"Mm!"
The girls who had been reminded immediately tensed up.
That was right.
This wasn't the time to relax.
They still had things to do.
But...
The girls looked at one another.
The silence turned awkward.
"...What am I supposed to do?"
Wenren Yu pressed her lips together.
"After you apologize, don't turn around and say it worked just because it was the proper thing to do..."
"It worked..."
"Oh, come on!"
With Su Qian Qian no longer speaking, the place seemed even quieter.
"I can't tell them apart."
They couldn't hear her at all, could they?
Su Qian Qian was a little annoyed.
"This..."
The sudden shout startled the boys standing beside her.
Definitely...
She looked at the boys behind her.
"You weren't doing it on purpose this time."
"Don't say all that..."
"..."
Su Qian Qian: ...
"But you've already gone this far..."
"Qian Qian, don't be nervous."
"Apologize..."
"Heh~"
Wasn't it just an apology?
"Qian Qian didn't say anything just now, did she?"
They'd gone to so much trouble. They hoped...
She could clearly feel her heart pounding.
"Just shout at the monkey enclosure?"
"Let's hope so."
"...I'm sorry."
"I'm just going to hit—"
Su Qian Qian's voice grew louder with each word.
"...Ah."
The ponytailed boy grimaced slightly, breathing out through his nose.
Su Qian Qian took a deep, deep breath.
Wenren Yu thought back.
The ponytailed boy tilted his head toward Wenren Yu.
Why on earth did she have to shout an apology at the monkey enclosure...
It was brief, but loud.
The ponytailed boy was optimistic.
Her hands clenched into fists without her meaning to.
She knew!
The monkeys were all doing different things. Some ran and leaped, some ate, and some sat around staring