Yuko turned to Tachibana with a determined expression. "Let's take our car. It'll be faster this way. We shouldn't waste any time walking through the mountains."
Tachibana nodded obediently, and soon the three of us were inside the vehicle. Tachibana drove carefully along the narrow mountain roads, Yuko sat in the passenger seat, and I relaxed in the back. The atmosphere inside the car was heavy — a mixture of worry for Hitomi and the secret, filthy tension between Yuko and me after last night's depraved activities.
After driving in silence for a while, Yuko suddenly asked Tachibana, "Why isn't Master letting us heal Sister Hitomi directly? I still don't understand her reasoning…"
Tachibana kept her eyes fixed on the road and answered quietly, "Master is very worried it will hurt Jack too much. She doesn't want to burden him with something so dangerous. That's why she's stopping everyone from asking."
