With Gojo Satoru's comfort, Hasebe Haruka and Sakura Airi returned to the way they had interacted before. But Sakura Airi knew that Hasebe Haruka still resisted what she had done.
She knew Hasebe Haruka was worried about her, but she was clumsy with words and had no idea how to explain herself clearly. All she could hope for was that time would smooth everything over, or that Gojo Satoru would help her talk things through with Hasebe Haruka.
Neither Kobashi Yume nor Amikura Mako sat beside Gojo Satoru. Instead, they took seats at the far end.
Only then did Kobashi Yume notice that something was off about Amikura Mako. After learning from her what had just happened, she found herself eating with a flushed face, occasionally sneaking glances at Gojo Satoru.
Meanwhile, Amikura Mako was still complaining about Gojo Satoru in her ear.
"You have no idea how violent Satoru-kun was just now! I was clearly the one who got wronged, yet instead of comforting me, he tried to persuade me! Even more forcefully than before! ..."
Stop talking! You're scaring me! Kobashi Yume thought.
She understood that there was no escaping now—though she had never intended to run away in the first place. Still, listening to Amikura Mako's descriptions made her both shy and curious.
Can I really handle that much?!
As she thought this, Kobashi Yume reached down and touched her stomach, gesturing roughly at a spot.
Amikura Mako was not the only one shouting. Since it was mealtime, Minami Kozue had been woken up as well.
She was now sitting beside Gojo Satoru, throwing a tearful tantrum.
"That's so unfair!! I haven't even changed into my swimsuit!! I haven't even started playing yet!! You'll keep playing after lunch, right?! You're not leaving that soon, are you?!!"