The night is deep, the courtyard is deep, and there is an undercurrent surging in the silence.
Yoshikawa has a clear plan for the future "romance development" between the two, covering various stages such as "caring about" and "secret love". It is also said that Soya knows the truth now and can better cooperate with her.
All in all, she would never let things get into trouble.
But no matter how beautiful she said, Zong Gu could not fully agree with it.
"At this time, Yoshikawa and I will stand in the hotel courtyard in Kyoto because of this."
"But didn't Soya have a lot of fun today?"
Yoshikawa was pinching the juice he bought for Akane Kirino, and his palms were soaked in sweat before he knew it. "I also had a free meal tonight."
"What's going on today." Soya looked at her, "I don't always have the time and energy to cooperate with Yoshikawa."
"This is easy to deal with." Yoshikawa didn't think this was a problem. "I will discuss anything with Soya in advance if there is anything in the future."
Sonoya sighed softly, "Doesn't this make things more complicated?"
"how?"
She glared at me, "Don't Zong Gu discuss it with me?"
"No."
He just felt that even with prior discussion, things would not develop smoothly as she expected, because there was an extremely unstable factor.
"Tungye..."
When she mentioned her, Yoshikawa suddenly fell silent.
Soya will notice that she "likes" him tonight because of Akane Kirino's enthusiastic assist... Although she has the responsibility to cooperate silently.
"However, although Akane is a little casual, she doesn't do anything out of the ordinary."
Yoshikawa assured him, "I will let her restrain herself from now on."
Zong Gu looked at him sideways, "She doesn't listen to you either."
“…”
She looked annoyed, "At least I will listen to me in this matter!"
For a moment, Zong Gu didn't say anything more.
He opened the green tea and took a few sips, then looked at the side and became stunned.
It was already late when the few people came out of the bathhouse. It took a lot of time to draw ghost cards one after another, and the night in the courtyard was dark.
Not knowing what Soya was thinking, Yoshikawa looked at him for a while, doing nothing, lowered his head and stared at each other's feet.
When they came out, they only wore slippers, wrapped around their toes and backs, but their heels were exposed, which was a little cool in the early morning night.
Move the slippers, your feet together, and generate insignificant heat during the rubbing.
Zong Gu did not move, and his legs stood straight.
Listening to each other's breathing, she was happy to spend time here with him without doing anything. She and him were just here to come to the hotel together.
Akane and Ling are still waiting in the room...
After grinding her heels and waiting for a while, Yoshikawa was a little anxious. She raised her head, but found that Soya was also looking at her, probably trying to say something.
The impatience and eagerness in her heart disappeared, but she soon noticed that his expression was not relaxed.
"As it really makes Soya feel embarrassed?"
Zong Gu nodded.
“…”
Yoshikawa pursed his lips.
She didn't understand whether he was denying the unpredictable troubles in the future... or the "she likes him".
The boredom that had nowhere to fall in, and she felt like her chest was blocked by a stone and she couldn't breathe.
"In Yoshikawa's plan, Kirino is not the only factor that is difficult to control..."
Zong Gu looked at her, his eyes raised and lowered behind the lens, as if dodging.
"It seems you understand it yourself."
"I do not understand."
"Yeah."
He paused for a few seconds, "For example, what should I do if I fall in love with Kirino in the future?"
"…That's what Soya and Akane do."
Zong Gu shook his head.
"But in Kirino's opinion, Yoshikawa likes me. As you said just now, she's 'althy casual, but she doesn't do anything out of the ordinary'.
If I pursue Kirino, no matter what she thinks of me, I will feel embarrassed. Because no matter what choice she makes, it will destroy our current friendship."
He looked at her, "Yoshikawa's initial plan was just to get closer to Kirino."
Yoshikawa also looked at him for a while and returned to the question itself: "Will Soya like Akane?"
"Who knows what's going on in the future?"
"Why should I use things that have not happened yet to restrain me."
"Yoshikawa told a lie that involved us all in order to create secrets with Kirino."
The two stared at each other and refused to give in.
"I just 'cared about Soya' and could lose interest at any time. Akane would understand this."
