"It's dangerous to be alone at this late hour. Do you want to ask the 'person who cannot be mentioned' to pick you up?"

"No! No! Don't—"

Kirino Akane turned around and went out.

"What's wrong with Xiao Qian?" asked a regular customer.

"I had a conflict with the kid who was helping here before." Kirino Keiko held her chin with one hand and raised her glass, "Honey, give me more."

Kirino Hiroyuki turned around, took down a bottle of wine, and poured half a glass for his wife.

"Ah, that handsome guy...is his name Sogu?"

"That's right."

"Have you finally come this far?"

Kirino Keiko smiled, "I hope so."

Before he finished speaking, the curtain at the door of the store suddenly opened, and Akane Kirino walked in with a sullen face. Without looking at anyone, she walked straight into the changing room of the store.

"This is……"

"I was so angry that I forgot to change my uniform." Kirino Keiko shook her head and laughed.

After a while, Akane Kirino changed her clothes and came out, but she still didn't look at anyone.

Kirino Keiko raised her voice, "Be careful on the road."

She paused.

"……knew."

When she walked out of the izakaya, her movements in lifting the curtain were much gentler.

Riding on the bicycle parked at the door, Akane Kirino glanced at the store again, stepped on it, and followed the bicycle into the night.

Halfway through September, the temperature is still high, but it gets much cooler late at night.

Riding along the deserted streets, she couldn't remember how long it had been since she rode home alone.

The street lights were left behind, Akane Kirino maintained a steady speed and glanced unconsciously to both sides.

It's still the same street, and the street lights are still dim, but things have changed.

When she reached the intersection, she stopped.

The roadside stall on the sidewalk was lit with incandescent lamps, and the old woman who ran it looked at her silently inside.

"Takoyaki..."

Akane Kirino stepped forward and rode over.

She didn't have dinner. She only ate a bowl of boiled food just now and didn't even take two sips of soup. She was not full at all.

“A piece of takoyaki.”

"OK."

"No, let's have two."

One portion may not be enough...

The old woman smiled slightly and said, "Okay."

While riding on the car and waiting, Kirino Akane looked up at the night sky again. The stars were dotted, and it should be a sunny day tomorrow.

"Pack both?"

"No...just pack one."

She planned to finish one portion here before going back.

"OK."

After handing over the money and taking a piece of takoyaki, Kirino Akane started eating in front of the stall without getting out of the car.

"Ugh!"

"It's still a little hot, so be careful."

"Hmm."

The steaming octopus balls were coated with sauce and dipped in bonito flowers, and had a very tender texture. Kirino Akane ate three balls in a row, and the stall owner's mother-in-law handed over another packaged takoyaki.

"Please take it."

"Thanks."

Hanging the takoyaki on the car handle, Kirino Akane held the toothpick, picked up another takoyaki, and looked at it for a while.

Oops……

She found that she had overestimated her appetite.

I was obviously very hungry just now, so I just ate a few octopus balls, and I was already a little full.

There's still half of the one I have, and I don't know if I can finish it...

"Zonggu, I can't eat..."

She shouted subconsciously and then reacted immediately.

"What?" The stall owner's mother-in-law didn't hear clearly.

"No, it's okay."

After insisting on eating the remaining three octopus balls, Akane Kirino stepped on the pedal again and said goodbye to her mother-in-law.

"Be careful on the road."

"OK."

So good...

Kirino Akane stepped on the pedal slowly, not at the same speed as before.

The takoyaki hanging on the right handlebar swayed back and forth, hitting her knees from time to time, emphasizing his presence.

What to do with this one...

Takoyaki doesn't taste good when it's cold, and even if it's reheated, the texture will become worse.

She couldn't eat anymore.

"..."

He should be able to eat it.

Kirino Akane was struggling as she rode forward. When she came to her senses again, she found that she had already reached the road leading to her old house.

...There is really no way.

She speeded up the car, then slowed down as she approached the old house, and stopped at the entrance of the yard.

The next question is how to give it to him.

She doesn't want to talk to a big liar.

Kirino Akane got out of the car and tiptoed into her yard. When she got to the door, she tried to pull it again.

Wow.

The door opened.

"The door was actually unlocked..."

——Are you waiting for her?

"..."

Shaking off the sudden thoughts that popped up in her mind, Kirino Akane walked into the entrance hall and put down the takoyaki without going deep.

When she walked out of the door again, she deliberately closed the door hard and ran away.

You shouldn't have slept yet, right?

It's so quiet at night, you should be able to hear it, right?

Kirino Akane didn't leave either. She rode on her car and stood guard outside the courtyard, preparing to wait for him to go downstairs to get the takoyaki before leaving.

But after waiting for a long time, she didn't see the entrance light turn on.

Didn't you hear that?

She hesitated for a while, then quietly went over and opened and closed the door vigorously again.

Snap!

"..."

In the innermost room upstairs, Tsukuyomi opened his eyes, swept his power, and frowned again.

"What is this silly girl doing..."
To be continued...