He took out the spare key from under the carpet at the door and opened the door of the activity room, and Natsukawa Malyo walked into the activity room gently.

According to Yan Kai, this activity room is an activity space for all "Zhongxing Society" members. Any member of "Zhongxing Society" has the right to come here at any time, so there is no one specially set up to keep the keys, except Yan.

In addition to having a key in his hand, he also placed a spare key under the carpet at the door so that people who want to come to the activity room can come in at any time.

I have to say that Yan Kai usually looks very impersonal, but many of the things he does are full of humanity.

The door of the activity room was ajar, and the light in the room seemed even dimmer. However, Natsukawa Zhenliang did not choose to turn on the light, but sat down directly in front of the low table.

She didn't come to the activity room to do anything, she just wanted to relax and have a rest, even if it was just for a few minutes. This dim light was just right for her, not dazzling, and allowed her eyes to get a better rest.

You know, Natsu Chuan Zhenliang's eyes have been looking at greasy things for a long time today, and now they are getting rid of the greasy things.

After closing his eyes for a few minutes, Natsukawa Zhenliang let out a sigh of relief and finally felt a little more relaxed.

After spending almost a whole day with a person whom I hate or even dislike, both my mental exhaustion and physical discomfort have almost reached their limit. If I don't relax a bit, Natsukawa Zhenliang feels like I will die.

After closing his eyes for a few minutes and then opening them again, Natsukawa Zhenliang felt that his eyesight was much better and he could see many things much more clearly.

For example, the place where Natsukawa Zhenliang is sitting is directly opposite the place where Yan Kai usually sits cross-legged and writes silently. From Natsukawa Zhenliang's position, you can even see a light ink stain on the corner of the low table.

Natsukawa Masuo remembered that it was stained by Kasumigaoka Shiu's inkstone that she accidentally knocked over. Although Kasumigaoka Shiu cleaned it carefully at the time, there were still some traces left.

His eyes stayed on the ink mark for a while, but he still recalled its story. After the recall, when Natsukawa Masuo looked away, he discovered that there seemed to be a box hidden under the low table.

It is actually not accurate to say that it is hidden. Although it was placed in an inconspicuous place, the person who placed it did not deliberately hide it, so Natsukawa Masuo saw the box at a casual glance.

It was clear that in the morning, Natsukawa Masashira, who was on duty for cleaning, did not find anything in this place. After the school festival, this box suddenly popped out?

Curiosity aroused, Natsukawa Masuo took out the box from under the low table and gently opened it. When he saw the contents clearly, Natsukawa Masayo's tired eyes suddenly lit up, and the smile on his face became much more vivid.

, Natsukawa Malyo’s smile was like a mask before. Although it was beautiful, it always felt less lively and lively. It was only now that it looked like a living person.

Inside the box, the set of Hanfu worn by Yan Kai during the performance was neatly folded and placed, and the beauty mask that resembled Natsukawa Masuo was also placed on the folded Hanfu.

Natsukawa Malyo leaned on the low table with one hand to support her chin, and tapped the fingers of the other hand rhythmically on the table. Looking at the mask that was so similar to her own face, she hesitated for a moment and put it on

He slowly picked it up and placed it gently on his face.

Well, it fits very well. I don’t know how Yan Kai managed to make a mask that looks so similar to mine. Is he secretly observing me?

After Natsu Chuanzhenliang chuckled, he quickly gave up this unrealistic idea.

She could feel that Yan Kai looked at her no differently than any ordinary student. Even if he looked at her with special eyes, they were given to Senior Sister Kasumigaoka, Senior Sister Busujima, Eve, and Chitong. Who did she count?

…

Holding the mask in his hand and observing it carefully, Natsukawa Malyo felt that the expression on the mask was exactly the same as his usual expression. It was very delicate and beautiful, but there was always a sense of lack of reality.

It turns out that when I usually smile, does this make me feel like this?

His hand gently attached to the teardrop mole on the corner of the mask's eye. This is the biggest difference between this beauty mask and Natsukawa Masashi.

Natsu Chuan Zhenliang vaguely remembers that according to numerology, people with tear moles are destined to suffer from love, be trapped by love, and shed tears easily.

Very good, it has nothing to do with me, I don’t believe in love or tears at all!

With a chuckle in his heart, Xia Chuanzhenliang put down his mask and focused on the Hanfu again.

This Hanfu is very beautiful, but it’s a pity that Natsukawa Malyo only wore it once when trying it on, and was not able to actually wear it and stand on the stage to dance. Even after practicing dancing for many days, it was of no use. To be honest, Natsukawa Maryo

Very disappointed.

Carefully picking up the Hanfu and gently covering the patterned accessories with his hands, Xia Chuan sighed softly.

It's a pity, it's such a pity...

Xia Chuanzhenliang kept crying out that it was a pity in her heart, and at the same time, she thought that this dress was worn by Yan Kai not long ago.

By some strange coincidence, Natsukawa Zhenliang put his nose to the Hanfu and sniffed it lightly.

It's not that Natsukawa Malyo has any special hobbies, it's just that Natsukawa Maliang suddenly remembered that such a beautiful piece of clothing had been worn by a man like Yan Kai. Would it be dirty and leave some smell? If there was a smell, she wanted to take it.

Go wash up.

There is indeed a smell on the clothes, not bad, but there is a faint weird smell, a bit bitter, like...oh, by the way, like Kampo medicine!

