“Yeah, she accompanies my dad on his business trips and stuff.” Although she had once been at death’s door, she had managed to recover through some sort of miracle. Now, Naoya’s mother and father spent their wonderful married life touring the world together. They figured it was fine to leave Naoya to his own devices, considering he was already a high-school student. It wasn’t unusual for Naoya to receive a letter from them at the end of each month, where they would recount their adventures and attach some lovey-dovey couple photos. He had long since given up trying to figure out how he was supposed to feel about those. Koyuki chewed on her donut absentmindedly before shouting, “You’ve gotta choose your wording better!” “Ahaha. I get that a lot as well, actually,” he said with a laugh. N

