<h4>Chapter 445: Chapter 5 Part VIII</h4>


    [Hey. Do you have time to talk for a second?]


    It was about 6 PM, just before dinner. I had been watching my stove heat up a kettle of water when I received a call from Horikita. As she spoke, the water just began to boil, the sound of the kettle whistling as it did.


    [Are you making dinner?]


    "No, don''t worry about it."


    The water had only just started to boil, so I hadn''t done anything special yet.


    "What''s up? What did you want to talk about?"


    If she was looking to ask me for my help with sorting out the events, I would have to refuse.


    [Don''t worry, this isn''t about getting your help with the events. I promise.]


    Horikita immediately saw through what I was thinking.


    [Though, well. If it''s alright with you, can we talk in person? The conversation shouldn''t take more than an hour.]


    Was it something hard to exin over the phone? Or maybe she was looking to confirm something by meeting face-to-face?


    An hour wasn''t an unreasonable amount of time. It would be difficult to turn her down.


    "Alright. Will you being here?"


    [While that''s fine with me, you''ve been getting involved in all sorts of things recently. How about youe over here instead?]


    She seemed to be wary of any unexpected visitors that mighte to visit me.


    I had also been to Horikita''s room before, so there wasn''t any particr reason for me to refuse.


    After turning off the stove, I went straight out of my room with my cell phone in hand. Then, I got on the elevator and headed toward Horikita''s room. While the sun had already set, it was still early in the evening, so it shouldn''t be that strange for a boy to be walking around on the upper floors of the dormitory where the girls resided.