“...... Nine-seven, seven bright moons? ”

"Hmm."

Kamihara Raku took the cup of boiled water and glanced her up and down. Then he looked at the sky behind her, her surroundings and where she was.

That's right, this is my hometown.

But—

"Wait, why are you here?!"

"It's commendable that you didn't recognize me as a sister." Tianhai Qimingyue's voice was clear, probably because her hair was dyed with snow, and her voice was a little colder than usual.

"No, I mean, why are you here?"

"What's so surprising about that?" Snow fell on the hair of the Seven Bright Moons of the Heavenly Sea.

“...... Under normal circumstances, you shouldn't be here anyway. ”

"I'm here for you." She said.

"Looking for me? What are you looking for me for? ”

"Nothing."

“...... Nothing is an answer. "Kamihara Le is very messy, he never expected that Qi Mingyue would find this place the day after he returned to his hometown.

"It's so cold outside, you just came here?"

"Hmm."

"Take the plane to the village bus?"

"Hmm."

Kamihara looked up and saw that it was snowing heavily.

It is rare for this level of snow to fall at the end of November.

On such a cold day and taking the country bus.

Tianhai Qimingyue's hair and coat were also covered with a thick layer of snow and frost.

Although she was curious about how she found this place, it was not at all a problem to let Qi Mingyue stand outside alone, Kamihara Le sighed and got out of the way:

"Come in first, it's cold outside. I'll pour you a cup of hot water to drink. ”

"Hmm."

Kamihara opened the shoe cabinet and found a pair of women's slippers. Tianhai Qimingyue changed into slippers and stepped on the entrance.

"Don't you pat the snow on you?"

"Too lazy to shoot."

“... How can this thing be too lazy to shoot, and your clothes will get wet if they melt it. Kamihara said, but he didn't mean to help her.

It was quiet for a few seconds.

Tianhai Qi Mingyue glanced at him, and then began to lower his head and gently brush off the snowflakes on his body.

Although my grandmother's house does not have air conditioning and heating, the temperature inside is much more comfortable than outside.

There is also a square warming table in the middle of the living room, surrounded by quilts, and equipped with an electric heater in the middle, so you can put your legs in it to keep warm.

Kamihara Le carried a pot of boiling water and sat down at the Tianhai Qimingyue warm table and poured her a cup of hot water.

"Give."

"Thank you."

Tianhai Qi Mingyue took it and glanced at the bookcase in the living room of her grandmother's house.

"Thank you, I'm sorry, Qi Mingyue, you still have to tell me seriously, why are you here, shouldn't you be in school?"

"I explained just now, I just came to look for you."

Tianhai Qi Mingyue held the cup in both hands, and the long hair scattered behind her head and the pure white scarf around her neck made her look a little bigger than usual.

Kamihara Le stared at him:

"From Tokyo to Shikoku?"

"It's a plane ride from Tokyo to Matsuyama City on the island of Shikoku, and then a bus ride from Matsuyama City to Katsuoka-cho, Soonami-gun, Ehime Prefecture."

Well, you also bring your own corrections.

"Then you're sitting so far just to find me?"

"Just to find you."

“......”

The sound in the room was faint, except for the cold wind that poured through the cracks in the window.

The inexplicably cold air made Kamihara Le quickly get up and close the window.

"You've been on good terms with your sister lately." She watched as he was reconstructed in front of her.

"Yes."

“...... Nothing else you want to say? Tianhai Qi Mingyue asked after being silent for a while.

Kamihara Le greeted her with the same eyes and the same beautiful face as Jiu Liuli, and his mood became indescribably complicated.

Qi Mingyue can come here to find herself, which is quite revealing.

"Nope."

“......”

"How did Qi Mingyue find here?"

"Didn't my sister tell you, we knew each other when we were kids."

"But this is my grandmother's house."

"Is your grandmother's house far away from your family in the same village?"

This...

Okay, it seems that Qi Mingyue does know.

"Seven Bright Moons—"

"You don't have to say much, I won't give up."

