Sepakai (GXG) (GIRLXGIRL) (GL)

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Chapter 10
Section 1: Returning Home, And Then
Thanks to Phoenix’s light, Carol and Rose-san had managed to regain their energy, but the fact is that neither of them have had anything to eat or drink in the last four days. So with the adrenaline that drove us to this point slowly ebbing away, a chorus of grumblings sang from their stomachs.

So we hurried and lit a fire at the base of the gigantic solretta tree before sharing all the preserved food we were carrying with everyone.

Making sure everyone was full and rested took a while because of that, so by the time we made our way down St. Noglint and arrived back at Solretta Litta, the sun had already begun to rise over the horizon.

After the ents’ invasion, parts of the wall were crumbling here and there while the iron gate had been completely blown away. (That last one was kind of my and Unicorn’s fault.)

As a stopgap measure, carpenters were using a large amount of lumber to fasten together a temporary gate. Among those carpenters working is Mycena who upon seeing that I returned, ran right over to me while carrying a thick piece of lumber over her shoulder.

“Welcome back Iris!!”

“I’m back. Or rather, it’s dangerous running around while carrying that kind of thing.”

I was welcomed home by a friend while riding on Unicorn. And despite Saluena sitting behind me with Carol seated in front, Unicorn looked as if even our combined weight together was no problem for her.

But then, Goldmund was walking right behind us carrying Rose-san and Toslin.

That load looked incredibly heavy with the inclusion of their armor and shields. But since saying something like that out loud would be an insult to a maiden’s dignity, none of us were going to touch the topic.

“I was shocked. While we were in the middle of repairing the gate, a ginormous tree sprouted up from the mountain.”

“Oh, that is….”

I was troubled thinking about how I was going to explain that, but Mycena waved her hands a bit to stop me.

“Ah, I already know. Everyone gathered around to hear about what you did.”

“Huh, what do you mean?”

I was confused for a moment, but then Sarah, Aronda-san, and all the other sisters came running from behind the gate together. And then trailing behind them were both my parents.

“Onee-chan!!”

As soon as she yelled my name, Sarah tripped, rolling forward in front of me as if we were meeting for the first time in half a year all over again.

“Sarah. What are you doing so early in the morning? Have you gotten any sleep?”

Saluena lifted me off Unicorn and set me down on the ground while I wondered what everyone was doing here. They should still be taking refuge in the church, and it’s much too far for them to have heard I returned and then rushed back here. Ah, and for the sake of my honor I should say that even if I’m not very athletic, I am still more than capable of dismounting a horse by myself. Saluena is just a little overprotective.

“Onee-chan, you were absolutely wonderful!!”

“Huh?”

Sarah jumped into my chest and started to praise me while looking up into my face. I wasn’t all together sure what she was talking about though, so I looked over to Aronda-san for an explanation.

And so apparently Sarah and Unicorn can share their senses with each other…….

“Huh? Eh, really?”