Escaping from the house while Riko was sleeping wasn’t easy, but waiting all day for her to fall asleep was much harder. 

The moment I heard that the ORC had found Sakura, I was tempted to run past her and leave—thankfully, my common sense was still intact. Or that would’ve been disastrous. 

I wouldn’t be surprised if she locked me in the house and stayed to keep an eye on me. 

So, I endured while she watched me eat breakfast, I kept still while she flipped through ...