When I came out of Ginkakuji Temple, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

Getting on the bus back, Hikaru Takikawa looked back at Naruse in the back seat, raised his hand and waved it twice in front of his eyes.

"Chunhai, your eyes are dead."

It was a few seconds before he lifted his gaze and glanced at her and the starfish.

"It's not far from dead."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled slightly, "It looks like I'm really tired." ”

Naruse didn't want to speak, and blinked in response.

Compared to the Heian Jingu Shrine in the morning, the scale of Ginkakuji Temple is not too large, but it is very weak-legged to walk - because before going to Ginkakuji, he has been dragged for more than two hours to walk around the shopping street of Shinkyogoku.

It was only then that he realized that the two of them were really just casually strolling around Kawaramachi last night, and it was only today that they were serious.

After looking at him for a while, Hikaru Takikawa turned around a little and asked, "Where are you going to eat later?" ”

"Hikari is already hungry?"

"It's okay......"

"I don't have much appetite right now." Naruse said, "If Hikari and the starfish are hungry, go eat them first and leave me alone." ”

Hikaru Takikawa was noncommittal, and turned around.

The starfish, who had been tilting their heads, also withdrew their gaze.

The bus stopped and took half an hour to get the three back to Gion.

Hikaru Takikawa still has enough energy, and he wants to go to his sister's hotel to play, and he also pulls up the starfish, and Naruse just wants to go back to the room and lie down.

"Then we won't go up."

When she arrived at the door of the hotel, she stuffed the souvenirs she had bought during her visit to Ginkakuji Temple into his hand, "Let's put them in Harumi first." ”

"Hmm."

The three of them were temporarily separated, and Naruse returned to the upstairs room, wanting to take a shower first, but he felt that it was laborious, so he collapsed directly on the bed.

Several times his breath rose and fell, and tiredness came up like a tidal wave, drowning him.

“…… I almost fell asleep. ”

Naruse was excited, regained a little consciousness, turned over and took out his mobile phone, and recorded today's itinerary in the memo.

【…… There are very few people, the courtyard is quiet and good for walking.

……

Whether it's because of lack of money or for other reasons, Yoshimasa didn't put silver foil on it was the right choice. Silver Pavilion has no silver, and the rustic feel is good.

……

The platform gives a subtle feeling.

……

The large moss is like velvet and beautiful.

……

If you have enough time, Ginkaku-ji Temple is worth a visit. 】

Combined with his memories of the previous visits to Kyoto, he has compiled a lot of personal travel records in the memo in the past two days, so as to prepare in advance for the next visit.

After recording today's itinerary, he opened the map again and looked at it, he had been to a lot of famous scenery in Kyoto, but his memory was deep and shallow.

"Kurama-ji Temple......"

Naruse closed his eyes and thought about it, but his thoughts couldn't continue to be as clear as he had just now, and he disconnected from time to time.

The phone slipped, and he grabbed it.

"Hmm......"

Unable to open his eyes, he rolled over.

Mobile phones don't matter anymore.

When Naruse woke up again, the room was dark, with only a glimmer of light from the window reflected on the ceiling.

“……”

He curled up, feeling cold and uncomfortable, and it took him a while to recover.

The cell phone pressed under him was also one of the sources of discomfort he always felt in his sleep.

"It's past ten o'clock?"

Seeing the time, he also saw dozens of messages from Hikaru Takikawa and Naoko.

Getting up and feeling the light in the room, Naruse walked to the window, and the four strips below were bright but empty, and there was no one on the road.

At ten o'clock in the evening in autumn, it was already late.

He froze for a moment and picked up his phone.

Hikari: How many seniors want Chunhai's contact information, do you want to give them it?

Light: [Picture]

Light: Hahaha

Hikari: Sorting out today's photos, I noticed that I had captured Harumi's strange expression.

Hikari: [laughs to death]

Hikari: Why don't you read the news?

Light: Starfish and I are coming back. Harumi is hungry, and we find a pork cutlet restaurant that looks like it's good.

Hikari: Are you asleep?

Hikari: We ate it ourselves.

“……”

Naruse touched his empty stomach and felt his hunger.

Naruse: I fell asleep.

Naruse: Wake up.

