Nagisa! That's too harsh! - 3

After the recent turmoil, I still haven't been able to unlock my phone's pattern. "..." Going to Nagisa and Mika to ask about my own phone pattern, what kind of idiocy is this...? 'But I can't live without a phone forever!' If I have to live my life without a phone, I'll become a total outcast who can't even use Momo Talk, which everyone else does. 'I only have two friends, and now I can't even use my phone... this is a terrible ending...!' I refuse to accept such a miserable fate. Since things have come to this, getting a new phone might not be a bad idea. Tap- Having made that decision, I picked up my phone and got out of bed. "...!" 'Alright! It's an adventure! Let's go, Seia!' * * * I'm an idiot... I completely forgot that I've never been outside the Tea Party room. '...Where am I?' I'm lost in the middle of Trinity. I don't even know where I am, and with my phone locked, I can't even pull up a map. And the biggest problem is... "...!!!!!" 'I can't ask for directions...!!!!' I should have brought a notebook... Am I really this stupid? These thoughts raced through my mind as I aimlessly scanned my surroundings. But perhaps the world isn't always a place of despair? Just as I was about to become a lost child, a savior appeared. "Excuse me... are you lost by any chance...?" "...!" 'Hifumi!!' Nod, nod- It was Hifumi who had appeared. I nodded frantically, pleading for her help. "Hmm... where were you trying to go? And why is a member of the Tea Party out without any attendants?" "...?!" 'She knows I'm from the Tea Party?! Most people don't know that!' Oh, right, that's not important. Point!- Shake, shake- I pointed at my phone and shook it vigorously, trying to convey my situation. "Huh...?" '...She doesn't get it...!' Judging by Hifumi's reaction, she clearly didn't understand. I turned on my phone to give a more effective explanation. -Enter pattern to unlock the screen. The cursed pattern input screen, the very thing preventing me from using my phone. But now, it was a small notepad where I could write simple characters. Draw- Draw- 'If I connect the small lines of 3x3, I can express letters!' I used my finger to connect the dotted lines and form letters. "A...S...? Ah! Are you looking for a phone repair center?!" Nod, nod, nod, nod, nod!!!- Seeing Hifumi speak as if she understood, I nodded my head like crazy. "W-Whoa! Calm down! I'll go with you!" "...!" 'Yay!! As expected of Hifumi!!-' If I had my voice, I would have cheered in response. Relieved that I was saved, I involuntarily raised my arms and jumped. "Hehehe...! S-Sorry... Ahaha..." Hifumi couldn't suppress her laughter at my reaction, but she quickly apologized and took me to the phone repair center. 'Ugh... I got teased by Hifumi...' Though I felt a bit dejected... in any case, with Hifumi's help, I was able to get a new phone. "Here's my Momo Talk ID! I hope we can become friends this time!" Tap, tap!- Tap, tap, tap!- On top of that, I even got Hifumi's contact information. -Thank you for helping me, Hifumi-chan. I was saved thanks to you. I almost got lost and was in big trouble... "A-Aww... You don't have to praise me that much..." I poked Hifumi's cheek, who was blushing at my gratitude, and waved goodbye as I left. "...!" 'Bye-bye!' "Goodbye, Seia-san!" In the end, I still couldn't speak... * * * "Nagi-chan! Did you see that?" "See what, exactly?" While Seia was out, Mika and Nagisa were talking about her. "Seia-chan walked outside all by herself!! And without any attendants!!" "What's so surprising about that?" "E-Eh?" "Seia-san has no friends besides us, she stays cooped up in her room all day doing nothing, has no particular hobbies, forgets her own phone pattern, and can't even speak properly, but going outside by herself is something she can manage." Mika gasped at Nagisa who casually uttered words that would have shocked Seia into fainting if she had heard them. "...Whoa." "In any case, even if Seia-san is a bit careless, I don't think she'll get lost or anything. Don't worry." "R-Really? I think we should be more worried about Seia-chan and Nagi-chan meeting, though?" Mika decided in her heart that she would never tell Seia about this conversation.