Back at Kirino's old house and walked into the living room, seeing Soya sitting alone in front of the electric fan, Kirino Akane walked over naturally and sat down beside him.
"Ah, it's much cooler..."
Zong Gu came to his senses and deflected the electric fan to her.
"Thank you~"
She got closer and pulled her collar down, allowing the wind to blow into her sweaty chest.
Zong Gu turned his eyes away, "Why have you been there for so long?"
"I chatted with Hongzi for a little while, and she cried very hard...ah, I can't tell her about this."
“…”
He looked over immediately, and only spoke after a few seconds.
"Is that so? What did you talk about?"
"Hongko said that she will only like me in the future." Akane Kirino looked at him with a smile, "I don't like Soya anymore."
“…”
Zong Gu opened his mouth, not knowing what expression he should show at this time.
"No wonder you're so happy."
"hey-hey."
She approached him again, "But, Zong Gu doesn't have to be discouraged. Hongzi will definitely 'like' you again soon."
“…What’s there to be discouraged by me?”
Zong Gu couldn't help but shake his head. This silly girl hadn't figured out the real situation yet, so of course he wouldn't cause trouble.
but……
"Is that what Yoshikawa said... It's okay."
Acting around Akane Kirino is the original rule between him and her, and it is also the bond they will continue to get along in the future - if they can still maintain a friendship.
"Ah, by the way."
The beloved girl remembered another thing, "When I came back, Hongzi asked me to tell Sonoya that the thing she said remained unchanged."
“…”
Zong Gu, who had just relaxed, immediately fell into silence again.
Do you still have to reject her seriously once before you can return to your original state?
This is probably not a bad thing.
Let each other open their hearts and say goodbye to each other. This sense of ritual will cut off all the ambiguity between them and eliminate all the possibility of turning back.
Zonggu nodded slowly, "I understand."
"Soya." Akane Kirino looked at him, "What is the thing Hongzi said?"
"you guess."
"How can I guess?"
Sono looked back at her, "Does Kirino have no clue?"
The girl just shook her head.
"That's good."
“…Songgu!”
......
Waiting makes time seem long, especially when you are doing nothing.
After lunch, Zong Gu stayed in the room upstairs.
At around 1:00 p.m., Kyoko sent a message. After receiving a reply when she was free, she asked him to meet at a station near Fuyun Shrine.
"alright."
Zong Gu stood up and returned the computer to Yue Du, who had been beside him for more than an hour, "I'm going to go out."
"Be careful on the road!"
Lord God sat in front of the computer without looking back.
“Let’s play less…”
"Play less computers and exercise more, I understand!"
“…”
When he came to the living room downstairs, Akane Kirino was lying on the tatami, as if she had been asleep for a while.
This is not a club activity, he will not take her to act together, while Yoshikawa said that there was something to do at home in the afternoon, and Akane Kirino had nowhere to go, so he could only pass the time here.
Picking up the blanket and putting it on her body, then pulling the electric fan a little further, turning on the head shaking mode, Zong Gu walked out of the door lightly.
The sun is fierce, the ground is hot, and there are no people on the streets and alleys.
A small truck drove from behind, and he stopped and sideways to avoid it. Looking at the cloudless blue sky, Zong Gu wiped sweat from his forehead.
"Hope is not too far away."
There were no people at the station in the afternoon.
Two elementary school students sat on benches in a shade, flipping through an insect album together. After the tram entered the station, they walked into the same carriage with him.
When the tram that was started stopped for the second time, Soya saw Kyoko on the platform.
He stood up, she noticed him, and then walked into the tram.
"Student Zong Gu..."
"good afternoon."
After closing the blue-gray gauze skirt, Kyoko sat down next to her. Soya understood where the vague strange feeling came from.
"Don't Kyoko wears a witch suit today?"
“…”
She pursed her lower lip.
After waiting on the stuffy platform for nearly half an hour, sweat had already been seen on her face, with a few strands of hair stuck to her. A drop of crystal slowly slid down her fair skin and flowed to the bottom of her jaw and neck.
"Sorry, Songu..."
I was thinking about how to speak, but Kyoko did not hide it at this time and confessed with the opportunity.
