One Last Soak

The two girls pressed their heads together and huddled over the photos, quietly discussing them as they carried on the lively conversation.

"Has the teacher informed us about tomorrow's return schedule?" Kanzaki Ryuji looked at Ichinose Honami.

"Yeah. We'll gather at the hotel entrance at noon, take a bus to the airport, then fly back to school."

"The schedule isn't too tight. We can still sleep in and have breakfast in the morning."

Kushida Kikyo let out an exaggerated sigh and leaned back against the sofa. "Then I need to sleep a little longer. We've been getting up too early these past few days—I feel like I've aged several years."

Kazehara Tetsu sat at the table with a cup in his hands, saying nothing.

"Oh, right. The Points."

Ichinose Honami suddenly remembered something and sat up straight. "We got twenty-one points on yesterday's sightseeing test, exceeding the target. The thirty thousand Points should have come through, right?"

She took out her phone and glanced at it. The school notification screen was displayed.

"They really did come through..."

"Thirty thousand Points..."

Yamashita Saki repeated softly, surprise in her voice. "That's a lot for us."

"This school trip can be considered a complete success, then."

"Yeah..."

Ichinose Honami leaned against the wall and looked at the ceiling. "From skiing at the start to ending with the snowball fight today, nothing really went wrong. Everyone had fun. That's nice."

"Come to think of it..."

Kushida Kikyo suddenly turned her gaze toward Kazehara Tetsu, who had barely spoken the entire time. "Kazehara, you haven't really stood out much on this trip, have you? You were pretty fierce during the snowball fight, chasing Ayanokoji around and pelting him. But normally, it's always the rest of us talking while you just sit there and listen."

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