After soaking in the foot bath, when the three of them returned to their room at the hotel, the low table in the bedroom had been put away, and the tatami mats were neatly spread from the inside to the outside.

Naoko: They haven't come back yet.

"I still feel a little cold, do you want to go down to the hot springs for a while?" Morimi invites the starfish.

"Okay."

"Is Naruse coming?"

"Let's soak together."

Morimi glanced at him and pushed his glasses, "Okay." ”

"Then you go first, and I'll come right away."

Starfish also looked over.

"Don't take it seriously."

“…… Oh. ”

The two of them returned to the room and didn't stay for a while, and then went down together with a towel.

Naruse was too lazy to go to the hot springs by himself, so he turned on the TV and sat on a futon with the best viewing angle.

"Well, just right, there are still variety shows to watch at this time."

There were a few familiar faces on the screen, and if memory serves, he had eaten with one or two of them.

After looking at it for a while, Naruse took out his phone and looked at the communication with Matsu Chiaki in the past two days.

"She seems to be very busy over there."

It didn't take long for the three of them to finally return to their room.

"Is the quilt already laid, it's so sweet." Hikaru Takikawa opened the sliding door and came in, "Why is it only Harumi alone, Kazuha and the starfish?" ”

"I'm going to the hot springs."

Naruse looked at the three people with ruddy faces, and his gaze stayed on Naoko's face, "How does the bedrock bath feel?" ”

"I've been lying on the hot stone slab, and I'm sweating a lot." She smiled, "It's said to detoxify and lose fat." ”

"Then I'll experience it tomorrow."

"Okay." She looked at the empty futon to his left and right, and hesitated, "Does Haruhi want to sleep here?" ”

"I haven't slept yet." Naruse said, "I'm watching TV. ”

Naoko didn't say anything, and sat down on his futon.

"Hmm!"

On the other side, Takikawa Yue lay on the other futon in a five-body posture.

Naruse looked twice, "What's wrong with Sister Yue?" ”

"It's fine, it's just that my body is too relaxed." Hikaru Takikawa smiled at him.

"It's about to fall apart!"

Takikawa Yue deflected his head, "The massage hurts...... Obviously they are all old grandmothers, but their hands are as strong as light. ”

“…… yes, that's pretty good. ”

Naruse only thought she was exaggerating.

If those grandmothers' hands could really compare to Takigawa Hikatsu's, then she would probably only be able to hum at this time.

"The massage granny is really strong, but after pressing it, the body is really comfortable."

Naoko came closer and pressed against his shoulder, "In the entire massage room, there are screams of Sister Yue and Hikari. ”

"Light too?"

Takikawa Yue is delicate and can't stand the massage, he can understand that Takikawa is bare and strong, and he doesn't look like he will be massaged to scream.

"The first few hits really hurt, and then I screamed and played."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled and sat down as well, "Otherwise, only Yue is alone screaming there, and I feel a little embarrassed." ”

"Woo......"

Takigawa buried her head in the pillow.

"Are you watching a variety show?" comforted his sister twice, and Hikaru Takikawa also looked at the TV.

"Well, just take a look."

"Ah, it's this show, will there be Chunhai's mother in this episode?"

Takikawa Yue immediately raised her head, and Naruse shook her head, "How can she have time to be on variety shows now." ”

"Is the shooting time tight?"

"Well, the director fell down and stopped filming for a few days, which seems to have a big impact on the shooting plan."

"That's ......"

Several people chatted endlessly while watching TV, and after more than ten minutes, Morimi and Starfish also returned to the room.

Naoko leaned on Naruse and looked at the two, "There shouldn't be anyone in the hot spring pool at night." ”

"Yes."

Morimi looked at her and Naruse and nodded, "The old people seem to be resting quite early. ”

"What time are we going to bed today?"

Hikaru Takikawa asked his companion beside him, "It feels like it's still early, and I'm going to stay here for another day and night tomorrow." ”

"Of course, if you're sleepy, you ...... sleep," Naruse said, but he didn't have much confidence.

Naoko looked at him.

"Isn't there anything else to do besides watching TV?"

"Nope."

"Okay."

Hikaru Takikawa was not reluctant, and lay down next to the futon that her sister was lying on her stomach and got up on her side.

"Why don't you think about what else you can do tomorrow, there's nothing to do here." Naruse said.

"I knew I would have only booked for one night...... I didn't expect it to be so small. ”

As she spoke, she sighed.

"It's fine. If you only stay one night, you have to check out at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, and it feels a bit rushed. ”

Naruse turned his head and comforted, then said, "It's okay to stay for one more day, let's see if there is anything else to play near Ohanazawa City." If it wasn't too far, we would go out with the hostel car tomorrow morning and come back in the evening. ”

"Okay."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled again, thought for a while, and said, "Next time we go out together, Harumi will still be in charge of things like the itinerary, just like the last time I went to Kyoto." Because Chunhai is more thoughtful. ”

Naruse looked at the TV, noncommittal.

"Spring Sea?"

"We'll talk about it then."

