79 Devil's Charm

"What is this?"

It's the second day of their trip, and the first day for the whole-day traditional Japanese art activities. All of them did Ikebana, tea ceremony, and kimono dressing from morning 'til early evening. Each activity was instructed and observed by known experts in the field. To have attended the classes they did today outside under such tutelage would have been worth thousands and thousands of yen. To say that today's experience was very extraordinary and very educational was very true.

It was why Midori couldn't understand the cause of her schoolmates' ennui. She looked around, noting the low energy surrounding her – most especially the girls. They were all seated in the same hall where they had their meals, waiting for dinner to be served.

"What's what?" Rin, who seemed to be the only one who remained bubbly, asked back.

"That… and that…"Midori pointed at the girls' lethargic expressions and then at Koharu's blank stare.