Chapter 94: Are you happy, my dear daughter?
«Get away from him right now, Lucrezia! You’ve already used your Big Bro Ticket, and I don’t remember giving you any extras!» Yuzu grumbles, glaring menacingly at Lucrezia.
«Stop acting like a jealous sister! You’re always with him, and this is only the second time I see him outside school! Let me cling to my savior a little longer—he’s flying back to America tomorrow morning!» Lucrezia fires back, holding tightly onto Hakuto’s arm while Yuzu dangles from the other.
~Yeah... these five days in Rome flew by... I’d really love to stay with them, but I can’t let my father go on such a dangerous mission alone...~
Hakuto, with Lucrezia and Yuzu clinging to either arm, walks casually along Via dei Fori Imperiali—the historic Roman road connecting the Colosseum to Piazza Venezia.
It’s a mini sightseeing break he’s taken after school—he couldn’t leave Rome without admiring its countless historical landmarks.
Rika and Chantal follow closely behind, staring him down like two growling bloodhounds, ready to punish him if he dares take advantage of Lucrezia’s closeness.
Elisabeth, meanwhile, walks slightly apart from the group.
She keeps her pace slower on purpose, a cigarette hanging from her lips and her gaze clouded with a touch of melancholy.
There haven’t been any fights or issues between her and the other girls—in fact, they’ve done their best to welcome her.
But deep down, she still feels like an outsider.
The last to join.