The door of the room suddenly closed.
Natsume Chikage, who was currently tidying up his things, froze in place.
"Sana, how did you get in?"
Leaning against the closed door, Akita Sana locked it from the inside, looking at Natsume Chikage with a hint of shyness.
"I—I have something I want to tell you."
Natsume Chikage wore a peculiar expression. If you have something to say, just say it, why on earth did you suddenly lock the door?
Yet, he had a rough guess as to what this was about.
"Could it be about what happened last time—?"
Akita Sana said shyly, "That's a different matter altogether—I came here today because there's something else I want to say."
Natsume Chikage breathed a slight sigh of relief. "What is it?"
Akita Sana did not spell it out right away. Instead, she walked right up to him, her face flushed red. "Chikage—I want to know how you view me?"
Natsume Chikage thought about it seriously. "How should I put it—you're really good at video games, you're super cute, and whenever I hang out with you, I'm never bored. In short, you're a really interesting girl."
Hearing such praise, Akita Sana was overjoyed. "Really? You're not making fun of me, are you?"
"Really. Why would I lie to you?" Natsume Chikage retorted. "Though, why are you suddenly asking this?"
"It's just—I was a little curious." Akita Sana was extremely shy.
"Is that so?" At the time, Natsume Chikage did not think much of it, though he figured that since she came to find him, she probably wanted to play a game. "So, are we playing?"
"Let's play!" Akita Sana had had that exact intention, and immediately pulled him down to sit in front of the television.
The two of them familiarly turned on