[Comprehensive] Escape from shame is useless

Lush mountains, narrow country roads, meandering rivers, and the sound of wind passing through the forest.

When I got off the station and set foot on this land that I haven't seen in a year, I once again experienced a freshness that is completely different from the city.

"Aunt Michiko, long time no see!" Jasmine, who was carrying the piano case, ran excitedly to greet people she knew.

"Ah, little Jasmine, I'm here to play this year too." Sitting at the ticket window was a plump middle-aged woman. When she smiled, her face was covered with gentle lines.

"Yes!"

"Jasmine too, are you going to get in the car?" Dad's voice came from over there.

"Then I'm leaving, and I'll see you again in two days!"

The bus moved slowly, heading towards the field along the river.

After a staggering ten minutes, I stopped by the bus sign with a huge camphor tree.Jasmine also jumped out of the car immediately, and ran towards the most familiar place in her memory amidst the background sound of her mother's disapproval.Finally, I stood in front of a two-storey country house with a black wooden nameplate, and shouted very vigorously:

"I'm back, grandpa, grandma!"

This is Yahara, where her deceased grandparents once lived.

I don’t remember when it started, but Jasmine also remembered that she would stay here for a month during winter and summer vacations every year.She doesn't talk much but always looks at her grandpa, grandma who makes delicious potato pancakes for her, the kotatsu that everyone sits around in winter, the wind chimes ringing in the porch at summer night, and she is always there A small courtyard where the violin is played during breaks after meals.

Everything is full of warm memories.

Even now that the two old people are gone, the family still retains the habit of living here every year, only shortening one month to one week.

According to the custom, the day when they arrive home is the time for the three of them to clean up together.Dad is responsible for the floors, Mom is responsible for the furniture on the first floor, and she is responsible for the furniture on the second floor.Putting the piano case in the closet first, Jasmine, who was used to ventilating first and then cleaning, immediately opened the window.

"Ah!" X2

Coincidentally, the window facing her on the opposite side of the road was also opened, revealing an exceptionally slender, beautiful blond boy.He didn't seem to expect that the two of them would meet eyes so suddenly, and he didn't react for a while.

"Good afternoon!" After all, Jasmine, who had no brains, had no psychological burden, and greeted with a smile on her face.

"Uh..." The person on the other side seemed to realize his impoliteness, and nodded in embarrassment, "Good afternoon."

This episode did not affect her heart to clean first.After all the work was finished, the three of them took the cake they had prepared earlier and went to say hello to the neighbors they hadn't seen for a long time.

Across the road lives a couple who moved here ten years ago.Because of the close relationship, Jasmine always takes good care of her grandparents when her parents are away.It seems that there is no child due to physical reasons, and I don't know if it is fate. That lady and Jasmine also have exactly the same hair color, so they love Jasmine very much.In her childhood memory, the house opposite is also one of the courtyards where she played.

"Aunt Tazi! I'm here to play!" The door opened, revealing the amiable face she remembered.

"Ah, little Jasmine too, welcome~" Toko Fujiwara hugged the girl who rushed towards her, and patted her head familiarly.

"I also brought a cake I made myself! You and Uncle Zi must try it!"

"Wow, thanks!"

When Natsume heard Toko's shout and went downstairs, what he saw was a happy scene in the living room.

"This is my child, Natsume Takashi. Ah, I almost forgot, and his cat, Maomaoji." Toko took Natsume's hand and sat down, looking much happier than usual.

"Guizhi, this is Uncle Gangya, Aunt Yuelong, and Little Jasmine, the guests I mentioned this morning."

Natsume greeted the three of them politely, and unexpectedly received a red envelope of 2000 yen.Although he really wanted to decline, Hei Mugang also said: "Accept it, don't be polite. You are the child that Tazi and Zi have been looking forward to for a long time, so we naturally have to express our heart."

He looked at Aunt Tazi next to him, she just stared at him with a faint smile and said nothing.

[Guizhi, today we have a friend whom we haven't seen for a long time coming to our house as a guest, he is a very good friend. 】

It turned out to be the case.

This is very good, how good it is, Natsume now fully understands.

Knowing that he was only adopted, and that his blood relationship with the Fujiwara family was so weak that it could basically be considered non-existent, they still treated him as the natural son of the Fujiwara couple.

It was the first time he received a meeting gift from an elder friend at home for so many years.

He really felt the weight of emotion contained in this thin envelope.

"Thank you, Uncle Gangya, Aunt Yuelong."

"Hey, there's me!" The little girl with the same hair color as Aunt Tako squeezed over, she took out a 4-inch cheesecake from the box and held it in front of Natsume, grinning and said:

"Happy birthday, brother Guizhi! This is a cake I made specially for you. Although it is a few days late, I hope you don't think it too bad."

