After a long silence, there was no reply from the other side. Natsuka Yanagimachi knew she had pried open the tightly shut door of Shouko's heart.
Too much is just as bad as not enough.
Worried that if she continued talking, she might provoke a backlash, it would be better to let Shouko think on her own.
"Ah, I've got something to do, so I have to hang up first."
Natsuka Yanagimachi didn't give Shouko any chance to respond; she hung up the call directly and then exited the chat interface.
Despite Natsuka Yanagimachi's chatty façade, when it came to her friends list, excluding family, she only had three: Hojo Shouko, Aozawa, and Hojo Tetsuji.
