Very soon, it was early morning again.
"Knock knock knock."
Naruse Mio walked to Duanmu Huai's bedroom door and reached out to knock.
"Uncle?"
"......Hmm?"
After a good while, Duanmu Huai's voice came from inside.
"It's time to get up and have breakfast, everyone else is already up."
As she spoke, Naruse Mio felt a bit puzzled. Normally, Duanmu Huai was one to rise early, so why was he still sleeping when she returned from her training this morning? It was indeed a bit strange.
"Ah, oh, I know... I'll be there in a while."
Duanmu Huai's voice from inside was somewhat feeble, as if he hadn't slept all night. But to Naruse Mio, there was something even stranger.
"Uh... Uncle?"
"What's up? Anything else?"
"What did you do to Banriya?"
"Banriya? I didn't do anything?"
"Huh? But this morning I saw her..."
