【★☆★Notice to Our Readers★☆★】 In the postscript,

There is a very important announcement written there.

I would appreciate it if you could read to the end.

After taking along Nana, who was flustered and shy, we returned to our hotel in Sapporo. “Hm?”

“Is something wrong, Sensei?”

“No, it’s just... somehow, doesn’t the hotel seem oddly quiet for lack of people?”

We were staying at a mid-range hotel near Sapporo Station.

When we first checked in, there were people waiting in the lounge and tourists around.

But now that we’ve come back to the hotel, there’s nobody near the entrance. Just the receptionist...

Somehow, everyone’s expressions are stiff.

“W-Welcome back, Mr. Okani!”

The man who seemed to be the manager came up in front of me, bowing his head repeatedly. He’s being oddly formal.

"I'm terribly sorry for the late greeting! I'm Hira, the manager!" "Ah... ah..."

"Kotsuba-san has always been such a gracious guest, yes!" Kotsuba... san?

Was he talking about Rishia's grandfather, Mr. Kotsuba?

I met him when I visited Rishia's family home a while back.

He seemed like a kind old man who cherished his granddaughter deeply...

"Master Okaya! May I move you to your new room right away?"

"No, there's no need to switch."

"Don't say that! We're going to show you the most expensive room in the hotel! Yes!" Why is he so insistent?

My current room was perfectly fine, though...

But Hira-san didn't seem willing to take no for an answer; he kept offering rooms again and again.

"...What was that all about?" "I don't know..." And then it happened.

"O-Okaya! What a c-coincidence!"

“Lushia... and Akari, as far as Midori Lake...”

Before I knew it, my stand-in lovers were standing there.