However, no matter how anxious Soyo was, it was impossible for her to take part in the "important part." Thus, after exhausting all her strength, she finally gave up.
She even began to imagine—if her plan hadn't been interrupted halfway by Wakaba Mutsumi, what would things be like now?
Would the one together with Kamijou Mutsuki at this moment have been her?
Thinking like this, Soyo couldn't help but softly hum along to the ambiguous sounds coming from the next room.
As for Sakiko, she was still immersed in her dreams. From the expression on her face, it seemed she was having a good one.
"Mutsuki…"
With a faint smile on her lips, Sakiko murmured softly.
And so, this night came to an end under such complicated circumstances.
By the time Sakiko regained consciousness, it was already the next morning.
She had slept very comfortably, waking up feeling completely refreshed.
However, recalling the ambiguous dream from last night, the girl couldn't help but blush, an inexplicable sense of guilt rising in her heart.
It was just a dream!
Convincing herself like this, Sakiko quickly calmed down.
Come to think of it, she seemed to have fallen asleep in the car last night—was it Mutsuki who brought her back?
As she pondered this, her eyes met those of a girl tied up like a caterpillar beside her, startling her badly.
Soyo?
The unexpected situation caused Sakiko's brain to momentarily freeze.
What was going on? What exactly happened last night?
Sakiko felt as though she had missed something extremely important.
"Sakiko, you're awake."
At that moment, Kamijou Mutsuki walked in from outside.
"Mmph—mmph—"
Seeing the boy, Soyo—still tied up on the bed—instantly became agitated.
Kamijou Mutsuki stepped forward and removed the towel stuffed in her mouth.
"Mutsuki-kun…"
The moment she was freed, Soyo immediately showed him a pitiful, aggrieved expression.
Did he even know how she had spent the entire night?
She had listened to the wall all night…
In short, she felt extremely wronged!
"Mutsuki… Master, what is going on with Soyo?"
Sakiko, watching this scene from the side, couldn't help but show a serious expression.
Could it be that while she was asleep last night, Kamijou Mutsuki had been playing some strange "game" with Soyo?
How could that be allowed!
Kamijou Mutsuki doing something like that—how could he face her…
No—that wasn't right. How could he face Mutsu-chan?
"It was Mutsu who did it."
With just one sentence from Kamijou Mutsuki, Sakiko's expression immediately softened.
So it was Mutsu-chan… Soyo must have made her angry again. Otherwise, with Mutsumi's personality, she wouldn't have done something like this.
While replying to Sakiko, Kamijou Mutsuki also tried to untie the rope on Soyo.
In the end, he found that Mutsumi had tied it quite tightly.
So the task could only be handed over to Sakiko.
"Mutsuki-kun,"
As soon as she was freed from the nylon rope, Soyo immediately tried to get up.
However, after being tied up for an entire night, her body went limp, and she fell back onto the bed.
Even so, Soyo's willpower at this moment was incredibly strong.
She struggled to her feet and threw herself into Kamijou Mutsuki's arms.
"…Mutsumi really went too far last night."
"How could she treat me like that… wuwu…"
"So,"
Hearing Soyo's complaints, Kamijou Mutsuki—the "victim"—raised an eyebrow.
"Do you want me to tell Saki-chan and Tomori about what you did, Soyo?"
Hearing this, Sakiko, standing nearby, couldn't help but frown. What exactly had Soyo done?
For some reason, she felt like she had slept through an entire season.
"N-no need, no need,"
Hearing that, Soyo—who had been acting spoiled—quickly shook her head.
"I know I was wrong~"
"Mutsuki-kun, please forgive me—I just like you too much~"
Soyo hugged Kamijou Mutsuki. She had been apologizing at first, but soon her expression began to change.
"Mutsuki-kun's embrace is so warm~"
"This is Mutsuki-kun's scent sniff sniff"
Please don't do this in a barbershop!
Looking at the dazed girl in his arms, even Kamijou Mutsuki couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Seriously—how did Soyo turn into this after just one night?
Seeing Soyo's actions, Sakiko felt an inexplicable irritation and quickly stepped forward, pulling her away from Kamijou Mutsuki's arms.
"Soyo, what are you doing?"
Aren't you betraying Mutsu-chan by acting like this?
Protecting Mutsu's happiness was Sakiko's duty!
"Tch—"
Her closeness with Kamijou Mutsuki interrupted by Sakiko, Soyo showed a slightly displeased expression, but didn't say anything further.
After that, the two of them tidied up their clothes and followed Kamijou Mutsuki to the living room.
Breakfast was already prepared, which made Sakiko, as the maid, feel a bit embarrassed.
However…
She quickly noticed something was off.
This smell… takeout?
Had Mutsumi also woken up late today?
And now that it was already breakfast time, why hadn't she seen Mutsu at all?
Come to think of it, Kamijou Mutsuki also looked like he hadn't rested well last night.
"Mutsu went to bed pretty late yesterday,"
Facing Sakiko's confusion, Kamijou Mutsuki explained.
"So she'll eat breakfast a bit later."
One could only say—he had the upper hand.
Just a mere little cucumber—trying to turn the tables?
"Crack~"
Hearing Kamijou Mutsuki's reply, Soyo's expression stiffened slightly, and she subconsciously snapped the sausage between her chopsticks.
How could she not know why Mutsumi couldn't get up this morning?
Hmph, serves her right—hogging everything for herself.
If it had been with her, she definitely wouldn't be this tired today!
Thinking this, Soyo bit fiercely into the sausage she brought to her mouth, as if trying to vent all her negative emotions onto it.
Only Sakiko remained completely confused, having no idea what had happened.
After breakfast, since today was the day of MyGO!!!!!'s official performance,
Although somewhat reluctant, Soyo still left Kamijou Mutsuki's large house to meet up with Anon and the others for practice.
As for Kamijou Mutsuki, he naturally stayed home to take care of Mutsu.
Maid Sakiko, however, found Mutsumi a bit strange today—why was she lying in bed the whole time? Was she sick?
And those two today… somehow felt unusually clingy.
While cooking some nutritious porridge for Mutsumi in the kitchen, Sakiko was filled with confusion.
Half a day passed quickly, and it was time for MyGO!!!!!'s official performance.
Due to her condition, Mutsumi didn't plan to go and show support this time.
Even Sakiko hesitated for quite a while.
In the end, worried that what happened yesterday might affect Tomori and the others' performance, she still followed Kamijou Mutsuki to the music festival venue.
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