"I didn't take action today, I just wanted to invite Songu out."
“…”
Zong Gu was stunned for a while, and it took a while to accept that she had made an appointment with her in this way.
"Yeah."
"Sorry..." Kyoko looked at him, pinching the gauze on the hem of her skirt with one hand, "Have you bothered Soya?"
"It's okay, no need to apologize."
After coming back to her senses, Zong Gu smiled at her, "There is no need to handle the commission under such a big sun. It really makes me feel relieved... It is not an exaggeration to say it is a surprise."
"Is that true?" Kyoko also felt relieved, "Thank you."
After a while, a hurried prompt sounded and the parked tram restarted. The door was closed, and Zong Gu noticed that the two primary school students who were originally sitting opposite got off at this stop.
Since I came out today not for the work of an institution or shrine...
"Dating?"
“…”
Kyoko looked slightly and looked aside, without admitting or denying it.
"I'm going to start swimming classes next week. I want to choose a new swimsuit...I want to let Sogo go with me."
Zong Gu was stunned, and then he was a little amused and confused.
It took a lot of trouble, but it turned out that it was just to let him accompany him to buy a swimsuit.
"Is that OK?" Kyoko looked over.
"Can……"
He took a deep breath, "Of course, I'm just a little surprised."
Kyoko: "If it weren't for Teacher Noma, I wouldn't have disturbed Soya because of such a trivial matter."
It was indeed Noma Nan instigated...
"Not to bother."
Soya shook his head and continued, "I'm very happy that Kyoko can come to invite me."
"Or it is also very much that I can see Kyoko wearing a swimsuit. After all, there is no such opportunity in school..."
“—Don’t expect.”
She suddenly spoke, and the volume was slightly higher.
“Eh?”
Kyoko looked at him and her voice lowered again, "It's just an ordinary swimsuit..."
And a more ordinary figure.
With her eyes drooping, she looked at her chest.
“…”
No, it's a bit pitiful figure.
"If the student Zong Gu has too high expectations... he will only be disappointed."
Zong Gu immediately realized, couldn't help laughing, and quickly restrained when she looked at her.
He wanted to say something else, but when he saw Kyoko's expression that he didn't want to talk too much, he hurriedly ended the topic with the conclusion that "I won't be disappointed."
"Then are we going to Kyoto now?"
"No." Kyoko shook her head, "Don't go to Kyoto."
Because Noma Nan is in Kyoto today, accompanying the witch Toyosaki Emi of the Shiramaru Shrine to choose her swimsuit. Before leaving, she specifically said that she would wait for her and Soya in Kyoto.
Although there are many shopping malls and swimsuit stores, Kyoko doesn't want to try her luck.
What's more, she has a clearer destination.
"Next to Ojinjing Station on the Huxi Line, there is a large shopping mall, and I'm going to go there."
“…”
Sonogu was silent for two seconds, "The mall next to Ojinjing Station..."
Isn’t that the place where Akane Kirino and Yoshikawa took him to this morning?
"Yeah." Kyoko nodded, "There is a larger swimsuit shop over there. Since elementary school, I have been choosing swimsuits there."
"I see……"
After all, it is a countryside. Apart from going to Kyoto, the nearest commercial center is Otsu City, the capital;
When you go to Otsu, the large shopping mall next to the station naturally became the first choice for most people.
Soya thought again that although he was one year apart in age and was not close to living, the daily life trajectories of Kyoko, Akane Kirino and Yoshikawa were actually roughly similar...
Kyoko was a little concerned about the trance flashing across his face, but she didn't ask much, and instead said, "Soya has just been here this year, so she should also need to buy a new swimming trunk, right?"
“Ah… well.”
"There are also men's swimsuits in that store, so Songu can..."
“—I’ve bought it.”
Kyoko paused for a moment, a little surprised, “Is that right?”
"I went to buy it this morning," said Tomiya.
"one person?"
"No... it's with Kirino, Yoshikawa and Suzumi."
“…”
She looked at him for a while: "Where?"
Soya: "The mall next to Ojinjing Station..."
Wow—
Another tram that came opposite was flying past the window.
Kyoko looked at him silently, and finally smiled slightly.