Didi Di Di –

When the alarm clock rang for the second time, Naoko got out of bed.

She had already woken up, but she didn't have the slightest motivation to get up.

Last night, she slept in his room as well.

Alone.

Holding the quilt tightly on her body, she sniffed him, and after a while, Naoko turned over and got out of bed.

The short two-day holiday is over, and it's time to go to school today.

I went downstairs to change into my uniform, washed up, and made some breakfast casually, and she was home alone, and she didn't even want to prepare a lunch box for lunch.

It's just that the habit is hard to change, she was in a daze, and when she came back to her senses, the bento was almost ready.

It's still for two.

And he won't be able to come to school until at least the afternoon.

“……”

Putting her share in the bento box, she was stunned for a while and sent a message to the starfish.

With a reply, she put the rest of the food into her boyfriend's lunch box before she sat down to eat breakfast.

After breakfast, I went out alone and came to the bus stop, where Morimi had already come first.

"Good morning."

"Good morning, Kazuha."

Since he returned to Aomori, Morimi couldn't remember how long it had been since he had seen Naoko who had gone to school alone.

The last time it seemed to be when he pulled on Hikari and starfish and skipped school to go to Kyoto......

"Is Kazuko Naruse coming back today?"

Naoko nodded, "Said that I would definitely come back today." ”

"Yes."

Morimi didn't ask much, lowered his head and continued to memorize the vocabulary book in his hand.

After a while, the starfish also came, much earlier than usual.

"Good morning, Naoko, ...... Ichiha"

Naoko took out the lunch box from her bag and gave it to her.

"Forget that Harumi doesn't eat at school today, and do a little more...... This is my bento box, starfish don't mind, right? ”

Starfish immediately shook his head, "Of course not. ”

Accepting the lunch box and putting it in her school bag, she didn't forget to thank Naoko.

"Thank you, Naoko...... I don't have to prepare a bento box in the morning, so I save a lot of time. ”

The latter just smiled.

Morimi on the side looked at the two of them, his eyes stayed on the starfish's face for a while, and he still didn't say anything.

Moments later, the bus came.

Arriving at the school, the three of them parted at the staircase on the fourth floor and walked to the side.

"Good morning, Kazuha."

Ogasawara, who had already arrived in the classroom, said hello to her, and looked at the door of the classroom again.

"Why is it just one person today, Naruse?"

"I eloped with another woman."

"Eh......"

Morimi glanced at the time, "I'm probably still asleep in the hotel right now." ”

"Huh...... It's all this time, isn't he and this flower coming to school today? ”

Before she could finish speaking, Ogasawara stopped, as she noticed a strange smile suddenly appear on her friend's face.

“…… What's wrong? ”

Morimi shook his head, didn't say anything, and went to his seat.

Turning her head to look at the empty seat behind her, she pulled out her phone and sent a message.

Buzz –

In the hotel room, Naruse moved and slowly woke up.

“……”

Looking at the light outside the window, and then at Hikaru Takikawa, who was sleeping soundly on his arm, and the snacks that had been spilled on the ground, Naruse twisted his head, and his neck ached.

"Pain, pain, pain, ......"

On TV, the scene freezes on the last scene at the end of the movie.

said that he only watched one "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and fell asleep, and after watching one of them, he continued to watch it;

said that they were going to finish watching the tetralogy, but before they finished reading the second part, they both fell asleep.

After sleeping on the floor by the bed all night, Naruse felt not only a pain in his neck, but also a lack of discomfort in his waist.

Picking up his phone, he glanced at the message he had just received.

Naoko: Has Harumi set off?

Naruse: We're ready to go.

Naoko: Can't make lunch......

Naruse: It's okay, I'll eat on the way.

Naoko: [misses you so much]

Naruse: Wait for me to come to school.

After chatting a few words, Naoko went to class over there.

Naruse exited her chat interface and found that more than an hour earlier, Morimi had also sent a message.

Yiye: When will you come back, there are rumors that you eloped with Hikari.

“……”

He turned his head to look at the "elopement" object leaning on his shoulder, and he didn't move at all when he slept.

Naruse: Is it the kind of person who can't get into the first grade?

Naruse: If you can't pass the test, you can use this method, it's really shady.

Kazuha: [smiles]

Kazuha: Go on.

Naruse: What classes do you have in the morning?

Kazuha: [Apathetic]

After a few sentences, Naruse put down his phone and woke up Hikaru Takikawa.

"Hmm!"

She opened her eyes suddenly, looked at him, and leaned in with her eyes closed.

“……”

Naruse had to wake her up one more time and touched her forehead.

Fortunately, after sleeping on the floor all night, her body temperature is still normal.

"It's time to go back."

