Separated from Hikaru Takikawa, he went home to get a motorcycle, and Naruse told Naoko about going to Morimi's house for dinner.

Sure enough, after being silent for a long time, she decided to stay at home.

"I'll be back soon."

"Well, be careful when walking at night."

Pulling her into the blind spot of the house and kissing her for a while, Naruse finally brushed her hair away and kissed her forehead.

"I'm over."

Naoko shook his hand and then let go, "Hmm." ”

Ride away, wait at the intersection for the Takigawa sisters, and the three of them go to the supermarket together and meet Morimi and Starfish, who have already come.

"Well, if there are five people, how much meat should I buy? …… There are also vegetables to buy. ”

"It was all Naoko's decision before."

“……”

Morimi glanced at Hikaru Takikawa, who deliberately mentioned Naoko, "Look at it and buy it, if it's not enough, just eat less, and if you have more, you can leave it in my refrigerator." ”

"It's too much!"

In the end, Naruse, who often buys with Naoko, estimates the amount of ingredients to decide.

Mori saw that he was riding a bicycle home, and Hikaru Takikawa took his sister and ingredients, and the starfish who stayed at the end naturally sat in a car with Naruse.

"If Naoko also comes, will I have to ride over by myself?" She suddenly asked as she got into the car.

Naruse turned his head to look at her and shoved his helmet into her hand, "You can walk over there too." ”

“…… Don't. ”

She put on her helmet and hugged him around the waist.

Naruse looked down at the small hand around his waist and was speechless for a moment.

Every time she rides in his car, she will hug her very tightly, revealing her heart directly in his blind spot, and it seems that he will suddenly disappear as soon as she lets go.

He lifted his gaze, looked at the street from which he had come, and then looked ahead.

He should have said something.

"Hold it too tight."

“……”

The starfish loosened a little.

Looking back at the road behind him, Naruse twisted the accelerator and rode onto the prefectural road.

Riding towards Morimi's house, it didn't take long for the two to catch up with Morimi, who set off first, and the Takigawa sisters, who were slowing down at a low speed.

There were no cars in front of or behind, and he slowed down and followed on the other side.

The two motorcycles on the left and right looked like escorts, and Morimi pedaled his bicycle in the middle, crying and laughing.

"You go first."

Naruse twisted the throttle, rode to the front, and threw them off at once.

“……”

Seeing that Morimi pulled down his face again, Hikaru Takikawa shook his head.

"Didn't Kazuha let him go first?"

She pedaled and ignored her.

Takigawa Moon looks around at the scenery.

Glancing at the road behind her, Hikaru Takikawa continued to follow her, and after a while came to the courtyard of Morimi's house.

Stopping the car and letting her sister behind her get down first, she looked at the starfish standing alone, and the motorcycle parked next to her.

"What about the Chunhai people?"

Starfish raised her chin out of the courtyard, "He's gone to the river." ”

"It's so laid-back."

Takigawa Hikaru turned his head and rode out again, apparently to ride to the river.

"Be careful." Takigawa Yue shouted from behind.

She raised her hand and waved, but the car jolted for a moment, and she immediately grabbed the handlebars with both hands again.

Morimi rode into the yard at this time, stopped to look at Naruse by the river, and Hikaru Takikawa, who was riding towards him, kicked his feet, and rode to the place where he stopped.

"Leave them alone, starfish and Sister Yue will come in first."

Hearing the movement of the motorcycle, Naruse glanced back, "What are you doing?" ”

"Look what Harumi is doing."

"Don't come here, be careful that the car slides down, I can't push it up."

Hikaru Takikawa parked the car in a flat place.

"It just so happens that Chunhai is also going to buy a new car."

"You want to be beautiful."

She smiled, walked over to him, and stared at the Nanmu River flowing below for a moment.

"I've been riding by the sea these days, and it's hard to see a river."

"I guess I can still see a few rivers."

"So it's just hard, it's not that you can't see it. However, most of the people you see are the estuaries of the rivers. ”

Naruse turned his head to look at her, "Do you still want to go to Thirteen Lakes?" ”

Hikaru Takikawa nodded slowly, "Tomorrow at the earliest...... Just tomorrow, I'll go over. Come back the same day. ”

From this side to the Thirteen Lakes, the nearest route is only sixty or seventy kilometers, and three hours is enough for her to run back and forth, and by the way, she will cry again by the sea.

But......

He looked at the smile on her lips and looked into the distance.

She is different now from that time.

"Be careful on the road."

"Chunhai really won't come with me?"

"My mom will be back tomorrow."

"Ah, right...... All right. ”

The two stood by the river for a while, and then returned to the courtyard of Morimi's house together.

It was still early, and the three of them didn't start preparing dinner, but sat and chatted on the side of the edge.

The two also went over to sit down, and Naruse asked, "Why didn't Sister Yue go out to play during the summer vacation?" ”

"I've been out, but you don't know. A few days ago, I went to Sendai to participate in the Tanabata Festival. ”

"Huh, alone?" Starfish were surprised.

Takikawa shook her head, "I went with three high school classmates." By the way, I took them to Northeast University for a stroll, and stayed in my apartment for one night before coming back. ”

"The Tanabata Festival will mainly have festive decorations at Sendai Station and the nearby shopping streets, right?" Morimi asked.

"yes. If you want to say that the most lively time, it is still the Tanabata fireworks display at night, which is crowded with people. ”

"Fireworks Festival, ......"

With his arms propped up on the floor, the starfish looked up at the air, his face full of longing, as if there were fireworks going off there, "I haven't been to see it this year." ”

"I'll see where there's a fireworks festival nearby, and let's go see it together." Hikaru Takikawa said.

"Yes, yes."

"Are we the ones we have?" Morimi said coldly.

Hikaru Takikawa turned his head to look at her, "Of course, there is Naoko." ”

The few of them chatted for a while, and when the twilight deepened, Takikawa and Morimi got up and went in to prepare dinner.

"Let me show you the cooking skills of college students who are already living independently."

"I'm looking forward to it." Hikaru Takikawa looked up at her sister who was walking inside.

"You're here to help, too."

"Here we are." She got up and followed.

Only Naruse and Starfish were left on the side, and he lay on the floor, looking at the eaves of the Morimi house that covered most of his vision, and only a small piece of the sky was exposed.

Yu Guang caught a glimpse of the starfish next to him also getting up and leaving, he was a little disappointed for no reason, and forced himself to change his mind to contain this disappointment.

The footsteps echoing on the floor did not go away, and after going back to the living room, she soon came out again, and returned to him.

Naruse turned his head, and Starfish knelt down and looked at him with a cushion in his hand.

"Do you want to pad it, under your head?"

“……”

Seeing that he didn't speak, she moved back, "Don't forget it......"

"Yes."

"Huh?"

"I said yes." Naruse raised his head.

The corners of the starfish's mouth bent, and his waist bent down, and he stretched out his arm to tuck the cushion under his head.

The slightly loose T-shirt neckline naturally droops, revealing the snow-white skin inside, and a thin light-colored bra.

The body is also very thin.

He wanted to get closer, he wanted to touch.

Want...... Embrace.

Naruse crossed his arms and put them on his eyes, blocking out the light and restless vision.

"Starfish should go in and help."

"Huh? …… You don't need me. ”

"Then you are not allowed to eat meat at night."

“……”

She was silent for a long time, and finally muttered something inexplicable, but got up and went in.

The footsteps walked away, and Naruse lowered his arm, stared at the sky for a moment, and then closed his eyes again.

(End of chapter)