"Why is this happening?"

Dome sighed slightly, whining quietly.

As the sun sets, more and more students start their activities after school. At least on this street, the performance is very obvious.

And from time to time, their eyes will focus on themselves and their mothers. I can probably guess the reason.

Compared with her own lack of motivation, her mother has been walking in front with a brisk pace, and even the long night hair that makes Dome a little envious is beating happily, no matter how you look at it, she looks full of interest.

Of course, usually every time the night starts, the mother becomes quite active, which the dome herself is used to. It's just that today, for some reason, she seems to feel more emotional.

After so many years of getting along, I have experienced first-hand how much my mother loves pranks, so many times I even avoid them. But if you don't know anything, you may be able to play a prank on you before you know it. Although he was a little hesitant, he asked.

"That, Mother?"

"It's too restrained, Dome." The mother who was walking in front said, turning around, "I didn't follow you, and I didn't secretly want to see you laugh." ”

Because of this sentence, Dome was rarely nervous, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was embarrassing.

To outsiders, their mother and daughter seem to be very close. But in fact, compared to his father, the relationship between Dome and his mother has always been more delicate.

Of course, it's not that the two have a bad relationship, it's better to say the opposite. It's just that......

Dome lowered her head with a very complicated expression.

"I'm just dropping by."

"Huh?"

For a moment, Dome didn't immediately understand what her mother meant.

"In other words, I came to you just by the way, I actually have another purpose."

It's strange to think about that. What kind of way did you go to my daughter's friend's dormitory?

With her hands behind her back, Mrs. Kaihara turned her body lightly.

"I came to visit my old friends, and I also stopped by to see my students."

(Mother-sama's friend, and student?) ）

Being in school for a long time, Qiong Nai naturally doesn't know too much about what his mother is usually doing. However, there is no doubt that my mother was knowledgeable enough to be a mentor to others. It is not inconceivable to be a tutor in your free time.

But if you think so, could it be that my mother's students live in the same dormitory building as my classmates and my classmates in Hatsuharu? Will it be that coincidental?

Moreover, the mother also mentioned visiting old friends. Someone who can be called an old friend by his mother should be in his twenties even if he is extremely young, right? In the dormitory building of Jin Yi and Hatsuharu's classmates, how can I think that there is no such character.

Looking at the dome with a puzzled face, the corners of the young lady's mouth rose and she nodded leisurely.

In fact, in Dono's memory, it is difficult to say whether her mother's expression can establish a clear connection with her sincerity.

Mrs. Kaihara, probably feeling a little hot, put her smooth, fair arms behind her head, and said:

"Dome No, I think you have one more thing to do."

"What?"

"That friend of yours, if you're thinking about Misaka and them, you'd better get her away from them."

"Why? Mother-sama. ”

Dome himself, I really can't tell if my mother is joking. But this sentence did surprise the little pair of Dome Nai.

While motherhood has always been elusive, there has never been a precedent for making a ** to anyone. Therefore, she said so suddenly, it is impossible for the dome not to care about the reason.

"It would be unfortunate to change from 'four' to 'five'." (Note:1)

Dome Nai's eyes were always on her mother, trying to see her true meaning from her mother's eyes. However, when the mother said this, her eyes seemed firm and bright, and she gave people a hearty and tolerant feeling.

Speaking of which, my mother has long had such a problem, and sometimes she often says something unlucky in a cheerful tone.

And when you say these words, it usually doesn't look like you're acting. Although it was as if nothing happened, it did not show the slightest look that could make people realize that it was a prank from the beginning and be reassured.

It seems to be telling you about a decisive event, and it seems to her that it will happen naturally. All hope is just a boat anchored on the illusory shore. A place so illusory that there is nothing to remember and nothing to ever exist.

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When I returned home, I unexpectedly saw Mitsuki Umihara in the living room.

Of course, this is their home. Seeing my brother at home is naturally not something particularly worth mentioning.

What's special is just how my brother looks at this time.

It is undeniable that the brother in the eyes of the dome has always been a refreshing and neat boy. So now the blue and black on Haiyuan Mitsugui's face is really quite surprising to Dome Nai.

"Got into a fight?"

Mother asked with a nonchalant smile.

"Uh-huh."

Probably a little embarrassed, Haiyuan Mitsuki didn't answer directly.

"Did you win?"

"Probably...... I guess I lost, right? ”

"Well, then I don't have anything to worry about."

Mother laughed.

Once, my mother was opposed to my brother's involvement in martial arts. But it wasn't until recently that she learned that her mother's objections were the exact opposite of what she had originally thought. It's not that he's going to get hurt in the game, it's that he's going to hurt his opponent.

For some reason, in the eyes of my mother, my brother seems to have always been an image with a lot of negative elements.

"I'll leave it to you here. I'll go get your yukata ready. ”

The mother, who had said this, went upstairs, leaving only the siblings here.

"What's going on?"

Mitsuki Umihara asked.

"Please wait a minute." Dome replied as he pulled out the medicine box from the standing locker in the living room and sat down next to Mitsuki Umihara. "Sort of thing, take care of it."

"I'll do this myself, it's not a big deal."

"But my mother asked me."

Sometimes, the gentle temperament of the dome is not so easy to speak. It's better to say that it is precisely because of this gentle temperament that people can't simply reject her.

So Mitsuki Haihara could only sit down honestly, and Dono took out the cotton swab for disinfection from the medicine box, and carefully treated his brother's wounds. Her meticulousness even made Haiyuan Mitsuki a little distracted.

