645,
After chatting for a while, Cyclone and Eumerika also shared a few amusing stories about Kakarl.
And so, the morning passed.
Cyclone pushed Eumerika’s wheelchair and saw their visitor back to the church.
“Thanks~”
“It’s nothing~ I didn’t have anything else to do anyway.”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk~ When someone thanks you, just accept it~”
“Yeah, yeah~”
And so, Cyclone spent the whole morning with Eumerika.
After getting home, Cyclone gently opened the door.
Looking toward the bed, Cyclone saw Elyse sleeping soundly, with Little Dragon watching over her.
“How is she?”
“The same as before.”
Little Dragon had been holding Elyse’s hand. Cyclone knew it was a little habit of hers when she spoke to Elyse.
Now that the Great Dragon Festival was over, Little Dragon had returned to being a full-time housewife.
She now took care of Cyclone’s daily needs and helped look after Elyse, too.
Especially when it came to bathing. Cyclone had already seen Elyse naked, but bathing was still bathing. Some things were better left to another girl.
“Let me take over~”
Cyclone suggested to Little Dragon.
“No.”
But Little Dragon refused.
“You looked after her all night. You should get some rest now.”
“I just had a chat with Eumerika, and I feel a lot better.”
“Even so, you need to stay alert. What if something happens to little Elyse…”
Little Dragon stopped halfway through.
She realized she was saying something ominous. Not wanting to jinx it, she immediately fell silent.
Cyclone knew Little Dragon was right, but still wanted to stay by Elyse’s side a little longer.
“Don’t worry~”
Yuna’s voice came from behind them.
“Yuna?”
“Sis Yuna?”
They were both surprised to see Yuna.
“What’s wrong? Is it weird for me to be here?”
As the most senior woman in the household, there was nothing strange about Yuna being here.
But Yuna had been away for several days. Her sudden return was what surprised Cyclone.
“Did you find them?”
But Cyclone quickly gathered their thoughts again.
As soon as the question left their mouth, they already knew the answer.
Graduation was something they’d already expected, but just in case, they’d asked Yuna to go look for them.
“I couldn’t find them. I rode around the area, but couldn’t sense them at all.”
Yuna was talking about Sophiel and her group.
The situation had already been reported to Daniel, and Sophiel was preparing to resurrect the Grand Chancellor.
Cyclone was no longer one of King Allen’s people, but as a former retainer who had once followed him, Cyclone still felt they should warn him.
Besides, there was a hidden problem with the resurrection of the Grand Chancellor.
Cyclone had been the one to kill the Grand Chancellor. If that person really came back to life, they might come after Cyclone for revenge someday.
The thought frightened Cyclone.
“It’s fine. I already asked Sophiel about it when I fought the King of Twilight that day.”
“That may be true, but…”
Yuna was worried about it too. That was why she’d volunteered to search for Sophiel and her group around Kakarl.
“Still, it’s good to be careful. At the very least, your strongest shield is gone now. You should be worried.”
“…”
A bead of cold sweat ran down Cyclone’s face.
Until Elyse woke up, Cyclone had another problem they didn’t want to face.
Yuna’s jealousy.
Cyclone had explained countless times that they had no memory of anyone named Marcina.
But something might have happened in the past that had tied Marcina to them.
As far as Cyclone knew, their relationship had only been like that of siblings. It wasn’t romantic.
Still, perhaps Yuna was teasing Cyclone by acting jealous because they’d seemed so troubled lately.
Whatever the reason, Yuna continued.
“Oh, right. I saw something on my way back.”
“Something?”
“Injured people. Some buildings looked like they were fine, but then they collapsed anyway.”
Yuna looked toward a spot outside the window.
“It looks like quite a few people were seriously hurt. What do you think, Cyclone? Want to go check it out?”
Yuna had made her meaning clear, but Cyclone glanced at Elyse.
“…”
“Go ahead. I’ll take good care of little Elyse.”
Even Little Dragon wanted Cyclone to go. It seemed everyone was worried about them.
Cyclone let out a sigh.
“All right. I’ll go see if there’s anything I can do to help.”
