The dan exam is approaching, and there is not much time left for Izumi Toru to tutor Amakusa Mei.
Amakusa Narumi was carrying Izumi Tetsu's schoolbag, feeling the abnormal weight inside, and was a little surprised.
"Izumi, what's in your bag?"
"It's a single ponytail."
"ha?"
Izumi Toru didn't bother to explain to him the connection between the competition and the single ponytail, and urged: "Let's go! I'm very pressed for time recently."
"oh……"
Arriving at Amakusa's house, Amakusa Narumi took out the key and as soon as he opened the door, Izumi Toru walked in first.
"I'm back!"
"Well, welcome..." Amakusa Meiyi, who was studying in the living room, subconsciously responded, but was suddenly startled.
The sound is wrong.
Looking up, Izumi Toru blinked at her.
The girl's face turned red.
Absolutely, it’s intentional!
Then, she lowered her head and whispered softly.
"……return."
A hint of sweetness and shyness lingered in her chest, making her couldn't help but curl her lips slightly.
"Mei! I'm hungry!"
Suddenly, Amakusa Narumi's loud words made the girl couldn't help but frown.
Guys who ruin the atmosphere.
snort!
She clenched her fists and glared at Amakusa Narumi.
"Come help in the kitchen!"
"Me, me?" Amakusa Narumi pointed at herself and asked in surprise.
"You help?! All the ingredients were wasted! Another one!" Amakusa Mei said angrily.
"Oh..." Amakusa Narumi scratched his head and looked at Izumi Tooru embarrassedly, "Izumi, thank you for your hard work."
Izumi Toru rolled up his sleeves and said, "My dream is to be a housewife, but I really like cooking."
Um?
After becoming Mei's brother, a gangster, a novelist, the male protagonist of a light novel, and a pretty boy who married a rich woman at home, does he now have the dream of being a housewife?
Amakusa Narumi looked at the back of her friend as she followed her sister to the kitchen, and fell into deep thought.
think about it.
Izumi helps with cooking during the day, and plays games with him at night...
hiss!
Not bad either!
Amakusa Narumi returned to the room shaking his head.
Play games, play games!
However, the figure of a certain girl flashed through his mind, causing him to frown slightly.
I can't remember the face at all, only the child's style dress is looming.
Hearing the slight sound of footsteps behind him, Amakusa Meiyi turned around hurriedly and asked: "You, what are you going to do?!"
Izumi Toru, who was about to ask her to help tie the apron, was stunned for a moment. He turned his back to her and said, "I'm just asking you to help, don't worry. Narumi will come out at any time, and I won't be so unwise."
Only then did the girl realize that she was too nervous.
She first glanced outside secretly, and then hugged him gently from behind.
She didn't want to say sorry, but she felt sorry, so she used this form to make up for it.
Izumi Toru gently placed his hand on the back of the girl's hand and rubbed it twice. Then, he pressed her fingertips with extremely slight force and stroked her left and right.
Amakusa Meiyi's face turned red and she hurriedly broke away.
Just, don’t even let go of your fingers?
bad guy.
"Okay, hurry up and tie it up for me."
At this time, Izumi Toru began to urge her.
"Oh, I know..."
After pouting in response, the girl stretched out her hands.
Pulling up the straps on both sides of the apron, she couldn't help but feel happy before it was tied tightly.
This feeling is so good...
Just like a couple.
The thought that suddenly appeared in her mind invaded her heart and brain like poison, making her whole body tremble.
Boom!
The girl put her head on his back and didn't speak for a long time.
"Mei?"
She didn't respond, just leaned her face against his back for a long time.
If you are too greedy, you will get nothing.
That's fine.
Already, very satisfied.
After dinner, Amakusa Narumi unusually did not call Izumi Toru to play games with him this time.
Because from his sister's recent attitude towards studying, he discovered that she was determined.
In this case, all he can do, as an incompetent brother, is silent support.
I thought, everyone is stupid. I am a second grader and you are a first grader. You are probably the stupider one. I might be able to give you some guidance. He tried to take a look at Amakusa Meiyi’s exercise book, but he was surprised.
Dizziness.
Let’s leave it to Izumi!
Amakusa Narumi immediately averted his gaze.
Izumi Toru glanced at him and waved his hand in disgust.
"Let's go and play."
"oh……"
Subconsciously hiding away, Amakusa Narumi suddenly realized something was wrong.
Why do you feel like your status has dropped another level?
Izumi Toru didn't have time to pay attention to his friend's changing expressions. He helped Amakusa Mei organize the exercises, and he himself still had materials to write.
"Mei Yi, come closer. This question is wrong. I've already gotten it wrong twice."
"Eh?!"
Hearing Izumi Toru's request, Amakusa Meiyi panicked. She subconsciously glanced at her brother who was playing the game with his head down, for fear that he would find out the clues.
But seeing that she didn't respond, Izumi Toru grabbed her shoulders and pulled her towards him.
"Seriously, look here! Here! The formula is wrong!"
While Amakusa Meiyi was worried, she reluctantly calmed down and listened to Izumi Tetsu's explanation.
"Mea Yi? Mei Yi?!"
"Ah, I, I'm listening!"
Izumi Tetsu frowned and looked at the unusual Amakusa Mei.
Why is Meiyi usually able to enter that state quickly, but today it takes so long?
While he was thinking, the sound of Amakusa Narumi gnashing his teeth sounded in his ears.
"Go to hell! Go to hell! Go to hell! We went together as husband and wife! You bullied me into being alone! Go to hell, die, die!"
"What's the matter? Izumi?" Narumi Amakusa asked without raising her head.
"Let's go play in the bedroom, we'll disturb Mei."
"Oh, oh. Sorry!" Narumi Amakusa hurriedly pressed pause, then took the game console back to the bedroom.
"Okay, Mei, let's continue."
Amakusa Meiyi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Um."
This time, she took the initiative to get closer to him, then raised the exercise book and asked, "I didn't hear this just now, please say it again."
"Well, this is..."
The gentle words came from the top of the head, with heat, and penetrated into the body from the top of the head, and Amakusa Meiyi's eyes gradually became brighter.
It wasn't until the girl entered the study state again that Izumi Toru took out his notes and started writing his own manuscript.
The theme of this writing was set by Mika Igarashi.
Write a short story of no less than 4,000 words around "If you don't sing, you will be a blockbuster".
This theme made Izumi Toru more certain about Igarashi's purpose.
Is it because of Kiyohime?
He vaguely had an answer.
After thinking for a while, he wrote the title.
【Nirvana】
Then, the first sentence.
[The name will not be passed down for thousands of years, and the world will not praise it; if you are born as a scholar, how can you die in peace?]
The rustling sound of writing is soft and continuous.
The light in the living room passes through the floor-to-ceiling windows, extends outward, then gradually becomes fainter, and is finally dyed by the bright moonlight, showing a mixture of bright and cold colors at the intersection.