The weather has been a little bad these days, the weather forecast says there will be heavy rainfall, and I don't know when it will come.

The teaching building of Haicheng Middle School is on a high ground, and on the rooftop, you can see the distant view of half of the port area.

The city is faintly about to come with a storm.

Tokyo Tower rises tall in the dark clouds, like a staircase connecting the two worlds.

The sun is slightly cool, the sea breeze is cold, like an unwilling cold winter releasing the last trace of chill in early spring.

The rooftop is not very messy, and it can be seen that it is cleaned frequently, and there is a row of old obsolete tables and chairs lined up on the wall near the staircase, where Uesugi Kiyoshi occasionally takes a nap.

He led Nohara Kyoko to sit down on a fairly clean chair, Nohara Kyoko lowered her head, seemed a little shy, but the movements of her hands did not stop, she immediately spread out the cloth, took out the lunch box, set up the chopsticks, and finally put a box of juice in front of Uesugi Kiyoshi with a straw - seeing her expectant eyes, she almost fed him with her own hands.

Uesugi Kiyoshi originally wanted to set up Nohara Kyoko's words to figure out what was going on with the mirage on her body, but she came here, and she was not in a hurry, this was a piece of Nohara Kyoko's heart, and he was not polite.

There is only one pair of chopsticks, judging from the color of the chopsticks, it should be Nohara Apricot's chopsticks, he is not very convenient to use, so he directly reached out and took a piece of croquet and chewed it a few times in his mouth.

Slowly, his eyes began to glow.

Most of Japan's bento boxes are served cold, seeking convenience and quick food, and taste is secondary, and the more common dishes are octopus sausages, croquettes, fried chicken, hamburgers, and so on.

Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't expect the taste to taste - he had eaten a lot of cheap bento boxes from supermarkets, and he knew what this dish tasted like, and in his mind, even if it was made into flowers, it would be a taste.

Now he understands that he seems to have made a mistake.

The name croquette is derived from the French word croquette, which is a transliteration of the Japanese characteristic, and has been magically changed by the Japanese to become a fried food with mashed potatoes, onions, and minced meat.

This kind of thing, not so much about the taste of eating, but about eating the texture of that kind of fried.

But the croquettes made by Apricot Nohara ... But it is different, although it is a cold food, it is full of a peculiar sweet fragrance, and even suppresses the greasy feeling, which makes Uesugi Kiyoshi's index finger move.

He couldn't help but pick up another piece of croquettes and stuff it into his mouth - he tasted each of the three dishes of this bento, and each of them brought him some surprises.

He looked at Nohara Apricot and his impression of this little white rabbit changed greatly - this child's talent in cooking may be able to crush most people.

Nohara Kyoko was still a little apprehensive in her heart, but looking at Uesugi Kiyoshi's gradually relaxed expression, thinking that the bento was still in line with Uesugi Kiyoshi's taste, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in her heart, and a sweet smile appeared on her originally somewhat sad and gloomy face.

In this way, in an environment where no one is around, I am alone with Uesugi-san, and he happily eats the bento I made...

It would be nice to be able to do this every day...

Nohara Kyoko lowered her eyes, her fingers began to play with the corners of her clothes, and she began to fantasize about some things in her mind, and she was confused for a while, and stayed there.

Uesugi Kiyoshi is not a greedy person, so he tasted it and left about half of the dishes in the bento box, and turned his attention to Kyoko Nohara.

He's not here for lunch!

"Nohara-san, thanks to your hospitality, this is really the best lunch I've had this year."

Kyoko Nohara, who was in a daze, was shocked by Uesugi Qingichi's throat and waved her hand in a hurry.

"No, no, no! Coarse tea and light rice are not a tribute! ”

She first replied to Uesugi Kiyoshi's kind words very standardly.

"I don't know if the taste of the food is still to the taste of Uesugi-san? Sorry, it's just such a simple ingredient, if you don't dislike it! ”

Nohara Kyoko shook her head and bowed again, which made Uesugi Kiyoshi a little embarrassed, so she had to change the topic and talk a few words.

"I didn't say a compliment, oh, this is what Nohara-san did? Is there any special secret ingredient? This is really a delicacy in the world, and whoever can marry Nohara-san in the future will be really blessed. ”

Nohara Kyoko subconsciously returned to the first half of Uesugi Kiyoshi's sentence.

"Ahh I added apple cider vinegar and a little honey to the croquettes, and the sausages were steamed before they were fried, and the chicken pieces only needed to be turned a few more times to get this texture..."

When she heard the second half of Uesugi Kiyoshi's sentence, her pretty face instantly turned red.

This, this, this! What does that mean!

Is Uesugi-san hinting at me?! Do you mean that my cooking skills have reached the standard of being the wife of Uesugi-san?

