"My clothes are wet."

When he ran closer, Imadegawa Chisaka clasped his hands and reminded him lukewarmly.

"Standing in the rain like this, of course your clothes will get wet!" Narumi took a breath and brought the umbrella above the girl's head, taking the opportunity to get closer, only an arm's length between the two.

“…… It's you. ”

The girl could tell at a glance that he was deliberately pretending to be stupid, and sighed helplessly.

"It's just a stupid male high school student."

He laughed at himself by the name he used to mock him.

“……”

Imadegawa Chisaka bypasses the stupid male high school student, returns to the rain, and walks in the direction where Narumi came.

"Where are Iidekawa-san going?"

"Utility bills." Concise.

Narumi Yu followed and continued to give the girl an umbrella.

Imadegawa Chisaka didn't dodge anymore.

"Imadegawa-san," Narumi wanted to test his idea.

"You can try."

Well, now I don't even cover it up, and I just answered it before he could say it.

"It's another thing," Narumi was unconvinced.

"I haven't confessed to you."

“……”

The rain falls down the fulcrum of the umbrella bone, forming a staccato line in mid-air.

Narumi looked down at the sleeves and trousers that had been wet from the time he was running, and then at the gray rainy day through the transparent umbrella cloth.

"That's ......"

"Did she show you any affection for you?" The girl beside her spoke softly and calmly.

The tone of the statement, the girl knew the answer in his heart.

……

What he needs now is not the answers to these questions, but the experience that carries enough weight.

That's why I subconsciously asked Shiina Weiyang directly when I was chatting with Line.

The purpose is not to know the answer to this inconsequential one.

Instead, the screen was to be lifted, so that both he and Shiina had to look at the problem directly, make a decision as soon as possible, and no longer be so vague.

He wasn't sure what he wanted about Shiina.

If it's a biological man's appreciation of beautiful girls, it's natural to like it.

But if you start from the heart, he hasn't had a heart for any girl now, including Imadegawa Chisaka.

Even...... From the bottom of my heart, I am afraid of this emotion that will bring happiness and bondage.

That's why when he gets along with Imadegawa Chisaka, he will do things from time to time that will cause the other party to be disgusted.

In the final analysis, it is subconsciously avoiding being emotionally entangled, fearing that one day I will no longer be able to think only about myself and have scruples.

"It doesn't matter."

"But," the girl looked up, casting a somewhat playful look, "the way you avoid being emotionally entangled is by stepping on multiple boats?" ”

"Liking beautiful and cute beautiful girls is an instinct engraved in the DNA, and it's not something I can control." Narumi replied immediately.

"Huh."

When paying the fee, the same set of rhetoric used before, after all, affects the daily life of the girl, and it is not suitable to emphasize the existence of Imadegawa Chisaka like in a hotel in Kyoto.

His rental house can only accommodate two people, and there is no place left for Miss Imadegawa.

Return to Imadegawa Chisaka's house.

Narumi Yu stood under the eaves outside the entrance door, shook off the rain from the umbrella, and hung it with the sunny day doll.

Imadegawa Chisaka took out his phone, first lit up the screen, and flicked his finger on the display to prove to Narumi that he couldn't use his phone.

Then he picked up Narumi Yu's mobile phone, walked to the corridor in the courtyard, and dialed the phone.

In less than two seconds, the incoming call rings in the living room, and Imadegawa Chisaka's mobile phone screen displays Narumi Yu's number.

"It can really be ......"

Narumi was stunned for a moment, then quickly picked up the mobile phone and connected the phone.

"Hey, hey~ This is Miss Imadegawa's boyfriend, Yudes Narumi, Chisaka-chan is still sleeping, please"

"Childish." On the other side of the phone, Imadegawa Chisaka interrupted him and hung up the phone.

A long silence ensued.

The girl returned to the living room from the corridor, and then, according to his plan, dialed Fumimura's phone.

"Hey? What's the matter with Narumi-san? ”

"The illustrator has been found." Narumi Yu spoke first.

