I don't know when it stopped raining. The sky is still overcast, but the brightness of summer is more or less revealed. Iwahashi Shinichi stood in front of the window, looking at the rain-soaked leaves, reflecting the faint light.
puddle.
The wind after the rain was damp and a little bit cool. Hanging in front of the window, the sunny doll that had done great work had its clothes corners gently blown by the wind.
This morning, both of them got up late.
Last night, Akina Nakamori was allowed to stand high and show off her power, showing off the majesty of the paper tiger. Then Shinji Iwahashi brought the paper tiger back to its original shape, took it apart and spread it out.
It’s a vacation anyway, so there’s no need to tighten the strings. With this idea in mind, I’ll first oversleep, then stay in bed and go back to sleep. When I get up, I’ll wash up separately, and I won’t be able to finish a meal.
Is it breakfast or lunch?
It was already past ten-thirty when the plates were removed.
Shinichi Iwahashi changed into the shirt and trousers he wore when going out - the shirt was a new one Akina Nakamori bought for him. He thanked her for being merciful and not really buying him clothes that were too fashionable to wear out.
Eat soft and fragrant rice and feel full...
Then, she was driven down to the second floor by Akina Nakamori. She slowly dressed up and put on her kimono.
Shinichi Iwahashi felt quite regretful that he could not watch how to put on a kimono. However, as soon as this little regret came to light, he was taught a lesson by Akina Nakamori.
She said seriously, "When a woman wears a kimono, men are not allowed to look at her."
When she said this, she was facing the sky, wearing a yukata, with her hair still a little messy, with one hand on her waist. Shinichi Iwahashi looked at her appearance and felt that these words were very interesting coming from her mouth.
In her heart, she didn't really believe that there really was such a rule, but she didn't want to stay here and leave after she had spoken.
However, he was a guy who knew nothing about kimonos and had a little bit of curiosity. He felt that there might be something special about it, so he asked seriously: "Why?"
However, no answer was received.
Akina Nakamori felt angry and amused by his strange curiosity - the more seriously she asked questions, the more it seemed that this guy deserved a beating, so she simply pushed his back and drove him down the second floor aggressively.
Okay, he will wait patiently.
Ten minutes and twenty minutes, I waited for a full thirty minutes. During this period, the pager rang. Iwahashi Shinichi went to get the phone and called back. Today is Friday. I asked for leave at the company, but it doesn't mean that I won't come to my door for official business.
Come.
Counting those who didn't have time to go back before getting up, the waiting time was not boring at all, it was even a bit insufficient.
…
When Shin Iwahashi wanted to see Akina Nakamori wearing a kimono, she wanted to dress beautifully for him. However, wearing it at home felt weird and embarrassing.
While I was out for fun this time, I happened to wear a kimono and go shopping.
Iwahashi Shinichi gave her a kimono belt. In order to match the belt he gave her, Nakamori Akina went to buy a new kimono. This seemed a bit exaggerated, but... that's not the same thing.
Akina Nakamori just wanted to wear her favorite kimono, tie the belt given to her by Shinichi Iwahashi, and go shopping with him.
Her mother, Chieko, is very good at dressing up kimonos. Akina Nakamori is very interested in beautiful things. When she was a child, she would follow her mother and help her when she was dressing her sisters in kimonos.
When you become an idol or a fashionista, these are no longer a problem. You can easily wear a kimono by yourself.
What's more, what I'm wearing is a daily kimono, so it doesn't need to be too complicated.
Nakamori Akina faced the mirror of the dressing table and tied on the Hakata woven belt given to her by Shinichi Iwahashi. The brand new belt made a pleasant sound when tightened.
She turned her back to the mirror and turned her head to see how she was dressed. After confirming that everything was correct, she walked down the stairs. On the steps, she heard Shinichi Iwahashi talking on the phone. She stopped and stood there listening for a while. She immediately felt bored.
.
Anyway, I could understand everything he said, but I had no idea what he was talking about.
Originally, Iwahashi Shinichi was waiting for her, but at this moment, the situation changed, and the person waiting and being waited for changed. She came down dressed beautifully and was about to surprise him, but she had to go aside first.
Wait.
Nakamori Akina's cheeks puffed up, and she stood there, secretly glancing at the back of the man who was on the phone. As soon as her mind turned around, she came up with a naughty idea, and quietly walked downstairs towards him.
Not even close...
Iwahashi Shinichi suddenly turned his head. When he saw Taopusita creeping behind him, he shut up and stared at her. Unexpectedly, Nakamori Akina also stopped on the spot and stared at him.
