The golden ground beneath our feet was shaking, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, as if following some pattern. The room's portable equipment, not properly secured, made a rattling noise, hopping back and forth on the floor or desk. Yakumo Lan jumped up from her chair, the fur on her ears and tail standing upright, crouched half on the ground, and let out a low growling sound—it was difficult to suppress her fox instincts in certain situations, like stealing chicken legs at home, running naked, and reacting more keenly than humans during earthquakes.
Sayaka was also startled. Despite spending a lot of time with the First Family, she was essentially an ordinary human girl. Even having faced a biohazard, she hadn't experienced the cataclysmic turmoil of a warship being hit, so she let out a low gasp in response to this sudden earthquake. Yet it was just that; her strong psychological quality quickly calmed her down when she saw that we hadn't moved, and she settled down.
