"Notomiko-sama? Wake up, okay? I can't get too busy. ”

Stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Noto Kiko's eyes, Fujii Shu really couldn't stand this unreliable woman, there were several more customers queuing up at the counter in the store, but she was still in a daze.

"Huh?! I'm sorry. ”

Noto Kiko pulled her thoughts from her memories and saw her recover, so Fujii returned to the back kitchen to prepare tomorrow's ingredients.

From half past six in the morning to more than eleven o'clock at noon, the guests gradually disappeared, and at four or five o'clock in the afternoon, there will be another wave of peak periods.

This morning, the weather was still clear, and by noon, the sky had changed, and the black clouds pressed over the sky, spreading overhead, and soon the heavy rain fell, and the pedestrians on the commercial street were completely gone.

A string of sunny dolls at the door of the store, a little yellowish in color, swaying lightly in the wind, and the ink smile on the head smiled with satisfaction.

"I made two bowls of noodles at noon, let's make do with them."

Fujii stood behind her and handed her a large bowl of noodles, all of which he had kneaded by hand with flour, as thin as a gossamer, sprinkled with chopped green onions, which could simply but effectively fill her stomach.

"Culinary; LV3/85％。 ”

In just one day, his cooking skills have risen a lot, and Notomiko took the bowl and said slightly.

"How can I possibly eat so many portions?"

"How do you know if you don't try it, I think you're pretty good at drinking, aren't you? Eating a big bowl isn't a big deal, is it? ”

Fujii shrugged, and the two sat down at the long table in the back kitchen, and for a moment the air was quiet, except for the faint sound of eating.

"That, you don't need it in the afternoon, I'll do it alone, you're all cooked anyway."

Noto Kiko suddenly looked up, she planned to close the door in the afternoon and spend the 60 million yen she had prepared.

"You're trying to be lazy, aren't you? Forget it, whatever you want. ”

Fujii Shu looked directly at Noto Kiko, who was a little weak-hearted, after all, it was she who asked Noto's mother-in-law to look at the store, and he was a part-time worker, and it was not easy to force others.

Seeing a green onion on the corner of Noto Kiko's mouth, he stretched out his finger and pointed to his mouth, signaling that something was on it.

Noto Kiko touched it, but didn't touch the green onion, and thought that Fujii Shu was playing tricks on her, and was about to get angry, one hand touched the corner of her lips, and the young man opposite bent his upper body, and the distance was very close, and there was a fresh smell on his body, which made people sink into it.

The fingers touched her lips, causing a numb electric shock, and for the first time, someone of the opposite sex who was not a relative touched her face.

"Look, that's it, what a person, and he still looks like this after a meal."

Fujii withdrew his hand, shook off the green onions on the tips of his fingers, and ran to wash his hands again before sitting back in place.

"After eating, you can leave!"

Noto Xizi squinted and smiled, the temptation just now was just an illusion, this innocent-looking boy was really hateful.

After lunch, the rain continued to fall, and Fujii, who didn't pay attention to the weather forecast in advance, didn't bring an umbrella, and looked at the heavy rain in embarrassment.

"Borrow yours and pay me back tomorrow."

Noto Kiko, who took an umbrella, walked to the side and handed over a transparent umbrella, a simple style, which is the one commonly used by Noto's mother-in-law.

"Thanks, I'll see you tomorrow."

Fujii took the umbrella and plunged into the white rain curtain without looking back, and his back gradually blurred and disappeared.

Intrigued?

Noto Kiko looked at the young man's disappearing back with some regret, and unconsciously touched the corner of his upper lip, the place where he had been touched.

How can it be? It's too late, it's too late.

She closed the scroll door, the good mood of the day was gone, she didn't plan to go out, went up to the second floor, turned on the TV, and sat down at the kotatsu table.

"Smack!"

opened a bottle of Hanguo's fruity soju, and listening to the wind and rain outside the window, she returned to her previous state, but after drinking the wine and lying down, a flush appeared on her quiet and peaceful face.

"Bang bang bang!"

On Sunday morning, Fujii slammed on the door of the Oden shop, it was already six o'clock, and Noto Kiko hadn't opened yet.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

There was an impatient sound from behind the door, the lock of the rolling door opened, and Fujii used more force than yesterday to pull the door open.

"Let's change this door as soon as possible, it's too old."

Fujii Shu complained about the dilapidated facilities of the shop, patted the rust powder off her palms, and Noto Kiko behind the door changed into the white dress she wore when she first met her, with long silver and white silk gloves on her gloves, a little light makeup, and long hair pulled up, like a beautiful princess who walked out of a fairy tale.

