Showing gratitude
As someone who could conveniently throw the not-so-pressing issues to the back of my head, my mind cleared up and I got to spend a few minutes of this morning with both Otoha and Hitomi without mentioning the content of the conversation I had with the head of the Kaneko Family.
Otoha knew that there was something fishy but she was the type to wait until I was ready to tell her everything. And so… she also let go of her curiosity and just savored what little time we have before we go to our respective schools.
As for Hitomi, the diligent woman remained silent most of the time. But from the looks that I got from her, she probably had an idea what kind of message I received from Otoha’s grandfather.
Anyway, after Hitomi dropped me near the school, I just continued the day like normal.
When I passed by Eguchi-sensei, I informed her about the progress of the case.