Passing by the living room and coming to the kitchen, I looked a little embarrassed, but I couldn't help it, if I stayed there any longer, I would definitely be asked endlessly by Izumi. That's why that's the only way to do it. However, I said I wanted to help, but all I could do was put ready-made, edible-looking things in the microwave and heated them up. Otherwise, just eat instant noodles. However, because there is a convenience store not far downstairs, you won't be hungry.

"Huh? Chihiro? ”

At this time, Lola, who turned around, saw me, let out a little surprised sound and blinked.

"Just make a noise here!"

As he spoke, he reached out and patted me on the shoulder as he passed me. Then, he closed the notebook and placed it on the stool next to him and smiled at me. "If it's okay, can I ask you to go out? This place is already small. And with so many people together, it's hot. ”

At this time, Shion also glanced back at me, and pointed out with a somewhat cold attitude while pouring water into the pot. Then, the gaze returned to the egg being processed. "Don't say that! The words of the three people did not take up much space. Isn't it? ”

"Ugh."

Shion sighed, went to the sink and took out the cabbage placed inside, and cut it skillfully.

"Awesome!"

I couldn't help but sigh and admire it.

"If you want to live alone, this kind of thing is just the foundation of the basics, what is that look on your face—" Shion paused and turned her face to me, the corners of her mouth slightly curled to explain. "Could it be that you haven't done it?" Then, he asked in a voice that seemed to be a little interested.

"I basically rely only on convenience stores. There's a ...... downstairs."

Suddenly, my expression was a little embarrassed, and I quietly looked away from her face. "Really?" At this time, there was a subtle change in her voice. "Then you can live alone and show no signs of malnutrition, and I want to thank that store for existing."

"You're making fun of me?"

"No, it's just your delusion." As she spoke, Shion passed in front of me and handed Lola the cabbage she had just chopped. And he stretched out his hand and pointed to the side of the pot. "Let's put this in with the eggs."

"Okay."

Lola immediately nodded, indicating that she understood. And showed a pleasant smile. Then, his gaze crossed Shion's shoulder and glanced at me. He looked apologetic. "I said, is there anything I can do to help?"

At this point, I walked up to Lola and asked embarrassedly.

Unexpectedly, she tilted her head and looked at me with an innocent and somewhat confused expression. Then, shaking his head. "But—" I interrupted her, and continued. "If you stay here like this and don't do anything, you always feel—"

As he spoke, his voice couldn't help but get quieter and quieter. In the end, I had to slowly crouch down next to her in frustration, holding my head with both hands. "I'm sorry." When I came back to my senses, I apologized in a voice that seemed to be the only one I could hear.

"If you really want to help, can you get the dishes ready?"

Suddenly, when I looked up again, Shion appeared in front of me and asked in a softer voice than before. "I'll go right away!" She nodded in satisfaction, opened the cupboard, and handed me the dishes and chopsticks. "It's a little heavy, be careful."

"Got it."

I reached out and took them in my arms, turned and walked towards the door...... However, after not taking a few steps, there was a feeling of lightheadedness. Immediately afterward, his vision began to blur, and his breathing became much shorter than usual.

"Chihiro? Are you okay? ”

At this time, the voice of Aster, who saw that I was a little strange, came from behind. I wanted to respond, but there was a dull pain in my throat, and a faint burning sensation lingered. "Chihiro?!" At the moment when my body was about to lose its balance, Shion rushed over as fast as she could!

"What's wrong? Cheer up!? ”

She caught me with her left arm, and at the same time, she was carrying most of the weight of my body. "I'm sorry......" I apologized in a voice so faint that I could barely hear it. The ground in front of me was littered with smashed chopsticks.

At this time, Luo stretched out his hand next to me and gently pressed it on my forehead. As a result, the temperature there is much warmer than the temperature of the palm. "Fever?! But weren't they all okay just now? Shion, who felt incredible, couldn't help but show an incomprehensible expression. So, he also put his hand on my forehead and tried it—

"It's hot?!"

As a result, she withdrew her hand in an instant.

"It's really hot......"

Then, looking at Lola's face, her voice was a little hoarse. "Where's the thermometer?" At this point, Lola showed her the notebook again. "Thermometer? In the second drawer on the left under the TV stand—"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lola rushed to the living room. After rummaging for a while, a thermometer was found in the drawer that Shion said...... Together, the two moved Chihiro, who was unconscious, to the couch. It took some more time to get the thermometer in the right place.

“38.5°”

"It's hard to do now—"

Keep an eye on the numbers displayed on the thermometer. Shion's voice instantly subdued. "Although my family usually has some medicines for daily use, the antipyretic medicine has been used up......" As she spoke, her voice couldn't help but become more and more annoyed, and her expression was very anxious.

