Tatsumaki lay on her bed in her pajamas, swinging her legs back and forth.
She had changed into her pajamas as soon as she got home. Only when she went out did she wear her usual "mature" outfit.
Tatsumaki probably dressed that way to make herself look more mature. You could even call the outfit a little risqué...
At home, of course, she could wear whatever she liked, so she was now in a perfectly ordinary set of pajamas.
Holding her phone with nothing to do, Tatsumaki opened her contacts. The only person listed there was Bai Ye.
Although the Hero Association certainly had her phone number, that was strictly one-way. She never saved anyone else's contact information. Bai Ye was the sole exception...
"What's that guy doing right now? He should've just gotten home too... right?"
Muttering to herself, Tatsumaki called Bai Ye.
The call connected a moment later.
"Hello? Is that you, Tatsumaki?"
"It's me. You're home already, right? What are you doing?"
"Yeah, I'm just sitting here resting. Did something happen for you to call out of the blue?"
"Nothing important, but can't I call you even if nothing happened?"
"I never said you couldn't..."
"..."
And so, Tatsumaki and Bai Ye started chatting.
They talked for quite a while before Tatsumaki finally paused.
"You seem to have plenty of free time, Miss Tatsumaki."
Bai Ye teased her.
"I suppose so. Also... isn't it a pain to keep adding 'Miss' to my name?"
Tatsumaki didn't seem particularly pleased even with that relatively formal way of addressing her.
"Then I'd have to just call you by your name, wouldn't I?"
Bai Ye asked.
"Then just use my name. It's not like anything will happen."
Tatsumaki sounded casual, but her cheeks were actually slightly flushed.
Bai Ye, on the