When Isabel turned around and saw Lily, her mind short-circuited in that instant.
—Why does Lily make no sound when she gets out of bed and walks around?!
When exactly had she crept up behind me? Was this the power of a transcendent being on the Path of Adaptation?!
And, most importantly...
Did Lily hear what I had just said? Judging by her reaction, it seemed she hadn't... But since she had already gotten out of bed and walked over, she should have been awake for a while, right?
Then she should have heard Isabel chatting with Iver long ago. Yet she was acting surprised, as if saying, "Oh my, what are you doing here?"
—That looks fake no matter how I look at it!
Since Lily could sneak up behind her without making a sound, she could also hide herself so Isabel would not see her.
Yet she had not hidden herself at all. Instead, she had openly let Isabel see her... That meant she had done it on purpose, merely giving Isabel some dignity.
Isabel understood this very well. It was just like the first time she and Iver had gone to the White Shoes Club. She had actually arrived long before him.
However, so Iver would not feel that she had been waiting there for a long time, she had gone around browsing the nearby shops after confirming that he had not arrived yet.
Even while browsing, she had kept her eyes fixed on the club's entrance.
At the time, Isabel had originally thought... If Iver had arrived early too, she would hide in one of the shops for a while before going out, pretending to arrive only a little later than him. If he had not arrived early, then when the time was about right, she