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"Where did you go?"
Yanami Anna looked at Asakura and frowned: "Gokou said someone seemed to have intruded into your and Ayano-kun's room just now, but Ayano-kun said nothing was missing after he returned..."
"Maybe it was just the inn maid providing service or something, I don't think we need to pay too much attention to it." Asakura said evasively.
By the way, the reason he returned so late was that he had to change his clothes.
When he and Asagumo Chihaya reappeared before the inn proprietress, she was so shocked her false teeth almost fell out.
After all, the two of them didn't look like they had been doing anything proper—Asakura's clothes were torn and tattered, with many suspicious stains, and Asagumo Chihaya was half-covered in Asakura's blood.
Rather than looking like a couple who had played particularly wildly, they looked more like a couple who had gone to murder and bury a body...
Fortunately, no one was missing from the inn, otherwise the proprietress would probably have called the police.
"Oh, right, Lemon's confession was successful! She and Ayano-kun are already a couple!" Saying that, she got excited again: "Childhood friends! Couple! How can there be two words so perfectly matched!"
"That's truly delightful." Asakura said nonchalantly.
Seeing his unperturbed expression, Yanami puffed out her cheeks: "Our request was perfectly fulfilled, you know? Why do you look so unhappy?"
"I'm just a little tired... And, in the end, Yanami, didn't you also not play any role?"
"That's different, Yanami, I, as a consultant, brought the Yakishio's request to the club, you know!"
"Then you pay for the club expenses Yakishio spent first."
"Hmm..." The poor girl's expression immediately became conflicted: "Um, can it be offset with somen noodles?"
"Just kidding." Asakura suddenly laughed: "That guy already paid."
He rubbed Yanami's head, feeling as if he were patting a dog's head with a smile: "Since the request is complete, let's enjoy the remaining day of the training camp."
The girl slapped his hand away in dissatisfaction: "Hmph, I'll enjoy it even without you telling me to!"
At her words, Asakura suddenly realized that among their group:
He himself was initially worried about Lemon's confession, and later, upon discovering the time rewind, he focused his energy on preventing Asagumo Chihaya from constantly rewinding time and self-destructing; Yuigahama Yui had been catching fireflies for several loops, and later even replaced him as the stage manager to release fireflies; Yukino Yukinoshita had been troubled by her growing cat ears even before the training camp, and in the last loop, she even replaced Asakura in the dark to embolden Yuigahama Yui, and the cat ear curse still hasn't been lifted; Lemon, on the other hand, put all her energy and courage into her confession, and before that, she was in a dazed state; Gokou Ruri had to take care of her two younger sisters, which, while not exhausting, was quite strenuous; Hiratsuka Shizuka was persuaded to drink a lot of alcohol, so she was probably out of commission for these two days...
It turned out that apart from the two little ones from the Gokou family, this guy was the only one who truly enjoyed this hot spring trip. His impression of her seemed to always be of her eating and eating.
"But I never thought joining a strange club would come with hot spring benefits! I thought I'd be out of luck with this kind of thing until Dad brought home his salary. It seems life really is like a box of chocolates; you never know if the next one will be a liqueur or a hazelnut!"
Yanami was still chattering about something, while Asakura led her toward the entertainment room.
Before they even entered, they heard Ayano Mitsuki's surprised cry from inside: "Asagumo-san, why are you here?"
"What happened?" Yanami quickly ran into the room.
Asakura, who already knew the general situation, followed slowly behind her.
In the entertainment room, Ayano Mitsuki, holding a ping-pong paddle, stood at the table, looking surprised at Asagumo Chihaya by the vending machine at the other entrance.
Beside him was Lemon, also holding a paddle; it seemed the two new lovers had just been playing table tennis.
"Of course, because I want to buy coffee milk." Asagumo Chihaya had a composed smile on her face, bending down to take a bottle of coffee-colored drink from the vending machine: "Drinking coffee milk after a hot spring bath, isn't that the most classic choice?"
After changing into a new set of clothes at the proprietress's place, the girl naturally couldn't leave the hot spring inn in the dark, as it was already quite late.
So the girl simply booked a room at the hot spring inn, intending to hitch a ride with the Magic Club and Asakura and his group back tomorrow.
Asakura originally thought she would avoid Ayano and his group, but he didn't expect to run into them so easily.
As Asakura felt helpless about this, Asagumo Chihaya's gaze fell on him as he followed Yanami into the room, and the corners of her mouth subtly curved upwards.
"No, I'm asking why you're at this hot spring inn," Ayano Mitsuki asked in a deep voice again.
"Ayano student's question is truly perplexing. Since this hot spring inn is open for business, isn't it strange that I would be here?" the girl replied with a matter-of-fact expression.
Ayano Mitsuki's face sank.
The other party had been pursuing him for some time. Although he didn't notice it at first, over time, he started to feel that something was off.
Whether it was stalking or more aggressive methods, Ayano Mitsuki frankly found it quite repulsive.
Now that he was dating Lemon Yakishio, perhaps it was time to make her give up on him.
"Asakura-san, although I've said this before, I still need to say it one more time," Ayano Mitsuki looked at the girl seriously: "I only see you as a normal friend, and there are no deeper feelings. I'm truly grateful for your past affections and help, but now Lemon and I are dating with marriage in mind. It's better to keep a certain distance from now on. I hope Asakura-san can also find someone she likes in the future."
Asagumo Chihaya lightly covered her chest and looked calmly at Ayano Mitsuki.
She had originally thought that at a time like this, she would feel even more unacceptable, even heartbroken.
But in reality, when the moment truly arrived, although there was indeed some heartache, some bitterness, and some emptiness, there were no other feelings besides that.
It seemed that her feelings for Ayano Mitsuki weren't that deep after all.
"..."
So what exactly have I been doing all this time?
She couldn't help but think.
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