"Good morning, Kagura-san." Chiaki smiled in a friendly manner after a short exchange of glances.
"Good morning," Shika responded calmly as she sat down next to Seiji and poured some tea for herself.
Just like always… but if one had to find a difference, she was sitting closer to Seiji than before.
Mika blinked at this and looked towards Chiaki.
Chiaki responded with a smile.
"Shika-chan, perfect timing." Seiji forced himself to ignore the subtle tension in the air. "There's something important I have to tell you."
He explained the Bloodwine Ritual tournament's situation to her, along with the things related to Natsuya and Yui.
Shika silently listened to him talk as something flashed in her eyes.
"…Signing our names onto this card and activating it will formally register us for this tournament." Seiji showed her the red card at the end.
