When I first tell my parents that I need a longer journey for treatment, they will probably agree.

Looking back now, when he was moving, from one place to the next, everything he planned to do was so justified.

Appreciating the scenery far away from you outside the window, in the end, you can always experience a feeling of moving with the scenery, and after all, you are not stagnant.

It would be great if there was someone to guide me at this confusing crossroads.

Suddenly, the cool evening breeze hung outside the wall again. It flew over the high wall and instantly blew away a lot of the steaming water mist in the soup pool.

"Master, is the ointment okay for today?"

Suddenly, the maid behind him asked quietly, interrupting his thoughts.

"Ah? Hmm~"

Taki nodded and became quiet again.

But gradually, that voice always reminded him of something.

It was strange, but also very familiar. He knew the name, appearance and voice of every servant in this hot spring hotel.

Didi...

At the sound of gurgling water, Taki's tightly closed brows gradually furrowed. He suddenly thought of something and turned around suddenly.

These two familiar yet unexpected faces, dressed in brown maid uniforms, seem to be torn out of two-dimensional comics.

Rang Taki turned the corner of his eyes and quickly picked it out of the hot spring, losing the mood to continue soaking.

"Hashimoto, Saito? Why are you two here?"

The 1.88-meter-tall Takichi walked nimbly on wooden shoes and wrapped himself in a bath towel when he escaped. His hair was wet with a few drops of water on his forehead.

It was like a sudden surprise. Because I was unprepared, when I actually faced it in person, I was born with an unconcealable shock and panic after realizing it.

"Taki-san~Happy birthday~"

Hashimoto and Saito discarded the soap and towels in their hands, leaned on the edge of the pool with their petite bodies, and cheered heartily.

"Quick, quack, quack..."

The girls felt good about themselves and clapped, giving each other a highfive.

Naughty water splashed on Taki Yi's face, and then he suddenly realized that everything in front of him was not a dream.

The shock you felt a second ago, or you might have thought that you were stupid here and saw an hallucination.

The two of them were here suddenly without notifying Takichi in advance, but it really fulfilled the saying, "Your arrival is the best gift."

Nothing can make people feel warmer than asking someone to deliver the gift on her behalf and coming over in person, despite her busy schedule.

But...this kind of surprise is really beyond the scope of what I can bear.

"Why are you two here?"

Taki blushed, why did I become the target of these two pranks? Because it was too shocking and frightening, and the tutoring etiquette that bound my thinking was like a rope that suppressed the idea of ​​​​escape.

"Because there was a traffic jam on Guangxi's road, Mr. Kimura's driver picked me up first.

As for why we are here, Grandpa Watanabe arranged for us to come here. I didn’t expect Taki-san to have such a good figure~"

Hashimoto timidly clasped his little hands behind his back, with no trace of regret on his face as he had done nothing wrong.

In order to pretend to be maids and successfully deceive the person in front of them, a few stupid hairs rose up from time to time on their heads, their black and slender hair, and their watery eyes flashed with curiosity.

"I came here in Mr. Akimoto Yasu's car~ It's Taki-san's nineteenth birthday, and Nako sent us a message online, showing off the gift she bought, so..."

Saito nodded solemnly, and she shamelessly put all the responsibilities on Nako.

However, this erratic look in his eyes indicated a possibility, which not only made Taki Yi helpless, but also caused him great disgrace.

Hashimoto is Kanna Hashimoto, and Saito is Asuka Saito. Both of them are friends that Takiichi met in the Sakura Country entertainment circle. The process of getting acquainted was accidental and ordinary.

Although the number of contacts is very rare due to their respective lives, they still maintain a good relationship through chat software.

This time the two of them came together and successfully created a surprise, but it was also something Takiichi had never thought of.

"I understand, you two...can you go out first, so I will be embarrassed."

Taki gritted his teeth. Although he wanted to repair the two things in front of him immediately, but...the foam on his body has not been rinsed off yet. If he accidentally fell...

"Hey~ Let's go out and wait, Taki-san, take your time."

Hashimoto and Saito looked at each other, smiled with their dimples, and walked out holding their little hands.

Because he knew Takiichi's character well, the joke stopped there, but his eyes were still filled with a smile that could not be hidden.

"Forget it, I'd better do it myself."

After confirming that no one was staying or waiting outside, Takiichi sighed and stared at the towels and soaps thrown in the pool. Suddenly, he felt worried about the scene where those people were about to meet.

A "war" seems to be quietly brewing.

Friends and relatives who have not seen each other for many days gather here for a common purpose. It seems like a perfect gathering, but it is no longer perfect because of someone's absence.

After washing his body, he put on his bathrobe again and washed away the dust and fatigue. When he came out, the old butler Watanabe appeared outside on time to wait.

"Master, Miss Nako called and has arrived at the entrance of the village."

Every time Takiichi takes a bath, the time it takes is exactly calculated, never taking a second longer, and rarely ending early.

After simply blow-drying his hair and staring at himself in the mirror, Taki picked up the cell phone handed to him by the old butler Watanabe.

"Are you here already? As before, prepare new clothes for me and I will pick them up myself."

People who have always been accustomed to private transportation rarely take the initiative to be drivers for others. However, there will always be accidents in this world that break the solid rules.

Understanding the hidden meaning behind Taki's words, the old butler Watanabe lowered his eyes and said, "Yes~ Master, are you driving there, or..."

"Just take out the little sheep car that Nako gave me from the garage. Use something suitable for children to pick up and drop off the children."

Sometimes, timidity and fear of strangers seem to be exclusive to girls.

Furthermore, this is the first time Nako has taken a train into the boundary of Miyama Kimura.

After entering the night, this place is like an empty city. In the mountains in the distance, the setting sun has entered the resting mode and the bright moon is exchanging vitality, making everything around it shine brightly.

Although the streets have become dark, the snow-white color seems to have entered winter early, injecting the sky in the village into a cold and harsh world.

As the sun and moon alternate and take over, the temperature changes suddenly, and even the skin can feel it.

On the platform, a small figure sat there waiting obediently, and the lazy orange cat beside him was rolling around in boredom.

It was a tiring journey from Tokyo to here, and it was precisely because of it that Nako didn't feel lonely.

But...this kind of loneliness that comes from waiting alone makes the girl suffer.
Chapter completed!