Early in the morning, Igarashi Mika was called out by Izumi Toru.
Although she could go anywhere, she finally couldn't help but ask after seeing the outline of the station in the distance.
I thought I was here for shopping or enjoying the snow, but it looked like I was going on a long trip...
"I'll take you to elope." Izumi Toru said casually.
Igarashi Mika raised his eyebrows and immediately kicked his calf.
Peng!
Izumi Toru was kicked so hard that he almost dropped the umbrella in his hand.
After standing up straight, he glared at her and said, "Kick me again, and I will really elope with you."
Peng!
The girl kicked him lightly again, then crossed her arms and looked at him with her chin raised.
keep going!
Izumi Toru pretended not to see the provocation in her eyes, acted as if nothing had happened, and moved the umbrella towards her.
"Let's go to the station entrance."
…
"Hey! Coward~"
The subtle murmurs were drowned by the light snowflakes.
…
Arriving at the station, Izumi shook the snow off his umbrella and closed it.
However, a slight touch on his shoulder made his head suddenly feel dizzy.
The girl patted the snow that fell on his shoulder away from her, her movements natural and her expression indifferent.
Raising her head and looking at his dazed look, she kicked his calf and asked, "Where are you taking me?"
Izumi Toru pointed to the heavy snow outside the station and said: "This kind of weather is perfect for bathing in open-air hot springs. The hot springs with a slight hot water are hot enough to reach your shoulders. When you raise your head, snowflakes are falling all around. The scenery is beautiful, isn't it?"
Hearing about the hot springs, Igarashi Mika guessed Izumi Tetsu's purpose.
It happened to be snowing in Kagawa these two days, and it happened that the woman who looked almost exactly like Shiratori Kyoko ran a hot spring hotel.
"The last one, you want to see Shiratori Ayaori?"
Izumi Toru shook his head: "No."
Um?
The girl's face showed surprise.
Could it be that I guessed wrong?
Izumi Toru emphasized: "It's not Shiratori Ayaori, it's Kan Shiratori Koka."
"Is there any difference?" Igarashi Mika asked angrily.
I thought I guessed wrong, but it turned out to be a word game.
whispering sound!
"To another white bird, that's important."
Igarashi Mika understood what Izumi Toru meant: one is the sister and the other is the mother. It is important to distinguish them.
but........
Is Shiratori Kyoko really okay?
"Is this considered self-deception?" she asked again.
There are some secrets that only Izumi Toru and Shiratori Koka know, so it is natural for Igarashi Mika to have such knowledge.
But Izumi Toru had no intention of explaining the special nature of Shiratori Koka to Igarashi Mika, because this was a secret shared between him and Shiratori Koka.
"As long as it makes everyone accept it, there's nothing wrong with deceiving yourself and others."
The girl frowned.
She wanted to refute his words, but when the words came to her lips, she fell silent.
He is not the only one who deceives himself and others...
Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Izumi Tetsu didn't ask any further questions.
"Let's go."
"……Um."
The tram slowly pulled out of the station.
Looking at the snow falling outside the window, Igarashi Mika suddenly asked: "Why do you want to take the Shinkansen? If you want to go to Kagawa, the plane is faster, right?"
“Isn’t it impossible to fly on a snowy day when the visibility is too low?”
"I did it only after ensuring that the air and railways can operate normally!"
Realizing that she had accidentally exposed her mouth, Igarashi Mika hurriedly kept silent.
Izumi Toru pretended not to hear clearly and asked: "What did you say?"
"Nothing."
Igarashi Mika tried her best to stay calm, but her slightly red face revealed something.
As for the continuous white snow in Tokyo for several days, Izumi Toru had already guessed that it was the work of the Igarashi family. He just said that deliberately just to make Igarashi Mika refute him.
If Mika Igarashi doesn't refute...
Wouldn't it be more guilty if you would rather lie with yourself than point out the errors in your own words?
"Igarashi."
"Huh?" The girl looked out the window and responded without looking back.
She had decided that no matter how Izumi Toru asked about artificial snowfall, she would not say anything.
It was nothing when I did it, but now that I think about it, it’s quite shameful...
"Actually, I chose the Shinkansen instead of flying because I wanted to slow down."
Igarashi Mika's heart moved.
Turning her face sideways, the girl did not ask any questions. She knew that Izumi Toru would continue talking.
"Slow down, reflect on what you have done, take a good look at the world, take a good look at yourself, no matter how good you are..." Izumi Toru looked at Igarashi Mika, and watched her snow-colored hair fall smoothly on her shoulders.
Looking at the reflection in her azure child's hole where her coldness had disappeared, watching her brows lightly frown and then relax, the last one "Look at you" hesitated for a while, and finally decided to keep it.
Although I have nothing to say now, I despise the kind of boy who doesn't dare to confess his feelings until they are about to break up. How can he become the most annoying person?
I didn't have the courage to face the girl's response, so I threw my good feelings to the other person without caring about whether the other person could bear it, and never looked back...
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He moved his gaze to the window behind his daughter and continued: "...Look at the snow.
The moon and snow are the most beautiful things in the world.”
Igarashi Mika didn't want to look into his eyes anymore, so she could only follow his gaze and look out the window together.
The snowflakes molded the lake into a vast expanse of white, and I felt that the world was silent, and I was sitting on the car leading to the Pure Land.
However, she was not the Igarashi Oika who wanted to pursue purity because she sensed that she would eventually disappear.
Moreover, even though she didn't look back, she could still feel that Izumi Toru's eyes were still on her.
Didn't you say look at the snow? Why are you looking at me all the time?
whispering sound!
The train was traveling in a quiet white world. After looking at the snow for a long time, the girl suddenly felt a little bored.
So, she turned around.
"Izumi Tetsu."
"Um?"
"Tell me something interesting."
After thinking for a moment, Izumi Toru asked: "I really have something very interesting to say, do you want to hear it?"
Igarashi Mika leaned on the seat and softly said "hmm".
"Originally, Qing Ji promised me to take a hot spring bath with me on a snowy day. At that time, the red wine was placed next to the hot spring, within reach. When the snowflakes fell into the wine glass, we exchanged cups, kissed each other, and tasted
Each wine..."
Igarashi Mika opened her eyes and looked sideways at Izumi Tetsu, who frowned slightly.
Since it is fun, you should be happy.
She didn't say anything, just listened quietly.
"...Since Qingji has been avoiding me, I have no choice but to take you there. Qingji will definitely be so jealous that she will cry just knowing that the thing she originally agreed with her will end up on you."
Well..." Seemingly thinking of Jinguji Kiyohime's dissatisfied look, Izumi Toru laughed, "...I just like to see girls cry, feeling aggrieved.
, tearful, cute and pitiful, the cutest.”
Igarashi Mikado muttered "boring", then turned her face sideways and closed her eyes.
"It's obviously fun, right? Don't you like bullying Kiyohime?"
"Don't think that everyone has the same bad taste as you. I'm going to sleep, so don't talk."
"oh........"
Just as he looked away, his shoulders suddenly sank.
The unfamiliar touch brings an addictive fragrance.
Izumi Toru's body stiffened and he looked at the empty seat opposite, without looking at the girl leaning on his shoulder.
The train moved forward in silence, piercing the ice and snow that separated the two people, and headed towards the fleeting pure land.