I, I, I, I! Can someone like me do it?

Uesugi Kiyoshi naturally didn't know that Nohara Kyoko had made up so many things, so he just opened the topic and asked about the mirage.

He hesitated for a few seconds before speaking directly.

"It may sound presumptuous, but, Nohara-san, have you encountered anything strange lately?"

"Hmm... I mean, that kind of unreasonable, weird and scary thing? ”

"Like a ghost story or a horror movie or something..."

Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't know how to talk to Nohara Kyoko about mirage and ghost domain, so he could only be vague, what he didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, Nohara Kyoko's little face turned pale.

She couldn't care about her own thoughts, and the terrifying scene of last night instantly came to her mind.

The uncle who was like being ghosted, the headless statue with a strange smile, the cold wind in the living room and the bone-chilling chill all made her remember it deeply.

She didn't dare to look at her uncle this morning, and she didn't even eat breakfast, so she hurried out of the house, as if fleeing.

The statue, the prostrating figure, the home that had become a little creepy, all scared her from the bottom of her heart.

As soon as Uesugi Kiyoshi saw Nohara's expression, he knew that there must be something going on, and he softened his voice a little more, so as not to frighten the little white rabbit.

"Don't be afraid, Nohara-san, you're safe now, I'm here."

"If there's anything bothering, why don't you talk to me, maybe I can help you."

Nohara Kyoko lowered her head, her body kept shaking, thinking that she had to go home at night, for some reason, the panic in her heart couldn't stop, and then she thought of the helplessness after the death of her parents and the bullying at school, and she felt sad for a while, feeling that the future was bleak, and the tears couldn't stop falling down.

Uesugi Kiyoshi's brain twitched, I said these two sentences to help you, why are you still crying?

He dared to swing his fist in the face of the enemy, and dared to draw his sword in the face of the ghost, but in the face of the girl's tears, he was still such a weak little white rabbit, and he was really numb.

"Nohara-san, I don't know what happened to you, but please trust me a little, I can help you!"

His words were a little pale, but his tone was very resolute, with a bit of categorical flavor, like a sharp sword he swung, which could make people who heard it involuntarily believe a little.

Kyoko Nohara was aroused by Uesugi Kiyoshi's words, she raised her head with teary eyes, and soon shook her head a little sadly.

She wanted to ask for help from Uesugi Kiyoshi, but she couldn't say these words.

In a sense, Nohara Kyoko's three views are somewhat similar to Uesugi Kiyoshi.

I'm not related to Uesugi-san, can I really trouble him again and again? Uncle has become so strange, this thing must be dangerous, can I really drag Uesugi-san into it?

Kyoko, do you really want to tear up Uesugi-san, who treated you so gently, for your own safety?

Are you going to be such a selfish bad woman?

Kyoko Nohara, who was already a little broken, was in tears and a little incoherent.

"No, no, I can't trouble Uesugi-san anymore."

"I know, Uesugi-san is very gentle, and even for people like me, he is willing to lend a hand."

"But I can't be so cheeky and rely on Uesugi-san not to leave, it's not right!"

"I'm not worth that much from Uesugi-san..."

"I don't know how to dress up, I don't speak rusticly, I don't know how to exercise, and I don't have any special skills, so I'm not worth the trouble of Uesugi."

When Nohara Kyoko said this, her voice gradually became louder, and she seemed to spit out the words in her heart.

"Ever since Uesugi-san saved me yesterday, some classmates have been talking about the fact that I'm dating Uesugi-san, which must have troubled Uesugi-san!"

"I'm sorry, I don't have the courage to contradict them..."

"I'm selfish, too, and sometimes I think to myself, if only all this was true."

"If I'm really dating Uesugi-san... Won't I be able to enjoy the gentleness of Uesugi-san with peace of mind..."

"Shouldn't I be able to rely on Uesugi-san for the rest of my name?"

"I'm really sorry! I had such a shameful thought! ”

"But... But...! ”

Nohara Kyoko clung to the corner of her clothes, opened her red eyes wide and raised her head, as if she had exhausted the courage of her life.

She didn't know what she was thinking.

She didn't know if she was doing the right thing.

But she wanted to give it a try.

She wanted to try to reveal her heart to Kiyoshi Uesugi.

If you succeed, you can reap a lifetime of happiness!

If you fail, it doesn't matter, just disappear into Uesugi-kun's life!

Nothing could be worse than what is right now!

The girl took a deep breath and bowed deeply.

"I like Uesugi-kun!"

"I want to have a relationship with Uesugi-kun!"

Uesugi Kiyoshi was so shocked that he stood up, and even took half a step back, he wanted to slap himself.

Is this my problem?

Am I not asking about mirage?

This sudden confession... What's going on?!