For Kazuya, it had been a long time since he had such a restless mood. Now this mood reminds him of himself standing at the National Stadium half a year ago, under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of spectators, or even more ago, when he submitted his novel to Fantastic Bunko and went to the editorial office after receiving the editor's notice. However, compared to the previous two things, the things that make Kazuya nervous now are too small, which makes Kazuya often wonder if his heart has become smaller.

However, after a long period of analysis, Kazuya feels that this is not the case, because, twice before, Kazuya thinks that he has not done anything bad (well, how can plagiarizing the existing products of the original world line be called stealing?). All he was waiting for was the final result. And this time, while waiting for the result, Kazuya also needs to face the condemnation of his conscience, that is, in the case of promising his sister, he united with Kato, Kirino, Ryanya and other people to do what Ayase does not allow, which is a huge challenge, a huge test for Kazuya and his companions' execution and psychology.

So,From the time Ayase and Kirino appeared in their hospital room after school,Anxiously waiting for Kato's Kazuya,In addition to the injured left leg in a plaster cast that can't swing,,The right leg has always swung one by one,And correspondingly,The fingers of the right hand have always unconsciously tapped the bed board,The eyes have always been involuntarily aimed out of the window,Kazuya's performance of almost not hiding his anxiety,Naturally, it attracted the attention of the two junior high school girls。

The day before I was just helped by Kazuya.,So today I also feel that I have an obligation to make Kazuya's smuggling plan a perfect round Kirino opened his mouth first.,In her opinion,If you let Ayase speak first.,The topic was taken away by Ayase.,That poor Kazuya.,It's estimated that Kato didn't wait for Kato to arrive today.,It's estimated that it will be difficult to escape:"Hey, I said Kazuya.,Why are you looking like this today.,Two beautiful girls are looking at you here and you're still so absent-minded?" At the same time, she stared hard at Kazuya, hinting at the other party's abnormal behavior.

And Kazuya, who had been in a state of excessive excitement and nervousness, finally realized that his behavior was abnormal at this time, and barely squeezed out a smile: "Ah, this, it's just that I've been stuffy in the house for too long, and the doctor said that I can get out of bed soon." I was very happy to think that I would be able to go out of this oppressive environment and get some fresh air right away! Now I'm just waiting for the doctor to say I can push the wheelchair out. ”

"That's right!" Looking at Kazuya, who showed an excited face, Ayase suddenly realized, "Indeed, for my brother, I haven't played football for more than two weeks, and it's really unbearable, but my brother's recovery speed is also very fast, the doctor has less than half a month, although he can't walk normally, but at least he can get out of bed and go out with the help of a wheelchair, which is also quite surprising!" ”

"yes, yes," Kazuya scratched his head and said confidently, "My physique is already good, so no matter what kind of injury it is, I can recover quickly, so your worries at the time were unreasonable, right?" ”

"But my brother's appearance at that time was still quite scary, although I don't watch football much, but if a player is sent directly to the hospital from the field, the situation is definitely not good, it can't be different because my brother is in good health, and my brother does have a fracture." Ayase pursed her lips, as if she was still upset that Kazuya was complaining about her overly excited mood at the time, and said in a somewhat coquettish tone.

"Anyway, I don't think I need a three-month recovery period, and I think I can walk in a month and then another month to recover, so that I can catch up with the semi-finals of the county qualifiers at the end of September and the finals after that, and they just need to hold on to winning one more game and wait for me." Looking at his well-recovered body, and can't help but begin to fantasize.

"Didn't you say that? Don't think about anything football-related until you're recovering! Ayase's angry tone interrupted Kazuya's self-YY.

"This, I'm also making an evaluation of my body, not mentioning football, it's not the same, in short, a month to the ground, this is my goal, absolutely do it!"

"Alright, you two, ignore me again!" Kirino's dissatisfied voice came, and at the same time, while Ayase was not paying attention, she glared at Kazuya fiercely, as if expressing the dissatisfaction that she had helped Kazuya to remove, and Kazuya ignored herself.

In the same way, Kazuya gently clasped his hands together and quietly expressed his apologies.

"Kirino, we were wrong, I shouldn't have patronized and talked to my brother, anyway, I called you over today to help Senior Sister Hui dress up together! Now that Senior Sister Hui hasn't arrived yet, is it delaying your time? Ayase also realized that she had just inadvertently ignored Kirino while caring for Kazuya, and hurriedly apologized.

"It's okay, it's just a little sad to see that Ayase is always chatting with this guy and being ignored."

"Kirino, don't you always call your brother 'this guy', don't you think he's good when you mention your brother to me in private recently?" Hearing Kirino inadvertently saying disrespect for Kazuya because she was dissatisfied with Kazuya, Ayase frowned.

"I know this, I just think it's a little annoyed that he was in that state just now, ignoring me, a kind person who came to visit the patient!"

