In front of the library, two men in formal clothes stood under a tall cypress tree and waited.

The cypress trees were covered with white snowflakes, and the fluffy snow fell on the two of them with a gust of wind.

They had to raise their hands and pat the snow on their bodies, which looked a little funny.

When Hayabusa Kimura's figure appeared in the field of vision of the two, a wrinkled smile suddenly appeared on the plain faces of the two and strode forward.

"Mr. Kimura."

The two walked up to Hayaya Kimura and bowed respectfully.

Hayabusa Kimura bent down to return the salute.

The two people in front of me are the two heads of the Morito City Library, and they have already met several times before to discuss the matter of borrowing the library.

This time I came to the library, and Hayabusa Kimura wanted to confirm some details of the library's follow-up shooting with the two.

I didn't expect them to stand outside to greet them.

It's still the warmth of the people in my hometown, unlike Tokyo......

Can you not be enthusiastic? The person in charge of the library looked at Hayaya Kimura like a walking banknote at the moment.

In a small place like Morito, where would anyone have enough to eat and want to rent a library, and they would be very generous in giving money.

Of course, it's not a matter of money or money......

A crew from Tokyo, as long as the library can leave a few small shots in it, it will also have the confidence to apply for funding in the future.

After a few simple greetings.

"Mr. Kimura, let's go into the office and say." The head of the library stretched out his hand to invite.

"Okay." Hayabusa Kimura responded with his mouth in his mouth, and turned his head to look at Tomorrow Smoke, who was looking up at him, "Smoke will read the book in the library first, and when this is over, I will take you to meet someone." ”

"Hmm."

Tomorrow nodded obediently.

The four of them walked into the library, and Hayaya Kimura was taken to the office in the depths by the person in charge.

Tomorrow pulled the mask on his face and looked curiously at the furnishings in the library.

Rows of long wooden bookshelves, neatly arranged books, the small sound of stepping on the floor that has been old for a long time, and the old yellowing lamps......

Suddenly there was a feeling of going back to the library of the past.

Just like the impression Morido makes, the library is full of old atmosphere.

The girl shuttled between the tall bookshelves, her eyes scanning the books on the shelves.

She walked to the bookshelf where the journals were placed, her delicate fingers held up in front of her, and her footsteps moved slightly, as if she was looking for something.

Suddenly.

Tomorrow Sun stopped and reached out to grab the latest issue of the journal "Light Things" from the shelf.

"Found it."

The cover of the journal is still very clean, and not many people have read it.

After getting the book, Tomorrow Smoke planned to go to the reading area to sit down and read it slowly, and the footsteps had just taken a step, but he slowly retracted it.

At a glance, a book with delicate images attracted her.

Raising her hand to remove the book from the shelf, the girl put "Light Things" underneath it, flipping the book, which looked like a picture album.

Almost instantly, she was struck by the solemn and beautiful pictures on the page.

The cherry blossoms along the river, the trailing clouds in the clear blue sky, the starry sky and the ripples reflected in the water......

Is this a comic? No, it's the wallpaper, right?

………………

"Then take your leave."

Hayabusa Kimura put the papers in his backpack and left the office.

I met Shinji Yoshihara who was pushing a cart with books.

Thinking that he was in the library now, and Shinji Yoshihara was still working together, Hayabusa Kimura just said as he approached.

"It's still the same store after work......"

"Okay."

Shinji Yoshihara nodded, and then pushed the cart towards the library's storage room.

Hayata Kimura looked at the back of Shinji Yoshihara's departure and walked towards the reading area of the library.

There were more people in the library than he had expected, and of course the number of people here couldn't be compared to those in Tokyo.

The table was placed in a sunny position, and the beam of light from the window shone in just the right amount of light, enveloping the table and chairs in a soft light.

At the desk sat working adults, studying students, and ...... reading books

His gaze immediately found Tomorrow Smoke by the window.

Yes, a little bit......

The girl's place was vacated, and no one sat near her.

It was as if there was a wall that turned her into a vacuum.

The bright light fell on the clothes of tomorrow's smoke, glowing with a faint dazzling light, and the white skin seemed to be covered with a veil.

