"Heave-ho~"
"Let's enjoy the hot spring together!"
"..."
Amamiya Natsuki turned to look. Unfortunately, although the rooms were right next to each other, the hot spring wasn't mixed bathing. A bamboo fence separated them, so he could hear the others but couldn't see them.
Admire the moon?
Amamiya Natsuki quickly snapped out of his lonely, moon-gazing mood.
Why admire the moon when cute girls were so much more worth looking at?
After chatting for a while with the two junior high school students from across the fence, Amamiya Natsuki felt like he'd forgotten something.
After thinking it over carefully, Amamiya Natsuki finally slapped his forehead and summoned Mrs. Kaguya.
"Little Natsuki finally remembered me."
Mrs. Kaguya appeared quietly beside Amamiya Natsuki, her eyes full of reproach.
"Sorry," Amamiya Natsuki said with an unchanged expression. "I was too busy earlier. I've finally gotten a chance to relax now."
When he'd been capturing the Evil Neighbor, Amamiya Natsuki had worried Mrs. Kaguya might be affected, so he'd asked her to hide in his shadow. He'd promised to let her out as soon as the capture was successful, but then he'd completely forgotten.
Mrs. Kaguya gave him a reproachful look.
"If you were so busy, how did you have time to enjoy the hot spring, Little Natsuki?"
Amamiya Natsuki shamelessly replied,
"That's because you have to balance work and rest."
"Hmph~" Mrs. Kaguya looked aggrieved. "In short, Little Natsuki is playing favorites."
Isn't playing favorites perfectly normal?
You're a spirit who follows me around. You can't see, you can't eat, and you can't even warm my bed. Of course I'm going to play favorites!
Amamiya Natsuki pointed a finger toward the next room.
"Kaguya and the others are enjoying the hot spring next door."
As he spoke, Amamiya Natsuki summoned Miss Sadako, Lady