When Asuna returned to the camp, it was already late at night.
Most people had already gone to sleep by then. Only Sophie was still wandering around the courtyard... After greeting Sophie, Asuna quietly entered the house specially prepared for them to rest in, and then...
"Welcome back!"
"Whoa!!"
Seeing Eriri suddenly leap out, Asuna nearly screamed.
"Eriri, what are you doing?"
"Waiting for you. Everyone's waiting for you too. Come on, hurry up."
Eriri did not answer Asuna's question. Instead, she grabbed Asuna by the wrist and dragged her into her room. Only then did Asuna discover that Eriri's room was packed with people. Not only were Black Cat and Aoba there, even Shinon, who usually rarely showed herself, was present... Seeing them, Asuna could more or less guess why Eriri had dragged her here.
"Come on, tell us, Asuna."
Eriri pressed Asuna down into a chair by the shoulders, then placed a cup of tea and some snacks in front of her before sitting across from her with a grin.
"You went on a quest with Mr. Fang Zheng, right? Tell us about it. What quest did Rosalie give you?"
That was why everyone had gathered here to wait for Asuna's return. The content might have been random, but if they knew at least a little about it... wouldn't they be better prepared?
"Um... how did you know?"
"I was planning to gather everyone and talk about the quest, but I couldn't find you. Then I went outside and asked Sophie. She said you and Mr. Fang Zheng had gone to do a quest..."
Ah...
Hearing Eriri's answer, Asuna remembered that she had run into Sophie when she and Fang Zheng had headed to the flower field earlier. At this hour, anyone else would probably have gone back