Chapter 105: The Annoyed Kato-san
"What are you guys talking about?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had just come out of the Bedroom, saw the four of them gathered together at first glance. They were huddled around looking at something, with low whispers of conversation occasionally drifting out.
"Eh?! Kasumigaoka, you actually woke up so quickly? It's only been about an hour and a half."
Looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha standing not far away, Eriri said with some surprise.
"It's enough for me. After all, the purpose of my coming here wasn't to sleep..."
Listening to Eriri's words, Kasumigaoka Utaha explained. She then paused for a moment before continuing.
"But thank you anyway, Junior Aragaki, for providing me with a place to rest."
At this moment, Kasumigaoka showed none of her usual black-bellied, poisonous-tongued self. Instead, her face carried a gentle smile. One had to admit that she really did give off a sense of approachability looking like this—though, of course, Eriri next to her didn't think so.
Right now, Eriri wore a look of utter disdain. Although she didn't say anything, Kasumigaoka Utaha could still read exactly what the other girl was trying to express.
If this were the past, Kasumigaoka Utaha would certainly have been unable to resist striking back. However, she couldn't do that now; she still needed the other girl's help with something.
"It's fine, it's really nothing..."
Facing Kasumigaoka Utaha's thanks, Aragaki Takiya didn't have any particular emotional fluctuations. In his view, this was just helping a friend; he would have done the same for Eriri or Kato Megumi.
After hearing Aragaki Takiya's reply, Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded, then shifted her gaze back to Eriri.
"Sawamura-san, could I trouble you to help me with something?"
Looking at Eriri sitting on the sofa holding Aragaki Moeha, the image of that child from her dream just now resurfaced in Kasumigaoka Utaha's mind, and she couldn't help but smile a bit more.
"Hmm? What do you want to do?"
Looking at the smiling Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri wasn't impressed. She just held Aragaki Moeha tighter in her arms and spoke up to ask.
"It's like this: I want to ask you to draw a picture for me based on my description. Just like that. I'll pay you."
Kasumigaoka Utaha paused before saying.
"Ha? Drawing based on your description? That..."
Eriri hesitated. This was a technical job and would consume quite a bit of time, but... seeing the serious gaze of the black-haired girl before her, she wavered.
"I suppose I can. You don't need to pay me either; just buy some snacks for Moeha in the future..."
The Blonde Girl replied, her elegant hair swaying gently.
"I see. No problem at all."
Upon hearing Eriri's promise, Kasumigaoka Utaha also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the other party agreed, it was fine. Snacks were a minor issue for her; she'd just bring some the next time she came.
"Alright, let's start working now then."
Perhaps wanting to show off in front of Aragaki Moeha, Eriri immediately proposed starting the work. Kasumigaoka Utaha naturally agreed wholeheartedly; after all, the Little Girl in her mind was just a dream in the end, and she was worried she might forget her.
Finally, after some communication, Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha went off to the side to discuss the details. Aragaki Moeha, unable to contain her inner curiosity, also ran over. Suddenly, only Yukinoshita Ayame was left by Aragaki Takiya's side.
"Ayane, aren't you going over to take a look?"
Looking at the Little Girl sitting obediently beside him, Aragaki Takiya asked curiously.
"I'm not interested in that, so I'd rather stay next to Aragaki-nii. This photo album is much more interesting than that."
Yukinoshita Ayame said this while her eyes involuntarily fell on the photo album again. She wanted to learn more about what happened when her father was a child.
"Is that so? Then let's continue looking..."
Sitting on the sofa, Aragaki Takiya's mood couldn't help but improve a bit as he saw Yukinoshita Ayame's interest in the album. However, just as he was prepared to continue the story, a knock suddenly sounded at the entrance again.
"Hmm? Is someone else here?"
The sudden knock interrupted Aragaki Takiya's momentum. He had no choice but to hand the photo album to Yukinoshita Ayame and go to open the door himself.
Click~
Accompanied by the sound of the lock turning, the figure that entered Aragaki Takiya's vision this time was a beautiful girl wearing a white dress and a pink coat.
"Kato? Come on in."
Seeing that the visitor was Kato Megumi, a smile immediately appeared on Aragaki Takiya's face. Aside from Aragaki Moeha, he was most familiar with Kato Megumi among everyone present. Furthermore, with the added factors of being desk neighbors and some unknown elements, he couldn't help but feel relaxed whenever he saw Kato Megumi.
"Eh? Aragaki looks like he's very happy."
The girl standing at the door slowly entered the house. Noticing the smile on the boy's face, she couldn't help but speak with a smile.
"Well, maybe I'm just a bit happy to see Kato here."
Aragaki Takiya said it as if joking, but his words caused the girl behind him to blush slightly.
Clearly, Kato Megumi also liked that answer.
"Eh? Sawamura-san and Kasumigaoka Senpai are already here."
When she reached the Living Room, Kato Megumi said in surprise as she saw the Blonde Girl drawing nearby and the black-haired girl giving instructions.
"Yeah, Eriri and Kasumigaoka Senpai have been here for over two hours already. They both arrived quite early today."
Aragaki Takiya explained.
"By the way, there's also this one. This is President Yukinoshita's younger sister I told you about, Ayane. Ayane, this is Brother's good friend Kato Megumi. You can just call her Big Sister Kato."
Aragaki Takiya introduced them.
"Hello, Big Sister Kato~"
Hearing her father's introduction, Yukinoshita Ayame called out obediently.
"Um, hello, Ayane."
Seeing the Little Girl sitting on the sofa, Kato Megumi also greeted her with a smile.
"As expected, yet another girl I've never heard of."
Looking at Kato Megumi standing before her, Yukinoshita Ayame had no memory of her. This made her start to doubt if something was wrong with her memory; otherwise, how could so many people suddenly pop up?
While Yukinoshita Ayame was doubting herself, Kato Megumi on the side was also feeling a bit annoyed.
She had actually wanted to leave home earlier today, but she was delayed by some matters. She didn't expect that by the time she arrived, she would somehow end up being the second to last to get here.
This feeling wasn't very pleasant.
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