I was sitting with Nimi on my lap, hugging her tightly from behind.
My arms were wrapped around her stomach and my chin was resting on her shoulder while I told her about our trip.
By the way, since Nimi and Felica were happily helping with the inn cleaning, I had been able to spare the time.
Nimi was gently touching the arms around her stomach with both hands while quietly smiling and listening.
I assumed she listened especially carefully to what happened in Santony, the sisters, and particularly Fia and Leah.
While stroking my head with one hand, Nimi gave me a wry smile and said in a troubled tone,
"You protected Croana-san's family, right?"
"More like… I just helped them stay together longer."
"Helped…? You really worked hard."
I couldn't find any words to object when she said that.
It wasn't that I had worked that hard; the only thing I had done was shopping.
Feeling strangely moved, I tightened the arms around Nimi and buried my face in the back of her head.
