Soon, the night had passed. When Bronya opened her eyes again, Rosalia and Lilia were noisily waking her up.
"Bronya, come play with us!"
"We're not here to play... Fine, what do you want to play?"
"Hide-and-seek!"
"...Bronya does not think hide-and-seek is fun..."
Seeing Rosalia's excited expression, Bronya was speechless. However, just as she was about to say something else, she suddenly saw a pink-haired girl with short hair swishing her tail as she walked over.
"Ah, it's Momo!"
Upon seeing the girl, Rosalia immediately cried out happily. Perhaps because they all had long tails, they were quite close to Lala, Momo, and Nana. Although they had spent less than a day together, they had already gotten along very well.
Rosalia excitedly waved her hand.
"Hey, Momo, want to play with us? We're going to play hide-and-seek with Bronya!"
"Ah, Rosalia..."
Hearing Rosalia call out to her, Momo seemed to snap back to her senses. She looked around, then turned to Bronya.
"Miss Bronya, have you seen Dr. Einstein?"
"Dr. Einstein?"
"Yes. Didn't she say she was going to the observation station to confirm the Sea of Quantum's numerical fluctuations and determine when to open the Eye of the Sea Abyss? I went to ask her about it today, but I couldn't find Dr. Einstein... I don't know where she went. Have you seen her?"
"Dr. Einstein isn't at the observation station?"
Bronya was taken aback by Momo's words, while Momo nodded.
"Yes, and she didn't leave any message behind... I have a feeling something is wrong. Miss Bronya, have you seen her?"
"No. Bronya has not seen Dr. Einstein."
As she spoke, Bronya looked toward Rosalia and Lilia. The two girls shook their heads as well.
"I see. Then I should notify Mr. Yuuki. It seems that..."
"Boom!!!"