When the study session was over, I left the library and it was getting darker and darker outside.

"Is it still raining?"

"I don't know...... Didn't hear the rain. ”

Outside, Naruse looked at the sky, and only a few drops of drizzle fell on his face.

"It's almost stopped."

"Let's go, the bus is coming."

The study session in the library lasted for more than an hour, and only Starfish and Hikaru Takikawa were the tutors, and Naoko, who was among the top 10 in her grade, had left their team, although she had long since lost the need for tutoring.

"Wow!"

Walking all the way from the school to the bus stop, Starfish was startled, and I don't know how many times I stepped on a puddle.

"Why aren't the street lights ......on?"

"Probably because it's not too dark at this time."

Get on the bus and head back to Aoyagi. When he got out of the car, Hikaru Takikawa suddenly asked, "Do you want to continue at night?" ”

"Do you want to continue the study session, or do you want to continue chatting?" Naruse asked rhetorically.

She laughed a little, and didn't deny it.

"I'm not in class, so I can't be that serious. Go on, keep going, just like before. ”

Hikaru Takikawa is always very keen on getting everyone together.

"The problem is that it's not winter, and it's much more troublesome to rain than snow."

Naruse looked at the sky, and only felt that if it rained now, it would be more convincing, "After the study meeting, do we have to walk home from her house for about twenty minutes in the rain?" ”

"You can stay overnight at my house." Morimi said, "If nothing else, I still have a lot of rooms in my house. ”

"Or Kazuha can also stay at my house."

Hikaru Takikawa suddenly interjected, "You don't necessarily have to go to Yiye's house to hold a study meeting, my family, the Chunhai family, or the starfish family can do it." ”

“……”

Several people were silent for a moment, and then looked at each other again.

"That's it, go to Chunhai's house today, go to my house tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and take turns like this." Hikaru Takikawa made the decision for them.

"If you're so keen on learning, we don't need to hold study sessions." Naruse said, and the words changed again, "Then do you want to come over directly, or go home for dinner first?" ”

"If you go directly, can you have dinner at Chunhai's house?"

"No, I'll eat with Shangzi, you watch."

Hikaru Takikawa laughed, of course he wouldn't take it seriously, "Then I'll come over directly." ”

Starfish also agreed without much thought.

Morimi looked at Hikaru Takikawa and suddenly wanted to ask her what she really thought.

"Where's Kazuha?"

"Probably like you."

"Probably?"

Morimi looked away, "I'll help out when I'm ready for dinner." ”

"I'll help too."

On Naoko's side, Nanose was already recalling how many ingredients were left in the refrigerator at home.

"Is it enough?"

"It doesn't seem like ...... enough"

"Then I'll go to the supermarket later."

"Ah, I'll go with Harumi." Hikaru Takikawa said, "You can take more." ”

"Okay."

The few people parted at the intersection, Naruse and Hikaru Takikawa went to the supermarket to buy ingredients, and Naoko took Starfish and Morimi and their school bags home.

"If you don't go back for dinner, you have to say hello to your mother."

"Well, just send a message."

Passing by Morimi's house and Starfish's house, Naruse also went in and said that the two were going to eat at his house.

When he came to the supermarket again, Naruse picked and chosen, while Hikaru Takikawa took whatever he saw and quickly filled his shopping cart.

"Don't take it, the refrigerator won't fit."

"Not a lot."

"The refrigerator wasn't empty."

"Okay."

When he went to the cashier to settle the bill, he suddenly heard a commotion outside, and Naruse was stunned for a moment, and when he went out to take a look, it was raining heavily.

"Wow......"

Hikaru Takikawa poked his head out from beside him, "It's only been a while, and it's going down again...... What to do, do you want to buy an umbrella? ”

"That's all there is to it."

As soon as I got back to the cash register, Naoko's phone called.

"Chunhai, it's raining outside."

"Well, I see it."

"Ichiha took an umbrella to pick you up."

"Huh?"

"She's out the door."

"Okay...... We will be back as soon as possible. ”

"Be careful on the road."

"Hmm."

Hanging up the phone, Naruse told Hikaru Takikawa that Morimi was going to come to pick them up, and she was also a little surprised.

"Then just wait."

The two went to the refrigerator to get two ice creams, settled the bill with the ingredients, and then ate while waiting.

About ten minutes later, Morimi came out of the heavy rain with an umbrella.

"You're unlucky."

