I have bound two systems.

Isshi Iroha's cheeks flushed slightly as she spoke these words.

Chisato Suzumiya knew that it was not because the indoor air conditioning temperature was turned up too high or the body temperature naturally rose when eating hot pot, but because of what this guy did quietly under the table.

To put it bluntly, Isshiki's toes had been at his calves since the beginning, and she had been rubbing them gently and teasingly.

Really, come to think of it, Eriri and Shiwa seemed to have done the same thing to him in similar situations.

Why do girls like to do this kind of thing?

The other people at the table didn't seem to notice the unnatural blush on Isshiki Yu's face.

In the second half, the topic was almost entirely focused on Suzumiya Chisato, with Yuigahama Yui asking questions and him answering them.

Until the end of dinner.

"Since you have troubled the two seniors with the pre-dinner work, please leave the cleanup work afterwards to us."

Having said this, Isshiki Caiyu pulled on Chisato Suzumiya's clothes and took over the job of washing the dishes and wiping the table after the meal without any explanation.

She is more feminine than Yuigahama Yui. She cooks at home occasionally and the dishes she makes are pretty ok, so small things like washing dishes are easy for her.

She and Chisato Suzumiya had a clear division of labor, one was responsible for washing the dishes and the other was responsible for wiping the plates.

"I feel like they are just like a married couple."

Isshi Iroha murmured these words unconsciously.

"..."

Suzumiya Chisato glanced at her but didn't say anything.

"Well……"

The cheeks are cutely puffed up.

"Really, Senior is so stingy."

"Why am I so stingy?"

"You are obviously angry about what happened just now. The reason why you touched your senior's leg just now was just to play a prank."

Suzumiya Chisato sighed, stopped what she was doing, and looked at her with an ambiguous look.

"One color."

"kindness?"

"Your toes just now even lifted my trouser legs to my knees."

"Well... I just want to see if you, senior, will have any interesting reaction to this."

Isshi Caiyu was still defending herself, but her face became more and more rosy.

What she didn't expect was that it would be so embarrassing to describe what she had just done verbally.

"..."

Looking at her like this, Suzumiya Chisato hesitated for a long time and finally started washing the dishes again, not intending to continue pestering her.

"senior."

"kindness?"

"I have a request."

"turn down."

"You haven't even heard what I'm telling you about it yet!"

"What do you say."

"Can I stay at your place for a while?"

"No."

"Hey!"

Facing the angry expressions, Suzumiya Chisato spoke calmly.

"Isshiki, you came to Yukinoshita's house today, probably to discuss various things about the joint sports meet later, so you don't have time to waste on me."

"That's true, but I have something very important to discuss with you, about the direction of my future life... Because I'm very confused right now, and I want to get a clear direction, so, just for a while... just for a while."

"Is it not okay to say it at Yukinoshita-san's house?"

"Well... there is something that is not convenient for the seniors to know, so..."

"..."

Knowing it was an excuse.

"I understand."

"Well, that is to say..."

"I can only give you half an hour."

"Yes! Thank you!"

Still agreed.

…………

Chapter 61: Extreme Thinking

After the seemingly peaceful dinner, Suzumiya Chisato did not stay at the Yukinoshita household any longer, and took the initiative to say goodbye and go home.

Isshi Caiyu also made up a false excuse along with the two seniors, saying that she would be back soon, and left behind Suzumiya Chisato.

After the two of them left, Yuigahama sighed softly,

"Isshiki-chan is more proactive than I thought. I hope she can come back before eight o'clock so that we can take the train together."

Yukinoshita was operating the computer, organizing the documents sent by President Cheng Huixun. In response to her friend's words, she just said "yeah" softly. Her indifferent expression was the same as always, making it impossible to see what she was thinking.

A few steps outside the gate on the other side.

A colorful feather was placed on the counter at the entrance, and the fingertips of her left hand stretched back to deftly pull off the small leather shoes and place them neatly with the toes facing outwards.

Although he knew that there was no one else in Suzumiya Chisato's house, he still followed etiquette and mainly wanted to show his well-behaved side. When Isshi Iroha entered the door, he still called out sweetly, "Excuse me~."

Of course, apart from the light from the sensor lamp at the entrance, no one responded to her in the gradually darkening room.

There's no one, but that doesn't mean there's nothing else.

“Puff, fu—”

The strange sound gradually became clearer as it came closer. Before Isshiki Caiyu could react to the sound, she saw a dark shadow rushing towards her from the corridor at the end of the entrance.

She quickly moved closer to Chisato Suzumiya, grabbed his arms tightly with both hands, and almost pressed her entire body against him.

This time she didn't have any other thoughts, but she was truly afraid of the unknown.

"Okay, stop messing around. We have a guest. I'll play with you later."

Suzumiya Chisato's calm words made Isshi Iroha feel at ease, and the next moment she saw clearly what had fallen on the other person's shoulder.

