---: Kei.
My name is called from far away.
---: Kei, if you're gonna sleep, at least roll out a futon.
Kei: ......Huh?
It was right after I returned to the hotel. As I lay on the air conditioned floor, several days worth of worry, fatigue, and whatever else turned into a weight and pushed down on my eyelids.
I remember nothing after that, and the air outside the window is completely dark, thus time leapt forward three or four hours.
Lately I've been fluttering around at night. If my biological clock makes a half turn, that'll be a problem.
Kei: Fwa...... Sakuya-san, welcome back...
Sakuya: Should you be "welcoming" people like that? The room isn't even locked. Isn't that kinda careless?
Kei: It is, but if the door's locked, no one who comes to save me can open it.
And I didn't mean to sleep, anyway. I just fell asleep, though last night was the same.
Sakuya: Anyway, it looks like Uzuki isn't in her room, but she wasn't in yours either.
Kei: Ah, well...... I don't know. I was asleep.
Sakuya: What's she doing? Disappearing in the afternoon is one thing, but it's almost dinner time, you know.
Kei: Wah, so it's already that late. After eating lunch, we just ate snacks.
If I told her I was left alone in town, Sakuya-san would probably get mad.
Kei: So, do you have business with Uzuki-san?
Sakuya: Hm... I wanted to talk to her about something, but I can't help if she's gone.
Kei: Yeah......
So Uzuki-san hasn't come back yet.
I wonder if she's okay... what if she's wounded?......
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