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"We're finally here!"
When the minivan stopped in front of a traditional Japanese wooden attic building that looked quite traditional, Yanami couldn't wait to open the door and get out of the car, stretching her big waist, showing her stalwart figure, which was completely different from a certain Miss Yukinoshita on the front passenger seat, to the fullest: "I'm almost suffocated!"
"Is it because you ate too much..."
Yukino, wearing a dark gray knitted hat, glanced at Yanami and then looked away, only murmuring in a voice that no one else could hear.
Her cat ears haven't disappeared yet.
Although Asakura had communicated with Gokou Ruri, Gokou Ruri refused to lift the curse so easily. Even if Asakura explained to her that he had not suffered any hardship because of Yukino's accusation, Gokou Ruri refused to believe it.
For a girl who has received Asakura's pure help without asking for anything in return, the reason why Asakura would forgive the other party so easily is undoubtedly that.
Because he is kind!
But good people can't always have guns pointed at them, so even if Asakura himself didn't care, or might make Asakura unhappy, the girl still wanted to help him take revenge on Yukino and vent his anger.
"At least I can't let her have a good time on this hot spring trip!" the girl said to Asakura.
In other words, the curse will be lifted on Yukino after the hot spring trip is over.
After understanding this, Asakura didn't say anything more.
Anyway, this hot spring hotel is quite remote. Even if the girl's cat ears are exposed to the receptionists in the hotel, it doesn't matter, because by the time Yukino returns to the city, the curse will have been lifted, and it won't cause any trouble.
It is worth mentioning that Yukino Yukinoshita paid for her share of this hot spring trip herself.
After all, she is not a member of the Magic Club, and she insisted on coming along, so Asakura had no obligation to pay for her.
That being said, Yukino seems to be a little rich woman. She paid the money, which was a bit expensive for students, without any of the heartache that Lemon Yakishio had when paying.
"Although I heard it was in the countryside, it's too remote..." Hiratsuka Shizuka said, chewing on a lollipop.
As an adult, Hiratsuka Shizuka smokes, but although she usually looks very rough in her behavior, she is actually quite ethical as a teacher. She didn't smoke in the car, which was a small space, even though she was addicted to smoking, but instead used a lollipop to replace it.
By the way, the provider of the lollipop was naturally Yanami.
Her small backpack was filled with a pile of snacks in addition to her change of clothes, including a handful of lollipops.
It's just that after Hiratsuka Shizuka requisitioned two of them, the girl collapsed again when faced with the pitiful eyes of Gokou Ruri's two younger sisters. In the end, she couldn't even eat one of the lollipops herself.
"It is said that the founder of this hot spring hotel discovered that the hot spring water quality here is very good and didn't want to pull too long pipes to pollute the water quality, so he simply built the hot spring hotel here," Asakura told Hiratsuka Shizuka the information he found online: "Later, because of his strict requirements for hot springs and his craftsmanship, he was known as the 'Hot Spring Master'…"
"The quality of the hot spring has nothing to do with craftsmanship, right?" Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't help but complain.
"It doesn't matter. No matter what industry you're in, as long as you have craftsmanship, you can be called an immortal."
"No, no, no, that's not the case at all, right? Taking hot springs as an example, what if there is no hot spring after the spring eye has a problem?"
"Then I can only say red bean mud rice is horse-sai."
"…"
Just as Asakura and Hiratsuka Shizuka were exchanging topics about Japanese traditional culture, Ayano Mitsuki and Lemon Yakishio, who were sitting in the back, also came out of the car.
Unlike Ayano Mitsuki, who was sandwiched between Asakura and Lemon Yakishio in the car and was now finally able to breathe fresh air, so he looked moved and refreshed, Lemon Yakishio still looked dizzy.
Yui Yuigahama thought she was motion sick and thoughtfully brought motion sickness medicine, but found that this athletic girl was fine. It was just that the experience of having her skin close to her crush for more than an hour made the flower field in her head bloom.
Looking at her appearance, she even felt that the journey was too short and wished Hiratsuka Shizuka would drive for a few more hours...
"It looks so amazing!"
"It's like in the anime!"
The two little girls of the Gokou family looked at the quaint hot spring hotel with shining eyes.
This hot spring hotel, which looks a bit like the bathhouse in "Spirited Away" on the outside, does look a bit bluffing, but after walking inside, you can find that it is actually quite modern inside.
"Hello, I am Asakura Takuma, who made a reservation a few days ago."
"We have already prepared," the landlady, who looked to be in her sixties with Gray hair and chicken skin, nodded with a kind smile: "Does the guest want to eat first, take a bath first, or…"
"Eat first——!"
Before Asakura could complain, what rushed to the battlefield immediately was the hungry beast—The Yanami·Drooling·Anna!
"Okay, I'll go prepare it for the guests right away. Please rest for a while, and the maids will take you to the restaurant later." The landlady, who was caught off guard and sprayed with saliva by the girl, said with a smile without changing her expression.
After the proprietress left, Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't help but lecture Yanami: "Yanami, you were too rude just now. And didn't you already eat an Onsen Manju in the car?"
"Hiratsuka-sensei, Onsen Manju... it's sweet," Yanami said with a serious expression, as if stating some truth.
"So what?" Hiratsuka Shizuka was bewildered.
"That means it's a dessert! And for girls, desserts are stored in a separate stomach!"
"Don't give me that nonsense with a straight face!"
"Hmph, as expected, is it impossible to expect Hiratsuka-sensei to understand modern girls..." Yanami shook her head and spread her hands helplessly.
Asakura seemed to hear something snap in Hiratsuka Shizuka's head—probably her sanity—and he couldn't help but give Yanami a pitying look of 'How dare this guy do that'.
Yukino Yukinoshita nonchalantly took two steps back, distancing herself from Yanami, with an attitude of 'Don't splatter blood on me'.
Gokou Ruri didn't know what was going on, but seeing the two's reactions, she pretended to casually cover her sisters' eyes.
"Very good, Yanami, you better grit your teeth," Hiratsuka Shizuka showed the gentlest smile she had ever given, but the sound of her swinging fist inexplicably reminded people of the sound of Iaijutsu drawing a sword.
"Wait... isn't it a bit inappropriate to physically punish a girl?!" Yanami protested immediately.
"It doesn't matter, I, your teacher," Hiratsuka Shizuka said calmly, "advocate for gender equality."
"Awoo, I object to violence..."
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