Summer vacation is coming to an end.

As soon as the wind competition ended on August 26, it was only 5 days before the start of school in September.

In the past few days, Tetsufumi Hirakawa has been staying at home, guarding the last tranquility alone.

I don't have a job, I don't have to go to the wind club, I just read books, play with my mobile phone, and accompany my cat every day.

The three kittens are more than four months old, and the cats at this stage are becoming more and more playful, energetic and actionable, and can run to almost every corner of the house - Tetsufumi Hirakawa's home is really suitable for peek-a-boo.

Plus the stairs that once held back these kittens are now lost. Therefore, except for the storage room on the third floor, which has been locked all year round, the first and second floors have completely collapsed.

Even if Tetsufumi Hirakawa stays in the room, he can hear the cats playing outside the door, sometimes the door is not closed, and when he enters the bedroom, he can pick up three cats on the bed.

The shovel officer's bed is the cat's second nest, and that's probably it.

However, the existence of these cats has indeed made Hirakawa Tetsufumi's house a lot more lively, and it has also made Hirakawa Tetsufumi feel a lot more at ease.

If it weren't for them, in the empty and quiet home, with his current state of mind, he would probably really be more irritable.

Because, at noon when it was raining, the white world, Shiori Shinohara's words, mixed with the sound of rain, also broke into his dreams from time to time.

"In Shiori's opinion, Hirakawa-sensei is really terrible."

"I suddenly felt like I had nothing more to say."

"Since your dream woke up and you don't think you should continue, then you don't need to continue, just listen to you, and you don't need to apologize."

“……”

The sound of the rain, the raindrops falling stirred up white water, and the world was drowned.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa woke up from such a dream.

The torrential rain three days ago washed over Tokyo and washed the sky. By this time it was already over, the clouds had dispersed and returned to the blue sky, and the sun was shining brightly.

When the curtain was opened, Tetsufumi Hirakawa narrowed his eyes.

When he had adjusted to the sunlight, he turned and walked out of the room.

Outside the room there are two cats, one black and one white, Chimera and Jiabairi.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa squatted down, looked at them as they were fighting, scratched their heads, then got up and walked downstairs.

"Whoa—"

In the bathroom, he turned on the faucet, took a glass of water, squeezed the toothpaste with his toothbrush, stared at him in the bust, and began to brush his teeth.

After washing, go to breakfast, porridge with pickles, and a poached egg.

While eating, Jia Baili and Chimera ran from the second floor to the kitchen, and started playing next to him again, touching the table legs and scratching the other cat's tail.

Later, Impermanence came to join in the fun, and the two cats began to chase him again.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa also happened to have breakfast at this time, and he was too lazy to wash the dishes, so after putting it in the sink, he walked to the living room, sat down on the sofa, and picked up the unfinished book from the coffee table.

No sooner had he opened than he had flipped through the bookmark, and Michael walked over to the couch to the side and climbed into his lap.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa put his hand down, elbows against its limp body, and used it as a support to read.

The three kittens don't know where they've gone, and the living room is quiet again.

"Wow-"

There is only the sound of flipping books.

It's just that......

If I'm not mistaken, I should have read this book for three days, right?

“……”

After only a dozen pages, Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at the book that was just over half of the page, and he began to get irritable again.

Clip the bookmark, close the book, and place the coffee table.

After that, Tetsufumi Hirakawa lay back on the couch, his hand following Michael's fur, and began to do nothing in the midst of his lazy meow.

I remember being right about the first two days, so I never finished reading this book.

Why?

In my mind, the dream before waking up today began to appear again...... It shouldn't be said that dreams are just another repetition of reality, an invasion of dreams by memories.

It was to remind him that he cared about this matter very much, no matter how much he pretended to ignore it, no matter how much he wanted to sink it into the depths of the ocean of memory, it would float up from the deepest part and reappear in his memory.

The human heart is indeed a very complex thing.

He wanted to end, and Shiori Shinohara, as he wished, ended up with him, and things went according to plan, and the goal was achieved perfectly.

However......

Now that it's really over, he's tossing and turning because of it, what is that?

In the final analysis, is it because he only broke off the relationship, but not the emotion?

The emotions continue in his heart even after the relationship ended.

No matter how much Tetsufumi Hirakawa wants to deny it, he has to admit it: as a teacher, he likes his student, Shiori Shinohara.

After all, dream-like memories are not dreams in the actual sense, and everything that happens after being hypnotized is more romantic than reality, and not as false as dreams.

It really happened and went deep into the bone marrow, whether it was a sweet kiss or a soft body, I can't forget it.

So he can't forget his feelings for Shiori Shinohara.

