"Whew..."
Yui took a deep breath, opened her eyes, and slowly stood up.
Feeling the abundant senjutsu chakra within her Yin Seal, she felt much more at ease.
"It's about time I went outside..." She glanced at the sun high outside her window, stretched, then headed for the door.
She was a little puzzled. By this time, Nai Hyuga should have come looking for her long ago.
Yet today, she was nowhere to be seen.
Could she still be asleep?
With a trace of confusion, Yui opened her door and headed toward Nai Hyuga's room.
Knock, knock, knock...
Yui curled her fingers and knocked on Nai Hyuga's door, but there was no response from inside.
She frowned, then knocked again.
She waited a few moments, but there was still no response from the room.
"Is she not in there?" Yui murmured. Without hesitating, she reached out with both arms and pushed the door open.
Stepping into the room, she looked around. Just as she had suspected, Nai Hyuga was nowhere inside.
Even Xiao You was missing. They had probably gone out together.
"Could Nai Hyuga really have something on her mind?"
Yui shook her head. Whatever it was, she might as well let Nai take care of it herself. Even if she wanted to interfere, she could hardly do anything.
With a sigh, she closed the door and headed outside.
As soon as she stepped out onto the street, she encountered a little girl running toward her.
"Yui..."
Yui, who had been about to walk around her, stopped short.
She turned to study the girl's face, a little stunned. At first glance, she hadn't recognized her at all, but that voice sounded so familiar.
After searching her memory, she finally realized. "You... you're Uesugi Yuri?"
Yui was a little surprised.