Miss Heir wasn't very kind to me.

Chapter 63 29. "Hot Spring Trip"

The vehicle drove through a straight tunnel. As the pupils regained light, the ridges of the mountains came into view.

After passing through the long tunnel at the county border, you will find...

"spa!"

Asami cheered, waving her hands.

"Hey! Don't spread your arms so casually, it's too crowded."

Masumi let out a silent sigh as his right cheek was nudged by Asami's outstretched elbow.

At the same time, I felt the weight on my left shoulder—

The handsome face was very close to him, and the girl with long flaxen hair was sleeping soundly with her head resting on his shoulder, breathing evenly and slowly through her nose.

"Hey, Hanekawa, wake up."

Masumi gently shook his arm, trying to wake up the dozing Kaiyue.

"Hmm~"

The girl narrowed her eyelids and made indistinct moans and mumblings.

"Let Kaitsuki-chan sleep, Masumi-kun."

Mami said lazily, "This kid has been staying up late every day recently. I found out. No wonder he's been slouching around and looking listless all day."

"stay up?"

"Well, he stays up late every day playing mobile games, staying up later than me. This can't go on."

This sigh, which is exclusive to people with healthy sleep and rest habits, is quite inappropriate when applied to Mami. Masumi remembered that if she rested the next day, she would stay up all night the night before.

"Speaking of others, what time do you usually go to bed?"

Mami thought seriously for a moment before answering, "Well... because I have to watch the late-night anime that day, I usually go to bed after 25:."

"25 O'Clock?"

Masumi tilted her head in confusion, and her weak words, squeezed in the middle of the seat, became even more like questions.

How is that?

Doesn't this planet use 24 hours to calculate time?

"It's one o'clock in the morning of the next day."

Asami explained, "Because the TV station broadcasts programs until 30 a.m., they all work on a -hour system."

"I see. That's quite late."

Masumi seldom watches TV, especially late-night shows, so he doesn't know much about it.

But think about it, for many people, rather than midnight, they would choose to regard waking up in the morning as the boundary between two days.

If I don’t get enough sleep, I won’t feel like I’ve spent any day.

"Hmm~"

Haiyue, who was leaning on her shoulder, hummed again, and the low breath brushed against Masumi's neck, feeling itchy.

He sighed quietly, turned his head and looked at the scenery outside the car window.

Today is also a sunny day with high visibility. You can see the green hills from afar.

Masumi, Asami and Kaizuki squeezed into the back seat of the van, while Kuon Mirai sat in the passenger seat, occasionally revealing a dazed expression. Rin said nothing, concentrating on driving the steering wheel.

On Saturday morning, the five of them took a car to Tajima in the northern part of Hyogo Prefecture, to Kochi-cho, the rural hometown of Kuonami.

This town hidden among the mountains and rocks, with only about 2000 residents, is famous for its hot springs. My parents ran a hot spring hotel here.

When it comes to hot springs in Hyogo Prefecture, the most famous one is Arima Onsen in Kobe. It is said to be the oldest hot spring in the Kansai region and one of the three major hot springs in the island country, along with Gero and Kusatsu Onsen.

Although their destination was not this famous hot spring resort, their anticipation was no different.

The lush green hillside is right in front of you, and scattered buildings stand along the winding county road.

As the winding mountain road became increasingly winding and bumpy, the car body shook violently, and Haiyue, who was dozing off, woke up.

She raised her eyelids drowsily, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and then she looked at Masumi with sleepy eyes.

"This is where……"

"Wipe your saliva first."

Masumi reluctantly pulled out a tissue and handed it to her, and the girl unconsciously moved her lips closer.

He had no choice but to hold the tissue to wipe the corner of her lips, and then fixed his eyes on the buildings outside the car window.

We've arrived at Kochi Town.

The groaning sound of the car tires shook the surrounding air. Before arriving, Jiuyuan sent a text message to his parents. When the car stopped in front of the hotel, two figures had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Excuse me, we are friends who live with Mirai in Fanxing. We apologize for your sudden visit." After getting off the car, Kamishiro Rinone stepped forward and saluted first.

"Welcome! You must be Rinne-chan, right?"

"I often hear Future mention you, saying you're an excellent senior. Thank you for taking care of Future."

