After seeing Asagi off to rest, Airi went out for another walk. While she was at it, she gave her robots orders and blueprints for building hot spring facilities. Only then did she return home right around dinnertime. By then, Nagisa and the others had naturally finished shopping and returned home with Yuma.
"Ah, Sis, you're back. Dinner's ready too. Yukina and Astarte helped out, so it'll definitely be delicious!"
The moment she stepped through the door, Nagisa greeted Airi with a cheerful grin. Airi gave her a slight nod in return. The room was already filled with the mouthwatering aroma of delicious food.
"I'm home. Did you have fun?"
"Of course. It would've been even better if you'd come with us, Sis..."
As she said that, Nagisa pouted a little unhappily. Airi merely smiled and patted her head without saying anything, then walked into the living room. Everyone else was already seated around the dining table. When they saw Airi enter, they all looked up at her. One of them, a short-haired girl with an androgynous charm and a remarkably curvy figure, even waved at Airi with a grin.
"Yo, Airi. Long time no see. You've gotten prettier and prettier."
"Long time no see, Yuma. So have you."
Airi smiled in response to Sendou Yuma's greeting, as calm as if she were meeting an ordinary friend. She was neither enthusiastic nor hostile. Seeing this, the others relaxed somewhat. They did not know what had happened between the two, but after yesterday's events, everyone had worried that things might be tense. Now, it seemed... there was not much of a problem.
Soon, they settled into a lively dinner.
Just as Airi remembered, Yuma was good at livening up the atmosphere. The dinner table was filled with laughter and conversation, and