That''s an interesting way to describe it. "Yes, that thing. One of my cards was a cute mouse. As a mouse, I apparently make instinctive decisions."


    Passive life? "Hmm, but coming here is rather an active choice. You must really want to protect something after all."


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    Definitely not.


    Was Melderoy part of the Farenhall kingdom? What is the  Crymsin disease? How many people survived it? Why do you think the Order would hide information about it? She wanted to ask those questions but refrained herself from doing so. It didn''t feel right to dig more out of his past life. He already suffered a lot. "We both are aiming for the Order Elites; that makes us comrades, right? What—"


    What? Ayuki didn''t pay much attention to the front, but now she saw it too. They were close to a lake similar to the one with the broken bridge. It was still a bit foggy, but you could tell that a few boats were rowing ahead.


    So that''s how this man here got wet. Ayuki looked around her. "So what now?"


    Great, they found each other. That means the only one who got separated was me. But still—that means we ended up not that far from each other—I wonder why?


    Cooperation... two different portals before... "The hook! I found this hook when I fell into that other portal. Think we can use it?"


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    Try attaching it to the broken bridge? No, the rope seems way to short for that...


    Well, that was obvious, everyone could tell. Ayuki grinned. "Any regrets of having cooperated now?"