Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 71 Changes
Waking up from the bed again, Morimi, as usual, felt the cold that couldn't be covered by the quilt.

Feeling cold instead of hot, at least it means that her body temperature has returned to normal and she no longer has a fever, she thought to herself.

It was bright outside the window, but the alarm clock hadn't sounded yet.

It should still be early, she tightened the quilt around her body to keep warm.

On the bedside were some condolences brought by my friends when they came to visit the sick yesterday, and most of them were divided up by themselves.

The room upstairs had never been so lively, and Takikawa and Hikari stayed with her for a long time.

But Shangzi saw her hunger and went to cook a big bowl of porridge for her.

There were some prunes and the like in it, which made her feel very delicious even if she had no appetite, so she ate a lot.

They didn't say goodbye until she showed fatigue.

Lying in a daze for a while, recalling what happened yesterday, Mori Jian turned his head and looked at the alarm clock that still didn't go off, feeling a little strange in his heart.

Even if she woke up early, the alarm clock didn't go off for such a long time, and it looked very bright outside the window.

"Well……"

Stretching out her arms from the warm blanket, she touched the alarm clock, took a closer look, and sat up all of a sudden.

"……Mother!"

The time set by the alarm was set back by more than half an hour!

Morimi was helpless, although there were many people in the room yesterday, only Morimi Chie could do this.

Although she won't be late, but she is used to arriving at school earlier, and now she can only take the later bus.

Turning the alarm back to the usual time, Morimi got dressed and got up.

Come downstairs, the mother who stayed here last night has prepared breakfast.

She did not deny that she adjusted the alarm, but just let her daughter rest for a while.

"The fever has subsided, no problem."

"It was because Yiye didn't get enough rest that he fell ill all of a sudden."

Mori Jian couldn't confess the real cause of his illness the day before yesterday, so he could only listen silently.

"My face seems to be turning red, has it started to have a fever again?"

"……No."

After breakfast, Morimi Chie reminded her again.

"I made a bento, don't forget to take it with you when you go out."

"I see."

When she is at home, she doesn't prepare bento, because it takes a lot of time, and she usually relies on convenience stores or the school's canteen for lunch.

When I went out, I had to wait for the next bus no matter what, so the tense time in the morning suddenly became more abundant.

Instead of taking the path by the river, she walked along the county road and passed by her bookstore.

"Yiye? How's your body?"

"It's all right."

Mori Jianshu touched his daughter's forehead and felt the temperature before he felt relieved.

"I'm going to school."

"Be careful on the road."

Leaving the bookstore, Morimi glanced at the window on the second floor of the Shinki Hotel.When passing by the intersection of Naruse's house, he also looked inside.

By this time, they should have all gone to school...

Thinking this way, when she came to the bus platform, she saw Naruse.

Even Naruse who was alone.

When he saw her, he also showed a surprised expression.

"Mori... I thought you weren't going to school today."

"It's just that I got up late."

Because it was a later train, there were many more people on the platform than usual, Morimi squeezed to stand beside him, "Where is Shangzi?"

"Going to school."

Naruse raised the bag in his hand, "When the bus stopped just now, I realized that I didn't bring my sportswear. I have a physical education class today. I let Shangzi get on the bus first."

Sen Jian looked down a few times.

"Is Shangzi's tracksuit in there too?"

"Ah."

"abnormal."

"What do you say?"

Naruse carried the bag in another hand.

"How is Mori's body?"

"Alive."

"I see."

"The fever subsided yesterday." She looked at him, "when Naruse didn't come to visit me."

"Didn't Shangzi go? She is my representative for visiting patients."

"Shangzi didn't say that."

"It's fine if you understand it."

Senjian snorted softly.

The two continued to wait for the car.After a while, before the bus arrived, a motorcycle rode over first, with people in the back seat.

There were a lot of people crowded around the platform, and Takikawa immediately saw Naruse and Morimi in Tsutaka uniforms.

"It's strange."

She pulled over and stopped, looked at Naruse who was not with Naoko, and then at Morimi who had just left at this hour.

"It's strange."

The two laughed, and greeted Takikawa Tsuki who seemed to be awake in the back seat.

"Where is Shangzi?"

"Let's go to school first."

"How is Yiye's body?" Takikawa Hikaru asked again.

"It's fully recovered, thank you."

She looked at her, "What about mentally?"

Sen Jian was stunned, "It's probably okay."

"yes."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "When I went to visit the doctor yesterday, Ichiba occasionally showed a lonely expression, I was a little concerned."

"..."

Morimi was startled again, then glanced sideways at Naruse who came over, and said to Hikari Takikawa, "That's just because I'm not feeling well."

"Really. If there is anything, Ichiba can discuss it with me."

"Yes." A smile bloomed on her face, "Thank you."

Hikaru Takikawa stopped for a short while, chatted for a while, then turned the accelerator, and took his sister to school first.

"What are you thinking?" Seeing that Naruse had been staring at the direction where the motorcycle was leaving, Morimi asked.

"I was thinking, if I also commute by motorcycle, I can sleep a lot more in the morning."

"Naruse can also take a later flight like today."

"Too many people."

Naruse curled his lips, "It's because I don't want to be crowded, and I can't even get a seat, so I take the early bus."

With his hands behind his back, Mori raised his head slightly and looked towards the sky.

"I think it's a little easier this morning."

Naruse glanced at her, and suddenly felt that she was a little different from usual - the tension that seemed to be there in the past disappeared.

"Is it because of what you just said?"

"maybe."

She paused for a moment, perhaps because of the good mood at the moment, or maybe because the two were frank with each other briefly before, and she wanted to continue.

"Just looking at me makes me feel happy."

Naruse looked at her, and just about to say something, Morimi raised his chin to the other side.

"The bus is coming."

The crowd was about to move, Naruse had already spotted the position, stood at the front of the line, and pulled Morimi to stand in front of him.

When the bus stopped, Morimi got on the bus first, found a seat and sat down, then grabbed Naruse who was about to go back, and let him sit beside him.

"You can also grab a seat on a later flight."

"Ah."

"I'm thinking, should I start tomorrow and go to school later."

She looked out the window, and the sun shone brightly on the exposed metal frame of the dilapidated platform.

"I feel that this state is very good now. When studying, the efficiency should also increase."

"So, the tense state before is actually not getting enough sleep."

"Who knows."

Morimi looked back from the window and smiled at him, "What about Naruse, don't you also want to sleep a little longer?"

"Forget it." He retracted the arm that was hit by the passengers in the aisle. "This time is really too crowded. It reminds me of the time when I used to squeeze the trams to commute in Tokyo."

"Without Naruse, I might not have been able to grab a seat."

"Alright, standing up can refresh you."

She raised her arm and bumped him.

"If it was Naoko, Naruse wouldn't say that."

"Shangzi will not make things difficult for me."

(End of this chapter)