Kasumigaoka Utaha told Eriri and Kato Megumi about Michiru Matsushima actively inviting them. Only after agreeing on a time with them did she reply to Michiru Matsushima.
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Understood, Matsushima-san. Would 1:00 PM tomorrow work for our meeting?"
Michiru Matsushima: "No problem. Just find Nymph to lead the way when the time comes."
Putting down her phone, she couldn't continue her interrupted writing. Once inspiration is broken, it's hard to reconnect. Kasumigaoka Utaha folded her manuscript papers and placed them at the very bottom of her wardrobe.
These things absolutely cannot be seen by others, or my reputation will be ruined.
It wasn't that Kasumigaoka Utaha had no way to dispose of these lust-filled manuscripts, but they were ultimately works she had created herself. Even if the content was a bit 18+, that wasn't a reason to casually discard her hard work.
After returning from this Antarctic trip, I'll lock them up permanently in my house.
At 1:00 PM the next day, Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri, and Kato Megumi met up in the base lobby. Before they could even use their phones to contact Nymph, she took the initiative to approach them.
"Are you three ready?"
"Yes, sorry for the trouble of having you lead the way."
"Please follow me."
"Kasumigaoka Utaha, where is she planning to take us?" Eriri had thought they were going to some room within the base, but Nymph was leading them outside.
"I'm not sure either." Kasumigaoka Utaha also didn't know their destination. Seeing Nymph walk up to the main doors and reach out to pull them open, she hastily called out to stop her. "Nymph, wait a moment. Let's go back and change our clothes."
"There's no need for that. You three just follow me." With a wave of her small hand, a portable thermostat appeared in Nymph's grasp. Immediately after, she pulled open the base's main doors.
"Uwaa, wait... huh? It's not cold?" Eriri looked down at her own thin clothes, then looked up at the pristine white snow outside. For a moment, her brain couldn't quite process the situation.
"In area-of-effect mode, this device can only be maintained for about half an hour. We'd better hurry over."
Completely ignoring the trio's dumbfounded reactions, Nymph walked forward on her own.
Kato Megumi held one frightened "idiot" in each hand, pulling them along as she followed behind Nymph.
Their shoes left a trail of footprints in the snow. Kato Megumi didn't feel the slightest chill, as if she were inside a greenhouse with all the cold blocked outside.
After walking for three or four minutes, a conspicuous villa that looked entirely out of place in the snowy landscape took root on the ground, leaping into the trio's field of vision.
"A villa!?"
"No way. We've never seen this villa before."
"Why is there a villa like this in the base?"
Nymph offered no explanation. Her job was to bring the three of them into the villa; she didn't want to bother with anything else.
Upon reaching the front, the villa's main doors opened automatically. Many pairs of shoes were neatly arranged at the entryway. The trio, currently shocked by the villa, subconsciously ignored this detail. They took off their shoes, changed into indoor slippers, and walked into the living room.
To Kasumigaoka Utaha's surprise, sitting neatly in the living room were Yumiko, Komine Sachi, Michiru Matsushima, and all the other girls who were in romantic relationships with Jhin.
They sat in the living room, talking and laughing. In front of the empty sofa sat three cups of black tea. One look was enough to understand that those seats were specially prepared for Kasumigaoka Utaha and her two companions.
"Kazuki, I've brought them over."
"Thank you for your hard work, Nymph."
"The recording for Kessoku Band's MV was very successful. That Shiraishi Yuzuki is indeed a capable idol singer, not some hollow showpiece propped up by marketing hype."
"To receive such high praise from you, she must truly be outstanding. We can consider collaborating with her a few more times in the future. After all, she even promoted the band for free on the Antarctica Challenge program."
"Brother mentioned that too. Oh right, the data for the portable thermostat after activating area-of-effect mode has also been tested. Currently, the energy issue is still quite severe. A detailed report will be sent to your personal terminal later. How is the usage situation of the compact perpetual energy device?"
"Barely passable. It can fundamentally sustain itself as an energy source for capsule housing, but if applied to other things..."
"As expected, it's still restricted by raw materials."
"It can't be helped. Many of the materials are completely unheard of in this world."
"Then we can only search for other substitutes or research and develop them ourselves."
After Kazami Kazuki and Nymph conversed for a while regarding their company's product testing, she finally turned her head to greet Kasumigaoka Utaha and the others, who were still standing at the living room entrance. "Apologies, Kasumigaoka-san, Kato-san, and Sawamura-san. Because it was a rather important matter, I didn't have time to invite you to sit down."
"I-It's fine. Why don't you guys keep chatting? We'll come back to look for Matsushima-san next time." Kasumigaoka Utaha finally realized that this was clearly a Hongmen Banquet. The person who sent her that message was likely not expressing Michiru Matsushima's own intentions at all.
Kazami Kazuki's next words confirmed her suspicions.
"Actually, I was the one who asked Michiru to send you that message, and I was the one who called the rest of them over." Kazami Kazuki elegantly picked up her black tea and took a small sip. Her unhurried demeanor made the trio sweat profusely. No matter how they looked at it, they had no chance of retreating now.
"Originally, I didn't plan to intervene in this matter. Unfortunately, my younger brother has recently been busy with another rather important issue, so I can't let your detective activities affect him. As such, I had no choice but to call everyone from Mihama Academy over to clear up your confusion. Why don't you sit down and have some tea first."
Since they were already here, they might as well make the best of it. Kasumigaoka Utaha bit the bullet and took the lead, striding over to the sofa and sitting down. Feigning composure, she picked up her teacup and took a sip.
"How is it? Does it taste good?"
"The texture is very nice, and the black tea's aroma is quite mellow."
"Mhm, mhm." Eriri couldn't think of any descriptive words, so she could only nod and echo the cultured Kasumigaoka Utaha's praise.
Kato Megumi remained silent, trying to activate her scarce presence to make herself invisible from this Hongmen Banquet.
"Kazuki, what exactly are they investigating?" Suou Amane still didn't know what Kasumigaoka Utaha and her friends had been up to.
"They just want to figure out our relationship with Jhin, that's all."
"No way..." Suou Amane covered her mouth with one hand and asked in shock, "When was it exposed?"
"I feel like anyone who sees how you act towards Jhin would find it hard not to think in that direction."
Irisu Makina strongly agreed with Yumiko's words. She nodded, feigning maturity, and lowered her voice to say, "Exactly. Amane-nee is always pestering Big Brother, making it completely impossible for me to find him and play together!"
"Clearly, Makina is the one with the most obvious attitude, right? You act like you want to stick to Jhin every single day." Michiru Matsushima had a huge issue with this. Due to her tsundere personality, she had been robbed of Jhin by Irisu Makina midway through countless times.
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