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Kitagawa Ryo didn't want other students to see him entering Sakayanagi Arisu's room, so he gently took Sakayanagi Arisu's arm and dragged her back to the room.

Maybe it was because she was not feeling well. Today, Sakayanagi Arisu felt a little lighter. When Kitagawa Ryo's hand held her right arm, she didn't even exert much force. Sakayanagi Arisu easily moved into his arms. Fall down.

"Hey, your actions can easily make me wonder if there are any cameras installed in the room."

Kitagawa Ryo quickly put the box on the shoe cabinet and stretched out his other hand to straighten Sakayanagi Arisu. Strangely enough, almost two years had passed and the other person seemed to have not grown at all. He was almost shorter than him. Got two heads.

"..."

The two stared at each other awkwardly for a while. Kitagawa Ryoya was convinced that the other party was indeed unwell. Not only did his face look abnormally pale, but even the hair around his ears seemed to have lost its luster, and he looked very haggard. It was unimaginable that Yusu Sakayanagi in this state would take the initiative to call him to complain.

Fortunately, Hotaru jumped out of the carton and broke the silent atmosphere. It seemed to still remember Sakayanagi Arisu. It shook its fur first, and then meowed and threw itself into Sakayanagi Arisu's arms. , I don't know whether it was too strong or whether Sakayanagi Yusu was really weak. Sakayanagi Yuqi was staggered by Hotaru and almost fell to the ground. Kitagawa Ryo could only help him out again.

"I'm hungry."

After Yusu Sakayanagi came to his senses, he returned to his usual calm and proud posture, and walked inside with the white cat in his arms:

"Go cook."

"There's nothing we can do about you."

Kitagawa Ryo shook his head. It was not the first time for him to cook for a girl anyway, so he was already familiar with it. The layout of the rooms in the student dormitory was basically the same, so he easily found the location of the kitchen.

But Yusu Sakayanagi didn't go back to bed like Kitagawa Ryo wanted. She just sat quietly on the sofa holding the cat, her purple eyes blinking at Kitagawa Ryo's busy figure.

She touched Hotaru's head, and the little one obediently rubbed Sakayanagi Arisu's fingers. During the year when Kitagawa Ryo was hiding from the limelight, Sakayanagi Arisu personally raised Hotaru for a year, and at that time, Kitagawa Ryo Just like now, he was only acting for Sakayanagi Yusu alone.

What makes Sakayanagi Arisu a little annoyed is that even Hotaru, who has been away for two years, still misses her and throws herself into her arms, but Kitagawa Ryo is not as nostalgic as his cat.

Just like his fierce and decisive style in chess, pressing every step and calculating everything.

Quite excellent, quite ruthless.

But unlike the completely emotionless Ayanokouji Kiyotaka in the white room, Kitagawa Ryo is not an extremely cold person. It is obvious that he can be very...

Sakayanagi Yusu scratched Hotaru's chin and looked at the kitten and narrowed her eyes in comfort.

Maybe this is what she has always cared about.

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Perhaps in Kitagawa Ryo's understanding, sick people must drink a bowl of hot soup, so after working for a long time, what was finally brought to Sakayanagi Yusu was a pot of steaming fresh mushroom soup. Although it looks simple, the various side dishes are quite rich. Because Sakayanagi Arisu is afraid that he will not be full, he specially made a small basket of shrimp dumplings, which are only three or four portions. They are crystal clear and very popular. Mutually.

Sakayanagi Yusu fell asleep leaning on the sofa at some point and let out a steady snort.

It was an extremely stable expression, as reassuring as the cutest angel.

This is the only moment when the layers of masks are removed.

No matter how Sakayanagi Yusu acted like an omnipotent and thoughtful being, the person sleeping in front of Kitagawa Ryo was just a sixteen-year-old girl.

If it were before, Kitagawa Ryo might have used an oil-based pen to write "Big Idiot" on the other person's face before taking a photo, but now Kitagawa Ryo has no such intention. He just stands politely beside Sakayanagi Yu. Perching fifty centimeters away, he woke her up with a smile:

"Wake up, Arisu."

