She took a light sip of the black tea she had brewed herself. Mmm... as expected of herself, it tasted wonderful!
Her mood improved even further, until... the phone not far away rang.
Rita held her tea in one hand and picked up her phone with the other. Her expression changed slightly when she saw it.
It was the father of her current identity...
Renka's Clue
"Yes, yes, I understand!"
Listening to the voice on the phone, Rita did not look happy, but she still gave perfunctory replies. She listened for more than half an hour. At last, after that faintly concerned warning ended, the call finally came to an end.
After hanging up, Rita placed both the phone and her tea on the coffee table. She sat on the sofa with a bored expression, even looking a little like she had lost the will to live.
Hiyamaru, who was eating chips and watching TV nearby, noticed that Rita was in a bad mood. Looking at the chips in her paws, she hesitated before climbing over to Rita and offering her the entire bag.
"Big Sister, do you want some chips?"
"No."
Looking at the little fox beside her, Rita pulled her into her arms and stroked Hiyamaru's fluffy body... Her mood improved a little.
She was already this old, yet she was still being forced to go to school. Her good mood vanished instantly.
She had no idea where the old man had learned about it, but after arriving in Japan... only Shiina Mashiro had been attending school. Rita had not transferred anywhere at all.
Although Rita herself knew she was already in her early twenties, the old man did not know that... What kind of sense did it make for an underage girl not to attend school and