Yukimura's shadow

The man downstairs is called Nobuo Harada.

He has floppy black hair that always covers his eyes inadvertently.Wearing loose clothes that are a bit fat, slightly hunched over, and speaking slowly, if you don't look at his face, you always feel that he is not very energetic.

He was handsome--yes, handsome.If Yukimura's appearance is only feminine, then Nobuo Harada looks like a little girl who hasn't grown up, with a soft and cute face.

But he is actually 20 years old.

"Yo."

The door was always open, and occasionally nurses and patients passed by the door.He didn't know when he appeared at the door of the ward, met Kamiyukimura Seiichi's gaze, and raised his hand to say hello.

"Morning...good morning." Seiichi Yukimura closed the book in his hand and nodded slightly.

"Did you just come here? I haven't seen you before." He slightly turned his head to look at Yukimura Seichi who was coming, with a slight smile on his face.

"Hmm. A few days ago." Yukimura was even taller than him, which made Nobuo look more like a child.In order not to make the other party feel pressured, Yukimura did not get too close.

"Ah... Sure enough..." Nobuo Harada nodded knowingly. People living in this building are all people who will be hospitalized for a long time. His usual entertainment is to wander around in the building. There are very few people he doesn't know. people.

His gaze crossed Yukimura Seiichi's shoulders, the curtains in the room were half-closed, the warm sun shrouded the room, the white bed was neatly made, and some books were stacked neatly on the head of the bed, making it look very quiet.The bright green radish on the windowsill is particularly conspicuous.

Yukimura Seiichi was a little surprised why he came to the door suddenly, but he still politely turned to invite him into the room, but he shook his head.

Seeing him glance at the room, Yukimura also turned his head, and then had a guess in his heart.

"What happened in the morning, I'm really sorry, in the future——"

"Eh? What are you talking about?" Nobuo Harada was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled softly, "No, no, no, that's not what I meant—I just..."

He paused, and looked at Yukimura carefully again, as if he was confirming something.Seiichi Yukimura used to see this kind of gaze, opponents passing by on the court, girls passing by the door of the classroom... In fact, he didn't like this feeling of being overestimated, but Nobuo Harada seemed to be a little different from others, it was difficult Make him feel disgusted.

Why?

Looking at the smile on his lips at any time, Yukimura secretly guessed that this was probably what someone else said, that there is a kind of person who is born with affinity.

"I'm just, a little curious about you." As he said this, his tone weakened again, and the tone that was originally slightly high due to excitement seemed to have reached the limit.

"It's rare to meet someone who takes care of those green radishes carefully." He continued to explain.

There are green radishes in every room in the hospital, which symbolize vitality. Naturally, there are also green radishes in his room. When he first moved in, he didn’t care to take care of them. After getting used to them, he only occasionally watered them when he thought of them. Naturally, the growth is not as good as this. good.

Yukimura smiled helplessly, "I still like flowers and plants." After all, he often volunteered to take care of the school's flower and plant rooms in school.

"If you take it seriously, there will be rewards." Yukimura made up a random sentence.

"...Oh, is that so?" Nobuo Harada didn't seem to believe and didn't want to talk about this topic.

"Do you want to go out for a walk?"

He glanced at the weather and spoke suddenly.He spoke a little weakly, as if pronouncing every syllable was a burden to him.But he smiled as he spoke, his brows and eyes were curved, making it impossible for him to harbor any grudges.

"Eh?" Yukimura frowned suspiciously, but Nobuo Harada had already turned around and walked out. Nobuo stopped after taking two steps, and looked back at Yukimura who was still standing at the door in a daze.

"Aren't you going?"

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When you say go out for a walk, you really just go out for a walk.

After talking with the nurse, Yukimura began to explore the hospital under the leadership of Nobuo.

Japanese hospitals are somewhat different from other places. Compared with other countries, Japanese hospitals are actually only equivalent to inpatient departments.Only patients who need long-term treatment will be recommended by local clinics to large hospitals, and then be admitted.

Yukimura Seichi has been free from illness since he was a child, and this is the first time in his life that he has been admitted to a hospital.

The hospital was huge, but Nobuo walked very slowly. He hunched over a little and walked carefully step by step. Yukimura simply slowed down to cooperate with him.There are a lot of posters posted on the wall, most of which are related to medical knowledge, Yukimura couldn't help but look at them more along the way.

Patients and nurses walked back and forth on the long corridor outside the ward, and Xinfu seemed to be very popular, and he met several people who greeted him within a short distance, and almost every passerby would smile at him.

