Loki's cry, spun out of his stupor, sounded dry. It was probably laced with personal feelings that didn't belong in the outside world.

　The voice emanating into the cave woke Tesfia and she slowly raised herself up. She rubbed her eyes once, and the robe that had been turned into a quilt was held tightly in her hands from the cold.
　Both shoulders, indicating that she wasn't wearing anything, were exposed by the robe, as Tesfia had exposed both shoulders.

　A robe that hides a vital part of the body towards the chest is like nothing, but does it serve as a windbreak?
　Tesfia squinted at the faint morning sunshine and paused for a beat before calmly recalling the memory. She felt a touch around her waist, and she dropped her gaze to it and quickly pressed her fingers into her temples. It would take less than a second to get the answer to the question if there was a naked man lying next to me - but it is also true that the result is very different from the objective result.

　This situation was terribly misunderstood, and it was about to be confirmed in the present.



　Not to be outdone by Loki's cries, Tesfia also raised her voice.
　Even though it was morning, her reddened face adamantly denied it. Her blood circulation seems to be in good shape.

''You're a loud guy in the morning,''

　Sluggishly holding his ears, Ars also raised his body. Raw wounds that couldn't be healed in a day could be seen on the upper half of Ars's body.
　Seeing this, Loki, who realized something in a huff, quickly twisted his voice in pursuit.

'Al, what the hell happened yesterday?'
Loki. Yeah, well, let's go over the situation once and for all.

　What happened, the two meanings contained therein, in this case, Ars must have understood correctly. At least he took it in a different way, Tesfia seemed to be squirming and rubbing her knees together.

　Anyway, Ars glanced over at Loki and Alice, making sure that his body was moving as usual.
　The condition of his body, or rather, the condition of his magic power, would be better described as the condition of his body. His right hand is somewhat numb, but that's probably because Tesfia had his head on it.
　But still.........

''It's annoying, but this guy saved you.

　Ars's hand was gently placed on Tesfia's head like a pop and a ripe red fruit.
　The red-haired girl looked up at him with calm eyes, as if she didn't feel the weight of such a hand, and she was good at it.

''You should be more grateful. It's been really hard for me.

　Tesfia smiles with a shy smile, and at the same time a smile of relief peeks out. She was now wearing her hair down instead of a ponytail, making her look more mature than ever.

　After briefly checking the area, Ars swallowed a sigh that was about to overflow.
　Building a fire was easy for the demons to notice, but in a waterlogged state, life support would be more difficult than the outside world. The Tesfia had warmed his body directly, and he would have to be grateful for that now. I don't have a complete memory from the middle of the trip, but I'm pretty sure it's the current situation.

　Even Ars, who had been performing his duties in the outside world for a long time, is in this state. While I feel unworthy, I can't help but feel that she is reliable.

　Als, who was only in his underwear, scooped up the clothes he had hooked up with his fingers and started to change. Even though it was dry, the temperature was cold just because of the temperature.
　While he was putting on his jacket, Ars suddenly turned his attention to Tesfia. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

''Wha, what?''

　Tesfia lifts her robe up to her shoulders with a pouting face.
　Why do you stay in such a misleading outfit forever, I wondered so.

'You need to get dressed, too,'
So do you mind if I ask you to leave?

　With a twitch in her cheeks, Tesfia said, "There." "There," she said, sticking a finger out of the edge of her robe and pointing outside.
　A smile that stifled her anger at the uncaring Ars.
　It's a sociable expression, but there's an air of unfriendlyness to it.



　A little later, Tesfia came out, tying her hair in a knot.
　The first thing she heard when she came out was a conversation that was greatly related to her.

'That said, are you sure nothing happened?'
Nothing, I suppose, but...

　Ars thinks back to Loki, who is staring at him, and he is at a loss for words. Nothing happened, and he has no memory of anything at all after he fell into the river to assure him that it was nothing.

　But Loki shifted his gaze from Ars and stared at Tesfia as she came out of the back. In fact, if something had happened, there was no way she could tell a clever lie, as Loki knew she would.
　There aren't many people who are as bad at lying as Tesfia.

　Loki breathed heavily and felt indescribable when he saw Tesfia, who was unconcerned.
　It's complicated.
　While the bewildering things occupied his chest, there was a part of him that was thinking about it separately somewhere - trying to understand it. This must be the reverse of the order.
　Whether this is Tesfia, Alice, or Felinella, I am sure it is a joyous occasion. So I'll tell myself that this blur is just a misunderstanding.

　But still--.

'Think of the time and place!
'Um, Loki.

　At the sound of a weakening voice on her buttocks, Tesfia clasps her face between her hands to hide her cheeks.

'Ho, your instincts!　Did you follow your instincts?
Fearless. A spur-of-the-moment kind of thing?

　Alice competes with Loki in tactlessness. She had a blush on her cheeks, but her eyes were twisted in a disgusting way, as if she was curious.

　The fornicating scene of relaxed tension may be because Loki and others were exposed to similar circumstances. That's why they suppressed their emotions with words like a dam.
　The fact that Loki was mixed in with such a pretense made Ars feel like a trivial question.

　Can I say it was unexpected?
　The oddly tricky behavior was something he noticed because he had spent not a short amount of time with her.

　And Alice's awkward gestures bear this out. It seems that many people around Ars are not very good at hiding things.

　And as for Loki in particular, since he has experienced something bloody, it can be expected that he is not so good.
　Therefore, Ars somehow touches the core of the matter.

''What........happened?''