"Are you all right, Kushida?" Horikita Suzune asked worriedly as she came out of the shower.
Just seeing Horikita Suzune's face annoyed Kushida Kikyo, but she knew that picking a fight with Horikita Suzune now wouldn't be a good idea.
So Kushida Kikyo put on her usual mask. "Sorry, Horikita. I didn't mean to worry you. I accidentally fell over the railing..."
"I see. Be careful, Kushida. Good thing Amasawa and I happened to pass by today."
Hearing Horikita Suzune say "Amasawa" left Kushida Kikyo's thoughts in a tangle.
She was curious what kind of expression Horikita Suzune would wear if she knew that Amasawa Yuto, whom she usually looked down on, was actually a bona fide monster.
The thought even gave her a sense of superiority over Horikita Suzune.
After all, she knew far more about Amasawa Yuto than Horikita Suzune did.
"Thank you both so much. It was scary being out in the lake alone. I'll go thank Amasawa later, too."
"Um... Amasawa?"
Amasawa Yuto opened the door in his pajamas. Standing outside was Kushida Kikyo in casual clothes.
She looked strangely tense and uneasy.
"Come in."
It was already past nine at night. If she stayed out in the hallway, one of their classmates might see her.
"Sorry to intrude."
Kushida Kikyo stepped into Amasawa Yuto's room.
"Come to think of it, you're only the second girl to come into my room, Kushida."
Sakayanagi hadn't come into his room back then, so Yuki was the only one who'd visited so far.
"Want something to drink? I've got tea and coffee... What's wrong?" Amasawa Yuto asked, noticing how stiff Kushida Kikyo looked. "Kushida, have a seat."
"Then I'll... sit... down?"
Maybe he'd gone too hard when correcting Kushida Kikyo earlier. Had he given her a complex?
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