Clorinde was an adult, no matter how you looked at it. How could she not understand what that gesture meant?
"D-Don't shout so loudly! That was already pretty euphemistic!"
Did she really have to say those words out loud before it stopped being considered vulgar?
"..." Clorinde fell silent. After thinking about it, it did seem to make some sense.
Though it was a vulgar gesture, merely using gestures for this topic already counted as a hint.
"...No."
"Really no?"
"Really no."
"Then me neither."
After that strange exchange, silence fell over them once more.
"I really mean, absolutely no."
"Me too, absolutely no."
Navia answered, leaving Clorinde speechless.
"...So, are we still going to support Lord Furina?" Clorinde asked something rather "treasonous."
"Of course! After all, Lord Furina is the backbone of both of us!"
Navia took a deep breath.
"...I thought you were going to say something like, a maiden must never back down when it comes to love." Clorinde seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Because without Lord Furina, it would be hard for the two of us to see Lord Liu Bai, wouldn't it?"
"..."
Come to think of it, the two of them had indeed had less contact with Liu Bai than the others.
There was no helping it. They were Furina's guards, and their positions limited them.
And Furina happened to be as useless as a young maiden... Well, fine. No maiden had any right to criticize another on that point.
It Was Actually Buy One, Get Two Free...? Hakisha, You Bastard...
"Haa..."
Furina sprawled across the table and let out a long sigh.
"Something about this feels strange, but... judging from the outcome, it turned out well, right?"
Resting her head on one hand, Furina thought back over the current state of