"Huh~" He took a deep breath of the fresh air of Miyagi.

The scorching sun in August, the mountain dais in the distance, the sky is high and the clouds are light.

It's been a long time, but I feel so close.

This is the gate of Shiratorizawa High School.

The orange-haired girl with a bright smile jumped off the bus and was picked up by a brown-haired boy in a tracksuit.

"Even if he is fully recovered, Senior Chiho is still back..." Ayane raised her eyebrows, her lavender eyes flashed, feeling that things were not that simple.

"Well~ After all, it's a rare vacation, and the summer vacation is half a month away." Ozaki helped carry down the luggage and handed it to her, looking at the couple who were stuck together, "And so many things happened recently, she came It’s good to adjust the state here.”

"That's to say, Ayane-chan, you're too suspicious~" Tendo popped up from below, between the two of them, stretched his neck and approached Ayane, "Or...are you jealous of An Yuanyuan~ ?”

"Senior Tiantong!" Ayane was taken aback by his action, and the luggage in his hand almost hit his face, "Don't appear suddenly! Are you trying to scare me to death!"

Ozaki silently moved aside.

"Hmm... probably watched too many horror movies?" Tiantong blinked and grinned, completely without self-reflection, then straightened up and raised his long right arm, pointing his finger at the blue sky: "That's right! No tomorrow Training~ Ayane-chan want to go to the movies with me? There is a new horror movie~"

"No, senior, give up." Ayane refused flatly, then turned around arrogantly and walked over there to the limousine that was already waiting to pick her up, "I still have things to do tomorrow, and even if I'm fine I won't go either."

"Goodbye." She got into the car and left Tiantong a cold farewell.

Looking at the car driving further and further away, Tiantong seemed to have lost all color, and his raised hand was hanging down loosely.

"How many times has Tendo been rejected by Ayane?" Yamagata asked in a low voice as his teammates gathered behind him.

"It's the 178th time." Setami spat out a desperate number with a smirk.

"Oh...it's so miserable." Daping shook his head sympathetically.

"However, ever since Ziyuan joined the club, Senior Tendo has been pestering her almost every day..." Bai Bu put on a cold face, feeling ashamed of himself for having such a senior, "It's no wonder he wasn't rejected."

"Yeah, Ziyuan's attitude towards him is pretty good." Chuanxi is also not optimistic about Tiantong, "I can only say that it is a miracle that Senior Tiantong can persist until now."

"You..." All the innocuous ridicule from his teammates poured into Tiantong's ears, and another N arrow was inserted into his injured heart, and his eyes were already tearing up, "Woo... what is Ayane-chan going to do?" Woolen cloth?"

No one answered his question, only Ozaki smiled imperceptibly.

On the other side, Jiujiang and Saito also got out of the car and announced to everyone that they were disbanding on the spot.

"Tomorrow is a day off." Eagle Carpenter's old face was tense, and his tone was serious, "Give me a good rest when it's time to rest, and resume normal training the day after tomorrow."

Even though they have just finished their journey in IH, there will be future games waiting, and other competitors are also working hard, so every day until then, this team must seize the opportunity to sharpen their claws, If you don't make progress, you will fall behind.

"I'm really nervous..." Chiho stood beside Ushidao and sighed, then turned her head and asked, "Then, will Ruori also live in the dormitory when she comes back?"

"Yes, but you can live at home for the two days before starting training." Udo put his left hand around her waist, rubbing his palms against the slender and soft place.

When Chiho heard his answer, the smile froze on her face, as if she suddenly realized something, and even ignored the feeling that her waist was starting to become soft.

— was sold! !

That's right, she originally thought that she wouldn't have to go back to Miyagi if she recovered from her illness.

However, Ushijima heard the whole truth from Mamiko—including, of course, the part about her hiding her illness from him.

He knew she was doing it for his own good, but he still felt angry about not being fully trusted, especially when the object was Chiho.

As the main attacker, this sense of distrust is fatal.

"Aunt Mamiko, I have a request..." She persuaded the other party without any effort, let her persuade Chiho to go back to Miyagi with him, and spend the last summer vacation of the second year of high school with him.

Poor Chiho was completely caught by Mamiko's skillful love offensive, and she didn't realize it until she and her luggage were packed and sent to Shiratorizawa's bus and arrived at the destination smoothly.

