That was good.

Oh, thank you very much.

Please take your dishes over to soak.

Okay.

I'm done too.

Oh, also, Mom.

Is the bath ready?

It should be soon...

Would you like to go first, Ena?

Hmm...

(She did take me out for a really nice lunch today.)

No, it's okay. You go first.

I'll wash the dishes.

What?! Whoa...!

Huh?! Akito?! What happened?!

You didn't break your plate, did you?

It didn't break. I just dropped it in the water. If anything, it's your fault for saying something weird.

Excuse me? What exactly did I say that was so weird?

You two honestly never change.

Akito, I'll be taking my bath first if you don't mind.

Uh, sure...

Thank you.

Ena, I'll leave the dishes to you.

Have a nice bath.

Now then...

Out of my way, Akito...

O-Okay...

You're seriously doing the dishes...?

I feel that I should every now and then.

Wait, I know!

She promised to buy you something, huh?

What? No, I was just showing her some gratitude.

Fat chance...

No! She didn't promise to buy you something, because she already did!

Or... You two went out for good food.

(Oh, he's right on the money. But I'm still not telling him...)

What was that grin?

I knew it. There's something going on.

You're free to believe whatever you want.

(Anyway, I've done my share for Mom.)

(Now...)

(I wanna apologize to Mafuyu...)

Over here, you two!

But there's something I need to tell you two...

Tell us?

I just saw Mafuyu and let her know that it's okay for her to run.

What...?

I agree that Mafuyu should keep that option in mind considering her current state.

Yeah. As much as I want her to directly fight back, I guess she should have some contingencies ready if she doesn't think she can...

Nice work, Mizuki.

(It's okay to run...)

(Mizuki was probably the right person to tell her that...)

(I wish there was something I could do to help.)

Anyway, wanna head back?

I told you guys what I wanted to...

Wait, before we do!

You met Mafuyu in person, right, Mizuki? How was she?

She was in pretty rough shape at first...

So, before we sat down to talk, I took her around to a few places and hung out with her a little...

Oh, I almost forgot! We went to SpoJoy Park! She seemed to feel much better after we spent some time there!

Which is why I'm hoping that she's feeling a little better now...

I see... I'm glad to hear that...

Me too...

Especially considering how our last conversation ended...

That's still bothering you, Ena?

I-It's not bothering me per se...

But I sort of just unloaded on her...

That's why I want to apologize to her in person...

To be fair, Mafuyu probably understands that you're worried about her.

I agree.

Anyway, shall we get back to work?

We should be ready for Mafuyu to return whenever.

Yeah!