章 2308: Your paradise is here

With Reira-senpai's arrival, Nikka-senpai immediately tried to compose herself, removing the loneliness that had momentarily occupied her expression.

"Why will he bully me, Reira? Onoda-kun here is helping me clean up." She said, defending me from the accusation. She then pushed me on the back, bringing me to where Reira-senpai stood.

"Is that the case? Okay. I'll hold off on the scolding," Reira-senpai teased but her eyes gleamed with amusement as she took in the sight of the slightly messy lab. "But seriously, did you almost blow the lab up, Nikka?"

Nikka-senpai rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out at her friend's playfulness. "It was just a small mistake. Nothing to worry about," She mumbled as tried to sound nonchalant despite her flustered state. "Am I right, Onoda-kun?"

This... Why am I suddenly in the middle of all this?

I chuckled, shaking my head at their playful banter.