The one who came forward to greet her with a smile was her future mother, Kuon Ryoko. She was wearing a yukata, had a mellow voice and gentle manners, giving people the impression of a good wife and mother.

Asami also stepped forward and bowed slightly, then greeted with a smile, "Hello, auntie, I'm Seno Asami."

"Hello to you, Asami-chan. You're such a nice and energetic kid. Welcome to come play."

"And this one... that's Mr. Miyazawa's son, Masumi. He's quite tall and a handsome man." Kuon Ryoko smiled. "It's all thanks to your father that he took the trouble to help this child study in Kobe in the future."

A friend of Masumi's father has been a regular customer of this hot spring hotel for many years. He learned that the daughter of the Kuon family was preparing to go to school. Because of this relationship, they became connected and allowed Mirai to stay at Fanxing.

"I heard that he was recently hospitalized. Is he in good health?" As he spoke, worry naturally revealed between his brows.

"Thank you for your concern. The recent treatment has been very effective, but it will take some time for me to be discharged from the hospital."

Ryoko nodded gently: "That's good. I hope he can recover and be discharged from the hospital soon."

The last one is Hanekawa Kaizuki, who is dazed and has droopy eyelids.

"Oh, what a beautiful girl, could this be Chi'ai?" Ryoko Kuon's eyes showed a little confusion.

"It's a little different from what Mirai described."

Mami quickly introduced her: "Aunt, her name is Hanekawa Kaizuki. She just moved into Fanxing recently. Maybe because she didn't sleep well last night, she doesn't look very energetic."

"I see." Kuon Ryoko blinked and continued, "You must be tired after driving such a long distance. Come inside and rest. I've already prepared the room."

He immediately called out to the silent man next to him, who should be his future father: "Xiongsuke, I'll take them to the room, you help carry the luggage."

"Thank you very much." Lin Yin immediately declined. "But we only brought a few changes of clothes. You can just take these things up. Please take us to the room."

"Okay, then please follow me."

The Jiuyuan family's hot spring hotel is a two-story wooden building with a simple and ancient Japanese style. The wooden sign is inscribed with the three Chinese characters "Jiuyuanzhuang" in vigorous and sloppy handwriting.

Behind the hotel is an open-air hot spring, with white mist rising up, which should be the steam from the hot spring, spreading in it. It looks like an ideal place to cleanse life.

The rooms for four people are located on the second floor of the hotel, with two rooms next to each other. Masumi and the three girls' rooms are at least 10 square meters in size, which is more than enough for family or club training.

"What a spacious room!"

Mami sighed and quickly opened the shoji paper window, allowing light to fill the room.

Across the street you can see the beautiful mountain scenery of early summer, and there is a lake in the distance.

"The scenery here is a bit similar to Sarukyo," said Rin.

"where is that?"

"A hot spring resort in Gunma Prefecture where you can enjoy the mountain scenery even from your hotel."

"Hmm, that sounds good."

"I said……"

Masumi's tone was a little helpless: "Why are you chatting in my room?"

"Why are you so stingy, Masumi-kun?" Asami glanced at him dissatisfiedly. "Do you want to do something shameful in your room alone?"

"I was planning to take a break. I'm so exhausted from the bumpy ride on this winding mountain road."

"Eh? We finally made it to the hot springs, let's go for a walk together."

"Where's Hanekawa?"

"Xiao Haiyue? She lay down and fell asleep as soon as she entered the room. No matter how we called her, she wouldn't wake up." Mami shrugged.

"Then I'm going to bed too."

"Hey? Come on, let's go to the hot spring town together." Mami took Rin's hand at the same time: "Little Rin, come too."

Although Rin also put on a demotivated expression, she ignored him.

"Masumi-kun..."

Asami looked at him brightly.

"Let me refuse. We should decide democratically."

"'Democracy'? What is that?"

Mami frowned in confusion, then said casually, "Well, Masumi-kun is saying some weird things that no one can understand again."

"It means three people voting democratically."

"Okay, okay, you guys vote democratically, and I make the decision freely, so the result is—let's go shopping!"

　Thanks to Yuntuu and Black Cat on 17th for their tips. Thanks to everyone for their subscriptions, monthly tickets, recommendation tickets, and comments.
　　
　
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