Even though they tottered off like they were fighting, once they opened the screen door they left hand in hand on good terms. Their skipping footsteps began to fade. Once those two lively boys left, the room suddenly got quiet.

Theyll be back soon. Itll only take them about 5 minutes to get to the Nekomata Shrine.

Right.

As soon as those cat eared boys had calmed his anxiety over coming to an unknown world, he suddenly became uneasy again. His anxiety overwhelmed him all at once. It must have shown on his face since Kiris expression softened as he once again reached out to pet his head.

Itll be all right.

Im sure youll remember in no time. I said some ominous things earlier, but a month is just an estimate

Right

Even though earlier he didnt think of this as anything but affection between cats, because of what Natsuki and Akio had said, and maybe because he had a human form now, the way Kiri was touching him made him fidgety. He was unable to relax. He wondered if this was also because he had become an ayakashi

When Touya lowered his gaze, Kiri tilted his head slightly.