The icy feeling envelops Miyuki, like being exposed to the cold wind of winter. @頂@点@小@说,

It seems that everything in the world has disappeared, and all that is left in front of me is the monster that roars and rushes.

“！”

Miyuki opened her eyes suddenly, and suddenly the dazzling sunlight came into her eyes, making her involuntarily close her eyes again.

"Haha......"

Squinting her eyes, Miyuki gasped and had cold sweat on her forehead, and after carefully adjusting to the light, she opened her eyes again.

There are no monsters around, and not only that, but it's not the shop, but a simple Japanese-style room.

If she had the energy, she would have complained about why she woke up in places she didn't know one after another, but now she really doesn't have the mental strength.

Miyuki tried to get up from the bunk, but a pain came over her body, and she could see that she was wearing bandages under the slippery quilt.

"What is this?"

Obviously, it can't be a dream when you encounter a monster, so the situation can only be that you are rescued here after being knocked down.

When she thought of that monster, Miyuki clenched her fists and the corners of her mouth pursed slightly.

(Nothing was done.) ）

Obviously, it was at that time when he needed his own strength, but he didn't do anything.

For her cowardly behavior at that time, Miyuki is full of remorse. But the fear that rose from the depths of her heart was like a demon in her heart, and her clenched hands trembled.

Unable to fight.

Such a self cannot fight.

If she had only been suing her in the form of an omen, now the naked reality of the red (anti-harmony) was in front of her.

(In that case, I'...... ）

Just as Miyuki was lost in thought, the sliding door of the Japanese room opened.

"Are you awake?"

The girl's voice that she had heard before came, and Miyuki turned her head to see the shrine maiden Hakurei Reimu, and behind Reimu was Shiki.

“…… The four seasons. ”

Miyuki lowered her head and couldn't say anything else.

Shiki and Reimu walked into the room.

"How does Miyuki feel?"

Sitting in front of Miyuki's bed, Shiki asked, and her tone was the same as usual, which made Miyuki feel a little relieved.

"It's fine."

“…… It seems that there is indeed nothing to do. The opponent's attack did not hurt the vital point, and Miyuki only needed to rest for a few more days to fully recover. ”

After a little silence, Shiki told Miyuki about the situation.

"Ahh How's that monster!? And that family? ”

Miyuki, who finally shifted her attention a little from her remorse, suddenly thought of the situation at that time.

"That monster ran away, and that family is safe."

Shiki replied briefly.

"I happened to be patrolling the neighborhood and rushed over when I saw what you were doing, but the monster was too fast to catch it. Hey, if you hit it head-on, you will definitely be able to solve it. After that, I took you back to the shrine. ”

Reimu then added.

"The family is fine, but the boss was injured a little, but there is no fatal danger, as long as you rest for a while."

"That's great."

After listening to Reimu's narration, Mei Xue breathed a sigh of relief, she would not be able to forgive herself if she let that family be killed for her own reasons.

"Miyuki still needs to rest now, so we'll leave first. Call me if you have any questions. ”

"Hmm."

For this behavior that is very much in line with the style of the four seasons, Miyuki nodded.

But until then—

"I'm sorry."

"Why is Miyuki apologizing?"

"Well, no, it's okay."

Miyuki skimmed her face so that Shiki wouldn't see her expression.

“？”

Shiki walked out of the room with an unknown look, and Reimu followed out without saying anything.

The room became empty again, and Miyuki curled up as if she felt cold.

"It's despicable."

It was not against someone else, but at her own words.

Miyuki knew that if she apologized to Shiki, she would definitely be forgiven, and Shiki wouldn't even blame herself from the beginning. So it's not an apology, it's just a coquettish affair to the four seasons.

She knew it, but she did it anyway.

This is utterly despicable self-satisfaction.

The words that Shiki had said were still ringing in her ears, and Shiki had said that people need to help each other and rely on each other, so she could rely on herself and seek her own help.

But this kind of help should not be unilateral, unilateral help is only given, which is not fair.

Miyuki can't help the four seasons now, and if she keeps succumbing to the fear in her heart like this, she won't be able to help the four seasons in the future, and she won't be able to rely on the four seasons.

Then she is not qualified to stand with the four seasons.

It was she who chose to be an intermediar, it was she who chose the path of fighting.

But now she is like a child who is standing still, and if she continues like this, she will definitely become a burden and will be left behind.

"It can't be like this."

The sound of a mosquito and fly seemed to be inaudible even to herself, but she kept silently reciting it.

In the cold that the walls of the room and the quilt could not stop, Miyuki just curled up and repeated it over and over again.

…………

Shiki and Reimu leave the Japanese-style room where Miyuki is housed, and head towards the living room behind the shrine.

"She doesn't look very good."

On the way, Reimu said suddenly.

"Because I'm hurt."

Shiki doesn't understand what Reimu means.

"It's not a body! It's psychological! ”

“……”

At this point, Shiki does feel that Miyuki's mood is a little low.

"If you are suddenly injured, most people will be in a bad mood?"

Shiki tried to think with the normal human mind he had learned.

"Uh...... Maybe. ”

Reimu shrugged his shoulders, and he had just said it casually before.

"It's a big deal."

Reimu is back to business.

"Is that so?"

"Well, it's been a long time since a vicious youkai like this has attacked people. Although it is natural for youkai to attack people, it is not wrong not to attack, but most of the cases are now in the range of pranks, let alone in the village. ”

Reimu explained for the four seasons.

"We have to get rid of that monster quickly!"

"You really have to hurry."

Shiki echoed Reimu and said. Allowing that monster to act recklessly will definitely cause casualties, which Shiki does not want. And there's one more thing, and that's that it hurt Miyuki. Although his face has not been revealed, he was extremely nervous when Shiki knew that Miyuki had an accident.

Looking out of the house through the corridor, a cold wind blew in the white sky, and it was clear that spring had arrived, but it brought a chill to Gensokyo.