PAID

“Oh my, so tiny.”@@novelbin@@

Kris gasped, covering her mouth with one hand.

We had arrived at one of the booths in Group C, where a second-round match was underway. On the sub-screen, a fierce battle between a small swordswoman and a female onmyoji was being broadcast.

Kris stared suspiciously at the hood worn by the tiny swordswoman.

“…Seulbi, doesn’t that cat-ear hooded robe look familiar?”

“Ah.”

Sweat beaded on my forehead.

The hood had two noticeable protrusions on top, shaped like cat ears.

Now that I thought about it, that robe was the one Kris had gifted me.

I’d lent it to Nagi because she was shy and insisted on wearing a hood during the finals. Since she’d be wearing one anyway, I figured she might as well wear something cute.

I had no choice but to apologize.

“Sorry. That’s the robe you gave me. I-I only lent it to her for a little while!”

“…Is that so?”

Kris looked slightly hurt.

Desperately, I tapped my feet, though it was more of a mental expression—I wasn’t quite capable of that yet.

And then—glomp!

“Kris, I’ll wear it myself during the semifinals, okay? Please forgive me?”

I clung to her side and poured on the charm.