Chapter 287: First Meeting with the Yamai Sisters
Once everything was tidied up, Kurumi Tokisaki lazily sat on the sofa, smiling as she watched Franklin finish handling the household matters.
Yoshino and Yoshinon were pulled behind a blushing Nagisa, who then began helping the two of them assess whether their swimsuits were acceptable.
When she saw the sexy bikini swimsuits the two were wearing, Nagisa's cheeks flushed red once again.
"Yoshinon, Yoshino—how can you wear something like this outside? You'll get stared at by perverts."
"What does it matter? Lin's pretty possessive. There's no way he'd let anyone else see."
"It's fine if it's just for Lin to see. Mom, don't worry…"
Nagisa secretly glanced at Franklin. At the same time, she muttered quietly, "I'm just worried you two will get stared at by that perverted mister…"
"Mom, what did you say? I didn't hear you."
"Yeah, Mom, you were speaking so softly…"
"Ahem, nothing. You all have your own ideas now, so I won't interfere."
At this moment, Franklin was the most awkward one present. His five senses were extremely sharp—unless he deliberately suppressed them, he could clearly hear even the sound of ants crawling a thousand meters away.
Hearing Nagisa's opinion of him, Franklin could only feel helpless.
"Big brother, you actually prepared such revealing swimsuits for me. What were you thinking?"
Looking at Kotori with her black ribbon, her puffed-up, angry expression made Franklin grin as he scratched his head.
"Well, what's the big deal? I'm the only guy who'll see them."
"I'm guarding against you! I still remember what happened that morning."
Facing Kotori's violent punch, Franklin easily blocked it.
"Well, Kotori's going to be mine eventually anyway, so why worry so much?"
"You bastard big brother!"
As Franklin's words fell, Kotori unleashed an Ora Ora–style flurry of punches, all of which Franklin blocked with a smile.
At this moment, Tohka didn't care at all about the commotion in the living room. She was quietly eating.
At the same time, she was observing whether Franklin was being taken advantage of by others. During this period, her Yin energy was rapidly recovering.
Seeing this, Franklin felt full of envy. His Yang energy could only recover slowly—eating and various other attempts were completely useless.
Reine Murasame had already returned to a sage-like state. She always executed Franklin's instructions to the letter.
However, the dark circles that had disappeared and her refreshed, energetic complexion proved that she had rested very well last night.
"All right, Kotori. Everyone's watching. Everything's ready—it's time to set off."
Only after Franklin said this did Kotori finally calm down.
At this point, no longer focusing on Franklin, Kotori noticed Reine Murasame, who looked spirited and completely different from how she had been the night before.
She had been curious since the morning. After observing for most of the morning, Kotori keenly sensed that although Reine still looked indifferent to everything, her gaze would unconsciously land on Franklin from time to time.
It was a conditioned reflex—something that couldn't be changed even if she tried to suppress it.
Kotori didn't say anything. With this many people already involved, it felt too late to stop anything anyway.
Besides, Reine Murasame was her subordinate. Maybe she could even be pulled over to her side.
With a snap of Franklin's fingers, all the food in front of Tohka vanished.
In the middle of eating enthusiastically, Tohka instantly felt a wave of grievance surge up. Her cheeks puffed slightly as she looked at Franklin with a wronged expression.
Noticing this, Franklin immediately conjured an apple candy and handed it to her, which finally returned the aggrieved Tohka to normal.
With another snap of his fingers, everyone arrived at a small airport. A pre-arranged small passenger plane was already waiting for them to board.
After all procedures were completed, everyone took their seats. Since Origami hadn't come, Tohka successfully achieved her wish of monopolizing Franklin.
Looking at the scenery outside the airplane window, Franklin felt an indescribable sense of leisure.
Thinking carefully, this seemed to be the first time in both of his lifetimes that he had flown in an airplane. It felt quite different from flying through the air on his own.
Since the journey would take a long time, everyone began their prepared leisure activities.
Seeing this relaxed scene, Franklin slowly closed his eyes. It had been a long time since he had slept properly.
He didn't know how much time had passed when Franklin suddenly opened his eyes. A powerful warning echoed in his mind as his domain instantly expanded.
But in the next moment, the domain collided head-on with a violent spacequake, causing Franklin to feel dizzy.
After quickly recovering, Franklin spread his divine sense outward, rapidly probing the situation.
He discovered that the plane was currently over the vast open sea, and the spacequake was coming from the boundless ocean below.
Because of the spatial compression, a massive depression abruptly appeared on the sea's surface, and raging waves spread rapidly in all directions.
Subconsciously looking at Reine Murasame, Franklin saw her calmly resting with her eyes closed, completely indifferent.
Before Franklin could react, endless gales instantly formed. Air currents fluctuated violently, and the plane began to shake fiercely.
Kurumi, whose spiritual power was not sealed, was the first to sense the danger. She didn't act rashly, instead looking toward Franklin.
Seeing Franklin shake his head at her, Kurumi relaxed again.
"Another Spirit has appeared. I'll go make contact in a moment. You all head to Okinawa first."
Hearing Franklin's words, Tohka tightly hugged his arm.
"Lin, be careful…"
After gently nodding, Franklin looked toward the girls seated behind him.
"Good luck, Lin!"
"Good luck, Lin…"
"…Go on, bro. This kind of thing is better handled by you alone. It feels like we wouldn't be much help anyway."
Finally, his gaze met Reine's.
She remained expressionless, seemingly unconcerned, as she took out her laptop and checked the satellite map of the area.
Once everything was prepared, she placed the laptop in front of Kotori.
No longer paying attention to the situation inside the plane, Franklin focused intently on the movements on the sea's surface.
When he finally saw two orange-haired girls fighting, Franklin waved at everyone, then expanded his domain and appeared in midair.
The raging winds vanished completely once enveloped by Franklin's domain, and the plane stabilized, continuing to fly toward the distance.
The two girls sharply sensed the presence of the domain and immediately looked up, seeing Franklin standing in the air, walking toward them step by step.
"Question: Who are you, and why have you appeared here?"
"Yuzuru, do you really think now is the time to ask that? The aura of a Demon King is overwhelming—this person is definitely not simple."
"Refutation: No malice detected. He appears to be merely a passerby."
Yamai Kaguya pointed incredulously at Franklin.
"A passerby? With that Demon King–like pressure, how could he be a passerby?"
"I ask you—who are you? Why have you descended here? Have you come for the two of us?"
Sensing Kaguya's vigilance and caution, Franklin descended to the same altitude as them, reducing the pressure he exerted.