"You're not too much trouble." Naruse was carrying a bag full of ingredients in one hand, and then noticed that she was holding an umbrella in her hand, and only brought an extra umbrella.

The umbrella he brought was given to Hikaru Takikawa, and Morimi propped the umbrella on Naruse's head, "Let's go." ”

“……”

Looking at the umbrella above his head, Naruse didn't say anything, and raised his hand to take the umbrella.

"Are you going to hold an umbrella, then I'll get something."

"No, you don't."

Hikaru Takikawa opened his umbrella and stepped into the rain.

Bang -

The torrential rain in the evening fell violently, and the umbrella surface was like a drum, and the sound of the rain was agitated.

The umbrellas in your hand are not too big, and if you put a little distance between them, your shoulders will get drenched in the rain.

Thinking that he would have to change his clothes after he went back, Naruse didn't mind getting a little drenched, but the more he let in, the more the other person under the umbrella had to squeeze over.

Finally, he couldn't take it anymore, and he glared at him, but Morimi just smiled and took the umbrella from his hand.

"I'll take it...... What did you buy? ”

"My monk loves to eat."

"yes, that's good. What she likes is what I like. ”

“……”

She looked over, "I'm talking about food now." ”

Naruse ignored her, grabbed the handle of the umbrella, and dragged her and the umbrella towards Hikaru Takikawa.

"Can you take it?"

"Huh? Is Harumi talking to me? She was surprised.

Morimi didn't say anything to him, just smiled.

Passing by her bookstore, she said she wanted to go in and say hello.

"I said it when I came here." Naruse said.

"Yes, it's reliable."

Walking all the way to Naruse's house, when he could see the courtyard, Morimi suddenly shoved the umbrella into Naruse's hand, and then got under Hikaru Takikawa's umbrella.

“…… It's too cunning. ”

"I just don't want to disturb the atmosphere of the study meeting." Morimi wiped away the rain that fell on his face when he came.

Hikaru Takikawa lifted the edge of the umbrella, looked at Naruse who rolled his eyes under the other umbrella, and then looked at the courtyard that was already close in front of him, but still didn't say anything.

"I'm back."

Naoko greeted the three of them at the door, and her eyes fell on her boyfriend who was holding an umbrella alone, followed by the ingredients he was carrying.

"Bought a lot of ......"

"It's raining every day, and it's troublesome to go to the supermarket all the time, so I just buy more."

"Uh-huh."

The corners of Hikaru Takikawa's mouth curved, put away his umbrella, and walked quickly into the house.

"It's unlucky that it rained all of a sudden."

"It's not strange at this time."

"Hey...... Let's end the rainy season early. ”

"Then it's going to get hot."

Naruse and Naoko bring the ingredients into the kitchen and organize them in the refrigerator.

"What do you eat at night?"

"Just make what Naoko likes to eat."

She smiled, "There are guests." ”

"It's all uninvited, just let them eat with boiled water."

"It's too much, I've heard it all." Hikaru Takikawa also came to the kitchen, "Anyway, I helped bring it back." ”

"What do you want to eat?"

"It's all right. Naoko likes to eat, and I like it too. ”

As she spoke, she squeezed over to help.

There weren't many people in the kitchen, and Naruse was about to go and change his clothes, only to find that Morimi and Starfish were not in the living room, and the door to the study was open.

He looked over and the two of them wandered between the bookshelves.

"Can I read the books here?" Morimi asked.

"Hmm."

"Where's the book upstairs?"

"You bought it all."

Starfish had no interest in books, just came in and walked around, and soon noticed the cardboard box he had brought back from her house last time.

"I thought you had thrown away ......"

"If you want to throw it away, what are you going to bring it back for?"

Starfish nodded, crouching in front of the cardboard box and flipping through it.

Naruse looked at her for a moment, then at Morimi, who was staring at him, and turned to go upstairs.

"Take a look, I'll go change my clothes."

Back in the room, after changing his clothes, Naruse sat down at the desk and was stunned for a while, when there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.

"Can I come in?"

"Nope."

She pushed the door open and stood in the doorway.

"What are you doing?"

Naruse casually picked up a book on the table, "Read." ”

"Do you have a book to read, you haven't been to my store for a long time?"

"It's only a week."

"That means you haven't read a book for a week."

Naruse didn't speak.

Walking into his room after a long absence, Morimi glanced at it casually, and his gaze suddenly froze.

On his bed, there was a nightgown that was thrown at random.

(End of chapter)