It was dark in the room, and the footsteps outside were constantly lingering, and it seemed a little anxious.

It's a starfish.

It could only be a starfish, Naruse thought to himself, leaning his back against the wall, and his left hand hit Morimi's hand again.

“……”

She stopped, and quietly took his arm into her arms again.

Naruse's scalp is numb.

"Starfish ...... outside"

Naoko suddenly spoke, her voice very low.

"Hmm." He tried to answer calmly, "I'm looking for us." ”

Hiding and hiding, the three companions suddenly disappeared into the darkness, and there was no movement at all, this kind of horror was probably not much better than walking around in the darkness outside......

And at this moment, he would rather be out looking for someone by himself now.

"Do you want to call her in?" Morimi also spoke.

He poked her lower abdomen with his fingers and told her to let go, "Waiting to be served by a pot." ”

But she took his hand and went down.

"Then the next round is for four people to look for together."

She suddenly laughed, "That seems to be interesting, too." ”

Naoko turned her head in the darkness and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

"It's better for Harumi to stand in front, you can block me and Kazuha."

Naruse immediately responded, "Hmm. ”

Morimi squeezed it tighter, but even if she used all her strength, it was nothing, he pulled out his hand and groped to exchange places with Naoko.

The undercurrent in the room stopped surging for a moment, while the movement outside continued.

The starfish are like rats in the old house that are driven around, scurrying around, and because they are uneasy, they dare not stay anywhere.

"She can't be scared." Morimi said suddenly.

Naruse has long felt the same way, but she has been harassed by her, and she has no time to take care of it.

Estimating that Takikawa Hikaru was probably still outside the courtyard at this time, he groped for the door again and opened the door, "Starfish." ”

“…… Yes! An exclamation sounded in the darkness, and the lights of the mobile phone not far away immediately shone on.

The light was dazzling, he squinted, and his head was withdrawn a little, "Why don't you hide quickly and run around." ”

"Why are you all gone all of a sudden!"

She was so scared that she was going to die, and she was inexplicably a little aggrieved, so she ran over without thinking about it and huddled tightly beside him.

"Aren't you playing hide and seek, don't hide......"

His voice thumped—she fell on top of him.

"You're suddenly gone." Starfish buried his head, "There was no movement at all, I thought it was deliberately hiding to scare me......"

“…… How can it be. He nudged her.

The light of the mobile phone was still on, and she quickly looked at the two legs leaning next to her.

“……”

Raising the light, Naoko squinted her eyes and looked at her with a cold expression.

And behind her, Kazuha's expression was much richer.

When the light came on, she just glanced at her, and her attention seemed to be more focused on Naoko next to her.

"The light is coming, starfish hurry up and hide." Naoko spoke calmly, "Don't expose Harumi and us. ”

Starfish hurriedly left him, thought about it, and hid behind Morimi again.

"You really want to be served in a pot." Morimi turned his head and said.

"I don't know where to hide......"

"It's okay to hide in my room. It's better to lie on the bed with the quilt covered than to run around outside. ”

"Ah...... It's too late, right? Starfish whispered.

"She hasn't come here yet." Naruse suddenly spoke, "You guys hide here, I'll change places with Shangzi." ”

With that, he pulled Naoko out of the room.

The door closed again, and Starfish heard Morimi sneer.

"Coward......

The two groped their way away, and the movement outside quickly disappeared.

"Are we going to continue hiding here?" Starfish asked in a low voice.

"The house is so big, it's actually the same wherever you hide, it's just a matter of luck."

"Oh......"

Morimi leaned against the wall, "Starfish are so timid, if you are the first to be caught and let you go outside for a walk, won't you cry?" ”

Starfish immediately grabbed her arm, "Don't. ”

"Do you want to pull me as a cushion?"

"Not ......"

"Then you just listen to me." Morimi grabbed her hand with his backhand, "Now let's honestly stick to the wall and don't move." ”

"Good ......"

"Shh Her voice suddenly lowered very low, "The light is coming." ”

Starfish held their breath and pricked up their ears to listen to the movement outside.

In the silence, the slight sound of footsteps became apparent.

