"Yeah, cough, cough... Shikishima, you seem a lot more distant than before. Cough, cough... Did something happen?"
Izumi Yuu might have been a weakling, but he was still remarkably perceptive.
He could tell
that Shikishima Mei seemed to have gone through something while he hadn't been around.
He also felt that Shikishima Mei was being far too casual with Ye Yunchuan.
"I... I'm fine."
Shikishima Mei hesitated. She couldn't exactly tell Izumi Yuu that she was now reluctant to have anything to do with him.
More importantly, she had lost the most precious symbol of a young woman.
As far as their relationship went, there was no longer the slightest chance of a future between her and Izumi Yuu.
Thinking about all that, she couldn't help feeling dejected.
"What's going on? I only took a nap. Why are there two extra people in the house?"
Just then, Sakayanagi Arisu, who had finished resting, emerged from the room.
"Are you Ye Yunchuan's girlfriend?"
For some reason, there was a hint of hostility and scrutiny in Shikishima Mei's voice.
"My name is Sakayanagi Arisu. And who might this young lady be?"
Sakayanagi Arisu narrowed her eyes. For some reason, she couldn't shake the feeling that while she'd been resting, Ye Yunchuan had done something with this girl behind her back.
But more than wondering whether Ye Yunchuan had done anything,
what concerned her most was the girl's looks.
She was hardly inferior to Horikita Suzune.
That made Sakayanagi feel a sudden sense of urgency.
Fortunately, though, the girl was a little underdeveloped.
Even Sakayanagi could have more children than her.
So, she'd won!
Noticing that Sakayanagi Arisu kept looking at her missing part, Shikishima Mei felt a little angry. But since the other girl was Ye Yunchuan's girlfriend, she kept her composure