The two people stared at each other.
Iwahashi Shinichi came to his senses, said a few words to the other end of the phone, hung up the phone, took the receiver, and continued to watch Taopu Shida who was caught on the spot.
Looks good in kimono.
Iwahashi Shinichi's eyes fell on Nakamori Akina's shoulders. He didn't recognize the pattern on the kimono, so he thought it was a butterfly. Looking down, he saw that she was wearing the belt he had given her.
Further down, the long hem of the kimono vaguely reveals the feet on the floor wearing only white footbags.
The split-toed socks have a gap between the big toe and the second toe. It is exposed under the hem of the half-covered kimono. For some reason, it gives people an indescribable feeling. I just want to take a closer look.
"Hey." Akina Nakamori spoke first.
Iwahashi Shinichi came to his senses, raised his gaze, and saw a face with an awkward expression. Rather than saying he was unhappy, he felt a little embarrassed and a little annoyed.
Why are you staring at your feet endlessly?
"Hey." Iwahashi Shinichi imitated her words.
Akina Nakamori was musing in her mind, and she was unprepared, so he was amused by his reaction. She turned serious again, put her hands behind her back, dangled them around, and stared at him.
"I was shocked by you." She slapped her back.
Iwahashi Shinichi looked at her face and returned her words unchanged, "I was shocked by you."... In fact, he was not scared. On the contrary, after he came back to his senses, he still felt that she
The tiptoeing look is funny.
"Hmm." Nakamori Akina showed a guilty expression. After all, she was the one who wanted to go over and scare him in the first place... This is the legendary thing about trying to scare someone but being scared to death.
Shin Iwahashi looked at her intently, noticing her little expression and finding it funny. He reached out his hand and gently pinched her earlobe.
There's nothing on it, so it's just perfect for starting.
Nakamori Akina didn't dodge, she looked at him and blinked, like a child waiting for candy.
"nice."
Shinichi Iwahashi told her, "It looks really beautiful when worn like this."
I just wanted to hear this sentence. After eating the candy she wanted to eat, Nakamori Akina immediately smiled. She looked at Iwahashi Shinichi and saw that he was wearing the clothes she bought for him. She was satisfied and patted his shoulder, "
Very handsome.”
This triumphant look makes people feel itchy.
Shin Iwahashi reached back with one hand and put the phone back. He wanted to hug her, but when he reached out and saw her neatly dressed kimono, he didn't know how to start. After thinking about it, he decided first
Take her hand.
"Shinichi, you look like a foreigner." Akina Nakamori said to him.
Unexpectedly, Iwahashi Shinichi opened his eyes and stared at her. Nakamori Akina smiled and said, "I'm just kidding~ I feel a little like that." As he said this, he held his hand and dangled it around.
This feeling is really accurate... Shinichi Iwahashi thought to himself.
The confused detective Akina Nakamori doesn't have much reasoning skills, but she's pretty accurate when it comes to being blinded.
He was caught off guard. Akina Nakamori found it amusing to see him unable to recover after being teased by her. She guessed that Shinichi Iwahashi wanted to hug her just now, so she relaxed her hand and let go of his hand.
Two arms took the initiative to wrap around his waist, and raised their little faces to look at him.
"..." This feeling is also very accurate.
Iwahashi Shinichi blinked at her, and just as he raised his arm, he wanted to put it on her, but she stopped him, "I won't let you hug me."
Of course, the "hug" here refers to the ordinary "hug".
"Um?"
"It will get messy. Kimonos wrinkle easily." Nakamori Akina plausibly told Iwahashi Shinichi about kimono knowledge. "If it gets wrinkled, you won't be able to go out. And if you accidentally loosen the obi,
, it’s troublesome to tie it up.”
She was convinced that Shinichi Iwahashi really didn't understand anything, so she started teasing him without paying attention.
Shinichi Iwahashi was stunned for a moment after hearing this. She suppressed her laughter, put on a stern face, and continued to talk about her fallacies, like a woman who deceived foreign tourists at a tourist attraction.
Shinichi Iwahashi, who knew nothing about kimonos, had no way of telling which of her words were true and which was false, so he could only accept them all.
"So, I'm holding you, just don't move." Nakamori Akina blinked.
Iwahashi Shinichi felt the arms hugging him and the cool texture of the kimono on his skin, and nodded, "Okay."
He fell into a passive position and could only cosplay the wooden pile and let her hold him.
