onto Shesi's face. The two dodged and weaved, and just happened to arrive at the park outside. Shesi and Kerori lay on the grass, looking at the sunset on the other side.

"It's a pity, I still haven't figured out a normal girl's day."

Shesi heard this.

"Perhaps you don't need to sing it the way he wants, but rather add your own shadow to this song, a shadow unique to you, Kuromu. And at least you should be very happy today, right? Everyone was actually a bit worried about you. You've been quite listless lately due to high-intensity work."

Shesi's words seemed to enlighten Kerori.

"The meaning of... singing this song myself... adding my shadow."

Thinking of this, Kerori directly rolled on the ground once and lay on Shesi's arm.

"I know, thank you, Shesi. I'm very happy today, and I also know."

Shesi turned to look at Kerori.

"You know... what?"

Kerori kissed Shesi on the lips.

Kerori, whose eyes were originally closed, immediately opened them and pulled away from Shesi's mouth.

"What?! Why did you turn around?!" Kerori was now completely a steam maiden. She had originally only wanted to kiss Shesi's cheek... but... "Ah... How would I know?" Shesi also turned his head away, embarrassed, silently reciting a calming mantra...

Inside the recording studio:

"Thank you very much for giving us this opportunity to meet. I am Marbas Maru, the manager of the Idol agency Derby Mousse."

"Hello, I am Kuromu. Nice to meet you, Lord Moa." Kerori looked at the giant demon in front of her.

Lyricist Moa, who once performed in front of Lord Delkira with Lord Andro M. Jazz. Without exception, all music workers in the demon world wanted to collaborate with him.

"Nice to meet you."

Kerori heard this and took a deep breath.

"First of all, thank you very much for writing such excellent lyrics for my new song."

Moa heard this and looked at Kerori.

"Do you mean that sincerely?"

Kerori hesitated for a moment, then said,

"Indeed, at first, I really felt that these lyrics weren't suitable for me."

Moa heard this and was not angry, but continued to ask,

"Did it feel boring?"

"Yes."

Maru had originally wanted Kuromu to be careful, after all, he was a lyricist who had performed in front of Lord Delkira, but seeing Kuromu's eyes, she closed her mouth.

"But, I thought about the meaning of these lyrics in my own way. After spending a holiday wholeheartedly with an important person, I understood that everything in this world resets. For the songs of tomorrow, doing nothing, time has irreplaceable value. And these lyrics, when sung by me, who is always radiant, can truly unleash their meaning. This... is a warrior's song of rest."

Moa nodded at this.

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