64: Behind the scenes

"Let's agree to never do this again" Suna moaned as she clutched her head. She seemed to have taken the after-effects of the key quite heavily. And she looked not the only one suffering.

Nao looked composed on the outside but her eyes held a pained look. The light had hurt her as well but not as badly as Suna.

Meanwhile, both Maria and Alester looked relatively unharmed. Maria just left a loss of balance while Alester looked quite healthy in the morning sunlight.

"Looks like the light of they did not agree with your demonic parts. This one (pointing to Maria) being a half-demon took far better than you two" the kid observed. There was a knowing look in his eyes as he observed the trio.

They had not actively been trying to hide their true selves but it did denote the credible observation power of the kid. It also made a good point in retrospect and would explain a lot of oddities in this situation.