Chapter 22 Once again, immersed in the shadows, he thinks positively alone (4)

Not... Well.. Didn't want to go in. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

There was a very dull feeling in the face of this small and inconspicuous café about twenty minutes away from the school, not from the senses - from the outside, it was a bit similar to the fantasy style of Harry Potter, it was not visual exhaustion, the so-called dull feeling came from something deeper...

It's the effect of the psychology of resistance. Because I don't want to go in anyway, this coffee shop, at least that's what I think now.

In my old experience, it was not bad to sit in this kind of store and read a book or something after school, but of course, I was a loner at that time, and there was no selective problem like "what if I met a friend?" and there would be no situation where someone was already waiting for me in the store, so I thought about it at the time... It's really free time.

It's not good, I want to go to some distant place, and I expect too much fantasy to face reality again, and it will become more cruel and unacceptable..

[I, I.. How about waiting outside for you to finish talking?]

Before I knew it, I was using honorifics under the snow, and she stared at me with big eyes in disbelief for a moment, and then shook her head as a matter of course, looking helpless again

[It's all here, are you still fantasizing...]

[No, I'm genuinely longing for such permission.]

[So it's just a little bit of a pitiful fantasy, not even gray humor.]

He shook his head and exhaled under the snow, glanced at me again, and was the first to push the door open and enter

Eh? Isn't it already an action to show that my request is just a fantasy?

Ahhh Sure enough, I still have to go in.. Although I was a little reluctant, when I took the first step and pushed the door open, I found a little comfort in the gentle and sweet shouts of "Welcome".

It's time to get off work, and there are a lot of people who come to this fantasy café to relax, but now it's starting to feel a different kind of happiness - don't worry about whether there is a place or something... Just follow the snow.

The café is not big, and it only has one floor, so after ten seconds, I followed the snow to the predetermined place, a four-person table separated by a board, the layout is the same as that of a family dining room, but as the theme is expressed all the time, the tables and chairs are all designed in the shape of a fantastical dryad, and there is a rule in the twist, a bit like the meeting hall of the dark elves.

We both bowed respectfully to the person who was already sitting at the table, and after receiving a nod of approval, we also sat down on the opposite side.

That's right, we didn't come by booking a spot in advance, but by invitation... Or the party who was ordered to come came over. And the one who gave the order was the Mother under the snow. It wasn't until now that I saw myself that the only bit of luck left in my heart was completely wiped out.

Call... In this case, you will have to make the consciousness of sacrifice at any time.

Mother under the snow sat down across from us in a dignified manner, with a steaming cup of coffee on a coaster at the table in front of her, and if this was the first cup, it must have been just here. It's okay, it's okay... I can't help but be so glad in my heart.

Unlike what she wore in the past, she was not dressed in a kimono today, but a black women's floor-to-ceiling social outfit, draped in a layer of tulle, and wearing a white scarf around her neck for summer, which looked unexpectedly in line with her identity. Personally, a feeling of superiority. And that's exactly what happened.

[Mother..] [Aunt]

[Want to drink something?]

She asked first with a gentle and indifferent smile as her eyes swept over me and under the snow.

Under the snow, he tilted his head slightly to look at me, looking at me as if he were inquiring.

Why am I the answer? Wouldn't it be better for me to answer her mother's question as a daughter now?, but in the blink of an eye, I found that my mother, who was sitting under the snow opposite, slowly lifted the coffee cup and sipped it gently, and her eyes were fixed on me.... Why would it be me..

[That, that.] Cobi Kabu Bar.]

[Mango Juice]

After I was "forced" to make a choice, the answer was given at the moment when my voice fell, and it was clear that it could be said well. But I do think it's weird to order juice in a coffee shop, is that why?

Just as I was thinking so carelessly, my aunt held the coffee cup in both hands and gently put it back on the coaster, without making a sound, as if it had been specially trained in her skills, and at the same time showed a gentle smile again when she looked at us

[It's really like that..]

After this exclamation, she showed a slightly nostalgic expression

[I was like this with Koyukino's father at the beginning..]

[Mom...]

The cheeks under the snow were instantly dyed with a faint vermilion, and his whole body trembled, and he shouted his mother in a panicked tone, and even the honorifics were forgotten.

Although I was also nervous for some reason, it was still worth it because I saw Xiao Xuenai's panicked appearance... Not.

It didn't take long for the waitress to bring up all the things we had ordered, but neither I nor the snow had any intention of moving, but looked at her mother quietly, as if this was the reason for coming here today.

[Hikiya, you came to the University of Tokyo as a short-term exchange student, right?

[Yes, yes.] ]

Here we go... The final trial.

[How does it feel?]

[Ok...] No, all is well.]

I don't want to show that vague attitude at such a time, and I want to answer sloppily like usual, but I don't dare to relax when facing someone of this level, so my attitude has become unusually correct.

She smiled softly, glancing at me under the snow beside me, which had begun to close her eyes and become listeners, and looked back at me with a different kind of interest in her eyes

[Didn't Xiaoxue embarrass you?]

[No.. I don't know what you mean...]

Saying this, I became cautious, and I also felt the tension from under the snow next to me, because I was poked by her hand when I asked this question just now... It's cunning.

[Really... Looks like you guys get along pretty well...]

[Yes, yes...]

Although it is good to be in the midst of obedience and orders... Hm.. It's really good on the one hand.

[Didn't Xiaoxue Nai bully you?]

[No! not at all!]

I didn't even think about this question, so I shook my head violently and denied it, how could I be bullied, it's really... Domination is pretty much the same. Ah, you can also take advantage of it. Anyway, it's not bad, but there will definitely be no "bullying", after all, this is also under the protection of the rule of law.

Probably startled by my exaggerated answer, she began to purse her lips and laugh after a moment's pause, while under the snow she opened her eyes and frowned, looking at me with a very skeptical expression.

I'm telling the truth, I don't think I'm going to get extra answers... After all, being dominated is a fact... But then again, it's the first time I've seen this guy smile like that... Is it a windfall? After all, it seems to be in a good mood.

After a short while, she sighed softly, lifted the coffee in front of her and took a few sips, swallowed it and looked at me with a smile on her face, and asked abruptly while I was still talking to each other under the snow without a word

[Then are you living with Yukino now?]

All the movements and sounds came to an abrupt halt, as if time had stopped.

.... Completely... Don't know the answer.