"It's over there."

"250 meters ahead."

"What does Ayakoji-kun usually do on weekends?"

"Sports, studying, and part-time jobs."

"Eh, it's unexpectedly ordinary."

"Ordinary is a normal thing, isn't it, is Kato-san thirsty?"

"It's fine."

"Then move on."

Originally, it was just such an ordinary conversation.

But through a layer of glass, the two of them went farther and farther away, and Shiyu Kasumigaoka could only make up for the conversation between Tetsuya Ayakoji and Megumi Kato.

Appointment!

It's not a date, she smashed this piece of glass in front of her on the spot!

The distance between the two is only 10 centimeters.

If it is an ordinary relationship, how can it be so close.

And I deliberately went to this kind of shopping mall with a high rate of haunting couples.

Kasumigaoka Shiwa felt cheated.

How impassioned it was when I was in the faculty office the other day.

How decisive it was when he rejected Ichihara Maho.

It turned out to be all a lie, just because I had a girlfriend for a long time.

“あああ……”

Kasumigaoka Shiyu inadvertently typed out more than a dozen rows of "あ" on the computer screen.

New ideas quickly popped into her head.

Maybe it's just a misunderstanding?

Actually, that's just Tetsuya Ayakoji's sister?

Or cousin?

Neither can my cousin!!

Stop deceiving yourself, Kasumigaoka Shiha.

Until Tetsuya Ayakoji and Megumi Kato completely disappeared at the door of the used bookstore.

Kasumigaoka Shiyu suddenly turned his head.

A terrifying smile appeared on his face, as if he was sickly.

"Hehehehehe......"

Inspiration is here!

Inspiration for a new book struck out suddenly.

It's the story of someone's scumbag who cheated on his feelings and was finally cut to pieces by the angry heroine.

What a cruel and exciting ending!

The process should be a little richer!

Crackle crackle.

Suddenly, the sound of a membrane keyboard was pounding in the family dining room.

“？”

The guest sitting next to him turned his head suspiciously, and when he saw Kasumigaoka Shiyu's expression, he was immediately frightened and turned back.

Terrible.

It feels like a horror story is playing out in reality.

……

In a used bookstore.

The people walking between the bookshelves are quiet.

Tetsuya Ayakoji and Megumi Kato, who rushed in, did not break this quiet.

Their purpose is very clear, that is, to come to "Love Metronome", which is no longer in print.

In a corner of the bookstore, Tetsuya Ayakoji finally found her senpai's book.

"It seems that Ayakoji-kun's luck is quite good."

"yes."

There were three books in total, and Tetsu Ayakoji also took the books off the shelf.

"But what sells in this bookstore is so strange."

Megumi Kato, who came over, looked left and right.

In addition to neatly arranged second-hand books, the walls around the bookstore are lined with many odd items.

Umbrellas full of two-dimensional wind, clay figures with strange shapes, and backpacks full of sand sculptures......

It's not a bookstore that makes you think you're entering a grocery store.

"This should be said to be the wisdom of adults, or the bitterness of adults."

"Huh?"

Megumi Kato looked at Tetsuya Ayakoji in confusion.

Tetsuya Ayakoji explains, "Even large chain bookstores have closed down a lot recently, and if ordinary small bookstores don't make their own characteristics, they will gradually have fewer and fewer customers, and eventually they will have to close. The situation of grocery stores + bookstores selling creative products like this is also one of the ways to survive, and some people have turned bookstores into bookstore-style inns, which is a paradise for literary and artistic youth. ”

Megumi Kato nodded, as if it made sense.

"Welcome back next time!"

The door opened, and Tetsuya Ayakoji and Megumi Kato walked out.

Personal characteristics.

Tetsuya Ayakoji looked back at the humble little bookstore.

If he wants to break into the world of capital in the future, which one should he take?

As he pondered, a black shadow suddenly flashed from the edge of his vision.

Tetsuya Ayakoji quickly raised his head.

There is nothing behind the billboard.

But I always felt that it was someone I was familiar with.

"Ayakoji-kun?"

Megumi Kato stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Tetsuya Ayakoji.

"I was thinking about it, sorry."

Tetsuya Ayakoji, who came back to his senses, also quickly apologized.

"Shall we go back now?"

"Let's go get a drink."

Although he feels sorry for his wallet, Tetsuya Ayakoji is still ready to thank Megumi Kato.

That's pretty much the most sincerity he can show right now.

And this scene was seen by Kasumigaoka Shiyu, who came out of distraction.

Even bought a gift - a paper bag that Megumi Kato hugged on her chest.

I also went to the bubble tea shop together.

After that, I went to a nearby store.

The sun was shining, but Kasumigaoka Shiba was distraught like a ball of yarn that had been ravaged by a cat.

She didn't know how she got on the train, and how she covered her face with a book, and stood behind and secretly observed Tetsuya Ayakoji and Megumi Kato.

It must have been a broken head at that time.

She didn't know how she had made it to the bridge in her aimless wandering.

After nightfall, Kasumigaoka Shiba pushed open the door of the vanilla coffee shop with a dejected mood.

"Senior sister?"

Tetsuya Ayakoji, who was holding the glass and shaking it gently, stopped what he was doing.

[A high school girl who is close to collapse]

The familiar mark appeared again on the top of Kasumigaoka Shiha's head.

Tetsuya Ayakoji looked confused, what happened again?

Kasumigaoka Shiha raised her head.

The two looked at each other.

Tetsuya Ayakoji saw gray eyes.

"Tetsuya-kun?"

The female white-collar worker sitting opposite Tetsuya Ayakoji looked at Tetsuya Ayakoji's line of sight.

It's like a good-looking walking dead.

Kasumigaoka Shiwa sat silently in the corner.

She didn't say a word, kept her head down, and occasionally glanced at Tetsuya Ayakoji.

Tetsuya Ayakoji wanted to go over and ask about the situation, but he really couldn't leave, especially on weekends.

After about nine o'clock in the evening, it suddenly rained outside, and the female white-collar workers who hurriedly ran in were all wet.

Only Kasumigaoka Shiyu is out of place here.

She's waiting.

When the time was up, he suddenly got up, glanced at Tetsuya Ayakoji again in a surprised gaze, and then walked out of the coffee shop, and suddenly disappeared into the rainy night.

“……”

"Tetsuya-kun, I think you should catch up at this time."

"If you don't catch up, you'll regret it."

Female white-collar workers with "experience" spoke one after another.

The little couple had an awkward fallout.

They thought so, so after discovering that something was wrong with Kasumigaoka Shiyu, none of these white bone spirits continued to tease Tetsuya Ayakoji.

"Tetsuya-kun." At this time, the store manager also came, "I'm here here." ”

Tetsuya Ayakoji no longer hesitated.

EITHER WAY, HE DIDN'T WANT THE END TO BE BAD AFTER THE EFFORT.

"Store manager, I'll come early tomorrow!"

Bringing an umbrella borrowed from a female white-collar worker, Tetsuya Ayakoji rushed into the cold spring rain.

Although he couldn't see the senior sister anymore, he knew that the senior sister would be there.