Yu Murakami and Ai Nakano, who returned from Hokkaido, fell into a somewhat delicate atmosphere in their new home.

After sending Shui Lai Qi back to her apartment, Saori Onishi also promised that she would accompany Shui Lai Qi when she was free for the past two days, and the two returned home in silence.

Ai Nakano continues to ignore Yu Murakami in silence, so Yu Murakami can only find the light novel on the bookshelf in silence, and another living creature in the room, Xingxing.

Considering that there have been many things in the past two days, he didn't take Xingxing out for a walk, Yu Murakami took the initiative to take this responsibility.

Tied to a leash, Yu Murakami was dragged out of the house by the eager Xingxing.

"I was finally able to go out for a walk, and I was suffocated." Xingxing screamed excitedly twice under the street lamp at night, and then began to question Yu Murakami: "Why haven't you taken me out for a walk in the past few days!" “

"Want to eat?" Yu Murakami easily diverted the subject.

"Wang! Woof! Xingxing was successfully distracted.

Taking Apricot around to a convenience store, Yu Murakami bought some oden at random for 340 yen.

Xingxing was given some bamboo wheels and meatballs, and one person and one dog ate them at the same time under a telephone pole outside the convenience store.

Compared to Tokyo, where the wind was still blowing the morning before yesterday, the weather today has become a little hot. If Yu Murakami, who was eating oden, hadn't had the help of "Flesh Transformation LV.4", he would have been sweating profusely.

Xingxing, who was at her feet, finished eating the food that had been given to her, and asked again: "Why is this place different from the place we used to be?" ”

"Eat." Yu Murakami picks up another meatball and puts it on the ground.

For a while there was only the sound of chewing.

After taking Xingxing for a walk, Yu Murakami returned to his new home and handed Xingxing over to Ai Nakano for acceptance.

Ai Nakano just nodded and replied, "Thank you for your hard work, Murakami-kun." The bath water has been put away, so let's go take a shower. ”

After taking a shower and getting ready for bed, Yu Murakami didn't hear a word from Ai Nakano in the process.

Still didn't say anything all night, but Yu Murakami didn't sleep well tonight.

May 2 is Monday, and both Yu Murakami and Ai Nakano are going back to work.

Yu Murakami, who had finished making breakfast, looked at Xingxing, who was panting at him, and understood that he wanted to eat ham sausage again. It's just that because it moved to a new home, it doesn't know the new storage location of ham sausage for the time being, so it turns to Yu Murakami for help.

Peeled a ham sausage and handed it to Xingxing, and halfway through feeding, the door of Ai Nakano's room opened. Her hair was a little disheveled, her pajamas were a little disheveled, and she walked out rubbing her eyes that she couldn't open.

"Murakami-kun, why are you feeding ham sausages to Xingxing again!" Seeing the harmonious scene of humans and dogs in front of him, Ai Nakano became energetic and criticized Yu Murakami like in Sakuraso.

"Angry? It's okay, hurry up and finish washing up and have breakfast. Faced with Nakano Ai's accusation, Yu Murakami laughed instead.

It's good to be angry with him.

After breakfast, one of the two went to Ozawa's office, and the other went to YM to preside over the work.

Tokyo is finally showing its summer heat in May, but the 8 o'clock sun in the morning makes it easy to hide. Pedestrians on the road never miss a place that is shaded and doesn't detour too much, and the sun is less visible than the vampire in the novel.

Yu Murakami was the only one who put on a simple set of light-colored clothes and hit the road. The freshness of summer emanated from him, and the men were naturally dwarfed by him, bowing their heads and going their separate ways.

The women who pass by are different, the shy ones just peek at Yu Murakami from time to time, and if you wear sunglasses, you can peek at Yu Murakami more conveniently. As for the bold character, it didn't appear to be a rubble, because he was too focused on staring at Yu Murakami and bumped into something. It's their gaze, like the bright light emitted by a scanner processing a document, as if they want to engrave Yuu Murakami's appearance in their minds.

In the midst of these mixed eyes, Yu Murakami arrived at YM, and after greeting the front desk, he calmly went to his president's office and began to prepare for the next affairs.

……

Sakuraso, 8 a.m.

In the past, the sakura village, which was constantly laughing in the morning, seemed too quiet, and only the parrot soup chicken left by Murakami Yuu would say a few words from time to time.

