With the location ready, Axel wasted no time returning to the central area.
There, the girls were already awake, chatting lightly. Not only Arianne's group, but even the refugees were included, slowly integrating into the "community."
"Ah..."
But as soon as Axel arrived, everyone blushed and averted their gazes.
Of course, it's not like he couldn't figure out why. The reason was obviously because of the one who's still missing at the moment.
"Where's Maria?" Axel asked Cherry, who was usually with her.
Albeit showing an embarrassed expression, she tried to reply as accurately as possible. "That, she said she couldn't leave the bed for today. Due to some... circumstances..."
"Is that so..."
Axel nodded, playing it off as if he was clueless about the reason.
Of course, it was his fault! He was way too rough with her last night, enough that even the bed cracked. If not for his repair, that bed would have definitely been up for replacement instead!
