For the first time in his life, Aikawa Kaze felt so lost that he was still dazed the following morning. He even lost focus while skiing and crashed straight into a snowbank, tumbling over and over until he became a snowman.
He had instinctively protected himself with the Golden Armor, so he wasn't hurt. It was just incredibly embarrassing.
"Are you all right, Kaze?!"
"Kaze, are you okay?"
Junpei Yoshino and Megumi Fushiguro spoke in unison.
They had noticed that Aikawa Kaze had been distracted since early that morning and had been keeping an eye on him, but he had brushed off their concerns.
Now, no matter how they looked at it, something was wrong. With Aikawa Kaze's abilities, he shouldn't have been that clumsy.
"All right, I confess. I secretly got back up last night to play ranked matches."
Aikawa Kaze shrugged and shook his head helplessly.
"I got a little too caught up in it, so I didn't sleep well."
Megumi Fushiguro scrutinized Aikawa Kaze and spotted the faint dark circles under his eyes. He really did look as though he'd stayed up late.
An older brother was like a father, and Megumi Fushiguro couldn't help launching into a lecture.
"Kaze, if it's for work, then there's nothing you can do. But when you have the choice, you should keep a healthy sleep schedule. That's how you stay healthy. Besides, we're on vacation right now. Even if you want to play games, you can do it the next day. There's absolutely no need to stay up at night..."
"...Okay, understood. I won't do it again, Mommy Megumi."
"Ai. Ka. Wa. Kaze!"
Megumi Fushiguro's face darkened at once. Aikawa Kaze blinked innocently, looking so obedient and receptive to the lecture that even someone furious with him would struggle to