Chapter 24: Duty Bound
Reito’s letter said Sakura would be “sleepy” after the dohame wore off, but the reality was far beyond that. She’d slept through the night and well into the next day, to the point that Kazuki had been afraid she wasn’t going to wake up. When she’d finally started to stir mid-afternoon, he’d nearly suffocated her from holding her so tight. Though the events of the day before shouldn’t have left any toll on her body, she remained so tired that Kazuki had to carry her down the stairs.
Settling her in the living room, he went into the kitchen to make coffee, followed by Karasu.
“Is she okay?” Karasu asked.
“I think so. I do not understand, though. The dohame should not have had this much of an effect.” Kazuki set the coffee things on the tray, then began making a san
