Naruse wasn't surprised that she didn't see Hikaru Takikawa at the bus stop in the morning, as she occasionally went to school an hour early to attend the basketball team's morning training.

It was a common thing not to show up for a morning.

It wasn't until noon that she didn't come over to eat the bento together as usual, and the few of them felt that something was wrong.

Morimi sent her a message, got a reply after a while, and turned to look at a few of her companions.

"I didn't come to school today."

"Why?" Naruse asked.

Morimi looked at the latest news he received again, "I said I was not feeling well. ”

"Are you sick?"

"Probably, she didn't elaborate, let's go to her house after school."

"Okay."

Buzz –

"She said she didn't have to."

"I will refuse you to visit, it seems that you are not lightly ill."

"Do you want to go then?"

"Of course."

The daytime passed quickly, and in the afternoon, they each trained until about five o'clock, gathered together, and then left the school.

"Let's buy some condolences." When passing by the dessert shop, Naruse pulled Naoko in and picked and bought some desserts.

Seeing that he bought a lot, Morimi patted his bag, "Then my condolences are today's class notes." ”

"It's a deadly poison."

"So what do I buy?"

"So be it."

Back in Aoyagi, the four of them came to Takigawa's house together.

Ringing the doorbell, Mrs. Takikawa quickly came over to open the door, looking a little delicate.

"Everybody's coming."

Naruse was pushed to the front.

“…… Yes, let's look at the situation of light. ”

"Come in, she's lying in the room."

"It's a little bit of a condolence."

"Ahh

Mrs. Takigawa took Naruse's condolences and beckoned a few children to go up first, "You guys go upstairs first, I'll pour a drink." ”

A few mermaids rushed in and came upstairs, and Naruse was pulled to the back again, and Morimi went over and knocked on the door, and was the first to go in after getting a response.

"It's okay, just get dressed, let's all come in."

Naruse was then put in.

Hikaru Takikawa was lying in bed, wearing pajamas, and it looked like he hadn't gotten up all day.

And looking at her face, there is nothing wrong with it.

"What's wrong, do you have a cold?" Morimi asked, sitting on the edge of the bed.

She smiled at them.

"It's nothing, it's just a little uncomfortable."

Morimi touched her forehead.

"The temperature is pretty normal...... I thought it was a cold from yesterday afternoon when I was going for a ride. ”

"Haha, I'm not that weak yet."

"Can I go to school tomorrow?" Naruse asked.

She didn't speak, stretched her arms and legs on the bed, tensed her body again, and stretched her long lazy waist.

"It's so nice to lie at home."

Naruse raised an eyebrow, and before he could say anything, Mrs. Takigawa came up, carrying the drink and the desserts he had brought.

"Let's eat together."

Naoko moved the low table to the side, and several people sat down around.

"You get up too."

Mrs. Takikawa put down her things and reminded her daughter to go downstairs, and Hikaru Takikawa quickly sat up.

"What's there?"

"Pudding and petit fours." Naoko said.

"Ah, I'm going to eat."

"Eat it in bed."

She got out of bed and sat down at the low table.

Scooping up a spoonful of the cake and putting it in her mouth, she closed her eyes and let out a sigh of satisfaction to the point of exaggeration.

"Hmm-it's delicious~"

Naruse glanced at her, "Are you really sick, why do you seem to be more energetic than the three of them." ”

She just laughed, leaned back, leaned against her bed, and dug into another spoonful of cake.

"You eat too."

“……”

Naoko looked at Naruse, he didn't say anything, and took a sip of the juice.

Several people also ate the dessert on the table.

After staying for about ten minutes, Naruse pulled Naoko, said hello and went back first.

"I'm going to the supermarket today to buy ingredients."

"Bye-bye." Hikaru Takikawa waved his hand at Naoko.

His portion of the cake was completely untouched, staring twice, and Morimi brought the plate directly in front of her.

"Eat it, or it's a waste."

"yes." Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "Let's eat the starfish." ”

"Hmmm......"

As the two watched, she picked up the spoon again and scooped up the cake.

"Will the 'sick' be cured tomorrow?" Morimi suddenly asked.

Hikaru Takikawa smiled.

"Who knows."

"Are you mad at him?"

“……”

Sensing that something didn't seem right, Starfish looked up at them.

The two looked at each other in silence for a few seconds, and Morimi picked up his cup.

"Did anything happen yesterday?"

"Nope. Ah, starfish, let me take a bite too. ”

"Ah, that's ......"

She reached out the spoon and dug a small piece of her cake.

Morimi took a sip of juice and fell silent for a moment, looking at the two of them.

The other two quickly divided the rest of the cake.

"It tastes so good."

"The price is also very expensive, and I said ......"

Hikaru Takikawa lowered his eyes and looked at the empty plate in front of him, "Harumi bought it." ”

"Hmm."

"I knew ......"

"You guys quarreled?" Starfish asked suddenly.

“……”

Hikaru Takikawa's eyes widened, and then he smiled, "No." ”

"Is it because Haruhi refused to go to the Thirteen Rivers together yesterday?" Starfish continued.

"It's Thirteen Lakes."

Morimi corrected her first, and then asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Ahh......h

Hikaru Takikawa leaned back, trying to fool her with a smile, but Morimi kept staring at her, and she had to confess.

"Just like Starfish said, I wanted to ask Chunhai to ride to the Thirteen Lakes together, but he refused."

"So Hikari is angry?"

"It's not angry......

"Who are you fooling, you didn't want to tell him a word just now."

“……”

She began to hide her smile again.

"Well, to say that you are not angry at all, that is impossible...... But I'm just a little angry. ”

"And then you won't go to school at all today?"

"Eh, are you just faking your illness?" Only then did the starfish react.

“……”

Mori glanced at her, then at the empty plate on the table, "The cake is also finished, starfish go back first." ”

"Don't go." Hikaru Takikawa grabbed her.

"Light ......"

Starfish looked at her, and then at Morimi.

"I can't handle it alone." Hikaru Takikawa smiled.

“……”

Morimi stared at her for a while, sighed, and didn't ask too much about the reason for her absence.

"Can I go to school tomorrow?"

Hikaru Takikawa leaned his back against the edge of the bed and tilted his head back to look at the ceiling of his room.

She'd been staring at it for a day.

"I can't lift my energy."

Morimi looked at her: "Everyone will slack off for a while once in a while, it's nothing, just cheer up again." ”

"What is the occasional probability?" Hikaru Takikawa asked suddenly.

Morimi was stunned.

"Occasionally...... It's just occasionally. ”

"Those two occasional bumps together can still be considered accidental, right?"

“……”

Morimi was helpless, "Do you still want to stay at home?" ”

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, still the same sentence just now.

"I can't lift my energy."

Morimi and Starfish stayed for a while and left together.

The "patient" Hikaru Takikawa sent them downstairs, stood at the door for a while, and then lay down on the sofa in the living room.

Mrs. Takigawa came over, picked up a freshly washed cherry, and stuffed it into her daughter's mouth.

"Monk Chunhai sat downstairs for a while before going back."

"Yes."

She wasn't angry with him, or rather, angry was just a momentary thing.

"Ah, the cherries are delicious."

"It was also brought by Chunhai."

She's just ...... It's even more overwhelming.

(End of chapter)