Natsukawa Masuo remembered that there was a girl in the class who had a similar smell. She was the heir of a medical family. She always had a bitter smell on her body. She said it was the smell of Kampo medicine. She came home from school every day.

Afterwards, I have to help my family grind medicinal materials, so my body will inevitably smell like this.

Natsukawa Zhenliang was afraid that she would make a mistake, so she moved her nose closer to the Hanfu, almost touching it.

Well, there is indeed that bitter smell, but besides that there is also a faint fragrance. The fragrance and the bitter smell are mixed together to form an indescribable smell. Xia Chuanzhenliang smelled it,

I actually feel that my tired spirit has improved a lot.

How is this going?

Xia Chuanzhenliang wondered, could the smell on this clothes also have a refreshing effect?

She felt funny in her heart, but she couldn't help but increase the intensity of her breathing and buried her face in her clothes, wanting to inhale more of the strange smell emanating from the clothes to prove her doubts, because the intensity of her breathing was so great that she even let out a

There was an indecent sound of "whooshing".

"Eh? Classmate Xia Chuan, why are you still here at this time?"

The ajar door was suddenly pushed open, and the unique orange light at dusk came over. A familiar boy rang. Natsukawa Zhenliang, who was holding the Hanfu and taking a deep breath, stiffened. The Hanfu was in his hand.

He slipped down, showing a horrified expression as if he had been caught doing something bad.

"Well……"

Time seemed to be stopped and the air seemed to be frozen. After Yan Kai and Xia Chuanzhenliang looked at each other for a few seconds, they silently took a step back and exited the door, then gently closed the door.

"Sorry to bother you, farewell!"

Yan Kai, who left such a sentence, quickly fled the scene.

Because something unexpected happened suddenly, Xia Chuanzhenliang's brain went down for a short time. After her brain restarted, she stood up suddenly. For some reason, she grabbed her Hanfu and chased her out the door, chasing her back.

While shouting: "Hey, wait! Classmate Yan Kai, you misunderstood! Please listen to my explanation... Stop, hey! What are you doing running so fast..."

…………………………

The school festival is over, but school life still has to continue. Since the school festival is held on Sunday, the next day is Monday. Natsukawa Masuo came to the school as usual and found that Eve and Yan Chitong were already sitting

Yan Kai's seat was empty.

This is a rare thing. You must know that Yan Kai, Eve, and Chitong have always acted together, especially Eve, who is like a pendant on Yan Kai. It is rare to see her and Yan Kai separated.

Is it because of what happened yesterday that Yan Kai doesn’t dare to face me?

When Natsukawa Malyo thought of this possibility, he suddenly felt an urge to die.

What a coincidence, Yan Kai bumped into him when he was smelling the Hanfu. Fifteen-year-old Natsukawa Masaki felt the taste of social death for the first time in his life.

However, Yan Kai ran extremely fast. When Natsu Chuan Zhenliang opened the door and chased him out to explain, he only had time to see Yan Kai's back, and then he couldn't catch up with him. This made Natsu Chuan Zhenliang unable to explain at all.

Well, although judging from the situation at the time, there seems to be nothing to explain...

"Student Eve, where are classmates Yan Kai?"

Natsukawa Zhenliang asked Eve.

Eve glanced at Xia Chuan Zhenliang, which made Xia Chuan Zhenliang feel uncomfortable. She thought that Yan Kai had told Eve everything about yesterday, right?

Fortunately, Eve only glanced at Natsukawa Mareyo without any special meaning in her eyes, and she quickly answered Natsukawa Mareyo's question.

"Brother Kai has asked for leave. It will take about a week."

"Ask for leave?"

Natsukawa Zhenliang felt uneasy. Could it be that she refused to go to school? That's not the case...

"Yes." Eve nodded, "Brother Kai has to go out for a few days for something. I can't tell the specific time, so I asked for a week's leave first."

"Oh, that's how it is……"

Fortunately it's not because of me...

Xia Chuanzhenliang breathed a sigh of relief, but soon raised questions and asked Eve: "So Eve, do you know what Yan Kai is doing?"

"I don't know." Eve shook her head, and then added: "But it seems that Brother Kai went with Sister Saezi, and Sister Saezi also asked for leave. I asked Brother Kai what he was going to do, but Brother Kai said he couldn't tell."

What does "can't say" mean? Is it that kind of "can't say" thing? Still with Busujima-senpai... for several days in a row... Can Yan Kai's body bear it?

Natsukawa Zhenliang's mind suddenly began to fill up with various restricted scenes, and his face turned red.

Eve was a little surprised as to why Natsukawa Zhenliang's expression suddenly changed, but she was just curious and did not ask what Xiachuan Zhenliang was thinking.

If Brother Kai said something that "can't be said", then he should go to practice with Sister Saeko. It is indeed "cannot be said" about things like practice...

Eve knew that training was a very private matter for martial arts practitioners, so when Yan Kai said "I can't say", she immediately thought that Yan Kai was practicing with Busujima Saeko, otherwise the two of them would

What else can you do?

Eve, who is only thirteen years old and has no experience in the world, thinks so.

So, what did Yan Kai and Busujima Saeko do when they asked for leave? And what things cannot be said?

Outside the 23 wards of Tokyo, within the Tokyo economic circle, in a remote and desolate place, there is a city with a fin de siècle style. The buildings are dilapidated, and even the air seems to be stained with the smell of blood. There are few pedestrians on the road, and occasionally someone passes by.

He was walking in a hurry, as if he was running away.
To be continued...