When Koutarou joined in, some others stepped out. They were Nana herself and Yurika. With Nana's medical checkup and data collection over, Yurika wanted to bring her to a different room. Yurika wanted Nana to get some rest since she had been getting a medical check up since morning, but Koutarou and the others were in the middle of a discussion in this room, so she decided on going to a different room.
“Nana-san, let's go!”
”Yurika-chan, it's dangerous to go that fast”
“It's okay!”
Yurika pushed the movable bed that Nana was lying on and ran towards the Blue Knight's hallway. Yurika was weak, but the bed was floating on the air thanks to the Blue Knight's power, so it was possible for her to run at full speed despite pushing.
“Last time I tried with luggage it stopped on its own before hitting a wall.”
”So you've already crashed. Fufufu.”
“I didn't crash. It stopped on its own after all.”
”Fufufu, you're right.”
It would have been normal for a handicapped person to feel fear when being treated this carelessly, but former magical girl of Rainbow Heart, Nana show no signs of such fear as she happily smiled.
“Take that! High speed cornering!”
“Kya Kya!!”
The two were making quite a fuss as Yurika ran, but they safely reached their destination, the cabin. By the way, the reason why Yurika didn't hesitate or got lost wasn't because she knew the layout of the Blue Knight, but rather because there were lights on the floor guiding her.
“This is Nana-san's room.”
“It's awfully big.”
Yurika had taken Nana to one of the guest cabins reserved for visitors. Since this was for special visitors, it was very big room with a substantial amount of furniture.
“Theia-chan is rich after all.”
”...I don't think this is on the level of rich...”
Nana could tell at first glance that this was an abnormally luxurious room and was quite surprised by that, but Yurika on the other hand showed no signs of being intimidated by the luxurious Forthorthe-style furniture and boldly entered the room as she pushed Nana. Meanwhile Nana felt like her heart would stop every time Yurika almost ran into the expensive looking furniture.
Does Yurika-chan really get it...?
Nana wondered if Yurika was being so bold because she was so close to Theia or if it was because their culture was so different that she didn't understand the value of the items. Though Nana feared that it was the latter.
“Okay, let's move over to this bed, Nana-san.”
”...Okay...”
Yurika brought Nana all the way to the bed in the back of the room and urged her to switch over with a smile. Nana wondered just how much that bed was worth as she slowly moved over from bed to bed. The movable bed automatically adjusted its height to the bed in the room, making it easier for Nana to move.
“Good work, Nana-san.”
Yurika smiled as Nana laid down and pulled a blanket over her.
Nana-san was still small...
Having met for the first time in a while, Nana looked very small to Yurika. It was less because of her size and more because of her weak impression caused by her dull movements. The moment she noticed that, Yurika's smiled turned sadder.
“...You can take the rest of the day easy. It looks like there will be more analyzing and measuring, but they're scheduled for tomorrow onwards...”
However, Yurika didn't want Nana to notice that and tried to retain her normal smile. Her efforts paid off as she remained sad for a few days.
“Yurika-chan, there's no need for you to be sad.”
However, Nana had known Yurika for long. She didn't overlook the sad smile that had shown on Yurika's face for mere moments.
“Nana-san...”
Yurika's eyes shot wide open in surprise. However, she soon recalled that she had never been good at hiding secrets from Nana. She was her master and her precious best friend. If Nana had been healthy, Yurika would have picked her during last year's scavenger hunt.
“...But... Nana-san, because of me, you...”
Yurika bit her lip.