“...... I didn't mean that, I mean, how do you explain to my mom and uncle about your coming here. ”

"I just said I liked you, so I chased you here."

"Then we're all going to be finished."

Tianhai Qi Mingyue put down the water glass and said calmly: "It may be a good thing for me to let the situation mess up. ”

"Uncle may stand with me and Jiu Liuli."

"Possibly."

"Aren't you afraid that your uncle will forcibly separate you?" Kamihara couldn't help but ask.

"He can't control my sister in this regard, let alone me."

Wow, my aunt and grandmother are so domineering.

"But the uncle definitely doesn't want to see his two daughters jealous because of a boy."

"Logical."

Kamihara Rakuichi: "So...?" ”

"So I'm still not going to change my mind."

“......”

Well, isn't this equivalent to chatting for a long time and not talking about anything!

"Qiming—"

Tianhai Qi Mingyue interrupted him directly, staring at his reflection in the water glass: "Don't think too much, although I admit that I like you a little, but this time I came, you are only one of the reasons." Don't be too presumptuous. ”

......

Kamihara's face was full of doubts: "What? Can you have any other purpose in coming to my hometown? ”

It's weird.

Why do you feel that you suddenly have the idea that Qi Mingyue is deliberately helping herself relieve pressure.

"Of course." Tianhai Qimingyue took a sip of hot water.

"What?"

"I'm mainly here to see my grandmother."

“......”

Kamihara was even more confused.

Like, Qi Mingyue, it's not a big problem if you don't look at your grandmother, right?

Grandma doesn't know you.

"Who says you don't know?" Tianhai Qi Mingyue seemed to know what he was thinking, and while drinking water, one eye appeared from one side.

"Have you seen my grandmother?"

"Oh, I remember someone saying that someone has a particularly good memory? Can't you even remember when I stayed at my grandmother's house? ”

She said... It seems to be true.

"Things happened when I was a kid... Who remembers! Still, I do have a good memory now, well, yes. ”

Tianhai Qi Mingyue directly gave him a roll of the eyes.

At this point, Kamihara can only accept the status quo.

"Forget it, you're here, I'll help you arrange a stay."

"Still have an empty room?"

"Yes."

"If not, it doesn't matter if I sleep with you."

“......”

It's a good straight ball, but it's a pity that I can't catch it.

"Did Jiu Liuli come with you?"

"Brother thinks I'll take my sister?"

"I know you won't, just to confirm. And what about your suitcase? ”

"I didn't bring it."

？

"Where's the clothes?"

"This one."

"Money?" Kamihara was even more surprised, and didn't even see her handbag.

"It's just enough to pay for the journey, and now I have 600 yen left."

Cattle.

This is Shikoku Island by plane from Tokyo.

“...... Auntie, you're really amazing. Have you ever wondered what to do if you don't have enough money halfway? ”

"And the phone, contact you to pick me up."

"What if I don't pick you up?"

"I'm sure you'll pick me up."

......

The calm words of the Seven Bright Moons of the Heavenly Sea made Shen Yuan Le dumbfounded for a long time.

The ordinary sentence of "I believe in you" made him hear the taste of life and death.

She came to Shikoku Island without bringing anything. Does this also mean that she is actually expecting to pick her up?

Inexplicably, a feeling similar to that of Jiuliuli holding himself was derived from his heart.

Obviously, obviously this is just a sentence from Qi Mingyue.

"Believing is believing, but maybe when I go to pick you up, there will be accidents on the way."

Tianhai Qimingyue is still that elegant appearance of drinking tea comfortably, and people who don't know her can also experience an unapproachable temperament from her.

She observed Kamihara's emotions.

"I'll just say casually, I don't know what you're thinking."

The voice was freehand and calm, as if she really thought so, and it sounded quite relaxed. His eyes were also kept on the teacup he held in his hand.

Kamihara Le suddenly lowered his head and smiled, because he knew that this was Qi Mingyue releasing pressure on himself.

Think about it.

Little July's mind is really powerful.

