***
Aathreya opened the door to the room that used to be his room.
"You should thank me because I told the maid not to change anything here," said Cristela.
Aathreya's eyes looked around the room and realized that what Cristela said was indeed true. He then looked at the rancid girl who had become an old woman next to him.
"Thank you," he said as he gently ruffled the old woman's hair. He entered the room and closed the door, ignoring Cristela who was surprised by his actions.
Cristela held her hair. which Aathreya had tousled, and then she remembered the past. When she was little, Aathreya used to do that to her.
"Huh. He hasn't changed," she said, then turned to leave Aathreya's room, followed by Erika and Erina.
***
Elsewhere, Odette was telling Anwen about her suspicions that Aathreya had something to do with her being stranded in this era,
"Why do you think like that, Miss Ody?" Anwen asked. She was quite surprised by what Odette had just said to her.
