Chapter 247: [Complete!]

"Iroha-sama~! Saying goodbye already is just not acceptable! No way!"

"Y-yeah. It's nice that you're sad to see me go, but we're in the airport lobby, you know? People are watching."

I give a wry smile as I hold Ilyena's hand while she sobs loudly.

Today is finally the day I return to America.

Ah-nee and Mai were supposed to come to see me off, but they seemed to be running late.

And my mom is watching from a distance literally.

"Ilyena-chan, she's that girl, right? Jeez, you really"

"No, no, it's not like that at all!"

"Iroha-samaaa~!"

"Hey, wait a minute!? Don't cling to me even more!? You're just making things more confusing!"

I push Ilyena away, sighing deeply.

There are a few things I resent her for.

"Because of the ASMR stream incident, Mom said some embarrassing things to me It was really embarrassing, you know!?"

"Iroha-sama, it'll be okay."

"What do you mean, okay? Nothing is okay!"

"It'll be fine soon enough."

"No, it's not okay! I don't have a heart of steel like you!"

However, Ilyena tilts her head in confusion at my words.

What's with that puzzled look?

"Iroha-sama, I thought you had a broader and more tolerant heart towards such matters."

"You're not fooling anyone. I've practically spilled everything already. Besides, I do feel embarrassed to some extent, you know?"

"Hmm. Isn't it a bit late for that now?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Well, we already attended the class reunion in that state."

"What did you say?"

I grimaced, my face contorting in disbelief.

Ilyena hands me a bag she took out of her purse.

When I checked inside, it was filled with coaster sets.

OOnethat you can only get at a VTuber collaboration cafe, and we had the complete set.

"W-What's this!?"

"They talked about collecting' them at the reunion. So, everyone in the class went, and got them for you."

"Wow! Can I really have these!?"

"Of course. And if you don't, it'd be a problem for me."

"Thank you! Thank you so much!"

"I'm glad you're happy."

"Tell everyone thank you' for me!"

"If you can, directly from Iroha-sama maybe during a livestream or something, mention how happy you were about this. They'd appreciate that more."

"Got it! I understand!"

I gleefully examine the random coasters.

Who would have thought they'd all be complete like this!?

This was my biggest regret on this return trip.

As I bounce around happily, Ilyena looks at me with a mix of amusement and bewilderment.

"Irohasama is truly Irohasama, huh? Ideally, I'd like you to be less of a bother But including that, I like"

"I-RO-HA-CHAAAAN!"

Interrupting whatever Ilyena was saying, Mai appears.

She grabs me tightly, and I let out a surprised "Gehh.".

"Sorry for coming at the last minute! I came to see you off! But I don't want you to go!"

"Haha! Mai, you're full of energy! Hey there, onee-chan also came to see you off!"

"Mai-san, why do you always have to be so intrusive!?"

Even though it was already noisy a moment ago, now it was even more chaotic.

And yet, amidst this chaos, our parting was imminent.

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