A beautiful smile illuminated Neph's face, making her look much softer and younger than she usually seemed. In all the time they knew each other, Sunny had only seen her smile a few times, and every time he did, a hint of regret brushed against his heart. It was a shame, for such a brilliant smile to appear so seldom…
Maybe in her dreams, Changing Star allowed herself to show it more often.
Looking at the reception desk serving as her cover, he tried to make his voice sound calm and asked:
"What are you doing here?"
Nephis lingered for a moment, and then looked down.
"...Hiding."
Sunny raised an eyebrow.
"From what?"
Her voice grew quiet as she answered, still looking at the ground:
"Bad people."
He sighed.
