บท 259: Arc 4, Act II, Chapter 104: Midnight Cascade

"Jotou~"

The moment her eyes opened, she could feel warmth under her eyelids, an uneasy hotness against her forearms and legs, her bangs stuck to her forehead… "Ugh…" This was what you got for waking up at noon.

In the uncomfortable heat, the blonde awoke to empty beds all around her. The dulcet voice of a certain redhead in her ears, just as the same person appeared by her bedside.

"Wake up," a kiss was planted against the same ear.

"Don't do that when I'm like this," Jotou's face scrunched and she faced up.

"I've seen in you in worse conditions," Hotaru remarked and stood upright. With the strength of a teddy bear, the Thundering Blade lifted the sheets off of her and lazily sat up. "It's shower day."

Eyes previously half-shut and in a daze, popped right open, "Finally," Jotou exhaled. She observed Hotaru in her full adventuring attire, both hands behind her back…