winter!

winter!

winter!

My feet made a crisp sound when I stepped on the wooden stairs.

Izumi Toru, who had just returned to Qingshui Residence from Shiraishi Shizama, stared blankly at Asuki Koine on the stairs, and lost his voice for a moment.

Compared with when they met in the nursing home, Asazuki Hongyin's face now has a healthier blush, and she looks more energetic overall than then.

At this moment, Asatsuki Koine was wearing thin black stockings, and the skin color of her legs and feet was clearly visible.

She didn't put on shoes, but stepped directly on the stairs with her stocking-wrapped feet.

Asazuki Hongyin saw that Izumi Tetsu didn't speak, just looked at herself blankly, pursed her lips and smiled.

"What? Are you stunned?"

The woman's sweet voice woke Izumi Toru out of his daze.

He quickly ran up the stairs and grabbed her hand.

"Senior, when did you come back?"

"Today. Any surprises?"

"Um!"

Izumi Tetsu nodded hard, then picked her up by the waist.

"ah!"

Asazuki Hongyin subconsciously exclaimed.

Then, she put her arm on his shoulder.

"What are you doing?"

"Senior, I don't have any shoes on, I'm afraid you'll catch a cold." Izumi Toru said as he carried her upstairs.

After hearing Izumi Toru's explanation, Asazuki Hongyin's eyes showed a slight smile.

She didn't believe it.

She knew very well what Izumi Tetsu was thinking.

The woman put her arms slightly hard, hooked Izumi Tetsu's neck, put her lips next to his ear, and whispered: "Junior, do you know why I don't wear shoes?"

"Why?"

"Because, junior fellow student likes this, right? It's... abnormal..."

As she spoke, she shook her legs.

The feet wrapped in stockings were swinging in the air, attracting Izumi Toru's eyes.

"I just like beautiful things."

Izumi Tetsu said sternly and quickened his pace towards the room.

Qianyue Hongyin buried her face in his arms and stopped talking.

What's going to happen next?

Her cheeks felt hot just thinking about it.

Izumi Toru carried her back to his room.

In the room, there was Asazuki Hongyin's opened suitcase.

Beside the bed is a pair of women's high heels.

Apparently, Asatsuki Koine rested in Izumi Tetsu's room after she came back.

Izumi Toru closed the door, placed Asuki Koine on the bed and sat down, while he squatted in front of her.

Asatsuki Koine wanted to take off her dirty stockings, but Izumi Toru grabbed her raised foot.

"What's wrong?"

"That's good."

"Huh? But..."

Stab!

The woman took back her unspoken words.

Because of nervousness, her feet flexed subconsciously.

On the slightly pale instep, the blue-red blood vessels are very conspicuous.

Izumi Toru's fingers stroked her slightly raised blood vessels.

"Senior, I have lost a lot of weight recently."

Seeing that he was just like this and had no follow-up, Asazuki Hongyin bit her lower lip.

"Isn't it ugly and you don't like it?"

Izumi Toru raised his head and raised his eyebrows.

"Looking at me like this, how can I ask such a question?"

Asazuki Hongyin took a quick glance, and her heart suddenly trembled.

She turned her face away, bit the back of her right hand with her teeth, and said no more.

...

Asazuki Bene snuggled into Izumi Tetsu's arms and gently slid her fingers across his cheek.

"thorough……"

"Um."

"Doctor Kanda, he is dead."

Izumi Tetsu's heart skipped a beat.

His mind went blank.

That beauty who seemed so kind and gentle when I first met her died like this?

Mingming has been communicating with himself about Asatsuki Hongyin's condition recently.

Although Izumi Toru was not familiar with her, his heart felt very blocked at this moment.

After being silent for a long time, he took a long breath.

"Why did she die suddenly?"

"It's not sudden. Do you still remember what I said to her at the beach when you went to Aomori to see me last time?"

Izumi Toru thought about it for a while.

【Don't jump down!】

【This sanatorium was built for her】

"Yeah, remember."

"Last night, she suffered a nervous breakdown and committed suicide."

There was another moment of silence.

"……oh."

Izumi Tetsuya could only make such meaningless sounds.

Now that the doctor is dead, Asazuki Hongyin naturally has no reason to stay there.

As for why he returned directly to Qingshui Residence instead of changing to a nursing home, Izumi Toru guessed that it was probably because Asazuki Yosuke thought it would be better for her to stay here.

No matter how much, he didn't want to think about it for the time being.

"Senior."

"Um?"

"I want to continue."

"Huh? Wait..."

The bright moon is hidden in thick dark clouds.

The wind suddenly picked up and heavy rain came in an instant.

It rained all night.

The pattering autumn rain brought with it a chill, and Asazuki Hongyin subconsciously crawled into Izumi Tetsu's arms while she was sleeping.

"……cold……"
To be continued...