"Found it? Good news...... Do you have any illustrations that have already been drawn? Can you send it to me? ”

"The illustrator is right next to the phone." After saying that, he handed the phone to the girl.

"Imadegawa Chisaka, please advise."

She introduced herself in a cold tone, but Fumimura Yu on the other end didn't react at all, and continued to talk to Narumi Yu,

"Oh? Can an illustrator pick up the phone? ”

“……”

No way.

The phone could be called, but only he could hear the voice.

So there is no point in that.

"Hello?" The poor editor, who didn't know, was still wondering.

Imadegawa Chisaka shook his head and returned the phone to him.

"The illustrator is myself." Narumi Yu took the phone, "I still have some talent for painting, and I want to try it myself." ”

“…… Yes? Fumimura exclaimed in surprise, and then explained to him the importance of being an illustrator, and that you don't think you have the talent to try it casually.

Light novels only have illustrations in addition to text.,It's a pretty important part.,There's no room for him to give it a try.。

"Half a month later, I sent my illustrations over, and if it doesn't work then, I'll be able to find an illustrator again."

“…… All right. ”

By the way, after solving the illustration problem.

Narumi hung up with a hint of heaviness.

From thinking about the mobile phone call plan on the train, to making the phone exactly, to finally finding that you still can't connect with the outside world.

Downs......

But at least, as long as he and Imadegawa Chisaka exchange mobile phones, the two can talk to each other.

It's also a lot easier to connect.

"......," Imadegawa Chisaka sighed, "you should accept the fact that you only have seven intelligences." ”

She picked up her phone, lit the screen, and swiped her finger across the screen.

The screen of the mobile phone, which was supposed to be silent, reacted at this time.

"The point is not in the object itself, but in the impression that the object exists in the world."

She picked up her phone, clicked the screen a few times, and the call went smoothly to Narumi Yu's phone.

"Got it?"

The girl looked up at him with a smile and a look of pity for the low-minded stupid high school student in her eyes.

"......" Narumi was speechless.

At least he managed to get the girl's phone number...... Stupid high school student ssolates himself.

This bit of ridicule is far from enough to defeat his self-confidence.

……

……

It rained for two days.

Until Monday morning, the sky was still gray, even though the rain had stopped.

The rainy season has arrived – that's what the weather bureau on TV says.

The Met Office also said that it would not rain today.

Narumi knew that he couldn't be trusted, so he brought an umbrella.

"How's Yayoi Sankao?"

On the train, Narumi Yu looked at the seven or eight text messages he sent to Imadegawa Chisaka and asked casually.

The only reply received by the text message was a short sentence of "boring. ]

"General."

"How about we make a bet? Whose name is in the back and who is responsible for cleaning. ”

“……”

Yayoi Akizao hesitated, stared at Narumi Yu's side face for a few seconds, and nodded after confirming that he did not have ulterior motives,

"Okay."

Tidying up the house is indeed one of the things that Narumi Yu doesn't like to do, but can't help but do.

It's always nice to have someone to help with the cleaning.

This time he was about the same as last exam, only the English sentence was unclear, and he might lose two points, and the others were all right.

Imadegawa Chisaka's ridicule was still in his heart.

Although Yayoi Aki didn't have a stat panel that he could view, the intelligence column would definitely not be limited to 7 points.

When they walked into the school building, they happened to encounter the teacher who posted the report card on the bulletin board.

"Azusa-chan, good morning." Yayoi Aki approached early and helped Azusa unfold the corners of the report card.

Narumi Yu stood not far away, and at a glance saw the name of him and Yayoi Akihaya next to each other on the report card, and fell into deep thought.

"Ah, it's Yayoi-san, good morning."

While saying hello, Azusa couldn't help but admire,

"Yayoi-san is the first again this time, it's really amazing."

"Isn't Narumi-san also the first?"

"It's different, Yayoi-san's name is on Narumi-san, everyone must have seen Yayoi-san's ...... first"