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Inside the tent, Lefiya sat upright as though on pins and needles. Watching Noah and the Loki Familia executives sitting on the ground as well, she fidgeted uneasily.
Within the Loki Familia, no one was closer to the executives than Lefiya.
As Riveria's successor, the girl usually followed Riveria around to learn from her. And because she admired Ais, she was constantly dragged all over the place by Tiona and Tione. Over time, their relationship had grown much closer.
Even so, Lefiya was still extremely nervous.
Other than Bert, all the Familia's executives had gathered in her tent. It was only natural that she felt restrained.
Under such circumstances, Noah and the others sat on the floor as though it did not matter at all, their gazes all fixed on Lefiya.
That only made Lefiya feel even more awkward.
All she could do was speak weakly.
"Um... why did all of you come here together?"
At that, everyone exchanged glances and smiled.
"I think everyone came here for the same reason." As their representative, Finn voiced everyone's purpose.
"We wanted to see how you were doing."
"M-My condition?" Lefiya shrank back, seeming to understand what Finn meant.
"Forgive me, but I can't beat around the bush. I'll just say it directly." Riveria looked at Lefiya as though she had seen through her heart.
"Lefiya, are you feeling uneasy?"
Lefiya immediately fell silent and lowered her head, looking utterly dejected as though she were too ashamed to face everyone.
"...I'm sorry. I know this makes me seem cowardly." Lefiya bit her lip.
"But when I think about how we might face so many dangers tomorrow, I just can't sleep."
"As expected..." Riveria sighed.
The others wore