Fortunately...
*Creak—*
The sound of the gate being pushed open broke the suffocating awkwardness.
It instantly drew everyone's attention.
"De—Deity!"
Seeing Heimdall appear...
Ryu's restless heart finally found an anchor.
Though this anchor...
—Was the very culprit who had led her into this desperate situation.
"Good morning... Deity..."
"I am here to continue fulfilling our agreement..."
Seeing the person in question, Ryu immediately acted as if she'd caught a lifeline. She snapped her legs together, folded her hands in front of her, and gave a standard ninety-degree bow, her movements as stiff as a robot's.
"Mm, morning."
Heimdall nodded in response to Ryu, then looked past her at the others present.
"While I don't mind people performing some early morning sitcom in front of my house..."
"However..."
Heimdall picked at his ear, a trace of sleepiness on his face.
"Isn't it a bit too noisy for so early in the morning?"
"If you wake up my Familia, their morning grumpiness can be quite a hassle."
"But since you're already here, standing at the door looks bad."
"Everyone, come inside."
Heimdall stepped aside and made an inviting gesture.
Then...
Heimdall's gaze swept over Chloe and Lunoire.
"As for these two..."
"It looks like they are friends of Miss Elf."
"Since you are Miss Elf's friends..."
"You probably don't mind helping Miss Elf share some of the workload, right?"
"Come in and help as well."
"Eh?"
As soon as he said this, Chloe and Lunoire froze simultaneously, both looking utterly bewildered.
They were only here to watch the fun and maybe gather some gossip material!
Why were they suddenly entering the house to help?
What kind of development was this?
However...
Immediately after...
As soon as Heimdall finished speaking...
Chloe and Lunoire keenly felt the temperature drop behind them.
They noticed Shakti's gaze falling on them once again.
"Meow! We're willing! A hundred times willing, meow!"
Meeting Shakti's gaze, Chloe made a decision almost instantly, her head nodding like a woodpecker's.
Lunoire also hurriedly straightened her posture.
"Good then."
Heimdall smiled slightly.
With that...
Since the person in charge had spoken, Shakti withdrew her searing gaze.
"Consider yourselves lucky."
Leaving behind a cold remark...
Shakti stopped paying attention to these two clowns.
Seeing this, Chloe originally intended to take the opportunity to slip away in the other direction.
Once they were inside, wouldn't it be great to find a chance to jump the wall and escape?
But before she could even move her legs, Lunoire grabbed her by the back collar, nearly making her eyes roll back from the choking.
"Ugh—!"
"I'm going to be strangled to death, meow!"
"Idiot!"
Lunoire quickly lowered her voice and spoke into Chloe's twitching cat ear with utter frustration.
"That Deity is helping us!"
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