The next day, I went straight from Croana's house to the academy for work.
When I met Erika at the training grounds, she gave me a cold stare and a heavy sigh. Felica, on the other hand, shyly kissed me when I was leaving the academy.
Erika said she had something to discuss with Marika-san, so she headed off to Flower Mist with the three adventurer girls. That meant I was walking alone down the main street bathed in the evening sunset.
Then I noticed a sister squatting at the side of the road.
I knew she was a sister because she was wearing the familiar dark blue habit. Thinking she might be feeling unwell or injured, I approached and called out to her.
"Are you okay?"
Startled by my voice, the sister's body trembled as she lifted her face. She had a slender, refined face with a pure atmosphere, but there were traces of tears and her eyes were completely lifeless.
