Yes, she was also used to my mental presence. [ So it wasn't super intrusive between the two of them. ] We are friends - pretty much family - there, so she took me in when I arrived here.

[ No children living on their own here, since people tended to worry about that sort of thing. Hotaru thinks that Trench is filled with pretty nice people too, though is aware there is some danger concerning both sides.

Hotaru lightly claps her hands. ] No time to start like the present! You could probably find a hobby around here. [ She will help him look for hobbies! There's a smile on her face as she talks about her future job. ] Yes. My best friend is the princess, and I love her and her family, so I want to be able to protect them from anything.

[ A very long life plan, since they will be very long-lived individuals. ] It's difficult to sort through the idea of people dying and returning, especially in such a manner, but to me, death is just a part of living. And coming back, I've always believed that hope and rebirth followed death. Like when a forest is burned down, it's sad and difficult, but there will always been new growth.

[ There's a distant look in her eyes that's only broken by the sound of talking between Shigeo and the worker. Hotaru asks for the same. ]