3.2 Back home - Part 2

Flare, who was sitting on my shoulder, flew towards the roof when Sistina hugged me. She probably felt uncomfortable being on my shoulder in this kind of situation.

"You dummy, I was so worried."

It looked like she was trying to hold her tears but that wasn't working well. Even though she used to act tough most of the time, deep down, she was just a normal girl.

"It's alright, we're back," I said petting her head.

At this point, petting someone's heads to calm them down had become somewhat of a habit of mine. Hopefully, it's not seen as something too weird by others.

She wasn't calming down, so I moved a little right and showed everyone to her, "See, everyone is alright."

"Okay"—Her eyes widened when she saw Yoru— "But, who's that?"

"Sistina, why don't you let them come in first? They must be tired so let's talk the rest in the sitting room," Nina, who was standing behind Sistina, said. Despite the calm tone, she too looked glad to see our return.