Akina Nakamori sat on the sofa at home, holding a purple and cyan pillow tightly in her arms, frowning and looking at her friend who was playing puzzles on the sofa next to her. After pondering for a while, he pouted and calmly said to his friend: "Today, Zi-chan, you said, two people who have never met a few times, will the other party wait for you outside on a cold night every day for you?" ”

Thinking of the experience that the assistant Shanako told her a few days ago, that day because she was going to participate in a show, because her script was forgotten at home, she had no choice but to ask the assistant to go home and help her pick it up, but when Shanako arrived downstairs, she found the lights in the corridor, and after entering, she also found that there was a man sitting on the stairs reading a book, the floor of the stairs was dark, and the man also looked at her when she entered, and Shanako described the man's appearance and expression to Akina Nakamori.

Akina Nakamori immediately knew that it was Kamatike Keiichi, and later, she didn't know why she wanted to finish her work quickly and get home, maybe because of fatigue, maybe because she wanted to see Kamaike Keiichi.

But when she returned to the apartment, there was no fox in the corridor, and the lights had been repaired. Looking at the door opposite, she plucked up the courage to meet Kamachi Keiichi, but looking at his indifferent appearance, she couldn't ask anything, so she could only choose to stay and read, but every time she was by his side, she would forget all her troubles and always feel very warm.

Looking at Akina Nakamori who was distracted in front of her, Kyoko Koizumi got up and sat down next to her, wrapped her arms around Akina Nakamori, and found that Akina Nakamori was staring at a book.

"Ming Cai-chan, do you owe something to someone? People have been waiting for you." Kyoko Koizumi laughed.

looked at "The Man Who Stole the Shadow" in his hand, Akina Nakamori hurriedly shook his head and said, "I don't owe anything....."

Finding that Akina Nakamori was still stunned, Koizumi Kyoko was a little curious, squinting at Akina Nakamori.

"That guy is a man."

"Eh, how do you know? ..... Ah~, what are you thinking, this expression. Akina Nakamori turned her head to look at the strange expression on her friend's face.

"If Akina-chan doesn't owe that man, then he must be a fan of Akina who likes Akina, but well, looking at Akina-chan like this, you won't be fascinated by him." Koizumi's mouth curled.

"Ah~, is this 'like'." Akina Nakamori muttered to herself, her eyes unconsciously looking at the book in her hand.

"Why does Akina-chan always look at this book in a daze, could it be that this book was given by that guy?"

"Ah~, no, it's not." Hiding the book behind the pillow, Akina Nakamori looked at her friend in surprise.

Seeing that Akina Nakamori didn't want to mention it, Koizumi didn't want to ask, "Eh, Akina sauce, I'm about to starve to death, on the first day of the new year, the two of us had the same illness and didn't go home, I didn't come to you to see you in a daze, hurry up and let me taste your cooking skills." She shook the Akina sauce in front of her with all her might.

"Oooh...., I'll get it right away." Akina Nakamori woke up and broke free from Kyoko Koizumi's bear hug and walked to the kitchen, where Koizumi collapsed on the sofa with a grin.

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I don't know since when, when it became a habit for a person to go out, always hoping that time would slow down, this is true for work, grocery shopping, and upstairs.

Ka Chi Teiichi gently went upstairs, put the bag on the ground, looked at the snowflakes outside, and fumbled for the key from his coat pocket. Suddenly, there was the sound of the door opening behind him.

When Ka Chi Hui turned around, he thought it was Akina Nakamori, but gradually found out that it was a woman with sunglasses and a face.

Noticing Kamaike Teruichi's gaze, Koizumi Kyoko was a little puzzled, "Is Akina-chan's neighbor a very young man?" ”

"Today's Zi-chan, you forgot to take the food box I made, aren't you hungry when you go back at night?" Akina Nakamori's voice came from the room, and Kamaike Keiichi continued to look at the girl opposite calmly.

"Is there something wrong? Mr. Koizumi tilted her head and gestured.

"I said, didn't you hear me call you?" Akina Nakamori walked out of the hallway with a box and saw Kamaike Teiichi looking back.

Pu Chihui didn't speak, his eyes staggered, he turned his head and opened the door of his house without saying a word, and lifted the bag on the ground again.

"Don't you know each other? Nor is it a fan of Akina either. Koizumi thought to herself and took what Akina Nakamori handed her.

"Ah~, thank you so much, I'll finish it."

Akina Nakamori looked at Kyoko Koizumi, who had walked into the elevator, and then at the closed door opposite, and naturally closed the door and returned home.

Looking at "The Man Who Stole the Shadow" unfolded on the sofa, she unconsciously smiled all over her face, as if she saw something happy. Sitting on the sofa for a while, he calmed down his emotions and decisively picked up the book and got up.

"Knock~knock~knock."

As soon as Kamachi opened the door, he saw Akina Nakamori standing shyly outside.

"Puchi-kun, don't mind." Akina Nakamori raised the book in her hand and asked with a smile.

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"Didn't the Ming family come to friends?" Ka Chi Teiichi looked at Akina Nakamori, who was reading seriously under the lamp, and looked like a student who was studying.

"Oh~, she left, didn't Puchi-kun see it?"

"Hmm~, didn't Akina come home on the first day of the new year?" Kamachi found a book on the shelf and took it down.

Akina Nakamori's expression was a little helpless, "Me? I only have two days off, so I'm ....., but Kamaike-kun is not alone at home. ”

Pu Chi Huiyi didn't speak, sat down on the other side of the desk, and opened the "Blue Bird" in his hand.

I don't know how long it took, looking at the lonely way of looking at the book in front of him, Akina Nakamori wanted to comfort him, "Ka Chi-kun looks like a person with a story, can you tell me some stories?" ”

Pu Chihui closed the book, raised his head to look at the lamp on the table, and spoke calmly.

Once upon a time there was a young man

That teenager was always hurt by others

Just because the boy is very simple

People always deceived and betrayed him

But one day

The boy meets a wolf in the mountains

The wolf plucked out an eyebrow and said

"Try to put this silver eyebrow in front of your eyes and look at others, and you will see people's true faces"

Treacherous monkey, cunning fox

Abominable pig insidious raccoon

The boy saw that there was no real person in the world

The boy plans to leave to live in a place where real people live

But there's no place like that anywhere

So in the end, the boy lived alone and died

Akina Nakamori looked at the person in front of him and thought of the way Kabayeichi was sitting on the stairs before, when the light shone his lonely shadow on the wall.

There was a long silence in the room, and the two men reopened the books in their hands.

"If you still want to read a book, you are always welcome." Put the "Blue Bird" in his hand into Akina Nakamori's hand, and looked at the girl who turned around in front of him, Kamachi Keiichi closed the door.

Pulling the switch of the lamp, cleaning up the cups on the table, watching Akina Nakamori's finished reading "The Man Who Stole the Shadow", and preparing to put it back on the shelf, a piece of stationery fell on the table.

Ka Chi Teichi opened it and looked at the text on it.

The boy with wolf eyebrows

He must be lonely, super, super lonely

How cold the boy will be?

Hug him

Hug him with all your strength to make him feel warm

Be sure to hug him

Maybe it's because of the child-like font of Akina Nakamori, Kamachi Teiichi smiled, a sincere smile.