Chiho sighed, lowered her head helplessly, put her slender fingers on his left hand that was still around her waist, and pulled it down fiercely.

However, my hand strength is completely inferior to his, it can only be in vain.

The disbanded teammates had already bid farewell to each other and walked away in different directions, only two of them remained in place.

Ushido didn't care about the weak resistance from his girlfriend, but whispered in her ear with his deep and majestic voice: "Let's go home."

Chiho stopped what she was doing, feeling her cheeks were burning hot.

Maybe it wasn't because of the scorching sun, she thought angrily.

However, she still opened her red lips slightly, and replied in a honey-like voice: "Okay."

The courtyard of Ushijima's house was still the same as before, exactly as Chiho remembered.

Ushido's mother was still equally enthusiastic about her, inviting her to settle down in an unoccupied room that had been tidied up.

"Thank you, Auntie." Chiho packed her luggage and knelt on the tatami.

Just when she was about to stand up—

Ushido's mother knelt down and hugged her tightly.

"Thank you for being with him all the time...Thank you..." Her voice, which was already somewhat vicissitudes, gradually began to choke.

Chiho was a little dazed at first, but after hearing the other party's sobs mixed with joy and gratitude, she gently hugged her back.

"You don't need to be like this... Auntie, I am the one who should say thank you." In her vision without glasses, the figure of Ushido standing at the door looked blurry, and she didn't know what to see. What is his expression now.

But she felt that she must be gratified and happy, just like herself now.

Things after that also transitioned very naturally, and Chiho felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if returning to her second home.

--It's just like……

"Why do you think that I've become a married wife... How does it feel?" In the corridor of the yard, Chiho rested her head on Ushido's lap, stared at the bright moon with her eyes empty, and complained lazily.

It's night, the full moon is in the sky, and the cicadas are singing.

After being exhausted from the day's driving, both of them had already showered and changed into loose and cool bathrobes.

"Heh... if you think so, I'm okay with it." Niu Dao leaned back on the wooden floor with both hands, and looked down at her.

Flushed by his words, Chiho pursed her lips and turned her head with some displeasure: "You asked my mother to persuade me to go back to Miyagi to recuperate?"

"Yes."

"Why? Am I already well?"

"This is your punishment for cheating on me."

"Huh?!" Chiho didn't expect such an operation, "I didn't want to affect your game!"

"Alas..." Ushishima sighed softly, brushing her bangs that had slipped to one side, "You don't have to think about these things, I'm not that kind of person."

"But...!" She still wanted to defend, but she also knew that he would not be this kind of person, so she lost her words for a moment.

Seeing this, Niu Dao decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue her, so he leaned down and kissed her on the ear: "Did you say that? You never doubted me..."

The sudden sound of hot air in her ears made her waist go limp, and a warning whistle sounded in her heart.

——Ushido player, this is a foul!

With her head still facing away from him, Chiho replied with a tense voice: "I see... I won't hide anything from you in the future."

"Good boy." Ushishima straightened up, stroking her hair that was still fragrant after getting out of the bath.

"Hey, what's going on with this coaxing tone—!" Chiho turned her head, the corners of her mouth twitching.

But Ushido didn't answer, just looked up at the moon.

"But even so..." After a brief silence, he frowned, and said unwillingly, "Is this the end of our IH this year..."

Even though Chiho had recovered, Shiratorizawa lost in the quarter-finals on the second day.

"Yes." Chiho replied lightly, "There is no way, there are more and more powerful teams and players... In fact, you have already done a good job."

The top eight teams appeared in her mind one by one, and this year they added some freshmen who were worth looking forward to.

"Sakuhaya and Komori from Jingdaishan... Miya brothers from Inarizaki... and Kiryu High School who are as strong as ever..." Chiho counted the players and teams that impressed her deeply with her fingers, "Continue Chungao who came down is amazing."

"Yeah." Ushishima agreed, but he still had full confidence in his team: "We are also very strong."

"Ha... That's true." Chiho yawned, she was already a little sleepy, "I'm going to see Dr. Morikawa tomorrow, so you can rest at home~"

"Shall I go with you too?"

"Listen to what Coach Jiujiang said!" Chiho straightened up from his lap, patted her buttocks and walked to her room, "It's far away, so I can go alone, good night~"

"Oh...good night." Ushishima stared blankly at her leaving back, always feeling like he forgot what to do.