"Don't ......"

"Then I'll go back myself."

“……”

She opened her eyes again, and now she was a little more awake.

"Wow, why did you spill snacks all over the ground......"

"That's what I have to ask you."

"Are you going back...... What time is it? ”

"It's almost time to check out."

After sobering up, the two went to wash up one after another, and when Hikaru Takikawa went in to put on underwear, Naruse cleaned up the messy floor a little.

"There are still unfinished snacks, don't forget them." She suddenly leaned out, wearing only a bra on her upper body.

"Got it, you hurry up and change your clothes."

The two cleaned up and finally went to the front desk to check out before ten o'clock.

Walking out of the hotel and looking at the sky with deep clouds but also visible sunlight, Hikaru Takikawa stretched.

"A little hungry ......"

Naruse pushed his motorcycle out, "Let's go find a place to eat nearby, and then ride back in one go." ”

"Okay."

"You're all right?" He said suddenly.

"Huh?"

Hikaru Takikawa was stunned for a moment, and soon understood that he was talking about his physical state.

She raised her arm and lit up her muscles, "No problem, you can run with a motorcycle." ”

Naruse shook his head and got on his motorcycle.

"Let's go."

Leaving the courtyard of the inn, Hikaru Takikawa was about to ride on the prefectural road when he noticed that he had stopped on the side of the road again.

"Is anything else missing?"

He looked at her and nodded, "Your tears." ”

“……”

Hikaru Takikawa opened his mouth, and then reacted as well.

"I almost forgot, I said it last night...... Let's go, go there and take one last look. ”

As soon as the car turned, the two rode towards the seashore and stopped at the jetty of the Tower of Zinba.

Takigawa Hikaru got off the car and looked at the place where the sea and the sky met in the uninterrupted sound of the waves.

"It's horrible."

"Isn't it scary during the day?" Naruse stood behind and looked out too.

"It's scary, I want to cry."

“……”

She turned her head and smiled, "Just kidding." ”

Naruse took out his phone and took a photo of the sea, which was considered a souvenir.

"Don't shoot me?"

"Then you stand still."

"Shouldn't you be casual, and then Chunhai will find a chance to capture it."

"I can't open this place, staring at my phone, maybe I'll step into the sea with one foot."

"Haha, okay."

Hikaru Takikawa turned around, his hands behind his back, his eyes looking at him, his short hair fluttering in the sea breeze.

"I said, Harumi ......"

"Hmm."

"Does time really solve the problem?"

He looked at her, then at the phone screen, "Yes." ”

"There's no one answer for sure."

"Yes."

She smiled briefly, "It's perfunctory." ”

Click!

Still frowning when she smiled, she was also a little perfunctory.

After staring at her in the photo for a few moments, Naruse thought about it again and said, "Hikari still remember the reason why he ran away from home for the first time?" ”

"Eh......"

She thought about it for a moment, and she really remembered.

"It seems that I accidentally broke Yue's glasses and was scolded by my mother."

"As for running away from home?"

"The first time I was scolded by my mother to that extent, my heart was broken!"

Then it certainly wasn't "accidentally" broken......

Naruse thought in his heart, and said in his mouth: "That was what you thought at the time, and now you look back at the scolding, what do you think?" ”

Hikaru Takikawa was stunned.

"That's it...... Okay? I was just scolded. ”

Naruse looked at her: "If I say that this is a matter of time to solve, can you understand?" ”

“……”

She opened her mouth and was silent for a few moments.

"What makes you feel terrible now may not be worth mentioning in a few years." Naruse said.

"Looking back in a few years, can I really say, 'Ah, I just don't know what to do?'"

"Maybe you're so busy with what you love that you don't have time to think about it."

“……”

Her eyes were straight, she didn't know what she was thinking, and suddenly squatted down.

"I suddenly felt relaxed...... Why didn't I understand it myself? ”

"It's not just you who can't figure it out, a lot of people are like that."

Naruse pursed his lower lip, not mentioning whether the "many people" in his mouth also included himself.

"When you are trapped by problems, the more you struggle, the more you can only see the problems that entangle you, and you can't see that there is actually a vast sky outside."

"And at the end of the day, it's not a solution...... No, I mean, look ahead. ”

“……”

She didn't speak for a long time, sat down on the breakwater, and slowly covered her face.

"Ah, what does that feel like...... I really want to cry. ”

After looking at her for a while, Naruse turned his head to look at the vast sea.

"Then don't cry for too long, I'm still hungry."

Poof.

Hikaru Takikawa raised his head and wiped it from the corner of his eye.

“バカ。” （ba ka）

"You're not hungry, aren't you?"

"Hungry."

"Let's go, then."

(End of chapter)