Ch 144: Like a sibling

Rika had every intention of skipping the dinner that day. But when it came time to lie down and close her eyes, her stomach protested, and Rika ended up heading down.

The people around the dinner table looked calm and happy. The atmosphere was as it usually was - happy and smiling.

It made the tension in Rika's body disappear, and she felt her worries melting.

"I made your favourite today, Rika. Hare, eat a lot."

The dorm lady placed Rika's favourite dishes in front of her, and somehow, it felt like a bribe in Rika's mind.

Not that she minded the bribe, but she could not help but question why she was getting this treatment.

"Is today a special day or something? I don't think most of these items were on the menu today."

Rika asked the dorm lady with a tired sigh. 

Confronting Charon earlier had taken a lot out of Rika, and she had not even realised it until now.