Whoop –

The water in the bathtub is slowly lowered.

After dinner, when I returned to my room, it was already completely dark, and the lights of Hikone Castle were lit up, so that the old castle could be seen by people near and far at night with modern lighting.

It is said that one of the purposes of Naomasa Ii in building Hikone Castle was to monitor the whereabouts of the Emperor of Kyoto. If there had been the current lights 400 years ago, looking at Hikone Castle, the emperor would probably have been unable to sleep every night. ”

Naoko laughed, "Where can I see this side in Kyoto...... It's hard to see from across Lake Biwa. Okay, eyes closed. ”

Naruse retracted his gaze, closed his eyes again, and let his girlfriend apply shampoo to his head and rub it.

"I don't think the shampoo at this hotel smells good."

"Really...... I'm feeling fine. ”

"It's not that it smells bad, it's that the smell is a little too strong."

"Hmm...... Yes, there is. ”

Naoko stuck to his back, rubbing his hands gently on his head, and his body was also teasing intentionally or unintentionally.

"Don't move your hands...... It's a lot of foam, don't open your eyes. ”

"It's almost time to rinse."

"Hmm."

Naoko turned on the shower head and took it down to his head, quickly rinsing off the white foam.

Rubbing a handful on his face and reopening his eyes, Naruse stood up and asked Naoko to sit down.

"Eh, the body hasn't been washed yet......

"Wash Naoko's hair first, and we'll wash it together later."

"Okay."

Wetting his long black hair, he smeared on shampoo and rubbed his hands together.

"Hmm......"

Naoko closed her eyes and tilted her head slightly, enjoying her boyfriend's service.

"Is it that comfortable?"

"Yes...... Every time I was massaged by Chunhai's head, I felt very comfortable, so comfortable that I almost fell asleep. ”

"I know what I'm going to do after I graduate."

Naoko smiled and puffed out her mouth again.

"No...... Harumi can only wash my hair. ”

"Okay."

Naoko's long hair is relatively thick, and it is not easy to wash it, and after tossing for a while, Naruse feels a lot of sweat on her body.

"Long hair is really hard......"

"Just get used to it."

"It's time to flush, close your eyes."

"Good~"

Naruse rinsed while playing with it, and it took a lot of effort to completely rinse off the foam on her hair.

"It's clean."

"Good work."

Naoko tied up her washed hair and was about to get up when Naruse held her down and kept her sitting, then squeezed some shower gel and smeared it on her.

"I can wash it myself...... Well...... Hand ......"

By the time they both sat in the bathtub, it was already half a day later.

Naruse leans against the bathtub, and Naoko leans on him, both of them a little weak.

Looking out the window at Hikone Castle, Naoko slowed down for a while, slowly turned around in the water, and lay on his chest in a different position.

"I'm going back tomorrow."

"It's been so long, it's time to go back."

"Hmmm......"

Naoko retracted her gaze and looked at him again, "In a few days, it will be Obon, and it will be a year since Harumi returned." ”

Last summer, he returned to Tsuzen from Tokyo during the Obon Festival.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

Naruse looked at it for a moment and slowly nodded.

"On Obon, will Naoko's parents come back?"

"I don't know, there's no news yet."

"I don't know when my mom will come back."

"I'll tell Haruhi in advance."

The two enjoyed and rested, soaked for almost half an hour before coming out, and then came downstairs to sit on the terrace.

In the evening, it's much cooler on the terrace.

There are also drinks that you can drink at will, and there are not a few tenants who can enjoy the cool while enjoying the night of Hikone Castle.

Seeing that her boyfriend secretly opened a bottle of beer, Naoko hurriedly blocked him and paid attention to the sight around her.

"Spring Sea ......"

"It's okay, we can be third-year college students at Beijing University, what's wrong with some beer."

"It's like a college student."

"Don't worry, no one will care."

He poured a large glass of cold beer and returned to his seat on the terrace as if no one was around, and sure enough, no one noticed.

Even if someone stares at him, most of the eyes are on his face.

Naoko poured herself a glass of milk and took a large sip after sitting down to replenish the water she had lost earlier.

"It's so nice to sit here and drink milk while enjoying the night breeze and looking at the castle next to you......"

She lowered her voice slightly, "It would be better if it was just me and Harumi here." ”

Naruse smiled and looked at the other guests on the terrace.

