Katsu woke up slowly, unwillingly. This is perfectly reasonable – when you've been knocked unconscious by a total stranger, it's highly unlikely that you will wake up to something you want to see.
Unfortunately, this was entirely correct.
Katsu woke up to Kijou.
She met his terrified gaze with a sunny smile. "Katsu! Oh, Katsu … I've missed you so much! And this time, you won't run away, will you?" She laughed delightedly. "I won't let you! Isn't that nice?" She beamed again, and Katsu couldn't work through the terrified gibbering of his mind long enough to do anything but faint.
OO So short. Just like the good old days. None of these "interlude" chapters are going to be very long, FYI.
15 chapters left.