"Xiao Ai, which older sister are you going to sleep with tonight?"
"Mmm, I'm fine with anyone!"
"Aww, how adorable. Come sleep in our tent tonight!"
"How can that be, Xiao Ai, come with your older sister."
"We came first!"
"No, Xiao Ai is ours!"
Ever since Komori Ai agreed to stay overnight, the schoolgirls surrounding her maintained this status quo for over ten minutes.
It seemed that being popular wasn't all good.
Kagura Hikaru ate his meal while sizing up Komori Ai, who sat not far across from him, holding skewers of grilled meat with both hands.
At that moment, she looked like a typical little girl.
Lively, cute, always smiling, with a bit of mischievousness.
She was the type that both adults and peers would adore.
If he hadn't glimpsed a corner of her mysterious core, perhaps Kagura Hikaru wouldn't have taken special notice of her.