After dinner, Morimi stayed at the bookstore for a while. It was getting dark, and she was ready to go home.

"I'm going back."

"Be careful on the road."

Riding her bicycle and saying hello to her family again, she kicked down and followed her body.

Passing by the Maki Hotel, Seiichiro Maki was standing at the door, and he quickly noticed her, and his eyes followed.

She had to stop and say hello, and then look upstairs at the room.

The windows were closed, the lights were off, and she looked into the hotel below, but she didn't see the starfish.

Are you in the shower, she guessed in her heart.

"Starfish's words have already passed first." Seiichiro said.

Morimi was stunned, "Huh? ”

"I said that Starfish had already gone to Yiye's house first. She had been out ten minutes earlier. Seiichiro explained.

She was surprised, "Went to my house?" ”

Seeing her reaction, Seiichiro was also stunned, "Didn't you say hello to Kazuha today?" ”

"No ......"

She hadn't seen the starfish for a day today, only seeing her come out in the group and say a few words.

The starfish wanted to look for her, why didn't she come to the bookstore or send a message, and went directly to her house?

Seiichiro glanced at the bicycle under her and said, "Kazuha should still be able to catch up with her now...... Although the starfish was meant to go to your house. I'm going to bother again today. ”

"Ah...... Well. ”

Morimi was dazed for a moment, didn't say much, said goodbye, and then kicked his feet and continued to ride back.

And until she rode home, she didn't see a starfish.

"Starfish—starfish—"

She shouted twice, but there was no response inside or outside the courtyard.

After waiting for a while, she stopped the car and walked into the house.

The starfish is not Naruse or Hikaru Takikawa, and they won't hide in the shadows to scare her, and if they don't respond, they don't come.

She didn't see her on the road.

Morimi thought for a moment and took out his phone.

Kazuha: Where are you?

A few minutes passed, the message was unread, and naturally there was no response.

So she called again.

The phone vibrates on the couch, and the starfish, happily and nervously showering in the bathroom, are unaware of this.

Whoop –

Hot water poured down and rinsed her body.

Turning off the shower, Starfish curled her hair, squinted her eyes and went to the bathtub to test the temperature of the water.

"Perfect~"

She sat down in the tub and let the hot water slowly submerge her body up to her chest.

Looking at the soft light overhead, she leaned back to relax.

Once born, second ripe, she rubbed for a long time just by entering the door yesterday, and today she is bold enough to dare to take a bath in the bathroom of his house, and the light is turned on.

In the end, it was the news she saw in the group today that gave her a sense of security.

- At least for the last three or four days, the two of them will definitely not come back.

After a moment's pause, the smile on her face faded again.

Can she only sneak over when they're not home?

So what is she here for...... Is it just to smell him and feel the breath of his life here?

Whoop -

Starfish sat up again, crossed her legs, and sat in the bathtub melancholy.

At one point, she let go of her arm and fell backwards, allowing herself to sink to the bottom.

The lights swayed with the waves, and everything above the water became turbulent and distorted, making the already vague world even more difficult to see.

She suddenly remembered the time when she used to play in the river of Nanmu River with everyone.

At that time, her eyesight was still normal, and even if she was immersed in water, she could clearly see the clear blue and cloudless sky overhead.

And when he turned his head, he could see him or light who was also lying on the riverbed, looking at her with his mouth puffed out, while spitting bubbles.

It was also July and August in the summer, which was about the same time as now......

A casual breath could not support her to remember underwater for too long.

"Wow...... Ahem, ahem! ”

The head soaked in the water for half a minute made her sober up a lot.

Starfish leaned on the edge of the bathtub, the unsoaked hot water was a little cold, she adjusted a little, and then thought about the afternoon chat in the group.

"I want to go to the hot springs too......"

When you soak in the hot springs, the stones next to the pool are also hot, and it is very comfortable to lie on your stomach or lean.

How long has it been since she had been in a hot spring?

The last time I spent a hot spring in the hot springs was when I was at Ginzan Onsen at the end of last year, right?

So far this year, I haven't been in a hot spring.

Except for her, everyone ...... No, Kazuha seems to be like her.

The farther and farther her her mind drifted, she had forgotten what she had been thinking at first, and now she was just thinking about whether there was a place nearby that was not too far away to soak in the hot springs.

Yes, even close, just a few kilometers away, and she often passed by there when she was delivering wine.

But when she thought of it, she couldn't get the slightest interest.

It's true that it's a hot spring, but it doesn't feel like a hot spring at all.

And what the so-called "hot spring feeling" is, she herself can't say.

Soaking in the bath and thinking about the hot springs, after a while, the starfish crawled out of the bathtub.

Opening the door and looking at the turning washing machine, she was stunned for a moment.

She almost forgot that she hadn't brought a change of clothes with her. Because it was summer clothes, I felt that I could dry them quickly after washing, so I simply took the clothes I had changed into and washed them.

Are you too bold......

Naked, staring at the washing machine for a while, she took down a towel, prepared to dry her body first, and took it to her front to smell it before she started.

Can't smell him......

She changed to a towel again, and the result was still the same, more of a faint smell of laundry detergent left after washing.

She could only take a random towel and wipe it on her body.

Looking at the still spinning washing machine, she walked to the bathroom door again, opened it, and poked her head out to look outside.

Of course no one.

Since no one is ......

Plop, plop!

Suddenly, my heart beat a lot faster.

After wiping his body again, almost dry, Starfish took a deep breath and walked out of the bathroom naked.

She only dared to turn on the bathroom light, and it was still dark outside.

Ahhhh......h

Her heart was beating faster and faster, she was screaming in the bottom of her heart, and her face was getting hotter and hotter.

Walking naked in the dark living room, the strong stimulation made her unable to take a step, and walked very slowly, which became another kind of stimulation.

She didn't know where she was going, and when she walked to the couch, she didn't stop and continued to walk away.

If this kind of appearance is seen by others, she might as well die.

If he still sees it......

Breathing suddenly became shorter, and the starfish clamped her legs, trying to suppress the strange sensation that had popped up.

“…… Not! ”

A flash of light suddenly lit up on the sofa, shining on the ceiling, and the starfish were startled

After a moment's relief, she struggled to support her hands and feet, and crawled to the other side of the couch.

Picking up the phone, it was a message from Morimi. And before that, she also called her twice.

One leaf: 1

Here's the latest piece of news.

And the above messages are all asking where she is.

Why do you suddenly ask that?

The brain was still empty, and the starfish was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became nervous again.

Could it be that Kazuha knew about pretending to be going to her house for the night?

After more than ten minutes, what does it mean to send a 1......

Buzz, Buzz –

Kazuha: It's not interesting, just to test my guess.

Kazuha: Now I see it.

“……”

Starfish opened her mouth and her hands trembled.

She turned her head, and in the darkness outside the window, a face lit up, and her glasses reflected the light of her phone's screen.

Kazuha: Open the door.

(End of chapter)