The children, of course, could not take part in the exchange between the shadowy organization members.
So when the excited group of children came down from the ferris wheel, all they could see were Curacao and Tangze standing side by side at the exit, smiling as they waited for them.
Caught off guard by Curacao's relaxed, faint smile, Ayumi Yoshida froze for a moment before quickly brightening.
"Big sister Sonia looks much better. Does your head not hurt anymore?"
"Much better. It's nothing serious." Curacao gently shook her head without explaining further, consciously changing the subject. "It only hurt for a little while on the ferris wheel. Maybe the weather was nice. I felt much better after resting."
Ayumi Yoshida looked somewhat apologetic and took her hand. "People with headaches do feel uncomfortable going somewhere high. It's our fault..."
"It's already fine." Curacao waved the ticket in her hand and offered, "If there's another chance, I'll ride the ferris wheel with you next time."
The Ferris wheel had separate entrances on either side, and tickets were checked separately there. Only one stub on Curacao's ticket had been torn off, while the other remained intact.
"Are you really okay?" Genta Kojima, who had seen how terrible Curacao's condition had been, still felt shaken. "If you feel sick, you should go to the hospital early..."
"Mm, I'll consider it." Curacao tossed the braid hanging over her shoulder behind her, no longer showing the stress response and resistance she had displayed at first.
The children exchanged glances, smiles appearing on all their faces.
"Has big sister already started recovering her memories?"
"A little. I remembered a little bit."
"Ooh, then can big sister contact your family or friends now?"
"It's a little difficult. I seem to have lost my phone. Maybe I ran