Early in the morning, the short girl put on riding boots with height-increasing soles and heels, donned a masculine outfit of trousers suitable for movement, took the triangular spike from beneath her pillow, carefully hid it against her chest, and only then stepped out of the bedroom.
Another Blood Moon had appeared last night. Fors had insisted on not sleeping with her, but out of concern, Xio had still secretly watched from outside the door. Only after confirming that Fors had merely seemed to sleep peacefully for a few minutes this time did she finally relax.
Though she did not know whether believing in that Fool would bring other aftereffects, at least for now, Fors no longer had to endure the pain of nearing Loss of Control.
"Hm hm hm~~" Humming a little tune she had heard from the workers in the East Borough, Xio quickly washed up. Then, to her surprise, she discovered that Fors had gotten up especially early today!
"Fors, why are you up?"
Straightforward as always, Xio asked without giving it much thought. Fors, sitting on the sofa, froze slightly before replying in a somewhat languid voice:
"It's not bad to get up early once in a while."
"That doesn't sound like something you'd say." Xio shook her head with certainty. Normally, Fors would not get up before nine o'clock!
Besides, Fors currently had that ethereal look on her face, as if she might fall asleep at any moment. No matter how Xio looked at her, she did not seem like someone who had gotten up voluntarily.
"Fine, anyway, a job came in." Fors spread her hands and pointed at the table. Xio looked over and suddenly widened her eyes. "Phantom Blood? When did it get a standalone edition? Where did you buy it?"
"..." Fors