Haimo's voice came from above her head.
"Tsukuyo has always worked very hard."
"And."
"What happened this morning wasn't Tsukuyo's fault."
"Noticing those things right away, and always holding on to that purity."
"That's what makes Tsukuyo so adorable."
His palm gently stroked her hair, and Haimo kept his voice very soft.
"In my heart, Tsukuyo has always been a good girl."
"So Tsukuyo just needs to grow slowly, at whatever pace she wants."
"No matter what Tsukuyo is like."
"You're always a member of the familia I treasure most."
"Mm..."
She felt the warmth from the top of her head travel down along her hair, all the way into her heart.
Tsukuyo Inaba's tense body gradually relaxed.
A mist welled up in her red eyes, and she gently nuzzled Haimo's palm, like a little rabbit being comforted by its owner.
"Mm..."
"Then... Lord God... Tsukuyo is heading out..."
With that said.
Tsukuyo Inaba turned around, blushing and wearing a satisfied smile, and hurried toward the door.
And this scene.
Naturally, Onigawara Rin and the others, who had just reached the doorway, saw it all.
"!!!"
Onigawara Rin's eyes went wide, her face filled with utter disbelief, and even her hand tightened sharply around her sword hilt.
"T-Tsukuyo..."
"She always seems so innocent and honest..."
"She... she actually knows how to pull that move?!"
"What was that? Running back on her own to ask for head pats?!"
That's way too unfair!
And that look in Lord God's eyes, those gestures-he was practically spoiling her rotten!
Sasamori Aya alone was already enough pressure.
Now even Tsukuyo, who usually seemed the most honest and shy, had learned that move?!
This couldn't go on!
"Damn it..."
"Even Tsukuyo has started sneaking ahead..."
"Looks like..."
"It's not just Amou."
"Tsukuyo's thoughts aren't so simple