The next day.
Monday.
In the morning, Haruto opened the curtains. The sky outside the window was gray, and the wind was blowing with a cold chill.
After breakfast, he passed by and listened carefully. There was no movement inside the house.
Because of what happened on Saturday, there had been no wake-up service for the past two days.
It was probably too embarrassing, so it added to the cooldown time.
As he left the apartment, it began to drizzle.
Haruto opened his umbrella and walked through the rain. Because of the rain, the area around him became much quieter.
Most pedestrians hurried by.
As he passed the first alley, Haruto unconsciously stopped, then took another step.
When he was halfway through, he saw a figure standing quietly near the bridge.
Her long silver hair was tied into twin tails with black hair ties, and she was wearing a Sobu High School uniform. Because of her beautiful appearance, the girl attracted a lot of attention.
Of course, it was also because the girl was standing alone at the edge of the bridge without an umbrella, looking pitiful and helpless.
Fortunately, the rain wasn't heavy, just a drizzle, otherwise the girl would have been drenched.
The corner of Haruto's mouth twitched, and he no longer felt relaxed walking in the rain, so he quickly picked up his pace.
Because the girl was none other than Sora!
What a cheat!
Even if she suddenly came to class, the weather forecast had said it would rain today, so why didn't she bring an umbrella?
At this moment, his phone suddenly rang. Seeing the caller ID as "Mom" Haruto sighed softly and chose to answer.
"Mom... yes... I know..."
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of Sora."
"Sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about... Yes... I understand."
"That's right, what Nanako said, right?"
"It's really just gaming, a very serious game."
"NO."
"Ah~~ I know, I'll find a girlfriend soon."
"Uh-huh..."
"You're overthinking it. I don't want to go to Germany for further studies!"
After ending the call, Haruto sighed again.
He had just returned to Chiba City, and he was taking care of Sora. After all, Sora always looked lonely on the hospital bed, gazing out the treatment room window.
At that time, his powers weren't that strong yet, so if he wanted to heal someone, it wasn't just about holding hands.
Therefore, Haruto would massage Sora while she was sleeping. Don't get it wrong, the massages were on her hands and feet, not anywhere else.
Then he was misunderstood.
"You really have thoughts about Sora? Drag him out and beat him to death..."
Of course, it wasn't that serious, but as a result, Haruto took the opportunity to move from his home to the apartment where Mafuyu lived.
However, the reputation of being a perverted older brother could never be erased.
Even every time Sora came over, the family had to ask Nanako to accompany her.
But in reality, Haruto really had no ideas about her.
At that time, no matter how he thought about it, he was almost broken.
For now, it's even more impossible.
To prevent her son from furthering his studies in orthopedics in Germany, his mother asked him to find a girlfriend as soon as possible because, this way, he might avoid something if he didn't have a girlfriend.
The mother even allowed her teenage son to go on a blind date so early. How afraid was she that her son wouldn't find a girlfriend?
Men in their twenties who had never held a girl's hand might cry and pray to God for a mother like that!
Haruto couldn't help but complain.
He rubbed his temples and stepped toward Sora.
Overall, to face his mother, Haruto could only deal with it.
Sora's eyes lit up slightly when she saw Haruto, but then she turned sadly and embarrassedly and walked forward.
Standing alone in the drizzle, cold, and constantly receiving strange looks from passersby... This was like a public execution for an introverted homebody.
Sora didn't know how she had endured it.
Seeing her turn and walk away, Haruto didn't know what to say anymore, so he quickened his pace to catch up to the girl.
Covering Sora's head with the umbrella, Haruto didn't ask nonsense like, 'Why didn't you call me?' or 'Why didn't you bring an umbrella?'
He could guarantee that if he asked this, the girl would definitely get angry.
"Let's go together!"
Sora turned to look and said unhappily, "You're too slow."
Haruto put on a serious face: "Forgive me. It's all my fault for not anticipating that my beautiful sister was waiting for me in the rain. I'll write a 10,000-word review when I get back!"
Sora puffed out her cheeks, unhappy.
She couldn't help but reach out and pinch him.
Haruto grabbed her hand, and Sora was slightly surprised. A blush suddenly appeared on her face, and she said in a panic, "Let go of me..."
"Wait a minute."
Haruto didn't mean to take advantage of her. Although Sora's body had returned to normal, due to lack of exercise, her physique was actually not as good as an ordinary person's.
Even ordinary people would easily get sick if caught in the rain in such weather, let alone Sora.
Haruto instead held Sora's wrist: "Your clothes are wet, you'll easily get sick, and your hands are very cold."
Hearing his words, Sora blushed and turned away, "Anyway, you don't care about me, so I don't want you to worry."
Although she said this, she no longer resisted.
So warm.
She didn't know if it was just an illusion, but she felt her cold body slowly warming up.
Sure enough, Haruto was special.
Sora lowered her head, not daring to look at the surroundings, and was obediently dragged along by Haruto.
After a while, Haruto released her wrist.
In the final analysis, he was just trying to dispel the cold air from Sora's body and dry her clothes.
It was impossible to hold on to Sora forever.
Sora looked up and said with a slight frown, "My hands are cold."
Haruto took out his gloves and handed them to her: "Wear gloves when it's cold."
Forget about Nanako, she's short with short legs and a small carrot head. It doesn't matter if pull her, but if Haruto kept pulling Sora, it would be a big problem.
Maybe tonight, their mother would come directly and force them on a blind date!
Sora was unhappy, but she also noticed there were more people around, so she followed along sulkily.
"I also have to attend evening classes today."
"Hm?" Haruto looked at her in surprise.
Sora turned her head away and said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm just a little bored after being at home for so long, so I also want to study hard."
"..."
'I'm a little bored because I've been at home for so long... Great, that's a very strong reason!'