Practice Room
After what happened, Haruka thought that Mei would leave. But instead, she returned with them. Unlike earlier, though she seemed to tremble the whole time, "Haruka, can I hold on to you?"
"Don't touch my hand."
Mei immediately followed that instruction and just tugged on his sleeve. To bystanders watching, though, it looked intimate. So after Haruka was sure Mei wasn't shaking anymore, he let's go. But people in the area were still gossiping.
Austin Kiryu had walked over to Lila after exchanging words with Ichiko Daiki.
"Kiryu?"
"Hey, nice form, you're doing well."
Lila laughed, "Um, I somehow ended up practicing too."
Kiryu laughed, "That doesn't surprise me at all," he lightly ran his hand through the girl's hair, "Good work, Lila."
"En! Thank you."