Ville Zentra’s Auction Week – Part 07

Using the spell for crossing worlds, Hikaru appeared in front of Hazuki just as she slipped into bed for the night.

She blinked in shock, then yanked the covers over herself. “Please, just step outside for a minute! I can’t let you see me right before bed!”

“I don’t see a problem. You look as pretty as ever.”

“That’s not the point!”

The calm, composed Hazuki was nowhere to be found.

When her parents sensed something wrong and asked, “What’s going on?” Hikaru used Stealth and slipped out of the room. He waited in the hallway of her high-rise apartment building. A few minutes later, Hazuki stepped out.

“I’m just running to the convenience store,” she called back inside. Then she turned to him. “So… what’s going on?”

She wore a windbreaker and a cap, with sweatpants and sneakers. She could pass for a celebrity, if not for the air of misfortune around her. Hikaru couldn’t