Uesugi Kiyoshi was awakened by the sound of wind, thunder, and rain.

After finishing the kendo day class in the mirage building last night, he was so tired and exhausted that he fell asleep unconsciously, and slept with clothes for a night, which made him feel a little uncomfortable now.

He touched his phone and looked at the time, it was five o'clock in the morning.

The sky outside the house was pitch black, and the raindrops of beans flew in from the balcony, hitting the doors and windows, turning into water marks and winding down, leaving behind strange patterns, and the wind whistled through the cracks in the door, and the sound became sharp and harsh, like the miserable wail of a hoarse person, accompanied by bursts of unreal muffled thunder from afar, mixed into a strange symphony.

It was raining, the wind was bitter, and there was a spring thunder.

After tapping a few times on his phone and looking at the weather forecast, Uesugi Kiyoshi frowned.

It's going to rain for days.

It's not the rainy season yet... How could there be such a sudden and long rainy day in spring...

Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't think much about it, he stood up and stretched.

The sound of Nohara Kyoko's well-proportioned breathing came from the opposite side, and he suddenly remembered that he was no longer living alone.

Kyoko Nohara is still asleep, and what she experienced yesterday was a little too exciting, crying several times, feeling sad, and estimated that she was also physically and mentally tired.

The girl's sleeping face is a little cute, the redness and swelling of her eyes have disappeared, and some of the baby's fat cute little faces are facing the direction of Uesugi Kiyoshi, the corners of her mouth are slightly hooked, bringing out an innocent smile, and she doesn't know what she dreamed of so happily.

Looking at that flawless smile, Uesugi Kiyoshi's mood also improved a little.

He sniffed his nose gently, and the air was filled with this good smell, and he could smell it, it was the smell of Nohara Apricot - he had already noticed it, but he originally thought it was a feminine perfume, but Nohara Apricot didn't look like a perfume person, it was a very good smell of herbs and trees, which could uplift people's spirits and make people refreshed.

Now that I think about it, this may not be the change that the Yingcao Demon Soul brought to Nohara Apricot, Yingcao was originally a grass and wood monster.

And when he was in Yokota's house, when Uesugi Kiyoshi was hit by a high concentration of mirage, he almost lost his mind and became tyrannical, and it was also a burst of coolness from Nohara Kyoko's body, which made him sober up instantly.

An ordinary female high school student would never have this ability.

To put it this way... Apricots may already belong to the "extraordinary".

Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't be in a daze for a long time, he patted the door of his head with the back of his somewhat cold hand, let his consciousness quickly wake up, and then went to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth.

He was light-hearted, for fear of waking up Kyoko Nohara, and when he stepped into the bathroom, he couldn't help but be stunned.

He lives alone, his habits are not scruffy, but he is not clean, and his apartment is as clean as the average male high school student - but that's it.

Now he was a little afraid to recognize whether the still cramped but gleaming bathroom was his after all.

Didn't I pick up a snail girl and come back? Well... Japan should be called the crane to repay the favor?

The floor, the tiles, the old sink, and the cracked mirror were all polished and clean, as good as new, presumably by when Nohara took a shower last night.

Uesugi nodded secretly, confirming his previous evaluation of Kyoko Nohara - although she is not assertive in her work and is quite cowardly in some things, she should be a traditional Japanese woman of the type of good wife and mother.

After washing up, he wiped his face, and Uesugi Kiyoshi carefully took out a set of spare toiletries bought during the supermarket discount in the cupboard and put them on the table for Nohara Kyoko, and then propped up a black umbrella hanging on the hanger and went out.

He's going to buy some breakfast, he definitely won't be able to go to school today, and I'll call the teacher later, and help myself and Apricot ask for a leave, both of them are top students, and they have a lot of privileges at school, and I guess the teacher won't say anything.

This morning, he plans to take Nohara Kyoko to visit the master, he has a lot of things to listen to the master's advice, as well as the follow-up of the Yokota house, although Akutagawa Ryunosuke said that it can be done, but Uesugi Kiyoshi still trusts Kamiizumi Hidekawa a little more.

Unlike the Celestial Empire, even in Tokyo, there are few restaurants that specialize in breakfast, but there are restaurants such as Yoshinoya, which are open in the morning, and many of these restaurants are open 24 hours a day, which is very convenient.

Uesugi Kiyoshi picked a restaurant closest to the apartment, bought two beef bowls to take away, in fact, there is a special breakfast set here, very Japanese, miso soup, grilled fish, rice and rice pickles, but that kind of soup is too difficult to carry, Uesugi Kiyoshi did not buy.

When Nohara Apricot is still growing its body, it should eat more meat to grow taller, and it can't always be small.

By the time Uesugi Kiyoshi returned to the apartment, it was almost six o'clock, the sky was still gloomy, the rain was not very heavy, and it was not small, and the weather in early spring was very cold, even with his physique, he felt a little cold.

After shaking the water on the umbrella, Uesugi Kiyoshi took out the key to open the door, and entered the center of the room, standing in the center of the room, full of confusion, and the corners of his eyes seemed to have tears in the corners of his eyes.

Nohara Kyoko looked dazed, her brows were tightly locked, her expression was a little sad, her clothes looked a little untidy because she had slept all night, and she exposed a large area of smooth skin, which gave people a different sense of contrast for a while, adding a bit of temptation.

Uesugi Kiyoshi was stunned for a moment, entered the house and closed the door, put the breakfast he brought back on the warm table, and asked with some concern, "Apricot, what's wrong?" ”

When Nohara Kyoko saw Uesugi Kiyoshi, she seemed to be a little relieved, and her expression became clear, and then, she realized her state, blushed and exclaimed in a low voice, and got back into the bed.

She got up in the morning, slept in a daze, her brain couldn't turn, she looked around and didn't see any trace of Uesugi Kiyoshi, her heart was inexplicably uneasy, she couldn't tell whether this was a dream or reality, thinking that Uesugi Qing abandoned her and left alone, and she was sad for a while, and tears slipped down involuntarily.

Then, she was awakened by Uesugi Kiyoshi who pushed the door in, and she also understood how ridiculous her idea was just now, but how embarrassed to say this kind of thing to Uesugi-kun, so she could only blush and shake her head in the quilt, indicating that she was fine.

Uesugi Kiyoshi thought that yesterday's incident had too much impact on Nohara Kyoko, and she didn't come out of her sadness, so she couldn't help but soften her tone.

"It's okay, Apricot, it's all over."

"Get up and have something to eat, I'll call the teacher in a moment to ask for leave."

"You come with me to visit Master this morning, and in the afternoon I will take you to Yokota's house to get your daily necessities."

"Is that okay?"

Nohara Kyoko smelled the aroma of the food, and looked at Uesugi Kiyoshi's gentle and serious face, and couldn't help but have a sour nose, no one had ever been so kind to her, although her uncle was good to her before, but because her aunt hated herself, it was impossible for her uncle to show special concern for herself, this feeling of being taken care of, she hadn't felt it for a long time.

"Okay! Uesugi-kun! ”

Nohara Kyoko nodded vigorously, adjusted her mood, raised her head, and showed a bright smile.

Yes, apricots.

She meditated in her heart.

The long dark night will eventually pass, and my dawn has arrived.