"Well, you'll find out who your boyfriend is during the performance anyway," Ijichi Nijika said.
"Hehe, you'll definitely be in for a huge surprise."
Goto Hitori's smug, silly grin appeared again, impossible to hide. Even the ahoge in her side hair trembled along with it.
"Then I'll have to inspect him properly," Ijichi Nijika said.
Naturally, Goto Hitori had no idea what Ijichi Nijika was thinking. She merely kept grinning foolishly, imagining how her boyfriend's appearance would shock everyone.
After saying goodbye to Ijichi Nijika, Goto Hitori headed toward Tsukikawa Shu's house.
"Um... let me see, it should be this way..."
Also somewhat directionally challenged, Goto Hitori followed the navigation while looking around.
Eventually, she arrived in front of a fairly well-decorated house.
An expensive black sedan was parked in front of it. Goto Hitori did not recognize the brand, but she could tell from its sleek body design, so different from an ordinary car, that it was extremely valuable.
Passing through the wall around the property, Goto Hitori came before the house.
Just as she was about to press the doorbell, she suddenly noticed that the door was not actually closed. It was only ajar, leaving a narrow crack.
"Well, we're already this close, so I don't need to knock, right~?"
"I'll suddenly show up and surprise him."
Thinking that, Goto Hitori placed her hand on the door.
"Excuse me..."
She timidly pushed the door open.
Then she froze in place.
In the entryway were two people tangled together.
"Hitori?!"
Tsukikawa Shu, who was facing the door, was startled.
"Ah... um... um... Goto..."
Fujiwara Chika, who was pressed against the entryway floor, also came to her senses. She raised her head and met Goto Hitori's eyes. (Yume's POV)
For a moment, both girls wore particularly colorful expressions.
The atmosphere