House Razahad, dining hall.
After several days apart, Vivian's Squad had finally gathered here once more.
The girls enjoyed the delicious food as they chatted happily, filling the entire dining hall with a lively, youthful atmosphere.
Watching this scene, Shien felt rather emotional.
"They only just went through a life-or-death ordeal, yet they recovered so quickly."
No, it was more than simply recovering.
Shien could tell that Vivian and the others seemed to have grown even closer than before.
Tier especially had rarely joined in on such casual conversations in the past. Even when she was present, she would merely drink tea silently at the side. Now, however, she occasionally chimed in.
It was proof that Tier's state of mind had changed.
After this incident, Tier now knew that the companions around her did not care about her background and would stand by her side regardless of life or death.
Especially now that Tier's identity as a "demon" had been exposed, not one person around her had changed their attitude toward her. None of them had questioned her about it, either, as though it had never happened. It must have moved Tier deeply, hadn't it?
The girls had even stopped discussing how they had been framed.
That was because it had been a trap set specifically for Tier. They had merely been dragged into it, and if they talked about it carelessly, they worried it would make Tier feel guilty.
Thus, the girls truly acted as though the matter did not exist. They kept smiling as they talked about trivial things, and that attitude must have offered Tier some comfort, some salvation, allowing her to relax more around everyone.
Shien, on the other hand, felt his attention being drawn to Tier every so often, just like a boy with his