"Ehehe, I brought Reisen over. Surprised?"
Kaguya, who had gone home to "visit relatives," had returned as well, one hand tugging along a pink-haired rabbit-eared girl who was acting rather bashfully.
"H-hello... it's been a long time." Upon seeing Jiu Ming, Reisen nervously drew herself in and uneasily glanced around. She had heard Eirin Yagokoro mention that the Watatsuki Sisters were frequent visitors here. If they caught her... At that thought, Reisen, sensing danger, looked at Jiu Ming with even more pitiful eyes.
She gave people the irresistible urge to bully her.
"...Very well." After pausing for a moment, Jiu Ming nodded. For Reisen to come here, she must have needed to gather no small amount of courage. So she had probably been dragged here by Kaguya by force.
Not long after her return, another black-haired rabbit-eared girl hopped out of the World Crossing Gate. Her sly gaze swept the surroundings before finally settling on Reisen. The latter's body gave a slight tremble as she asked uneasily, "Is something wrong?"
"Master told you to go back." Tewi Inaba pulled out a note and waved it before Reisen. "I'm here to take your place."
Hearing that, Reisen did not bother to inspect the note in Tewi Inaba's hand. Just as she began to feel relieved, Kaguya snatched the note away. "Hmm, this doesn't look like Eirin's handwriting, does it, Tewi~?"
"Ahem." With her little trick exposed, Tewi Inaba was not embarrassed in the slightest. Under Reisen's rather incredulous stare, she cleared her throat twice and turned to Jiu Ming. "I heard from Master that you're short on help here, right? Any plans to let a lucky rabbit work here?"
"Fine, you can both stay." Jiu Ming shook his head and answered simply. More people were always better, after all.
Kaguya narrowed