In an instant, all her allies distanced themselves from her.
What unbreakable alliance, what complicated friendship born from love and conflict.
Especially Ch'en.
Hoshino had even mercifully let her use her lap as a pillow. That peaceful two-hour nap, and that ungrateful little dragon had actually forgotten all about it.
She was raising a child!
Hoshino was good at handling problem children, like the little fire dragon. She could reshape the problems of troublesome kids, but when faced with a perfect good child like Lisa, she was at a loss. She even felt a little awkward around her.
Raising a child?
Hoshino stopped in her tracks, as though she had grasped something in the darkness.
I still have an ally!
And this ally was an extremely safe daycare!
Rhodes Island had plenty of children, like Durin, Shamare, Myrtle, and the little fire dragon. If Lisa went there, she would surely be able to stay peacefully for half a month.
Rhodes Island it was.
Seeing the shrine maiden ahead suddenly stop, a glimmer of delight flashed through Lisa's eyes, leaving her somewhat puzzled.
"Did you think of something that made you happy?"
"Mm."
Hoshino nodded without hesitation and took Lisa's hand. "I'll take you somewhere nice. Not the Guard Department, not a bar, and not a gang hideout. We're going somewhere truly nice."
"Oh?"
Lisa tilted her head curiously, her nine tails twitching and rustling softly.
What sort of nice place was it?
A shrine?
It was an enormous landship.
Magnificent. Grand.
It was a Leviathan moving through the void. Any word used to describe something large seemed especially insignificant before it.
It certainly was magnificent.
But Lisa looked up, her expression turning troubled from time to time.
She had come to see a shrine. She wanted to experience Higashi's shrine