Rinsing off his body, Hikaru Takikawa sat in the bathtub and stared at the small window in the bathroom.

Whether you turn on the lights or not, at this time, you can't see anything outside.

The purpose of this window is probably just to provide a little light during the day, so that people who come in don't have to go through the trouble of turning on the lights. Although in this home, there are hardly any people who come to the bathroom during the day......

Allowing her attention to diverge over such trivial matters eased her tense nerves a little.

Stop thinking about those things......

Hikaru Takikawa reminded himself, and couldn't help but complain about someone who had pushed him into the bathroom just now.

While saying that she was not going to do anything today to let her take off her guard, she deliberately did something with her eyes or small movements that only she could notice, so that she had to lift her spirits and be ready to stop her next move...... And this moment that she has been guarding against has never come.

As a result, at the end of the night, everyone was roasting meat and playing with the fire, all relaxed, but she was nervous and then exhausted.

She was sure she did it on purpose.

used the things she cared about to play with her in the palm of her hand, but she didn't dare to struggle to escape.

What a bad woman...... Sure enough, the smarter the person, the worse!

Whoop -

Hikaru Takikawa lay down again, letting the hot water completely submerge him.

The sound of the water was like a roar from a very distant place, low, continuous, and very vague, like her delusion.

After holding it for more than half a minute, she opened her eyes underwater.

Above the surface of the water, there is a vaguely shaky face.

"Ahh

"Wow!"

Gollum ......

Crash!

"Ahem! Ahem......"

Fluttering to get up, and choking on his own bath water, Hikaru Takikawa coughed for a long time, and finally relieved himself, turning his head to look at the person who was patting him on the back.

"Does Kazuha want to scare me to death?"

Morimi raised an eyebrow and twisted it on her back.

"I'm the one who should say that, I thought you drowned in my bathroom."

"Ahh

After the body tensed and relaxed, Hikaru Takikawa touched her back, complained about her, and lay down on the edge of the bathtub again.

"What's the matter, do you want to soak with me?"

"If the light doesn't come out again, everyone will have to soak with you."

"Eh, can't you wait?"

"Guess how long you've been soaking."

"Twenty minutes......"

"It's almost doubled."

"Huh?"

Hikaru Takikawa turned his head to look at the LCD screen of the bathtub, only to realize that more than forty minutes had passed.

Morimi showed a little helplessness on his face.

"So when I came in, I found you lying motionless under the water, and for a moment, I thought you were dead."

“……”

Crash.

Hikaru Takikawa climbed out of the tub, "Okay, I didn't pay attention to the time. ”

"When we're all done, it's okay if you want to soak until dawn."

She smiled, "Let's talk about it." ”

Staggered past her, Takikawa Mitsu just picked up the towel that was placed outside, ready to wipe his body, and suddenly felt wrong.

Turning his head, he saw that Naoko and Starfish were standing in the doorway, and the former hurriedly stood on tiptoe and covered the eyes of Naruse, who was hurrying over.

"How do you ...... everybody?"

In the warm darkness, Naruse heard Naoko say, "We heard a scream from Ichiba, and we came over." ”

The voice of the light rang out again, "Screaming? ”

Then the voice that replied was a little helpless: "When I first came in, I was startled by you pretending to be dead......

"Aha!"

Naruse closed his eyes, turned around and left the bathroom, and returned to the living room to sit down alone.

After a while, except for Morimi, several other people also came.

Hikaru Takikawa wiped his hair, "If you're not careful, you'll soak it for a long time." ”

"If you don't come out again, we're all going to go to Nanmu River to wash it."

"Haha, that's an exaggeration."

She looked into the courtyard and realized that the campfire was almost extinguished.

"Ah, didn't you add firewood?"

"It's all this time, what are you doing with firewood?"

"It's just this kind of third watch when it's a little cold in the middle of the night, and there is an atmosphere around the campfire."

Naruse was unmoved, "Then you can add it yourself." ”

Hikaru Takikawa wiped two handfuls on his head, put the towel around his neck, and got up and went out.

The three of them followed to the edge side, and watched as she picked up a few pieces of firewood, flicked them in the fire, and then put them on them.

Watching her toss for a while, Naruse couldn't help but get up and go over.

The two tossed together, guarding the small flame that was slowly rising.

"—Why are those two people playing with fire again?"

Naoko turned around, and Morimi walked out wiping her hair.

"One leaf was washed so quickly."

"Well, everyone was waiting, so I soaked it a little."

Naoko smiled, "It's okay. ”

Morimi sat down next to him, "Naoko go wash it." Or do starfish go first? ”

The two looked at each other, and Naoko spoke, "Let's go first." Don't worry, I can wash with Harumi. ”

“……”

Starfish looked at her for a long time without speaking, but was still pushed a little by Morimi before getting up and going in.

The remaining two sat on the edge of the edge, looking at the other two next to the campfire.

"It's kind of like going back to the old days." Morimi said suddenly.

Naoko tilted her head slightly, not looking at her directly, "Really." ”

"Everyone stays together, but the most fun is always Chunhai and Light, and we are all watching from the sidelines." She continued.

Naoko's eyes drooped, and she also recalled how they looked at each other at that time...... and where they are located.

"Yes. However, the starfish at that time, more like the current leaf, were more positive. ”

Morimi looked at her and didn't speak.

Naoko paused and looked ahead: "But Kazuha is much smarter than a starfish, not as reckless as her." ”

Mori saw that she wanted to say something, but she didn't give her a chance to speak, and continued.

"Some people are too clever and tend to get caught up in a world of self-care...... But I don't think Kazuha is that kind of person. ”

“……”

His heart sank, and Morimi took a slow breath.

"What Naoko said may just be my shortcoming."

Naoko turned her head to look at her, her face expressionless.

"It's okay, I'm a friend of Kazuha, and I'll remind you when you make a mistake unconsciously."

"yes, that's great."

The two looked at each other for a few more seconds, and at the same time put on a smile that was just right.

And don't look away, the smiles on each other's faces disappeared at the same time.

It wasn't until Naruse, who had re-built the bonfire, returned to this side that Naoko took his hand and spoke again: "Do you want to burn until dawn?" ”

"Don't ask me, ask her."

"Just a little bit more burning."

Hikaru Takikawa also walked over and smiled when he heard this, "Don't you think that having a warm bonfire in front of you at this time makes people feel very safe?" ”

"I've always felt safe."

"It's not romantic."

The firelight was bright, jumping and swaying in the midnight breeze, radiating a hint of warmth in the distance.

"I suddenly want to go camping." Hikaru Takikawa said, "It feels great to sleep next to a campfire at night and listen to the crackling sound of the firewood burning. ”

In the silence of the night, her voice reached everyone's ears clearly, but no one responded.

"I want to go camping."

She turned to look at her companions and said it again.

Stared at by her, and stared at by Morimi and his girlfriend, Naruse had no choice but to speak: "If you wake up tomorrow, you still have this idea......"

Hikaru Takikawa's eyes lit up, "So?" ”

"Then go yourself. Camping is inherently more fun for one person. ”

"Who said that!"

"I said it."

"Have you ever camped in the spring sea?"

"No, you definitely don't have camping experience anyway."

“…… Hum. ”

By the time the starfish came out of the shower, the bonfire in the yard was already burning.

"I'm done."

"Naruse will go wash it next." Morimi said, "I've got you a yukata for guests, see if you can put it on." ”

"Hmm."

Naoko wanted to speak and stopped, but after all, he didn't say anything, and watched him leave the living room.

"I'll clean up your room."

Morimi also stood up.

"One room for one person...... Or do you all sleep together? ”

Good news, there are more

(End of chapter)