"Where to go next?"
Nakamori Akina adjusted herself to the prank, controlled her laughter, and began to ask him about his future arrangements.
This time when we went out to play, the person in charge of making plans was Iwahashi Shinichi. Nakamori Akina left herself to him, feeling relaxed and ready to hold his hand, grab his clothes, and follow him closely.
Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility of suddenly changing his mind midway and leading him by the nose.
"Going to the mountains today..."
Shinichi Iwahashi let her hold him, and when he lowered his head, he saw the little head close to his eyes, pressed against his chest. Although she was wearing a kimono, her hair was not decorated extra, and was spread on her shoulders as when she came.
He raised a hand, then realized there was still a place to move, and gently touched her hair.
Akina Nakamori chuckled and moved in his arms, urging him to continue.
"It seems like there are bugs." In the end, this is what Shinichi Iwahashi said. Akina Nakamori jumped away and was stunned for a moment. But Shinichi Iwahashi was a little concerned, "It couldn't be that bugs have entered the house, right?
?”
"Huh?" Akina Nakamori pricked up her ears with some concern when she heard what he said.
However, nothing was heard.
At the same time, the buzzing of insects in Iwahashi Shinichi's ears also disappeared. He put the matter aside and continued to tell her about today's arrangements.
After that, let her go and get ready to go out.
Before going out, Akina Nakamori waved seriously to the sunny doll hanging in front of the window, "Please take good care of your house and pray for good weather before we come back~"
Iwahashi Shinichi listened to her silly words and looked at the sky outside the window. It shouldn't rain.
The two people went out.
As a result, when he got into the car, Shinichi Iwahashi heard the insect-like chirping and squeaking sounds again. Could there be insects running into the car, right?
Or else, the bugs got into their bodies and were brought up?
Iwahashi Shinichi was a little concerned, lowered his head, and checked his clothes.
"What's wrong?" Akina Nakamori asked.
Iwahashi Shinichi asked her, "Did you hear it? It seemed like there were insects buzzing."
"insect?"
Nakamori Akina was stunned for a moment, and followed his example and looked around. After looking for a while, she suddenly thought of something and couldn't help laughing.
Shinichi Iwahashi was confused, "What's wrong?"
"Listen again and see."
Akina Nakamori sat upright and remained motionless.
"Can you still hear me?"
Iwahashi Shinichi listened carefully, and sure enough he couldn't hear anything. Nakamori Akina felt confident and twisted her waist greatly again.
The insect-like squeaking sound sounded again.
Iwahashi Shinichi suddenly realized it and went to see Nakamori Akina, "Could it be because of the clothes?"
Nakamori Akina laughed loudly and nodded repeatedly, "It's all thanks to you, Shinichi."
"That belt?" Iwahashi Shin said easily.
Nakamori Akina agreed with "Yeah, yeah" and explained to him, "The new kimono belt will make a little noise. But the sound is actually very thin, and most people won't notice it."
She looked at him with a smile, "Shen Yijun has a very good ear~ He is indeed the producer-san."
Being praised in a place like this doesn't seem like something to be proud of.
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but smile bitterly, "So that's what happened."
"Do you care about that sound?" Akina Nakamori asked him.
Iwahashi Shinichi denied, "That's not true. I just didn't know the source of the sound, so I was a little concerned about it. The sound itself was not annoying at all."
He thought for a while, "It's a bit like the chirping of insects."
"Then hang the cage containing the chirping insects on your waist."
Akina Nakamori spoke childishly and told him that when she was a child, she went to a fireworks display in the summer and her father bought her a pair of singing insects in a bamboo cage at a stall.
"...Father rarely buys things for everyone, but occasionally he will suddenly have a whim and buy something a bit strange like this." Akina Nakamori thought about it, and her tone was not without nostalgia.
This is how the family is. Even though the relationship between father and daughter is tense now, when he was growing up, his father was not always a bad and despicable image. He also had his clumsy and gentle side.
"Yeah." Shinichi Iwahashi listened silently.
After thinking for a while, he brought up something, "Didn't you say that if the insects chirp, it won't rain?"
Nakamori Akina turned to look at him, knowing what he was talking about.
Iwahashi Shinichi stretched out his hand and touched the kimono belt around her waist - and with the caution that it would be bad if it got damaged, he gently put his hand on it.
"Hang up the songworm's cage," he said.
Nakamori Akina smiled and held the hand he extended. Her soft fingertips slipped into the gaps between his fingers.