"Belle, I really know I was wrong."
"I'll never sleep while holding a blade again."
Hoshimi Aya sat on the sofa with her head bowed, fidgeting with her fingers and looking a bit nervous.
She truly hadn't expected that after one sleep, her bed would be gone.
Just now, when she got up, she thought only the blanket and pillow had been burned, but to her surprise, the moment she stepped off, the bed collapsed!
This made her, who was already feeling guilty, even more apprehensive.
"Brother, you should lock your room door from now on."
"Unless there's a special circumstance, don't let Aya into your room anymore!"
"It's all your fault for not locking the door this time, letting Aya get her hands on the blade and causing all this."
Seeing Hoshimi Aya's aggrieved expression, Belle couldn't bear to criticize her and instead pointed the finger at her brother.
"Huh?!"
"Sister, how can you blame me for this?!"
Wise looked at his sister's sudden change of attitude in disbelief.
"Why can't I blame you!"
"If you had developed the good habit of locking your door when you go out, how would Aya have entered your room to take the blade, and how would my bed have ended up like this!"
Belle accused him, putting on a fierce expression.
Seeing Hoshimi Aya's pitiful look, Wise also realized that someone needed to take the fall for this incident.
Naturally, he was the most suitable candidate; after all, there were only three of them here, and he was the only one who fit the role.
"Fine, it's my fault."
"It's my fault for not locking the door properly, giving Aya the chance. I'll take responsibility for the bed; I'll go buy a new one right now."
With that, Wise left.
After Wise left, Belle sat down next to Hoshimi Aya and gave her a hug.
"There, there, Aya."
"Don't be sad, it's just a bed."
"We can just buy another one."
"I'm not blaming you; it's all Brother's fault."
"It's all his fault for not closing the door properly, letting you get the blade and causing things to turn out like this."
Belle comforted her.
She looked just like someone comforting a child who had made a mistake.
"Mm, Belle, I promise I'll never do it again."
Hoshimi Aya whispered while leaning into Belle's embrace. Her voice was so quiet that only Belle beside her could hear.
"It's okay, Aya."
"I know you didn't want this to happen."
"After all, losing control isn't something you can help."
Belle comforted Hoshimi Aya, thinking she should just make sure Aya didn't touch blades at home as much in the future.
"Sister, Aya, the bed might not be installed until tomorrow."
"I just spoke with the shop owner on the phone; they don't have time to come over today."
Wise said, standing at the bedroom door with his phone still in hand after the call.
"...Then I'll have to trouble you to sleep on the sofa tonight, Brother."
"Brother, you'll let us have the room, right?!"
Belle said with a smile as she looked at Wise.
Similarly, Hoshimi Aya also looked at Wise with a pitiful, puppy-dog expression.
Wise: "..."
"I don't think I have the right to refuse, do I?"
Wise looked at the two of them and gave a wry smile.
It seemed he was the only one suffering today.
Busy all day long, and now he had to sleep on the sofa at night.
Hearing Wise's words, Belle and Hoshimi Aya happily high-fived each other.
Suddenly, Belle's phone rang, and she picked it up.
"Hello, is this Belle?"
"Something's come up on my end."
"I might not have time to come over today. I've already found news about Twiggy."
"I'm currently at the shady shop where Twiggy was sold, but we're too late; she was sold about a month ago."
"We're currently asking about the buyer, but there's been a slight problem."
"We'll come find you once we get the info."
Belle's voice came through the phone.
"Okay, but I might not be at the shop tomorrow."
"I have other plans on my end."
Belle explained; she was going to Hollow No. 0 tomorrow to infiltrate the official organization.
"...I see, that's fine."
"I probably won't be able to get much out of them for a while anyway."
"These people are currently being resuscitated, so it might take some time."
"Belle, you guys go ahead and take care of your business first."
"I have some things to deal with here, so let's leave it at that for now."
"We'll talk more when we meet once there's concrete news."
With that, Belle hung up.
"It looks like Belle will have news soon."
"Hopefully, the business at Hollow No. 0 won't take too much time."
Belle thought to herself; everything was happening all at once now.
If she wanted to handle both sides, she had to manage her time well.
"Sister, if the timing with Belle clashes, you can leave it to Aya and me."
"Sister, don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Wise pondered; he could do the same as his sister, at least for a short time. Modifying 06 slightly should also work, though it might take some time.
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