"Aah—!"
A piercing scream rang out through Wenren Restaurant. Seiya, who had still been bleary-eyed moments ago, quickly backed out of the bathroom, his face full of embarrassment.
Thinking back to what he had seen a few minutes earlier, Seiya still felt as though he had not fully woken up.
So fat really does float in water once there's enough of it!
"Seiya, you jerk! Don't you know you're supposed to knock before going into the bathroom to make sure there's someone inside?"
Hearing Minezaki's indignant voice from the bathroom, Seiya, knowing he was somewhat in the wrong, said awkwardly, "Sorry, I forgot there was another person of the opposite sex living in the house now.
"Besides, the room you're staying in should have its own washroom, right? Usually, around this time in the morning, I'm the only one using the shared bathroom."
In the bathroom, Minezaki, whose body was still soaking in the tub, spoke somewhat unhappily after hearing Seiya's explanation. "That room does have its own washroom, but it doesn't have a bathtub."
"But I didn't expect a normal person to take a bath first thing in the morning either... Anyway, I'm sorry.
"To keep this kind of misunderstanding from happening again, we should discuss a schedule for using the bathroom later."
Since he was not the one who had suffered the loss, Seiya did not feel that he was entirely at fault. Still, considering Minezaki had given him quite the morning treat, he chose to apologize first.
Hearing Seiya's apology, Minezaki's expression in the bathroom improved considerably.
She might have spoken as boldly as a veteran player last night, but in truth, she had spent all these years focused on her career and climbing upward. She had never even had a boyfriend.
She had considered before that,