"Feels like you know Elysia really well! And the way you acted just now... don't tell me you actually like Elysia?"
"B-but we're both girls!"
Hearing one girl's answer, the other girls all looked at her hesitantly.
"No, don't say things like that!"
"How long have we even known each other? Miss Lu Ming told me that, and I happen to be sure of it too."
The teased girl hurriedly explained herself. She did not want to admit it. Besides, how was that liking someone? They had only just met! She merely had a bit of a favorable impression.
It was hard not to feel fond of Elysia when spending time with her, wasn't it?
"Calling it love is going too far. I just like hanging out with Elysia, that's all. Don't you all want to as well? Otherwise, why are you so reluctant to part with her?"
"..."
After the girl put it that way, the other girls could no longer refute her.
Night slowly fell. Countless little stars dotted the deep blue sky, blinking as though inviting people to wander through the vastness of space. The bright moon was like a silver boat sailing across a dark-blue sea.
In a spacious room, Natsuki Minamiya sat alone in a chair at home, watching the nightscape outside through the window.
She sipped mint tea, but no matter how much she drank, it did not taste like the tea Elysia had brewed yesterday.
Thinking of that pink fairy again, Natsuki Minamiya could not help letting out a soft snort. She was probably... out somewhere shopping with those girls right now!
Natsuki Minamiya had long grown used to being alone.
She, too, had once had important friends. But because their positions differed, they could only stand on opposing sides. In the end,