Located on the first floor of the activity building, the girl opened the door of the health room.
"Excuse me, is anyone here?"
No one responded inside.
Under the leadership of Kei, Kato Yusuke followed her into it.
What came into view was a room that was two-thirds the size of a classroom.
On the east side are several separated single beds, and on the west side is a desk.
There are several cabinets standing against the wall next to it, which contain some medicines and documents.
A breeze blew in through the open window, rustling the curtains.
With a bit of summer flavor.
"It seems like no one is here, right?"
After looking around, Yusuke said to the girl: "Otherwise, let's go. I'll just buy some band-aids on the way home for this injury."
"Well, no matter how you think about it, it's not okay."
Megumi, who placed the shoulder bag on the table, responded calmly and opened the cabinet to find the needed items.
Cotton swabs, iodine, alcohol, gauze, bandages, the girl took these things out one by one and placed them on the tray on the table, then looked at Kato Yusuke and said.
"So at least take care of the wound first, Kato-kun."
When I was stared at by those eyes that were somewhere between soulless and spiritual, I always felt like I couldn't say any words of rejection.
So Kato Yusuke nodded, walked to the round stool in front of the girl, sat down, and reached for the medicine in the tray.
Seeing this, Hui, who also sat down on another round stool, did not stop him. He just watched quietly as the other party carried out disinfection work.
First she applied alcohol and then iodophor. Whenever the boy needed something, she would just move those things to the place where he could easily find them.
Although he didn't say anything, he made people feel relaxed inexplicably.
It wasn't until Kato Yusuke was about to put on a bandage that Kei started to say something.
"Ah, let me help with this."
After saying that, he naturally took the bandage from the young man's hand.
"Well, Kato-kun, could you please fix the position of the gauze?"
So Yusuke nodded and replied that he understood.
Hui started to help bandage it.
"Don't move for now."
The girl leaned forward slightly and slowly wrapped the bandage in her hand around the other person's hand.
Starting from the tiger's mouth, the wound was wrapped in circles.
"Hmm... I always feel that Kato-kun occasionally does something surprising, even though he usually seems very calm."
Her slender body rose and fell slightly with the rhythm of her breathing, Hui said in a gentle tone.
"I should say, it's a little surprising."
A strand of black hair hung down beside his ear, floating freely in the air, and gently touched Kato Yusuke's fingers, making him feel a little itchy.
So he put his open fingers back and said, "I just think it will be solved faster this way."
"Well, but there are four people on the other side, right? It's a shame you can act so randomly."
Kato Yusuke smiled silently, "Anyway, the result is that I won. Sometimes things like numbers are not equivalent to combat power."
Hearing his words…
"...Ah, well, if you want to say that, it's quite concerning."
Hui raised her gaze slightly and glanced at him.
"But this kind of thing is really, really not worthy of praise, for me personally."
Like a mirage in the desert.
At that moment, a hint of imperceptible worry flashed across the girl's eyes. Even the movements of her hands were made with slight force unconsciously, but they quickly returned to their original state.
Kato Yusuke couldn't help but smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"That's true. I'm sorry for getting you involved in this kind of thing, Kato-kun."
Hui continued to lower his head and bandage him, "It's not like that. It's my own choice to stay, so it's not Kato-kun's fault."
After a pause, the girl continued.
"As a result, it ended up being so late again."
"Well, sorry."
"Ah, I'm not blaming you..."
Facing Yusuke's apology, Megumi gave a simple reply.
The soft fingers gently held his palm, with a slight coolness, which made people feel very comfortable.
A breeze blew in from the window, playing with the girl's hair playfully, and even the ponytail behind her swayed accordingly.
A faint scent of shampoo entered Kato Yusuke's nose.
Looking at this scene, there was some doubt in his eyes.
(My hair seems to be getting longer...?)
Yusuke leaned forward slightly and began to observe.
at the same time……
"Well, that's it."
Saying this, Hui, who originally lowered his head, also raised his head.
"ah……"
What caught the girl's eyes was a handsome face only a few centimeters away from her.
The moment their eyes met, both of them were stunned.
The world seemed to suddenly become quiet.
In the room dyed red by the setting sun, the boy and the girl saw themselves in each other's eyes.
Two pairs of obsidian-like eyes were undulating, and the breaths coming from their noses were gently blowing on each other's cheeks.
It's like a pair of gentle hands caressing your face.
The high-pitched chants came from the playground, but to my ears it seemed like something far away.
A woody fragrance intertwined with the taste of mint enters the nose through breathing.
The girl couldn't help but lower her eyelids slightly, but she didn't look away.
Her eyes were as clear and bright as lake water, brewing some kind of silent poetry, as if they were telling something.
Red lips, white teeth, and picturesque eyebrows.
The hair kissed by the sunset retains a lustrous luster, as if it is sucking people into it.
In this quiet time, about three seconds passed.
With a "click" sound, the door of the health room was pulled open. Then——
"Kato, are you here?"
Yamaguchi Takashi walked in from the outside and saw the two people sitting at the table at a glance.
The young man was looking at his hands silently, while the girl was looking out the window.
"Yo~! How's it going? Have you dealt with it?"
He walked forward, put his hand on his friend's shoulder and asked.
"Oh! Isn't this pretty good? Did you do it yourself?"
Kato Yusuke shook his head and said carefully, "No, it was Kato-san who helped."
"I think so. Thank you for your hard work, Kato-kun."
Yamaguchi Takashi smiled and greeted the girl, and then said to the two of them.
"Now that everything is done, do you want to go home together?"
Hui looked back and shook his head gently, "I'm sorry, I have something to do, so I'll go back today."
After saying that, he stood up from the stool, took his things and left.
"Hey, is it that important?"
Looking at Megumi's back as he left quickly, Yamaguchi Takashi couldn't help but say something.
Then he said to Yusuke Kato: "There is no way, then let's go back together today, Kato~!"
In response, Yusuke did not refuse, but just replied.
"Okay, but before that, help me pack things together."