Overnight Stay

"Where's Shanna? Did she run off to play again?"

After breakfast, Bell wiped his mouth as he asked about his little sister's whereabouts.

Since she was temporarily unable to deal with that powerful Elemental Lord, the little girl could only vent her frustration on the other Ice Elements. These past few days, she had gone out hunting with the base staff every day.

"Yeah, she ran off as soon as she got up this morning."

After deftly using Curses to clean the dishes and send them back to the kitchen, Hermione leaned gently against Bell.

"Bell... I'm sorry..."

"Silly girl, you didn't do anything wrong. What are you apologizing for?"

Bell vigorously ruffled Hermione's long hair, turning the hairstyle she had carefully arranged that morning into a complete mess.

After all these days, Hermione had finally been unable to hold it in any longer. If she had kept enduring it, Bell feared he would have gone crazy first. Though it felt great to be waited on by his girlfriend every day, he did not want Hermione to keep suppressing herself.

"I..."

"Hermione, can I go to your house after we get back?"

Without giving Hermione a chance to speak, Bell raised a question first.

"My house? Why do you suddenly want to go to my house?"

Hermione looked at Bell in confusion.

What was there to see at her house?

Her home had neither powerful Magical Statues nor adorable Magical Animals. It was just an ordinary Muggle family, so why did Bell suddenly want to visit?

"Come to think of it, other than the brief time I stayed at your house when I picked you up, I've never properly looked around your home. Besides, when school starts again, we'll be in our seventh year. We'll be graduating before long, so