CH 75

Since it was Christmas right after winter break, today we were on a trip that was to be taken by my sister’s scheme.

My parents were persuaded by my sister and Riko to write a consent form. Since the trip was for high school students only, they had to submit the consent form at the reception desk in order to stay at the hotel. Natsuki seemed to have done well and checked the consent form several times on the way to the inn.

This trip seemed to be a ski trip, and I had heard that we would be staying at an old-looking inn near a ski resort.

“Right here, right?”

“I guess so…….”

We took a cab to the area near the inn, and after a few minutes’ walk there, we saw the inn. The inn looked suspiciously like a haunted house at first glance. The building itself looked old and solid, but it was covered with ivy.

Fearfully, I opened the sliding door of the entrance and entered the house with me in the lead.

Unlike the outside, the inside was nicely maintained, and I felt a sense of security that I was in the right place, but it was not popular at all and still felt eerie.

“Doesn’t look like there’s anyone here…….?”

“I don’t see anyone.”

We all looked around inside through the front door, but no one was in sight.

“Welcome.”

[Whoa !]

“Did I startle you?”

We all jumped to our feet to see where the voice was coming from.

There was a very small old lady looking up at us.

“Um, I’mNanase who made the reservation today……”

“Nanase sama. I’ve been waiting for you. Please follow me and I will show you to your room.”

I was a bit nervous when I called out to the old lady, but she replied in a tone of voice that I didn’t expect.

When we entered the room, it was a rather large room, and the three of them looked around with shining eyes.

Meanwhile, I gave the old lady (probably the landlady) a consent form for all of us and told her how long it would take to prepare the futon, and I decided to observe the room as well.

The room was just the right size for the four of us, but I had never been to an inn before, so it was nice to have a fresh atmosphere.

I wanted to relax, but I had to get to the ski resort as soon as possible, otherwise it would be crowded and the snow would be hard. It was better to go in the morning, because some of the artificial snow slopes were icy at the bottom.

Riko and Natsuki whispered, [I want to watch a little longer,] so I dragged them out with my sister and we headed for the ski resort.