Hit the Road

Mio Akiyama:?

Ritsu Tainaka: A vacation! Where are we going on vacation?

Tsumugi Kotobuki: Luo Yu, weren't you going home to spend time with your parents?

Yui Hirasawa's younger sister: ...

Luo Yu: @Ritsu Tainaka, we're going to Tootsuki Resort. @Tsumugi Kotobuki, I'm about to get kicked out.

Ritsu Tainaka: Tootsuki Resort!? Luo Yu, you're not joking, are you? That ridiculously expensive place?

Mio Akiyama: One night costs 80,000. Five people for one night would be 400,000, and that's not even counting all the other expenses...

Luo Yu: It's fine. It's free. Someone invited us.

Ritsu Tainaka: Free!

Mio Akiyama: Someone invited us!

Tsumugi Kotobuki: Tootsuki seems to be holding its residential training camp soon, right?

Tsumugi Kotobuki remembered that every year around this time, Tootsuki held a residential training camp for its students at its own resort.

Every year around this time, Tootsuki would also send invitations to the public, inviting certain social elites to visit the resort.

Her father had received one not long ago, but he had no intention of going and had given the invitation to her. She had not planned on going either, but it seemed the situation had changed now.

Luo Yu: Right. Looks like your family received an invitation too, Tsumu-tsumu.

Tsumugi Kotobuki: Mm. I have the invitation with me right now.

Ritsu Tainaka: What residential training camp? What invitation? Could you explain it properly?

Tsumugi Kotobuki: Sorry.

Tsumugi Kotobuki then explained to Ritsu Tainaka and Mio Akiyama what the residential training camp was.

Ritsu Tainaka: I see. Once again, I'm really feeling that Luo Yu and Tsumu-tsumu are a young master and young lady from wealthy families.

Luo Yu: Enough nonsense. Are you going or not? Give me a straight answer.

Ritsu Tainaka: I'm going! Why wouldn't I? Of course I'm going if it's free!

Mio Akiyama: I'm fine with it.

Tsumugi Kotobuki: Since everyone's going, I'll go too.

Looks like everyone was going, but one person was still missing.

Luo Yu: @Yui Hirasawa's younger sister, Yui, please wake your sister up.

That was right. Yui Hirasawa's younger sister was in the group too, precisely to guard against situations like this.

Yui Hirasawa's younger sister: Okay, Luo Yu-senpai. I'll go wake my sister up now.

After that, Yui Hirasawa's younger sister did not send any more messages. It seemed she had gone to wake Yui Hirasawa up.

Ritsu Tainaka: Yui's still asleep.

Mio Akiyama: Even though we've been avoiding the subject, Yui really was still asleep.

Tsumugi Kotobuki: I feel like everyone's already used to it.

The girls then began chatting, while Luo Yu was responsible for OMOing nearby.

Not long after, Yui Hirasawa came online.

Yui Hirasawa: Minna-san! Good morning!

Mio Akiyama: Good morning... my foot! It's almost lunchtime already.

Luo Yu: Enough, Mio. Don't pick on Yui. It's vacation, after all. And Yui, did you read the earlier messages?

Yui Hirasawa: I did, I did. Yui told me too.

Luo Yu: So what do you think? Are you going?

Yui Hirasawa: I'm going!

Luo Yu: Good. Since it's settled, let's meet at nine in the morning the day after tomorrow, outside Yui's house.

Yui Hirasawa: Huh? Why my house?

Luo Yu: Because you definitely won't be able to get up!

Yui Hirasawa: Luo-Luo, that's so mean!

Ritsu Tainaka: Luo Yu has a point.

Mio Akiyama: Yui really is like that.

Tsumugi Kotobuki: Looking at it that way, we really should meet at Yui's house.

Yui Hirasawa: You're all so mean. The day after tomorrow, I'll definitely be waiting for you at the door bright and early. Just you wait, hmph! o(一︿一+)o

Setting Off

Luo Yu took Yui Hirasawa's declaration that she would wake up early as the truth.

Luo Yu: If there's nothing else, I'm logging off first.

With that, Luo Yu logged off and got up to find Mashiro.

The girls still wanted to ask something, only to discover that Luo Yu had logged off.

Ritsu Tainaka: What are we supposed to bring? He didn't say anything!

Mio Akiyama: Luo Yu didn't even say how many days we'd be going for!

Yui Hirasawa: Did Luo-Luo forget?

In truth, it was not Luo Yu's fault for failing to explain clearly. After all, Tsumugi Kotobuki was in the group, and Luo Yu believed she would explain those things properly.

And Lady Tsumugi Kotobuki did not disappoint Luo Yu's expectations.

Tsumugi Kotobuki: Everyone, bring your luggage. We should be going for several days.

Luo Yu knew nothing about what the girls discussed after he logged off. After logging off, he went to Mashiro's room.

Walking to the bedside, Luo Yu looked at Mashiro curled up in the blanket like a kitten. He gently nudged her.

