Raizen chuckled under his breath and shook his head. He didn't even try to argue back this time. There was no point. Hikari said things like they were obvious facts, then looked at him like he was slow for needing them explained.
They sat on a wooden bench tucked under a little roof - barely a roof, really. Just enough to keep the seat dry and keep the rain from hitting their hair directly. Everything outside that narrow strip was wet. The street stones shone with reflections. Water ran down the edges of nearby stalls in thin, shiny lines.
The rain was back, Echelon field was gone now - disabled, released, or simply turned off. Whatever miracle held the clouds at bay earlier didn't exist anymore, and Ukai went back to what it liked best: mist, rain, and green swallowing the world whole.
