By the time night had almost completely fallen, Shien finally returned to House Razahad with Aiyi.
At that moment, Vivian, Tier, Lumya, and Merika were all unusually gathered in the courtyard of House Razahad, sitting together and enjoying tea.
"Why is everyone here?"
Shien walked over, somewhat surprised.
Although they had all been living under the same roof since arriving in the royal capital, they rarely gathered together except at mealtimes.
Vivian had apparently gone to greet acquaintances in the royal capital, report in at the Adventurer's Guild, have the guild send a letter to Lamigium to keep in touch with Ryley, and handle the handover with Beren to discuss their upcoming audience.
Tier spent all day wandering outside, drawing hostile nobles into provoking her so she could use them to hone herself.
Lumya and Merika, meanwhile, spent all day together, occasionally going out to browse the streets and see the royal capital's local customs and popular goods.
So, this was probably the first time in days that they had all gathered so completely outside of a meal.
"Welcome back."
Vivian turned around to look at the approaching Shien and smiled gently at him.
"W-Welcome back."
Merika had been happily chatting, but the moment she saw Shien, she seemed to grow a little restrained. Fidgeting and blushing prettily, she shyly greeted him as well.
Lumya still looked as timid as ever and did not dare speak, while Tier merely glanced at Shien without saying anything, giving no indication that she had already bared herself to him several times.
The four girls remained as distinct in personality as ever, forming a beautiful sight.
But soon, all four of them noticed Aiyi following beside Shien.
"Wow."
"So cute!"
Seeing Aiyi obediently following Shien while hugging a pillow, Lumya and Merika's eyes instantly