Night.

Tonight is starry and seems to be a good day.

There was no rush to go back.

After eating ramen with Yamanaka Ino, they walked together and wandered around the streets, looking at the little Lori, the beautiful girl, and the big girl.

Appointment?

Yamanaka Ino secretly aimed at Qingming.

It doesn't seem to count.

After all, she and Qingming are not a couple, don't say confession, they can't even determine their own intentions, so dating or something is not at all.

What does Qingming think?

She pondered.

If, if she can know Qingming's thoughts, then her own thoughts, whether she likes her brother or Qingming's brother, may be certain.

However, it feels good right now.

"Hmmm......"

Qingming seemed to sense something, stopped and raised his head, looking at the starry night sky, Yamanaka Ino also stopped to look at him, he was always a little strange.

From the very beginning, it was strange and mysterious, and it seemed that he didn't care about anything, but sometimes, he seemed to be curious about everything.

"It's going to rain."

He spoke suddenly.

What he said made Yamanaka Ino stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the starry sky, not understanding how Qingming came to the conclusion that it was going to rain.

But it didn't make her think much about it.

"Let's go."

Qingming directly grabbed her hand and walked briskly in the direction of the coffee shop, because the place where she was now was relatively close to the coffee shop was the best choice.

Yamanaka Ino still didn't react.

Will it really rain?

She was skeptical about this, but she didn't express an opinion, just let Qingming pull her, and kept moving through the vast sea of people, without thinking about stopping.

I couldn't find a reason to stop.

……

The rain was falling.

It's huge.

This sudden downpour poured cold on the enthusiastic passers-by, and their good mood was also destroyed, so they could only run back to their homes helplessly.

Qingming and Yamanaka Ino were not rained.

Very lucky.

As soon as they returned to the coffee shop, the rain began to fall and soon drenched everything, and they watched through the windows as the people rushed through the rain.

While rejoicing, Yamanaka Ino was a little surprised.

"It's really raining!"

Even though I could see the bright starry sky just now, it became pitch black in the blink of an eye, as if all the light had been swallowed up by the darkness, which made people feel depressed.

So, here's the question: how did Qingming know that it was going to rain?

She looked at Qingming.

In the past, she also thought that Qingming was a little strange, after all, Qingming gave people the feeling that this is the case, and now, she thinks that her "Qingming brother" is a bit magical.

Even the sudden change in weather is known.

Why?

Could it be that there are some tips for knowledge? Or is it because Qingming has some special skills?

She pondered.

sat down by the window with Qingming, Bai and Jin brought them tea and snacks, and then went to do their own thing, leaving Qingming and Yamanaka Ino.

Qingming did not speak.

He just sat there quietly, sipping hot tea and watching the rain lapping on the window panes, and further outside, the world was a little blurred by it.

Yamanaka Ino looked outside, and then looked at Qingming, not understanding what was so beautiful about the world blurred by the rain, obviously there was a beautiful girl like her in front of her.

"Humph!"

A faint snort.

I thought about it for a moment.

Then, suddenly, remembering something, the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, and a smile that seemed to be a little happy appeared on her pretty face, which became even more beautiful.

"Laughing at what?"

Obviously looking outside, but her every move, Qingming seemed to be able to feel it, and as soon as he smiled, Qingming turned his head to look at her and asked.

She was startled and quickly shook her head.

"Nothing."

She said this, but soon a smile appeared on her face again, blooming like a flower, as beautiful as a flower.

"Just remembering the past."

She explained.

I don't know if it's an illusion, there is some remembrance in her eyes, and there seems to be a little happiness in her smile, obviously she is just a twelve-year-old girl.

Maybe that's normal, too?

God knows.

"I remember the first time I saw ...... No, the second time we met, it was in a coffee shop, and it was also a rainy night, and it was really amazing! ”

She sighed.

Although a twelve-year-old girl doesn't seem to be as emotional about life as a Kobayashi-kun, it doesn't hurt to have such a thing once or twice once in a while.

"Oh."

Qingming was different from her, he just nodded, neither reminiscing nor intending to sigh, as if it was just a trivial matter for him.

This made the girl feel a little upset.

"Brother Qingming."

"Huh?"

"There's a question I've always wanted to ask you, can I ask it?"

"Hmm."

Qingming nodded.

Seeing this, Yamanaka Ino also put his mind at ease and spoke directly.

"You...... Where did it come from? ”

She asked.

I don't know if this is the question she wanted to ask in the first place, but it must be the question she cares about, and no one can say where Qingming came from.

“……”

Qingming did not answer.

Turning his head, he looked at the outside world through the window glass blurred by the rain, as if he was thinking, and he seemed to be in a daze, in short, he was silent.

Yamanaka Ino just looked at him, waiting for his answer.

Long.

"Well, where did I come from......"

It seems to have just reacted.

Looking back, he looked at the mountain Ino sitting in front of him, and he had really grown up a lot compared to that time, although he was still a little girl.

It's been many years since I came to this world, and time is such a thing, as long as you don't pay attention to it, it will pass over all of a sudden, but there is no way to stop it.

That's the most frustrating.

"Ino."

He didn't answer, just opened his mouth and shouted.

The girl was a little puzzled by this.

"What?"

"Tell you an unfortunate truth."

“？”

"Knowing me, it's probably the most unfortunate thing in your life, by the way, you shouldn't like me, right? Then you are even more unlucky! ”

“？”

The girl was a little confused.

Then, he finally reacted, but he didn't seem to get to the point, and just turned red for a moment.

"Who's who...... Who's like you? Not at all! ”

"Really?"

"When...... Of course, who do you think I am? And I only like handsome guys, Brother Qingming, you are not handsome, although you are not ugly, you are quite good-looking. ”

"Oh."

Qingming nodded, didn't seem to care, didn't say anything, just looked at the outside world.

The rain is still falling.

Perhaps due to this, the temperature has dropped significantly, making people feel cool, and it may be very comfortable to cover the quilt and sleep at night.

Yamanaka Ino didn't speak either.

Silence.

Teenagers and girls are thinking about their own things.

Long.

"That's right."

Qingming suddenly thought of something.

"Do you want to stay tonight? With such a heavy rain, it is estimated that it will not stop for a while and a half, and you can't go back, right? ”

"Stay?"

Yamanaka Ino blinked, and in those bright eyes, there was a hint of curiosity, and it seemed to hide a little shyness, maybe he thought of something embarrassing?

After all, she's grown up, and she's still a ninja, but she already understands a lot of things, and she doesn't need to explain too much to others, she can understand it herself.

Let's not talk about that.

At this moment, she is faced with a choice in her life, is she to stay? Or leave in the rain?

It's worth thinking about.

However, history is always strikingly similar.

While she was thinking, the figure of Kaichi Yamanaka appeared at the door of the coffee shop, and although his daughter had grown up, he was still not at ease, even more uneasy than before.

After all, Yamanaka Ino has reached the age of snapping.

"Qingming-kun."

Yamanaka Haiichi said hello to Qingming, who was not silent before, but responded with a smile on his face, and then said some meaningless polite words.

Then, Yamanaka Kaiichi took Yamanaka Ino to say goodbye and left, and Qingming stood at the door of the store, watching them go away, and their backs gradually disappeared into the rain.

"Alas......"

A soft sigh.

Then he turned around and walked inside, opened his mouth and shouted.

"White, gold."

“？”

"It's a long night and I don't want to sleep, why don't we play a game, the simplest guess boxing, whoever loses will take off a piece of clothing, and when you can't take it off, hehehe."

“……”