Seeing Raphael resting on Xio's bed, Fors felt a sudden sense of unreality.
She and Xio had never brought anyone else back to their rented apartment before, so Fors's first reaction was, Why has Xio suddenly grown so tall?
After a moment of confusion, Fors hurried out of the room. Why is Raphael here?
Of course, she only had time to react like this because Raphael had shown no malice whatsoever. Otherwise, she would have used Traveler to leave the moment she returned.
Just then, Xio came out of Fors's room. "Raphael and I ran into danger during our operation. I thought we might need your help, so I brought him back."
"Oh," Fors said. She didn't think there was anything particularly wrong with that. Raphael had fought alongside Xio before, and the two were fairly close. Besides, Fors had always considered Raphael an unofficial member of the Tarot Club. Although he hadn't joined, he came up in almost every gathering.
With Xio, Justice, the World, and other members vouching for him, Fors also felt that Raphael was generally trustworthy.
At that moment, Raphael felt his way out of the room and said to Fors with a smile, "Sorry for the intrusion."
"It's fine," Fors replied with a smile. She didn't think Raphael seemed crazy at all. On the contrary, he seemed quite polite.
One look at her friend's expression told Xio roughly what she was thinking. Spend a little more time with him, and you'll see.
Fors first put the ham in the kitchen while Xio and Raphael sat down at the dining table. Xio gave Fors a rough account of what had happened that day and Raphael's plan, leaving out only the part about kissing Raphael and her sexual desire.
During this, Fors noticed the glove on Raphael's