It wasn't until Chiho was about to close the door that he suddenly remembered.

——"It was said on TV that lovers would greet each other with a goodnight kiss before going to bed~ Hey, Ruoli-kun, would you like to try it?" Tiantong said in an email to him.

He rushed over barefoot and grabbed the door, not even having time to put on his shoes——

In the astonished eyes of the other party, they just touched each other lightly, and then separated quickly.

"Good night." It was his extremely rare voice, with a kind of forbearing affection in it.

Chiho frowned happily, nodded slightly, and closed the door that separated them.

"Goodnight kiss..." She lay on the quilt, covering her face shyly, "Where did he learn this...!"

The next day was also a sunny summer day.

Chiho boarded the bus to the countryside according to the route provided by Morikawa.

"It's so far..." The slow bus made her feel the pain of not being able to drive by herself for the first time. After all, the transportation in Miyagi is not as convenient as in Tokyo.

When she arrived at Morikawa's house, it was almost noon.

"Welcome~" Morikawa opened the door, welcomed Chiho into the yard, and stated the purpose of inviting her: "I came to you today to ask you for an authorization, and let you dictate and supplement the recovery process later—I Would like to use your case as a case study for my next paper."

"No problem," Chiho looked at the spacious yard of his house, and smiled brightly, "Just treat me to lunch~"

"Hahaha, that's easy to talk~" Morikawa walked into the house to get his backpack, "Let's go, there is a house nearby that I often go to, let's talk there."

"Ah Saki—! Going out for a drink at noon?" The two of them had just walked out of the door, when suddenly there was a middle-of-the-road roar from the next door.

Wu Yangyi was standing at the door of his house, his eyes widened in surprise when he saw Qiansui.

"No need, I have other guests today!" Morikawa replied in a rough voice, unlocked the car, "Let's talk at night!"

"Neighbor?" Qiansui looked curiously at the gray-haired old man, adjusted his glasses, and saw that the word "Wu Yang" was written on the door plate, "Where is the really energetic grandpa..."

"Hey, it looks like a rare visitor?" Wu Yang approached the two of them, looking up and down Qianho, "Girlfriend? Or your relative?"

"Please...it's just one of my former patients." Morikawa couldn't complain anymore, started the car, and the engine started to roar, "Let's go Chiho, get in the car."

Chiho didn't move, feeling very embarrassed, because the grandpa in front of her seemed to want to eat together, and his eyes were shining when he looked at her.

"Where are you going?" He had a premonition that he might have to deal with lunch alone, Wu Yang wanted to struggle one last time, "If it's a meal, can you bring me one?"

"That... Doctor Morikawa?" Out of respect for the elderly and loving the young, Chiho turned around, "Why don't you take grandpa with you? It's lunch anyway."

So now, a nearby izakaya.

"I knew it..." Chiho lay on the table, surrounded by a group of rough men in the store, and the strong smell of shochu in the room made her dizzy, "I shouldn't have any hope for the alcoholic uncle and uncle... ..."

Fortunately, she was also a person who had been in and out of the high-end clubs in Ginza, Tokyo. After a short period of discomfort, she quickly adapted to this noisy, lively and alcohol-smelling environment.

Morikawa asked for a table to sit opposite her, while Wu Yang sat alone at the bar next to them with his back to their table.

"Then let's start." Morikawa took out the laptop from his bag, "Let's start when you first fainted."

Chiho took a sip of ice water to moisten her dry throat, and then began to describe to him in detail the whole process from the onset of the disease to the recovery.

She didn't know how long she had been talking, but there were fewer and fewer customers in the store.

Mori Chuan has been typing quickly with both hands, stopping from time to time to ask her some details, the food delivered has gradually turned into a CD, and Wu Yang's bottle of wine is almost empty.

"So the final result is—myopia and the ability of those eyes are preserved, and the second personality completely disappears." Chiho concluded, with a long sigh of relief.

"It's not true...?!" Wu Yang, who had been listening carefully the whole time, thought she was making up a story, his cheeks were already flushed from drinking.

"Can you show me those eyes of yours?" Morikawa said to Chiho with flickering eyes, ignoring Wu Yang's question.

