Ichika spoke again.
Then she grabbed Su Yang's wrist.
"..." Su Yang looked over. "I'm in a hurry right now."
"Sorry."
"But is there anything I can do?" Ichika asked.
"..."
"Then come with me now," Su Yang said.
It wasn't very realistic to look for Chika at this hour. She was definitely with the others, and arranging to meet her alone would be troublesome.
He should have sounded her out last night so that she could be prepared.
But time was about to reset. Ichika would have to do.
The two of them arrived at the bonfire site. The Bonfire Party would be held tomorrow night.
Su Yang had already had some students carry out the logs needed to build the bonfire.
Only half of it had been set up so far, while the other half lay on the open ground, where people could sit and rest.
"I'm a Psychological Counselor right now," Su Yang said. "I can provide Ichika with some special counseling."
"Umm..."
Ichika froze for a moment. "Didn't you say I should follow my own wishes?"
"Yes. I guessed that, for the sake of acting, you were considering giving up your studies, or even taking a leave of absence."
"And not only that. Once you became an actress, you would even have less time to spend with your sisters."
"That's why you're hesitating," Su Yang said.
"Your guess was completely right." Ichika nodded.
Su Yang continued, "So you want to persist on your own path, right?"
"..." Ichika silently nodded. "I want to become an actress like Sakurajima-senpai."
Was that so?
Su Yang felt that if he recorded this on his phone and sent it to Mai-senpai, she would probably be very happy.
But now was not the time to please Mai.
Besides, once time reset,