Chapter 50: Invitation
"Miss Shiraishi, please don't count me in there."
Hoshino's eyes and tone were cold, and Shiraishi shrank his neck in fright, but the thought of Seike being by his side made him bold again.
"Ahem...... Hoshino-san, I'm just kidding! β
"Please don't make such jokes, I don't care what the members think."
β¦β¦ This guy seems to have said amazing words unconsciously, and he is worthy of a family with the blood of capitalists.
Shiraishi and Keisuke Aoi glanced at each other tacitly, and they both felt a little funny.
"Do you want me to wipe your mouth too?" Aokeisuke asked.
"That's free."
Shiraishi respectfully thanked Bumin, although she is petite, she is still fundamentally different from Crying!
She's a mature woman in Tokyo!
While chatting, the four of them finished eating the noodles quickly or slowly, and Cryko looked a little unsatisfied, turning her head to look at Aoi Keisuke and them.
Hoshino took the initiative to hand over the menu and asked her to continue ordering what she wanted to eat.
"Keisuke Ao?"
"Let's order the same again." Keisuke Aoi also said.
The sobs squinted and smiled, humming an unfamiliar tune in their mouths.
"Thank you, thank you."
She carefully read the menu, and she didn't know if she understood the text on it, but finally happily chose one item with her fingers.
"Spicy stir-fry?" Hoshino glanced at it, worried that the weeping son would not be able to eat spicy.
"So be it." Qing Keisuke didn't think much about it, and directly ordered more for Cryko.
Weezi followed the words "spicy stir-fry", his little body swayed left and right, and his two little feet dangling in the air also swayed around.
"Mountain, mountain,
Standing quietly,
The wind carries the clouds by,
Why don't they stop,
The mountains want the waters of the lake to sing for them.
The lake sings,
Wind, clouds,
Behold, you are already in my arms. β
It's a minor tune that Cryko hums when she's happy, and it seems that even she doesn't understand why she sings such lyrics.
But such lyrics are enough to give Keisuke Aoi and Hoshino in-depth thinking.
"Hello, this is an additional spicy stir-fried udon, please use it slowly."
The spicy stir-fry of this noodle restaurant can be seen at a glance and is willing to be cooked, but of course it may just be a decorative embellishment, but in fact, the neon spiciness is questionable.
"Eat."
Hoshino's gaze moved with the bowl of noodles until she picked two noodles and ate them in her mouth.
Weeko's expectant expression froze suddenly.
"Ahh
She swallowed the noodles with all her might, and then stuck out her tongue with teary eyes.
"Keisuke Ao, it hurts!"
"Is it spicy?" Aoi Keisuke even laughed when he saw the appearance of the weeping son.
"Hmm...... Hot! β
Hoshino was about to open his mouth to reprimand Keisuke Aoi, when he heard Keisuke Aoi ask again, "Do you still want to eat then?" β
"Eat~!"
Aoi Keisuke asked for another glass of ice water for Cryko.
"Cry sauce, if you can't eat it, don't force it." Shiraishi said with a smile.
"You can eat it!"
Weezi nodded earnestly and began his own hard struggle.
Hoshino took it back to her lips, looking at Keisuke Aoishi, Shiraishi, and Cryoko, she felt excluded again.
Or maybe she's isolating herself from the outside.
The heavy barrier was slowly erecting, and she watched the scene, not knowing whether to remain indifferent or break through it.
"Huh...... Hiss ......"
Cry gradually grasped the beauty of the spicy taste, and ate more and more vigorously, sweat came out and soaked the hair on her forehead, the silver-white hair became a loop, and the originally pale face was also dyed with a touch of red, making her expression more and more dynamic.
"Keisuke Ao, water."
"Water!"
She is very funny and cute, a bit like a hamster with peanuts in her mouth, trying to fill her stomach with nuts.
Yuki, who was already full, nestled in her knees and wagged her tail from time to time and yawned.
The three of them just had a drink in the evening, firstly, they had already eaten pasta, and secondly, they planned to continue going out tomorrow.
After Ichiko finished solving the new udon, Keisuke Aoi got up and went to settle the bill.
Shiraishi smiled and handed Cryko a few tissues to wipe the sweat off her cheeks.
