Hachiman's group ranked eighth, so according to the rules, they took a bus to Yufuin.
The airport was not far from the inn, and everyone reached their destination after just over twenty minutes on the bus.
After getting off, the students lined up according to their groups.
Hachiman noticed that the first group clearly had eight members. They had already received their inn keys and entered with their luggage, yet one person had left the group and was standing prettily beside the inn.
She wore a pair of gloves and, considering the cold weather, a winter hat as well.
Her outfit was somewhat bulky, but that depended on who was wearing it.
"What a coincidence," she said, greeting Hachiman.
Since she had greeted him, Hachiman naturally had to respond.
"Looks like we were assigned to the same inn."
"I hope we both have a good school trip," Hachiman replied politely.
"Yes, I hope so." Before long, Classmate Sakayanagi was taken away by Kamuro, who had already put down her luggage and come to pick her up.
From that perspective, Kamuro was somewhat similar to him, or perhaps even better than him.
That girl would make a fine housewife too.
So maybe he should ask her for advice sometime.
Hachiman thought to himself.
Hachiman's group was the eighth group and had been assigned two rooms.
It seemed every group was arranged that way: two rooms per group, with the boys and girls separated.
That meant—
It was fair enough when a group had an even number of boys and girls, but in some groups there were very few boys and many girls, making things a little cramped for the girls.
Hachiman's group only had him, Kito, Watanabe, and Yukimura as boys.
Their numbers were fairly balanced.
Though the inn's exterior gave