Her long eyelashes fluttered for a long time before Sakayanagi Yusu woke up while rubbing her hazy eyes. She didn't seem to care about falling asleep in front of Kitagawa Ryo. She went to the bathroom in slippers and washed her face. When he sat down at the dining table to eat again, his eyes had returned to their clear and bright look.

What surprised Kitagawa Ryo was that during the entire lunch, Sakayanagi Arisu didn't speak. She just tasted the meal that Kitagawa Ryo cooked for her very seriously, but she didn't comment and just ate it bite by bite. After finishing all the food, I finally exhaled with satisfaction.

When Kitagawa Ryo came out after putting away the table and washing the dishes, Sakayanagi Yusu was already lying back on the bed. The white quilt covered her neck to her toes, leaving only a small face exposed, looking at Kitagawa Ryo eagerly. .

"You will gain weight if you sleep after eating too much."

Kitagawa Ryo warned seriously, but then he thought again:

"But it doesn't matter if Arisu grows a little more flesh, after all, his body is too weak."

"...come over."

Sakayanagi Yusu seemed not to have heard Kitagawa Ryo's complaints. She stretched out a small hand from under the quilt and waved at him.

"Should I still provide bedtime story telling service?"

Kitagawa Ryo sighed and sat beside Sakayanagi Arisu's bed. He was about to tuck Sakayanagi Arisu's outstretched left hand into the bed, but he didn't expect that the other party directly grasped his right hand.

However, seeing that Sakayanagi Yusu looked like nothing happened with his eyes closed, Kitagawa Ryo could only let the other party hold his hand, which seemed to be a little sweaty, and Sakayanagi Yusu felt a smooth touch on his palm. The temperature is also higher than that of my own hands.

Sakayanagi Yusu did not choose to earn hundreds of thousands of personal points every month, nor did he choose the opportunity to compete with Ryo Yin Kitagawa in a subsequent class competition.

Kitagawa Ryo looked at Sakayanagi Yusu's sleeping face quietly.

He held the other person's hand like this until Yusu Sakayanagi fell asleep.

ps: I'm very sorry. On the first day back home, the elderly at home was hospitalized due to illness. I had a busy day today. Because my parents both work, they arranged for me to stay overnight on vacation. This chapter is in the hospital. I finished the code using my mobile phone in the toilet, so it was much late.

ps2: Now it seems that it is impossible. I can only guarantee one chapter of updates every day. There is really no way. If you think I am lazy, there is no need for me to use such an excuse.

ps3: Thank you to all readers for reading and subscribing, I'm really sorry.

Megumi Karuizawa's Autumn Memorial: Chapter 22: Hiyori Shiina's Mini-Game

One day in June, the hands of the clock on the wall slowly moved closer to six o'clock. In this kitchen, which was not spacious and could even be said to be a little cramped, Kitagawa Ryo was as cautious as if he was facing a special exam. Observe the changes in the situation.

"Hiyori, be careful."

Completely nutritious words came out of my mouth, and I didn't know if they sounded yin and yang.

Kitagawa Ryo spoke to Hiyori Shiina who was standing next to him while holding on to such worries.

Because the kitchen area is really small, and Kitagawa Ryo wanted to avoid every possible problem, he couldn't help but lean closer, so close that he could almost hear his breathing, and his shoulders were touching.

Kitagawa Ryo originally planned to cook some rice balls at noon today. He doesn't like sushi very much. Although the two foods look similar, if Kitagawa Ryo was asked to define it, he might prefer rice balls with fillings in the rice. The way to eat it is not to put it on the surface like sushi.

Of course, there is no point discussing these issues now.

If he had known in advance that Shiina Hiyori would suddenly volunteer to take over the cooking job, Kitagawa Ryo would have definitely prepared all the ingredients in advance.

