The vending machine closest to my house. I bought around 10 cans of drinks there to replenish the stock that had run out at home.
In the beginning, Charl said "We can't have the birthday boy to do something like that!", but today I didn't do anything at all, so doing this was my own wish.
"Ummm, canned coffee for Tatenashi-san, ocha for Houki, Rin's is oolong tea and Charl's is orange juice, Laura's is sports drink, Cecilia's is red tea, and then...."
I picked up the drinks that I took from the vending machine's receive slot and carried them using both of my arms.
"Is this all? Well then, let's head back..."
But, from the place that I walked out from, on the spot that the vending machine's light barely reached, a person's silhouette could be seen.
"What the...?"
Even if that person wanted to buy some drinks, the place he's standing at was too far away from the vending machine.
On the other hand, it's definitely not someone I know too.
Thinking like that, when I took two steps forward, the silhouette also came forward a step.
"......."
The silhouette was a girl. Furthermore, it was a face that I recognized.
No, it's not something that can be said by "a face that I recognized".
"Chi-Chifuyu-nee...?"
A girl around 15- to 16 years old. But, that face abnormally resembled Chifuyu-nee.