The buses swayed, the engines hummed from time to time, the wheels rolled forward, and the road seemed to never end.

Looking out the window at the sky, which had become even more gloomy as it approached evening, Naruse yawned again and rubbed his sore knees.

He had just returned from a visit to Fushimi Inari Taisha.

And before that, it was Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji, Kurama-ji and Kifune-jinja, Shimogamo Shrine......

"Mamachi - Mamachi, it's here—"

The bus stops at the platform, some get on, some get off, and then it restarts.

Naruse turned his head, and Takigawa Leaned on his sister's shoulder, looking satisfied that he was about to become a Buddha.

At noon today, the teachers and students of the third grade of Prefectural Tsu High School had already boarded the Shinkansen and returned to Aomori, and she was the only one left.

Although Hikaru Takikawa said that everything was on her, it was her parents who really persuaded the leading teacher to agree to it.

And no matter how the Takikawa couple persuaded the school, the final result was that Takikawa Tsuki left the team and stayed behind, followed by three first-year students who didn't seem to have been discovered by the school, and visited all the places in Kyoto that they wanted to go.

"Hah-"

Looking at the crooked three, Naruse yawned again and turned back.

Along the Higashi-O-ro Pass, the bus went all the way north, and after two more stops, the four people were dropped off at Shimizu Road.

After walking for five or six minutes, they arrived near the B&B where they were going to stay tonight.

It's the first time for Hikaru Takigawa to come here, looking left and right all the way, especially the famous Liudao Zhenhuang Temple.

"Starfish have really found a great place."

"I just happened to find this B&B, and then I noticed that next to it was the ...... of Liudao Zhenhuang Temple"

The four of them only stopped at the gate of the temple for a moment and did not go in. After a few more steps, Naruse took the lead and turned into the alley.

"Is it in here?"

"Hmm."

He stopped in front of a slightly older house and took out the key to open the door, "This is it." ”

"How does Harumi have the key?"

Naruse glanced at Hikaru Takikawa, "Of course it's because we're going to live here today." ”

"I mean......" she looked inside, "is there no one here?" ”

"Nope." Naruse understood what she meant, "The owner of the B&B doesn't live here, and even the keys are ......"

He stepped back, pointing to the mailbox at the door.

"—put it here and give it to me."

"That's ......"

"But the owner doesn't seem to live far away, so if there's something really going on, he'll still come over and deal with it."

He opened the mailbox, and there was a note inside, and he took it to Hikaru Takikawa.

"What?"

"Just look at it."

She took it and looked at it, smiling quickly.

"I even drew a place to eat nearby, which is really thoughtful."

This is a check-in guide.

"And said welcome to use the kitchen...... In this house, are we the only ones living today? ”

"Of course."

Naruse helped Takikawa carry his luggage, "Let's talk about it first." ”

Entering the door, in addition to the kitchen, bathroom and toilet on the first floor, there is a living room converted into a bedroom, facing the inner courtyard outside, and there is also a room upstairs.

Naruse pointed to the living room, "It's tatami mats here, and the upstairs room has a bed." Where are you going to sleep? ”

Hikaru Takikawa looked at the house in front of him, still immersed in the novelty of his first arrival, "Let's take a look first." ”

The Takigawa sisters went upstairs to have a look, and when they came down, the elder sister said that she wanted to sleep upstairs, but the younger sister did not say anything.

"That is, there is no one here to prepare dinner, and there will be no breakfast tomorrow morning?"

Naruse nodded.

"Then let's prepare ourselves." Hikaru Takikawa clasped his hands together, "I saw the supermarket when I came over, and I should be able to buy ingredients there." ”

"Don't." Naruse objected, "It's too troublesome to prepare by yourself, and you have to wash the dishes after eating." ”

"We'll help too."

"How convenient it is to eat out."

"Hmm......"

Hikaru Takikawa looked around the corners of the house as he looked around, "I think they've all moved in, and this place belongs to us today, so we should make good use of everything in it." ”

"You're really enjoying the moment."

Naruse looked at her, then at the starfish: "What do you think?" ”

"Ahh Starfish looked at the two people who were looking at the same time, "I think they can ......"

