This proved one thing as well: all her previous imaginings had been completely unnecessary.
There were no warm, considerate big sisters or little sisters,
no intellectual aunties, and even less of a chance to show off—otherwise known as showing off and slapping faces.
It was like an entirely unfamiliar city welcoming a group of completely unfamiliar strangers.
It seemed the two sides would never have much overlap.
She returned to the Dawn Organization's "temporary base."
Clearly, she was not the only one who had returned. The others gradually made their way back at different times as well.
Yushi's expression was terrible, like he had eaten dog shit, openly showing just how unhappy he was.
Souji Take seemed to want to ease the atmosphere. "Yo, pervert."
Yushi said, "How did you know? Ah, a fellow enthusiast!"
Souji Take was instantly disgusted. He cursed, "Who the hell is a fellow enthusiast with you?"
Yushi said, "We're not? What a shame."
Souji Take immediately had black lines running down his face.
At that moment, Uchiha Sora suddenly interrupted their conversation and said to Hinata, "Shuoyue, what should we do next?"
Winter Rain nodded as well. "Indeed. It feels like we can't find any sense of belonging here. Everything here seems to be rejecting us."
"Maybe it's just in our heads."
Mizuki Rei said, "Gathering intelligence here has actually been quite easy. We've already thoroughly obtained what we wanted, along with some other intelligence we needed."
Hearing that, Hinata sighed inwardly. It seemed that everyone was having trouble adjusting!
That old sense of excitement and anticipation was completely gone.
She then turned to look at the newcomer, Yuka.
Yuka shook her head as well. "Shuoyue, I feel the same as everyone else."
After she spoke, everyone else turned to look at Hinata too, seemingly