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[color=c6984d][h3][b]~~Nico~~[/b][/h3][/color][/center][hr]

Nico was looking at Himeko as the latter explained the guardian deity to her, awe-struck by the idea.

"Really? It only shows itself to shrine maidens? What kind of Deity is it?" she asked. Nico patiently awaited the older girl's response while her light steps made her bob up and down. Himeko began to explain and because of Nico's eagerness to listen she awaited every word with bated breath. Of course, because of this anticipation the girl failed to notice her companion being in a direct collision course with another person, making Nico flinch and jump back once it had happened.

"Ah... are you two alright?"

Nico watched as the smaller of the two scrambled up and started to profusely apologise to Himeko, noticing that the girl seemed familiar. Nico looked around and saw she wasn't too far removed from her school, with the girl who was previously on the floor being really short and having white hair that drooped all the way down to her waist.

"Aren't you Hanako-san?" Nico asked, recognizing the girl being from a different class. She looked back up to Himeko as well, taking note of the honorific which was used. Both of them shared the same last name, but they couldn't be sisters right? Siblings aren't this formal with each-other, usually...

"Do you two know each other, Yuki- Himeko-san?" Nico asked, switching to her first name to avoid confusion.