After spending more than 20 minutes at the bookstore, Morimi went to the checkout with two question banks, while the other three bought nothing.

The bus is almost there.

Several people rushed to the platform, waited for a while, and finally got on the back train.

When they arrived at Aoyagi, led by Morimi, several people knocked on the door of Takigawa's house.

Hikaru Takikawa came over to open the door, and when he saw that it was them, he was slightly stunned.

"Are you back so soon?"

She looked at the bag Morimi was holding again.

"Brought it back to me?"

“……”

Morimi raised an eyebrow, his expression unchanged, and handed the bag over.

Hikaru Takikawa took it happily, and his face soon collapsed.

"One Leaf ......"

Inside were two red books that she was all too familiar with, and on her sister's table, I don't know how many books were piled up in the same package.

Morimi smiled, "Sister Yue is at home, we are here to cheer for Sister Yue." ”

"Come in."

Hikaru Takikawa returned the bag containing the question bank to her, "The moon is in the room." ”

A few people entered the door, and Naruse asked, "Haven't you eaten yet?" ”

"I've eaten it."

"It's good I didn't bring you anything."

“……”

She glanced at him, took two steps behind, followed him, and grabbed his shoulder.

"I'll tell you in advance next time."

Naruse wanted to say that today's dinner for four people was not planned in advance, but it was very troublesome to explain, so he responded first.

"Hmm."

After saying hello to Mrs. Takikawa in the living room, the four of them followed Hikaru Takikawa upstairs together.

"Month, Chunhai and they are coming. We're in. ”

"Come in."

The door opened, followed by the girls in front of him, and Naruse was the last to enter Takikawa Tsuki's room.

If memory serves, this seems to be the first time he's come in.

Takigawa Yue was two years older than them, and he was relatively more mature at that time, and there was not much time for everyone to really play together, and compared to now, Takikawa Hikaru was more attached to him at that time, so he came to Takikawa's house many times, and he never disturbed "Sister Takikawa" in another room on the second floor.

At this time, Sister Takikawa, who was about to usher in one of the most important exams in her life, sat at her desk and smiled at them.

"Is Sister Yue studying?"

"No, just read a book and relax."

"Can you relax even if you read a tutorial book?" Starfish muttered.

said that he was here to cheer for her, but after a few people came, they were just chatting with her.

“…… Tomorrow morning, my dad will drive me to the exam hall and I won't have to catch the bus. ”

"Do you want to go with Hikari?"

"Of course."

"If you're not a candidate, you won't be able to enter the examination room." Morimi said.

Hikaru Takikawa nodded, "I'll wait outside." ”

The girls sat together, and Naruse stood and listened, occasionally speaking when mentioned.

Until a certain moment, Song Qianqiu sent a message and asked him what he was doing.

He thought about it.

Naruse: Do you have time now?

Mom: I won't come to Chunhai if I don't have time.

Mom: I just finished filming and I'm ready to go back.

Mom: You and Shangzi should be eating out, right?

He replied with a few words.

"Sister Yue."

Connecting the video call from Matsu Chiaki, Naruse handed over the phone.

"My mom wants to talk to you."

"Huh...... Uh-"

On the other side of the screen, Song Qianqiu smiled and waved at several children.

"Hi~ Everyone's here."

"Good evening, Miss Matsu......"

"Good evening, Satsuki. Chunhai said that you have an exam tomorrow, so come on. ”

"Uh-huh, uh-huh!"

Takigawa Tsuki held his hands on his chest and stomped his feet in joy.

"Miss Song's dress...... Is it still filming on site? ”

"Well, I'm almost ready to go back."

"It's the first time I've seen Miss Matsu at work!"

"It's also the first time I've seen Satsuki look cute at home."

Matsuchiaki chatted with Takikawa for a while, and didn't hang up until everyone in the crew got in the car and was ready to go back.

"Is Chunhai still over there, I'll call you later."

"Got it."

Taking the phone from Takigawa Yue's hand, Naruse asked, "Do you want her to call Sister Yue again tomorrow before the exam?" ”

Takikawa was stunned and shook her head again.

"Then I don't have the heart to take the exam. I'm satisfied to be able to talk to Miss Song so much. ”

"What are the subjects for tomorrow's exam?"

"Geography and history in the morning, Chinese at noon, and foreign Chinese in the afternoon."

The four of them stayed in Takikawa Tsuki's room for more than an hour. By the time I was about to leave, it was already completely dark.

"Ah, it's snowing again." Takigawa Hikaru looked at the sky, "Be careful when Kazuha goes back." ”

Morimi had already walked out, "It's okay, Naruse said he was going to send me." ”

“……”

Naruse glanced at her.

Naoko looked back at him.

"I'll stop by to get the book."

"Hmm."

Hikaru Takikawa also nodded, not thinking too much, "Be careful on the road." ”

Leaving Takigawa's house and arriving at the intersection, Naoko took his schoolbag and went home first.

Sending the starfish home again, only Naruse and Morimi were left walking side by side.

"You seem to be relieved." She said suddenly.

"I thought you'd pull the starfish on the board." Naruse didn't deny it, "I don't want to involve her anymore." ”

"It's about her that you're talking about?"

"Between me and Starfish, the part to talk about is over, and she and I both hope so."

Morimi turned his head to look at him for a moment, then looked ahead again.

"So, are you going to tell me now, or do you want to get to my house and have a cup of hot tea and talk slowly?"

"Actually, I don't want to say it at all."

"Then you can send me back."

"I'm going to send you back?"

"You didn't refuse."

Naruse took a breath, not wanting to bother with such a meaningless argument.

"Let's talk about it at my house."

Seeing that he didn't speak, Morimi looked at the street lamp in front of him again, "I also have something else I want to ask you." ”

"What's the matter?"

"I mean, I haven't figured it out yet."

Naruse glanced at her, "Naoko is still waiting for me to come home." ”

"It won't be too long—it's only past seven o'clock."

Ten minutes later, the two came to Morimi's house.

Following her inside, Naruse sat down in the living room, and she put down her things and went to boil hot water.

He got up and went to the kitchen, "What does Morimi want to ask?" ”

She glanced back, "Are you so anxious to tell me?" ”

"I'm not here for tea, and I've told you everything I can say."

Morimi's whole body turned around.

"You never told me that you and Starfish once started."

Naruse was silent for a moment.

"That's not the beginning."

She sneered, "Isn't it even the beginning of a kiss?" ”

"The last time I kissed a starfish, I was still living in her house."

“……”

The silent man became Morimi.

After a few more moments, she raised her hand to cover her face and took a deep breath.

"I said how come I haven't seen it in the past six months...... It's still the same time it was. ”

"So ......"

"—Don't talk to me, you perverted, lolicon, estrus creature with a nasty mind."

“……”

Naruse looked at the ceiling of the kitchen.

"Then I'll go back first."

"Stop."

Morimi put down his hand to hide his face, stared at him for a while, and turned his head to look at the kettle on the stove.

"The water is about to boil."

Iron tools are gradually heating up, and there is a clamor of spontaneous noise.

"At least tell me what happened to you and the starfish at that time, and you can go back."

(End of chapter)