"I just want to know~" Keiko pouted, resting her chin on her pillow, eyes locked on her mother.
Riko perked up curiously from beside her.
But before she could ask anything, Hitomi quickly reached over and gently covered her daughter's ears.
"You don't need to hear this, Riko-chan~" she said with a soft laugh.
Hanako sighed, adjusting her sleeping robe, then mumbled under her breath—
"…Sometimes."
Keiko's eyes lit up.
"Once a year?"
Hanako frowned.
"No~"
"Then how often~?" Keiko grinned.
"Tell me, Mom~"
"You're too old to be this nosy," Hanako grumbled, hiding half her face behind her pillow.
Kyouko shook her head quietly, pressing her lips together as she pulled the blanket up to her chest.
"This is why I said don't ask."
Her voice was calm—but her cheeks were faintly pink.
"Why not? It's fun!" Keiko giggled, poking Kyouko's side.
"Let's ask you next, Kyouko-neesan~"
Kyouko turned away, pulling the blanket higher.
"No comment."
