At that moment, Asachi and Inukai also arrived at the gymnasium, but they couldn't find Tamari Honoka anywhere. They searched around and called out a few times.
"Honoka?"
After searching the entire gymnasium and still failing to find Tamari Honoka, they asked the person beside them.
"Did she go home?"
"She wouldn't just go home with everything left scattered around like this!" Inukai said with certainty. He was sure Tamari Honoka was still in the gymnasium.
"Could she be in the clubroom?"
"Should we take a look?"
At the classroom door, Asachi and Inukai heard music and voices coming from inside, so they stopped. It wasn't because they wanted to eavesdrop; they were just worried about Tamari Honoka. After all, both of them were her friends.
"So that's what happened. Kariu was injured." That was Hishiro Chizuru's voice. She sounded calm, but there was concern in it as well.
"I wanted to take part in the final match with her, but I was the one responsible for getting her hurt. I really don't know how to bring it up. I'm too scared to even talk to her." Tamari Honoka's voice was filled with guilt, and she even sounded somewhat dejected.
She was very worried about Kariu Rena too.
"Sorry, Chizuru. We even ended up eating lunch separately."
Inukai lowered his voice and spoke to Asachi beside him.
"Hey, when we left the classroom building earlier, that redhead left at the same time as us, right?"
"Oh? Kariu? Yeah!"
Inukai turned and left, while Asachi hurried after him. He had no idea why Inukai Akira had suddenly turned around and left. He was completely baffled.
Love Begins to Sprout
"Akatsuki! Where are you going? What are you planning to do!?"
"Bring her here."
"!?"
"We can't just persuade her when Honoka