Nine o'clock in the evening, Shinagawa Osaki.

Kiritani Tetsuya got out of the taxi that stopped steadily near the apartment.

After saying a simple good night to Ayako Morishima in the car, the tired Kiritani Tetsuya went straight back to the apartment building where he lived.

As soon as he returned to the apartment, Kiritani Tetsuya first walked into the bedroom, picked up the pajamas and shorts that he had thrown on the bed in the morning, and then walked into the bathroom with a strong sense of tiredness, intending to take a refreshing hot bath before falling asleep.

after a little while.

"Huh~"

Kiritani Tetsuya, who was lying all over the bathtub, let out a comfortable breath, and instantly felt that his whole body and mind were completely relaxed the moment his body was submerged in the bathtub.

While soaking his body, Kiritani Tetsuya leaned his neck on the edge of the bathtub, recalling various things that happened that day in his mind.

From rushing to work in Shinjuku City in the early morning, to the intimate interaction with Utsunomiya Miu after get off work, to going out to eat with Morishima Ayako after get off work, Kiritani Tetsuya habitually recalled it all.

But when the thoughts of memories came to the question and answer game, Tetsuya Kiritani couldn't help but fell into a brief meditation. The picture in his mind began to freeze at the moment when he asked Ibuki Tamao a question, and not only the question he asked a few hours ago appeared in it.

The question also came up with the corresponding answer given by Ibuki Tamao.

"I don't know if Ibuki Tamao took my questions seriously at that time."

"If I really take it seriously, then wouldn't it be considered that my confession was rejected?"

Kiritani Tetsuya muttered in his mind.

Although struggling with this issue is basically meaningless to the current Kiritani Tetsuya, and even smells a bit like a scumbag, Kiritani Tetsuya, who is soaking in the bathtub with nothing to do, still can't help but think about this matter.

Of course, after spending a few minutes and still unable to come up with a satisfactory answer, Kiritani Tetsuya simply gave up thinking and gradually immersed himself in the seemingly scalding hot water in a state of relaxation.

As a result, Kiritani Tetsuya, who wanted to stay in the bathtub for a while longer, ended up falling asleep directly in the bathtub. I don't know whether it was due to the fatigue accumulated from the high-intensity work in the past few days, or the stamina left in his body from the glass of sake he drank at night.

.

...

The next day, five o'clock in the morning.

Tetsuya Kiritani, who had just walked out of the bathroom, was lying weakly on the bed in the bedroom, with a thermometer that had just been used placed on the edge of the pillow.

The number thirty-eight point seven was clearly displayed on the thermometer's screen.

"I remember that I only drank one glass of wine yesterday, so I just lay in the bathtub all night."

Putting his right forearm on the red and hot forehead, Kiritani Tetsuya said with some doubts in his heart.

"Why don't you ask Aunt Morishima for a day off today? It's just a day's work anyway, and you might still be able to claim compensation for your work-related injury."

Kiritani Tetsuya, whose mind was a little confused due to the fever, began to think wildly. Unknowingly, he subconsciously attributed the cause of the cold to the glass of sake that Ayako Morishima encouraged him to drink.

However, considering that it was still early, Kiritani Tetsuya did not immediately take out his mobile phone and dial Morishima Ayako's phone number. Instead, he slowly closed his dull eyes and planned to ask for leave after sleeping.

Several hours passed.

When Kiritani Tetsuya woke up again, Tokyo outside the window had already been shrouded in the early morning sunshine. The white light shone through the window into the originally dark room, leaving a large stain on the surface of Kiritani Tetsuya's body and the surrounding sheets.

light spot.

In addition to the light spots that covered the bed, the confused Kiritani Tetsuya also discovered that there were other things in the room.

To be more precise, there is an additional figure.

"Kiritani-san, you're awake."

Just when Kiritani Tetsuya wanted to gather his energy and observe who the figure appeared beside the bed, Ibuki Tamao's ethereal voice that no one could imitate sounded right next to him.

"Ibuki-san?"

Kiritani Tetsuya turned his head in the direction of the bed and said with some surprise.

The godly girl whom Kiritani Tetsuya calls is currently sitting on the wooden chair that was moved from the desk in the room. Her beautiful and refined little face is quietly staring at herself lying on the bed. For a moment, Kiritani Tetsuya feels that she has been here for a long time.

a feeling of.

"Kiritani-san, there are only two of us here now."

After Ibuki Tamao heard what the other party called him, he corrected it promptly.

"Sorry, I suddenly forgot."

Hearing the correction from the divine girl, Kiritani Tetsuya subconsciously scratched his head, and then continued to ask.

"So Yuxu, why are you here?"

"Sister Morishima said that she didn't see you coming all morning, so she asked me to come here to take a look."

Ibuki Tama explained briefly and concisely, and at the end he asked with a little uncertainty.

"Kiritani-san, are you sick?"

"I have a slight fever, and I guess it won't go away for a while."

Kiritani Tetsuya responded weakly.

Seeing that Ibuki Tamao, who was sitting on the wooden chair with a backrest, seemed to be leaning towards him, Kiritani Tetsuya immediately added.

"Ibuki-san, it's better to stay away from me, otherwise you may be infected by me later."

But it turns out that his words did not have any "deterrence" effect.

When Kiritani Tetsuya finished these words, the girl sitting next to him had completely bent down and put her forehead against the other person's forehead.

Perhaps due to the high fever, Kiritani Tetsuya felt a smooth and slightly cold touch on Ibuki Tamao's body, as if he was touching the surface of a piece of perfect jade, and even the temperature of his cheek seemed to follow it.

dropped some.

At the same time, all the details and brilliance on Ibuki Tamao's pretty face were clearly displayed in Kiritani Tetsuya's eyes. Whether it was the girl's delicate nose or the long black eyelashes, they were all magnified several times at this moment.

Looking at Ibuki Tamao's beautiful face so close, Kiritani Tetsuya was about to say something, but at this moment the girl withdrew her body and sat down on the wooden chair again.

"It seems that you really have a fever, so Kiritani-san should take a good rest at home for the next two days, and I will explain it to you and Morishima-san."

Ibuki Tamao touched the remaining warmth on her forehead and said, her pretty face did not change much due to the physical contact just now.

"Then please help me."
Chapter completed!