Droplets slid continuously down her cheeks, and Bella Belindel could be said to look somewhat stubbornly at Shard, who was almost ready to submerge half of his head into the water again.
"Do you not like me?"
"Didn't we already answer this question when we were at the pasture outside the city? Yes, of course, I like you. But can you wait until I get out of the tub and have put on my clothes to talk about this? I'm not avoiding it, but this really isn't the place for such a conversation..."
"Was your reaction just because of that mermaid when you held me on the rocks earlier?"
She could say "mermaid," so she must have had contact with [Desire] before Shard arrived, rather than just passing out directly.
"That was an instinctive reaction; I'm a healthy person."
She pouted while looking at Shard, and Shard could clearly see his reflection in her golden eyes.
"Yes, sir, I'm also responding instinctively now; I want a kiss, right now."
