Exusiai left.
Although she had left, Hoshino still took note of some of her suggestions. Phantom Thief Kallen—what a fine suggestion.
She was right. It was time for Phantom Thief Kallen to make her appearance.
The goal Hoshino had set for Ch'en was rather vague: simply to let Wendy feel warmth. But with a clear objective, everything would be different. A crisis would greatly bring the two sides of it closer together.
After all, facing a shared danger was always a catalyst for building relationships.
Without giving anything away, Hoshino watched the energetic Exusiai leave, then looked up at the sky.
The sun was already up. It was breakfast time.
And thieves only appeared at night.
She lazily stretched, loosening up her body. Upholding the principle of taking every chance to slack off, Hoshino sat on a cushion without the slightest hesitation, preparing to wait until nightfall, when the thief would step onto the stage beneath the cover of darkness.
As for now, it was better to leave the stage to Ch'en and Wendy.
Wendy turned over, showing her back to Ch'en.
Looking at her back, Ch'en suddenly felt a little flustered.
"I... I didn't... do it on purpose. I only tied you up because I was afraid you'd run away. I didn't mean anything else."
She felt it was necessary to explain.
But Ch'en was not good with words. The more she explained, the worse it sounded. In the end, she stood there awkwardly, not knowing what else to say.
Upon hearing that, Wendy slowly turned around.
"Did you want to imprison Wendy?"
"No, no, no!" Ch'en waved her hands awkwardly, completely at a loss for what to do.
Yet Wendy did not seem pleased. Instead, she looked somewhat dejected.
"Am I not worth it?"
*What kind of question