Seeing how drastically the little girl had changed, Aoba Asagi was at a loss. She hurriedly comforted her, telling her not to think about who Nangong Natsuki was anymore.
After finally stabilizing the little girl's state of mind, Aoba Asagi secretly asked Kurumi what her name was.
To her surprise, Kurumi merely spread her hands, indicating that she did not know either.
Aoba Asagi was dumbfounded. Hearing their conversation, the little girl's mood sank even lower, and she no longer drank the unfinished beverage in front of her.
She lowered her head, letting her beautiful black hair fall past her ears and bury her little face in shadow, making her expression impossible to see.
Aoba Asagi inwardly cried that things were bad. Nothing had gone right for her today, and she did not understand children at all. What would she do if she and Akatsuki Kojou had children someday?
The "Electronic Empress," who ruled the hacker world and seemed capable of anything, was frantic when she suddenly realized that she could simply give the little girl a name.
"Xiao Na? I'll call you Xiao Na from now on!"
"Xiao Na?" The little girl sitting opposite them raised her head and looked eagerly at Kurumi and Asagi.
Only after seeing Kurumi nod gently at her did the little girl—no, Xiao Na—begin to recover.
"Mhm, mhm! My name is Xiao Na!"
Seeing Xiao Na's mood go from cloudy to sunny, Aoba Asagi secretly let out a sigh of relief.
In her opinion, taking care of a child was far harder than breaking through the firewall of a famous internet company.
Looking at the dwindling food in front of Xiao Na, Aoba Asagi did not know what to do for a moment. Should she ask Kurumi?
Glancing over, she saw Kurumi resting her