After eating together, everyone split up to do their own thing. Silva took a break at a hot spring nearby, relaxing in the hot water for a while. Her rest was softly interrupted by someone's footsteps, she couldn't tell who it was right away and had to wait until this person spoke to know who it was.

"Silva? You know that you're supposed to remove your clothes, right?"

The voice confirmed to Silva that the person was Ada, who gently entered the pond.

"Does that mean you're naked?" Silva said with a grin, embarrassing the woman.

"Well, err... Yes, but it's normal in a hot spring. But just to be sure, you are blind, right?"

"Yeah, don't worry, I can't see how big your chest is. And I know I shouldn't wear anything, but I don't want anyone to see my body."

"I am sure they won't judge you for that."

"I know, I just... Don't want them to feel bad for me, and it's embarrassing that I let that happen in the first place."

Ada thought for a moment, trying to understand what she meant by that. Feeling the confusion the woman felt, Silva decided to change the topic to not make her uncomfortable.

"Who knew hot water was so good? I could stay here all day..."

"You've never been to a hot spring together before? I used to go often with my Neige there."

"You went together?" Silva asked with a smirk "I didn't know you were that close~."

"We are very close, but it's not carnal, he's just a wonderful friend. He helped me a lot getting more confidence in myself and is the only one I truly trust."

"I see." Silva said, a bit disappointed Ada wasn't embarrassed by her teasing "But still, I'm surprised you went together, our Neige can barely stand to see anyone naked."

"Yes, even if they are similar, both are very different. Before I met my Neige, I was a very faithful person, maybe too much. Thanks to him, I was able to see that I didn't have to give myself to a God I'd never seen before."

"Your parent taught you to be faithful?"

"Kind of, my bloodline is considered a divine one, all my ancestors and descendants exist solely to serve the Lord. I'm glad that Neige came along and showed me this wasn't the only way to live."

"Descendants?" Silva asked, a bit curious "I thought nuns were forever virgins."

"I've seen some worlds where it's the case, yes. In mine, we're supposed to find someone and have a child with them, it's the only time we're allowed to... You know..."

"Have sex?"

Ada looked away and blushed at Silva's answer.

"I almost forgot how... Direct you are. But yes, persons of faith are supposed to give birth once in their lives. However, it was impossible for me, I would have been lost if Neige wasn't here."

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"Impossible? Why?"

"You see, even as a nun I was corrupted. I never found interest in men. I instead only found solace in the elegant shape of a woman. It's horrible for a nun like myself to feel like that..."

"Horrible? It's not that bad."

"It is, not only it wasn't allowed in my world, but I was supposed to be an example for everyone... I used to think I was worthless for even thinking like that."

"Religion seems pretty rough, it feels bad to let a form of authority decide my life for me." Silva paused for a moment, thinking about something "Well, I guess my life wasn't so different than that."

"Really? How so?"

"My parents always told me to obey them and were horrible to me, at the beginning it was fine, but they quickly noticed how hard it was to raise a blind girl. It felt horrible knowing that the people who were supposed to love me the most hated me. I'm training so hard to make it so I'm not a burden anymore, but it's not easy..."

Ada moved next to Silva and took her gently in her arms, trying to comfort her.

"I know you have the strength to feel better, you're the only one who sees yourself as a burden."

"Maybe so... It's not easy to not think like that."

"I can imagine. Do you remember when we used to be enemies in this world? I held a tournament for everyone."

"Yeah, what's the deal with that? You already had Neige."

"Well... Let's just say that when I possessed Neige I could feel how he felt. I wanted to create a world without any problems, a perfect world. Neige felt like he and his friends were strong enough to face the real world. I held this tournament to see whether you'd all be able to survive on your own."

"And? Are we good enough?"

"At the time, I didn't think so. But after everything that happened, I'm sure of it... Soon, I shouldn't exist anymore. We'll prevent my existence and save Neige, I was worried at first, but I know everyone will be able to live a great life."

Silva smiled, away from her doubts from earlier.

"Yeah, we will. All we need to do is focus on Silv and everything will be alright!" Silva stood up and stretched, ready to leave "I think I'll go see the others, you want to come?"

"Yes, let's go."

Silva and Ada joined the group, everyone was playing a kind of card game, or at least trying to. They all seemed exhausted, while Neige was looking at the cards with confusion.

"If I special summon, can I still attack after?"

"You don't attack Neige." The leader said with exasperation "You just ask if they have the card you want, if they don't, you draw."

"Seems a bit unbalanced."

"It's the happy families game Neige, it's not meant to be balanced..."

Silva sat next to Emely while listening to the conversation between the leader and Neige. The young engineer looked at her with confusion and quickly questioned her.

"Silva? Why are you wet?"

"You're straightforward, I thought you wouldn't be like that with people around."

Silva stared at her beloved with a smirk on her face, embarrassing Emely.

"N-No! I'm talking about your clothes!"

"Oh that, I went in the hot spring but didn't want to remove them."

"Seriously? I'll need to clean it again now..."

"Clean it? But it's water, it's like I cleaned it."

"That's not how it works, I'll clean it tomorrow."

"Aren't you busy with more important? Like the time machine?"

"Yeah, kinda. But it's going well, I finished most of the theory. It should be over in a month."

"Good to hear, it means we will be able to solve everything soon."

Emely nodded with a warm smile on her face.

"Yeah, it's going to be calm like before. You'll go on a mission once a week and it will be something simple."

"Yeah, well... There's still a lot to fix. I just want to take care of Silv for now, she's the one that worries me the most."

"Of course, tomorrow everything will be alright. You're not going to lose against this meanie."

"I won't, but still, I don't know if I can-"

"Stop worrying so much." Emely took Silva in her arms, tightly pressing her against her body "You need to be confident, there's nothing that will go wrong."

"You're right, I'll take a walk outside for a moment. I need a moment alone."

"Take care, don't forget to come back before midnight, we're supposed to take a picture all together!"

"I will."

Silva headed toward the door leading outside. She could feel the cold on his handle and hear the harsh wind outside, but none of that deterred her from leaving the warm cottage.