Miko Yotsuya's mother did not suspect much, either.
After all, having a classmate stay the night was perfectly normal.
Miko Yotsuya's mother thought it was a good thing. At least Miko had friends at school and was not being ostracized.
Miko Yotsuya led Sayu Ogiwara into her room and began laying out bedding on the floor.
Miko's bed was a single, only two meters long and 1.2 meters wide. It would be too cramped for both of them, so Sayu would have to put up with sleeping on the floor.
Sayu Ogiwara had no objections, of course.
She was lucky to have somewhere to stay. How could she ask for more?
Sayu lay on the bedding and pulled the covers up until only her head showed, staring at the ceiling.
The whole day had felt like a dream...
She had thought she would end up on the streets. Instead, an older girl and some baffling guy had taken her in.
It really was a dreamlike start.
Meanwhile, Akasaka returned home.
Mahiru was back, too.
Not just Mahiru—Asuna, Morishita Ai, Amasawa Ichika, Ichinose Honami, and the others had all returned to Mahiru's home.
As for the others—the boys—it would hardly be appropriate for them to stay at Akasaka's place.
After all, the girls staying here were all Akasaka's wives.
Reborn had already arranged for the boys to stay at a hotel, where they would spend the night before resuming training tomorrow.
Reborn was also more or less staying at Akasaka's home, so he had come back with them.
Akasaka looked at Mahiru and the others. They were sprawled across the sofa, the bed, or the chairs, all lying still.
Not a trace remained of the gentle, lovely image a girl was supposed to have.
They all had varying numbers of adhesive