And Takikawa Yue also said that he would help with some cooking and washing dishes.

"Okay."

Naruse had no choice but to agree, and it was not too early, so he went to the supermarket he had just passed by with Hikaru Takikawa to buy ingredients.

"It's so cold, let's eat sukiyabe at night, and use udon noodles as a staple food."

"yes, I like sukiya. Are these packs enough? ”

"That's enough."

Because I only stayed for one night, I only needed to buy the ingredients needed for today's dinner and tomorrow's breakfast, and it would be a waste to have more.

However, when choosing beef, Naruse was not polite and took several servings.

Hikaru Takikawa watched from the sidelines, his eyes getting brighter and brighter, "I like to eat meat." ”

Naruse just smiled.

After buying the ingredients, the two found that it was raining outside again, but fortunately it didn't rain too much, so they hurriedly trotted all the way back.

I heard that I ate sukiyaki at night, and the starfish were also very happy.

"Did you buy the eggs?"

"Bought it."

"Uh-huh."

Naruse wanted to do it herself, but Takikawa said that the ingredients were his money, and the cooking part should be handed over to them.

The kitchen was also relatively narrow, and there were not many people on it, so Naruse came to the living room and sat down on the edge side.

The rain outside was getting heavier.

In the closed courtyard, the drainage pipes gradually moved, and in the corner, a clump of green bamboo kept shaking in the rain, fine leaves fell, and the ground was flowing with wet broken light.

Buzz –

Naoko: Have you arrived at the hotel?

Naruse: It's here, and I'm preparing dinner.

Naoko: Do you need to prepare your own dinner......

Naruse: This inn is like this.

Naruse: Has Naoko eaten it?

“……”

Looking at the news she had just received, Naoko, who was lying on the table, raised her eyes and looked at the dishes and chopsticks in front of her.

Dinner for one person ends early.

"One person prepares, one person finishes eating, and I really don't have the strength to get up and clean up...... I've eaten it, Harumi. ”

Buzz –

Naoko: I've eaten it.

Click!

Naruse took a picture of the small courtyard outside.

Naruse: [Image]

Naruse: It's raining.

Naoko: It's cloudy here, but it's not raining.

Naruse: I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow night.

Naoko: Are you going to be back until the evening?

Naruse: It's not that late, it's in the afternoon.

Naoko: That's good.

After chatting for a few more moments, he put away his phone and continued to look at the rain outside.

"It's so fragrant, do you smell it in the spring sea...... What's wrong? ”

Hikaru Takikawa came from the kitchen and stared at him a few times, "Did something happen?" ”

"What?"

"Haruhai seems to have something on his mind just now."

Naruse smiled, "I want to read a book." ”

"Bored?" Hikaru Takikawa smiled and sat down beside him.

"There's nothing to do, it's a little boring."

"The sukiyaki pot will be ready soon, and there is nothing more to help if Harumi wants to help, so let's wash the dishes later."

"I just said that I will leave it to you."

"Ahh......h

She smiled again and looked out into the courtyard.

"That's nice, this place."

Naruse nodded, "It would be nice if the yard was a little bigger." ”

"Hmm...... The living room should be bigger, too. ”

"The kitchen is a little bigger?"

"Uh-huh."

"In that case, it wouldn't be the price it is now."

"Haha, that's right."

The rain is dripping, and the sound of rain continues.

After another moment, Takikawa Tsuki greeted from the kitchen.

Naruse and Hikaru Takikawa both got up and went over, one with an iron pot and the other with a gas stove, and returned to the living room.

The low table was already set, and the starfish brought dishes and chopsticks and poured drinks for everyone.

Grunt grunt –

The tongue of fire licks and bubbles in the sukiyaki pot full of ingredients, and the aroma is overflowing.

At this time, beef, tofu, shiitake mushrooms, and vegetables were still neatly stacked in their respective areas, surging with the tumbling soup.

Naruse took a deep breath, and his tired body, which had been running around all afternoon, seemed to be rejuvenated in this breath.

"I'm moving."

(End of chapter)