My bet is that he recognizes her immediately but is intrigued she's there and she doesn't realize he's recognized her until too late, possibly after she falls asleep from her helluva day.
Thanks for translation!
>_> revered author plz resolve this in the like next 2 chapters so I don't feel the need to stop reading till characters remove heads from bums.
also: who else thought the sea fairies were going to appear and tell Tiara to catch these hands??