Originally, this was supposed to be an event where all sorts of things happened to the protagonist, Edmund.
Well, that's not something I need to worry about anymore.
"Actually, I was planning to go with Viola," Elena said cheerfully. "Do you want to come too? Let's hang out together. We can eat lots of delicious food!"
It seemed the two of them had grown close while I'd been busy helping Lisa with her studies, to the point that they'd already made plans to tour the festival together.
But… Viola, going to a festival?
She was usually either buried in books in her room or quietly stationed in the library. A crowded, noisy festival felt completely out of character for her. Why would she suddenly want to go somewhere like that?
Maybe something had changed.
Come to think of it, her attitude toward me had been subtly different lately—starting with how she'd begun addressing me more casually.
In a good way, of course.
