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The three of them continued their journey in silence.
A subtle atmosphere quietly permeated the air; besides Chihaya Anon occasionally speaking to give directions, everyone else remained silent.
After an unknown amount of time, an apartment building finally appeared before the three of them.
"We're back, we're back."
Chihaya Anon cheered, happily took out her key, and opened the door.
"Excuse me for intruding."
Kitahara Makoto followed her into the entryway, surveying the apartment before him.
The apartment wasn't large, only thirty to forty square meters, a standard single apartment. However, though small, it was fully equipped, neatly tidied, just a bit empty.
Chihaya's family actually lived in Tokyo, but because Chihaya Anon had run away from England during her study abroad, unwilling to let others know about her 'loser' story, she specifically chose a high school super far from home when it came time for high school, a one-way trip taking two or three hours, so she naturally had to rent a place outside.
"Everyone, please change into slippers first." Chihaya Anon bent down and opened the shoe cabinet. "…Ah, there are no men's slippers. Kitahara-kun, would you like to make do with my slippers, or go barefoot?"
Kitahara Makoto glanced at the small, delicate women's slippers and simply made his choice: "I'll go barefoot."
"Okay."
Chihaya Anon looked up: "We're quite wet. Tomori-chan and I will go shower and change first… Kitahara-kun, would you mind waiting a bit?"
Kitahara Makoto nodded: "Give me a towel, I'll dry myself off first."
"Okay." Chihaya Anon readily agreed, "I'll go get Kitahara-kun a towel right away. Tomori-chan, wait for me in the bathroom."
"Mm."
Takamatsu Tomori covered her chest and responded, clearly already having a hoarse, nasal voice.
Whoosh, whoosh.
The sound of washing quickly came from the bathroom.
Thinking that a girl's shower wouldn't end anytime soon, Kitahara Makoto directly took off his jacket and shirt, leaving only a pair of boxer briefs, and then wiped his body with a towel.
There was no other way; the wet feeling was super uncomfortable. Although he couldn't shower now, drying his body would definitely be more comfortable.
However, not long after, a dull thud suddenly sounded from the bathroom, followed by Chihaya Anon's anxious voice:
"Tomori-chan, what's wrong with you?"
"Wake up, don't scare me."
Kitahara Makoto raised an eyebrow, just about to speak, when he was immediately followed by Chihaya Anon's panicked cry:
"Ki-Kitahara-kun…!"
"What's wrong?"
Kitahara Makoto quickly walked to the bathroom door.
"Tomori-chan suddenly fainted." Chihaya Anon's voice was anxious, "I touched Tomori-chan's forehead, it's so hot, she must have a fever."
Getting rained on and enduring the cold wind, it was perfectly normal to catch a cold and fever.
Kitahara Makoto said from the bathroom doorway:
"You first carry Tomori-chan out. Is there any cold medicine in the apartment?"
Chihaya Anon: "No… I only moved in recently, I forgot to buy it."
Kitahara Makoto said helplessly: "Give me the key, I'll go downstairs to buy medicine."
"I'll get it for Kitahara-kun…"
Chihaya Anon agreed, hurriedly opened the bathroom door, and saw Kitahara Makoto wearing only a pair of boxer briefs. She immediately let out a gasp and quickly raised her hands to cover her face.
"You, you, you, you… what are you doing?!"
"Of course, I'm drying myself." Kitahara Makoto said as a matter of course, "Could I possibly dry myself while wearing clothes?"
Chihaya Anon's pretty face was crimson. She secretly parted her fingers and, seeing that Kitahara Makoto was still wearing his briefs, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she quickly turned her head to look elsewhere and said nervously:
"The, the key is in the backpack. Kitahara-kun, please get it yourself."
"Then I'll get it myself."
Kitahara Makoto didn't waste words, quickly put on his clothes, found the apartment key in Anon's backpack, then took the umbrella and left.
"Phew…"
Seeing Kitahara Makoto leave, Chihaya Anon immediately breathed a sigh of relief, only feeling that the skin her fingertips touched was exceptionally hot.
Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, the scene she had just seen was already firmly imprinted in Chihaya Anon's mind.
The smooth, graceful mermaid line, the clearly visible eight-pack abs, and the terrifying outline under his boxer briefs…
Scary!
Super scary!
(Looks good, want to touch…)
(W-wait!)
(How could I have such thoughts? Do I have a pervert attribute too?)
(Impossible! Absolutely impossible!)
Chihaya Anon's heart pounded. She quickly chased the messy thoughts out of her mind, then swiftly returned to the bathroom:
"First, take care of Tomori-chan…"
At the same time.
Kitahara Makoto, holding an umbrella, arrived downstairs.
Fortunately, there was a convenience store not far from the apartment building, so there was no need to go to a specialized pharmacy. Common emergency medicines like band-aids, cold medicine, and stomach medicine could all be bought at the convenience store.
After choosing the medicine, paying, and leaving, Kitahara Makoto pushed the door open and returned to the apartment, taking less than ten minutes in total.
"I'm back."
Kitahara Makoto announced.
"Kitahara-kun, you're finally back…" Chihaya Anon's aggrieved voice came from the bathroom, "Come in quickly and help."
Kitahara Makoto asked, puzzled: "I've already bought the medicine, why are you still in the bathroom?"
Chihaya Anon's voice became even more aggrieved: "Be-because Tomori-chan is too heavy, I can't carry her at all…"
Kitahara Makoto helplessly put down the medicine and walked to the bathroom:
"May I come in?"
"Come in, come in quickly." Chihaya Anon urged, "The bathroom door lock has already been opened."
Pushing open the bathroom door, the two girls immediately came into view.
The bathroom wasn't large, only three or four square meters. Chihaya Anon was wearing a white bathrobe, kneeling on the floor, with Takamatsu Tomori resting her head on her lap. Takamatsu Tomori herself was covered with two towels, and there was a folded wet towel on her forehead.
"I made Tomori-chan an ice compress towel; it worked pretty well. Tomori-chan is already awake now." Chihaya Anon looked up, indicating that she wasn't completely useless, "But Tomori-chan is still very hot, and she has no strength at all, she can't get up by herself. I really can't carry her alone."
"Soaked through and having been in the cold wind for so long, it's normal for an illness to strike suddenly." Kitahara Makoto said softly, "Shall I carry her?"
Chihaya Anon breathed a sigh of relief: "Please."
Stepping forward to the two girls, Kitahara Makoto bent down and easily scooped up Takamatsu Tomori.
"Kitahara-kun has so much strength…"
Chihaya Anon unconsciously murmured.
When Kitahara Makoto went out to buy medicine, she originally thought she could lightly carry Takamatsu Tomori to the sofa outside, as she usually exercised frequently and considered her physical fitness to be good.
But only after actually trying did Chihaya Anon despairingly realize… she couldn't carry her, absolutely couldn't carry her.
What they said online was indeed true: when carrying someone, if the other person doesn't cooperate, their body will feel several times heavier than usual.
"I'm sorry…"
Takamatsu Tomori looked up, her voice hoarse and weak.
"Having a fever isn't your fault." Kitahara Makoto gently comforted her, "The cold medicine has been bought. Go out and take it; your fever will go down soon."
Seeing Kitahara Makoto pick up Takamatsu Tomori and prepare to leave, Chihaya Anon quickly tried to stand up. However, because she had been kneeling for too long, when she suddenly stood up, her vision instantly blurred, and golden stars appeared before her eyes.
In her dizziness, Chihaya Anon fell to the ground with a thud, and in the process, she accidentally pulled off the towel from Tomori-chan…
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