Editing CubexCursedxCurious:Volume13 Chapter4 (section)

===Part 11===

Despite having no idea what was going on...

But perhaps&mdash;carrying a little bit of anticipation, she allowed the power from his hand pulling her to guide her body forward.

Finally, they arrived at an unfamiliar Japanese-style house. An old place that took up a vast area.

Her childhood friend was probably visiting this place for the first time too, looking this way and that while entering the premises. The man from the daytime, leading the way, did not press the doorbell, instead moving through the home directly, walking to a place resembling a garden. Holding her by the hand, ''he'' was also taking strides, following the man.


Then right there&mdash;Appearing in a corner of the spacious yard&mdash;


"Hwah... K-Kouta-kun, this is..."

"Let's go."

His tone was still gruff.

She stared at the white dome's entrance where candlelight flickered.

Applying more force while holding her hand, he spoke rapidly:

"Just as you can see, although it's not very big, but if it's just these ladies here, they still don't have enough people. There'll be a gap if everyone doesn't squeeze to sit inside, making them shiver in cold, so we'll just have to enter and take a seat... Let's go! It can't be helped, we're going in!"

Pulled by him, they stepped forward.

Gradually, they approached the source of the flickering candlelight that was leaking from the entrance.

Bending forward slightly, she looked inside with trepidation&mdash;

(Ah...)

The group inside was not the trio of her father, her mother and herself.

As expected, they were the four women she had seen during the daytime&mdash;But even so, Youko still thought to herself:

It's so similar to the photo I keep on my desk at home.

Everyone in the igloo was showing a face of happiness.

Despite clearly being surrounded by cold ice, there was a very warm population density here.

Hence, naturally, a certain expression also formed on her own face.

Seeing that, one of the girls nodded once, vigorously, and said:

"Yes, that's a great expression! Now that's more like it!"

Even if you say that&mdash;Youko thought to herself.



Because, that person with the head of long, pretty, silver hair...

Was making the happiest face of all those present&mdash;

An extremely radiant smile, as though her sincere wish and all wishes had been realized&mdash;

Her face really showed absolute bliss while she was eating rice crackers.
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