I continued flying over the lake wh

I continued flying over the lake while holding Reese, and we arrived at the far bank without any problems.

I could already see the medical facility that Princess Lifell was at; realizing how close we were, I set us down in a small clearing.

We’ve come quite a ways from the castle, I confirm that there are no further pursuers using [Search] and a wave of relief surges through me. Now, my concern shifts to the one I kidnapped. She has been staring at me without breaking eye contact ever since I removed the mask hiding my face.

“We have arrived, Reese.” (Sirius)

“…” (Reese)

There is no reaction from her. She is clutching my mask, her face is red and hot to the touch.

Could she be fatigued? When I checked her with [Scan], her heart beat was just a bit fast, and her temperature was a little higher than average, but apart from that there were no conspicuous abnormalities.

“What’s wrong Reese? Is there something on my face? (Sirius)

“Fuee!? I-it’s nothing!” (Reese)

“It seems you were scared when I suddenly flew into the sky. Please rest easy, as we are now on the ground once more.” (Sirius)

“I’m not concerned about that! Although this makes me happy, you should let me down now…” (Reese)

Whether she had regained consciousness or not, she was clearly flustered; she was incoherent and had trouble formulating her sentences fully. She quickly looked away, but could not hold it for long, as she soon returned her gaze to me with the same eyes as before.

The gaze felt familiar, and I wondered where I had seen it before. It was certainly during the old days. Starting the day following my in-depth chat with Emilia, I noticed her with the same gaze while she handed me a towel.

“I’m going to drop you down soon, will that be alright? (Sirius)

“J-just a little bit more! I’m still tired from my lack of sleep yesterday… that is…” (Reese)

The normal her would immediately scramble to get down, shy and modest. Yet it’s different today, and though her logic is flawed, I put up with it. Emili