Chiho closed his eyes, and the way he opened them again made his fingers on the keyboard stiff.

"Is it alright?" Chiho asked a little uneasy, "This won't be some kind of sequelae...?"

Morikawa shook his head: "Probably not, I think this is the only thing left of your second personality."

At this moment, Wu Yang suddenly stretched out his head to block between the two of them, staring into Qianho's strange eyes.

Chiho was so frightened that she stood up and took a step back, closing her eyes and returning to her original state: "What's wrong?!"

Wu Yang seemed a little drunk, shook his head and sat back on his seat: "It's nothing... I just feel that it's a pity that you decided not to play chess with it..."

"I'm serious." Chiho also rectified her sitting posture, her eyes were piercing, and she said word by word: "This is a warning, if you rely on such an overly powerful force..."

She thought of the former "Generation of Miracles".

"It will ignore a lot of real and beautiful things."

——The companionship of friends, the unremitting efforts of opponents, the prejudice and arrogance born of continuous victories...

She has witnessed such tragedies.

Once is enough.

"So, I will never let it stain my most respected shogi."

Both Morikawa and Wuyang were in a daze.

"What's wrong?" Chiho asked puzzled seeing that neither of them responded.

"I didn't expect that..." Wu Yang exclaimed, "To have this kind of awareness, you must have seen a lot of incredible things, right?"

Chiho's eyes drifted away, and she said with nostalgia in her voice: "It's not a big deal, it's all over anyway."

"As expected of Yuki's daughter..." Morikawa leaned back in the chair, "No...you should have surpassed him."

"Beyond him? Are you kidding..."

"No, I'm also serious." Morikawa said firmly, with sharp eyes under the messy hair, "Even Yuki reached that height with the help of his strength when he was sick. In fact, I have always thought about this. I am very concerned...and even feel guilty towards the shogi world."

"If you want to laugh, I can laugh," he continued, taking a sip of wine, "I who cured Yuuki indirectly made him famous in the shogi world... What's the 'accidental child of miracle', Yuuki also agrees This is very guilty. That's why I chose to cut off contact with your family after that, if it wasn't because of you..."

"Doctor Morikawa." Chiho's words were firm, and her purple eyes sparkled, "Thank you very much for your dedication and care. This is his choice. I can't blame anything. All I can do is apologize to you for my father—"

She poured herself a glass of wine, regardless of whether she was underage, raised her neck and drank it down.

The feeling of the liquid flowing through her throat was hot, and she was desperately enduring it as she drank for the first time.

"Cough..." He still coughed a little uncomfortable.

"Pfft." Wu Yang propped his head, and smiled shamelessly, "I admire you so much~ little girl! Remember me when you become a celebrity in the future!"

Morikawa was shocked at first, then narrowed his eyes and smiled softly: "I really envy Yuuki...it makes me want to have a baby too~"

"Hahahaha, you'd better find a girlfriend first!" Wu Yang hammered his head, "Young people nowadays~ everyone likes to be single, and so does my useless grandson..."

"I'm looking for one that will be available soon, old crow!" The two of them pinched each other in a disfigured way.

"Alas~" Qiansui poured cold water fiercely, just wanting to quickly relieve the pain caused by that sip of wine.

After bidding farewell to Morikawa and Wuyang, Chiho returned to Ushishima's house and it was almost time for dinner again.

"Are you back?" She walked behind Niu Dao, who was leaning over the table reading a book, "Have you been drinking? No...or orange juice?"

He smelled the faint smell of alcohol on her body, and couldn't help frowning, but then thought of what she had said, and wanted to deny his first guess.

"Yeah." To his surprise, Chiho didn't deny it this time, "Take a sip, it's so bad..."

Ushijima turned around and was about to ask, but when he saw her face, he immediately fell silent——

Her face was tired and bitter, and full of sadness.

"I'll tell you the reason later, I want to be alone for a while." Chiho rubbed his head and walked to her room.

"Okay." No more doubts, only complete trust in her this time, "I'll get you a cup of tea."

"Thank you Ruoli~" Chiho held the door frame and turned her head, smiling at him.

Walking back to back in different directions, without too many words——

But both of them understand that their mutual relationship has taken a step closer and is moving towards a more distant future.

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The mode of showing affection between old couples and old wives is on~ Drive warning in the next chapter?

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