The next day, Misaki was up earlier in the guest quarters.
"You're up early," said Eriko as she walked in.
"I couldn't sleep very well," said Misaki, who was trying to hide how sad she was by smiling.
"Did you keep thinking of Ryūji?" asked Eriko as she sat next to her with a cup of coffee.
"I keep thinking, how much I like him, but I don't want to hurt Rose," said Misaki.
"But you need to tell him, otherwise you won't be able to get over him," said Eriko with a friendly smile. A few minutes later, Misaki was walking into Ryūji's room.
"Hey Ryūji, can I talk to you for a minute?" asked Misaki.
"Sure thing," said Ryūji who was reading a book at a desk.
"I wanted to tell you that I've had feelings for you for a long time," said Misaki, who couldn't bring herself to look at him and her face was bright red.
"I'm flattered Misaki, but I'm already dating Rose," said Ryūji with a worried face. He was worried that this could hurt their friendship.
"I know, I just wanted to let you know," said Misaki.
"Wait!" said Rose as she ran in.
"Rose, how long were you out there?" asked Misaki who was even redder now. She was also worried that she might have hurt Rose's feelings.
"The whole time, and I need to tell you something," said Rose.
"What is it?" asked Ryūji.
"I don't want to see Misaki sad, so I looked at some books on dragon culture," said Rose as she held a book in her hands.
"What are you trying to tell us, Rose?" asked Misaki who was confused.
"There's a thing in the dragon culture that allows a person to have more than one person as their boyfriend or girlfriend," said Rose, surprising both of them.
"Are you saying you want to share him?" asked Misaki. All Rose did was nod her head.
"Ryūji?" asked Misaki as she looked at him.
"If the two of you are alright with it, I don't want to hurt anyone, and you both mean a lot to me," said Ryūji with a friendly smile.
"Oh, Ryūji!" said the two as they hugged him. Suddenly, Ai ran into the room.
"Ryūji, there's something I have to tell you," said Ai. Meanwhile, Eriko was listening from outside the room.
"How are things going to be from now on?" asked Eriko who was trying not to laugh at the funny scene in the other room.