"Make way, please!"
Just as the people around them were at a loss, Rita walked over and squeezed her way in. The people she pushed aside were clearly displeased, but the moment they saw what Rita looked like, they immediately shut their mouths and voluntarily made room for her.
"Shiro, Hiyamaru, let's go home!"
After getting inside, Rita waved at the two little cuties in front of her.
"Rita..."
"Big Sister, you're here! Are we going home?"
Hiyamaru greeted Rita with a completely different attitude from the one she showed everyone else.
"Mm, we're going home!"
Rita led the two little ones away from the convention venue and headed home.
On the way back, Rita bought Shiina Mashiro a baumkuchen. As for Hiyamaru's fried tofu, there was nowhere nearby that sold it, so Rita planned to buy some ingredients around their home once they got back.
Because Shiina Mashiro was with them, the three of them were moving rather slowly. As Rita strolled along leisurely, she kept feeling as though someone was following the three of them from behind. That feeling had been there ever since they left the convention, but whenever she turned around to look, she found nothing.
After all, there were too many people coming and going here, making it difficult to tell.
"Let's take that road!"
Although she had not found anything suspicious, Rita was still certain that someone was following them. After walking a few more steps, she directly changed their route and led the two of them toward a slightly more secluded path.
"Ooh~"
"Yes, Big Sister."
Naturally, the two little girls had no objections to Rita's words. They had little initiative to begin with and listened to Rita very closely. They did not even think of asking why.
As they headed down