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"Huh? What do you mean?" Setsuka tilted her head and pretended not to understand Wang Ruyue's question.

"Please don't pretend in front of me. You know what I mean. What have you done with Tenku? Why did you guys come back so long? You have spent more than three hours with him!" Wang Ruyue said in annoyance. She didn't believe Setsuka's words because she felt the girl was hiding something.

"Ah, so that's what you meant. We toured this place to enjoy various food at the Sapporo Snow Festival. We were late because our location was quite far from here. In addition, the number of visitors increased drastically because they wanted to see the sights of this festival at night.

So the streets became more and more crowded, and it slowed our footsteps to return." Setsuka explained. Most of her words are the truth; the rest are her made-up stories. Setsuka had already prepared that answer, knowing that Wang Ruyue would ask her a question.

"Then why don't you reply to my messages and don't answer my calls right away? Are you doing something, and it's preventing you from responding to me?" Wang Ruyue narrowed her eyes and said suspiciously. Although Setsuka's answer sounded very convincing, she doubted it for unknown reasons.

"Didn't I already answer that question? The number of visitors at the Sapporo Snow Festival increased as it got closer to night. The number of visitors at the Sapporo Snow Festival increased as the day drew closer to night. I don't hear your messages and calls because the streets are bustling and noisy. If you don't believe my words, you can ask Tenku directly." Setsuka threw the question at Tenku as she found it difficult to convince Wang Ruyue. She was sure the girl would believe it if she directly heard the answer from Tenku.

"Is that true?" Wang Ruyue turned her eyes to Tenku.

Tenku could only sigh when Setsuka threw that question at him. The girl was indirectly asking him to lie to Wang Ruyue.

"Yes, she's right." Tenku nodded slightly in response to Wang Ruyue's question. He didn't want to say too much because it would make him a liar. The number of visitors increased as the day wore on, and the crowds slowed their pace, both of which were true.

"That's good." Wang Ruyue heaved a sigh of relief after she heard Tenku's reply. She trusted him greatly because she thought Tenku would not lie to her. Luckily, Tenku didn't cross the line with Setsuka. If he did, he would feel guilty towards Wang Ruyue.

"Then what do you two want to do now? We've done almost everything here. What remains is to see the sights of the Sapporo Snow Festival after the illuminations are turned on. This place will be more beautiful than what you have seen. Do you want to stay here to wait for that?" Tenku looked at the three girls and asked.

It was a group vacation so he couldn't decide on it alone. Those words were for Wang Ruyue as it was her first time visiting the Sapporo Snow Festival.

"How about we wait until they turn on the ice illumination?" Setsuka looked to Kaede and Wang Ruyue for their opinion.

"I have no problem with that. After all, I also want to see those ice sculptures after all the illuminations are turned on." Wang Ruyue quickly agreed to Setsuka's words.

She liked the ice sculptures and was curious about the sights of the Sapporo Snow Festival at night. Even though the illumination was turned on in the evening, the true beauty of the place was still not displayed because the situation was still quite bright.

"I will follow whatever you two have agreed. But what are we going to do after that? Shall we return to the hotel?" Kaede looked at the two girls and stopped at Tenku.

"We'll go to the hot springs after seeing the night view of this place. We still have quite a bit of time before our flight to Kyoto. What do you think?" Tenku asked.

"That is a good idea!" The first person to answer was Wang Ruyue.

"I agree with that." Setsuka followed behind her.

"Yes, I also want to soak in a hot spring!" Kaede added and was the last to reply.

"Then, let's tour the place briefly and wait for the night at the Sapporo Snow Festival." Tenku smiled at the three girls they nodded in response.

A few hours later, the day had turned to night, and the sky was covered with dark clouds from the falling snow. All the illuminations have been turned on, and the scenery at the Sapporo Snow Festival looks wonderful.

Wang Ruyue looked at the sight in awe while Setsuka and Kaede showed a normal reaction since they had visited that place several times.

"Okay. We're done here. How about we go to the hot springs now?" Tenku asked the girls after they were content to watch the sight of the ice illumination for quite a while.

"We agree!" Setsuka and the others answered in unison. Tenku couldn't help but smile when he saw the enthusiasm of the three girls, and they quickly left the Sapporo Snow Festival.

Their next destination is the Jozankei hot springs which are still located in the Sapporo area. They chose that hot spring because it was nearby and one of the best.

