Yukikaze opened her eyes, her rosy little lips instinctively mumbling.
"Is this Yukikaze's first time in the infirmary?"
"Mm, I'd never been here before." Yukikaze blinked softly, turning her head slightly as her little face flushed. "By the way... why are you here, Hara Shichi?"
"Hm?" Hara Shichi, who was sitting by the bed peeling an apple, froze slightly. "You don't want me to visit you?"
"Ah! No, no!!! It's just... well..." Yukikaze's little head turned back and forth on the pillow. "What I meant was... I meant..."
"Where are the others?"
"How are Julie and the others?"
Yukikaze hurriedly changed the subject.
"They've already been here." Hara Shichi pointed at the pile of fruit, snacks, flowers, and other gifts on the bedside table. "The fruit was from Julie, the snacks were from your best friend Mina, Nero brought carnations, and Sera ate one from that bunch of bananas."
"I see. What about the match? How did it turn out?" Yukikaze asked, furrowing her cute brows.
"Four to zero." Hara Shichi chuckled. "We won."
"So I really won my match." Yukikaze looked somewhat dazed.
"Do you say that every time you win a duel?" Hara Shichi asked strangely.
"Because it really feels so unreal." Yukikaze puffed out her cheeks in defense. "A few weeks ago, I was just an ordinary student."
"Then Julie suddenly came looking for trouble with me. I clearly hadn't done anything to offend her, but she walked over all arrogantly and said my deck had been picked out of a trash heap." Thinking of it still seemed to make Yukikaze angry. She pulled a little fist out from under the blankets and waved it twice at the air.
"Didn't you forgive her later?" Hara Shichi asked, tugging at the corner of his mouth.
"One thing is