After a long while, Kitagawa Kai took Asahina Nazuna by the hand and slowly caught up with the three ahead.
The blush on her face had yet to fade, and her breathing was still a little uneven. When Tachibana Akane turned to look at her, she hurriedly straightened her clothes, trying to hide the redness spreading across her neck.
"Sorry... sorry for the wait."
"It's fine. We just wandered around nearby," Tachibana Akane replied with a bright smile. "Kitagawa, did you finish taking pictures of the peacock?"
"Yes. It was beautiful."
Kitagawa Kai answered without a trace of embarrassment, but Asahina Nazuna's ears instantly burned. She secretly gave his palm a hard pinch.
Of course, they couldn't skip the customary procedure.
The boy picked up his Terminal and added his new girlfriend to the group chat.
Welcome messages quickly flooded in. Asahina Nazuna thanked everyone, then curiously scrolled up a few times, her eyes growing wider and wider.
They could actually discuss these things openly in the group?
She had thought she was fully mentally prepared. Only now did she realize she hadn't prepared nearly enough.
This was terrifying.
But compared with those blush-inducing conversations, another notification caught her attention more.
[Hasebe Haruka has joined the group chat] Time: Today, 11:24 a.m.
Asahina Nazuna stared at that line for two seconds before finally understanding.
Well, well!
No wonder Haruka, who had been so eager that morning, had suddenly settled down afterward. She had even been willing to stay behind when Kitagawa Kai went to try archery.
And I actually thought she was tired from playing.
She'd already gotten her fill!
Asahina Nazuna turned off the screen, unsure whether to marvel at the group's conversations or her junior's initiative first.
Seeing that she had stopped reading, Kitagawa Kai couldn't