"Meat skewers ~ Freshly grilled meat skewers ~ Does anyone want to eat it ~"

Starfish sniffled.

“……”

Morimi slapped her hand.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the light of the flashlight was also shining through the gap at the bottom of the door.

Whoop -

The door suddenly opened, and a pillar of light swept in.

The two of them clung to the wall, holding their breath and not moving, their eyes following the landing point of the pillar of light.

The short seconds seemed incomparably long at this point, and the light did not sweep to the place where the two were hiding, and then left again.

I really smell the smell of barbecue......

The starfish continued to cling to the wall while wandering, not moving, until the sound of footsteps faded away, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

A light suddenly lit up beside her, and her heart skipped a beat, only to realize that it was Morimi who took out her phone.

"One Leaf ......"

She glanced at her, "This place is too easy to find, if you look back again, you will definitely find it at a glance...... This method can only be used once. ”

"What?"

She called Naruse.

Buzz Buzz –

“……”

Naruse opened his mouth, in addition to the surprised whisper of his girlfriend next to him, along with the vibration of the mobile phone, there was also the sound of footsteps that were already close and suddenly accelerated.

Just a few seconds later, a pillar of light swept over.

"Found you." Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "The vibration of the mobile phone should also be turned off." ”

"Not so lucky......"

Naruse squinted, took out his mobile phone, and when he saw the name of the caller, he immediately rolled his eyes.

He really thought it was his bad luck.

Naoko also glanced at it, "One leaf? ”

"The woman didn't want to go out, so she betrayed us."

Hanging up the phone, Naruse looked at Hikaru Takikawa who was biting the meat skewer again, "You really ate it." ”

"Walking around the outside, it freaks me out, eat something to cool down."

Naruse shook his head.

"Where are they?"

"Yourself...... Forget it, I'll take you there. ”

Morimi and Starfish, who remained in place, were also caught, because they were caught at the same time, and Naruse and Naoko were arrested in the next round.

"Would you like to bring some skewers to eat on the road?"

"Forget it, the fields are full of flying insects."

A new round of the game began when the two set off, Naruse and Naoko walked together, and the dark road outside the courtyard was suddenly not so scary.

"Chunhai is not here, if I am alone, I will definitely not dare to take this road."

"It's actually okay to move forward."

"I can't do it......"

Pulling Naruse, Naoko said that she was afraid, but her steps were gentle, and she didn't care about the time at all, just walking down in a circle outside, it took seven or eight minutes.

When it came time to find someone, she was not in a hurry at all, and walked around the courtyard outside for a long time.

Naruse quickly understood: Naoko didn't want to find them at all.

"You're a bit motivated."

She didn't hide it, reflecting the light of the campfire, and smiled at him, "I'm tired." ”

"Then that's it for today, it's almost time to play two or three rounds."

"Hmm."

Naoko stayed on the edge and roasted the meat, and Naruse went in to continue the search, caught the three of them one by one, and then announced that today's game was over.

"Eh, is this the end?" Takigawa's light is still unfinished.

"It's so exciting, my heart can't stand it."

"It's so exaggerated."

Naruse ignored it, and turned the lights in the room back on as he walked by, and several people frowned and squinted.

"So be it." Morimi didn't want to go outside for a spin again, "Next time you come over, you can bring some playing cards, flying chess and the like, you won't go to high school and play such a childish game as hide and seek." ”

"Kazuha obviously had a lot of fun himself."

"I just don't want to ruin the fun."

Back on the edge side, Naoko had already roasted a few slices of fragrant beef and distributed them to them.

"Would you like to add some more charcoal?" Hikaru Takikawa asked.

Naoko shook her head, "No need, I can't eat much." ”

Morimi sat down, "If you still have to take another bath, you can take turns to wash now." ”

"Then I'd better wash it, I'm sweating a lot...... The smell of barbecue is also all over the body. Starfish looked down and sniffed at her clothes.

"Then let's wash the starfish first."

After eating two slices of barbecue, the starfish went to take a bath first.

Naruse got up, went to the campfire, and threw a few sticks of firewood inside.

(End of chapter)