- Holding hands, hugging, kissing, for the first time, it all belonged to this girl.

And, although there is no confirmed relationship, Shiori Shinohara is his first love, and even though it has only been a few days — from August 9, the night of the festival, to August 14, when he wakes up, it is absolutely fine.

Shiori Shinohara was indeed the first person to be with him.

But......

It all makes no sense anymore.

There could be no more absurd continuation between the two.

So—

In the next time, adjust your mentality, don't wait until November, obviously I have promised not to live up to Mr. Kuda again, but at that time, I was still thinking about another person. ’

That's too bad.

Looking up at the ceiling and combing Michael's hair in his hands, Tetsufumi Hirakawa made a decision.

It must be adjusted, there is no room for it.

……

"Ding Dong."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was still sitting in the living room in a daze, suddenly heard the doorbell ringing outside his door.

Michael meowed lazily, triggering a reflex and consciously getting up from his lap. Walk to the side and lie down again.

However, before Tetsufumi Hirakawa could react, he came back to his senses, withdrew his gaze from the ceiling, and looked at the entrance with a bit of a blank look.

Who's coming?

Kuda-sensei?

Thinking like this, he got up from the sofa in his slippers and walked to the entrance.

He opened the door.

The bright sunshine and the blue sky after the rainstorm are dazzling in the background.

And below, there are ......

With a delicate face and a gorgeous black gothic lolita dress, such a girl.

Her cold face, expressionless, like a doll, holding a pitch-black umbrella.

“……”

“……”

The umbrella was raised slightly, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa met the gaze of the person under the umbrella.

"Greetings to those who have signed an eternal covenant with this body, good day."

Holding an umbrella, she gently lifted the hem of her long skirt with one hand, and the girl pretended to say hello to him in a deep voice.

“……”

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was in a daze for nearly ten seconds, and during this time, the girl's posture remained the same.

“…… Amamiya-san, why are you here? After being in a daze, Tetsufumi Hirakawa's gaze gradually approached helplessness, and he asked.

A night in the rainy palace that I hadn't seen during the summer vacation, suddenly appeared at the door of my house...... I didn't expect it.

However, Amamiya did not reply, but ......

The body that remained motionless finally moved.

She lowered the hem of her skirt she was lifting, and then, grabbing the handle of the umbrella, threw it upward, and the umbrella that was still closed in her hand immediately flew upward.

However, at the moment when the umbrella left her hand, she pressed the closing button of the umbrella, and the moment the umbrella began to rotate because of the uneven force on the umbrella surface—

"Peng."

The umbrella is closed.

After a quarter of a week of spinning in the air, the umbrella was tossed to its highest point and began to fall under gravity.

During the fall, the umbrella was still spinning, until the moment it fell into his hand, the umbrella was rotating exactly half a circle, and Amamiya Ye's left hand grabbed the end of the umbrella surface.

Then, the umbrella is collected, the right hand is handsomely stretched out, and the handle of the umbrella is easily closed, as if the sword is in the sheath.

“……”

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was silent in the midst of this flowing and one-way move.

Amamiya spoke in the night.

"How is Mr. Hirakawa doing lately?"

“…… Ok, probably. ”

"I couldn't visit for a long time because of trivial matters, but after I got out today, I came quickly."

“…… Let's talk about it first. ”

"Lots of interruptions."

Amamiya lifted the hem of her skirt again, bent her knees slightly, and bowed.

……

Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked into the entrance and prepared slippers for Amamiya Night.

Amamiya takes off her shoes, revealing her little feet wrapped in black socks, and she puts on her slippers.

Bian began to explain:

"Mr. Hirakawa, in fact, I told you on the line that I was going to come today, but you don't seem to have received it, and the message has never been read."

“…… Is it? ”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was about to walk to the kitchen, looked back at Amamiya, who nodded.

“…… Maybe not, sorry. ”

"It's okay." Amamiya said very casually, and then, without any restraint, went to the living room on his own.

By the time Tetsufumi Hirakawa took two glasses of water and came to the living room, the white cat had already been held in his arms by Amamiya Night on the sofa.

"Let's have a glass of water."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa handed one of the cups to the girl who was already a little sweaty on the place-

In this kind of summer, I still wear this kind of lolita skirt with a large coverage area and heavy fabric, and it is the sun outside, so it is strange not to sweat.

"Thank you, Mr. Hirakawa."

"It's fine."

Amamiya let go of the two hands holding the cat, and took the water cup handed to her by Tetsufumi Hirakawa with both hands, so Michael, who was out of control, took this opportunity to jump out with a "meow" and ran to the floor next to him, looking at Amamiya Ye vigilantly.

