Luvia's embrace made more than half of Shade's exhaustion vanish. He glanced around the living room. Dorothy, Luvia, and Sivie were all there:
"Where's Iluna? Did you make her leave?"
"Are we the sort of young ladies who would drive someone else away for our own sake?"
Luvia complained, then explained to Shade:
"Twenty minutes ago, there was an explosion in the north of the city. Iluna went to see what was happening. She said she would come back if it was nothing, but it looks like something happened again.
"However, Iluna has already agreed to have her left eye modified using Wei Ge's Mother's technique—or rather, to undergo human alchemy. She'll come over tomorrow morning and go with you to Arcadia. It would be better to let that Witch handle the procedure herself."
"Just fine."
Luvia then teased him again:
"Still, you actually had the mood to ask about Iluna. I thought you'd keep regretting that things between you and Wei Ge didn't work out~"
"Luvia, we already discussed this at dinner. I admit that I have enough affection for Wei Ge. But she wasn't conscious this afternoon. I wouldn't take advantage of a girl when she wasn't lucid—though I had already taken plenty of advantage."
Sivie stood behind Luvia:
"We were just discussing it at home. Given Wei Ge's personality, now that she knows about our intimate relationship with you, it probably won't take long before she becomes a true 'sister.' I wonder whether she'll break the record Megan and Audrey set for the fastest."
Dorothy, who was actually Leisha, said:
"As far as I can see, as long as the other Witches aren't truly foolish, they must have realized Galina's relationship with you long ago. It's definitely not just holding hands or rubbing against each other."
Then