Standing in front of the mirror, staring at the blonde girl wearing sunglasses inside, the starfish sometimes approached, sometimes far away, and her face changed with various expressions.

Purse your lips and pout.

Squint, stare, open one eye and close one eye, and raise an eyebrow again.

Looking at her beautiful and cute self, she couldn't stop.

Click!

Taking a picture in front of the mirror and pulling the sunglasses down slightly, the starfish turned slightly and raised her chin again.

"If only there was a beach hat...... That's pretty much what the models in the magazine feel......"

"- Does the starfish want to be a model?"

“……”

Her shoulders shook.

When I looked back, both cheeks and ears became red.

"One Leaf ......"

Morimi smiled at her, tried to say something but held back, and said instead, "I want to use the bathroom." ”

"You can use it......"

Starfish took off her sunglasses and hurried away from the sink.

The two passed by, and she noticed that Morimi's face was also a little rosy, and there were still a few strands of hair on one side of his face.

It was like falling asleep on the table...... She thought.

Before returning to the living room, Starfish glanced back, and Morimi didn't go in, but just washed his hands.

"Light, your glasses."

Back in the living room, she returned her sunglasses to Hikaru Takikawa.

"It's a good fit." The latter took the sunglasses and held them in his hand.

"Hmm...... However, I feel that the color needs to be a little darker to match my hair color better. ”

"Really?"

Hikaru Takikawa looked at her blonde hair, picked up her sunglasses and compared them to her face, "Well, it seems like that." ”

After a while, Morimi also returned to the living room.

Naruse glanced at her, and she looked at him, only to quickly look away again.

"Is it almost ready?"

She walked over to Naoko and looked at the glasses cover that had taken shape on the sewing machine.

"Well, it's just a little bit." Naoko looked up and smiled.

The new sewing machine was so easy to use that she couldn't help but want to use it for a while, and she had added several threads to the glasses cover, which was originally just a simple sewing effort.

"Did Kazuha fall asleep upstairs just now?"

"No...... Just a little bit. ”

"If you want to sleep, you can go to my bed and lie down for a while." Naoko turned around and pointed to Chiaki Matsu's room.

“……”

Starfish was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything.

Morimi shook his head, "No, I was a little tired just now, but now I feel more energetic." ”

Naoko smiled, lowered her head and pressed the piece of cloth to continue sewing.

After watching for a while, Morimi walked up to the starfish, and as soon as he sat down, he quickly stood up and turned his head to look back.

There was nothing on the couch.

“……”

She bit her lip, put her hand behind her back subconsciously, and quickly stopped.

"One leaf?"

Starfish looked up at her, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's okay......" Morimi shook his head and slowly sat down on the sofa again, frowning slightly, "I just suddenly remembered something." ”

"What?" Starfish asked casually.

"Something about learning."

"Ah, well, that's right."

She suddenly lost interest, and in her heart she still cared more about what Naoko had just said.

Naoko has already settled here......

Starfish glanced at Naruse.

He looked down at the book in his hand, but he didn't look very serious, and every now and then he would look up at Naoko.

Or look at her.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Starfish looked down and pretended to fiddle with their phones.

Morimi sat on the side, and he didn't have the heart to care about the two of them at this time.

After another moment, Naoko suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay." ”

A few people looked at her, and she held the freshly sewn glasses cover in her hand and gently pulled it twice.

"It's a little shabby...... Just give it a try. ”

"No, I love it." Hikaru Takikawa took the glasses cover, put the sunglasses inside, and buttoned the outer buttons.

"It's so pretty." She smiled at Naoko, "It's also very practical." ”

Naoko also smiled and stretched a long lazy waist, physically and mentally satisfied.

"It's safer to put it in your glasses case."

"The glasses case is too bulky, but the glasses case made by Naoko is convenient."

After a short rest, Naoko packed up the sewing machine, got up and went to the window to take a look.

The wind and snow outside were a little lighter, and the trails they left behind when they came back had been completely buried.

"Let's go to the supermarket." She looked back and said, "There's not much in the fridge anymore." ”

Naruse put down the book, "Now." ”

"Hmm. The snow is a little lighter. ”

"Okay."

"I'm with you." Morimi said suddenly.

Of course, Naruse and Naoko had no opinion, so they let Starfish and Hikaru Takikawa stay to watch the house, and the three of them went out to the supermarket.

When he passed by his bookstore, Morimi didn't go in, but just looked inside.

"I'll go home later." When she reached the intersection, she suddenly spoke.

"Go home...... Home over there? ”

"Hmm."

"It's better to eat and then go back."

"I've got something." She emphasized.

Naruse didn't say much.

The three of them walked around the supermarket for a while, bought some dinner and ingredients for tomorrow, and after coming out, Morimi went home first.

When Naruse and Naoko arrived home, Hikaru Takikawa was on the phone.

"Can you start preparing now?" Naoko walked to the kitchen.

Naruse shook his head, "I'm not hungry yet, and the two of them ate a lot at the party, so let's talk about it later." ”

"Hmm."

Back in the living room, Hikaru Takikawa pressed the microphone and asked them, "What about Kazuha?" ”

"She's going home beforehand, I'll be right later."

"Oh." She nodded and continued the conversation.

“…… In other words, if you live in one room, you can still add two more people, right? …… Okay, I got it. ”

Naruse overheard two sentences, and then looked at the expression of the starfish on the side, and vaguely guessed something.

Sure enough, when Hikaru Takikawa hung up the phone, the first thing she said was that she wanted to take Starfish and Morimi on a trip to the hot springs, and she was just in contact with the hotel she had booked earlier.

"Yes."

Naruse looked at the starfish, "Have you paid off the debt you owed when you went to Kyoto before?" ”

“……”

Starfish's face turned bitter.

"I owe a little ......"

The last time she went to Kyoto, she spent a lot of money despite deliberately controlling her expenses.

And her so-called repayment of the money is to work in her own store, doing some work such as helping to deliver alcohol.

Affected by this, she was quite short on pocket money in the past two months.

"The hotel I'm going to this time is more expensive." Naruse said.

She grimaced, "I'll pay it back slowly......"

He smiled, "Let's go with us." ”

She chose to refuse when Hikaru Takikawa invited her before, it was entirely because of him, and now that the relationship between them has been restored, it is strange that she can hold back.

Naruse looked at Hikaru Takikawa again, "Are you sure Morimi will agree?" ”

"The starfish have agreed, and Yiye won't not agree, right?" Takikawa Hikaru said as a matter of course, "If it doesn't work, you can help me persuade you later." ”

"You're a little more reliable......"

And when Morimi came back home, he had already changed into his regular clothes.

"Hot spring travel."

She thought about it for a moment and nodded.

"What a quick promise." Naruse said.

"It's not truancy." She glanced at him, "And, I want to relax a little too...... Before the start of the new year. ”

Naruse didn't say anything, got up and returned to the upstairs room with the book, ready to change it to pass the time.

“…… It's cold! ”

When he opened the door, he found that the window of the room was open, and the cold air poured in directly.

"Is the window open by Morimi......"

Closing the window, Naruse put the book back on the shelf and looked at the desk again.

The notebook was spread out, inadvertently recording the haste with which the previous person in the room had left.

(End of chapter)