“……”

“……”

Amamiya Ye, who was holding a water cup in both hands, kept his posture unchanged, puffed out his face, and looked at the cat.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa sat down on the side a little helplessly and took a sip of water.

Obviously, Amamiya was the first person to discover Michael, but as a result, until now, this cat has never been close to Amamiya Night.

If anything, it may be because this girl once forced Michael to sign some strange contract that left a psychological shadow on the cat?

Guessing, then, after gently placing the water cup on the coffee table, Tetsufumi Hirakawa spoke up and broke the confrontation between Amamiya and the cat.

"By the way, Amamiya-san, what do you want to do today? If you want to see Jia Baili's three kittens...... They should now be on the second floor. ”

“……”

Amamiya reluctantly looked away from Michael's departing back, and then replied in a somewhat aggrieved tone.

"Because I haven't seen them for too long, I want to come and meet them, and, by the way, see how Mr. Hirakawa is doing recently."

“…… I'm fine, cats, I'll bring them down from the second floor. ”

“……”

Amamiya didn't answer him, because she was holding the water glass in both hands at the moment, taking small sips of water.

After drinking, she placed the cup on the coffee table and nodded slightly.

"I'm sorry for Mr. Hirakawa."

"It's okay." Tetsufumi Hirakawa said.

If you haven't seen each other in a summer vacation, it's normal to come and see the cat once.

He got up and went upstairs, and then, succeeding, finding three kittens lying together on his bed—Michael was too, spread out on the pillow on which the catcake lay on him.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked over, one in one hand, and picked up Michael and Chimera in the midst of their meows—as if Mama-san was forcing her young lady to pick up the guests—

Inexplicable associations.

When he walked out of the room, a cat was impermanence on the bed, probably feeling unaccompanied by a cat, and also meowed out of bed and followed him down.

"Alright, Amamiya-san."

Walking to the first floor and putting the cat down, Amamiya Ye couldn't wait to come over, squatted down, and put his head in front of the two cats who had just landed - impermanence was slower, and it was still on the stairs.

"Hello, long time no see." The second girl talks to them,

"Meow~"

"Meow?"

Two cat meows of different tones, the two cats tilted their heads left and right, staring at Amamiya night, but they did not run away like their mother Michael.

"You're all so old."

Amamiya compared her little hand to the size of a cat. The kitten was supposed to grow fast, and she hadn't seen her for two months.

"Meow~"

"Meow?"

"Meow—"

Impermanence also arrived, and three kittens of different colors stood in front of Amamiya Ye, looking at the girl curiously.

It seems that they get along well, and the kitten who hasn't experienced signing a contract hasn't experienced the fear of being dominated by Amamiya Night-

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at Amamiya Night, who had already played with them, and then, without disturbing, walked towards the sofa.

He sat back on the sofa and listened to the words of the middle two of Amamiya in his ear from time to time - "Presumably, after all these times, you who have grown up are also ready to accept the glory of this body and sign a contract with this body. ”

"Then, Jia Baili, step forward!"

“……”

Listening to the cat's meows from time to time, I silently flipped through the book that I hadn't finished for three days.

Time just passed, and in the midst of all the noise, Tetsufumi Hirakawa was able to break away from some kind of irritating thought, and he managed to immerse himself in the book.

If you are alone for too long, your thoughts will inevitably drift to the sky, but a noisy environment can prevent your thoughts from diverging at will.

In this way, Amamiya came at night and it was not bad.

After reading for an unknown amount of time, Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt thirsty, held the book in one hand, stretched out the other, and took the cup of water he had drunk on the coffee table earlier.

At the same time, I was reluctant to take my eyes off the book and kept my eyes on the writing.

Even if you raise your head to drink water, you have to hold up a book to read.

After drinking slowly, Tetsufumi Hirakawa slowly put down the book. And then—

I don't know when, in the time he didn't notice, Amamiya Night came to him.

Bending over, the little face came to him.

"Mr. Hirakawa, I've been looking at you for a long time, and I found that you seem to have something on your mind."

“……”

The girl with keen perception didn't know how to find this and looked at him with concerned eyes.

It's nice to be cared for, it's just that the posture is terrible.

Bending over, the neckline of Lolita's long dress falls and is in full view.

neck, collarbone, and......

The small white vest wrapped around the flat chest and looked soaked with a little sweat.

“…… Burst. ”

A tiny stream of water spilled out from the corner of Tetsufumi Hirakawa's mouth and slid in a parabola towards the girl's neckline.

Along the fair skin, go down, and go deep into the slight undulations.

It's even worse.

“……”

"Cough, cough, cough—"

The living room followed with the sound of Tetsufumi Hirakawa choking on water.