Kazuko forced a smile and waved to the two of them.
After boarding the train, Seele stood beside Kujou Oto. Seeing how completely different she was from before, Seele could not help placing a hand on her back and gently comforting her.
"Kujou... I think I'll just call you Oto! Oto, try to take it a little easier... Grandpa River God wouldn't want you to be unhappy either."
"..."
Kujou Oto said nothing. After quite a while, she finally turned and looked at Seele uneasily. "Seele, you said before that you're a deity too. Will you suddenly disappear like Grandpa River God did?"
"How could that happen? I'm different from ordinary deities. I'm a person first... and only then do I have the identity of a deity. I won't disappear just because I don't have believers. Besides... I don't have any believers right now!"
Seele gave Kujou Oto a faint smile, easing her unease.
"Really? That's great! I don't want to lose my only friend again. Of course, Kazuko doesn't count."
Hearing that, Kujou Oto relaxed a little.
"...I won't."
Seele gently patted her back.
"Um... Seele, do you really like Kazuko?"
After about a minute, Kujou Oto remembered how Seele had wanted to take Kazuko away earlier and could not help asking.
"Uh, well... sorry."
Seele immediately became awkward. Trying to take away Kujou Oto's friend right in front of her did seem a little immoral!
But... Kujou Oto had not invited Kazuko to stay at her current home, so what Seele was doing... was not that awful, right?
"There's nothing to apologize for. I was worried about Kazuko being there alone too. If she's willing to go with you, I'll feel more at ease. But... I asked her to come to my home before, and she still