“Yuka-chan, don’t you have anything?

  As Yuka was making coffee with the boiling water she had just checked the temperature of by sticking her finger into it, Sayuri called out to her.

  “Ehh, you’re going to ask? You’re really going to ask that?”

  She looked at Sayuri with an expression that said she could hardly wait to talk.

  “Um, you know—Misaki-san drinks a ton, right? But when we go to an all-you-can-drink place, she doesn’t drink at all.

  Even though there are lots of the brands Misaki-san usually drinks, she’ll say things like, ‘This dish calls for wine,’ you know.

  I bet she’s embarrassed about being seen drinking a lot.

  Seriously, she’s suuuper cute.”

  “Is that something you’re okay saying?”

  “Maybe it’s because the store would run out of stock.”

  “She’s gotta wear a mask at the shop too.”

  While wild speculation flew around in the comment section, an incoming call came in on Yuka’s phone as she was filming.

  “Eh?! Wait a second! Who is it?”

  Flustered, she grabbed the phone that was fixed to the stand, and on the screen it read: “Misaki-san.”

  "The screen’s gone black."

  "A phone call? Yuka-chan’s freaking out lol."

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  "Answer the phone."

  "Is this Misaki-san?"

  Perhaps having resigned herself after seeing a comment that seemed to be from Misaki, she reluctantly began the call.

  “Hello—”

  At Misaki’s roar, she instinctively pulled the phone away from her ear.

  "I can only hear Yuka-chan’s voice."

  "She sounds kinda mad.”

  “Um, Misaki-san, I’m going to put you on speaker—

  Yes! I’m sorry!”

  Sayuri watched Yuka with amusement as she repeatedly bowed her head in apology.

  “No, it’s not that! It’s the sense of freedom from camping—

  …Yes, I’m sorry.

  …Eh?! That has nothing to do with this— Okay…”

  Dejected, she ended the call, set the camera back in place, and the image showed Yuka trudging back to her seat.

  “I got sooo scolded.”

  At that report, the comment section filled with a jumble of amused reactions and viewers wanting to know more.

  Yuka let out a big sigh, then steeled herself and began to speak.

  “You remember I said sake was necessary to stream from Misaki-san’s room, right? It wasn’t exactly a lie, but I did exaggerate a little. I’m sorry.

  To be precise, it’s ‘one bottle a month.’”

  Having said that much, she seemed to realize something and raised her palm toward the camera as if to stop it.

  “This is something Misaki-san really said! You definitely said it!”

  "It did kinda feel exaggerated."

  "But since it’s Misaki-san, she’d totally drink that much, so I believed it."

  “Hey, hey, Yuka-chan. Camping is fun, isn’t it?”

  Sayuri floated there, smiling with her eyes sparkling.

  “This isn’t way to enjoy camping!”

  Her anguished cry echoed through the forest filled with supernatural beings.

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