When Tetsufumi Hirakawa returned home, it was getting late.

In the dim blue-gray night, the lights were already on in the neighbors' homes on the street.

The light shines through the windows and mixes with the street lights to illuminate the road ahead.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked to the door and took out the key from his bag.

The key was shaking and clanging, and in the dim light, a white cat could be seen hanging on it—the one that Kuda-sensei had given him this morning.

After opening the door, Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked into the house and turned on the light in the hallway. The light dispelled the darkness and illuminated the figure of a certain white cat.

Michael, as always, crouched at the entrance after hearing the sound.

"I'm back."

He shouted softly to the white cat who welcomed him back, and squatted down to change his shoes in response to the cat's response.

After getting up, he looked at the cat sitting in front of him, and after thinking about it, Tetsufumi Hirakawa held the key in the air and placed it in front of the cat's eyes.

"Look, it's you."

"Meow."

The white cat barked in bewilderment, staring at the charm on the key.

After a moment, it tilted its head and opened its mouth, revealing its sharp teeth.

"Stop—"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa withdrew his hand, and the key clanged again as it shook.

"This isn't for you to bite into."

The other hand patted it lightly on the head.

The white cat closed its mouth and tilted its head, its amber eyes full of confusion - if it had such emotions.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at it like this, smiled, ignored it, and walked up to the entrance.

After that, Tetsufumi Hirakawa returned to his room and changed into his teacher's uniform.

It was nearly seven o'clock, and he hadn't bought dinner, so tonight he decided to do it himself.

Japanese food is still different, and even though I grew up here in this life and am used to eating it somewhat, I still occasionally think of some of the flavors of the previous life.

This is also one of the reasons why Tetsufumi Hirakawa is such a lazy person, but he has never given up cooking by himself.

In the kitchen, Tetsufumi Hirakawa quietly watched the oil smoke rising from the pot, drifting into the air, and then becoming a vortex in the low roar of the smoke machine and being inhaled.

Some long-awaited, blurry, fog-like images also came to mind. This is the memory of the previous life.

It's ......

I wanted to sigh two sentences, but this emotion had just come to mind, and before I could change from emotion to words, Tetsufumi Hirakawa noticed that something was wrong.

His face suddenly became serious.

Reminiscing about the past is something that only older people like to do.

No, he's only 22 years old, so he can't have this kind of thinking about the past.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa immediately dispersed the thoughts in his mind.

So, what should be recalled at the age of 22?

Well...... If you want to say that, it must be a beautiful girl, right?

“……”

Not quite right.

After cooking, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was sitting at the table, fell into deep thought again.

I don't remember where I saw it, but it seems to have this sentence:

"If a person tries to pretend to be young, then it proves that the person is indeed old."

Muttering to himself, after saying this, Tetsufumi Hirakawa gradually lost his expression after a few seconds of silence.

Damn, it was right.

In any case, the experience of the previous life cannot be erased, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa is more ...... than the general perception of 22 years old Well...... Mature, yes, mature a little.

No matter how unwilling you are, you can't change this fact.

But......

After pondering for a while, Tetsufumi Hirakawa comforted himself in his heart.

There's also a saying that "a man is a teenager until he dies", right? So he, who is a little more mature than 22 years old, is not wrong to advertise himself as a teenager.

It's like a man no matter what age he is, he can't resist a young beautiful girl-

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa suddenly laughed at the thought in his mind at the moment.

The idea of entertaining oneself should also be stopped in moderation, and for now, let's have dinner.

In other words, being able to entertain himself so much is also one of the proofs of his youthful mentality, right?

This is Tetsufumi Hirakawa's last thought on this topic.

——

After dinner, I went to take a shower, and it was not too early when everything was over.

The night was thick and there was a dark curtain outside the window.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa chooses to. But before that, he stood in front of a bookshelf full of books, ready to pick a book to read.

He has read most of them, whether it is the previous life or this life, the literature department has read a lot.

It seems that it is necessary to go to the bookstore when to see.

Looking at the collection of books on the shelves, which are basically quite familiar, this thought flashed through Hirakawa Tetsufumi's mind.

Now just pick a random copy that you haven't read.

His gaze swept over the neatly arranged spine, and eventually, his gaze rested on a book with a bright yellow cover.

I don't know what the reason is, maybe it's the idea at the dinner table about "no matter what age a man is, he can't resist a young beautiful girl".

In short, Tetsufumi Hirakawa took out the book, "Lolita", which is called "Lolita" in English.

This book is the origin of the word "loli".

——

Lying on the bed, with his phone next to him, he opened the new book cover and skipped the preface - this is the reading habit of Tetsufumi Hirakawa, and he is used to reading the preface after reading the book.

His gaze came to the text, which begins, the most well-known passage in the book "Lolita":

"Lolita is the light of my life, the fire of my desires, but also my sin, my soul. Lo-Leigh-Ta; The tip of the tongue has to be moved down from the roof of the palate three times, and then gently pressed against the teeth a third time: Lo-Li-Ta. ”

"In the morning, she is Luo ......"

However, as soon as I saw this, the mobile phone next to me vibrate.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa silently put the book next to him.

Light up the screen and take a look.,It's LINE's message.,And the source of the message is-

Shiori Shinohara.

“……”

Well, what is the purpose of looking for him at this point in time?

Tetsufumi Hirakawa opened the chat interface suspiciously and looked at it.

Shinohara: Mr. Hirakawa.

Hirakawa: Shinohara-san, what's wrong?

As soon as the message is sent, it becomes "read" in seconds.

Shinohara: Nothing.

Hirakawa: Nothing, you mean?

Shinohara: Let's just test it.

Hirakawa: Let's try it? What to test?

Shinohara: Let's test Mr. Hirakawa's absence.

Hirakawa: ......

Tetsufumi Hirakawa blinked suspiciously.

Hirakawa: Well, is it necessary to try this?

Shinohara: Yes.

Hirakawa: Okay.

Hirakawa: I don't know much about it, but have you finished trying it now?

Shinohara: Well, I tried it.

Hirakawa: So......

Shinohara: Mr. Hiragawa, excuse me.

Hirakawa: It's okay.

Shinohara:Good night, Mr. Hirakawa.

Hirakawa: Well, good night Shinohara-san, too.

The sudden and inexplicable chat ended like this.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa took one last look at the message sent to him by the girl, and his eyes were focused on "good night".

After looking at it for a while, I suddenly laughed.

I had no idea what the girl was thinking.

Because it's the first time I've added line, I have to ask, okay?

The girl's mind is really incomprehensible.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa pressed the phone, put it next to him, and picked up the book again.

"In the morning, she was Lo, ordinary Lo, wearing a sock and straightening her body four feet and ten inches long. She's Lola in baggy pants. At school, she was Dolly. At the time of the official signing, she was Dololes. But in my arms, she will always be Lolita. ”

“……”

In the quiet room, only the occasional "bang" page turning sound remained.

It's dark at night.