Chapter 265: The Night of Fireworks Display (8)
After letting Nitta-san pull me around for ten minutes, the surroundings turned familiar to me.
Well, that was an exaggeration since the place wasn’t exactly a maze or anything. The relief I felt when I saw everyone’s faces were genuine though.
“Ah, there you are! Maki! Nitta! Over here!”
Nozomu, who noticed us before the others could, called out to us while waving his hand. At that moment, everyone turned their eyes on us.
“Maki…”
I managed to go back before they set off the fireworks. A worried-looking Umi rushed over to my side, touching my cheeks, as if trying to confirm my existence or something. After a while, she let out a sigh of relief.
Nitta-san also let go of my sleeve at that moment, all while pretending as if nothing happened.
“Dummy! I was so worried!”
“Sorry… I promise I’ll be more careful…”