She was still talking about things, such as wanting to celebrate him that day, but the school holiday time is really not suitable, or she originally wanted to find some special commemorative meeting gifts, but because her hands are too clumsy, she can't do anything. If you can’t do it well, in the end you just made a cake or something.

The green eyes looked at him with dots of anticipation, as clean as a crystal clear pool.

"Thank you, I am very happy, Miss Kuroki."

That night, the usually quiet Fujiwara family ushered in a rare lively dinner time.

Tazi seemed to have suddenly become a chatterbox, pulling Yuelong to talk non-stop, Zi and Gangye became more and more interested in drinking a cup of you and me, and Jasmine also—

Busy to stop the cat teacher who always wants to steal cakes.

[Damn it, damn the little girl's film!cake!I want cake! 】

"Impossible cat Ji, cats will get sick after eating cake!"

Teacher Cat was chased all over the house, and finally had to give up and ran back upstairs alone.

[Hey Natsume, you understand!Remember to secretly bring it to me later!By the way, the wine they drink also needs to be zi! 】

Natsume:……

The next day, Jasmine also got up early.After changing into sportswear, he clumsily tied himself a hairstyle that could barely be called a ponytail.Looking at the horrible scratch on the back of her head in the mirror, she silently decided that she must learn this basic skill before the next semester starts.This is the basic cultivation of long-haired girls. If you want to grow long hair but can't comb it, how can you do it?

Standing at the door of the house, he took a deep breath of the cool morning air, stretched his waist, and—

Morning run begins!

Running slowly along the familiar road, the side of the road and the scenery that has not changed in memory are slowly moving back.Only the hanging vines and sporadic blooming wild flowers show the traces of time.

She likes the busy but lively crowd in the city, as well as the gentle and relaxed pace in the countryside. No matter where she is, she can always find something she is passionate about quickly.For example, now, you can listen to the chirping of birds in the forest, which is like a wonderful movement, which makes people feel happy.

While listening, Jasmine walked around the forest, and a stone bridge appeared in front of her eyes.On the other side of the stone bridge——

A blond boy with a fat cat on his back ran over in a hurry.

Ah, it was the little brother I met yesterday who was only half a year older than her.

Does he also have the habit of running in the morning?What a self-disciplined person.

Is it just that the pace of running is a little too fast?This kind of running is not only not conducive to long-term exercise, but also serious damage to the knees.

Jasmine also looked at the road over there, and she was sure that it was a direction she had never been before.So, he hesitated between running down the same path and telling Natsume the correct running posture in the past.Finally, after running across the stone bridge, he still deviated from the original route.

After all, he is a child of Aunt Tazi and Uncle Zi's family. Although Jasmine is a younger sister, she is a senior here, so she must be protected.

So, 2 minutes later, Natsume, who was chased by the monster and couldn't stop to think of a solution, was startled by a girl who suddenly appeared next to her.

"Good morning, Brother Kishi."

"Wow...it's you, Miss Kuroki."

"Jasmine too!" She caught up with him, emphasizing her own name seriously, "Yesterday I told you to call me by my first name, Mom and Dad, you just call me by my first name, why do you call me by my surname when I am of the same age? Isn't that weird?"

"That..." Natsume looked at the situation behind him as he ran anxiously, obviously now was not the time to worry about such trivial matters, but he couldn't just say it and throw her away.The more anxious you are, the more you can't find any excuses. As a result, when you open your mouth, you seem particularly cold:

"What's the matter with you?"

Fortunately, Jasmine was also extremely dull, and she couldn't get that kind of cold air at all.

"No, I'm just like you, just jogging in the morning."

Teacher Cat: "Pfft——"

"Pfft?" Jasmine also tilted her head wonderingly.

Natsume covered the cat's mouth in embarrassment: "No, it's nothing."

"Brother Kishi, you just started to practice morning jogging recently, right?"

"Uh, uh, uh..." What can I do if I can't get rid of it, he will soon run out of energy if he keeps running like this.

"No wonder." She shot an arrow at Natsume's knee without malice, "If you keep running like this, you will run out of energy within a minute."

"Then, what should I do then?" If you can't run, you will be caught up.

"Don't worry, come on, follow me. First, move your center of gravity back a little bit." Jasmine not only explained, but also reached out and gestured at Natsume's back while running, "Back back, almost here... Yes, this is good. Long-distance running is different from sprinting, and if the center of gravity is too forward, it is easy to disrupt the rhythm."