When walking through the glass corridor on this floor, the sunlight seemed to be stronger, warming my body.

"Sorry for dragging you down." Nobuo Harada also noticed Yukimura looking around at the pictorial.

"Nothing." Yukimura shook his head, "The pictorial is also very interesting."

Nobuo Harada smiled when he heard the words, but there was no wave in his eyes. He had seen those things many times.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Harada's popularity is really good..." Yukimura was a little surprised, but when he thought of what Harada Nobuo mentioned before, he often wandered around the hospital, he didn't think it was strange.

The sunlight refracted by the glass became stronger, and he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.From here, you can clearly see the park not far away. There seems to be a tennis court there. After watching it for two seconds, Yukimura felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, as if a little yellow ball came from his ear The sound of piercing.

No, can't think about it.

He shook his head, trying to control himself to recall the voice again.

Nobuo Harada also stopped behind him, looking out of the window, there was a lot of traffic outside, but he didn't know where he was looking.He chuckled, shook his head and muttered, "That's not the case."

"Huh?" Yukimura felt a little strange, "Why do you say that?" He turned his head and glanced at Nobuo Harada.The boy's black hair was plated with a brown luster, and his abnormally pale complexion looked even brighter in the sun.

"Everyone... likes you very much, right?"

Yukimura turned his head to look at the doctor who passed by just now, he was carrying something like a medical record under his arm, and walked very fast, but probably not for any serious matter.When he saw Nobuo, the man's eyes lit up, he greeted with a smile, and then walked away with his head buried.

"...Ah, it's a little embarrassing to explain." He scratched his head sheepishly.Yukimura suddenly became more interested.

The boy in front of him was wearing loose casual clothes, and when he raised his hand, the sleeves fell down a little.But he didn't seem to have the intention to continue talking on this topic.

He touched the glass window with one hand, the look in his eyes made Yukimura Seiichi a little confused.

"Hey, Yukimura. Do you...do you feel that this hospital..."

"Nobuo——" suddenly Okubo Yuriko's voice came from behind, and the two turned their heads together.

"Ah, Miss Yuriko." Nobuo seemed to be very familiar with Dr. Okubo.The doctor walked over at a faster pace, and caught a glimpse of Seiichi Yukimura standing aside.

"Ah, Yukimura, you're here too. Do you know each other?"

"It's not long since we met."

"Good morning, doctor." Yukimura Seiichi nodded slightly.When Dr. Okubo approached, there was a faint scent of lemon in the air.

Dr. Okubo smiled and nodded at him, then turned to Nobuo with a slightly more serious expression.

"Nobuo, come with me, I need your help with something."

"whats the matter?"

"There's something wrong with the pediatric department. Anyway... just come and help." Okubo was about to pull him away, but Yukimura suddenly yelled, he hadn't finished listening to what Nobuo wanted to say...

Does he feel unclean here too?

Nobuo heard him call to wait a moment, turned his head and smiled. "It seems that I can only ask you next time."

ask?what?

"By the way...actually, I wanted to say it before. You Yukimura...why is there a voice next to you? Is someone there?" Nobuo's words were a bit mysterious, which made Dr. Okubo shudder.

"Nobuo! Don't keep saying these strange things! You will put a lot of work pressure on me as a counselor!" She pulled Nobuo around the corner of the corridor, and the voice of scolding gradually became smaller.

"I told you that I can hear the voice of 'sheng'..." Nobuo muttered, seemingly helpless.

Yukimura pursed his lips and listened for a while, then subconsciously smiled, but soon he remembered what Nobuo said.

He looked behind him, always feeling that there was something wrong in the field of vision illuminated by the sun in the air.

He walked towards the beginning of the glass corridor, and the light gradually dimmed.Then adjust the angle so that the shadow completely enters the shadow area.

Slowly, like a coloring game, a girl with a blurred outline gradually appeared, except for a head of black hair and a white skirt, there was really nothing else to be seen.

She stood on the shadow, with her hands hanging on her chest, she seemed a little nervous and unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes.

Sensing Yukimura Seiichi's gaze, she suddenly raised her head, looked at each other for several seconds, and then hesitated to speak.

"...That, that...good morning." Her voice was neither too low nor too high, but it was enough to bring Yukimura back to his senses.

Yukimura stared intently at the girl who looked like she had been mosaiced in the sun, staring at Masami's back with chills.

... Yukimura doesn't seem to be doing well.

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☆, peaceful coexistence