Cleaning Up the Ruins

Hold on!

Halfway through voicing her question, Star suddenly realized something. She looked at Hua Yi's serious expression, then at the sky outside the window.

Well, Okhema's sky was always bright; she had to check the clock.

After running all over the place today and making a round trip to the Grove of Epiphany, it was already nearing evening. Tribbie, Lumine, and the others were cooking oatmeal porridge for dinner—

Got it. Star's earth-shattering wisdom had understood everything!

Hua Yi had just casually found an excuse to make her keep Mimi occupied, so it wouldn't interfere with him getting cozy with the girls!

"OK!"

Star winked repeatedly at Hua Yi and scooped Mimi away from his side.

"I guarantee Mimi and I will get some training in~"

"Waaah..."

Mimi wanted to keep clinging to Hua Yi. Being beside the savior was warm and reassuring; every limb and bone seemed to cheer, and even its very existence felt as though it was steadily becoming more complete.

Sadly, it could only cling to him for a little while each day.

The mascot did not struggle. It merely gazed pitifully at Hua Yi with its big eyes, hoping they could spend a little longer together next time.

Why does this make me look like some heartless bastard?

Helpless, Hua Yi reached out and gave Mimi another Head Pat.

Star believed she had guessed the situation almost perfectly. Coordinated combat—surely it couldn't mean anything deeper, like having her and Mimi become teammates in the future and challenge Hua Yi side by side?

How could that be possible? It was just a mascot. It wasn't even human!

Chatting, eating, and sleeping~

Considering that Asta, Bronya, Yukong, and the others all held high positions, Hua Yi clearly stated that there would be no major moves over