Journey
"Worry not. Human here has a plan," Aisa said, faced with Hina-nee's question.
'Human here'… naturally, she was referring to me.
I sighed. "You know, it would make things a lot easier if you could just turn back to your normal self. You know, the AI form."
"Unfortunately, my powers are currently restricted by the Creator's Shadow supervising me," she replied stoically. "If I were to return to my original form, I would be unable to keep assisting you."
"Right…" I muttered, taking a deep breath.
"What plan?" Furuwa asked, confused.
"Ah… I see," Hina-nee smiled, having understood.
"Hehehe~" Nadeshiko giggled, also realizing what I was trying to do. "Kaze plans on using the wish he was granted to bring Aisa into the sect as well, you see. Am I right~?"
I nodded as Furuwa fell into thought.
"Oh… not a bad plan."
"Anyway… the sun's already set," I said, wrapping up both the conclusion and the training excursion. "We should head back and get some rest."
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