Chapter 45: Worth for Celebration

The girls wanted to take a shower as soon as possible, so they took turns to shower one by one. Meanwhile, there was a lot of equipment to disassemble, but the crowd was still heading out of the café.

Several minutes later, the place was empty enough for Aya, Tomokazu, Miki, Satō, and I to start disassembling everything. We walked into the café and the few people that remained inside clapped at us. I didn't know how to react until Aya hit my arm.

"Wave and smile," she whispered.

Not having time to properly process what she said, I complied and waved and smiled at the small group of people. They seemed content before walking out of the café.

"It wasn't so hard, was it?" Aya smirked.

"Yeah, but I shouldn't be the center of attention here."

"They know your face and they know you're behind the group, you'll be the center of attention in situations like these, whether you like it or not."

"But—"