"You—you were bullying people...!"
"..."
Amamiya Natsuki was silent for two seconds, then slowly raised his right hand and reached toward Shoko.
The Quail girl shut her eyes in a panic, thinking she was about to be hit.
But she felt no pain. Instead, a hand settled on top of her head and gently ruffled her hair.
"Hmm?"
Komie-san's eyelashes fluttered as she opened her eyes in confusion.
"Shoko really is incredibly honest." Amamiya Natsuki smiled warmly. "I did bully you on the cliff earlier. I was wrong, and I'm truly sorry."
"And Zhuzhu." Amamiya Natsuki turned around and looked at Zhuzhu. "I was wrong to bully you just now, too. Please forgive me."
"You really were bullying us on purpose..." Zhuzhu clenched her little fists. "If you're apologizing, hurry up and delete the photos on your camera!"
"I refuse." Amamiya Natsuki shook his head. "Those are precious memories of Lord Zhuzhu and me. Of course I'm going to treasure them."
"Pah!"
"..."
After soothing Zhuzhu and Shoko, Amamiya Natsuki led the two girls toward the distant cliff.
From far away, he could see Young Lady and the others starting from scratch, digging out a cave.
When Amamiya Natsuki had first suggested digging a cave, everyone had thought it was too crazy and impossible—absolutely impossible.
But now that they were actually doing it, the girls realized their strength was far greater than they'd expected. The Miner's pickaxe didn't seem like an ordinary tool, either; each swing sent several chunks of rock tumbling down.
In very little time, they had dug a hole the size of a tire into the seemingly solid cliff face.
"Kaguya-chan, take a break. Let me do it, let me!"
Fujiwara Chika eagerly took the Miner's pickaxe.
Many girls were actually into construction, too. For example, there