283 Just More than Strangers

"See you later, Koi." They waved at her as Kizhashi returned and waved at them as well, while smiling nervously. I waited for them to turn around the staircase, and asked her, "What is wrong with you?"

"Huh?" She looked at me with a confused look on her face as I pressed, "Why didn't you say something to oppose them?"

"I tried to get away from them but they were being pushy." She laughed nervously, as I raised my eyebrows and asked, "And you couldn't push them away?"

"I didn't want to make a scene here."

"That's understandable, but I don't get why you're so submissive when it comes to them?" 

"Shut up… it's not like that!"

"Why were you talking with them in the first place?"

"Weren't you with Reina and other girls?" I asked as she laughed and replied, "Yeah… but they went ahead of me."

"What?"