It was a crow, much larger than the crows seen on the roadside, and exceptionally handsome. Its dark eyes stared at her as if it had an intelligent mind.

This feeling only flashed by, and Isshi Iroha recalled that when she came here before, she seemed to have seen Chisato Suzumiya raising a crow.

only……

If I remember correctly, the size of this crow at that time was still within the normal range, slightly larger than that of ordinary birds. But now... it looks almost smaller than an eagle, and the feathers on its tail are much more exaggerated than what I saw then, thicker and longer.

I kind of want to touch...

Chisato Suzumiya looked at Isshi Iroha's curious gaze and roughly understood her current mental activities.

After arriving at the living room, he went to the kitchen to pour tea. He had eaten a little too much meat just now, and the top-grade beef had a lot of fat and was somewhat greasy, so he needed to relieve the greasiness.

At his signal, Black Wing jumped down from his shoulder, landed on the sofa, and nestled next to Colorful Feather, allowing her to fulfill her wish.

When Suzumiya Chisato came back with the tea, she and Dark Wing were already getting along quite well.

There were some crushed nuts on Isise's palm, and Black Wing was eating them with great pleasure.

"Ah, Senior... It took this on its own initiative and it looked like it wanted to eat it, so I took the initiative to open it."

Isshi Iroha explained hurriedly.

"fine."

Suzumiya Chisato shook his head slightly to indicate that he didn't care. He put the tea in his hand on the coffee table, then took the remaining nuts from Isshiki's hand and took them to the balcony.

Now let’s get back to business.

"So, you specifically said you had something you wanted to talk to me about alone. What was it?"

Suzumiya Chisato blew the hot air from the teacup and took a sip.

While drinking tea, his eyes naturally looked down and fell on Isese's legs that were close together.

Black stockings, a well-behaved style that many high school girls would choose, with the fair skin from the middle of the calf to the middle of the thigh proudly displayed.

The hem of the skirt doesn't even reach the middle of the thigh, and it feels like I'll be exposed if anything goes wrong.

By the way, the length of Yukinoshita and Yuigahama's skirts is about the same, so they should wear safety pants underneath...

"It's very important... Um, are you looking at my legs, Senior?"

When two people are alone, their attention is focused and not easily distracted, and their consciousness and senses are relatively sharper.

Being caught on the spot, Suzumiya Chisato blushed slightly, but as someone who had seen many such situations, he immediately gave a serious answer after confirming it.

"Well, I was thinking when we were outside before, wouldn't it be cold if your legs were exposed in this weather?"

"You're really concerned about me, Senior~"

"Yes, after all, he is an important junior."

This was not the answer Isshiki Iroha wanted. She looked dissatisfied but still explained his question.

"It's cold, but if you take protective measures, it's actually not that bad."

"Protective measures?"

"Well, I don't know about other girls, but for me, I will stick a heat pack on the inside of my sweater. If my upper body is warm, my lower body will be a little cold, but it's not unbearable."

As Isshiki Caiyu said this, she was about to unbutton her shirt. The next step was to lift her sweater from the bottom to the top and show it to the other person.

"Wait a moment."

Suzumiya Chisato held her hand.

"Just tell me, no need to show it to me."

Isshi Iroha looked at his palm on the back of hers. Although the contact was only for a moment, it was enough to make her excited.

"Also, when I'm at school, the air conditioner is always on in the classroom, so I won't feel that cold as long as I don't go out. After school, I go straight into the heater when I get home. So, even though I'm dressed like this, the only time I really feel cold is when I'm on my way to and from school."

"Although the time is short, it's best to keep warm."

Just like a little cutie.

When the weather turned cold, she put on sweatpants under her uniform skirt early on. Although her appearance was reduced to negative, she was indeed warm. Whenever I held her hand, it was always warm.

"Since the seniors have said so... I understand."

Isshi Iroha agreed in a very good mood.

Then let’s get back to the topic.

"Actually, I came here this time to talk to you about my future plans."

Isshi Caiyu put her hands on her thighs, stood straight and spoke seriously.

"It would be better to talk to your teacher or your parents about this kind of thing than to me."

"That's different. I always feel embarrassed to talk to them about my future, and there's a generation gap. Of course, the main problem is that I don't know where my future is going, so I want to talk to my seniors. I think the words of a senior who has such a clear understanding of his future should be able to give me some good inspiration."

Isshiki Caiyu's hands, which were resting on her legs, clenched slightly.

In order to strengthen her relationship with Chisato Suzumiya, she tried to think a lot. Various ideas popped up in her mind, but she rejected them one by one because of various concerns.

The main reason for this was that she could clearly sense that Suzumiya Chisato was clearly resisting her. He did not want their relationship to take a step closer, but hoped that their relationship could stay at the current stage.

The previous time when he came to "visit the patient", she knew clearly that the experience of being held in his arms was also a compromise he had to make.