What Else Is There to Say? (Continued)

At that thought, Yae Rin's little face suddenly turned deathly pale.

She was so nervous that a fine sheen of sweat formed in her palms. Without blinking, she stared at the silvery-white hemisphere. The longer she looked, the more frightened she became, until even her body began to tremble slightly.

The girl felt that her lips were a little dry.

For a moment, all kinds of regret came flooding in.

Only then did Yae Rin finally realize that she had caused trouble.

And not just any ordinary trouble.

Was this why she had upset him?

If so, then she...

Yae Rin took a deep breath, as though she had made some kind of decision, then reached out and tugged at someone's sleeve.

"Um... Lord... Lord of Spirits."

Only when Ren Yu lowered his head did he realize that it was Yae Rin.

Though she was terrified, Yae Rin still forced a smile.

Trembling, she raised both hands, holding the silvery-white badge between her palms as she lifted it before him and carefully offered it to Ren Yu.

"Lord of Spirits... I'm sorry. Little Rin didn't know the rules earlier and took your thing. I'm very sorry. If you're angry, then—please punish Little Rin. This was all Little Rin's fault. It has nothing to do with my sister."

The girl was extremely uneasy, so nervous that she scarcely dared to breathe.

She was afraid that Ren Yu would take his anger out on her older sister—Yae Sakura—because of this.

Keeping the smile on her face, Yae Rin slowly said in a slightly trembling voice, "So, please accept this... Little Rin is willing to return it to you. After all, this was originally your thing. Little Rin... Little Rin knows she was wrong. Little Rin won't dare do it again. Please forgive