I won't be a loser.

Summer Cicadas: 283. In My Hometown

The bed was not very big to begin with, and three people squeezed into it at once. It was a blessing that Xianren was not squeezed out of the bed while he was sleeping.

Staring at the two people who were still sleeping soundly, Xianren, who had almost had enough rest, slowly got up from the bed and walked out of the room in his pajamas.

As soon as I left my room, a cold wind blew towards me. Unlike the air-conditioned room, the temperature dropped suddenly as I walked outside. My left hand couldn't help but hug my right arm, rubbing it up and down as I walked to the bathroom.

When he returned to his room, he really wanted to lie down in the warm bed, but during the time he was away, the beds had been completely occupied by his two sisters, leaving no room for him.

The wise man, who had been thinking of lying on his bed for a while to warm himself up, now had no other choice. He put on his winter clothes, left his room, sat down in the living room, made himself a cup of tea, and stared at it in a daze.

At home, he didn't know what he could do. During those days in Tokyo, he had no time to stop every day, to calm down and think seriously about his own affairs. He was always filled with unreasonable anxiety and depression.

'Calm down, stop thinking about those things, and find that your heart is always empty, with nothing in it.'

The moon was dim outside, and the sun had not yet risen. The wise man, who was sitting alone in the living room, felt a little cold. He picked up the teacup, took a sip of warm tea, and closed his eyes.

The comfortable sleeping face was suddenly covered with a shadow of pain. Sanye, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes, bit her lips, and lifted the quilt on her body. She didn't care that the person next to her was Siye. She lifted the quilt, put on her shoes, and rushed out of the room in a hurry.

"lamp?"

I noticed the light in the living room, but I didn't have the energy to care about it, so I went straight to the bathroom.

Turn on the lights and close the door.

All in one go!

Ten minutes later, Sanye looked at her cold hands, slowly walked out of the bathroom, turned off the light, and was about to go back to her room to rest when she noticed the light in the living room and remembered the light she saw when she left the room.

I approached the living room cautiously and saw a wise man sitting in the living room.

"......"

From behind him, she saw her brother's lonely back, sitting alone in the living room. For some reason, Sanye felt an inexplicable sourness in her heart. She sniffed her nose and bit her lips.

Xianren, who was thinking about his own things, noticed the footsteps in the living room. Suddenly, there was silence. He turned his head slightly to look behind him and saw Sanye standing at the entrance of the living room in only a thin pajamas.

"Is not It Cold?"

"Kind of."

"It's still early, why don't you go back to sleep for a while?"

"Why didn't you go back to sleep?"

Even if you want to continue sleeping, you need a place to sleep.

Looking at Sanye standing at the entrance of the living room, Xianren opened his mouth, not knowing how to describe his current mood. After thinking for a while, he decided to skip this topic.

"Be careful of catching a cold."

"..."

Sanye, who did feel a bit of chill, hugged her arms tightly.

"I'm going back to rest first."

"Ah."

After taking another look at Xianren sitting in the living room, Sanye went back to Xianren's room and noticed Yotsuba lying on the bed. After a moment of silence, she understood why Xianren got up so early.

No one knew when Yotsuba came to Xianren's room, and she didn't notice anything when she fell asleep.

a little cold.

After rubbing his arms, Sanye lay back on the bed and squeezed Siye in. After lying on the bed for a while, he felt his body gradually warming up, but he was no longer sleepy.

Thinking of the back of Kento whom I saw in the living room just now, I felt that she didn't seem to know her brother very well, especially during the time she was in Tokyo, the changes were even greater than when she was in Itomori.

'Did something happen?'

Thinking of the phone call between Kento and Setsuna before going to bed, Mitsuha's expression gradually became concerned. She lay on the bed, but her heart suddenly became concerned.

It felt like a cat's claws were scratching me, and I started to feel annoyed.

She bit her lip, sat up suddenly, put on her clothes, and left the room, leaving Yotsuba who was still sleeping, lying quietly on the bed to rest.

"Why are you up again? Aren't you going to sleep?"

"Can't sleep."

She walked to Xianren's side and sat down beside him. Looking at her brother beside her, Sanye always felt that there seemed to be a huge gap between the two of them. It was clearly right in front of her, yet out of reach.

"Are you having trouble sleeping?"

"Aren't you in the living room because you couldn't sleep?"

"......"

He really wanted to answer her that it wasn't because he couldn't sleep, but simply because she and Yotsuba had taken up his bed, leaving him no place to sleep. It wasn't that he wanted to get up.

"How is your health?"

Seeing Xianren hesitant to speak, Sanye finally asked about his physical condition.

"Ok?"

"What?"

"Didn't I tell you that my body has almost recovered?"

"Liar."

Sanye, who was sitting next to him, stood up suddenly, walked in front of Xianren, put her hands on Xianren's shoulders, pushed Xianren down on the sofa, moved her body close to Xianren's face, put her hand on Xianren's left ear, smoothed down his short hair, revealing the invisible hearing aid inside.

Biting her lip, Sanye looked at the hearing aid in Xianren's ear, her eyes suddenly turned red. She bit her lip, and her hands on his shoulders also changed to grabbing his clothes tightly.

“W-why——uh…”

The girl sobbed, burying her face in the sage's shoulder, sobbing quietly.

Xianren's heart couldn't help but twitch, as if a knife had cut into his heart, and his mood suddenly became heavy and uncomfortable.

He raised his arms, and like when he was a child, he gently hugged Sanye with both hands. His right hand fell on her slender back, which was different from when she was a child, and he stroked it up and down, comforting her.

"Okay, okay, it's not a big deal. My hearing in one ear is a little worse, but I'm not completely deaf. My right ear is fine."

