Then, later that night...
Thanks to Latifa summoning the courage to speak to Flora, another sleepover was held. The visitors were the same as yesterday: Christina, Flora, Roanna, Hiroaki, Kouta, Rei, and Lilianna, as well as Liselotte and Aria.
After they were done eating and chatting, it was time to sleep.
I was worried what would happen for a moment there... I’m glad it all sorted out okay.
Rio was sitting on his bed in his bedroom, lost in his thoughts. He recalled the sight of Latifa chatting happily with Flora and the others just now, and his mouth curled in a smile.
Just then, a loud noise could be heard outside.
“Rain, huh...”
Rio stood up and moved to the window, opening the curtain to gaze outside. That being said, the rain clouds had covered the moon, so he could barely see outside.
It was a sudden downpour out of nowhere. It had been sunny during the day, so rain this heavy was completely unexpected. For some reason, it reminded him of the incident today, dampening his mood.
I wonder if it’ll stop by morning.
If it was still pouring in the morning, Christina and the others might have to delay their departure.
“Huh?”
As he was thinking, Rio spotted a faint shadow in the garden.
Who’s that?
He immediately sharpened his vision through a physical body enhancement.
He hadn’t been mistaken after all. He couldn’t tell who it was, but they didn’t seem to be an insurgent. They were standing in the garden too openly for that.
But he couldn’t understand what reason they would have to be in the garden. Why at this hour, when they should be asleep? And more importantly, why in this heavy rain? The rain had only just started, so they probably hadn’t walked out in the rain intentionally.
Rio was so curious, he decided to go out into the garden.