"Look, he's bullying me again~"
Faced with Gwen's "unreasonable behavior," Alicia was still upset, her surging blood not yet fully calmed after being bullied just now. Still, she shrank back a little and hugged Eden's arm tightly, using her dear friend as a shield—
Did he really think Alicia hadn't noticed the two of them exchanging glances just now?
An Uninvited Guest?
After another bout of playful bickering, Alicia finally dragged Eden along and "forced" Gwen to sign a "treaty under the city walls." In high spirits, Alicia tidied her messy hair and makeup, then suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Gwen:
"Come to think of it, is it really alright for us to be leisurely enjoying ourselves here while everyone in the Solar System and the Lands Between is waiting?"
Though reuniting after several years had made Alicia reveal more of her willful, girlish side before Gwen, once the playfulness subsided, she had not forgotten the others waiting anxiously on Earth and throughout the Solar System.
"Ha... don't worry."
Gwen chuckled and shook his head.
"After dealing with that bug, I already sent word back through the reconstructed thought-forms that the problem had been resolved.
By now, they should already know what happened.
They might even know more than you do..."
As he spoke, Gwen crossed his arms and looked calmly at Alicia.
"Eden, look! He's actually saying you're mischievous!"
Upon hearing that, Alicia, completely unaware that she was the true troublemaker, grabbed Eden and bitterly complained. Eden indulgingly hugged Alicia and gave Gwen a somewhat helpless smile.
Given how well Eden knew Alicia, she naturally saw that much of Alicia's coquettish behavior was "revenge" for Eden kicking her while she was down earlier.
What else could Eden say about that?
Of course, she could only spoil her