Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

Hanabi Hanabi remained silent for a while, then nodded while looking at the computer screen in front of her. "Hanabi will definitely continue watching."

Kai Uesugi: "That's enough. I'll refine it a bit more later and you can take a look."

Hanabi Hanabi watched silently as he carried his laptop back to the balcony to continue working, thinking to herself, "Kai-kun... it's been so long since I've seen him so enthusiastic."

But isn't this kind of story a bit too cruel?

......

November 3rd, Friday, a clear morning after the rain.

"Are you going out on your bicycle?" Uesugi Kai asked, with Hanabi Hanabu in front of her, dressed in a cute little skirt and carrying a handbag, ready to go out.

"Hmm... I don't think so. It's illegal to carry passengers on a bicycle. I've been sneaking around the police before." Hanabi looked at her short skirt, which wasn't even above her knees, and made sure her white stockings weren't worn incorrectly.

"Then let's take the tram?"

"it is good."

Uesugi Kai grabbed Hanabi Hanabi's hand, his movement of pulling her out the door suddenly halting: "Why does it feel a little cold?"

"It's Kai-kun's hands that are a little warm." Hanabi Hanamaru looked at her small hand that he was holding, and her voice became soft and gentle as she answered.

"It's a bit chilly..."

Uesugi Kai held her small hand, its softness flowing from her palm into her heart. Her slender, even fingers made one want to place them one by one in the palm of one's hand and caress them, and finally put them to one's mouth and gently bite them to see if they were really that soft.

Uesugi Kai parted her slender fingers, then slipped his slightly larger hand between them, enveloping her.

"Does shaking hands like this give you any special feeling?"

"They're... about to leave... Kai-kun was just saying something about a special experience..."

Uesugi Kai gazed at the shy girl in his eyes, raised her hand to his lips, and gently touched the back of her fair and beautiful hand.

"now what?"

Hanabi Hanabi blushed and quickly withdrew her hand, folding her hands in front of her skirt and covering the spot where he had kissed her with her other hand.

"Kai-kun... Kai-kun, you'd better hurry up and leave... we'll be late..."

Her delicate and gentle girlishness permeated almost every rhyme of her words, gently touching the heart, stirring up waves of warmth in the calm heart, and slowly spreading throughout the body.

In her heart, Uesugi Kai thought that she was still as lovely as ever, even after marriage.

"Want to hold hands and go outside?"

"No..." Hanabi Hanabi said shyly, "I think... it's alright."

-----

Today, Akane Rina made plans with Hanabi Hanamaru to go to the cattery to see the cats.

The goal, of course, is to give the renovated coffee shop a greater sense of vitality.

Cats, these creatures.

Uesugi Kai can't say she likes or dislikes anything, but Hanamaru Hanabi is different. She likes all cute creatures, but Uesugi Kai still can't understand why she likes sharks.

I like those shark teeth.

I still prefer the shark's gaping maw.

"Is Kai-kun thinking about the setting for the novel?"

“No, I need a computer to record my inspiration,” Kai Uesugi said, turning to the girl beside him as he stood on the escalator at the subway entrance. “I was wondering why you like sharks.”

"Because it's cute!"

Hanabi Hanamaru answered immediately, while showing a puzzled expression, "Kai-kun, after all this time, don't you understand how cute a shark is?"

As they stepped out of the elevator, sunlight streamed through the gaps between the tall buildings and shone directly in front of them.

The rain has stopped, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the sun is shining brightly—this description of today's weather couldn't be more fitting.

Ignoring the vast, flowing crowd ahead, Uesugi Kai addressed Hanabi Hanamaru:

"In that case, would you be willing to touch the head of a great white shark?"

"Uh-huh!"

Unexpectedly, Hanabi nodded quickly with a very happy expression.

Kai Uesugi was speechless. "What if it swallows you whole?"

"No way!"

How do you know you won't?

"No way!"

"Really?"

"No way!"

"..."

Kai Uesugi discovers that Hanabi Hanabi's obsession with a single point has the naivety of a little girl.

Never mind... I can't ask her the root cause.

I like it, that's all.