"If you're visiting the sick," looking at Kirino who slowly snatched Ayase away from him and was chatting with her more and more happily, Kazuya couldn't help but complain with jealousy, "Then you should do what you should do as a visitor, which is to comfort me!" ”

"You didn't treat me well just now, so I can't get out of my mouth if I care about you, I'm sorry!"

Although he is very dissatisfied with Kirino on the surface, Kazuya is still very grateful for the warning she gave him at the beginning, otherwise, the current situation is probably that he has to face Ayase's suspicion independently and is at a loss. So,For the kind of arrogant attitude that Kirino made later,And I laughed it off.。

What's more, the door of the ward opened at this time, and the first one to peek in was a white one, and then, a figure in a light yellow dress and a small bag entered the ward sideways:

"Sorry, I just went back to change into a dress, so I'm late!" Kato's fluttering voice reached everyone's ears.

"That, Kato, it's just a visit, you don't have to change your clothes, like the previous time, you can just come over after school, come early, you can leave early, right?" This is a slightly anxious word of Kazuya, who feels good about himself, and between the lines, it reveals the slightly nervous and irritable mood that Kazuya brought about because Kato didn't come early to bring resources.

However, Kato doesn't seem to understand this: "Eh, but the purpose of coming here today is not to let Ayase and Kirino help me dress up and make me more attractive, is it?" So I went back today to change my clothes, otherwise I would be wearing a school uniform, and I would be even more inconspicuous! ”

"That's the case, but when you go back, you'll carry your bag back as well, right?" Kazuya glanced at Kato, who was dressed in civilian clothes, and asked a little cautiously after being sure that the other party didn't have a school bag with him, and he didn't have a big pocket for things like a boy.

"That's right, why do you want to carry your schoolbag here when you go home to change your clothes?" Kato tilted his head and asked with a puzzled expression.

"This, that, that is," Kazuya was a little hesitant, and he didn't know how to remind Kato to bring what he was supposed to bring to himself.

However, at this time, Ayase had already interrupted his question: "Really, what's wrong with my brother today?" Is it because my mind is not agile after being stuffy in the ward for a long time? Why do you always ask such a strange question, it wouldn't be a strange thing for Megumi Senpai to put his schoolbag at home, right? Isn't it, Kirino? ”

"Well, this, yes, probably yes." Kirino next to her, who is relatively more familiar with Kazuya and Kato's situation, is also a little puzzled by Kato's situation at this time, and when she heard Ayase's question, she had to respond with a sentence or two.

"Kirino is also a little strange, today is either very easy to get angry, or absent-minded, is there something uncomfortable in the body?" Ayase looked at Kazuya and then at Kirino and asked with some suspicion, "Is there something my brother and Kirino are hiding from me together?" Is it something that will affect my brother's recovery? That's not good! ”

"Well, absolutely not!" Kazuya waved his hands in a panic.

"Why should I do anything for this guy, and hide it from you, so, no, really not!" Kirino hurriedly defended, and at the same time, she aimed her eyes on Kazuya, as if she wanted to force Kazuya to quickly complete this lie.

"Can't you just behave naturally?" Looking at Kirino who has been carried away by Ayase's rhythm, Kazuya feels that the guy opposite is really not a good actor, compared to another girl who looks light, the two are simply not of the same grade. Of course, Kazuya glanced at Kato again, not sure if the other party was really calm, or if he had really forgotten what he asked her, but, seeing that Kato didn't mean to open his mouth to solve the siege, Kazuya knew that this time he still had to rely on himself.

"I think Kirino is too nervous today, after all, although she has been working as a model, it's the first time to really match clothes for others, not to mention that Kato and her personality are not the same, so she can't dress up like she matched her clothes, I guess she is not confident now!"

"Yes, yes, that, Kato's predecessor's temperament is that kind of gentle type, very similar to Ayase, I always feel that my more fashionable clothes will be more awkward to wear on my seniors, so I've been thinking about how to dress up my seniors, including whether the hairstyle needs to change or something, so I'm a little distracted!"

"Eh, is Kirino so concerned about this?" Ayase apparently could not accept this far-fetched explanation.

"That, Kirino-san," Finally, the savior who was most looking forward to it at this time spoke, "Do you think my hairstyle needs to be changed?" ”

"That, the hairstyle of the seniors? The bob head is great, but how do you say that? Kato's words made Kirino a little unable to deal with it, but since the other party gave her a chance to step down, she must grasp it, "This, by the way, the senior's problem is not conspicuous enough, but the gentleness and unhurried character of the predecessor is not easy for people to grasp." So to make yourself more conspicuous, it's best to start with the hairstyle, the bob gives people a very mediocre impression, but what, changing the hairstyle, such as a single ponytail or something, will it give people a more capable feeling, and the temperament will be more prominent? ”

"Eh, is that so?"