If she agrees easily, she may not be able to come up with some plan to skip school again.

"So where are we going to play next?" Starfish asked.

"Next time."

Naruse glanced at her, almost forgetting that this one was also an extremely unstable factor.

"If the starfish still wants to go out to play together, you have to wait until you pay off the 'debt' first."

She pursed her lips and leaned closer to Morimi.

She smiled at her, "Let's see where we can go tomorrow." ”

"Okay." Hikaru Takikawa also crawled over, took out his mobile phone, and looked at the travel guide near Ohanazawa City.

"Or go to the one I saw on TV in the afternoon...... It's somewhere. ”

"Zao Onsen?"

"That's right, it's the place where the supernatural phenomenon appears."

"Zao tree ice, that's not a supernatural phenomenon...... But I also wanted to see it for myself. ”

Naoko also shifted and sat down on their side, her back still leaning against Naruse.

"If you want to go to Zao Onsen, you have to get up early."

The time of the evening passed slowly in the deliberation of several people.

At one point, Hikaru Takikawa couldn't help but yawn.

"Hmm......"

She looked back and saw that her sister was lying on the quilt, and there was no sound for a long time.

"Tsuki is already asleep."

Hikaru Takikawa got up, lifted the other quilt next to him, hugged his sister and put it down, and looked at the time again.

"It's all this time...... Aren't starfish sleepy yet? She looked at Starfish and Morimi, who were still in good spirits.

Naruse, who was sitting on the other side, hadn't spoken much, but it was obviously not the time to get sleepy.

And Naoko, who was leaning on him, had been yawning constantly just now.

"Hmm...... I'm not too sleepy yet. ”

"Don't get too excited, aren't you going to Zao Onsen tomorrow?" Naruse said.

Starfish pursed her lips.

It's not because of the can of coffee he bought.

"It's almost time to sleep." Morimi sat up and swept his gaze over the remaining futons.

"Can you sleep now?" Starfish looked at her.

"If you want to sleep, you can still sleep."

Morimi smiled, "Let's lie down first." ”

Naruse raised his arm and touched Naoko, "Go to sleep." ”

"Hmm."

Naoko sat up, crawled to the innermost bed by the window, lifted the quilt, but did not get in, but looked back at him.

Naruse didn't say anything, got up and went over, and lay down there.

"I'll turn off the lights." Hikaru Takikawa said.

"Okay." Naoko lifted the futon next to Naruse and lay down.

When Starfish and Morimi also got into their own quilts, Hikaru Takikawa extinguished the lights.

The room suddenly darkened, and the glimmer of snow reflected in the window was not completely dim.

Staring at the ceiling, Starfish turned his head to look at Morimi beside him, and Naoko on the other side, neither of whom immediately fell asleep.

"What time is breakfast tomorrow?" She opened her mouth to break the sudden silence after the lights were turned off.

"Seven to eight o'clock." It was Naruse who responded.

"Oh."

Hikaru Takikawa turned sideways to the inside, "Seven or eight o'clock in the morning, can the starfish get up?" ”

"It's hard to say......"

It was very comfortable to lie in the bed, but the starfish still did not feel sleepy, she could already foresee that she would stay up until late at night and fall asleep, and she would not be able to get up tomorrow morning.

"I'm sorry."

Morimi next to him suddenly spoke, "I'm usually used to drinking coffee, and it doesn't affect my sleep that much, so I forgot to consider the condition of the starfish." ”

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

Starfish shook his head, raised his body slightly, and looked at Naruse who was sleeping in the innermost.

He lay motionless, and couldn't see if his eyes were still open.

Obviously he also drank coffee, didn't he say something?

She glanced at it a few times, and Naoko, who was sleeping between the two, suddenly turned her head to look at it.

“……”

Starfish shifted her body, pretending she just wanted to sleep a little higher.

"Does Kazuha often drink coffee and stay up late to study?" Hikaru Takikawa asked.

"Pretty much."

Morimi closed his eyes, "Sometimes I don't complete the study progress of the goal, so I rely on coffee to refresh myself and study for a while." ”

"yes, I'm different."

Hikaru Takikawa lay down flat, "Even if it's a review before the exam, it's time to rest." ”

Morimi smiled, "Everyone's goals are different. ”

"But rest is also important. The month is to learn to rest when you are tired, at least when you are sleepy, you will not force yourself too much. Hikaru Takikawa said, and looked at her sister who was sleeping outside.

Takigawa Tsuki woke up a little just now, and now she is asleep again.

Morimi was silent for a few seconds.

"Actually, I've been much more relaxed lately......

She subconsciously looked at Naruse's side, and could only see starfish staring at the ceiling in a daze.

"Go to sleep." Morimi closed his eyes again.

Hikaru Takikawa looked at her and pulled up the quilt, "Well, good night." ”

"Good night."

There was silence between them, and the silence spread rapidly through the room, aspiring to sleep along with the darkness that shrouded outside the window......

- That's what you sleep?

Starfish turned to stare at Mori for a moment.

Can you really fall asleep?

