Kei: ......Fwa......mmm......
Suddenly, there is a block in the sunlight passing through my eyelids.
---: Good morning, Kei-san.
Kei: Funya...... Good moahin' to fuuu......
---: If you're still tired, perhaps you should sleep for a little longer.
Kei: Mmm...... What should I do......
As I drowsily raise my eyelids, before me is...
Kei: ---!?
Somehow I feel, in the mere span of a few days, my heart must have beaten a good percentage of the total heartbeats I've had since being born.
I guess you could say I awoke in a flash... or something. With my heart beating like this, going back to sleep is just plain impossible.
Kei: U-u-u-Uzuki-san!......Why......
No, the one who pulled Uzuki-san into a futon was me, so it's not strange in the least for her to be in this room.
Kei: Why are you looking at my face when I'm sleeping?
Uzuki: Well, you were sleeping with such a pleasant, peaceful look on your face...
Uzuki: I was thinking to myself, "I was able to protect this sleeping face."
Kei: Y-yeah......
Uzuki: Also, I wanted to thank you.
Kei: Eh?
Uzuki: It seems I was able to recover a great deal of my
strength... perhaps by sleeping next to you, Kei-san.
Kei: But, Uzuki-san, I should be the one thanking you. Even though you gave me those charms, things wound up in a pinch like that...
Uzuki: If you think it through, the blame lies with me for leaving you to chase that man. I imagine Sakuya-san would come to the same conclusion.
Kei: But, this is Sakuya-san we're talking about......
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