She knew that she couldn't agree to her confession, so she didn't want to push herself too hard and give both of them room to turn.

But if she is likely to promise her, then she will continue this heavy confession.

I just sat there for a while.

Mom woke up, pushed open the bedroom door, put on warm clothes, and walked down from the second floor.

"Ah Le, you didn't make breakfast, if you didn't, let me come-"

Miwa Amami saw the long-haired girl who was sitting opposite Kamihara Raku and nodding to her.

"Good morning."

Kamihara laments!

That's it!

Amami Meihe was stunned for a long time before reacting:

"Nine glasses?"

"That's my sister."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Miwa Amami smiled, "It's been so long, but I didn't expect to recognize it." ”

"It doesn't matter, even if it's a dad, a lot of times it gets confused."

If you have a knack for identifying two sisters, look at your eyes.

There is a little more light in the eyes, and that is Jiuliuli.

A little bit, no emotion, is the seven bright moons.

Kamihara summed up the point in his heart.

But what now?

How does Qi Mingyue explain to her mother?

"Why did Qi Mingyue come here?" Seeing that there was boiling hot water on the warming table, Miwa Tianhai chose to sit on the side of Tianhai Qimingyue.

"After you left, I thought about it carefully, it is still necessary to come back to see Grandma."

Amami Miwa observed something and asked suspiciously, "Sounds like... Qimingyue, do you know my mother? ”

"We met once when I was a kid."

"Huh?! Did you see it as a child? ”

"Yes, I did."

"I hadn't heard of it before, and I don't know." Amami Miwa first glanced at the Seven Bright Moons of the Heavenly Sea, and then looked at Shen Yuanle.

Mom, don't look at me, I don't know.

"Brother forgot, aunt... I didn't know what was going on with my aunt at the time, but I didn't see you. ”

"So, you met when you were kids?"

"Yes, my sister and I both know my brother."

Amami Miwa suddenly became interested and continued to ask:

"How long, exactly? Do you remember Qi Mingyue? ”

"Twelve years ago."

"Twelve years ago... You should have been three or four years old at the time, amazing, you can still remember. ”

"My mom and my sister and I were here for a tour, and it's a very new hotel."

"Oh! That's right," Tianhai Mihe seemed to remember something, "There is indeed a tourist project on the pier, and there is also an activity to pick oranges in the orchard, many people came here for vacation at that time, and the largest inn is called... What's it called—"

Tianhai Seven Bright Moon: "Claim Hotel." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, that's it, this is still a house that outsiders bought in the village and has been renovated for many years. When it was built, everyone thought that the hotel would be at a loss. ”

When Miwa Amami heard this, she was even more convinced that Qi Mingyue had met with Kamihara Le when she was a child.

"I want to think about it... You know, I guess it was what happened when I sent Ah Le and Ah Ling to their grandmother for foster care for a while, and their father and I were busy looking for work in the city, so we couldn't see each other. ”

Tianhai Qimingyue nodded slightly: "Yes." I also received a favor from my grandmother once, when I injured my foot, and my grandmother helped me with ointment and bandages. My brother was there at the time, and he carried me to the house. ”

Kamihara was puzzled on the side: Is there one? I have also carried Qimingyue before?!

"Well, that seems to be the right thing, the time and the situation are right." Miwa Amami was quite happy.

"I just don't know if my grandmother still remembers me."

"This one...... Haha, yesterday I showed her a photo of you and Jiu Liuli, I guess I grew up, I didn't think about it for a while, maybe you can remember it if you talk to her...... By the way, Qi Mingyue, you should also say when you come, Ah Lehao and I will pick you up. ”

"It's okay, I didn't remember this until my aunt left, and it was also a temporary idea. I'm a little embarrassed to tell you. ”

Kamihara was on the verge of vomiting blood as he listened.

Anyone can say I'm sorry, you don't have Qimingyue!

"Did Shiori know you were here?"

"I know, I explained the reason to my father, and he told me to pay more attention to safety."