"You don't have to open today, accompany me to the amusement park for a day, and my salary will be paid."

Noto Kiko, who only has one last day left, doesn't want to waste her time here, she has been in this small shop for decades, and the last years of her youth should be spent in the outside world.

"Huh?!"

Fujii couldn't understand the woman's thoughts, and in a daze, his hand was pulled up, and the door was closed again.

"Give you the key, and give it back to her when she returns."

Noto Kiko put a bunch of keys in Fujii's hand, and for the sake of money, Fujii reluctantly agreed.

He let go of his hand and walked out of the alley with her, not noticing the jealous gaze in the corner as they stopped the taxi and left the place.

Rattan! Well! Tree!!! I'll kill you!

Yuki Karang, who was going to be the first to patronize the Oden shop, clenched his fists, and a sigh came from beside him, and an old man shook his head and turned away, taking his gift with a gloomy expression and staggering steps.

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When I came to Hachioji Amusement Park, it was crowded because it was a weekend, and there were almost no single visitors with parents and children, couples in pairs.

"Two adult tickets, trouble."

Noto Kiko bought two tickets at the ticket office, and visitors in the past couldn't help but look at her and Fujii Shu, such a good-looking pair, although the woman looks a little more mature, it is also quite a perfect existence.

Riding on the exciting roller coaster, after starting, Noto Kiko next to him kept screaming, and when she stopped, her calves were trembling.

On the merry-go-round, he and her rode the wooden horse one after the other, mingling in the crowd of children under the age of ten, Fujii Shu's expression was loveless, and he knew that he should have rejected her.

In the dark haunted house, Noto Kiko, who was frightened by the mummy, hugged his body, and Fujii dragged her through the whole process without changing his face.

"You're boring! Is it okay to give a reaction? ”

After coming out of the haunted house, Noto Kiko complained and pushed a Fujii tree.

Don't quarrel with women, you can't argue with them, they will pull you to the same level and beat you with their experience.

Fujii pulled the corners of his mouth and perfunctory, and the torture of a day of play was finally coming to an end.

"Laugh a little."

Noto Kiko bought a disposable Polaroid, held it high, leaned on her shoulder and took a picture with him.

She took out the photo, and the photo of Fujii's business smile barely passed.

He took out a thin letter from his pouch and stuffed it with a photo.

"It's two days' salary, and souvenirs, thank you."

Noto Kiko saw the sunset, her expression was inexplicably sad, Fujii Shu looked at her strangely, with such an excellent appearance, at such a beautiful age, why would she feel sad?

"I'll go back tomorrow, goodbye, Fujii-kun!"

She took a few steps forward, turned and waved at him, ran some distance, and suddenly turned back and crashed into Fujii's arms, tiptoeing to leave a red mark on his cheek.

"That's my sister's mark! You have to grow up quickly, maybe I'll give you a chance to pursue me. ”

After bowing her head and whispering, Noto Kiko pushed away the stunned Fujii tree and ran away completely, before the last afterglow of the sunset dissipated.

If you were quieter, I might still be tempted, right?

Fujii put away the letter, thoughtfully and left in the opposite direction.

Her body was rapidly becoming weak, and she soon lost the strength to walk, so Noto Kiko found a bench to lie down, holding the magical lipstick in her hand, and she had a vague premonition.

A melodious harmonica sound came from behind him, and Yoshimura Uber, who had sold a product three days earlier, sat down at the other end of the bench.

"Guest, have you been satisfied these days? Rejuvenate the feeling of youth. ”

Yoshimura finished playing the tune, it was already dark, and the streets were lit up with a long line of lights.

"Well, give it back to you, I won't need it either."

Noto Kiko tossed the lipstick back to Yoshimura Uber, and her time was running out.

"Three days of youth, although the remaining life is overdrawn, but the guest did get the experience he wanted, congratulations."

After Yoshimura finished speaking, he began to play the harmonica again, and Noto Kiko's body glowed green in the song, and when the wind blew, it dispersed into a sky of glowing fire, drifting away into the distance.

Fujii, who was waiting in front of the bus stop, felt a strong wind, and with it, dots of green glow, passed past him and poured into the deep sky.

Is it a glowworm?

He looked up and saw that the glow was gone, more like a hallucination he had generated.

Never mind.

The bus slowly stopped, and he boarded the bus, his tail lights flashing, and drove into the traffic.

(End of chapter)