"The nearest pharmacy is also almost an hour away."

Suddenly, he hugged his head with both hands irritably!

"It's okay, I'll buy it!"

At this time, Luo stretched out her hand and gently patted Shion's head as if to comfort her. Then, hold the notebook up in front of her eyes. "To buy? But, but! The pharmacy is an hour away! Are you serious? ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Lola tilted her head, revealing a slightly puzzled expression, as if she was thinking about something. In a few moments, she flipped through the pages of her notebook and began to write on it again at a very fast pace. "But there's no other way. Isn't it? ”

The moment she saw this, Shion understood that she had decided. So, his expression became serious.

"Understood, then I'll wait for you."

"Hmm—"

With that, Lola left the living room and walked through the hallway. Soon, there was a sound of the door closing from the entrance. In an instant, there were only two people left in the room, and looking at the shards of glass all over the kitchen floor, Shion suddenly sighed again.

He went to the corner and got a dustpan and a broom, and walked slowly to them, intending to clean them up before Lola returned. Now, the room is so quiet that all that is left is the sound of the clock hands turning on the wall and the broom touching the floor.

When Shion finally swept all the glass shards into the dustpan to be dumped in the trash, the doorbell rang.

"Did you buy the medicine?!"

The moment the door was opened, Aster's voice was in a hurry.

So, Lola held up the shopping bag she was carrying in her left hand and shook it in front of her eyes. "It's okay, I've bought it—" At this time, Shion breathed a sigh of relief and took two steps back, "Come in." Then, he grabbed a pair of sandals from the shoe rack next to him against the wall.

Lola, who had changed her shoes, made her way to the living room and placed her shopping bag on the coffee table in front of her—it contained fever-reducing medicine, antipyretic patches, and some drinks. Lola took out the antipyretic patch and gently pressed it on my forehead, which was not very conscious......

Then he took a closer look at my expression.

"It's better than just now......

At this time, the voice of Aster came from the side. "Just now, his expression was like death." As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, Lola unceremoniously raised her head and glared at her. Then, I went to the bathroom and got towels.

Carefully wipe the cold sweat from my cheeks. The antipyretic patch is also changed every hour or so...... And just like that, it didn't stop. At this time, Shion also brought warm water from the bathroom with a basin and placed it on the floor not far from the sofa, so that Lola could reach it with a slight stretch of her hand.

"Do you want to take fever medicine now?"

Then, she asked. The sound is small and soft. But both could hear it.

"Now, Chihiro's expression is much softer than before—"

"Wait a minute. Although it may be better than just now, it is not yet enough to take medicine. ”

And just like that, in the evening. I managed to open my eyelids several times and try to close them again. As a result, with just a slight movement of her fingers, Lola knew I was awake. Immediately got up from his chair and sat down next to me at a distance......

"How does it feel?"

There was a hint of worry in her calm voice.

"My head hurts ......"

I tried a few times and wanted to sit up with my hands propped up. But I didn't have any strength at all, and finally had to give up and fall back on the pillow. At this time, I suddenly felt a slight coolness coming from my forehead. "Like, it's a little better than just now—"

Right now, Lola is putting her hand on my forehead. I could easily feel the slight coolness coming from the palm of my hand, and her natural behavior made me a little shy, so I hurriedly looked away. But I don't know where to look.

Now we are at a distance of only one fist. Even the breath blowing on the face can be clearly felt...... "So, take the fever reducer first, right?" Suddenly, I didn't react until her left hand disappeared from my eyes and went around her back, and my expression tensed again.

At this time, the temperature on the cheeks also rose faster, and it didn't take long to reach the tips of the ears. As a result, even there was red. Thankfully, Lola didn't notice. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then her right hand came under my knee......

Suddenly, at the moment when I didn't react, he helped me sit up as if he was going to pick me up.

Then he turned around and took the pills he had taken out from the coffee table and put them in the palm of his hand. In the other hand, he was holding a glass of water, and then slowly approached me. "I'll just do it myself!" As I spoke, my face flushed as if it were on fire.

Lola seemed stunned for a moment before she realized what she was doing, and hurriedly turned her face to the other side that I couldn't see. — Then, hold the notebook up in front of my eyes. "If you still don't feel well, I can help you!"

At this time, her expression suddenly became very serious. Perhaps, you don't plan to back down, right? I'm not going to accept it, though—because that's going to make me die of shyness!

"You can do it! No need!! ”

So I refused without even thinking about it. Then, taking the pills and water cup from her hand. In an instant, the left hand holding the cup shook a little, and several times, the water in the cup almost spilled....... It makes her always scared......

"I can't help it."

Then, with a somewhat reproachful expression, he reached out to hold the bottom of the cup for me. After a while, the shaking of the cup weakened, and then gradually stopped......