"Do you believe your husband could knock out a great white shark with one punch?"

The two walked onto the street. Hanabi covered her mouth and chuckled softly, then put her hands behind her back and took small steps beside him, saying:

"Of course I believe it."

“This is for real.” Uesugi Kai said seriously.

"Yes, yes," Hanabi Hanabi nodded, "Hanabi trusts Kai-kun."

"I feel like you don't believe me at all."

Kai Uesugi flagged down a taxi in front of a vending machine, and Hanabi Hanabi got in as well. The car drove through the city, with street scenes and pedestrians flashing by the window.

Kurohi hasn't come out for the past two days, and Uesugi Kai is a little worried about Kurohi being exposed.

If everyone thinks she's sick, she'll probably feel extremely uncomfortable.

Blackfire hates it when people describe her as having a disease.

What should we do if we see Akae later?

"That's... how about this..." Hanabi Hanabi said.

"Aren't you afraid of being exposed?"

"It's okay..." Hanabi Hanamaru placed her hand on Kai Uesugi's hand. Her hand was not sweaty, but it was moist and very smooth.

Kai Uesugi took her hand without thinking, wondering why she suddenly grabbed his hand.

Hanabi Hanamaru didn't say a word the whole way, squinting her eyes, and soon leaned against his shoulder.

......

When she got off the train, Uesugi Kai saw the smile on Hanabi Hanabi's face.

It was somewhat abrupt, yet extremely reasonable.

She stood by the roadside, turned halfway around, her little skirt swaying gently. She glanced down at the white over-the-knee stockings she was wearing today: "Hmm, Hanabi still prefers black ones."

“Isn’t white nice?” Uesugi Kai said from the side. Hanamaru Hanabi suddenly staggered as if she was about to fall. He quickly went to catch her, but she unexpectedly fell directly into his arms.

Hanabi Hanamaru nestled her arms and body against his chest, curling up gently, and looked at him with her beautiful eyes:

"Kai-kun, do you prefer white or black?"

“I like them all.” Uesugi Kai hugged her. They were on a street in the city, and people were bound to see their intimate contact.

"You like them all? Then... Hanabi can wear them for Kai-kun to see~~ Of course, if Kai-kun suddenly wants to touch Hanabi's chubby legs, that's fine too." Hanabi said, taking his right hand and slowly reaching down to the bottom of her skirt.

"No," Uesugi Kai quickly retracted, "we're on the street."

"Alright then." Hanabi smiled and left his embrace, walking ahead with her hands behind her back. "Kai-kun, come here quickly."

We arrived at a cattery in Bunkyo Ward.

Akane Rina was sitting on a public chair near the entrance, waiting. She was dressed in autumn casual clothes and wearing a scarf.

She used to appear in the coffee shop wearing a maid outfit, and this formal autumn outfit gives her a very different feeling.

"Uesugi! Hana-chan!"

"Good morning."

"morning."

"Hey~ Hana-chan's outfit is so cute, it looks... similar to your sister's."

"Thank you," Hanabi Hanamaru responded with a subtle smile.

After exchanging greetings, the three entered a cattery called "Bunkyo".

The place is decorated in a cute style, with toys, cages, cat trees, and some customers.

Kai Uesugi doesn't really know much about cats; she's only seen some breeds online.

The moment he stepped inside, all the cats in the shop suddenly turned their heads and looked towards the entrance.

The shop assistants who were feeding the cats were all drawn to the cats' heads turning around and looked at the three people at the door with a puzzled expression.

Sleeping on the cat tree, sleeping on the table, sleeping in the cage, being fed breakfast by the staff... all the dozens of cats in the cattery, big and small, were looking at the three of them without exception.

Akane Rina was taken aback: "What's going on?"

Cats are lazy creatures. Only when you hand them a toy will they roll over and start playing with their four paws.

The fact that they all looked in the same direction indicated that something was amiss somewhere.

Now, not only the cats, but also the shop assistants, the shop manager, and the customers all sensed this strangeness and looked at the three of them.

"Uesugi, Uesugi."

"..."

For some reason, Uesugi Kai had a feeling that all the cats were watching him.