When we came back to our senses, we were all too tired to sleep, gasping and lying on the ground to rest. The palms of my hands were sweaty, and I wanted to say something, but my throat was so dumb that I couldn't make a sound now. But everyone was fine, and although they probably used all their strength, the worst was averted.

Lola was lying next to me right now, her black hair falling out, staring blankly at the clear sky. At this moment, several birds flew past her eyes. I thought they would just fly away, but they all landed on Lola's arms, shoulders, and stomach.

"It seems that you are very popular with them!"

I turned my face and finally came out of my throat. It sounded a bit shrivel, as if it wasn't my own voice. However, because the hearing aid fell into the sea, she can't actually hear me now.

But he still turned his face slowly. Then, with some embarrassment, he shook his head.

Then he pointed to his ear. I guess I wanted to tell me that my hearing aid had just fallen into the sea, so I can't hear what I'm talking about now, right? So, I hesitated a little, and then shook my head as well.

"It doesn't matter. It's not a big deal. ”

Lola's gaze fell on the birds that had rested on her again, and she reached out to chase them away—but they didn't seem to be afraid, and after a while they landed where they were.

So, Lola gave up and looked at the sky again.

Then, slowly close your eyes. After a while, the sound of breathing became much smoother than before. When she opened her eyes again, her expression finally brightened. At this time, the sun had just peeked out of the thick cumulonimbus clouds.

At the same time, the wind around me was getting a little stronger, and there were scattered dark clouds slowly drifting towards the southwest sky.

"If you stay here any longer, you might become a soup chicken—"

At this time, Shion walked up to me, stared at my face and said.

"It's time to go, right?"

As he spoke, he handed me his hand. I hesitated for a moment before reaching out and holding it and standing up. At the same time, Izumi also held Luo's stretched hand.

"Chihiro, that, thank you—"

"What? So suddenly? ”

When we turned around and walked forward for a while, Shion's expression suddenly became serious, and she, who had been supporting me next to me, suddenly ran in front of me, and looked at me while slowly retreating, and said in a very serious voice.

Suddenly, I was stunned for a moment before I thought to ask why.

"Because, you see...... Didn't you save me at that time? ”

As she spoke, she reached out and pulled the hair that was sticking to her face behind her ear, and said in a cheerful and somewhat shy voice.

"That's what you're referring to?"

"yes."

Shion's voice is steady.

"Honestly, I think anyone would do that when something happens to them. Even if it's not me......"

"So, that's it......"

At this time, Shion muttered something in a low voice. His expression looked a little angry......

"What did you say?"

Confused, I looked at her face and asked.

"Nothing."

Unexpectedly, Ziyuan, who put her hands behind her back, sighed at this time, looked at me again and said.

"It's not important."

"Oh......?"

Then, he added a sentence later. Then he came back to me again, supporting me with the strength of his upper arms as he had just done. So, just as we returned to the hospital, we had just crossed the hallway, and we were thinking that we would be able to return to the ward without noticing, but we were lectured by the doctor who had been waiting there for a long time.

"It lasted for an hour, isn't it too much?"

Towards noon, Aster was a little thirsty, so she suggested buying some drinks. She got up from her chair and walked in the direction of the hallway, but when she was about to walk out of the room, she looked back at me. I didn't know why, but I immediately understood what she meant.

"I'm going to help—"

So, as we walked down the stairs, I listened to her complain about what she had just been lectured by the doctor.

"It can't be helped, that kind of thing. After all, this time we were at fault—"

I turned my face to look at her and smiled wryly.

So, in the midst of such a non-nutritious topic, we walked the last step and passed the corner next to the hall, where the vending machine was a little in front of the corner, in fact, just now, it had already appeared in the corner of the field of vision.

"Which one do you want to drink?"

"It's good to be the same as you."

Shion turned around and asked me who was standing behind me at a distance.

"Okay."

Then he reached out and tossed the coin in with a very skillful movement, and then pressed the "coffee" button in the middle of the second layer without hesitation. It didn't take long to hold it in my hand. He turned around and threw my jar to me.

Then he leaned against the wall with me and raised it up to his eyes and took a sip. The bitterness of the coffee mixed with a hint of milk sweetness quickly spreads between the taste buds.

"It's delicious."

"Really? I'm just used to it. If you like it......"

Shion responded to me in a steady voice, and her attitude seemed to be a little cold.

"Ziyuan, are you in a bad mood?"

"No, just thinking about something."

At this moment, her expression stopped talking, and her voice was hidden in her throat as if there was a delay, as if she had something to say but didn't know how to say it. After a while, not only the shoulders, but also the arms hung down.

"By the way, can I ask you a question?"

"Yes."

I nodded with some curiosity and some confusion. Patiently waited for her to continue.

"In the future, if Lola were in danger again, would you do what you did today?"

"Yes."

"No hesitation......"

Suddenly, I was a little confused by her words that seemed to be emotional, so I asked rhetorically—

"Isn't that okay?"

