Where My Family Is

Oh, Nagi-kun, after you asked to come over to my room, I invited Toi-kun too. This is a topic better discussed with all of us together.

Thank you in advance…

But he’s still a little drowsy, as you can see.

Oh. Okay.

Alright, let’s get right into it.

You wanted to talk about our study trip destination, right?

Right, but there’s something else I wanted to discuss first. It’s kind of like a prerequisite or an introduction to the whole thing…

We need to talk about Toi-kun’s twin brother. That’s why I called him in here.

*gasp* My dear brother!

You have a twin brother?

Yes! He’s the best big brother in the world. He always puts me first, and he always protects me, and he always gives me the strawberry on top of his cake, and he always gently draws Xs on my mosquito bites!

Xs…?

Yeah, drawing Xs with your fingernails on top of an itch helps relieve it.

And he always defeats the mosquitoes after they bite me too! And, and, when I get a hangnail, he always⁠—

Ah, um, so he’s gone missing, right?

Oh, yes… I don’t know where he went… And my divination isn’t giving me any answers…

Gone missing…

(Just like her…)

Do you have any more information? When was the last time you saw him? Did he seem off in some way?

(He seems really serious about this… Well, it makes sense. Toi-kun lost his family, so Nagi-kun must be worried for him.)

I last saw him about three weeks ago. He wasn’t coming back home for a while, so we only talked to each other through PeChat and met up outside of the manor.

(I do remember that Toi-kun mentioned how his brother wasn’t on good terms with their family…)

The night before he disappeared, I woke up with him next to me. He told me that he wanted to see me.

I wasn’t sure if I was dreaming or not, so I fell back asleep, but… I still remember the warmth of his hand patting my head…

……

If he went to see you before he disappeared, he must have left with some kind of goal in mind…

Was there anything else that seemed strange?

Anything else…?

Ah!

*gasp*

He was wearing a super cool eyepatch! He told me he got a stye.

……

…That’s very important to note.

Right. It might help us identify him.

I forgot to mention this, but Toi-kun actually joined HAMA Tours because we promised to help find Ryui in exchange.

But even if we didn’t make that promise, I’d still want to help him.

Thank you so much…! My divination revealed that the Night Team would lead me to my dear brother.

And yesterday, we found something that might be a hint to his whereabouts, right?

Yes. A certain being usually lends me their power for my readings, but they weren’t there this time. After I kept trying with my own power, I began to see it.

……

Far, far north.

A town filled with countless large hills. A brick warehouse by the sea.

The future where I reunite with my dear brother resides there.

Ah…!

According to Toi-kun’s divination, we need to head to a place with that description.

And after some research, I found that Hakodate fits the bill.

Hakodate… Hokkaido…

Ah, is that where we’re going for our study trip?

Right. I want to go to Hakodate so we can find Toi-kun’s brother… What do you think?

Since you’re the leader, I want to hear your opinion.

Hm…

……

……

…Nagi-kun?

Ah… Uh, sorry.

I’m okay with it.

Because…

Mhm?

……

Hm…?

Because…family is important.

Yeah! You’re right! Okay, so we’ll be heading to Hakodate!

Thank you so much!

Ahh! That scared me…!

That sounds like Akuta-kun.

It’s time for the Friday Film Festivaaaaal!