Suzune Sakura woke up at about half past seven in the morning and began to repeat the same routine as she normally had on weekdays. Brushing your teeth and washing your face, going to the bathroom, changing your clothes and makeup, these things are fine.

Only the breakfast was different from before.

In the past, Suzune Sakura would always get up early or late, and he would always wait for Yuu Murakami's breakfast at 7:45. Thanks to Yu Murakami's craftsmanship, she can still ensure balanced nutrition when eating at home, and even eat a little bit, but she can't eat the breakfast she bought outside.

After Yu Murakami moved out of Sakuraso on Tuesday night, she took turns making breakfast with Yu Mubi and Taneda Risa. As for the breakfast style that can be seen most often at the table, it is probably toast baked in two slices of bread and a slightly charred omelette.

And a glass of iced milk.

As the saying goes, if you want to capture a man's heart, you have to find a way to grab his stomach first, and now Sakura Suzune's stomach is firmly held in the palm of Murakami's hand, and he can't break free.

Just like her unchanging feelings for Yu Murakami.

A few days ago, Shishin Sakura once called and was fooled by Suzune Sakura. She knew she might not be able to fool Miss Shishin, but she didn't want to say much about it.

Yu Murakami gave her a promise, but since he left on Tuesday night, Suzune Sakura hasn't been at ease.

"Good morning."

"Good morning, Sister Suzune."

There is no change in the early greeting, if there is, it is a few words less, and the object of the greeting is a few less.

At the Sakura Village's dining table, the dining table, which was originally a little crowded for six people to sit, is now enough for them to stretch their limbs.

Today it was Yu Mubi's turn to prepare breakfast, and Taneda Risa seemed to have something to do in the past two days, and returned to live in her own home. So in the empty living room, Suzune Sakura looked around, ready to find something to do while waiting for breakfast. Sweeping around again, she set her eyes on the somewhat silly soup chicken.

Approaching the parrot left by Yu Murakami, she spoke: "Yu Murakami is a scumbag. ”

"Your Excellency is like a scum."

The imitation of the soup chicken is somewhat impossible to achieve a perfect retelling.

"Tell me, Yu Murakami is a pervert."

"Catch me, your honor is like a change belt."

Obviously, it was Sakura Suzune who asked the soup chicken to imitate it, but after hearing the retelling that seemed a little funny, she sat on the ground with red eyes.

"Sister Lingyin, come and eat!" There was a sound from far and near in the kitchen, probably ready for breakfast and going out.

Suzune Sakura quietly twisted her eyes with the back of her hand, and greeted her as if nothing had happened: "Hard work, concave sauce." ”

Since Wednesday, she has not heard from Yu Murakami for five days.

"Sister Suzune, what's wrong with your eyes?" You Mubi put down the plate in her hand and raised her eyes to notice that Suzune Sakura had some strange eyes.

"It's okay, I just accidentally let the dust fall into my eyes, and it took me a few times to get the dust out."

Scum, where are you now?

"That's good, hurry. Let's have breakfast, Sister Suzune, if I'm not mistaken, the office is going to have a meeting today. ”

"Well, concave sauce. I almost forgot about the meeting if you didn't talk about it. ”

Pervert, why don't you contact me, even if it's just a word?

"Ah, but I shouldn't be able to go today, I still have classes at the university. Sister Suzune, please help me take a leave of absence. ”

"No problem, concave sauce, wrap it on your Sister Lingyin."

Suzune Sakura reached out and touched Yu Mubi's head, revealing a smile.

Murakami, you'll be in the office, right?

"Thank you, Sister Suzune!"

Yo, how do I miss you a little.

Realizing that he almost couldn't hold back his tears, Sakura left his seat under the excuse that he had just teased the soup chicken and needed to go to the bathroom to wash his hands again.

Behind her, You Mubi, who had already found some clues, looked at the back of Sakura Suzune who left in a hurry, and couldn't help but whisper: "Brother You...... Sister Aiyi......"

Suzune Sakura, who returned from the bathroom, naturally didn't make any more trouble, and obediently sat down in his seat and ate breakfast.

Picking up a slice of toast, Suzune Sakura absentmindedly spread a little jam on the toast and took a bite.

The burnt smell of the toast made her sick, and the jam was a little sweet, and she picked up the milk, ready to wash away the burnt and sweet taste. The cup had liquefied droplets of water on it, which were cold to the touch.