"After tonight, do you think Kirino still thinks like this? When Yoshikawa answers those questions, he almost said he likes me."
"... When necessary, if Soya does something that I hate, I will lose interest for granted."
“…”
Zong Gu pursed his lips, but he didn't expect the reason to refute for the time being, so he looked at her for a while.
"What does Yoshikawa hate?"
"I've gone too much, such as a boy like Soya who has a mother-in-law and mother."
"I will also stay away from girls who cause me trouble."
Yoshikawa glared over and his body moved closer deliberately.
"is that so?"
Zonggu took a step back.
“Like it.”
"Does Zonggu think I'm in trouble?" She approached again.
He retreated again, "It's just that it's not too worry-free."
Move forward. Backward.
Until each other walked into the darkness without any lights.
I can't see anything clearly, but I can feel the other person right in front of me.
The tentative hand touched his body, and she took another step forward, and he did not retreat again this time.
“…”
She bumped into it.
Her head was pressed against her chest, her hands were hesitating, and finally she met behind her waist, and she closed her eyes.
"Please..."
"Even if you can't be friends again?"
"No more..."
She closed her eyes.
"Whatever happens in the future is good... whatever."
Anyway, I can no longer be friends.
......
When Soya and Yoshikawa returned to the room, there was only Akagiri inside, and Akane Kirino was missing.
She looked at the two and said that Akane Kirino had gone out shortly after they left the room.
“…”
The two looked at each other and immediately understood that Akane Kirino was coming out to find them.
However, they hid in the courtyard.
"I'll go out and have a look." Zong Gu turned around and was about to go out.
"etc."
Yoshikawa stopped him, then took his cell phone over, "If you come back with Akane, I will tell Soya."
"Um."
The yukata has no pockets and the phone can only be held in his hand, so he and Yoshikawa didn't bring their phones just now, so the same is true for Kirino Akane who came out to find them.
After leaving the room, Zong Gu came to the hotel lobby and went to the front desk staff to ask.
"A girl with long hair?"
What happened just now is still vivid, and the two at the front desk are deeply impressed by Sonogu.
"Go out of the main entrance."
"I get it. Thank you."
Watching Zong Gu turn and leave, the two of them look at each other again.
"Didn't you meet?"
"Hide. You can understand this situation at a glance."
“That’s right…”
Walking out of the hotel, Zong Gu looked around and there was no figure on the empty road.
How far can I go in a bathrobe?
He lowered his head.
And she also wore hotel slippers.
“…”
Taking a deep breath, Soya looked for Yasaka Shrine, and could only hope that Akane Kirino also held the idea that they would not go to strange places.
Lanterns hung at the door of the izakaya on the side of the road, brightly bright. Continue to move forward, you can gradually see some figures of unrest late at night on the road.
The white lanterns in Yasaka Shrine could be seen from afar, but Soya still did not find Akane Kirino.
He unconsciously wanted to speed up his pace, but the slippers on his feet limited his speed.
"She probably won't go far..."
Continue toward the lanterns of Yasaka Shrine. When passing by the intersection of a small alley, Soya looked around and saw Akane Kirino under the street lights.
The distance was a little farther away, if she hadn't squatted on the ground with her head in her arms, she might have passed by with a glance.
"Tungno!"
She held her head and did not respond.
Zong Gu walked towards her, and as he approached, he finally found something was wrong.
——She held her head, defending or avoiding something.
As for what it is, it is naturally something he cannot see now.
“…”
After taking off the amulet, a group of noisy spirits immediately appeared around Akane Kirino.
Bang! Bang!
The sudden knock made them quiet for a moment.
Looking in the sound, there was a figure on the other side of the alley. He was walking towards them with a wooden stick picked up from the flower bed on the roadside.
Bang! Bang!
Waving the wooden stick, he knocked twice on the rolling shutter door passing by.
“…”
Just when he was not sure about the reason, he suddenly stopped and handed his left and right feet forward alternately.
Slippers landed on the floor.
He raised his wooden stick while stepping on the stone pavement barefoot.