His long black hair was low, a few strands of fine hair hung down on his snow-white neck, his eyes were focused on the book on the table in front of him, and his long eyelashes trembled seductively.

The tranquility and beauty make people unconsciously slow down their breathing, afraid of disturbing this calm and beautiful picture by making a little noise.

The people sitting in the reading area looked in that direction from time to time, consciously or unconsciously.

Kimura Hayabusa was stunned, and suddenly came back to his senses, and couldn't help but laugh a little dumbly.

Placed with this library full of age, Tomorrow Smoke is like coming from another layer.

This guy is really so eye-catching wherever he goes......

He shook his head helplessly and walked to Tomorrow's position.

To be honest, in just a few steps, he felt countless pairs of eyes locked on him.

"Classmate, is there anyone sitting here?"

Hayata Kimura pulled away the chair next to Asuka and sat down.

The girl's concentration was interrupted, and she turned her head to look at her boyfriend beside her.

The small mouth under the mask is gently pursed.

"And ask if anyone is there, you've already sat down."

"Actually, I can also sit in another place." Hayabusa Kimura said teasingly, looking around as if looking for another place to sit.

This look happened to collide with a few envious glances that were dodging in a panic.

Well??

"No one."

Tomorrow's soft little hand grabbed his sleeve and whispered.

I knew I had to ask, bad guy......

"It's like being chartered......

"Huh?"

Kimura Hayabusa withdrew his gaze, looked at the girl's puzzled gaze, and explained, "There is no one sitting in the seat near the smoke at all. ”

Tomorrow Xun looked up seriously when he heard this, and found that all the seats around him were really empty.

However, this happens occasionally in Tokyo.

The girl didn't take it to heart.

"Is that over there?" Asuka approached Hayaya Kimura and asked softly.

"It's over, we've talked about it before, and this time I'm just going to finalize the rest of the things." He replied in a low voice.

"By the way?"

"Wait a little longer, and when Shinji gets off work, I'll go see him."

"Is that Morito's friend?" Tomorrow Smoke recalled.

"Yes." Hayabusa Kimura nodded, his gaze falling on the book in front of the girl, "What are you reading?" ”

"Comics? No, short films? Well...... A catalogue of short films? ”

Asuka said awkwardly as he reached out and pushed the album in front of Hayaya Kimura.

"Album?"

Hayabusa Kimura looked at it suspiciously, pressing his finger to the pages of the album.

Perhaps it was because the girl had been looking at it in the light for a while, and the pages of the album were warm.

He memorized the number of pages open at this point, and then turned to the first page of the album.

It is a beautiful and sober picture, with bright colors and wonderful light and shadow, and the flourishing cherry blossom trees blooming next to the river, and the cherry blossoms are sprinkled all over the river......

The trailing clouds gliding across the sky create a strong contrast with the scenery on the ground.

Very eye-catching picture.

Hayabusa Kimura was stunned for a moment, looking at the name of the album.

[Manyo CG Animation Contest Special Award Works, Dawning Studio, Animated Short Film "Spring". 】

The pages of the album flipped and the images from the animated short film kept appearing, and his eyes widened unconsciously.

This picture is not too much to say that any one can be used as a wallpaper.

The pictures in the album seem to like to use some big pictures that make people feel frightened, rich and bright colors and many beautiful elements.

"How?" Tomorrow smoked his arms on the table, his little face resting on it.

A pair of clear eyes stared expectantly at Hayaya Kimura, trying to see every look on his face.

Just as she did when she saw the album, a look of astonishment appeared on the young man's face.

"The picture is beautiful, just looking at the pictures makes people feel shocked......"

Hayabusa Kimura peeled his gaze away from the album.

"When I went to look for "Light Things", I saw that the pictures on it were so attractive."

The girl picked up the "Light Things" weekly on the other side, as if to support her words.

Hayabusa Kimura was silent.

Fingers quickly flipped through the back of the book.

"This picture ...... It's so nostalgic......"

……………………………………………………

"I'm back."

After school, Kimura Kokoki returned to her room, changed her clothes and walked out.

She searched around until she opened the sliding door of the parlor and saw the old man sewing inside.

"Grandma, brother and sister Xun are not at home?"

