Midnight.
The howling cold wind swept past the window outside. Everyone lay in bed, their bodies exhausted, yet unable to fall asleep. Despite having gone through a turbulent, stormy day, their minds were still exceedingly exhilarated, making it impossible to drift into slumber.
"...Mio, are you still awake?"
"Liliath-senpai, you're not asleep either?"
Upon hearing Liliath's voice, Naruse Mio replied.
"I can't sleep..."
"Neither can I… To be honest, I really have this feeling of 'What exactly are we doing?' right now..."
Naruse Mio muttered as she gazed at the ceiling above her, unsure of what to say for a moment. In truth, ever since they were taken to the Antarctic by Duanmu Huai, everything they experienced was more surreal than a dream to Naruse Mio. It felt like spending a wild day in an amusement park, only to finally calm down and return to reality upon lying in bed at night.
"We battled with monsters, didn't we?"
"That's right, alien monsters."