The message was sent and there was no response for a long time, and Naruse estimated that she might have slept.

More messages from Naoko.

She left school.

She arrived at the station.

She got in the car.

She got out of the car.

She went to the supermarket.

She returned home.

She began to prepare dinner.

……

Naoko: Are you too tired from shopping today, did you fall asleep?

The latest message came at around eight o'clock.

Naruse glanced at it hurriedly, and was just about to quit to call her when a new message came.

Naoko: [Long time no see]

“…… バカ。 ”（ba ka）

She kept glued to the screen, waiting for his reply.

Naruse went back to the bed and sat down, and the phone rang.

Within seconds, the phone was connected.

"Asleep."

She laughed, her voice slightly hoarse, "I knew ......"

"In the afternoon, I walked around Xinjingji for a long time, and my legs were about to break."

"Shopping street?" She asked.

"Hmm."

Naruse lay down again, "After that, I went to Ginkakuji Temple again, and after returning to the hotel, I lay down for a while and fell asleep." ”

"Where's dinner?" Naoko asked quickly.

"Haven't eaten yet. I'm not too hungry, I'll go down for some supper later. ”

"Really?"

"Really. It's really true. ”

“……”

She laughed, verbally choosing to believe.

Listening to her breathing, Naruse asked after a while, "Has Naoko already fallen asleep?" ”

She hesitated for a moment before answering.

"Pretty much ......"

"'Almost'?"

"I'm lying in bed, but I haven't slept yet."

"Isn't that just sleeping?"

Naoko buried in his pillow, "Hmm...... Almost. ”

Naruse didn't think much of it, and instead asked another question that he had noticed when he was flipping through the news just now.

"Mr. Flowers, they ...... Didn't come back today? ”

Naoko was silent for a moment.

"Yes. Mom and Dad have other jobs temporarily, and they don't have time to come back. ”

“……”

Naruse was speechless for a long time, and he didn't know what to say, and let out a long breath.

"You're not crying."

She laughed.

"Nope."

"Really?"

"Really. It's really true. ”

Naruse pursed his lips.

"And when is the next time they'll come back?"

"Mom and Dad? I do not know...... At least I won't be able to come back for half a month. ”

He breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll be back tomorrow afternoon."

She clenched her phone and replied with restraint, "Hmm." ”

"Go to bed early."

"Hmm...... Well. ”

"I'll go get something to eat."

"Far away?"

"It's downstairs."

"Good...... Good night. ”

"Good night."

Hanging up the phone, Naoko put down the phone, rubbed her dry eyes, and pulled up the quilt again, allowing herself to be completely sunk in his bed.

"Today...... Just sleep here. ”

On the other side, Naruse got up again and went to the window and looked down.

said that there was a place to eat supper downstairs, but I didn't want Naoko to worry, but the actual situation was that he still had to find it.

"Hmm......"

At least there are no shops that are still open near the hotel.

"Isn't there a convenience store either?"

Naruse opened the map on his phone and looked at it, ready to find a convenience store and buy some instant noodles and other things to satisfy his hunger.

The convenience store was easy to find, and it was less than a hundred meters downstairs, but when I saw a skewer shop that was still open near the South Block, the idea immediately vanished.

Kebab......

Bacon Meat Roll ...... Chicken skewers...... Roasted beef skewers with green onions......

“……”

Naruse couldn't help but swallow and changed his mind.

Do you want to go alone?

He took out his phone and looked at it, and the message sent to Hikaru Takikawa was still unread, and it seemed that she had indeed slept.

Starfish's words......

It was so late, she should have fallen asleep too.

What's more, the two of them may not be alone right now.

Suppressing the past that came to his mind, Naruse decided to go alone.

Leaving the room, there was silence in the hallway of the hotel with dim lights on.

Controlling the sound of footsteps, Naruse came to the elevator and pressed the button to go downstairs.

1、2、3……

The red floor numbers jumped, stopping on the fourth floor.

Ding——

The elevator door opened, and both of them were stunned for a moment.

“……”

Starfish carries a convenience store bag containing instant noodles, drinks, and snacks.

"Hungry?"

“…… Well. ”

Naruse pursed her lower lip and inhaled slowly.

(End of chapter)