And she didn't move until her eyes were sore, and Morimi, who was lying flat, didn't move, and seemed to fall asleep the moment she said goodnight.

Starfish closed her eyes a few times, moistening her dry eyeballs.

She turned her head to look at the other side again, and Naoko turned her back to her, or rather to his side.

She controlled her breathing, carefully lifted her body, looked at Naruse inside, and slowly lay down again.

Still can't see clearly......

Starfish exhaled slowly, and couldn't help but glance at Naoko again.

Before turning off the lights, she was still thinking about who and who would sleep next to him, but Naoko drove him directly to the innermost part, and used herself as a barrier between him and everyone.

And everyone didn't seem to think it was strange, she could only go along with the atmosphere and pretend that everything was normal.

Is he the only boy......

Obviously, everyone is already close enough to live in the same room, so there is no need to deliberately distance yourself when you fall asleep.

- It was Naoko who "occupied" him.

A trace of dissatisfaction in the bottom of my heart just rose, and the starfish took it for granted.

Isn't that the relationship they have?

Monopolize each other and exclude others.

If it was her who was in that position next to him, she would do the same.

— but she never really had him.

“……”

Starfish kicked off the covers and took another deep breath to stop herself from thinking any further.

But she is extremely conscious, and she always thinks of something.

The quieter it is, the more so.

The bottom of her heart is manic, and the soft bedding under her body is like an iron plate roasted by fire, constantly tormenting her.

Starfish rolled over and headed towards Morimi on the other side.

For no reason, the image of her leaning on his shoulder came to mind again.

Just relax a little......

In addition to Naoko and Hikatsu, will Kazuha be so close to him?

Although he dodged, he didn't look very resistant.

She was the only one he resisted.

“……”

Starfish bit her lip.

Isn't that too unfair?

“…… Can't sleep. ”

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a very light inquiry sounded in the darkness, and it came from in front of me.

The starfish blinked a little blurred eye, "One leaf ......"

Her voice was a little hoarse, and she coughed lightly, and then pretended to wipe a handful of it on her eyes inadvertently.

"Hmm...... Can't sleep. Starfish replied in a suppressed voice.

"Me too."

Morimi let out a sigh, "That can of coffee is too bitter, and the pick-me-up effect is a little more powerful than I thought." ”

She laughed.

Suddenly there was a light in the darkness.

"Have you been lying down for almost an hour?"

Morimi put down his phone and raised his voice slightly, "Naruse is asleep?" ”

There was no response, and she didn't think he was asleep, so she pouted.

Freed from his thoughts, Starfish was very happy to have a companion who stayed up late, and leaned in with her.

"I feel like I won't be able to get up tomorrow morning......"

"It's okay, I'll call you."

"It's hard to get up."

"Then it's not called?"

"No, let's call it...... Even if I can't go, pull me up. "Starfish knows exactly what it was like when she woke up.

Morimi smiled, "Okay." ”

Although both of them tried their best to keep their voices low, the night was silent, and Naruse could still hear a little, but he couldn't hear clearly.

He couldn't sleep either.

After lying down for a while, he heard a squirming movement, and he lifted his body slightly, only to find that the starfish had crawled into Morimi's bed.

The two of them were huddled together, still covered with quilts, and their voices were lower.

“……”

He's still awake.

But he couldn't get into Morimi's bed too.

Naruse could only lie down and look at the ceiling in the darkness.

It was silent, and I could faintly hear the sound of the river running by the street.

The old window swayed slightly, and it was the wind and snow outside.

After a pause, Naruse turned his head to look at Naoko, who was sleeping next to him.

He listened to her breathing, unable to be sure if she was actually asleep.

Looking down, he noticed that her hand had been stretched out of the quilt.

After two glances, he took her hand and sent it to the quilt.

When she was about to pull away, she suddenly clenched.

“……”

Naruse pursed her lower lip.

"Naoko?"

She didn't answer, her breathing was as calm as before, and the handshake was more like an unconscious natural reaction in her sleep.

Naruse was silent for a moment, closed her eyes, found the most comfortable position to lie flat, and also clenched her hands.

I have to sleep if I can't sleep, and I have to get up tomorrow morning.

There is a washroom in the room of the hotel, but there is no separate bathroom, so you have to go outside when it is convenient.

Climbing out of the bed, the starfish took a big breath of fresh air first.

"Suffocated ......"

Morimi also showed his head, and by the way, he shook the quilt twice and changed his breath.

Both of them couldn't sleep, so they hid under the covers and chatted until now.

"Do you want me to accompany you?"

"Okay." Starfish also didn't want to go to the bathroom alone.

"Move lightly, they're already asleep."

"Oh......" Starfish immediately slowed down.

Sitting up, she was afraid that her action just now would wake up Naoko, so she turned her head to look.

“……”

Seeing that she was suddenly stunned, Morimi, who had already gotten up, touched her glasses and put them on, "What's wrong." ”

"It's okay......" Starfish got up and shook her head numbly.

Morimi also glanced over there.

Next to the half-hidden quilt, the two hands are clasped together.

2-in-1

(End of chapter)