Book 3: Chapter 5: Part 5
We returned to the base camp before noon with no result. Even without the sun, it was unbelievably hot in the forest during midsummer. Even Horikita, who said she didn't sweat, was slightly wet.
“You’d better wash yourself quickly, Horikita-san. You’re quite muddy…”
“That’s right… This situation is truly painful.”
Having her hair and clothes covered in mud, Horikita was annoyed with displeasure. She wasn't excepted even with her bad physical condition.
“It’s because I resent you for a lifetime. Prepare yourself.”
Burbling Yamauchi hid behind my back, trembling in fear.
“I-I-I, I di-did it. Promise, keep your promise!”
“It’s alright. I’ll tell you after the trial.”
It might have been bad for Sakura, but Yamauchi needed a compensation for his heroic act.