"That's good, that's good... Why didn't you see Jiuliuli? ”

"My sister has a bunch of things to deal with at school, and the club also needs her to take care of it, so this time it's just me, and it can be regarded as an official meeting with my grandmother."

"That's a pity, but there's still a lot of time to meet in the future, so there's no hurry." Miwa Amami said with a smile, "I was busy covering my mother's cabbage with a film last night for the winter, and I only woke up now." After breakfast, we are also going to the city hospital, so Qi Mingyue will come with us. By the way, you seem to have just arrived, do you want to take a break? ”

"No, I made up for sleep on the plane."

"That's good," Tianhai Meihe was about to get up, "I'll go prepare breakfast first, Qi Mingyue, you can chat with Ah Le for a while, it'll be fine right away." ”

"I'm tired of my aunt."

"It's all family, you're welcome."

......

There were only two people left at the warm table.

Shen Yuan Le lowered his voice and asked towards the seven bright moons of the heavenly sea, "Can you explain this clearly?" ”

"I'm just stating the facts."

Kamihara was a roll of his eyes.

I almost believed it.

Soon after, Ah Ling also woke up.

Not surprisingly, she was shocked by the arrival of the Seven Bright Moons of the Heavenly Sea.

"You, you, you—"

"Huh?"

"The ghost is not gone!"

My mother was on the side, although she didn't show anything, but she was still secretly saying that Qi Mingyue was a fox, and the ghost was not gone.

You can see it anywhere.

During the meal, the two also intrigued under the warm table.

Tianhai Qimingyue sat at the table opposite him. I don't know if she has any bad intentions, or if Ah Ling just said that she was a fox and made her angry, deliberately stimulating Ah Ling. He always put his feet in black stockings on his lap.

Ah Ling didn't do it, so he used his feet to stop her.

Soon a scene of two beautiful girls kicking each other expressionlessly under the warm table was formed.

Any slight expression on the face is a protracted battle.

Mom was quiet when she was there, and Mom went to get things together, and they made a lot of noise under the table.

Kamihara didn't know how many times he had been injured by the rivalry between the two.

But he couldn't interject.

... Sure enough, women are trouble.

At ten o'clock in the morning, several people were ready to go out.

Walk through the cabbage field in front of the door. In the distance, the empty fields and the ridges of the mountains are intertwined with the colors of snow and trees.

Endless whiteness.

Telephone poles, wires, and roofs are stacked with a thick layer of snow.

"The snow fell a little early this year." Kamihara said.

"Hmph, there are a lot of foxes on snowy days."

“......”

At 10:15 a.m., I waited for the bus to the city.

There were many old acquaintances in the village sitting on it, and as soon as they got on the bus, my mother greeted the neighbors with a smile.

The content of the chat is nothing more than polite words after meeting, and there is also emotion that Kamihara Le and Kamihara Suzu have grown so big.

Ah Ling didn't care about this, and as soon as he got in the car, he pulled Kamihara Le and himself to sit down.

I also picked the last row.

"What?"

"I want to sleep, I haven't woken up, you let me lean on for a while."

"Okay, okay."

Tianhai Qimingyue sat in the penultimate row of the bus, that is, in front of Kamiharaku.

She was much quieter now, and kept looking out the window at the scenery along the village.

Her eyes reflected the snow-white pictures that were fading away, as if she was simply looking at the scenery in a daze, and as if she was falling into a distant memory that she couldn't extricate herself from.

Ah Ling quickly fell asleep.

While touching Suzu's head on his lap, Kamihara Le also observed the side face of Tianhai Qimingyue from behind.

After staring at her side face for a long time, you will be surprised to feel that a strand of hair on her forehead, an eyelash, a small tip of her nose, a little bit of heat emanating from her face, are all beautiful.

As the vehicle moves, telephone poles, trees, snowdrifts, empty mountain fields, distant mountain ridges... These scenes are constantly passing around her silhouette, and between the lakes and lakes, there is an illusion that she is also transparent.

Snow-colored transparency.

Her charming beauty makes people look at it for a long time.

