To say that I was thrilled with Nao’s surprise would be correct. I mean, where could you find someone so easily teased because she couldn’t bear to admit defeat? Nowhere, right? There was only Saionji who fit into that role. Considering our last exchange through that video call, she hadn’t changed at all. So, I could already imagine how the girl would react to me if I greeted her. Even if my words ended up not as shameless as she would expect, she would still try to refute it to put herself on top of me.
And that’s why as someone who knew how to handle her type, I made sure not to greet her first when Aika and I reached them. Despite meeting her gaze, I only maintained that eye contact for a second before moving on to greet my girls; the newcomers, and those who waited for me here.