"Miss Sakura, the food might be a little simple, after all... Miss Sakura?"
In the shabby room, only the little girl Mingri remained, still lying unconscious. However, the Muddled Witch had already disappeared.
Daphne was silent for a moment before entering the room anyway. She sat down... dazed, seemingly with no intention of searching.
At some unknown point, the curtain was lifted, and the Muddled Witch walked in with an unhappy look on her face. Only then did Daphne react.
"Miss Sakura, you...?"
"Do fairies not need to use the bathroom?"
"I—I didn't mean that..."
The Muddled Witch entered with the same unhappy expression, reached out and scooped up the plate, then sat by the bed and began eating.
"If it isn't enough, I can get you more..."
"Why didn't you come looking for me?"
The Witch's words suddenly interrupted Daphne's attempt to break the silence... Hearing that, Daphne instinctively said, "Perhaps I thought that if I waited a little longer, you would come back, Miss Sakura... Because, because it was hard to tell where you had gone. See? You've already come back."
"Why didn't you say what you initially thought?" the Muddled Witch said calmly. "Is it really fine to just wait passively like this... Or rather, is it really fine to never take the initiative?"
"I... Mm..." Daphne lowered her head. "I'm sorry."
The Muddled Witch rolled her eyes, suddenly set down her food, and wiped her lips. "I'm leaving this room right now. Are you going to stop me?"
"Ah... Ah?"
The Muddled Witch said nothing more and walked straight out. Daphne watched her retreating figure, opening her mouth as if to speak. Her fists clenched slightly, but even after the Witch had completely disappeared from sight, she still failed to take any further action.
Instead, the