"Yeah about that—"
I was hoping for an opportunity to explain, but the grins on both of their faces were clearly saying that no explanations would work at this point. I looked towards Yoru, but she was just looking back at me curiously. So, in the end, I just prepared myself for whatever they were about to say.
"Nina, don't you think we also deserve to punish him?" Sistina asked. Even though she was asking this to Nina, her eyes were fixed on me.
"Oh yes, we deserve to punish him as much as they did," Nina replied. Like Sistina, her eyes were fixed on me too.
"But when Arica told you guys everything yesterday, you didn't mention anything at all. What's with this punishment all of the sudden?"
I used my trump card, or you could say the only card that I had to escape this predicament without being rude or unfair to them.
"We thought you were tired back then. But now that you had a good night's rest, you are ready for this," Sistina replied.