Rita ran off angrily, completely forgetting that it was still raining outside.
Her beautiful blonde hair was wet, and her clothes were all pressed against her body, forming a perfect curve.
A gloomy cold wind blew, and Rita shivered from the cold, clenching her teeth tightly to endure.
Really can't go back like this, otherwise it will be too embarrassing!
She ran away in anger, then returned in despair, just thinking about this made her feel embarrassed!
...
"That fool must be hiding somewhere to shelter from the rain." Ryuji glanced up at the still rainy sky, slightly amused.
He took two umbrellas from the house and went with Mashiro to look for Rita.
"Why are you following me?" Ryuji asked, looking at Nero who was lying on her stomach.
"Certainly to witness the stirring friendship of the girls," said Nero with a smile.
"By the way Praetor, how about getting closer, my sides are already wet."
"Then let me go!" Ryuji held Mashiro in his left hand, and an umbrella in his right hand, and carried Nero who didn't want to touch the dirty ground after being wet by the rain.
There is a residential area near Hyakki's house, and the only place Rita can hide from the rain is a nearby park. Ryuji brought Mashiro and Nero here, and found that Rita was hiding under a child's toy to escape the rain.
This is a very good guess.
"Go." Ryuji handed the umbrella to Mashiro.
"Yes." Mashiro nodded, she didn't even know how to open an umbrella, and went straight into the rain, making Ryuji dumbfounded.
"Rita."
Mashiro's call made Rita look up, and saw her holding an umbrella in her hand but not opening it, standing in the rain.
"Mashiro?!" Rita was both surprised and happy, and complained when she saw the soaked Mashiro: "Why did you come, you will catch a cold in the rain!"
Rita straightened up, helping Mashiro open the umbrella so she wouldn't have a conversation in the rain.
"What did you come to see me for?" Rita crossed her arms, obviously very happy inside, but pretended not to care.
Tsundere.
"I still don't understand about Rita," said Mashiro with her head down.
"It's really Mashiro," Rita smiled helplessly.
"But I know one thing." Mashiro raised her head, her amber pupils showing the most sincere feelings.
"I like Rita, and I don't want to be hated by Rita. As long as I'm by Rita's side, I feel very comfortable..."
Mashiro suddenly felt lost again, "But it seems I'm the only one who is happy."
Mashiro's move was truly extraordinary, destroying all of Rita's defenses.
"No!" Rita explained frantically.
"I am also very happy!" Rita suddenly hugged Mashiro.
"Rita?"
"Not only is Mashiro happy, but I am also very happy. I am so happy to stay by Mashiro's side and paint with you!"
The children who were at the same time as Mashiro were all forced away by her talent, and the only one left was Rita, the motivation for supporting her painting was due to painting with Mashiro.
"Real?"
"Really! I want to paint with Mashiro all the time, but when I think that I can't walk in front of Mashiro, and when I think that I'm the only one who thinks we are friends, I freak out!" Rita said what was in her heart at once, holding Mashiro and crying.
"Thank you, Rita." Mashiro threw away the umbrella, and hugged Rita, the rain slowly subsided, as if praising the friendship of the girls.
"Ah, what a touching sight, even I couldn't help but cry." Nero wiped her tears with Ryuji's sleeve.
"Hmm, I recognize their friendship, and I would like to call them the best friendship in Rome!"
"What's with that embarrassing title, please don't!" Ryuuji rubbed his forehead.
Back at the house, the girls take a bath together, possibly because she recognizes the friendship between Mashiro and Rita. The proud Nero had actually agreed to bathe with them for the first time, dammit, this was a rare treat even for her!
After the girls finished washing, it was Ryuji's turn, it must have been used by the girls, even the air was filled with a faint fragrance.
Ryuji just washed and lay down in the bath. In Japan, the water in the family bath will not be replaced, because the body has already been bathed before entering, so what Ryuji collects is Nero, Mashiro and Rita's bath water.
Of course, he's not going to engage in random behavior, as this is his daily routine, and he's gotten used to it a long time ago.