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Ibara: (…Using a Mouse Drone was the right idea. Just by controlling it with my phone, I’ve gotten Bloody Mary to exert herself.)

(Originally, they were intended for data-gathering, but. Useful things should be used any way they can—)

(Let’s say I’m running endurance tests on them as well, to kill two birds with one stone.)

Ibara: ...Oh? It seems I’ve lost sight of Bloody Mary.

She had just been running around over there, too… Bloody Mary, where are you?

Bloody Mary! Please stop hiding and come on out, now!

Ibara: (She’s nowhere to be seen… Did she elope, perhaps?)

(No, that’s impossible. I've been standing in front of the doorway this whole time, and there are no other exits.)

(But if that’s the case, then where…)

(It looks like those bushes rustled over there.)

Ibara: There you are, Bloody Mary. I’d appreciate it if you would refrain from making me worry.

They say that dogs resemble their owners—you certainly are just as out of hand.

…? Why won’t you stand up?

Ibara: (She looks thoroughly exhausted. Even more, she’s breathing hard…)

Ibara: Are you alright? Please hang in there, Bloody Mary!

Yuzuru: —Ibara.

Ibara: Yuzuru, why are you here…?

Yuzuru: I caught wind of your voice from where I had been reading in the common room.

 thought it unusual for you to be raising your voice; what seems to be the matter?

Ibara: ...I don’t know. Bloody Mary ended up like this, all of a sudden.

I had just intended to provide her with a bit of training...

Yuzuru: I see… While I may be inexperienced, from my perspective the cause appears to be an excess of exertion. 

Ibara: Are you implying that it was my doing? That amount should have been nothing at all.

Yuzuru: For a military dog, perhaps. It is incredibly rigorous for a dog such as her, having been nurtured so.

Well, I do understand your sentiment. In the past, I happened to have driven King—that is, the dog we keep at the Himemiya residence—into a state of chronic fatigue.

 Ibara: ...It’s irritating, to have made the same mistake as you.

Yuzuru: Personal opinions aside, should you not get a move on?

Letting her rest might be sufficient, but you ought to bring her to a specialist at the veterinary clinic.

Ibara: I don’t need to hear it from you. That is exactly what I plan on doing. ...Let’s be off, Bloody Mary. 

A few hours later

Rinne: Hmm~ I swear it was by the bed… Oh nice, there we go.

Bloomy-chan, c’mere. I’m gonna play with ya with this Giant Iso-whatever plushie.

Ibara: Iso-whatever…? Aah, you mean that Giant Isopod. What a strange creature to be turned into a stuffed toy.

Play with her another day, if you wouldn’t mind. She’s only just come back from the clinic so she is still quite tired.

Ibara: (Just as Yuzuru thought, the cause of her exhaustion was too much exercise.

(They gave her an IV, and I was told that a night of rest should be enough to return her to normal state.)

Kanata: Aah, that is why she seems so “down”.

When you’re “down”, it is best to eat some “seasonal fish”.

“Tuna tailfin” is full of “nutrients”. Here you go ♪

Ibara: (I thought it best for her to settle down in the room with her owner’s scent, so I paid a visit to His Highness Hiyori’s dormitory room.)

(But I know if I leave her with these two, She will not be sleeping well tonight…)

Ibara: Offering her raw fish—and tailfin at that… Ah ha ha ha! What an amusing joke!

Kanata: It isn’t a joke, you know? “Tailfin” has lots of “imidazole dipeptides”—

Ibara: Oh, hold on just a moment! It seems that Bloody Mary is trying to tell us something.

What is it? ...I see, I see. Yes, yes. Oh, so you cannot fall asleep here!

Thank you both very much for your hospitality, but if that is what the lady wants then I suppose we must be on our way~!

Rinne: Huh? Bloomy-chan didn’t say anythin’.

Ibara: Oh no, I certainly understood her! We must simply be that close.

It may have only been for a short while, but thank you both for your time! Good night, sweet dreams~!

Ibara: (Haaah... I somehow managed to get through that one, but what to do now…)

(I don’t think I can trust my roommates, either. But dragging her around here and there would put quite the burden on her…)

Tsumugi: —I see, so that is what happened.

In that case, maybe I could make a bed for her, so she can fall asleep comfortably.

Ibara: Aah, there is no need for concern. I will take care of it myself.

Tsumugi: We should be there for each other in times of need, so please let me help. Saegusa-kun, even you must be tired from running back and forth between the dorms and the clinic all day.

Ibara: (I’m not that weak, but…)

Ibara: Understood. Then I suppose I shall take you up on your offer.

Midori: ...Yeah. I should probably help out too, I think...

Umm… Let me know if there aren’t enough blankets. You can borrow one of mine...

Ibara: Thank you very much for the help.

Midori: You’re welcome… I hope that Bloody Mary gets better soon.

...Tenma-kun, why have you been quiet this whole time? I figured you’d be, like, running around and yelling “it’s a dog~”.

 Are you bad with dogs, or something…?

Mitsuru: Nah. But I’m holding it aaall in right now. If I started movin’ around, I don’t think she’d be able to relax.

I’ll let loose once she’s all better. Then Mary and I can go dash dash in the courtyard together~!

Midori: Gotcha. Good job, thinking things through. 

Mitsuru: Yep, I’m so good! Ehehe...☆

Ibara: (...I assumed that Tenma-shi would be clamoring about, bringing attention to himself. I suppose I was needlessly worried.)

(You can take your time to rest up, with all this—get well soon, Bloody Mary.)

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