"Ah... what's wrong? Have you had enough fun already?"
Firefly seemed to notice Stelle approaching and turned around of her own accord, but when she saw Jiang Yu beside Stelle, the girl's expression stiffened unnaturally for a moment.
Jiang Yu showed little reaction. He merely smiled and waved at Firefly, then took a seat on a chair at the bar beside him.
Stelle and Firefly sat down as well.
After that brief moment of surprise, Firefly breathed a sigh of relief.
Thinking about it carefully, she hadn't had much contact with this child.
There had only been two occasions in total: the battle on the Xianzhou Luofu, and the mix-up with sending photos last time.
The only one she could probably bring up was the battle, but talking to him in front of Stelle about things like "Your fists are really hard," "You're really strong," "Your armor is really cool," or "Your greatsword is really heavy" would be strange no matter how she looked at it.
Besides, revealing right here that they actually knew each other seemed a little strange too.
Firefly pressed her lips together. Honestly, she didn't think she was very good at acting, so it was a relief that the child hadn't said anything.
Stelle didn't seem to notice anything amiss and happily introduced the two people who already knew each other.
The three chatted casually for a while, but Firefly's expression suddenly changed. She seemed to want to confess something to Stelle:
"You might have noticed, or maybe you haven't, but I've been taking you on detours, bringing you to all sorts of places. That's because... someone is following you."
Stelle froze, a little worried about Little Fish beside her. She was just about to turn and look when Firefly immediately stopped her. "Don't turn around.