"Then I'll go get some rest first."
Slowly setting down her chopsticks, Yukina rose to her feet, picked up the luggage beside her, and spoke.
"I'll help you."
At those words, Chiba, who was still eating, looked up. He set down his chopsticks as well and started to rise.
Yukina still could not see, after all, and going upstairs was inconvenient. Chiba instinctively wanted to escort her up.
"No need. I'm going to sleep first."
Yukina shook her head and began walking.
"Uh... o-okay."
Watching Yukina make her way upstairs with practiced ease, Chiba could only watch her go. He did not turn back until he heard the door upstairs open and close.
"Hirohiko, what's wrong with Yukina? Is she too tired from work?"
After turning back, Chiba looked toward Hirohiko, who had also finished eating and set down his bowl and chopsticks, and asked.
"Yeah. She hasn't slept since the day before yesterday. Since some people have to stay behind, she needed to draw up suitable patrol and guard plans for them. With all the other big and small matters as well, just let her rest early."
Hirohiko nodded as he spoke.
Is that so?
So she was just exhausted from work, not suffering from some physical problem. That's good.
Hearing this, Chiba felt slightly relieved.
According to the examination results, Yukina's condition was quite stable, and they had identified some of the reasons for her blindness. But that did not mean she could not develop other complications. After all, neither in this life nor his previous one had Chiba ever seen the strange illness afflicting Yukina. He had always been extremely cautious when dealing with unknown conditions.
Seeing Yukina head off to rest so early, he had feared that some new problem had arisen with her body.
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