Chapter 416: Two Girls Chatting
This ryokan offered breakfast delivery service.
When Nakano Nino woke up, she found that Ichika had already eaten.
"Ichika, you're really up early." Nino spoke, then glanced at her phone.
It wasn't even 7 yet.
Waking up this early was completely unlike Ichika. Nino rarely tried to wake Ichika up, but Itsuki had plenty of experience — according to her, Ichika was the type of girl who absolutely could not wake up early on her own. Before she slept enough, waking her up was harder than going to heaven.
Just like the princess in the forest — without the prince's kiss, she would sleep forever.
"Nino, go wash your face, I'll help you call for breakfast."
"Where's Sakurai-san?"
"Cậu quan tâm cậu ấy làm gì? He won't starve to death." The moment Nakano Ichika heard her mention Sakurai Saki, a faint blush unconsciously spread across her smooth white face.
After all, just thirty minutes ago, she had been sleeping with Sakurai Saki, and even… doing that kind of thing.
"True." Nino thought about it — Sakurai Saki wasn't a child, he couldn't possibly starve.
Entering the washroom, Nino washed her face in front of the mirror, then glanced at the sink…
'Huh? Why does it smell familiar…'
Must be her imagination.
After washing up, Nino stepped out, just in time to hear the door chime ring from outside.
"Good morning, dear guests..."
Turns out it was the staff delivering breakfast. She thought Sakurai Saki came to scold her.
After all, Nino had promised to "night raid" at midnight, but ended up falling asleep like a log. There was nothing she could do — the moment her head touched the pillow, she got sleepy. She had zero willpower to stay awake, let alone persist until midnight for a surprise raid.
'Hope Sakurai-san won't be angry…' Nino silently prayed, then opened the door, received the breakfast from the staff, and casually said "thank you."
Holding the food.
Nino walked into the hall and sat down across from Ichika.
Ichika still hadn't finished eating; she was chewing small bites very elegantly.
"Ichika, what's that at the corner of your mouth?" Nino noticed something white near her lips.
"!!" Nakano Ichika immediately panicked and hurriedly wiped her mouth with a wet tissue.
Nino didn't understand why she reacted so nervously. Looking at the other girl's tray, she guessed: "Looks like salad dressing from your salad. Eh? Why doesn't my portion have salad? I want some too."
Nakano Ichika forced herself to remain calm: "There's still some left on my side, you can try it. I ordered fruit for your portion."
Stuttering too much would give her away.
"Is that melon? Fruits here must be expensive, right? Since it's cold all year, they probably can't grow fruit."
Nino didn't pay any attention to Ichika's expression — her whole mind was focused on breakfast.
"Umu." Ichika nodded.
Looks like she dodged that one.
She took the blame for Nino, even used her own body to settle the debt, yet she couldn't even tell the truth… what kind of worldly suffering was this?
Nakano Ichika sighed internally.
Hopefully the next few days would be peaceful, or maybe she should find some excuse to kick Nino out of Hokkaido? Nakano Ichika found this idea brilliant, but unfortunately she had no reason to carry it out.
...
After finishing breakfast and waiting for the staff to collect the trays, Nino stood up and said: "Ichika, I'm heading back to my room."
"Go, go."
Nino nodded and began looking for her room key. There were two keys — she had given one to Sakurai Saki last night, so now she had only one left.
She looked at the spot where she had placed the key last night, her face showing confusion.
Nino asked Ichika: "Ichika, did you see my key? I put it on this small cabinet here, you saw it last night too, right?"
Nakano Ichika froze for several seconds, then her brain spun at full speed, instantly giving an explanation: "This morning I woke up and thought the key was placed too carelessly, so I kept it for you. It's here with me."
It's over! It's over! I'm going to get caught!!
But Nakano Nino didn't think in that direction at all — the possibility of Ichika actively running into her room to have a secret rendezvous with Sakurai Saki was practically zero!
"Okay okay, give it here. Seriously, why'd you take my key?" Nino teased: "Don't tell me you wanted to sneak into my room, waiting for Sakurai-san to night raid you instead?"
After she said that, she noticed Ichika's eyes suddenly dodging.
Wait…
Ichika, why are you nervous?Don't tell me you…?
"How could I run into your room to wait for sensei-chan? Nino, you really know how to joke." Ichika smiled at her, then she handed her the key from her pocket: "Next time bring the key with you, otherwise if you lose it, it'll be troublesome. Although the landlady downstairs at the Ryokan keeps spare keys, bothering people isn't good, right?"
Hearing her speak so seriously, the suspicion in Nino's heart gradually disappeared.
That's true… yesterday she even fiercely opposed the idea of becoming Sakurai-san's lover, how could Ichika possibly take the initiative to cling to him?
"Alright, I'm leaving."
Nino took the key and turned around to leave the tatami room.
After she left, Nakano Ichika held her chest and took a deep breath.
'If I get found out, I'm done for.'
Right now, she could only hope nothing had gone wrong on sensei-chan's side.
...
Early in the morning, Sakurai Saki was just like Ichika, he also took a bath.
After bathing, while he was halfway through his meal, he noticed that Nino had returned.
"Sorry." Nakano Nino saw him eating, and her first sentence was filled with guilt.
She was apologizing for missing the date last night.
"It's okay, I don't mind."
Sakurai Saki thought she was apologizing for this morning's matter.
"It's good that you're not mad at me. Honestly, I didn't rest well yesterday, so it turned out like that."
"I know, you don't need to explain."
"Uwu~ darling, you really are so nice." Nino pressed up behind him, rubbing her face against his.
"Alright, I'm still eating, don't be like that."
They were talking on completely different wavelengths, yet their exchange didn't feel awkward at all, it was very natural.
Thanks to Ichika's efforts — it was her sacrifice that protected Nino.
After eating.
Nino stood by the window, admiring the snowy scenery outside, and asked, "Is today's filming location still the same as yesterday?"
"No, I heard we're heading to the beach. If things go smoothly, we'll even have to sail out in the next few days."
Once this project was finished, Sakurai Saki could complete his mission, and the title of "main character like a background passerby" would be firmly stamped.
No dialogue, little screen time, but the full salary — this job really was great.
"Going out to sea? Can I go with you?" Nino suddenly became excited.
"Are you sure? Fishing boats make people seasick easily, and the sea wind here is both strong and cold. I'm afraid you'll want to head back halfway through filming."
"Is it that uncomfortable? Then why not use a green screen?"
"The director doesn't like special effects, so there's no other way. We're just workers earning a living, so we can only follow orders." Sakurai Saki said while pressing up behind Nino, then he wrapped his arms around her waist.
Very quickly, he leaned close to Nino's ear and whispered: "Is your body feeling better? It's still very early…"
"...Umu." Nino nodded slightly.
In the end, it seemed she still couldn't escape from seggs…
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