Izumi Toru walked silently along the path behind the sanatorium until Asazuki Koine in front of him suddenly stopped somewhere.
Izumi Tetsu remembers this place.
The last time I came here, there were large tracts of cosmos - all planted by Kanda Akemi herself.
But now, the flower fields have lost their vitality and color, and traces of the fire remain on the dark brown land.
Asazuki Hongyin stroked her hair that was messed up by the sea breeze and finally said the first sentence.
"This was destroyed by Dr. Kanda himself, not me."
"oh......"
"However, I also bear part of the responsibility. If I hadn't talked to her in the first place, she wouldn't have done this."
"oh."
"Let's go."
"Um."
The two of them continued walking along the flower fields and coast.
Izumi Toru's eyes were fixed on the woman in front of him, whose hair was swinging in the wind, while his mind was analyzing what she just said.
What exactly did Asazuki Hongone and Kanda Akemi say?
What does it mean to Kanda Akemi to destroy the flower fields that she has worked so hard to cultivate?
He didn't know what happened, and he didn't intend to ask Asazuki Hongyin.
However, he guessed: Kanda Akemi seemed to have been prepared to die long ago.
Destroying the flower field, perhaps because she felt that instead of having no one to take care of her after her death, she might as well let them accompany her to heaven.
This guess was baseless, but he just felt that it was the truth.
The sound of waves became clearer.
Asazuki Koine took off her shoes and walked along the cold stone steps to the beach where she and Izumi Toru stepped on last time.
The cold sand spread the warmth along the soles of her feet to her heart, and Qianyue Hongyin shivered coldly.
Seeing this, Izumi Toru frowned.
He picked up her shoes, walked quickly to her, squatted down, and lifted her feet up.
After brushing the fine sand off her feet, Izumi Toru helped her put on her shoes with a slightly rough approach.
"Not everyone can bear your tenderness with peace of mind."
Izumi Tetsu's brows furrowed even more.
"What?"
"Your tenderness is too heavy for a sinner like me."
"Sinner? Are you referring to killing Kanda Akemi?"
Izumi Toru finally couldn't help but asked.
Asazuki Hongyin's face changed.
Then, she forced a smile.
"Don't you know very well?"
"I am an orphan of the Izumi family, not the son of Kanda Akemi."
Asazuki Hongyin didn't want to argue with him about this matter anymore.
It is true that the Izumi Toru of this world is not the son of Kanda Akemi, but she does not only have the memory of this world.
She raised her head and looked behind Izumi Toru.
There seems to be a shadow of the past running around there.
Then, she murmured in an almost sleepy voice: "Every time, when I miss you, I come here for a walk. The sand here is very cold, the water is also very cold, and every time I go back, my feet are frozen.
My mother looked at me with pity and helped me soak my feet. The water for soaking my feet was a bit hot, which I didn’t like. I preferred the temperature of the sand when I first came here with you. The weather was very hot at that time.
It's hot, the sand on the surface is a bit hot, but the sand underneath is cool..."
After a moment of silence, Qianyue Hongyin raised her head, stretched out her fingers, and gently touched her lips, "At that time, you took advantage of my inability to resist and forcefully kissed me."
Izumi Tetsu couldn't help but hug her in his arms.
"Hongyin, I also want to forcefully kiss you now."
The woman put her hands around his waist and sniffed his scent greedily. Then, she put her chin on his shoulder, looked at the sea behind Izumi Tetsu, and whispered: "In that case, I will jump from here.
"
Izumi Tetsu's brain suddenly became confused.
Sensing something strange, Qianyue Hongyin broke away from his arms.
Seeing that his face turned pale, she rubbed his face with some distress.
"How can you show such an expression? You should hate me, take revenge on me, and want me to pay with your life. In this way, I can hold you and kiss you without any burden. Isn't this good?"
As she said that, she stood on her tiptoes slightly, wanting to kiss Izumi Tetsu.
Izumi Toru, who was frightened by the threats she just made, hurriedly took two steps back.
"Izumi..." Asazuki Hongyin shouted, and changed back to the previous title, "Toru, why are you avoiding me? Don't you want to kiss me?"
Izumi Toru looked at the heat and desire in her eyes, and suddenly felt a little cold.
He pursed his lips, which were slightly dry due to nervousness.
"Let's go back, I'm a little cold."
The light in the woman's eyes dimmed, she lowered her head and took two steps to the side.
"You go back first, I want to stay here for a while."
In order not to worry Izumi Toru, she added: "Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid."
How could Izumi Tetsu dare to go back? After all, Asazuki Hongyin could even say such things as jumping down.
Seeing that he neither left, nor spoke, nor kissed her, Asazuki Hongyin became angry.
"What are you doing here? Do you want to watch me jump?"
Izumi Toru shook his head hurriedly.
"not like this!"
"I don't want to see you now!"
The woman stared at Izumi Tooru with red eyes, as if she was about to cry in the next second.
Seeing this, Izumi Toru remained silent for a long time.
"Okay. I'll go back."
Qianyue Hongyin burst into tears and turned into a smile.
"Well, that's good."
Izumi Toru's uneasiness became more and more serious.
However, with Asazuki Hongyin staring straight at him, he couldn't stay here forever.
So, he could only return the way he came from under her gaze...
Asazuki Hongyin slowly lowered her head, letting the chill from her heart spread to her whole body.
Suddenly, she felt someone passing by.
…
"Miss Jinguji..."
"What's up?"
"Izumi, I've been out with Hongyin for so long and haven't come back yet. I, I'm a little worried."
Asazuki Qianna's face showed deep uneasiness.
Jinguji Kiyohime leaned on the sofa, sipped the tea in the cup, and put the tea cup on the table. Then he said calmly: "Don't worry, Izumi...he won't let Asuki Koine
If something happens, Asazuki Hongyin won't let anything happen to him."
"But……"
Asatsuki Qianna wanted to say something, but suddenly she heard footsteps behind her.
The two women looked towards the source of the sound.
Izumi Tetsu and Asazuki Kone, who were all wet, were walking in holding hands.
Seeing Izumi Toru's appearance, Jinguji Kiyohime subconsciously clenched her fists, and then quickly released them.
Then, she asked in as calm a tone as possible: "How could it be like this?"
"I had a swimming competition with Hongyin, and I lost. That's it." Izumi Toru explained casually and couldn't help but shudder.
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The wet clothes clung to his body, and the chill penetrated his skin and hit him in waves.
Asazuki Hongyin beside him, although she fell into the water later than him, she seemed to be colder.
"If you don't want to see me, how about I disappear? Sister."
The boy's words echoed in her ears, destroying all her pretense and defenses.