Bonus!
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Walking out of the room, Uchiha Ryo saw Yukinoshita and Chitanda sneaking around.
"Weren't you two going to sleep?"
Chitanda: "Yukino was worried you weren't asleep yet, so I came with her to check."
"Eru! I told you, that's not it! I was just passing by to get a glass of water. What does it matter to me if he sleeps or not?"
Chitanda: "Mhm, mhm. So, Uchiha-kun, were you coming out to sleep?"
Uchiha Ryo smiled. "Because I've figured out Hongo-senpai's script."
"Really!"
Chitanda took Uchiha Ryo's hand like a curious baby. "What is it? What is it?"
Uchiha Ryo pointed to the clock. "It's late. Let's talk about it tomorrow. And... aren't you two cold?"
Although it was summer, Chitanda and Yukinoshita were only wearing thin pajamas and standing in the corridor, so they could still catch a summer cold.
Yukino pulled Chitanda Eru. "Then let's go back to sleep. We can ask about the script tomorrow."
Chitanda grabbed Uchiha Ryo's hand and didn't seem to want to let go. "No! If Uchiha-kun doesn't tell me, I won't be able to sleep!"
Uchiha Ryo was pulled by Chitanda all the way to the girls' bedroom.
"Actually, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but I'm not sure of the authenticity myself. After all, it's just my guess, so I need to verify it with Irisu-senpai tomorrow."
Chitanda puffed up her cheeks. "Can't you just tell me first?"
Uchiha Ryo sighed. "If I tell you my guess now, and then find out I was wrong when I go to Irisu-senpai tomorrow, wouldn't that be awkward?"
"How can that be..."
Chitanda sat on the bed. "Uchiha-kun! Even if you guessed wrong, I still want to hear it! You've kept me awake, and now you won't let me be satisfied!"
Uchiha Ryo: "Huh?"
It seems Amakusa Shino's influence is still somewhat strong. No! I can't let the pure Chitanda get too close to that dirty-joke-loving senpai Amakusa Shino.
Yukino gently knocked on Chitanda's head. "Don't talk nonsense. You're already sleepy, go to sleep."
"Oh...."
Yukino took care of Chitanda like she was comforting a child, then turned to Uchiha Ryo, who was still standing at the door.
"This is the girls' bedroom. Are you going to stand at the door forever?"
"Then I'll come in?"
"Get out!"
Closing the door, Uchiha Ryo walked to the edge of the corridor and looked up at the starry sky. Indeed, the night sky in the rural areas outside the city was beautiful.
If his guess was true, then even a prestigious school like Shuchiin couldn't avoid the problems that often occurred in ordinary schools.
Whether Hongo-senpai was sick or not, asking Irisu-senpai tomorrow would probably reveal the truth.
"Master! Are you alright? Phew... that's good, that's good!"
Uchiha Ryo, who was leaning against the corridor boredly watching the sky, turned his head and saw an old man dressed as a butler walking out of the house.
Uchiha Ryo remembered that this seemed to be the old butler of the Chitanda family. But it was midnight, what was he doing out here?
The old butler was emotional, seeming worried about something, and then patted his chest in relief.
Judging by that "Master" just now, the other party should be talking to Chitanda's father. Forget it, I'd better go back to sleep. I'm really sleepy.
...
In the morning, Uchiha Ryo was awakened from the guest room by a commotion. Rubbing his messy hair, he walked out the door and found Chitanda and Yukinoshita standing in the courtyard, seemingly talking to a middle-aged man in his fifties or sixties.
That seemed to be the butler of the Chitanda family, but this butler clearly looked exhausted, as if he hadn't slept at all last night.
"Miss, something happened last night, so the Master and Madam will be back a day late."
Uchiha Ryo stepped forward and happened to hear this sentence.
The Chitanda couple, who were supposed to return today, planned to stay in Kyoto for one more day.
"Uncle Fuji, can you tell me why? Didn't Dad say he would be back as soon as possible?"
The butler addressed as Uncle Fuji thought for a moment, then chose to tell what happened yesterday.
It turned out that yesterday afternoon, Butler Fuji received a call from Chitanda's father, informing him that they planned to drive back overnight and would arrive around the next morning, asking him to keep it a secret from Eru to give her a surprise.
The butler agreed happily, and the Chitanda couple did leave Kyoto last night, but at midnight, an accident happened.
A truck driver transporting steel bars seemed to be drowsy from the long journey. He suddenly skidded while turning, and several unsecured steel pipes flew out.
You have to know that for a fast-moving car, even a stone hitting it head-on is dangerous. Several steel bars smashed into the Chitanda couple's car almost instantly, and the driver died on the spot.
Before the butler finished speaking, Chitanda Eru's pupils trembled, her legs went weak, and she fell backward. Uchiha Ryo immediately reached out to support her, then looked at the butler.
"Get to the point. Are Uncle and Auntie Chitanda okay?"
The butler hurriedly sped up his speech. "The Master and Madam are fine!"
"Speaking of which, it was thrilling. Even though the steel bars hit the car and the whole car was deformed, the Madam was completely fine, and the Master only suffered some scratches."
"It's truly heaven protecting Master Chitanda.... However, after this, the Master and Madam will stay in Kyoto for the time being and won't be back until tomorrow afternoon."
Chitanda, leaning on Uchiha Ryo, clutched her chest. She was really scared to death by the butler just now.
"Uncle Fuji! Next time, please just say they're fine directly! You scared me to death."
Butler Fuji was a little embarrassed. "I was also terrified last night. The Master called me personally. But it's good that they're fine! It's good that they're fine!"
Yukino also breathed a sigh of relief and began to comfort Chitanda, while Uchiha Ryo frowned.
The disaster of the Chitanda family appeared... As expected!
Uchiha Ryo quickly returned to the room where they discussed the script yesterday, and on the table were a large number of fragments of the teacup.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Uchiha Ryo suddenly run away, Yukinoshita behind him also appeared at the door with Chitanda.
Uchiha Ryo bent down and picked up a piece of the ancient teacup, finding no aura left on it, and could only smile helplessly.
"Sorry, the teacup that old lady gave you seems to be broken."
Chitanda also saw the broken teacup on the table. "I see. It's okay."
Yukino also saw the table full of fragments, then rolled her eyes at Uchiha Ryo. "You're really careless. Since you broke someone's teacup, clean it up yourself."
Uchiha Ryo didn't speak, but found a bag to put the teacup fragments in.
The one I should really apologize to is you, little guy. Sorry I wronged you yesterday.... The teacup youkai is not a youkai that brings disaster, but a life-saving charm that takes the disaster for people.
That old lady must have seen that Chitanda's parents were having bad luck recently, so she sent the teacup.
Until Uchiha Ryo cleaned up the teacup fragments, Yukinoshita nodded. "Then let's go to school. Don't forget you're going to tell us the truth about the script today."
Chitanda: "Mhm, mhm, mhm! You must tell us today!"
Uchiha Ryo held the bag. "Okay. I'll go invite Irisu-senpai to our Classic Literature Club at noon today, and I'll tell you all my guesses."