"Mashiro, wake up. Time to get up."

Mashiro groggily opened her eyes and looked at the familiar figure before her.

"Yu?"

"It's me." Luo Yu prepared Mashiro's clothes for her. "Time to get up."

Mashiro was now completely awake. Looking at the clothes Luo Yu had prepared, she turned to him.

"Yu, help me get dressed."

"Yes, yes."

As he spoke, Luo Yu began dressing Mashiro. Judging by his practiced movements, this was clearly not his first time.

After helping Mashiro get dressed, Luo Yu asked the reason he had come to find her.

"Mashiro, I'm going to Tootsuki Resort for a vacation in two days. Do you want to come with me?"

"Wherever Yu goes, I'll go."

Mashiro stared straight at Luo Yu as she said those words.

"Go wash up, Mashiro. When you come back, I'll comb your hair."

After Mashiro returned from washing up, Luo Yu picked up a comb and began brushing her hair. The atmosphere between them was so harmonious and natural.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Over those two days, Luo Yu spent most of his time with Mashiro, keeping his father and mother company.

Luo Qingqiu was also happy. After all, her son had only been able to spend two days with her after so long. Unfortunately, in a few days, Luo Yu would be taking Mashiro on vacation.

Luo Yu felt that his father's timing had been arranged quite well. Everyone understood what it was like to go home during a vacation. For the first few days after returning home, you were the family treasure, and your parents fussed over you in every possible way.

But as time passed, your status would fall lower and lower. You would gradually go from being the family treasure to someone freeloading off meals, then to being worse than a pest. In the end, they would practically want to kick you out.

Luo Yu was far too familiar with that experience. He had gone through scenes like that countless times in his previous life. Otherwise, why did you think he lived away from home all year round?

Do you know that distance makes the heart grow fonder?

In any case, just two days were not enough to change Luo Yu's status as the family treasure. After breakfast, Luo Yu took his and Mashiro's luggage and got into the car arranged by Luo Xingchen with Mashiro, heading for Yui Hirasawa's house.

Before long, the car arrived outside Yui Hirasawa's house.

All the girls had arrived, except Yui Hirasawa herself.

Luo Yu got out of the car and asked the girls, "Yui still isn't awake?"

Ritsu Tainaka: "Yui just went to wake her up. She should be down soon, right?"

"Minna-san! Sorry, I'm late!"

Before Yui Hirasawa herself appeared, her voice had already reached them.

Then everyone saw Yui Hirasawa throw open the front door and run toward them.

Yui Hirasawa's younger sister chased after her from behind. "Sis, your luggage! You haven't taken your luggage!"

After a farce, everyone finally got into the car.

The girls had already begun chattering away excitedly.

Ritsu Tainaka: "Yui~ Didn't you say you'd be the first one waiting for us outside? Why are you still late?"

"Well... um..." Yui Hirasawa touched her index fingers together. "I was too excited last night, so I couldn't fall asleep."

Was she an elementary schooler?

Everyone turned to look at Yui Hirasawa upon hearing that.

As they chatted, the girls suddenly turned the topic toward Mashiro.

"Shiinomiya, Shiinomiya." Ritsu Tainaka spoke to Mashiro.

When Mashiro looked at her, Ritsu Tainaka continued, "Are you coming on this vacation too?"

"Mm. Wherever Yu goes, I'll go."

Mashiro answered directly without even thinking.

"Whoa!"

The girls let out soft cries of surprise at Mashiro's answer.

"Then when Luo Yu went home these past few days, did you go with him too, Shiinomiya?" Mio Akiyama asked curiously.

"Mm. I've already met Father and Mother."

"Father... Mother!?" Mio Akiyama froze, then her face immediately flushed red. "Y-you... you two are already in that kind of relationship?"

"Amazing!" Yui Hirasawa exclaimed.

Ritsu Tainaka, meanwhile, gave Luo Yu a thumbs-up with an expression that said, You've got some nerve, kid.

Luo Yu merely smiled at the girls' reactions and did not intend to explain anything. After all, it was not exactly a misunderstanding.

Gradually, the girls quieted down as well. After all, Tootsuki Resort was several hours away, and sitting for so long was tiring.

Mashiro could no longer hold on and fell asleep against Luo Yu's shoulder. The other girls gradually drifted off too.

After several hours, the driver brought Luo Yu and the others to the entrance of a hotel that looked exceedingly magnificent even from the outside.

Having arrived at their destination, Luo Yu woke the girls up.

Yui Hirasawa groggily opened her eyes, rubbed them, and looked around. Her sleepiness instantly vanished as she said in surprise, "We're already here?"

Ritsu Tainaka's eyes practically sparkled as she stared at the hotel before them, which was extravagantly decorated even on the outside.

But no one could blame her. After all, Tootsuki Resort was a resort renowned throughout the world. It was famous for its top-tier cuisine, top-tier service, and more.