The girl lying in his arms was just crying and sobbing softly, which made Xianren suddenly recall Mitsuha's childhood. It seemed that she would often cry like this back then. No matter how much time has passed, she is still his sister...

The person who usually gets up first in the family is usually the older Miyamizu Ichiha. Older people usually don't sleep very well. In addition, the older generation lives a very disciplined life and often wakes up in the early morning.

When Miyamizu Ichiha, dressed in simple clothes, appeared in the living room, he was a little surprised to see Kento and Miyamizu Mitsuha sitting there.

"Are you awake already?"

"Grandma, are you up so early?"

Sanye usually sleeps until dawn, and this is the first time she has met her grandmother who just got up at this time.

"It's usually daybreak. In the summer, or in the winter, it's very comfortable to sleep in bed, but you can't keep lingering. You still have to get up when it's time to get up."

"It's nothing. It's almost the end of the year and everyone has started to rest."

"For older people, every second is precious, and there is no extra time to waste on rest."

Sanye didn't quite understand her grandmother's answer. She didn't understand why she didn't continue to rest in bed in such a cold day, but got up so early for nothing. Looking at her grandmother pouring tea, she looked at her brother beside her.

Sanye, who was crying just now but has calmed down now, still has red eyes. Xianren's hand fell on the side of her cheek and his fingers gently wiped the tear marks at the corner of her eyes.

For example, the young Mitsuha Miyamizu might not understand what Miyamizu Kazuha meant, but Xianren did.

Watching Miyamizu Ichiha pour the tea and slowly leave the living room, Xianren didn't feel too sad. He knew very well that at least before he returned to this point in time, his grandmother had always been there and in very good health. He thought that in the next ten or twenty years, there shouldn't be any major problems...

Just like that, Sanye was riding on him. Unlike in the summer, when the two of them would feel evaporated by the temperature just by getting a little closer, in the winter, when the two of them leaned against each other, they would feel a little warmer, so he didn't force her to leave him.

This continued until Miyamizu Futaba woke up, came out of the room, and went to the living room, where she saw the brother and sister who had a harmonious relationship.

"You two have a really good relationship."

Sanye, who had no reaction at first, blushed slightly after hearing these words. She looked at Xianren's expression and suddenly gritted her teeth. She turned over from him sullenly and sat next to him.

"......"

Suddenly, there was no human-shaped pillow in his arms, and he felt a little cold. Xianren, who was lying on the sofa, glanced at Mitsuha beside him, then looked at Miyamizu Futaba, without saying a word.

6:17

The sky outside finally saw the sun, and the sky gradually turned white.

Miyamizu Futaba prepared breakfast. Mitsuha, who usually remained silent at this time, suddenly walked to Miyamizu Futaba's side and began to learn how to prepare breakfast.

It wasn't just Kento who was surprised. Miyamizu Futaba was also a little surprised by the change in her daughter.

"What's going on today?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to give it a try."

"..."

Glancing at Xianren who was sitting on the sofa with a look of surprise in his eyes, Miyamizu Futaba smiled slightly and began to teach her daughter carefully. Xianren, who was sitting on the sofa, was thinking about those incoherent things and killing his time.

I woke up Miyamizu Yotsuba who was sleeping in her room. Yotsuba, who was very energetic in the summer, suddenly became listless in the winter. She sat on the bed dejectedly, looking like she didn't want to get up.

"Breakfast is ready, it's time to get up and eat."

"It's very cold outside. When can we get an air conditioner in the living room? Would that be better?"

"That's not impossible. When I earn more royalties, I'll prepare one for my family."

"Ah."

After listening to the wise man's assurance, Yotsuba put on her clothes and searched for a long time before she remembered that she didn't have any socks in the room. She hurried to the door of the room and shivered with cold, but she still gritted her teeth and ran back to her room.

After calling out to their grandmother who was still weaving knots in the room, the five of them sat down in the living room, sat somewhat crowded around the dining table, and began to have breakfast.

During breakfast, everyone remained silent, without much chatting or talking. The news was broadcast on TV, but for the people living in this small town, most of the news did not have much impact.

There are no special raw materials worth developing, nor are there any special scenery that can be used as tourist attractions. The road is barely smooth, but it is definitely not a good place to build a factory. It is a rather closed environment.

No matter how big the news or waves in the outside world are, they mean nothing to the people living in this peaceful town. The townspeople, who are content with a self-sufficient life, only care about the local weather changes.

Unless a meteorite that can destroy the town falls from the sky, this town will not change in the slightest.

"I'm ready."

"Then I'm fine too."

When Xianren put down the chopsticks in his hand, Sanye beside him also put down her chopsticks for some reason and finished her meal together.

"Have you...enough?"

After taking a look at Sanye's bowl, he had a general understanding of Sanye's appetite. Today there was only one bowl, which made him doubt for a moment whether the person in front of him was really his sister.

"What—your gaze is so rude!"

"You're still growing. If you don't take in more nutrients, it will have some impact on your future."

Glancing at Sanye, the girl suddenly became annoyed.

"Where are you looking?!"

"Your leg."

"you--"

"Mitsuba! Sage!"

Miyamizu Futaba called out the names of the two people, and Mitaba choked her voice all of a sudden. She glanced at Xianren sullenly, picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. As for Xianren, he sat there calmly, drinking the tea in the cup.

Yotsuba wanted to say something, but after looking at her brother and then at her sister, she slowly lowered her head, feeling a little depressed.

After breakfast, Yotsuba prepared to help, while Kento stood up.

"My hands are too cold in winter. Let me do it."

"Aren't you a writer? For you, your hands shouldn't get cold, right? Just let me do it."

Miyamizu Futaba smiled and picked up the plate, and Xianren helped to clean it up.

"It's okay if it's a little cold."

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