☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- Y...yes... - Ayame vaguely agrees. "Could it be that I didn't recognize... that cheerful herald?" she asks herself, casting a quick, but subtle glance at her companion, who once came up with a fleeting, trivial idea for a fleeting scare, in order to gauge his reaction. - While we wait for answers, mmm... - she says to him. - Matthias-kun suggested that I register as a participant in the tournament. Can you imagine? That Miko-sama would slash other participants with a sword for the amusement of the audience... - she sighs, shakes her head, and shrugs. - But even if we exclude the fact of whether the Kami-sama would approve or disapprove of this event... Don't you think it would be "self-indulgence" in light of today? I'm already going to participate in a... small event at the "Aquamarine." And even that alone makes me feel this way, let alone such an "event"...