"Go wait for me on the shore. Don't go into the woods yet, okay?"
Hearing Sean's instructions, Stephanie nodded. She could not help glancing at the Little Fairy behind him.
The latter had her arms crossed and was glaring at Stephanie unpleasantly—clearly, she was very unhappy that Sean still needed to remind Stephanie of that.
The two of them were both strange... And was my soul really connected to Sean's in countless ways?
Though full of doubts, Stephanie did not show them. She sat quietly in the slowly moving boat and headed toward the nearby shore.
"Still looking even after she's gone so far?" the Little Fairy's sarcastic voice came from behind him.
Sean turned around and smiled helplessly. "Even if this is an illusion, I still hope the people around me can stay safe."
The Little Fairy pouted and muttered, "Why don't you ever hope that I'll get better?"
"I do," Sean said with a smile. "Aren't I working hard to recover my memories with you?"
The Little Fairy's face reddened. Her earlier anger faded again, and she swayed awkwardly. "Not working hard. Definitely!"
"Fine, fine. Shall we go, then?"
After chatting for a while, Sean had more or less figured out her personality—jealous, prone to little tantrums, but with a kind of clear-eyed foolishness. Her emotions were like summer weather, arriving quickly and vanishing just as fast.
Even though Sean had no memories related to her, she stubbornly treated him as her lover and demanded things of him as a lover would—for instance, insisting that Sean speak to her in a gentle tone...
Likewise, she considered herself Sean's lover. Like now, she naturally and intimately hooked her arm through his. No matter how he tried to refuse, it was useless.
"This is still kind of sinful..." Feeling the