"Moeha, what do you keep yelling about... Huh, huh?!"
Looking at Amamiya Natsuki and Moeha in the room, Fujiwara Chika's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Y-you two, what are you doing behind my back?!"
Amamiya Natsuki quickly set Moeha down and said solemnly:
"Chika, let me explain!"
Fujiwara Moeha spoke at the same time:
"Big Sis, let me explain!"
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Moeha. The junior high school girl's pretty face was flushed, her eyes brimming with tears. She hadn't had time to straighten her clothes; her pajamas were rumpled and the collar hung open, revealing a glimpse of her snowy-white shoulder and delicate collarbone... It certainly looked suspicious.
"I didn't do anything." Amamiya Natsuki raised both hands. "Let Moeha explain."
"Big Sis, let me explain." Fujiwara Moeha hurried to say, "Senpai and I really didn't do anything."
Fujiwara Chika put her hands on her hips and puffed out her cheeks.
"Put your pajamas on properly first!"
"Ugh..."
Only then did Fujiwara Moeha realize that she hadn't fixed her pajamas. Her face instantly turned red, and she hurriedly covered herself.
"It was a moth..." Fujiwara Moeha stammered, her voice full of embarrassment. "The rhinoceros beetle disappeared just now, so I went to Big Sis's room to ask for help. Who knew I'd find Senpai there... That's all that happened!"
Fujiwara Chika glanced around the room.
"Where's the moth?"
"I threw it outside already," Amamiya Natsuki said.
"Your defense has failed." Fujiwara Chika's cheeks puffed out even more as she huffed, "That's just your word with no evidence. It doesn't prove you're innocent at all!"
"Big Sis, you're so mean." Fujiwara Moeha puffed out her cheeks too. "If there hadn't been a moth, even if Senpai and I had done something, we would've been careful not to make a sound. You wouldn't