Bai Ying couldn't sleep.
In this vast underground city, artificial lights replaced the moonlight, becoming the only source of light at night that kept people from feeling lonely.
To conserve energy, the lights here were kept dim during the night, when the entire city had fallen asleep. Aside from facilities that needed to operate through the night, most buildings were shrouded in an indistinct half-light.
Two ambiguous pale-yellow beams fell across the ceiling. Rather than getting up to close the gap in the curtains, Bai Ying lay quietly in bed, bathing in those two shafts of light.
As if it had been planned in advance, by the time Sato Yu handed Bai Ying the key to the temporary dormitory, it was already very late outside.
So, naturally, she stayed at the urging of the father and daughter, sleeping together with Bean.
At that moment, the soundly sleeping Bean hugged Bai Ying's arm, resting her head comfortably on Bai Ying's shoulder.
Bai Ying didn't know what she should do.
Although she had sensed that something was off when Sato Yu told Bean's story, when she truly saw Bean's blood turn emerald green, she was still struck by overwhelming shock!
Did Sato Yu know about this?
The answer was surely yes. It was even possible that Sato Yu had deliberately let her see all of this.
Perhaps it was only the tip of the iceberg when it came to Bean's secrets.
Then did Bean know that she was different from ordinary people?
Bai Ying couldn't be sure.
Bean was innocent, but innocence wasn't the same as stupidity. In every respect, Bean was absolutely the sensible and clever type among children her age. If there were more ways in which she differed from others, someone as perceptive as Bean would certainly have noticed.