Factory Tour

"Hey... Horikita!"

Kushida Kikyo suddenly spotted Horikita Suzune standing alone in a corner of the garden, quietly taking in the scenery, and immediately waved and called out to her.

"Come take a group photo with us! Everyone's here—don't stand by yourself!"

Horikita Suzune had been leaning against the fence in the corner, gazing absentmindedly at the distant spire. Caught off guard by her name, she paused slightly.

She instinctively looked over. Seeing everyone watching her, she hesitated for two seconds before finally walking over.

"You're the only one missing! Hurry, stand in the middle!"

With a smile, Kushida Kikyo grabbed her wrist and pulled her between herself and Yamashita Saki.

Horikita Suzune's body stiffened slightly, but she did not pull away and let herself be positioned there.

"Come on, everyone, gather around! Let's take a big group photo!"

Ichinose Honami called to the group with a smile, then looked to the side. "You four, come over too!"

Kanzaki Ryuji immediately straightened up and nudged Kaneda Satoru beside him. "Come on, picture time."

Kaneda Satoru gave an "Mm," slowly put away his phone, and followed.

Kazehara Tetsu also stepped over, naturally taking a spot beside Sakayanagi Arisu.

The eight of them stood in a row beneath the streetlights of the Rose Garden, with snow-covered rose branches behind them.

Ichinose Honami asked a passing tourist to take the picture, thanked them with a smile, then hurried back to join the group.

"Three, two, one... cheese!"

The tourist pressed the shutter, capturing the eight figures in the snow.

Some smiled and flashed peace signs, some calmly faced the camera, and some wore utterly indifferent expressions.

After the group photo, everyone scattered again, strolling around and taking pictures of little scenes they liked.

After roughly twenty minutes, Ichinose Honami checked the time and called