Shiina Hiyori's declaration to cook was made thirty minutes ago. For Kitagawa Ryo, the sensation this declaration caused in this small room may be no less than that of the Blueberry Pie War. If you think about it this way, Kitagawa Liang's room actually had two major events in the first semester.

However, Kitagawa Ryo couldn't refuse. After all, he had previously promised to let Hiyori Shiina cook a meal for him personally after she got better at cooking. Although Hiyori Shiina showed that she was quite capable, and her pink apron was also very good. Cute, but when the girl held a sharp kitchen knife in her hand, Kitagawa Ryo still looked at the other party's actions with some fear.

Beichuanliang is quite relieved to wash and select all kinds of vegetables.

When it was time to load the dishes for the second time, Kitagawa Ryo thought for a while and squatted in the kitchen like a supervisor. His nervous look made Shiina Hiyori a little overwhelmed.

"don't worry."

Shiina Hiyori shook her head. For convenience, she also imitated Horikita Suzune and tied her long hair into a single ponytail behind her head with a hair tie. Swinging it up and down added a bit of dynamic beauty to the girl.

Kitagawa Ryo's memory of the first time a girl who couldn't cook went into the kitchen dates back to almost three years ago, but the person standing next to him at that time was Karuizawa Megumi.

Some bad memories came to Kitagawa Ryo's mind, making him even more nervous to watch Shiina Hiyori's performance. He almost put his eyes between the girl's green fingers, and the kitchen knife fell again and again. , Kitagawa Ryo's mind seemed to be riding a roller coaster.

Due to the shortened sight distance between each other, when Shiina Hiyori finished cutting a carrot and turned to look at Kitagawa Ryo, she faintly saw something through the gap in her collar.

"Be careful when cutting into shreds."

Kitagawa Ryo hadn't noticed Hiyori Shiina's gaze yet, so he just reminded her softly like this.

"...Is this so?"

"Well, Hiyori's knife skills are better than I thought!"

Seeing Shiina Hiyori's hands steadily using the knife, without any accidents that he had worried about before, Kitagawa Ryo's tense nerves gradually relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief after a long absence.

"It's done."

Shiina Hiyori's performance of asking for credit like a child made Kitagawa Ryo smile naturally.

We will definitely witness more of Hiyori's growth in the future.

Kitagawa Ryo had this premonition, he nodded and responded to Shiina Hiyori:

"Well, let me help you with the remaining ingredients."

To be honest, Kitagawa Ryo really didn't dare to let Shiina Hiyori actually season the pot. After all, with her cooking skills that don't distinguish between salt and sugar... just let her be responsible for the beginning of the cutting process and the final pinching process.

Kitagawa Ryo's movements were undoubtedly more agile than Shiina Hiyori's. She found some corner work for Hiyori to start with. Kitagawa Ryo finished processing all the ingredients with full enthusiasm, and then moved the kitchen with high emotional intelligence. The position was returned to Hiyori Shiina.

Looking at Shiina Hiyori who was working very hard to shape the rice balls, Kitagawa Ryo inexplicably remembered himself playing with plasticine when he was a child. However, compared to himself who had no artistic talent at all, Shiina Hiyori seemed to be much more dexterous in this regard. He even made some weird shapes ingeniously.

"How about salty?"

Shiina Hiyori took out the plate and put it on the table with great momentum. There was a little rice grain stuck to her mouth, as if she had just tried a bite, and now Shiina Hiyori was also pinching the little rice A piece of it was handed towards Kitagawa Ryo's mouth.

Although Kitagawa Ryo wanted to complain that he made most of the ingredients and even the seasoning of the rice himself, he still cooperated and took the small piece with his hand, put it in his mouth and chewed:

"Just right."

"..."

Kitagawa Ryo just finished his evaluation in a matter-of-fact manner, and when he turned his head, he saw Shiina Hiyori looking a little disappointed.

"Did Hiyori think I would pick it up with my mouth just now?"

Catching the girl's thoughts for a moment, Kitagawa Ryo tilted his head:

"It's a plot I read in some book, but in reality it would be too rude to use your mouth to take something fed by someone else's hands."

