"He was there... but he didn't use the onsen." He'd gotten angry with them in fact. At least the first time.

"My brothers Eve, his family owned an onsen. We got in free. It was nice." And relaxing, even if he had to deal with his siblings to do it. "We'd all gotten together because..." Maru blinked his eyes open. Had he ever told Madoka about Tsubaki? He didn't think he had. He didn't think he'd told her about any of his siblings either. That was bad, wasn't it?

"It's a really long story..." He decided to give her the choice whether she wanted to hear it or not.