Although she heard Keisuke Aoi say that the weeping child is related to the existence of the gods, now that she looks like a human being, she sweats and is afraid of spicy, which gives her a new understanding of the mysterious world.
The other two groups of people who were in the noodle shop had already left before them, and the young apprentice was gently cleaning up the kitchen counter and preparing to close the shop.
The old shopkeeper went to the back door and lit a cigarette as a pastime.
Aokeisuke came back after settling the account and beckoned, "Let's go, go back and rest." β
"Got it!"
Shiraishi responded, she and Hoshino were indeed sleepy, especially Hoshino, who was already struggling before he went out.
The eldest lady got up and asked, "What about the weeping?" β
The rain outside shows no signs of stopping.
Aokeisuke looked at her deeply when she heard this, and this was once again not like what Fujiko Hoshino would say.
He was already vaguely aware of Hoshino's importance to Cryoko.
But Hoshino's feelings, he can't resonate.
Although his and Hoshino's attitudes towards Cryoko are similar, they are fundamentally different.
- He never expects anything from the wee.
Aoi Keisuke didn't answer Hoshino's question right away, and after the group left the noodle shop, they stood under the plastic shed that sheltered them from the rain, and when they were about to hold an umbrella, Aoi Keisuke said slowly: "Cry has spent every rainy day in the past, and she will not be moved by the difference of the day, let alone hurt by it."
We weren't the ones who just happened to show up and were destined to be with her for a long time.
It is enough to gather around the round table, have a meal together, and leave a memory.
Even if you take her back, when the rain stops, she will disappear. β
Hoshino immediately pursed her lips tightly when she heard this, her pink lips lost their blood, and she lowered her head so that her bangs covered her eyes and expression.
ββ¦β¦β
What stinged her the most was not the words that Keisuke Aoi resorted to at this time, but the sentence.
For a moment, she felt like she was naked in front of Keisuke Ao, and he saw through it thoroughly.
She could only ask herself the question, but for her, the answer didn't need to be thought about at allβshe was longing for the purity of the weeping child.
There is no need for possession, even if it is just companionship, she is completely satisfied.
So, the question she just asked Keisuke Ao, is it for herself or for crying?
It wasn't until here that Hoshino fell into a daze.
She couldn't come up with an answer, and she didn't dare to come up with an answer in front of Keisuke Ao.
So he could only bow his head and accept Aoi Keisuke's criticism.
"Keisuke Ao, what are you talking about!"
In a long silence, Shiraishi suddenly spoke, with a little anger and complaint in his tone: "Hasn't the rain stopped yet? β
The rain hasn't stopped, and it couldn't be simpler to judge and reason.
Keisuke Aoi was stunned at first, and then understood what Shiraishi was trying to say.
Hoshino seemed to gain infinite strength from this sentence, she raised her head sharply and looked directly into Aoisuke's eyes, his eyes at this time were unexpectedly a little dull, like her sitting on the windowsill of the activity room, this discovery surprised Hoshino's heart.
"I made a mistake." 33
Hoshino suppressed the curiosity and surprise in his heart, and said in a cold voice, "My only mistake is that I didn't realize that I didn't need to ask you this question at all. β
She walked directly to Cry, squatted down, looked at Cry's delicate face and asked, "Cry, are you still willing to stay with us?" β
Even if it's just one night, an hour, or even a minute, she's going to try to invite!
This greed, whether it is based on pity or selfishness, at least these words, she must say!
Cryoko's expression didn't change at all, she just looked at the three of them, and finally looked at Hoshino in front of her, and she asked softly, "Are you arguing?" β
"No, I just wanted to invite you to come with us." Hoshino held out his hand to her, so nervous that even his fingers trembled slightly.
Weezi looked at her seriously for the first time, and then asked a little worriedly, "Can ...... May I? β
"Of course!"
Hoshino grabbed her hand at once, wrapping all of her tiny hands.
Aoi Keisuke looked at this picture, only blinked his eyes twice, and did not try to dissuade him further.
He walked over to Shiraishi and whispered "I'm sorry" to her.
"Hmph~"
On either side of them, there was a long street in Yuzawa, the night was dark, the moon could not be seen in the sky, and the sound of an old man and a young man talking faintly could be heard in the door behind them, and a black cat jumped on the wall, opened its mouth, stretched its body, and let out a long "meow".
Some people died, but not completely......