At that moment, Gohwa's heart began to race, and her head grew dizzy as though it had been deprived of oxygen.
Even so, Gohwa clutched her luggage tightly and gathered her courage.
Deep in her heart, her anticipation of seeing the person she admired overwhelmed her nervousness, barely allowing Gohwa to hold herself together.
Unfortunately, Gohwa's courage did not get a chance to serve her right away.
Because the first person to appear before her was not the person she had been longing to see day and night.
"Click..."
Accompanied by the faint sound of a door opening, a head poked out from beyond it.
It belonged to a girl considerably younger than Gohwa.
She wore a nun's habit, had beautiful silver hair, a petite figure, and an exceptionally adorable appearance.
"Are you...?"
Seeing Gohwa standing outside, the girl tilted her head, looking extremely surprised.
Gohwa knew the reason why.
This was not their first meeting.
During the Grimoire of Law incident, the Amakusa-Style Church had borrowed Index's knowledge for the translation of the Grimoire of Law.
They had met back then.
Thus, the girl named Index immediately recognized Gohwa and reacted in surprise.
"You're Gohwa from the Amakusa-Style?"
Hearing that, Gohwa was slightly startled as well, but she did not forget her basic manners.
"It's... it's been a long time, Miss Index." Gohwa bowed to Index in greeting. "I didn't expect you to remember me."
"Of course I do." Index replied as though it were only natural. "There's no way I could forget something I've seen."
Only then did Gohwa remember that Index had become the Index Librorum Prohibitorum because she possessed perfect memory.
Besides, not much time had actually passed since the Grimoire of Law incident—barely a month, in fact—so it was even less likely that Index would