A group of schoolgirls left school, reached the bus stop and split into two parts. Some stayed waiting for the bus, while others, saying goodbye, went home on foot.

Irene, who gathered her blonde hair into a bun, put on a cap and sunglasses, and also changed her outerwear, discreetly followed the group that remained at the bus stop.

After getting on the bus with the group, she drove to a certain stop, where the schoolgirl she was following got off the bus. Irene kept a great distance from the girl, not losing sight of her.

Ina, lost in thought, walked along the familiar road towards the house. When she reached a small playground, she turned there and, finding a swing on a rope, put her bag next to it, sat down and began to swing.

Seeing Ina, lost in thought, swinging on the swing and looking a little lonely, Irene, without hesitation, decided to keep her company.

Going up to Ina, she sat down on the second free swing and also began to sway. Soon Ina noticed that someone was nearby, and looking at the beautiful but slightly suspicious woman in a cap and sunglasses, she became slightly worried.

"Do you come here often?" asked Irene, noticing Ina's gaze on her.

"Almost every day," — Ina replied automatically, and only then remembered not to talk to strangers.

She stood up abruptly and reached for her bag to leave.

"I'm surprised you didn't recognize me," Irene said, pleased with Ina's caution.

"Huh?" Puzzled by her question, Ina turned around and, seeing Irene, who took off her glasses, froze, and her eyes widened in surprise.

"Irene?" she exclaimed. "Oh my God, you're Irene!"

"Shh," Irene raised her index finger and asked to be quiet.

Ina quickly covered her mouth with her hands and looked around to make sure no one heard her. After confirming that everything was fine, she looked at Irene again, and her eyes were burning with excitement.

Forgetting about her bag and her intention to leave, she sat back down on the swing, without taking her eyes off Irene.

Ina asked, still not believing that the famous Heroine and idol of many, Irene, who visited her school today, was sitting next to her on the swing and even talking to her.

"No, it's not a dream," Irene smiled, and to convince her, she even took out her Awakened identity card and handed it to Ina.

Ina, trembling slightly with excitement and joy, carefully took the ID card, as if it were some kinds of treasure, and began to read.

Her joy increased even more when she became convinced that this was really Irene, and not someone who looked very much like her.

For a moment, Ina had the thought of hiding Irene's ID and keeping it with her.

For a moment, Ina wanted to keep Irene's ID card with her. She wanted to have something that could confirm in front of her friends that she had personally met with Irene, and she could brag about it.

"Can I take a picture with you?" asked Ina, simultaneously rejecting her previous thoughts.

"Sure, why not?" replied Irene.

Ina returned Irene's ID, took out her smartphone, and excitedly got up from the swing and walked over to Irene. Standing next to Irene, she started taking selfies.

Irene quickly lost count of how many selfies Ina managed to take, but seeing how happy she was, she did not interfere.

"Thank you very much," Ina thanked Irene with great pleasure and joy for the opportunity to take a picture with her.

Ina, happy and checking the photos, sat back on the swing and almost fell, sitting incorrectly.

It was only then that she noticed that Irene was still next to her and hurried to put her smartphone away, deciding to check the photos later.

Excitement confused Ina's thoughts, and although she had many questions she wanted to ask, none of them could come out.

Irene had been watching her all this time and noticed that she was very different from her brother, although she looked like Idan.

"Perhaps it's because of the upbringing," Irene thought, sighing to herself.

Suddenly, a bright light flashed in the distance, distracting them both, drawing attention to themselves.

Ina and Irene saw how at first one bright fiery arrow rose up, followed by something that looked very much like a huge flaming bird.

Quickly gaining altitude, both fiery creatures disappeared behind the clouds.

Seeing this, Ina stood up and took a few steps, wanting to go and take a look. However, when she noticed that Irene hadn't moved, she turned to her.

"Do you want to go take a look?" Irene asked with a smile.

"Aren't you?" — Ina was surprised, intrigued by the fact that Irene didn't show any excitement or interest in what was happening.

"I see no reason to get involved in this," Irene replied, recognizing her brother among the two fiery figures. "But if you want to go and just stand among the people gathered, staring blankly at the sky, where you won't see anything anyway, then I can keep you company."

Ina thought about it, weighing the pros and cons. Finally, she made a decision and returned to her swing.

"Have you changed your mind?" Irene smiled again.

Ina nodded.

"Instead of standing there and watching, I'd rather be alone with you," Ina whispered sheepishly, making Irene laugh.

"I'd like to be with you too, instead of being a burden there," Irene said. "Don't worry, nothing serious is going to happen."

Ina wondered, knowing that the world had not been safe for a long time.

"Because one of these fiery figures is a person close to me. Compared to myself, I'm more than confident that he can handle everything on his own, without anyone's help."

"Oh! So that's why you're so calm!" exclaimed Ina, raising her head and looking at the sky, where nothing could be seen anymore.

"Okay, let's leave it at that," Irene said. "You'd better tell me about yourself, Ina. Who are your parents and do you have any siblings?"

"Eh? What? Should I tell you about myself?" Ina asked, wondering why Irene was so interested in the life of an ordinary girl like her.

"Yes, about you. Tell me about yourself, Ina," Irene repeated.

Seeing Irene's sincere interest, Ina put aside her doubts.

"I live with my mom," she began.

"My father died in a catastrophe," Ina said sadly.

"As for my brothers and sisters, I don't have any," she added.

But then, pausing and thinking, she continued:

"Although I should have had an older brother.

Mom said she was pregnant with him before me, and he was stillborn."

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