"Is Shamare going to Siracusa too?"
Hoshino asked in confusion, "But I've seen her in the medical ward before. Isn't Shamare a child? Are you exploiting child labor too?"
Hoshino was somewhat afraid Amiya would say that she was a child too, and that children exploiting children didn't violate labor laws. Fortunately, after a moment of silence, Amiya did not give her such a deranged answer.
"The destination this time is Shamare's hometown, an island of horrors..."
In a gentle voice, Amiya explained what had happened. Having one's hometown turned into a haunted house was probably something only a person with deep-seated hatred could accept. Hoshino nodded as she listened, but making a trip all the way to Siracusa over that seemed like making a mountain out of a molehill.
"You don't understand, Miss Yae Sakura."
"Hm?"
"Right now, every operator on Rhodes Island will choke after taking two sips of water. That's all thanks to Miss Shamare and little Morte..."
Amiya seemed to be on the verge of breaking down.
Hoshino briefly imagined the scene. It really was enough to drive someone mad. If it had happened to her, she might have wanted to tear the culprit apart. Yet Amiya had gently agreed to their request, like a truly benevolent leader.
Amiya was amazing!
"I can handle it, but can you guarantee that I won't start choking after every two sips of water once I get there?"
"Don't worry, Miss Yae Sakura. The symptom disappeared after we agreed to their request. I only mentioned it so you would understand how serious this is. After all, even more serious things await little Morte and Shamare."
"You're really willing to be threatened like this?"
Hoshino did not understand.
"Do you see it as a threat?"
Amiya looked puzzled. Her moral standards