Kitagawa Ryo stood up, pulled out a chair and sat at the dining table. Shiina Hiyori seemed a little dissatisfied with what just happened, and had no intention of eating. She puffed up her cheeks and looked at Kitagawa Ryo, which really looked a bit... unhappy.

"Play a little game?"

Ryo Kitagawa had some experience in dealing with Shiina Hiyori's little temper. He looked at the various rice balls on the plate and suddenly had an idea:

"We take turns talking about a mystery novel that we have read and think the other person has not. If the other person has not read it, then we win a round and the loser has to eat a rice ball in one bite. How about that?"

When it came to mystery novels, Hiyori Shiina suddenly forgot her little emotion:

"Ryo has been busy with class matters recently, so he probably doesn't have much time to read."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Kitagawa Ryo propped up his head and looked at Shiina Hiyori's slender figure, as if assessing her appetite:

"Hiyori should only be able to eat four at most?"

"Are you ready to eat ten in one sitting Ryo?"

Faced with Kitagawa Ryo's provocation, Shiina Hiyori was not willing to be outdone and fought back. Although he usually looked lazy and melodious, when it came to topics related to Kitagawa Ryo, Shiina Hiyori's determination to win was unexpectedly strong.

"'No Survivors'."

The tense atmosphere was suddenly broken by the title of the book reported by Kitagawa Ryo. Shiina Hiyori looked at Kitagawa Ryo strangely. Even if they are not fans of mystery novels, most people should have heard of this book written by Agatha Christie. It seems that Suzune Horikita also likes this book.

"Oh, actually I'm just hungry, so I want to eat something first to fill my stomach."

Kitagawa Ryo definitely didn't think that Shiina Hiyori had not read this book. He picked a rice ball from the plate and chewed it while looking at Shiina Hiyori:

"It's Hiyori."

"The Tragedy of X."

"It's a classic. The author is Ellery Quinn. This is a pair of cousin writers. As legendary as their detective novels is that the two brothers created their own trumpet and their own tuba to play against each other to hype up their popularity. It's also classic."

Kitagawa Ryo commented:

"So writers in the 1920s and 1930s already knew the importance of topics, public opinion, and hype, but this does not affect the fact that their works are worth reading."

Shiina Hiyori also nodded and agreed:

"At that time, the two used the tuba Ellery Queen to publish "The Mystery of the Greek Coffin" and the trumpet Barnaby Ross to publish "The Tragedy of Under the premise of "The Tragedy of One of the pinnacle works."

After saying that, Shiina Hiyori also picked a rice ball and ate it in small bites. Unlike Kitagawa Ryo who was hungry at first sight and had a slightly wild way of eating, Shiina Hiyori seemed to be very concerned about whether the rice balls fell on his clothes or the table. He went up and ate with some caution, so Kitagawa Ryo temporarily gave up on telling the other party that there was a grain of rice stuck to the corner of the girl's mouth.

"The Human Chair."

Kitagawa Ryo thought for a while and then announced the name.

"One of the representative short stories of Edogawa Ranpo's early years."

Hiyori Shiina seemed not satisfied with her answer, so she added:

"Actually, compared to a mystery novel, this book is more like a horror novel with heavy suspense, especially the first-person writing method. The kind of careful thinking and fear until the final suspense is revealed is quite good. It is a psychological horror. type?"

Shiina Hiyori, who recalled the specific plot, moved her body uneasily, as if she was afraid that there was someone hiding in the chair she was sitting on.

"I'm here."

Kitagawa Ryo shook his head in amusement. The plot of "The Human Chair" belongs to the type that seems reasonable but cannot be thought about in detail. After all, in reality, there are no real people hiding in chairs to spy on others to satisfy their own needs. selfish desires.

"Confession."

Shiina Hiyori also felt relieved. She handed Kitagawa Ryo the second rice ball and stared into his dark pupils.

"Kanae Minato's work has a youthful title but dark content. It is considered one of the representative works of social mystery novels."