Part of the girl's face is reflected in the windowpane, which obscures some of the twilight scenery along the way.

At first glance, it looks distant and ethereal, but when you look closely, her upright facial features, eyelashes, and the scenery reflected in her sky-blue eyes are extraordinarily clear and real......

Someone wanted to call her by name to confirm that she really existed.

Kamihara Le Ghost picked up his mobile phone and took a photo of Tianhai Qimingyue looking at the twilight scene in the snow.

Kacha snorted.

Freeze frame.

The color of the photo is perfect, and the composition can be called a professional art photo.

Half girl, half transparent windowpane, the glass reflects the outline of the girl's transparent face, but also reflects the snowy twilight outside the car window.

It's not an exaggeration to get this photo as a fashion poster in any magazine.

The sound of taking pictures was heard by Tianhai Qi Mingyue, she just turned her head, and then kept her previous movements as if she hadn't heard it.

Tianhai Qi Mingyue picked up the phone shortly after.

[Candid shots?] ]

[No, I just think it's good-looking, it's a pity not to take a picture] Kamihara replied with his mobile phone.

[No matter how well it is beautified, this is still a candid shot]

[... If you want to think so, you can also plan to call the police? ]

[I just think what's the point of slapping your face, come to my bedroom today, I'll teach you to take pictures]

Kamihara stared at this sentence three or four times, and after confirming that he had not misunderstood, he suddenly raised his head.

What I saw was the cold and delicate side face of the seven bright moons of the sky and sea.

[Got a feeling?] ]

[...... No. ]

Kamihara Rakusho helped Suzu, who had fallen asleep on his lap, up.

......

Grandma's excision surgery was performed today.

There is also a waiting time after arriving at the hospital.

After the old lady saw a few people come to see her again, she was naturally very happy, and Ah Ling also called the old man quite comfortable with her grandmother.

Grandma was quite surprised by the arrival of the seven bright moons in the sky and sea.

Although the old man has been in the countryside for most of his life, there are many people who can see it, and he can also see the unique temperament of Tianhai Qimingyue.

At first glance, it is a ladies who know how to read and are courteous.

The movements and demeanor are very polite, and it makes people feel comfortable when they look at it.

"I can call you a girl, right?"

"Well, grandma doesn't need to see outside, just feel free."

"Good boy."

After that, Miyoko Kamihara and Tianhai Qimingyue chatted for a long time, and the general content was about how to get along with their daughters, grandsons, and granddaughters.

Tianhai Qi Mingyue replied fluently, and also faintly said that she came here this time to see the old man's side, and also brought gifts, a finely carved platinum bracelet and a book of strange stories.

The old man likes it so much.

Before entering the operating room, the old man deliberately said to Kamihara:

"This girl is good, she can talk, she looks very beautiful, and she will give gifts."

"Doesn't it feel too cheap?" Kamihara asked.

Instead, my grandmother said that she didn't like anything too valuable, and that it would be cheesy if it was gold, or inlaid with diamonds or gemstones. She can't stand it, silver or platinum is good, in line with her heart, but not so valuable!

"That girl seems to know that I like to read that book? What did you tell her? ”

Kamihara could only reply that there was no.

He thought about it.

"It was probably in the morning that she came to your grandmother's house and saw your bookcase."

"Attentive."

Grandma complimented again, and then went into the operating room.

The operation is a minor operation, and failure is naturally a very unlikely thing.

But my grandmother still had to stay in the hospital for a few days for observation after surgery.

After the operation, my grandmother was also in good spirits, and although she was always thinking about what surgery to do, she still accepted the situation honestly.

After the operation, Tianhai Qimingyue chatted with her grandmother for a long time, and when Shenyuan Le returned to the ward, she could always see her grandmother Lele.

Originally, it was nothing, and everyone liked it.

But it wasn't until before leaving, that my grandmother called Kamihara Le into the room alone, and took his hand and put it on Tianhai Qimingyue's hand, and things suddenly went wrong.

......

“......？”