Ririana didn’t think it’s purpose was to actually deliver the final blow though. And, the girl stared quietly at the spider before her eyes. If Ririana looked closer she noticed that the metal spider had a luster like crystal, it crawled up its string and smoothly returned to the ceiling.
[Ah, wait, please wait! By any chance, are you…..]
Although Ririana called out to it confusedly, the metal spider continued on ignoring her, while clinging to the ceiling with its 8 feet, ~Kisa Kisa~ it moved towards the outside wall. Then a slight red light was emitted, it walked out of the room while closing the hole it made through the wall and escaped.
While sitting down, Ririana used the torn dress to cover herself and at last the situation was understood, she muttered to herself while smiling.
[Thank you…..Nagumo-san]
Bias was Ririana’s fiance, just now in the place that she was helped, she understood when it patched up the hole. But, still, at this time, having answered her plea for help, she was helplessly glad. She gripped both her hands tightly as she held down the torn dress on her chest, Alternatively, it looked like she was grasping onto something else*I couldn’t tell if this was supposed to be a perverted reference or if this was in the meaning of her heart being taken away*.
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Hajime and them who left the reception room was guided into another room by the maid attendants. After sending away the maid, Hajime who always had his eyes shut and was concentrating on something, abruptly opened them. Yue who noticed called out to Hajime in fewer words that usual.
[.....How was it? Hajime]
[......N~, excelent. …...there was something troublesome in the middle of it though…...60% of the plan was completed]
The voice that answered Yue was slow and was concentrating on something else.
[that’s fast. As expected, are there many traps?]
[.....that’s right. but, there’s no reason to disarm them all]
[Fumu, it’s great that there’s a party today. If people gather, it’s easier to move around in various ways]
[It seems that people have finally begun to gather at the party hall huh. …...Will it go well?]
Shia said with a slightly uneasy expression.
After all, a once-in-a-lifetime great event that’ll decide her families futures is on the line. It would be weird if she wasn’t tensed. Towards such a Shia, Hajime felt her Usamimi’s, Yue caressed her cheeks, Teio was brushing her hair, and Kaori tightly clasped her hand.
To the smiling companions, Shia’s feelings began swelling up in her throat.
However, tears did not come down. For instance, even if it were tears of joy, it’ll be far to early to be crying when nothings even started yet. In its place, just like always, she smiled her bright smile. I’m not alone. My family is here too. I’m blessed to have them, her smile revealed such thoughts. It was the charm that Hajime and them liked about Shia.
Hajime who confirmed that Shia had smiled, is happy to have such a powerful companion and a smile that resembles a childs mischief grin appeared on his face.
[Now then, shall we prepare the stage for the main characters?]
To those words, Shia, Yue, Teio, and Kaori also had a similar smile and nodded powerfully.