Walking down the street and coming to the beach, Zong Gu put Hongzi down, raised his hand and wiped it on the back of his neck and side face.
"It's all your saliva."
"How could it be so exaggerated."
Hongzi pushed him to the seawall, "So you have to continue carrying me after you go up."
Zong Gu did not respond, climbed the sea levee and looked left and right.
Outside is the sea, inside is the rails running by trams, and next to the rails is the county road built along the coast. Street lights are connected in a string, extending left and right to the distance, the denser the further away.
"There are others here." Hongzi suddenly said.
The street lights reflected, and some figures could be seen vaguely on the embankment, and they should be residents nearby.
"It's probably all of you here for a walk."
"Uh-huh."
She stood behind him again, putting her hands on her shoulders.
Instead of bent down, Zong Gu grabbed one of the hands and led her to his side.
"Let's go."
She didn't have to carry him on her back, but it would be better to say that holding hands actively made her happier.
"Where to go?"
“Everything is OK.”
Hongzi looked around, raised her other hand and pointed at the distance.
"Let's go to that neon sign and go back."
Zong Guyuan looked at her, walked over there, holding her in his hand.
"It's a kilometer here."
"It's not far."
"It's two kilometers a day, don't forget that you came out to find a convenience store."
"Anyway, I didn't say which convenience store it was..."
......
The moon gradually rises.
There were two people in the room, without a single word.
When there was a tranquility, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.
“…”
Kyoko and Asakiri looked over at the same time, and looked at each other again.
Before the two of them spoke, the door opened.
"I've been disturbed..."
Akane Kirino stood at the door, poked her head and smiled at the two inside.
"May I come inside?"
"Student Kirino... Of course, please come in."
Before her hair was completely dried, Kyoko temporarily put down the towel and signaled her to sit on her bed.
"Hongzi and Soguchi have gone to the convenience store and haven't come back yet."
Akane Kirino sat on the edge of the bed, "I was a little bored staying alone in the room, so I came to look for Ling and Senior Sister."
“Convenience store…”
Kyoko looked out the window, then continued to wipe her hair, and she lost her words.
Asakiri was never the one who took the initiative to provoke topics. After a brief silence, Akane Kirino spoke first.
"Is it taking a long time for my senior sister to go to Iki Island with Soya and Confinement tomorrow?"
Kyoko nodded, "Apart from taking a plane, it seems that she can only take a boat from Hakata Port."
"It will take more than three hours to go to Hakata from here."
"So..." She paused, "Soya doesn't want Kirino to waste time with us."
"Uh-huh."
Akane Kirino nodded, "Before going to Kagoshima, I wanted to take a walk in Nagasaki."
Seeing that she had no plans to change her mind, Kyoko quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"——After that being with my senior sister all day, I found something unusual."
"What……"
Akane Kirino suddenly approached her a lot, staring at her with her eyes fixed on her.
"What is the relationship between senior sister and Soya?"
“…”
Kyoko was caught off guard, moved her lips, and then fell into silence.
The other person on the bed looked over the fog-ring, and his eyes swam on the two of them.
Although she wanted to remind Kyoko not to over-interpret the silly girl's words, she also wanted to hear her over-interpret answer, so she continued to watch.
Kyoko picked up the towel again, half wiping her hair and half covering her face.
"I am following my classmate Zong Gu...it is probably the relationship between the follower and the follower."
"follow?"
Akane Kirino was stunned for a moment, unable to understand the meaning of it for a moment, "Is it like the warriors following the general in the Warring States Period?"
Kyoko paused and said after a while: "No... Although it may be a bit close to force, I think Soya is much nobler than the so-called general."
“…”
Chao Wuling, who was standing by, nodded silently, and expressed his approval when neither the questioner nor the answerer noticed it.
But Akane Kirino seems to understand, or she doesn't understand at all.
"Senior sister, I don't want to hear this."
Kyoko fell silent again.
After a while, she put down the towel and the outermost layer of cover.
"I think... my classmate Zong Gu and I should be friends."
He looked at Wuling and listened to her continue.
"It's just that there's still a little distance from the next stage..." Kyoko looked up at Akane Kirino. She saw not only her, but also Hongko who had been around her. "No, there's still a lot of distance."
"Above friends..."
Akane Kirino understood one sentence, "That is, it means closer than ordinary friends?"
"Um……"
"But the senior sister's behavior towards Soya today is not like this."
“…”
Kyoko unconsciously looked to the side, "Because today, Kirino and Yoshikawa are also here...especially Yoshikawa."
“Eh…eh?”
Akane Kirino didn't expect that this matter had something to do with her, "Hongko and me? Why?"
Kyoko looked at her, not understanding whether she really didn't notice it or was pretending to be stupid.
"If Kirino really doesn't understand, you can ask Yoshikawa... I think she must be very clear."
"Yeah……"
Akane Kirino blinked and decided not to dig into the reason for the time being.
"In other words, when the senior sister and Sonoya are alone, wouldn't they always use respectful titles?"
“…”
Kyoko was stunned, and then remained silent for a while.
"So what Kirino cares about is that I have always called Soyao with respect?"
"yes."
Akane Kirino nodded, "It would be strange because it would be very good for close friends to use respectful names. Soya called her senior sister directly."
“…”
Kyoko took a deep breath.
"I understand. This is my problem, which makes Kirino feel troubled. I'm sorry."
"Don't mind that way."
Akane Kirino waved her hand quickly, "I just care a little bit, so the senior sister would just call him the way she likes."
"Um……"
"But why did the senior sister use a respectful title to Zong Gu in front of Hongzi and me?"
“…”
Picking up the towel, Kyoko wiped her hair again.
Chao Wuling on the other bed looked at the two of them for a while, and felt thoughtful.
Before he could answer, Akane Kirino didn't ask any further. She turned her body and looked at Aomi Ring again.
"I feel like the bell is quieter today than usual."
She glanced at her, "I'm tired."
"ah……"
Akane Kirino quickly stood up, "Then let Ling and senior sister have a break early, I'll go back to the room first."
"Yeah, good night."
Kyoko also breathed a sigh of relief, "Good night."
"Good night~"
When she walked out of the room, she waved to the two of them and pulled up the sliding door. Her eyes became dark and then a cold at the back of her neck.
"ah--"
Hearing the screams outside the door, Kyoko had already arrived at the door before he could see clearly.
As the door opened, she saw Akane Kirino waving her fists and constantly pounding Sonoya.
“…”
And he looked helpless and did not hide.
"If you continue to beat it, the ice cream will really melt."
Akane Kirino immediately stopped, snatched the convenience bag from his hand, and snorted again.