"Oh, you guys are back."
The others pretended as if nothing had happened as Joanna and I returned to the group.
"Yes, nothing wrong. I was just talking with my old squad."
"Oh, that's nice!"
Mia's eyes lit up, looking very interested in the topic. She suddenly started to move around, Joanna, like a sort of octopus, constantly questioning her. "So? What did you talk about? How is your old team? They all looked quite pretty. Are they better than us? They can't be..."
At first, Joanna looked patient. But the more Mia talked, the more her face twitched.
"Hehe. They looked prettier than you. Were you the ugly duckling? Is that why you left?"
Eventually—
TONK!
"Nnnn!?"
She hit Mia on top of her head, prompting her to squeal as tears formed in the corner of her eyes.
"What was that for?!"
Mia protested immediately, holding onto her head while looking at Joanna. Not far from her, Nora laughed, looking extremely amused.
"You got what you deserved."
