"Thank you, Chiko-san."
After thanking Chiko, Yuto returned to the restaurant with Tohru.
Once he put the groceries into the freezer, he sat down and opened the envelope.
Tohru sat quietly beside him without making any noise.
'Yuto-chan,
I've gone back to my hometown, and everything is fine. I left in such a hurry, so I wanted to write you a letter as soon as I could.
The old family house is empty now, and I'm living here alone. There are still many things I need to clean and sort out.
I'm even writing this letter while leaning over a box.
I already have new plans. When my mother was still alive, she used to run a small general store, so I plan to reopen it and start that business again.
The people back home don't recognize me anymore, but maybe that's actually better.
There's still some unused land at home too, so I plan to clear it and plant something there. I think I'll be very busy for a while.
Yuto, don't be angry that I left so suddenly.
Once I've settled everything, I'll invite you over as a guest!
Take care of your health, and I hope you find someone you love soon.
Aunt Hanako'
The letter was not long. It only briefly explained Hanako's current situation.
Her handwriting was clear and firm, and from that alone, Yuto could tell that Hanako had been in a fairly good mood when she wrote it.
He let out a soft sigh, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.
It seemed Hanako had already started a new life.
Otherwise, she would not have written to tell him about it.
That alone was already good enough and Yuto was sincerely happy for her.
He folded the letter and placed it back into the envelope.
There was no return address on the envelope.
That meant it was a one-way letter.
If the sender did not expect a reply, they could simply leave out the return address.
Hanako still did not plan to tell Yuto where she was and Yuto did not mind.
The letter had already made her thoughts clear.
Once she finished arranging everything, she would invite him over as a guest.
He believed Hanako would not lie to him about that.
"Boss, you look very happy."
Tohru looked at Yuto from the side and said.
There was a thoughtful look on the dragon girl's face, along with a faint bit of happiness.
"Mm."
Yuto did not deny it.
His mood right now was indeed very good.
Holding the letter, Yuto went up to the second floor and entered his bedroom.
He placed the letter inside the drawer of his desk, pressed it down properly beneath a pile of things, then closed the drawer.
When he walked out of his room, he found himself looking forward to his next meeting with Hanako.
Although he did not know when that would be, he felt it probably would not be too far away.
And when that day came, he felt the weather would probably be very nice.
...
Yuto went back downstairs to the restaurant.
Now that the grocery shopping and Kanna's school matter had both been handled, it was already past nine.
Because they had taken the bus for the grocery trip, it had taken a little longer than if Yuto had ridden his own bike.
After all, it was the morning rush hour.
The bus was greatly affected by traffic~~~
Yuto took out his phone and originally planned to call Kaguya, but after thinking about it, he changed it to a text message instead.
At this time of day, she might be in class, so calling her would not be very appropriate.
[Kamisaka Yuto: Kaguya-san, about the weapons we talked about yesterday, would it be convenient to receive them today?]
He tapped send.
Then all he had to do was wait.
He did not expect Kaguya to reply right away. The last time he had messaged her, she had taken almost an hour to respond.
So Yuto planned to put down his phone first and do something else.
They were going to watch Hatsune's concert that afternoon.
Yuto felt it would be a little embarrassing to go empty-handed, so he wanted to make some small snacks to bring along.
Something like taiyaki would be quite suitable.
But just as he was about to put down his phone, it vibrated.
Yuto glanced at it, it was a reply from Kaguya.
[Shinomiya Kaguya: How convenient! When are you coming?]
Yuto's fingers moved quickly across the screen.
[Kamisaka Yuto: Whenever Kaguya-san is free.]
[Shinomiya Kaguya: Anytime.]
[Kamisaka Yuto: ...Then can I come find you now?]
[Shinomiya Kaguya: Yes!]
[...]
After the two of them agreed on a meeting location through their phones, Yuto exited the chat page.
He felt a little puzzled.
He had thought Kaguya would choose a time after school, or at least some other free time.
He had not expected her to say that now was fine.
Could it be that she did not have school today?
...
Private Shuchi'in Academy.
Shinomiya Kaguya forced down the nervous excitement in her heart and put down her phone.
She took several deep breaths before barely calming herself down.
Kaguya held her phone in her hand and secretly felt relieved.
Luckily, she had practiced typing hard!
Otherwise, when facing Yuto's message just now, she would not have been able to reply smoothly.
The embarrassment from last time, when she had not known how to reply, was still deeply carved into her heart.
"Um, Shinomiya-san, is something the matter?"
At that moment, the teacher walked over and asked carefully.
They were currently in the middle of a practical assignment, and Kaguya was one of the students under this teacher's supervision.
However, the relationship between teacher and student felt almost reversed.
When facing Kaguya, the teacher was genuinely timid.
"Mm? Teacher, what is it?"
Kaguya's thoughts were interrupted by the teacher's words, so she subconsciously frowned a little.
The teacher instantly became nervous.
"Ah... um... I saw Shinomiya-san spacing out just now, so I thought maybe something had happened..."
The teacher spoke weakly.
"Yes, Teacher. I have something to handle and would like to take temporary leave. Is that all right?" Kaguya spoke calmly.
The teacher froze.
"Of course! If you have something to handle, then you should handle it!"
Kaguya nodded calmly.
"Thank you, Teacher."
After saying that, she walked straight away.
...
The teacher remained standing there, feeling strangely happy.
"The young lady of the Shinomiya family thanked me! Hiss—I'm a little excited..."
At that moment, another student came over wanting to ask for a leave.
"Denied."
...
After Kaguya left the practical assignment area, she sent Hayasaka Ai a message.
[Hayasaka, come out quickly. Kamisaka-kun is looking for me!]
A short while later, her phone buzzed.
[My lady, I'm in class.]
[Ask for a leave. I've already taken leave and come out.]
[...Then wait for me for a moment.]
Kaguya put her phone away, then walked straight toward the school gate.
This place also served as a parking area. Various families had temporary cars waiting here.
Right now, it was class time, so there were very few students on campus.
But when those students saw Kaguya, none of them dared to look at her too openly.
They only dared to sneak glances at her from the side~~~
Kaguya-sama waited at the school gate for a while.
Soon, a figure quickly walked out of the academy and came to her side.
"Let's go."
Kaguya directly turned around and got into the car.
Hayasaka Ai, who was behind her, really wanted to say something, but in the end, she could only get into the car with a helpless expression.
Most of the time, Hayasaka Ai was the one who drove Kaguya's car.
Bang!
As the car door closed, the inside of the car became a quiet because of the soundproof space.
Hayasaka held the steering wheel and sighed helplessly.
"Kaguya-sama, where are we going?"
"To the warehouse where the weapons are stored."
Following Kaguya's words, the black luxury car started moving.
"Kaguya-sama, did the Boss contact you because of the weapons?"
"Mm."
"Then why not arrange it after school? You'd have time then, wouldn't you?"
"Don't I have time now too?"
"Kaguya-sama... this is class time!!!"
"That's why I asked for leave."
"...All right. Kaguya-sama, you're right."
"Mm. Hurry up and drive. Don't be late!"
"Oh..."
...
Yuto had already brought Tohru to the place he had agreed on with Kaguya-sama.
It was in front of a large warehouse.
The surroundings were empty, with no other people in sight.
Yuto was not especially surprised by this.
Perhaps Kaguya had already arranged everything...
After a short while, a black luxury car drove over.
Yuto looked toward the car.
The windows had clearly been specially made, so people outside could not see inside.
When the car stopped and the people inside got out, Yuto smiled and waved at them.
It was Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai.
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