Perhaps, the sun under the snow is a sweet thing soaked in coffee (above)

[嗷~~~]

A lazy cat meow came from the quiet kotatsu, and then a chubby body curled up into a ball and occupied the center of the kotatsu, and began to fall asleep.

It seems that recently, my cat likes to stay on the kotatsu to sleep.I don't know if it's because of the temperature or some other reason.,My fat cat seems to have been sleeping in the middle of the kotatsu recently.。

It was six o'clock in the afternoon, which was not too late, but it was still very gloomy during the late winter and early spring season, reminding me that it was time for dinner, which was always earlier in the winter than at other times. That being said, the parents who still can't escape the fate of overtime in this cold season have nothing to do with dinner. In fact, it's the same in the summer, working overtime until late to come back, and then the normal state of going straight to bed and sleeping is about the same to start to last for a whole year.. It's really hard.

If you're in Komachi, you haven't come back from going to a classmate's study party, so you'll probably stay there.. Anyway, during spring break, there shouldn't be any problems, so I'm the only one left for dinner today.

[Just deal with it casually...]

It's casual if you say anything about a person.. I remember in the fridge there was leftover curry from yesterday noon...

After spitting out this sentence to himself in the empty living room, he also took the opportunity to pull out of the kotatsu, and was about to start preparing for today's dinner, when the mobile phone that I threw aside after reading the game information suddenly rang out inappropriately.

I felt a little surprised, because the person who would call me at this time really can't think of it... In Komachi, it is usually by mail, and it is unlikely that both parents will either. But I still bent down and picked up the phone, and confirmed the caller ID-

！！！

... Ha... There really is.. Judging from the flashing font on the display, it is indeed the word "Yangnai".

Because in recent times, this person has not made any phone calls except for the occasional strange email - such as "I'm reading", "I'm eating", "I'm taking a bath", etc. Although I didn't get anything back.

Suddenly called today, to be honest... I don't want to pick it up.. I really don't want to pick it up.. But...

Maybe I imagined the consequences of not answering the phone in my heart, and after a chill, I still connected the phone and carefully put it to my ear.

[Hey....]

[Are you busy?]

Sure enough, there was the voice on the other end of the phone that I hadn't heard for a long time... It's still scary, but because it's over the phone, I'm still able to communicate normally.

[No.]

[Is that learning?]

[also、Nothing..]

[Telephone.] Not around?]

[Not counting....]

After answering these questions honestly, there was a sudden silence on the phone, for a few seconds, followed by the sound of heavy breathing—and the creepy danger that could be felt even through the phone

[That... Than Qi Gu Jun~]

[Yes!Yes!]

No, why would I use honorifics for this guy at such a time? Sure enough, because it was so terrible, I instinctively began to give in?

[Why did it take so long to answer the phone?]

[Ah, no, that...]

[Ah, it can't be because I don't want to answer it, but I have to connect after weighing the pros and cons, right?]

... This person is really worry-free in these aspects... But sure enough, it's still a lot of horror! Isn't it worth being afraid of someone who already knows what the other party is thinking when he makes a phone call?! Maybe one day something will happen that you can know the black history just by looking at it.

However, just as I was thinking about this mess, there was a new problem on the other end of the phone

[Well, none of this matters.] Have you had dinner now?]

[Eh? No. I was just about to do it.... How?]

The change in topic and tone made me unconsciously stunned for a moment, probably because it was the first time she asked this kind of question, so I couldn't guess what she was using for a while, so I had doubts after being stunned.

[So you haven't eaten dinner yet, and you're at home, right?]

[Hmm.] Ah, that's right. ]

He nodded blankly to his voice.

[Alright, just sit down honestly now, and I'll be there in thirty minutes.] ]

[.... Huh?]

There was no explanation, no follow-up words, and there was a "beep" sound of a broken line on the phone.

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All along, I didn't think that 30 minutes is a long time period, and there are very few things that can be done in 30 minutes - if you play video games, you can't get enough rest when you sleep, and you can only read a rough trial reading when you read a book... In short, there is so little that I can do in thirty minutes, and it is a blink of an eye according to the usual time that I can skip a few hours in a daze.

This time, though, it's different.

How long has it been since you didn't feel the feeling of "time is long"?

I sat back down in the kotatsu, my eyes closed, and thought over every word I had heard on the phone before, trying to guess the meaning of the phrase "Thirty minutes later."

There are no conclusions, no clues, if you take it literally, it will probably be thirty minutes later, something will come - as for what, it is completely unknown. But I didn't feel any expectation at all, because I really didn't want anything to break into this peaceful space... Rare spring break with alone time.

Time passed by minute by minute under my constant watchful gaze, which seemed extraordinarily long - and a little contradictory, obviously I didn't want to know what would happen after thirty minutes but kept guessing, and finally turned into a dull look at the time on the phone lying on the stove, so that I felt a little uneasy. It's like after the final exam, as long as anyone who is expecting their grades can't wait to know their scores, but they have a sense of resignation on the day of the announcement... Now, though, I'm completely immune to this simple thing... After completely giving up science, there is no need to care about the score list or anything.

Just as I was looking at the time on my phone and it jumped to 6:37, a bell rang at the door

- It's coming!