There are a little more people at night......

Looking at the moat close at the bottom, Naoko said casually, "In the summer, those restaurants next to the Kamogawa River in Kyoto will also set up cool beds, and it feels similar to this, right?" ”

【“…… Sure enough, it should have come in the summer...... Let's do it again next summer. ”】

The words that Hikaru Takikawa said when he came to Kyoto last year suddenly came to his mind, and Naruse pursed his lower lip.

"No, that's still a lot worse."

Naoko looked over and blinked, "Really." ”

"Hmm. The moat is a pool of stagnant water, how can it be compared with the flowing Kamogawa? ”

Naruse took another sip of beer and stood up, "Naoko will find out if she goes and see." ”

Naoko was stunned, "Eh......"

"Sure enough, I came to but didn't go to Kyoto, which is a bit unusual."

Naruse pulled her up as well, "Let's go to Kamogawa and take a walk." When you're hungry, go to the nearby bed for a late night snack and come back. ”

Naoko glanced at the time, "It's past eight o'clock now......"

"Well, let's just take a taxi, maybe a little over an hour."

Naruse didn't give her a chance to speak, "If I don't go today, every day of the rest of the summer vacation, I will be restless, regretting why I didn't go to Kamogawa in the summer to see." Maybe one day, I can't help but fly over again. ”

“……”

Naoko smiled, a little helpless, but didn't say anything more.

"Alright, let's go."

Naruse went to the front desk to say hello, then went back to his room to change his clothes, and when he went downstairs, the taxi was already waiting at the door of the hotel.

An hour and fifteen minutes later, the two arrived at Gion Shijo;

Along the Kamogawa River, walk all the way to Demachi Yanagi, cross the bridge, and then walk back to Pontocho from Demachi Yanagi, another two hours have passed;

Then sit on the Kamogawa cool bed in the night, looking at the murmuring Kamogawa next to it, and the pedestrians walking underneath, the night is already deep, the four bridges are still brightly lit, and Naoko has a dreamlike feeling.

"It's worth the trip."

"Uh-huh."

Reality and dreams are intertwined, and when Naoko opens her eyes again, it is already the next morning.

I looked at my boyfriend next to me and was still asleep.

They didn't come back until almost two o'clock in the morning last night and took another shower before going to sleep.

Raising her hand to grab the untouchable ceiling, Naoko straightened up and stretched.

"I'm going home."

When Naruse also woke up, the two of them left the hotel more than ten minutes before checking out.

Following the direction from which they came, they returned to Maibara first, and then took the Shinkansen from Maibara back to Nagoya, had a bite to eat, and then quickly took a bus to Komaki Airport.

Finally getting on the plane back, Naruse breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm going back."

"Hmm." Naoko grabbed his hand and looked out the window again, "Bye-bye, Nagoya." ”

Naruse also clenched her hand.

A moment later, the plane took off, carrying the two of them away from the central land where they had stayed for more than ten days.

After a flight of more than an hour, the plane landed at Aomori Airport.

I got on the taxi back and when I got back to my door, it was almost half past three.

Snap, take out the luggage, close the trunk, the taxi left quickly, Naruse first lifted the two heaviest suitcases, and Naoko was still looking for the key.

"If you can't find it, use the spare key to open the door first."

"Eh......"

Naoko was stunned for a moment, stopped rummaging through her bag, and bent down to remove the flower pot at the door, "Didn't Harumi put away the spare key?" ”

"Completely forgotten."

"Maybe the house has been emptied."

"That's great, I've wanted a new set of furniture."

She glared back at him, but picked up the key and opened the door.

“……”

And standing at the door, she seemed to be frozen, and she didn't move.

"It's really emptied?" Naruse stuck to her and gently bumped her with the shoulder.

Naoko's brows furrowed, her gaze swept over every part of the room, the tip of her nose twitching slightly.

"Something doesn't feel right...... I can't put it into words, but I just feel like this......"

Naruse also glanced at it, and it was exactly the same as before leaving.

"Psychological effects."

"Not really."

"Yes."

Thanks to the book friend [Cat King _maizi] for the alliance leader.

Tired. I took a look.,It turns out that my buddy was on vacation at this time last year.。。。

(End of chapter)