In the countryside, dinners are typically early, but even so, it was completely dark outside after dinner, as the natural rhythm of short days and long nights in winter is vividly manifested in these rural areas without widespread street lighting.
Tsukimi Sakurazawa wanted to help Higashino Rin with the dishes but was shooed away by her, who claimed it was highly inappropriate for a guest to do such things. Along the way, Shirakawa Sawahei was also sent off to keep Tsukimi Sakurazawa company.
Higashino Kei had some drinks, and coupled with his exhaustion from the day, he soon went to his room to sleep. Little Higashino Seira thoughtfully took care of her father and, once everything was settled, started fiddling with the drawing board she got during the day, clearly very fond of this souvenir.
