... live free!

I was stroking my head while holding Yua and I started hearing sleep from Yua. Could he have fallen asleep? And I thought, peering into Yua's face, he was asleep with a calm face.

"You were extra anxious to see Lumia..."

I regretted falling asleep right last night with that in mind. I thought I might have been able to sleep to the point where I wouldn't be sleep-deprived if I had thought more about Yua.

Then Youre woke up after about an hour or two of sleep.

"Uh-huh."

"Did you wake up?

Yes, when I spoke to Youa, I thought I'd been boggling for a while, and she woke up and apologized.

…… Oh, I'm sorry! I fell asleep in this condition... "

"You don't have to worry about it. Did you sleep better than that?

"Ugh, yeah. Aren't you as sleepy as you were earlier, thanks to Lena? Well, thank you."

"If Youre got some rest, that's fine."

"Thanks"

Yua looked out when she squealed like that.

"... it sounds like I was sleeping more than I thought, so should I go?

"Right."

"... Lena, can I ask you a favor?

"I wish I could. What?

"I need you to lend me something that Lena wears a lot."

"What I'm wearing?

Yeah, Yua nodded when she heard it, and then she started talking.

"I really want to go with you, Lena, because it's my problem... That's why I need you to lend me something that I can feel for Lena. (That's because I'm careful...)"

I see. Sure, I might be careful going alone. Well, I don't mind if I lend you anything else, but what am I gonna lend you? Like the robe you always wear? But I haven't washed it lately, so it's not very pretty... Let Yure decide on one more thing, shall we?

"So, can't you?

I heard Yua's anxious voice thinking about what to do. So my consciousness returned to reality, and when I looked at Yua, I looked back and looked at this one anxiously.

"That's not true, but what can I lend you? I thought...... Well, I'll lend you something Yua wants to borrow because Yua's going to try her best to meet Lumia. Why don't you talk to me instead?

"Wow, okay. Good luck!"

Yua was holding hands around her chest, saying so.

"You're gonna work hard, right?

I stroked Yua's head as I said so. Then Yua nodded as she blushed.

"Ugh, yeah."

"So what do you want to borrow?

"Can I borrow that robe?

"That's good, but it's not very pretty, is it? I haven't washed it recently..."

"Yes, I'm fine. (Because it's going to smell like Lena...)"

"? Did I say something?

"Hey, it's nothing!?

I felt like Yua said something after 'it's okay', but is it because of you? and I took off my robe thinking about it.

"Yua, stand up for a second?

When I say that, Youre stood up, so I'll hold you to make it easier for you to wear your robe.

"Look, through the sleeve"

"Ugh, yeah."

Yua wore my robe through her dreaded sleeve. When I checked that, I realized I was putting the shrub I gave you on Yua's wrist.

"Shh, I gave you yesterday. Can I borrow you for a second?

When I said that, Youre seemed a little strange, but I gave him the shrub he was wearing on his wrist, so I put it on him the same way I did yesterday.

"... All right. Is this it?

"Oh, thank you"

Yua was happily touching the shrub as she said so.

Then a while later Yua headed to the orphanage to see Lumia. Probably ok but hopefully we can discuss it well...... and I was dropping Yua off with that in mind.