After Natsume subconsciously adjusted her posture according to her words, Jasmine also continued to speak.

"Next is the breathing rate, come on, breathe in, breathe out..."

"Breathing...breathing..."

"That's right, just keep going! Your motor nerves are very good." She was like a little teacher, remembering to praise the students.

Natsume turned his head and looked at the monster who was still chasing after him. He was very troubled by this little sister who had been running with her without knowing the situation.

【Hahaha, you are a fast learner, hahaha...】

[Don't patronize and laugh, think of a way, Mr. Cat! 】

"Teacher?" Jasmine couldn't hear the whispers of one person and one cat over there, but only vaguely heard such a word.Thinking she was praising herself, she waved her hand embarrassingly: "It's not that powerful, it's just an ordinary thing. Brother Guizhi is so smart, you will understand after you run for a few more days."

Natsume:……

[Why is this little girl so funny? 】

【teacher! 】

"So, so don't call me teacher anymore, I will be embarrassed!"

Natsume:……

Teacher Cat: [Hahahahaha, are you trying to laugh at me to death? ! 】

Although he smiled, his dignity as a big monster did not allow his prey to be chased down by the little monsters.Teacher Cat waved its pair of short legs, and after completing a difficult 360° turn in the air, the pattern on its forehead lit up facing the monster——

【Back off! 】

The unknown little monster with only one big eye ran away with its tail between its legs.

So it doesn't care all the time, letting this guy run after Natsume is actually fun at all.

Before it landed perfectly in its handsome pose, a nervous shout came from behind:

"Ah! You lost your cat!"

【idiot!Haven't you seen my grandpa's gorgeous figure in the sky? 】

Now Natsume has no energy to care about what they are arguing about. He is finally completely safe without the monster. He sat down on the ground and didn't want to move a finger.However, it turns out he was too naive.

"You can't just sit down after running, it's not good for your health."

Holding the fat cat she picked up in one hand, Jasmine also stretched out the other hand to Natsume, who was out of breath, and said encouragingly:

"Come on, stand up and walk slowly."

Just as Natsume was about to speak, a black shadow seemed to flash across the blind spot of his vision.

It seemed to have been waiting for such an opportunity, he thought it was safe to stop, and the big monster Madara it was afraid of was also in the blind corner of his sight.The one-eyed monster who thought it had been scared away just now turned into a sharp wind and rushed towards the defenseless Jasmine whose back was facing it.

[Give me your body! 】

"Little—" It's too late!

bang——

A red arc flashed suddenly, blocking behind the girl without warning.The one-eyed monster couldn't brake in time, and bumped into it abruptly.

The sound was like a bell, and Xia Mu, who was close at hand, was dizzy for a while.

"Meow!" Feeling the coercion emanating from the light, the plump cat's hair stood on end.It struggled recklessly, and finally escaped from Jasmine's arms, blocked in front of Natsume, and bared its fangs at her.

After completing the mission, the red light disappeared again, leaving behind the puzzled face of the girl who didn't realize what happened just now.

"What's the matter, Maoji?" Why did she run away suddenly after being hugged well? Was she hated?

"That was just now..." Was it demon power?But it feels like it's different.

"Just now?" Jasmine, who couldn't see the arc, also gave Natsume a black face with a question mark.

"No, it's nothing." He picked up the fat cat and stroked it twice in a reassuring manner, "Mr. Cat, it's all right." The beast's unique stress reaction finally calmed down, and he licked the boy's fingers. Return to the original soft and cute appearance.

When Natsume stood up again, Jasmine ignored the weirdness just now, nodded in satisfaction and said, "If we've rested almost, let's go jogging back!"

Natsume: I still have to run...

In the end, after waiting for half a minute, the girl was still stuck in place.

Did you change your mind again, or feel unwell?

"what happened?"

Jasmine also turned around in embarrassment, and asked with a smirk, "Where are we now?"

Natsume:……

Teacher Cat: Pfft!This little girl is really interesting.

but--

Lying on Natsume's shoulder and looking back, the monster with an "X" in the eye was lying there, turning into ashes without a sound.

That red light...what the hell is it?

"Can Guizhi brother play tennis?"

"Ah, not really."

"Would you like to try it? It's fun!"

"Uh?"

"Then I'll go find you this afternoon, and I'll bring biscuits!"

"what?"

Teacher Cat: [Oh, I love biscuits! 】

She didn't know that one person and one cat had doubts about her identity, and today's Jasmine was also steadily selling Amway.

The author has something to say: jogging in the morning = liking sports = sports clubs = tennis

Jasmine: Tennis is so fun, why doesn't everyone play it?I can't allow someone not to know tennis!