"Regardless, congratulations on taking the first step." Catherine's eyes seemed to have reddened slightly as she softly said with a smile, "Welcome home, Pannis."
Pannis, who was holding his face and groaning, paused before a grateful smile slowly surfaced on his face, "Thank you, I'm back."
"Yay." The three girls rushed up simultaneously, surrounding Pannis in the center and embracing him as one.
"What interesting people." Marcia, who consciously accepted the role of the quiet observer, tilted her head and looked at the three girls huddled together. She mumbled to herself with a smile, "Sometimes humans are a lot weirder than magical beasts, but I don't dislike it."
"Let's go." Pannis escaped from the embrace of the girls and said, "We've wasted quite a bit of time. Now let's enter and see the true face of this temple."
"Pannis." Lina's voice was a bit small as she tentatively asked, "Are you really alright now?"