After a mouthful of milk, Suzune Sakura's stomach ached a little.

Her health is not very good, and now eating these things, especially drinking ice milk, will naturally react. After eating the rest of the food in two bites, Suzune Sakura handed over the tableware to Yu Mubi to clean up, and went out with the car keys.

Sitting in the driver's seat where Yu Murakami once sit, Suzune Sakura controlled the car and drove onto the road.

The rest of his scent had dissipated, and he had sat next to the man, peeking at his intently face as he drove from time to time, wishing that time could stop forever at this moment.

Stopping at a red light, Suzune Sakura patted her cheek with her hand, knowing that she couldn't think about it while driving.

Taking out her phone from her handbag, Suzune Sakura turned on the car's Bluetooth share and connected the phone to the car's audio system. By the time she had taken a moment to connect, the red light had turned green.

She hurriedly opened the music software, and before she had time to find the song she wanted to listen to, she directly pressed the shuffle button.

Slowly stepping on the accelerator, the car began to start, and the melody of the song came slowly, and the song sounded in the car.

"It's okay for me to be alone, and what blurted out was stubborn words. The time spent with you was so dazzling that now there is only endless sorrow left."

This song should be the ending song sung by Risa Oribe for Sword Art Online. I remember, it seems to be called "unlasting"? I've heard of it before, but I haven't heard it carefully.

"If you can live alone, you won't fall in love with someone. The breath you exude, the way you speak, is still in my body, leaving a small fragment of love."

His scent has dissipated, but can I live alone, will I fall in love with someone else?

"My wish, my only wish, is only that you will be somewhere too, weeping. It's always heavy and lonely to cut off the past and take a new step."

Yo, have you ever cried for me? You know how hard it was to forget the past?

"If I could be reincarnated again, I would like to meet you again. The blazing sun in midsummer, the snow in midwinter, the four seasons keep changing, and the fragments of love fall down."

Yu, I've never regretted meeting you, whether it's summer in Tokyo or winter in Hokkaido.

"I'm so happy but I feel a little lonely, it must be because I give far more love than you. The key is still in your hand, like a canary that has lost its singing meaning, trapped in this dimly lit birdcage.

Am I not in a cage?

"My wish, my only wish, is only that you must be happy. The fleeting world, the journey of love, the memories of your bits and pieces."

But what about my happiness? How can I forget the bits and pieces.

The melody of melody echoed in the car, and the girl kept her posture upright, letting the car continue to move forward.

It's just tears that blur my eyes.

It turned out that I was crying.

Suzune Sakura heard her own choked voice.

……

Looking for a good place to park near the YM office, Suzune Sakura first rushed to the bathroom, ready to wash her face and touch up her makeup.

There was no one in the bathroom, so I don't know if it was because the office was in a meeting.

Walking out of the bathroom, she walked briskly into the office and said hello to the front desk.

"Sakura-san, good morning. President Murakami is already presiding over the meeting, so it's better to hurry over. The front desk of the office also greeted Suzune Sakura and asked her to hurry up to the meeting.

"Okay, thank you." Suzune Sakura quickly ran to her seat and threw down her bag, and ran towards the conference room again.

The pace is getting faster and faster, and the pace is getting faster and faster.

It was only when she reached the door of the conference room that she forced herself to stop again, took a few deep breaths, and stabilized her mood.

She knocked lightly on the door.

"Please come in." A young man's voice came from the conference room, one she couldn't get any more familiar with.

A voice she had been thinking about for five days and five nights.

Suzune Sakura walked in the door and bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry to disturb your meeting because of my personal reasons." ”

Some people in the office looked at her somewhat strangely.

"Sakura-san, sit down right now, the meeting will continue." The familiar voice commanded without emotion.

"Yes, President."

She found an empty seat and sat down, expressionless, not looking at the source of the voice.

Summer is coming, you're coming, is our future coming?

PS1: You can choose to call me Author/Pharmacist/Ai Mei, you can choose one of the three, and it always feels weird to call me a big guy.

PS2: As for the extras, I'm not sure if I want to write them yet, and I'll wait until the ending is completed. If there is an extra, the title of Yuzi will be called chasing the light and chasing the shadow, and the one who has seen it early has not thought about it.