Tenku and the others spent only an hour there as they had to return to the hotel to check out and head to the airport for their flight to Kyoto. They intended to have dinner at an airport restaurant because they didn't want to miss their flight.

After filling their stomachs to their fullest, Tenku and the three girls boarded the plane. Tenku sat alone in the three-passenger seat while Kaede and the other two girls sat behind him.

At first, Setsuka and Wang Ruyue wanted to occupy the seats to his right and left, but Tenku refused because they would leave Kaede alone. He wouldn't let either of them sit with him because it wouldn't be unfair. Thus, he decided the three girls should occupy the seats according to the numbers listed on their tickets. As Tenku and the others waited for the plane to take off, a voice interrupted them.

"Can I sit here?" A girl with black glasses and wearing a hat spoke to Tenku. Setsuka and the others frowned upon seeing that. They had difficulty seeing her face because she wore a mask.

"You've followed us from the hotel to the airport, and now you want to pretend to be an unknown girl and sit next to a boy. Aren't you afraid that the people on the plane will recognize you and spread gossip about you, Kirika?" Tenku sighed in response to her words.

The girl who disguised her face was Kirika Miyazaki. After Tenku and the others left Niseko yesterday, Kirika quickly continued filming her MV and doing her work seriously and focused. It made Fumiko confused and happy. Kirika managed to complete her MV in the afternoon of the next day due to the crew's hard work.

Afterward, Kirika left Niseko with the excuse that she wanted to return to Kyoto. At first, Fumiko wanted to come with her, but she firmly refused because she didn't want to be bothered by her manager. So Kirika left the shooting location alone. She didn't go to the airport but to the hotel where Tenku stayed.

Kirika didn't enter the hotel for fear that someone might recognize her. So she decided to inspect the place from afar by using her abilities and controlling one of the hotel's employees. Kirika wants to find out where Tenku is and what he is doing.

Then she became annoyed after knowing that Tenku and the others were not there. She wanted to text and call him but remembered his smartphone was broken.

Kirika wanted to communicate with him through his dimension watch, but she couldn't do that either because Tenku didn't give her any other contacts. So she could only wait until Tenku and the three girls returned.

Luckily, Kirika didn't have to wait long because they showed up to check out of the hotel. Kirika trembled when Tenku suddenly turned his eyes towards her, more precisely, the hotel employee she controlled. But he only looked at her briefly and ignored her.

When they left the hotel in a taxi, Kirika quickly caught up with them on the same public transportation. He followed Tenku to the airport restaurant until they boarded the plane. Kirika had bought the same ticket as Tenku because she had checked their flight schedule information with help from Fumiko.

After entering the plane, Kirika smiled broadly when she saw Tenku sitting alone and no girls accompanying him. She thought it was her chance to spend time with him on the trip to Kyoto.

"As expected of Tenku. Unlike the three girls behind, you must have noticed my presence." Setsuka smiled playfully and looked at Setsuka, Kaede, and Wang Ruyue.

"What!?" Wang Ruyue and the others were surprised. They felt the girl was familiar but couldn't recognize her immediately since Kirika wore a mask, hat, and glasses.

"What are you doing on this plane, Kirika?" Setsuka got up from her seat and asked coldly.

"Yes. Aren't you supposed to be shooting your MV in Niseko?" Wang Ruyue added and glared at her.

"My MV is finished. I have to wait for it to be published in various media. By the way, I'm a passenger on this plane, and my destination is the same as you guys. I want to return to my house to take a break from work and spend my winter holidays. So please take care of me on this trip." Kirika felt happy when she saw the reactions of the three girls, especially Kirika and Wang Ruyue.

"You!" The three girls could only grind their teeth after hearing her answer. They want to say something to her, but Tenku interrupts them.

"Alright, stop your bickering. You guys better sit down now if you don't want to be the center of attention from the other passengers on this plane, especially you, Kirika." Tenku sighed heavily and reminded them.

Wang Ruyue and the others looked around and found several people watching them. The three girls quickly sat in their seats and could only swallow their anger at Kirika.

"I'm sorry." Kirika bowed her head to Tenku and immediately sat beside him. She knew Tenku was warning her not to make a scene on the plane. Hence, Kirika could only nod obediently at his words.

Not long after, the plane took off, and their next destination was Kyoto. Tenku's winter vacation continues and will become even more troublesome with adding one more girl.