*Sigh*

Why did I say that...?

Ena's concerned and just wants to help me.

But I ran away.

She's probably furious right now...

And yet, she hasn't sent me any messages...

Maybe it's her way of telling me to take it easy...

(But tomorrow, she'll probably be ready to bite my head off...)

(And she has every right to. I invited her out and just left her there all alone.)

It's all my fault.

I hope I can handle things the way I usually do...

...

Maybe I'll go to school tomorrow...

Morning♪

Hey, Mizuki! Morning!

On time too! Good for you!

Thanks! C'mon, shower me with more praise♪

Haha! I might if you learn to come to school more often, like back-to-back days.

Grr...

Also, I still can't believe what happened the other day! What are the odds that we'd run into each other like that?!

Yeah, talk about a surprise!

Kohane even told me afterward that you have a second-year from Miya Girls in your group.

Kohane also said that she's never talked to her before, but she's an honor student who's good at sports and gets really good grades.

Yup, that's her...

(She's admired by her peers and they probably expect her to do great things.)

(So she's maintaining that honor-student persona.)

(Hm? Wait...)

(Mafuyu hasn't actually told her parents or friends at school about what we do...)

Hey, An. About your friend...

Don't worry! Kohane's not the type of person who blabs off to everyone.

Oh...

Right, okay.

But it was also nice to finally meet Akito's sister.

I knew that she went to our school, but I never saw or heard anything about her.

Probably because she attends night school.

So, what did you think of her?

Well, she didn't seem like Akito's sister, you know...?

According to him, she's supposedly pretty difficult and not the easiest person to deal with...

Haha.

(That's pretty much spot on, but I'll keep my mouth shut for Ena's sake.)

...

An...?

Oh, sorry.

I was just thinking about the way I answered that question Akito's sister asked...

Which question...?

Oh, the one about what I'm like at school...?!

The fact that I get good grades was great and all, but mentioning how all the teachers are watching me like hawks might've been a bit much...

How? It's true, right?

Oh, I should've talked about how you cut class even when you do come to school.

No, not that...

But I'm here today, aren't I?

Don't I get points for that?

Haha. Again, you need to learn to come to school on a regular basis. I mean, you get good grades, so you could even help me study by coming more often.

What?! Can't you just study on your own?

(I hope that response told Ena that everything's just fine...)

(An's so nice...)

(She gave me a quick glance before answering Ena's questions, which was probably her way of sticking up for me...)

(Thanks, An...)