"But is Megumi-senpai really suitable for a single ponytail hairstyle?" Ayase's attention was also shifted to this side, "If you have to highlight your temperament, in fact, you can keep your hair long, which is also in line with the plain temperament of your predecessors, it's just a watery feeling, it's soft and looks very comfortable!" ”

"Well, is it the same feeling as Ayase?" Kato put his hand behind his head, tried to pull his hair, closed his eyes and thought about it.

"But Hei Changzhi may also be like Shiyu's predecessors." There are some unknown reasons next to him, and in order to show his sense of existence, he added.

"The feeling of Megumi-senpai and Kasumigaoka's seniors is completely different.,If you have long straight black hair.,Megumi-senpai's hair is also a little shorter than Kasumigaoka's senior.,The length of Kasumigaoka's seniors.,It's always going to give people a goddess fan.,So it's not easy to get close."

"But Ayase's hair is also very long, but Ayase is very approachable!" Kazuya looked at his sister, and always felt that the other party's evaluation of Hei Changzhi was a little strange.

"This," Ayase blushed when she heard Kazuya's praise, "This may also depend on the specific situation, but I always feel that the influence of hair is not small due to the high-minded aura of Kasumigaoka's predecessors!" ”

"In short, don't become a double ponytail, double ponytail, if you dye your hair or something, it's a typical tsundere character, this attribute is fixed to death, absolutely not!" Kirino's words interjected, and the slightly homely words made Kazuya roll his eyes.

"But, it seems like I'm here to discuss my dress today, why is everyone struggling with my hairstyle?" At this time, Kato said with a sad face, pointing out the deviation of the group.

"I'm really sorry, Megumi (Kato)-senpai!" Ayase and Kirino lowered their heads in embarrassment at the same time.

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The time for the girls to discuss always passed quickly, and before they knew it, an hour had passed.

"Ah, it's so late?" Kirino's surprised voice came.

"Well, it seems like we've been talking for a long time, and I'm grateful for the advice you've given me." Kato's calm tone.

"Eh, it seems that I neglected my brother a little, I'm really sorry, no problem, brother?" Ayase clasped her hands together and made an apologetic gesture.

"Well, no problem." Seeing that Kato didn't reveal anything to himself from beginning to end, Kazuya felt that the other party had completely forgotten about it, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad when he thought that his expectations had fallen short, and the tone of his answer was also a sick look.

"Is my brother tired? I'm really sorry that we've been talking for so long and bothered you to rest. So, let's go first, tomorrow is the weekend, and I'll come back to see you tomorrow morning, is that okay, brother? Fortunately, Ayase didn't realize Kazuya's low mood and blamed herself for the problem.

"No problem, go back and rest early, tomorrow is the weekend, you can sleep a little longer, you don't have to come too early, I didn't wake up." Looking at my sister who has some red and swollen eyes in order to take care of herself these days, the unpleasant feeling in Kazuya's heart has been replaced by emotion.

"Okay, then we'll go first!"

After the three girls left, looking at their own ward, which was still very lively just now, and immediately quieted down in a blink of an eye, Kazuya suddenly felt a little lonely.

"Well, then, let's sleep!"

However, just as Kazuya was about to turn off the lights, he saw a small bag on the head of the bed.

"Well, I think it's Kato's bag, right?" Picking up the brown bag, Kazuya looked at it carefully.

"Yo, that's a bit heavy! Kato, this guy is really, I guess I put the key wallet or something in it, and I guess she'll come back soon to get it. Looking at the bag, Kazuya muttered to himself.

However, a feeling of longing to explore involuntarily came to his heart: "Well, Kato shouldn't be back immediately anyway, so I'll open it and take a look, it's nothing, right?" ”

"Yes, it's fine!" Although he was hesitating, Kazuya's hand had already reached for the zipper of the handbag.

"Well, Aragaki-san?" A slightly uncertain voice came from the doorway.

"Ah, Kato, I'm sorry!" Hearing Kato's voice, Kazuya was in a hurry, "That's not the case, I mean, I just want to help you see if there's anything missing in the bag, definitely not because I want to see the contents of the girl's handbag, this, ah, that, Kato, you have to believe me!" ”

But the more Kazuya explained, the more panicked he became, and the bag that was unzipped eventually fell to the ground, and then, several boxes and several boxes of videotapes in the bag fell out.

"Uh, what's this?" Staring blankly at the things on the ground, Kazuya's mind suddenly froze.

"Well, I came back to tell Aragaki-san, the things are in the handbag, and when I come back to see you, you can just return the bag I left to me, since Aragaki-san's has seen it, then it's okay, I'm leaving!"

"Well, Kato, wait a minute," Kazuya stopped Kato, "I think you must have put this thing at the head of the bed in the first place, right?" ”

"Yes, yes!"

"So, you've been exposed under Ayase's nose all the time, right?"

"That's how it should be!"

"Aren't you worried about being discovered?"

"Why worry?"

"The most dangerous place is the safest place, the ancients did not deceive me!" Looking at Kato, who was calm and calm without any expression, Kazuya sighed heavily.