A ship docked at the harbor of a small island, and with baggage in hand, Aoi and Ellie disembarked.
"Aoi, and little Ellie!"
With a bright smile on her beautiful face, Bella was right there to greet her and hugged Aoi before turning to Ellie and enveloping her in a warm embrace.
"…Mom, who is she?"
Ellie hid behind Aoi and asked shyly.
She had met Bella before, but it was when she was just a baby, as Bella and Karma visited Aoi after she gave birth.
Of course, she couldn't possibly remember that.
"I am your dad's mom."
Bella said with a big smile.
She almost screamed with happiness after seeing how cute Ellie was and really wanted to pinch her cheeks but thought that it might scare her away.
"Welcome."
Karma also hugged Aoi, and then introduced Baru and Daisy, who had completely opposite reactions.
Baru greeted them in a way that made it clear he wasn't shy around strangers, and Ellie looked at him curiously.
