Sakayanagi Arisu, who had only been asleep for a short while, slowly woke up again. She gently lifted the blanket on Akasaka's bed, sat up, and rubbed her eyes.
She had also been awakened by the commotion from Itsuki Nakano.
At that moment, Itsuki Nakano was talking with Ichinose—essentially handing over the shift.
Ichinose instructed Itsuki to change Akasaka into fresh clothes today and told her not to forget.
To keep herself from forgetting, since she was rather scatterbrained, Itsuki picked up some paper and a pen and began scribbling, writing the reminder down.
"Change Akasaka's clothes today. Important reminder: don't forget..."
With a snap—
Itsuki closed the notebook, declaring that she definitely would not forget!
Seeing how unreliable Itsuki looked, Ichinose still felt a little uneasy.
Just then, Horikita Suzune, seated with her arms crossed and her eyes shut tight, spoke up.
"I'm here, so you don't need to worry. I won't be leaving anytime soon. I'll supervise Itsuki until she finishes changing Akasaka's clothes before I go."
With reliable Horikita there, Ichinose said nothing more and left with Sakayanagi Arisu.
At the very least, Horikita was exceptionally attentive when it came to Akasaka, so neither Ichinose nor Sakayanagi needed to worry.
Only Itsuki Nakano and Horikita Suzune remained in the room.
Itsuki Nakano carried over a small stool and sat to Horikita's right. From the plastic bag she had brought, she pulled out two large steamed meat buns and handed one of them to Horikita.
"Horikita, want one? You just got here, so you probably haven't had breakfast, right?"
Horikita glanced sideways at the large meat bun in Itsuki's hand.
Meanwhile, Itsuki had already picked up the other bun and brought it to her mouth, taking a bite.
She was clearly already eating.
Seeing how deliciously Itsuki was