"I knew you'd definitely come save me."
Chiyo looked at the playful-eyed Uchiha Gin, and the heart that had been hanging in suspense for three years finally settled firmly back into place. Her gentle tone carried a frailty unfamiliar to Anrokuzan.
"Good thing you had the mark I left on you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to lock onto this timeline so precisely."
Shaking his head, Uchiha Gin jumped down from the remains of Severed Tail and landed in front of Chiyo, then swung his hand back and tossed the spiral-eyed girl hanging behind him over to her.
"Little Sara didn't give you any trouble, did she?"
Catching the princess of Rōran, who had passed out during the fall because of her fear of heights, Chiyo revealed a faint smile.
Uchiha Gin shrugged, then took advantage of Sara's unconsciousness to file a malicious complaint.
"This little one seems to hate you quite a bit. She was venting to me about your evil deeds just now."
"I only did it for her own good. Children who eat too many sweets can develop poorly."
Her eyes full of doting affection, Chiyo stroked Sara's small face and explained softly.
"But she called you an old hag."
Crack—
Chiyo, whose face had been full of loving kindness just a second ago, darkened at once. Blue veins bulged on the small hand that had been gently stroking Sara, and she grabbed Sara's plump little face and yanked it up hard.
"Ah!"
"O-old ha—"
Sara, who had been pinched awake, widened her eyes. Looking at Chiyo's blackened face so close at hand, her whole body trembled.
"Hmm?"
Thud—!
Hearing the question Chiyo squeezed out through her nose, Sara hurriedly changed her tune, her body honestly dropping into a standard dogeza.
"Greetings, My Lady Godmother!"
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