Two days later:
The villagers had been gossiping more than usual - the owners of the new mansion just moved in last night...late at night. This all came from Tae Yano, and her daughter, Kanami, who were woken up by the headlights, and honking of the moving truck.
Megumi was in awe - she was actually going to meet the newcomers of the mansion everyone referred to as "Kanemasa". Over the past three days, she had been getting to know Natsuno better - she was at least in the "Friend Zone" with him. She still liked him more than that, but she didn't want to rush.
"Megumi!", Kaori was walking her family dog, Love, when she stumbled across Megumi. "Love, heal!" the dog was practically dragging the girl. "Oh, the new owners just arrived. A couple and their daughter..." She was stopped by Megumi. "They have...a daughter?"
"Just a year younger than us...I just happened to hear the old ladies discussing, of course I wasn't really interested..."
"Aren't you curious?"
Later:
"Stupid, so Stupid!" Megumi said to herself. She and Kaori had an argument earlier, which started off only about the mansion, but soon landed into the subject of Megumi talking to Natsuno. "I hate this village! I hate it! Hate! It!"
She had reached the house, and immediately felt she was attracting someone's attention. Someone's watching me... She thought to herself. She didn't know whether to feel embarrassed, excited, or scared. They saw me!
That's right! Now I can show off the fruits of my labor! I've been practicing walking like a model!
She began walking in an awkward fashion—one foot in front of the other. As soon as she reached her third step, her ankle bent inwards too far, causing her to yelp in pain and collapse onto her knees. "Oww! That really hurt!"
The gigantic, golden gate opened up afterwards.