At the dining table, Kyogoku's parents prepared a very sumptuous meal for the two, and the seafood sent by Uncle Tingtian was also quickly steamed and served on the table.

Jinguji Mio grabbed a crab leg in his left hand and a lobster in his right hand, and ate it happily.

"You eat slowly, there's still a lot of food." Kyogoku's mother handed over a tissue and said to Mio Jinguji, who was covered in juice.

The girl wiped the corners of her mouth casually, and then showed a sweet smile: "Because the dishes made by Aunt Yoiko and Uncle Daisuke are so delicious, I'm fine—I haven't eaten them for a long time." ”

"You kid, if you want to eat, go find Kukai......" As soon as the words fell, everyone at the table stopped moving for a moment.

Kyogoku Kukai, who was eating food silently, smiled: "I'm sure I'm going to make something delicious for Mio when I come here." ”

Jinguji Mio kept a smile on her face, she took a bite of the tempura, and said casually, "There have been a lot of things lately, so I haven't looked for Kukai much." ”

Kyogoku Yoshiko and Daisuke glanced at each other, Jinguji Mio was almost raised by the two of them, although the girl later moved away from Rebun Island, but the couple still knew her character very well.

Normally, Jinguji Mio would definitely grin and hold Kyogoku Yunko's arm at this time, and complain while being coquettish, probably something like "Kukai has been so busy lately, he hasn't cooked for me", and then the two are going to fight at the dinner table again.

And Jinguji Mio doesn't seem to be anything wrong now, but the Kyogoku couple who are familiar with her can see that something is wrong at once.

It's a big problem between the two children...... The husband and wife glanced at each other and immediately understood what they wanted to express to each other.

However, the two who didn't know the inside story couldn't say anything, so Kyogoku Yunko had to push the plate over with a smile and said gently: "Then eat more, and the summer vacation is so long, Auntie will definitely make up for you." ”

"Hee-hee, thank you Aunt Yunko~" Jinguji Mio's voice was sweet.

Kyogoku Kukai breathed a sigh of relief and chose to continue to be a silent cook.

When the dinner with a slightly strange atmosphere was over, Kyogoku Yunko asked while cleaning up the table, "Mio, the quilt in your room has been dried, you can go up and see what the shortcomings are." ”

Jinguji Mio has always had a standing room in Kyogoku's house.

However, the girl showed an apologetic smile and said a little apologetically, "Aunt Yunko, I'm going to go home for a few days." ”

"Home?" Kyogoku's mother paused as she cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and then wondered, "My hometown's house?" Although the last disaster didn't hit me, it hasn't been inhabited for years. ”

"I had it renovated before, and it's even better now than when I was a kid." The girl explained.

"But you're alone, and it's not safe to live there."

"Oh, Aunt Yunzi, have you forgotten, I'm the eldest lady now, and I have bodyguards." Jinguji Mio patted her chest proudly.

"But that's also lonely, it's good for you to stay here at night, it just so happens that we haven't talked for a long time."

"I'll come back to you in a few days." The girl grabbed Kyogoku's mother's arm and sprinkled coquettishly.

Kyogoku Yoshiko, who had always doted on her, finally agreed to the girl's request, however, when Jinguji Mio was about to go back, Kyogoku Kukai was sent out.

"Kukai, send Mio home, if there's anything over there that needs your help, you can also help."

It was getting late, and Kyogoku Kukai glanced at the girl who was already standing at the door and nodded.

"I see."

"Then be careful on the road."

Out of the courtyard gate, the two walked along the familiar road in the direction of Jinguji Mio's hometown.

More than half of the roads here were destroyed in the last disaster, and since there were few houses in the direction of the road, the repair work was not yet in place, and at this time, only the gravel and other things on the road surface were sorted out to the side of the road, and even the street lamps were only a few dozen meters apart.

In the darkness, the two walked forward in silence, the roads were too familiar to them, even if there were no street lights.

Kyogoku Kukai listened to the footsteps that were the same as him around him, and couldn't help but glance at the girl.

He had found out before that Jinguji Mio always kept a certain distance from him now, but the various movements of the two would always be synchronized unconsciously.

I don't know if the girl did it on purpose, or if the tacit understanding that the two have cultivated since childhood.

Kyogoku Kukai glanced around, but didn't hear any other movement, and he said softly, "Naoko, I didn't see her." ”

"Well, I'll let her stay at home." The girl's voice was muffled.

"Why did you suddenly remember to go to live in your hometown?" He struggled to find a topic to talk about so that the atmosphere was not so awkward.

Jinguji Mio kicked the stone under his feet and said softly, "Mom's spiritual seat has been there for a long time, and I suddenly want to go back and take a look." ”

"That's ......"

The conversation between the two was gone.

After walking for a while, the forest road leading to Jinguji Mio's house was completely unlit.

Kyogoku Kukai took out his mobile phone and turned on the flashlight, and the two of them followed the oval light and walked inside.

Halfway through, Jinguji Mio suddenly quickened her pace, and she ran to the front of Kyogoku Kukai, and the light of the flashlight shone on the girl's body and pulled a long shadow.

"Kyogoku-kun," Mio Jinguji's voice carried a memory, "that's how you sent me home before. ”

Kyogoku Kukai also showed a look of reminiscence, when she was a child, there were also no street lights on the road here, and every time she finished dinner, Kyogoku Kukai would send her home with an old-fashioned flashlight.

Every time, Jinguji Mio likes to run into the light of the flashlight. At that time, when she was young, she kept yelling, and told Kyogoku Kukai to run faster so that she could catch her shadow.

Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, Kyogoku Kukai smiled.

"Well, back then...... IT IS INTERESTING. ”

Jinguji Mio walked in front and stepped on his own shadow, and then let out a laugh like a silver bell: "Giggles, you go faster, I can't catch it." ”

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

Kyogoku Kukai picked up his pace slightly.

The girl's laughter was particularly crisp in the starry night.

However, after the two of them trotted for a while, a bright light appeared in front of them.

The old house of the Jinguji Mio family has been well repaired, and the street lamp at the entrance of the front yard is bright and gentle.

The girl gradually slowed down, and when she reached the intersection in the front yard, Kyogoku Kukai put away her phone under the street lamp.

"Sure enough, I still can't step on the shadow." Jinguji Mio muttered.

Walking to the door, Kyogoku Kukai glanced at the girl who hadn't turned around, and asked, "Is there anything you can help with?" ”

She shook her head and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, Kyogoku-kun." ”

"That'...... Then I'll go back first. ”

"Well, be careful on the road."

After Kyogoku Kukai had been walking for a while, his phone vibrated a little.

It's a message from Jinguji Mio: Look up.

Kyogoku Kukai raised his head, only to find that the dark clouds that had been covering him were gradually dissipating, and a bright moon hung in the clouds, like a night light in the dark, gentle and bright.

The phone vibrated again.

Jinguji Mio: The moonlight is so beautiful tonight.