"Who the hell is it?"

"What?"

"I'm asking, who is it that fights with my brother?"

This is one thing that Dome really cares about. For boys fighting, it's not really a thing to care about. Moreover, she skimmed over the cause and effect with great interest. Because she knows that many times, men don't want women to know too much.

But what made her feel incredible was that her brother said that he had lost the fight.

If you really want to talk about fighting, will my brother lose?

It's really hard to imagine.

"What can I say...... Mitsuki Umihara thought for a moment, "Simply put, that's a fool." ”

"Huh?"

Dome was stunned.

Regarding his mother's negative perception of his brother, Dome has reservations. But there is no doubt that she has never seen her brother belittle others.

She didn't even expect to hear such words as "stupid" from her brother.

"I mean really, I didn't lie to you! That guy is strong, but he's really just a. ”

"Okay, okay, I believe it, brother, don't move."

Dome said deliberately in a tone that seemed a little angry. But to be honest, it doesn't sound like that angry at all. In other words, she is not really suitable for pretending to be angry.

For Haiyuan Mitsuki's words, she really believed it.

Well, some very powerful but simple-minded fool. Simple-minded people are not uncommon, and it's not surprising that one or two powerful ones appear among them, at least not unimaginable.

After treating the wound, Dome closed the medicine box and sat quietly beside her brother. The sudden silence filled the gap between the siblings, and there was a slight sense of what was going to happen.

I don't know how long it took, Dome said.

"Brother, I saw Jinyi today."

"Hmm."

Mitsuki Haihara responded lightly.

“…… Brother, you've met Jinyi for a long time, haven't you? ”

Although it is in a questioning tone, there is no need to ask at all. Even if it was just a simple conversation with Jinyi today, Dome could be aware of this.

Although her passive personality makes Dome not good at setting up games, if she just breaks the game, it will be difficult for her to be smart.

"Yes."

And Haihara Mitsuki also admitted it calmly.

"Well, there is no ...... over there"

"I didn't mean anything for her to do, but everyone can imagine what will happen. Isn't that interesting? ”

The conversation between the brother and sister suddenly stopped for a moment.

"Cunning."

"Thanks for the compliment."

"And cheeky."

"I don't believe Mom didn't tell you."

"To, at least on the face of denial."

"Why do you do that kind of superfluous thing?"

Mitsuki Umihara shrugged, looking indifferent.

I knew that I should thank you at this time, but because of the influence of the atmosphere deliberately created by Mitsuki Haihara, it became a small, warm bickering. That's a lot of fun.

However, the little bickering between the two siblings was soon interrupted by their mother who came down from the upper floor.

"Alright, the yukata is ready. Dome, there is not enough time, hurry up. ”

"Why do you need a yukata?"

Mitsuki Umihara interjected and asked.

As a student of Tokiwadai, Ukuno wears her school uniform most of the time, even on her vacation days. It was also a bit surprising that such an incident suddenly appeared.

"Because there's a fireworks show today."

"Ah, that sounds like that."

Mitsuki Umihara, who doesn't care much about cultural activities on weekdays, only reacted after being reminded by his mother.

"It's a shame, though."

Mrs. Kaihara said to her son in a malicious and teasing tone as she pushed her daughter upstairs.

"You are the way you are, but you can't go together."

Suddenly, Mitsuki Haihara's expression froze.

With his back to him, a blush seeped out of his cheeks, and it was very showy.

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Note 1: This is a widely circulated view. The reason for this is probably related to the fact that Japan is accustomed to using the number of "Four Heavenly Kings" as the number of compilations. It is worth mentioning that there are often over-editions of one-person specifications. Now the "fifth person of the Four Heavenly Kings" is somewhat of an evolution. However, historically, "the fifth person of the Four Heavenly Kings" is not a good term. Usually the addition of a fifth person is a precursor to an accident. For example, the famous Oda Four Heavenly Kings, after the four of them, a Hashiba Hideyoshi emerged; The four heavenly kings of the dragon temple are added to a Yuancheng temple Xinyin. Of course, this is just a superstition. However, similar things have happened many times in history. The closest example to us is the 17th Destroyer Squadron of the Japanese Combined Fleet, which is also the most noteworthy. At the beginning of 1944, it was organized into the standard four-ship configuration of Pufeng, Hamafeng, Isofeng, and Gufeng, and later added a destroyer Xuefeng, which was also of the Yangyan class, as a supernumerary supplement for some reasons. This decision was opposed by the more superstitious Japanese navy at the time, especially the crew of the Tanikaze. Sure enough, within a year, the Gufeng, the fiercest opponent, was first torpedoed and sunk by the US submarine USS Mullet during the Battle of the Mariana in June, and then Pufeng was attacked and sunk by the US submarine Sea Lion on November 21 while escorting the high-speed battleship Kongo through the Taiwan Strait. Subsequently, the 17th Destroyer Squadron was tasked with escorting the aircraft carrier Shinano, which was attacked and sunk by the U.S. submarine Shooting Fish on November 29. In April 45, the naval battle of Hamakaze at Cape Fubo was sunk by U.S. planes, and Isokaze was also struck by lightning after losing his ability to move in this naval battle. At this point, the 17th Destroyer Squadron was wiped out except for the Yukikaze, which was added as the "fifth man".

The idea that sudden personnel changes = bad luck is still more or less a superstition in Japan.

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