"Mother-in-law Kawakami?"

Ding Ding Ding ~~~

A series of doorbells rang softly on the deserted streets.

"Aren't you home?"

Yu Narumi and Mio Shiina stood in front of Kawakami's mother-in-law's house, neither shouting loudly nor ringing the doorbell, but there was no response.

"Probably......" Narumi frowned, his heart as dull as the cloudy sky above his head, lingering, "I'll ask the neighbor next door." ”

"Hmm...... I'm also with you. ”

Bite~

……

Card.

"Well, what's the matter with the two of you?"

The hostess in an apron with a spatula in her hand.

"I'm sorry for you, that ......" Shiina Weiyang subconsciously apologized first.

"Isn't Kawakami, mother-in-law, not at home now?" Narumi asked bluntly.

Wait until you apologize and ask again, and the ingredients cooked in someone's pot may miss the best time to put the seasoning.

"Mother-in-law Kawakami," the hostess's face changed slightly, obviously hiding something, and her eyes dodged to the side, "It's true that she is not at home......"

"We have something very important to do, we have to meet Kawakami's mother-in-law, and when I come back, I will share with you my experience in boiling the soup." Narumi Yu had a sunny smile on her face.

He didn't like the expression, but he couldn't deny that it worked.

"Actually......"

"Just tell us where Kawakami's mother-in-law is."

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid you're worried about ......"

……

……

"University of Tokyo Hospital."

"Hey."

In the taxi, Narumi leaned back on the saddle and thought to himself that the sky above Tokyo would really look at the atmosphere......

As early as the last time they went to Kawakami's mother-in-law's house, they should have noticed that Kawakami's mother-in-law was not in good health.

Coughing severely.

"Mother-in-law Kawakami, she ......"

"It should be fine, the neighbor who just talked to us knows that Kawakami's mother-in-law is not in good health, as long as she finds out in time, it should be fine."

"Hmmm......"

The girl grabbed his hand again.

Narumi Yu is not a god after all, and the "okay" in his mouth can only serve as a comfort, and it does not mean that Kawakami's mother-in-law will be safe.

However, judging from his abnormal encounters with several young girls, even if the gods say "it's okay", it is not very convincing.

Arriving at the destination, Narumi Yuu pulled Shiina Miyo and trotted all the way into the hospital.

After asking where the ward was, he climbed the stairs again.

"Huh~Huh......"

The frail girl was physically exhausted and couldn't keep up with his speed, so she accidentally stepped on a flight of stairs and twisted her ankle.

Narumi Yu stopped to wait for her, but Shiina held out his hands to him.

"Yo-san, carry me."

There was only urgent worry in the girl's eyes.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry," Narumi turned his back and squatted down, waiting for Shiina Weiyang to wrap his arms around his neck from behind, "Even if we pass, it won't help much......"

“……”

Shiina didn't speak, already lying on his back.

The effect of the morning exercise on weekdays is evident at this moment.,Narumi Yu climbed the stairs with all his strength on his back with the girl.,The speed is not much slower than that of himself.。

"It's light, Shiina-san."

“…… Thank you. ”

"Thank you, I'm in a hurry."

“……”

In the uncomfortably clean single room, Kawakami's mother-in-law was lying on the hospital bed, and there was not a bouquet of flowers or any condolences at the bedside.

"Weiyang sauce is here...... Ahem......"

Kawakami's mother-in-law tilted her head weakly.

At least he didn't wear a mask, and although his spirit was poor, he still had the strength to speak.

Somewhat relieved the girl.

"Stop talking...... Mother-in-law Kawakami. ”

Shiina got off Narumi Yu's back and ran over with a little limp.

"Hmmm......"

Kawakami's mother-in-law nodded, turned her head, looked at the ceiling, and lay down quietly in obedience to Shiina's words.

Just now, Shiina Weiyang was anxious to see Kawakami's mother-in-law, and he didn't have time to listen to the nurse at the front desk explain his condition, and the nurse in the ward happened to be absent at this time.

He recalls the forms he saw on the nurse's office computer at the front desk.

Kawakami's mother-in-law's condition is not optimistic......

Even in the hospitalization registration information, the word [danger] was deliberately marked after the name.

He handed the painting to Shiina and took a moment to look at the equipment in the hospital room.

Although I couldn't understand it before, I made a special trip to Imogawa Chisaka on the weekend to learn about the approximate purpose of each instrument from a piece of pine nut.

In Kawakami's mother-in-law's ward, there are not only ventilators, but also heart data detectors.

If you don't have a breathing aid......

Maybe it was Kawakami's mother-in-law who asked for it.

"Is this the painting that Weiyang sauce drew for our family......? Cough...... It's so pretty......"

In order not to disturb Kawakami's mother-in-law's rest, Shiina Weiyang held the painting in front of her eyes as much as he could.

The old man reached out of the quilt and reached for the watercolor.

Shiina Weiyang handed it over to the old man.

"In the painting, it's Taro Jiro."

"Hmm."

"Ahem......"

"Mother-in-law Kawakami......"

The old man pasted the painting in front of him, and closed his eyes slightly through the thin quilt covering his body.

“……”

The coughing was gone, replaced by the sound of steady breathing.

Narumi Yu turned her attention back to Kawakami's mother-in-law and looked at Shiina Miao, who was still worried.

When a girl is in a hurry, she will always subconsciously forget many other things.

"Granny Kawakami has probably met Taro Jiro by now."

He reminded loudly.

“…… Oh......"

Although Shiina Weiyang nodded, he still stared intently at Kawakami's mother-in-law, relieved.

The nurse walked in, saw them at the bedside, and walked lightly to Narumi Yu's side to check on Kawakami's mother-in-law.

Narumi gestured and walked out of the ward with the nurse who had confirmed the situation.

"How's it going? Condition of the word. ”

The nurse didn't speak, just shook her head.

"What about the family?"

"Contacted, but ...... It's not about money, we don't have the capacity to ...... at the moment."

“…… I see. Narumi took a deep breath, nodded, and didn't ask Kawakami's mother-in-law what illness she had.

"You ......," the nurse responded, asking, "Isn't it the patient's family?" ”

"Kind of neighbors."

"You are the first people to visit her these days......

"I guess what."

"Don't be too sad...... People have to go through this stage of ......"

"By the way......" Narumi Yu's heart was not touched by the nurse's comfort, he had heard such words several times.

He spoke his request.

The two returned to the ward, and the nurse connected the heart detector to Kawakami's mother-in-law's body.

The above data fluctuates with the sound of "Didi".

Shiina Mio's gaze also shifted from the old man's body to the data of the instrument.

Narumi sat down beside her and stared at the wires with her.

"Narumi Mulberry ......"

The girl took his hand.

"I'm here."

"Hmmm......"