"Chirp... chirp..."
The near-noon sunlight, mingled with the fragrance of flowers and grass, streamed over the Japanese-style wooden house, adding a touch of brightness to the already somewhat weathered structure. A few crisp birdcalls brought even more life to the scene, and amid the sea of flowers and wooden house, a peaceful, tranquil atmosphere slowly emerged.
"Snore—! Snore—!"
However, that peace and tranquility were soon utterly worn away by wave after wave of snoring.
There, on the tatami outside the bright little Japanese-style wooden house, a watermelon-headed man in a green jumpsuit lay sprawled out in a bold "X" shape, drool flowing from the corner of his mouth, nearly dripping onto the floor.
"Tap... tap..."
Just then, the sound of footsteps slowly came from inside the Japanese-style wooden house.
Then, a pair of slippered feet stopped beside the soundly sleeping watermelon head. A human-shaped shadow instantly covered his sleeping face, as well as the drool that was about to spill down in sheets.
"No matter what, Guy is still Guy..."
Then, above the obliviously snoring watermelon-headed man in green, a voice very familiar to him rang out.
It was also the voice that had untied the knot in his heart yesterday.
"Sigh... Sometimes I really envy this guy. He doesn't have a care in the world."
After that, amid the rustle of clothing, a white-haired young man in simple casual homewear slowly sat down beside him. As his gaze fell upon the dazzling sea of competing flowers ahead, a smile that was hard to tell as either relief or helplessness appeared on his lips, and he spoke words that were equally hard to tell as either relieved or helpless.
It was none other than...
Chiba!
Last night, after resolving Might Guy's issue regarding how to handle Neji, the man had