'Would she apologize, or ask us to pay fine for attacking her…', Shin smiled.
Shin wanted to see what she was going to say because it seemed as if she was thinking something deeply.
It might have been something else, but whatever it may be, Shin was expecting her to say at least something.
"Will…", she mumbled which Shin could hardly hear.
"Yes?", he replied though probably because he wanted to encourage her to speak loudly.
"Will you really be my friend?"
"…"
After asking that she lifted her head and looked at Shin with teary eyes.
Of course, the tears had been accumulated in her eyes and were about to flow down no matter what he was going to answer.
'…'
'Was she lonely too?'
Shin realized that even if the system didn't show that someone was lonely, they could still be lonely.
Since loneliness wasn't actually a status effect and would only show to those who have been that way for quite a long time.