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“Ugh…” a pair of crystal blue eyes opened. The sandy-haired woman stayed lying down for a moment, looking up at the star filled sky. Was it night already? What had happened? She turned her head and caught an eyeful of bright red. Her body shot up immediately into a sitting position.

That’s right… She’d attacked Van at Fabre Manor. And then… she’d come into contact with the young man, Luke, was it? And then… quasi hyperresonance. She’d been careless. She should’ve considered the possibility of another Seventh Fonist there besides Van and herself. A good soldier was prepared for any possibility. Tear closed her eyes and let out a sigh before scanning the area.

They seemed to be lying in a field of Selenia flowers. Selenias… Which part of the world did those flowers grow in…? Her brows furrowed in concentration but she came up with nothing, which frustrated her. She should know this! She had her own selenia garden! Then she turned to the boy beside her. He seemed to still be unconscious.

It had been him that had caused that hyperresonance with her, hadn’t it?

He looked so serene in the light of the moon. His expression was relaxed, unlike the look he’d had in the courtyard. When a strand of bright red hair fell in front of his face, she automatically went to brush it back. As her hand came into contact with his warm skin, despite the chills around them, something jolted in her as she drew her hand back immediately, looking unsure of herself.

She had just realized how utterly unprepared she’d been.