231 There’s no such thing as a superior or inferior culture

On the last day of the year, like a gift, Eruha came with a piece of parchment. 

You heard me--not a letter, just a piece of parchment. On it, was a single sentence.

--Come to me before the flower blooms--

Huh. This was...an invitation? But what that have to do with Natha's request? I looked at them in confusion, but Eruha was smiling and Natha let out a relieved sigh.

"So...it's a good news?" I asked.

Natha smiled and pulled me, who was standing beside his desk, to sit on his thigh. "Yes," he answered. "That's her way of saying nothing will happen so we'll even have enough time to visit her."

"Is that so?" I took the small parchment and looked at it. "What if it means there's nothing you can do about the result?"

Not that I was feeling unconfident, but I wanted to cover every base, you know what I mean?