Kokoki Kimura walked over to the small table and sat down on his knees.

"They went out in the afternoon." The old man did not look up, and replied in his mouth.

"Oh."

Kimura Konoki nodded, she had begun to get used to the frequent disappearance of Kimura Hayabusa and Asuga.

Since my brother's crew started filming, the two have spent a lot less time at home.

I don't know what new movie my brother is making.

If Kyoko Tachibana knew that it was her brother who was making a movie in Morito, she would probably be speechless in surprise.

Kimura couldn't help but laugh out loud when she thought of what Kyoko had said in the classroom before.

"Did you meet any happy things?"

The old man stopped what he was doing and looked at his granddaughter, who was sitting across from him with a smirk on her face.

"Ah, nothing."

Kimura shook his hand, the smile on his face narrowing slightly.

Beside the old man lay on the ground two fat cats, one white and one orange, leaning together like two big meatballs.

Kokoki Kimura shifted his position and sat in a position where he could touch the two cats.

The little hands rubbed vigorously on them, and the fluffy fur trembled with the fat flesh.

"Da Lang and Erlang, they seem to have gained a lot of weight recently, and they can't even see their necks clearly."

Kimura stared at the position of the cat's neck, curled up so that their neck merged with their body.

"Fat." The old man said, "I ate too much. ”

"But the cat food has been ...... before," said Kimura Kokoki to stop talking.

Suddenly remembered that after knowing that Asushi likes cats, she took Asuki with her to feed the cat with small snacks.

"Sister Smoke won't be feeding all the time after that, right?"

Kimura Kokoki reached out and hugged the orange cat lying on the floor into his arms, and his fat body was like a blanket covering the girl's thighs.

"Erlang is so heavy, it seems that I will give you a little less food in the future."

She gently stroked the fat cat's fur and pinched its paws with her fingers.

"Speaking of which...... old man began, "I received a phone call at home yesterday. ”

"I don't know who called, I've been asking if Erlang the orange cat is there, and I've asked Erlang to answer the phone."

"Let Jiro answer the phone?" Kimura Shinki said with a smile, "What, it's a prank call when you hear it, how can there be such a person who would go to the cat to talk to the phone." ”

"Is it a prank call?"

"Surely, grandma will just hang up when she receives such an unknown call in the future." Kokoki Kimura rubbed the orange cat's little face.

The old man nodded, "Okay." But it's really weird......"

"What?"

"The person on the other end of the phone keeps calling Jiro Sensei, oh, it seems to be Taro? Call a cat a teacher. ”

Kimura felt as if something was banging in his head, and his body stiffened.

"Grandma...... Is it Tataro Tachibana? ”

"You say that, it seems like that's the name." The old man put down the work in his hand and recalled seriously.

Boom.

Kimura Kokoki threw the orange cat Jiro in his arms aside, got up from the ground in a hurry, and accidentally knocked his knee on the corner of the table.

"Slow down."

"Grandma, did you call yesterday afternoon?"

Kimura gasped in pain, but he didn't care about the pain and walked out of the house with his feet upside down.

"Hmm." The old man nodded.

It's not good, it's not good.

Kimura staggered to the phone in the hallway and looked through yesterday's call logs.

Fortunately, the phone at home is not that old-fashioned phone, and you can also view previous calls.

Then, she found an unfamiliar number in yesterday's records.

Kimura took out his phone from his pocket again and opened the calls he received yesterday.

is exactly the same number.

It's really bad now, Kimura looked at it in a daze, maybe this is a call from the editorial department of Yuyin Society.

Yesterday, after she found out about the missed calls on her phone, she also tried to call the other side back.

But I don't know why I didn't get through, and I didn't take it to heart in the end.

But after hearing what his grandmother said about Taro Taro Orange today, Kimura Konoki immediately reacted.

This call is the phone number of the editorial department of the Yuyin Society that I have been waiting for.

Kokoki Kimura walked to the entrance with the phone and redialed the number with his little hands cold.

Come on! Come on! I must answer the phone this time.

After a brief wait, a voice rang on the other end of the phone.

"Mossi? This is Kishida from the editorial department of Hayinsha's "Light Things". (End of chapter)