After we take a nice bath together, Sennouji and I return to Makiri-sensei.
“You two certainly took your time,” she points out.
“Hmph! We were simply enjoying a lengthy conversation, man-to-man,” Sennouji huffs, crossing his arms and looking away. “You should take a bath yourself, Chiaki. It’s been a while since you’ve had one here.”
“I appreciate the offer, but I’ll pass.”
“No need to be so shy. I’ll make sure to entertain Yuuji in the meantime. In fact, why don’t you two stay the night? Or rather, I insist you do.”
Makiri-sensei sighs. Unlike her father, who’s the definition of being in high spirits, she seems rather tired. “I think we’ve been here long enough today, and I really should be getting Tomoki-kun back home. We wouldn’t want to keep him any longer or anything like that. W
