After spending the whole day out, Kazehara Tetsu returned to the Dormitory to find it was already dark.
He pushed open his door, draped his jacket over the back of a chair, and sat down on the bed with a long sigh.
He had barely stopped moving all day, going from place to place. Now that he was back in his room, all he wanted was a hot shower, then to lie in bed and think about nothing.
He got up and grabbed a change of clothes. Just as he was about to head for the bathroom, his phone buzzed on the desk.
The screen lit up with a message.
Kushida Kikyo.
"Kagihara, are you free right now?"
Tetsu glanced at it and sent a quick reply.
"Yeah."
Less than two seconds after he sent it, her reply arrived.
"Then go take a shower first."
Tetsu stared at the message and raised an eyebrow.
Before he could decide how to respond, his phone buzzed again. A second message appeared.
"No arguing."
He looked at the screen in helpless silence.
...That's a bit bossy, isn't it?
Still, he had no intention of arguing.
He had been about to take a shower anyway. Kushida's order happened to fit his plans perfectly.
Since she had "ordered" him to do it, he was happy to oblige. He set his phone on the desk, took his clothes, and went into the bathroom.
Hot water poured over his head, washing away the day's fatigue.
He did not linger. After a quick shower, he dried his hair, got dressed, and came out of the bathroom.
A new message glowed on his phone.
He picked it up. It was Kushida Kikyo again.
"Done showering?"
Tetsu replied.
"Done."
The moment he sent it, she answered so quickly it was