Shigure
I think I'll end today's self-practice here. I'm sweaty, so I need to change soon...

Daikoku
We ended up staying this late...of I had known, I wouldn't have stayed with this brat and would have gone home with Nikkachi.

Shigure
Please don't complain now. You decided to stay on your own, right?

Hatsumi
Good work, Shigure. Sorry for assembling a tent while you're practicing.

Shigure
W-What are you doing, Hatsumi-san!?

Daikoku
What...you're so noisy. Can't you be a little quieter? You really are a child.

Daikoku
Wait, what are you doing, my Lord!?

Hatsumi
-So that's why I'm trying indoor camping as Iruru suggested, as a change of pace.

Hatsumi
Sorry for startling you.

Daikoku
I see, indoor camping...! So that's what it was, my Lord!

Daikoku
I'm ashamed of my shortsightedness for being surprised like this brat...!

Shigure
Huh~? You say that after making such a loud noise? And Hatsumi-san, please don't do this in the dressing room that everyone uses.

Daikoku
My Lord must have good reasons for doing this!?

Daikoku
Well, a brat like you wouldn't understand.

Daikoku
But still, to recommend indoor camping to help relieve my Lord's fatigue...as expected of Iruru-san.

Shigure
Daikoku-senpai, you always say things like that when it comes to Hatsumi-san~

Shigure
Anyway, is it really okay to use the dressing room like this?

Hatsumi
Hmph, I got permission from Tetra-san. That's right, would you two like to join me in my indoor camping for a bit?

Daikoku
Y-Yes, I would be honored to join you, My Lord!!!

Shigure
Eh, why should I have to do something like that? I'm tired from practice.

Daikoku
By the way, what exactly do you do during indoor camping...?

Hatsumi
First, lie down in the tent and look at the sky. Shigure, you should try lying down.

Shigure
I guess I have no choice...

Shigure
...I can only see the inside of the tent.

Hatsumi
Then we eat cup noodles as camp food.

Daikoku
I see...! Indeed, Iruru-san did say that cup noodles are a camping staple!

Daikoku
But even with Tetra-san's permission, we can't use fire in the dressing room...how will you boil the water, my Lord?

Hatsumi
It's simple, I'll do this.

Daikoku
My Lord!?

Shigure
W-Where are you planning to go, Hatsumi-san!?

Hatsumi
Sorry to keep you waiting. I added hot water from the kitchen. Now we can eat without any problems.

Hatsumi
How is it, you two? This is indoor camping.

Daikoku
(Isn't this just like a normal break time...n-no, if my Lord says it's camping, then this is indoor camping...)

Shigure
Isn't this just like our normal break time rather than camping?

Daikoku
W-What! Y-You brat! How dare you say such things to my Lord...!

Shigure
W-What! Daikoku-senpai, you had the same uncertain expression on your face! You were definitely thinking the same thing as me, Hatsumi-san!

Daikoku
D-Don't drag me into this!

Daikoku
It's a misunderstanding, I wasn't thinking that at all, my Lord!!

Hatsumi
Fufu...hahaha!!

Daikoku and Shigure
!?

Hatsumi
I'm sorry, you two are just so funny...fufufu...

Hatsumi
To be honest, I also thought this wasn't any different from a normal break time. Indoor camping wasn't meant to be done here.

Hatsumi
Thank you both for going along with it.

Daikoku
Ah...my Lord.

Shigure
Hatsumi-san...

Daikoku
(Maybe we've crushed my Lord's attempt to change her mood...)

Shigure
(What's with this atmosphere...it makes it seem like I was being mean.)

Hatsumi
Come on, don't make such faces, you two.

Hatsumi
Being able to talk with you like this was already a nice change of pace. The indoor camping was worth it.

Daikoku
My Lord...! I am honoured that you say so!!!

Shigure
...Well? If talking with us helped change your mood, then that's good, right?

Hatsumi
Yes, thank you both. ...Alright, now that I've had my change of pace, let's start packing up the tent!

Shigure
Eh, you're not going to tell me to help with that, are you...?

Hatsumi
Fufu, you two...

Hatsumi
Please help me.

Shigure
Nooo! I absolutely refuse!!! You're the one who set this up in the dressing room, right Hatsumi-san!? This has nothing to do with me!

Shigure
The person who set it up should be responsible for cleaning it up!

Shigure
Daikoku-senpai, say something...

Daikoku
Being able to help my Lord, how lucky am I today! I'll assist you with all my heart and soul!

Shigure
I was a fool to try to rely on Daikoku-senpai even for a moment!

Shigure
Uuuuuu...!!

Shigure
Fine, whatever! I understand! But if I'm going to do it, I'll do it with all my might! Shigure wants to go home quickly!

Shigure
I'll finish cleaning up as fast as possible!!!

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Pub: 05 Sep 2025 14:25 UTC

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