"No, I just want to know why. Why would you do that...... Just wondering about this. ”

"Because—"

At this time, I bowed my head slightly and thought for a moment before answering her.

"I want to repay her."

With that, I looked away from her face, and after a while I felt a little hot in my cheeks. So, I had to hurriedly turn my face to the place where Shion couldn't see. But he couldn't stop his next words.

"If it weren't for her advice, I wouldn't have come to this world, and I wouldn't have been able to get this body that can move freely. So, I'm thankful for her. ”

"Wait—"

At this point, asters overshadowed my voice. The expression became very serious......

"But you know, Lola and the person who gave you advice...... They're not the same person, are they? ”

"I know, but it's okay."

After listening to my words, Shion couldn't help but sigh and looked at my face for a while, and then, suddenly, laughter leaked out of her throat.

"That's the kind of person you are! Now I know it thoroughly. In other words, do you know what the world generally calls people like you? ”

Shion asked in a joking voice.

I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment—

"What do you call it?"

He asked with a curious and innocent expression.

"Usually such people are called stupid."

After saying that, she couldn't help laughing so hard that her shoulders shook, and then slowly squatted down next to me. The tears were about to fall, so I had to quickly cover them with my hands.

"I said—"

Suddenly, I was angry and anxious, but I couldn't do anything about her, so I couldn't help but cover my face with my hands.

"I am so serious about answering you, but you ......!"

"No, I still admire you."

As she spoke, Shion slowly stood up while holding her hand against the wall.

"I didn't mean to make fun of you—"

It's been a long time since I didn't know that conversation with Shion. That evening, as soon as I put the washed dishes in the drawer below, my phone rang. The call was from Aster......

"Chihiro? Let's go to the amusement park tomorrow? ”

At this time, I was a little surprised with my back to the table, and I walked to the living room while throwing the shopping bag on the table and asked.

"Okay, but why?"

"I just want to go."

At this time, there seemed to be another voice on the phone...... And, I guessed who it was......

The moment I heard this reason, I smiled bitterly.

"But didn't the doctor let you recuperate?"

So, I reminded her, and her voice became serious.

"But it's boring to stay at home every day. Besides, Lola had to ask me to call you—"

As she spoke, Shion glared to the side.

Then, without even thinking about it, it drowned out my voice.

"That is, actually she wants to go?"

"Yes."

At this moment, Shion's voice was also a little helpless.

"Okay, okay, I see—"

As a result, the next day, we went out early in the morning to meet at the station, and when we arrived at the amusement park, there were already many people gathered around. We can only follow the crowd from time to time, and we will be hit on the shoulder by the person who follows behind and desperately tries to squeeze forward, but if we continue to walk forward, we will be stepped on by the person in front of us. So, I could only hold Lola tightly with my hands.

Finally pulled her out of the crowd...... But in reality, it's just that we're being pushed to the side.

"What do you want to play?"

I reached out to hold on to the stone pillar next to me, and asked her as I adjusted my breathing until I was a little short of breath. The expression was a little embarrassed......

"Ferris wheel!"

Lola quickly wrote it in her notebook and then picked it up and showed it to me with some excitement. Her eyes couldn't help but sparkle, and you didn't have to ask to know how much she was looking forward to it. "Let's go, then." I can't help but say in a cheerful voice.

Then hand her the hand again.

She hesitated for a moment before grabbing my hand with a shy expression. I raised my feet high all the way, and I seemed to be in a good mood. The moment he came back to his senses, the pod had risen to its highest point. At that moment, she suddenly stood up from the seat opposite—

"What's wrong?"

At this time, Lola lowered her head and wrote something in her notebook while shortening the distance between herself and me. —

"Chihiro, thank you for granting my request at that time. Then, out of willfulness, I want to do something – if you don't like it, or if you hate it, you can avoid it. ”

Then, she reached out and gently placed it on my shoulder.

"What's the matter? Need my help? ”

I looked up and asked, the voice leaking out of my throat was a little surprised and confused, and then I suddenly realized that there seemed to be only a fist between the two of us, and suddenly, my body was a little stiff and I wanted to look away, but she wouldn't let me do it.

Lola was now holding my face in her hands, following my gaze and carefully observing the changes in my expression.

"Don't make a fuss—"

However, I didn't expect that as soon as I wanted to push her away with my hand, my vision was taken away!

Then, what I felt was probably the warmest touch in the world...... It was a long time before she took two steps back and walked away from me, pretending to be looking out the window and back in her seat.

But now even the tips of her ears are red. The red cheeks melted together with the light of the setting sun. It's so beautiful that I can't help but be fascinated......

On the way back, Shion seemed to see what was going on between us, but she didn't say anything. Instead, with a thief smile on his face, he turned the conversation to something else......

"Chihiro—"

Do you still have any questions? What happened to us?

"I want to know who the person who has been contacting me is."

"Actually, I want to know too. That guy seems to know your business very well. Including what happened this time, and your appearance, she was right. ”

"This time, she asked me to come over."

"I think it's ...... too"