Vol. 16 Ch. 15: The Path You Opened for Me

When Isaac burst out of the party hall and stepped outside, the pleasant early-summer night breeze brushed his cheeks.

Isaac stopped near the shrubbery he had seen from the window.

"Monica."

"Eep!?"

With a rustle, a hooded head popped out of the nearby bushes. It was like a small animal springing out of the shrubbery.

Isaac approached the bushes, barely suppressing a laugh.

"What are you doing hiding there, little squirrel?"

Monica, who had been hiding in the bushes, anxiously darted her eyes about while fussing over her hem.

She was wearing a plain robe, not her Seven Sage robes. The skirt's hem had snagged on the bushes and ridden up, exposing her slender legs nearly to the tops of her thighs.

"Um, well, I was hiding here, and my robe got caught... so..."...