I don't know what time I went to bed.

When he woke up, his head was already resting on the pillow, the quilt on his body was well covered, and the other side was lifted in the corner.

The girl, still in a white dress, sat in front of the window next to the bed and quietly looked out the window.

The sunlight, which was already somewhat dazzling, shone in through the south-facing window, outlining the silhouette of the girl's back.

The light passed through the soft black hair.

Narumi watched in amazement, and only reacted after more than ten seconds.

"Chisaka,"

For the first time since waking up in the hospital, he felt his heart beating faster, joy and excitement lingering in his heart.

"Huh?"

The girl turned her head to look at him.

What allowed him to see the girl was no longer a tiny fluorescent, but the shining sunlight that hit the girl and illuminated the world.

"The light is back."

“…… Well. ”

Imadegawa Chisaka nodded lightly and turned his gaze back out the window.

Although less than a day has passed since the loss of light and now being observed by the light again, when we met yesterday afternoon, Narumi Yu could still see the shadow of the girl reflected on the ground in the sunlight.

At this time, the girl looked out of the bright window for a long time.

She didn't say anything, trying her best to hide her emotions.

But at the end of the day, she is only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, and she is the age when she should enjoy her youth on campus.

Girls should be worried about receiving confessions from boys every day, about whether club activities will be canceled, and about whether they can be admitted to the university of their dreams.

Instead of suddenly being abandoned by the world one day, unable to be seen, unable to be listened to, obviously still in this world, obviously not bound in any way, but trapped in a cage from which there is no escape, unable to escape.

She was scared when the light passed through her body.

[Isn't that also scared......]

[Why is it me......]

When falling downward,

Was she talking to him, or was she talking to herself......

"Reminder, it's half past ten, what time are you going to go back?" Imadegawa Chisaka's somewhat cold voice sounded, interrupting his thoughts.

“…… Yes? ”

Narumi woke up and quickly picked up her phone.

10：47

Along with the time, hundreds of Line messages and two missed calls are displayed on the lock screen.

Shiina Miyo and Asahi Kurako, the phone numbers exchanged at the time of the rehearsal of the cultural festival program.

[Shiina: Narumi-san suddenly ran out of school yesterday afternoon, was something wrong?] ]

After the call is missed.

[Shiina: If you need help, I'll definitely help Narumi-san.] ]

[10：47]

[Yuu: It's okay already, don't worry, I'll go back in the afternoon.] ]

Then came the news from Asahi Kurako.

[Asahi: Where is Narumi-san now?] This morning there was a speech from the principal and the student council, and if you don't come to school, you will be late. ]

[Asahi: Hi?] ]

[……]

[Asahi: I just called and didn't answer, and I've already asked for leave, are you in any trouble?] ]

[Asahi: Attendance is not affected during the cultural festival, so it doesn't matter if Narumi-san settles your affairs with peace of mind before coming to school.] ]

[Asahi: It's best to catch the award ceremony of the cultural festival performance (laugh)]

[10：48]

[Yu: Now in Kyoto, if you can catch the Shinkansen in time, you can go back to school at 1 or 2 o'clock in the afternoon.] ]

……

Yayoi Akizao and Shiina Weiyang only posted two sentences, but the content was ......

[March 7: Omada I let him go, and there wasn't much to deal with in the student council, so I moved to the club room.] ]

[March 7: Remember you owe me ten cans of soda now.] ]

[10：49]

[Yu: I'll buy it when I go back in the afternoon!] ]

[March 7: Change.] ]

Seconds back?

Somewhat unexpected.

It may have happened to coincide with Yayoi's early break time.

[March 7: Help me prepare a two-week lunch box.] ]

“……”

[Yu:...... Good. ]

[March 7: That's right,]

[March 7: Congratulations on the success of "The Demon King and the Angel".] ]

[Yu: Thirty copies sold out?] ]

[March 7: No ......]

[March 7: 1,000 volumes.] ]

[Yuu:?] ]

Narumi Yu was quite surprised, and after a question mark was issued, he pressed his finger on the [?] I was stunned for two seconds, and then I put a dozen of them in the chat box. "Delete.

A new author's book that has just been released for one day can sell 1,000 copies on the first day, which is like suddenly winning a jackpot of 50 million yen.

[March 7: Fumimura-san can't contact you, and I've been posting love packets and messages in the Line group, and I've been letting you know as soon as I contact you. ]

1,000 copies on the first day, 5,000 copies may be sold out in the first week, and reprinting is certain.

You must know that even if it is a light novel that has accumulated a lot of fame, the first five thousand copies are definitely worth going to the izakaya to celebrate.

Last week's top 10 light novels sold only 8,000 copies.

Narumi looked at the news full of excitement between the lines of Fumimura Yu, and felt like he had become rich overnight, and he couldn't cry or laugh.

Now just reply to the message, maybe you will be pulled by the high-spirited male editor to chat for a noon day.

It's better to wait for Fumimura Yu to contact him again.

"Remember to change your clothes."

Imadegawa Chisaka waited for him to finish the message, reminded him coldly, and then turned over and jumped directly from the window.

Leaving the moment of the dress being lifted by the wind, and the white curtains by the window being blown by the wind.

Narumi Yu sat up from the bed, and the scent of the hotel shower gel and the faint fragrance of the girl's body remained on the bed quilt.

……

……

In the Classics Department of Mikagehama.

The girl put down her phone, picked up the pen, and completed the annotation that was halfway through the writing.

"The ......"

The girl who just came in saw that she had been busy, and she was embarrassed to disturb and hesitated.

"I want this cat pendant."

"There's a price on the stand, just put the money in the box next to it."

“…… Good. ”

The light novels on the table, whether it is "Nai River" or "The Demon King and the Angel", have been sold out.

Only scattered perimeters remain.

Yayoi Aki finished approving the second document early, looked at the boy standing at the door and peeked at the boy who didn't dare to come in, and rubbed his eyebrows.

Some wanted to put away the perimeter and close the door.

“…… Does President Yayoi need help? ”

"No, I don't."

"I've been the secretary of the student council since junior high school, can Yayoi seniors let me join the student council, can I help Yayoi seniors share a lot of work."

"Thank you, the student union has no plans to recruit people for the time being."

"President Yayoi, that, that...... I like you! Please accept this love letter! ”

"Just put it on the table."

“……”

The Faculty of Classics is not just a student who buys light novels and the surrounding area.

Half an hour later.

Yayoi Aki couldn't help but pick up her phone.

……

Bite.

On the Shinkansen train from Kyoto to Tokyo.

Yu Narumi sat in the aisle seat next to Imadegawa Chisaka and turned on his phone to check the new messages Line received.

[March 7: One month.] ]

[Yu: What?] ]

[March 7: Bento.] ]