Three days after the Bringer incident, the video store entered a brief period of peace.
Wise was busy handling all sorts of cleanup. He was either running litigation cases with Nicole from the Cunning Hares or following Hoshimi Miyabi to Section 6 to deal with official business, while Belle was curled up in bed on the second floor, sleeping like the dead.
She had spent twenty-four hours playing with Elysia and Eden earlier. If she did not rest now, she would ascend on the spot.
The video store was peaceful, but the third floor was ablaze with activity. The three long-absent members of the Angels of Delusion had come to the video store today to play with Griseo.
However, the atmosphere was somewhat strange at the moment. Nangong wore an utterly helpless expression while Sunna rolled around on the floor, crying and throwing a tantrum.
"All right, Sunna! Stop making a fuss! It wouldn't be good if you woke Store Manager Belle!"
"I don't care! I don't care!! Nangong, this is all your fault!" Sunna accused her aggrievedly, her eyes red and her voice choked with sobs.
This was what had happened—
The night before last, Nangong had excitedly suggested, "My friend just opened a hotpot restaurant, and the food is amazing! Let's go try it together!"
Cecilia, their teacher, happened to want to relax as well, so they hit it off immediately. She took Nangong, Sunna, and Aria out for hotpot.
Then, when they came to 404 the next day, Ari told them that a top-tier "amateur" had visited 404 on the night they had gone for hotpot.
At first, none of them paid much attention, until Ari told them that the amateur was Eden, who had been brought there by Griseo and Belle, and that she had sung