"You work hard on every other day, so you have to relax on your birthday." Iona told her boyfriend rather sternly, though she soon gave him an affectionate smile before continuing to massage his shoulders. "Honestly, darling, you're so tense... I have to start doing this more often. Ah, by the way, your actual present is a three-day trip to an onsen. I'm going too, of course."
Seiji nearly melted into the strong, yet gentle hands of his girlfriend as she massaged his shoulders, what felt like a year’s worth of accumulated stress melting away as she did so. He’d heard from Maria that her sister was an expert at giving massage, but he had to admit, he’d underestimated just how skilled she was at this.
A look of pure bliss on his face was broken as Iona spoke up, mentioning that she had an even more elaborate present in store for him- and he couldn’t help but give her a soft smile. “Then, I’ll look forward to it, Hikawa. This would be our first trip together as a couple, won’t it?”
“Although, I hope it goes better than the last time we all had a reunion party at one...”













