Amamiya Konma was thinking about the same things as Izumi Yuki, the same rules of survival applied in the same steel forest, and the old foxes were thinking the same thing.

Whether it was in the past or now, whether it is the ancestors who lived in the jungle or the white-collar workers who came and went in and out of high-end office buildings, what they pursued was only a better life.

Mio Izumi lies in bed and reads, which is not a common thing.

She is always researching how to run faster and swim with less resistance in the water.

But now with bandages on his feet, even the most lively Waseda sports club ace has to be quiet.

"I don't know what Natsume-kun is doing at this time?"

Tired of reading, she put "The Moon and Sixpence" on the bedside and stretched to look out the window.

"What a nice day!" She said.

Through the window, you can see the rustle of leaves in the breeze outside, and although the sky is hidden by tall buildings, you can still guess that it must be a blue and white afternoon.

Because the sun is just right.

"I really want to go for a walk." Mio Izumi muttered softly, "Whether it's a park or a mall...... If you can be with him, you will be happy no matter what you do on such a sunny day, right? ”

The warm embrace in the infirmary came to mind, it was the first time she had taken the initiative in front of a boy, and the strong hug made her ribs hurt a little at that time.

Then, the self-evident interlocking fingers with Naoki Natsume also came to my heart.

What a warmth in the palm of that hand!

I really want to be held all the time, as if I can't be greedy enough for a lifetime.

Mio Izumi's face suddenly turned slightly red when she thought of this, and she lowered her head to look at her hands on the quilt.

They held each other, thumbs slowly circling each other.

"If it's with me, will Natsume-kun be happy?"

At this time, Mio Izumi finally felt that it was a bit frustrating that she couldn't go out because of her foot injury.

At the same time, in a shopping plaza not far from Tsurumaki in Shinjuku, Naoki Natsume was sitting at a café ordering food.

"A latte and a blue mountain." He said to the waiter, "Blue Mountain with sugar cubes, less milk in the latte." ”

Finding a place to sit down, he placed Asai's bag on the table near the wall and waited.

Since he entered the door, he has attracted the attention of many girls.

They were either seventeen or eighteen years old in JK uniforms, or twenty-seven or eighty-eight dressed in bewitching clothes, but the baptism of time was easily erased when they looked at Naoki Natsume, and all that was left was different and secretly looked at each other.

"That boy is so handsome."

"yes, it's a pity that I have a girlfriend."

They talked about it because of the two cups of coffee on Naoki Natsume's table, and because of the lady's bag that was placed near the wall.

Naoki Natsume didn't speak quietly, and since his strength had recovered, his hearing had become very good.

So he heard the comments of the people around him clearly.

But as for whether his charm is really so attractive, he always feels that it is not real.

Maybe it's the little transparency of the past ten years that makes him think that he is not a boy who will make girls look at him more when he walks on the road!

"What's the matter, a worried expression."

Asai came out of the café's toilet and waved his hand slightly, letting the remaining drops of water evaporate quickly.

Naoki Natsume smiled lightly when he heard this, then shook his head and said, "It's nothing. ”

Asai sat across from him, and Naoki Natsume had already affectionately handed over the sugar cube.

She said thank you and seemed to notice her surroundings...... Most of them are because of the vinegar that the same sex throws.

Scold.

Asai chuckled, very slightly, very slightly, even Naoki Natsume, who was sitting opposite, didn't notice it.

It doesn't feel bad, she thought.

Maybe you can go out with him more in the future.

Just like a rich man marries a beautiful celebrity, he will increase his social interaction, just like satisfying his vanity.

Vanity is superfluous for a maid.

But about Brother Naoki's vanity is a necessity of life-

Your handsomeness, your personality and everything about you are so special!

"Think you're not really a popular person?" Asai seemed to see through his thoughts.

Naoki Natsume pondered, wondering if everything he had now was there or had it changed because of Asai's arrival?

Asai didn't speak, and in her opinion, the charm of Naoki's brother couldn't be explained clearly in a few words...... It wasn't something that could be understood by words, not even by himself.

So she just threw the sugar cube into the coffee cup, brushed the hair of her sideburns with her little finger to prevent it from falling into the cup, lowered her head, and carefully blew the heat of the coffee.

Today, the sun is very good but the temperature is not high, and Asai is wearing a pink down vest, which is not thick, and it is wrapped around the body at this time to make the whole person look small and cute.

The way he stroked the ends of his hair, the way he was afraid of getting hot when he was blowing the heat, looked like a little beast, weak and weak.

Naoki Natsume then remembered that Asai was actually a cat tongue who was afraid of burning.

This is a completely different contrast from ordinary life, and even makes him a little confused, which one is the real shallow well?

Is it a resolute maid, or is it this girl who is afraid of heat now?

Or both?

"I was so blind to you!"

"I haven't said you yet! There are so many problems after cohabitation...... I have nothing to do all day, I will go home at night and you will call one call at a time! ”

Someone at the next table quarreled, a man and a woman, like a couple.

The waiter rushed to persuade the fight, and was splashed with coffee by the angry girl, and the situation was instantly chaotic.

Naoki Natsume and Asai were farther away, unmoved, and didn't speak, probably thinking about their own things.

"Do you say that couples quarrel after a long time together?"

Unexpectedly, it was Asai who opened the mouth first.

Naoki Natsume stared at the latte in front of him, reached out and took the spoon and stirred it gently: "Men and women who have a good impression of each other get along more and more time, and they find that there are too many places to run in in addition to good feelings, so they will quarrel." ”

Asai looked up at him and didn't speak quietly.

This gaze is like the first wind of spring, and it is also like fireworks suddenly rising into the sky in the silence of a summer night.

"Generally speaking, cohabitation will make each other's shortcomings unmistakable." Naoki Natsume thought for a moment and continued, "No two people's habits are exactly the same, just as no two leaves are the same in the world. ”

"What about us?" Asai asked suddenly.

"What?"

Naoki Natsume was slightly stunned.

Before he could speak, the farce over there was nearing its end.

The girl squatted on the ground and cried bitterly, and after the anger was extinguished, the boy compensated the waiter and gave a lot of money.

The waiter is very literate, and he is not angry from beginning to end, but has been persuading peace.

In the end, maybe it was because I remembered the boy's goodness, and the girl cried and cried, saying that she wanted to eat the barbecue from the house when they first met.

The person is gone, and the waiter sighs and picks up the mess.

Sooner or later, this kind of thing will happen to the dry food catering industry, and the most story in the world is that the taxi driver is the waiter.

Naoki Natsume retracted his gaze, and Asai had already drunk the coffee in his cup and wiped his mouth with a napkin.

Small but quick, like a deer drinking water next to a clear spring.

"I want to eat Thai food." Asai said abruptly.