"This is such a great time, a rare summer vacation, but I feel so bored staying at home."
Chitanda Eru sat aside. She felt that at times like this, one should go out and see more. After all, usually staying at school, it's hard to have opportunities to go out.
Uchiha Ryo was still lying on the tatami, yawned and said.
"Chitanda, as the saying goes, sleepy in spring, tired in summer, dozing in autumn, and rolling in the blankets in winter. In such hot weather~ how do you want me to choose? It's still most comfortable to doze off in an air-conditioned room."
Chitanda: "Mhm, but according to your statement, all four seasons of the year are lazy times."
Uchiha Ryo pointed to his side. "So, do you want to rest together? It's very comfortable~"
Chitanda blinked, seeming not to care at all about Uchiha Ryo's tone, which sounded like an uncle coaxing a young girl.
"Just basking in the sun, will it really be comfortable?"
Uchiha Ryo: "Of course, I never lie. You'll know if you try it~"
"Alright, I'll try."
Chitanda Eru lay down following him. Although it was a scorching summer day, under the semi-transparent curtains, both the temperature and brightness were effectively alleviated. Feeling the comfort of the tatami beneath her and the warmth of the faint light.
What kind of feeling is this.... so comfortable.
After relaxing wholeheartedly, not only can one feel the external warmth, but it always feels like the heart is also warm... so reassuring.
Outside the study, Yukinoshita finally rescued the kitten who was still mopping the floor. However, when she carried Enyun-chan in, she saw Uchiha Ryo and Chitanda lying there peacefully....
"You guys? What are you doing! Even if you want to rest, go back to your rooms, okay!"
Chitanda's eyelids moved, but she didn't speak because it was too comfortable.
Instead, Uchiha Ryo slowly extended his right hand. "Saved a spot for you here, come rest together."
Yukinoshita stepped forward. "Only a ghost would want to lie here basking in the sun. You aren't children anymore, can't you do something meaningful?"
Uchiha Ryo sat up from the ground. "Then tell me, Yukino, what meaningful things can we do?"
"Well...."
Chitanda also sat up. "Let's go out! How about.... Shibuya?"
Yukinoshita: "Rejected. Shibuya during summer vacation, don't even need to think to know there will be lots of people. I hate crowded places."
Chitanda: "Then Akihabara?"
Yukinoshita: "Although I read manga and some light novels, I don't know much about otaku culture. And I heard Akihabara has many crazy fans of idols, it will be messy. So rejected."
Uchiha Ryo rested his chin on his hand. "Then go to Shimokitazawa. The traffic there is much less than Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Akihabara, but it's also a nice place."
"Shimokitazawa?"
Yukinoshita thought for a moment. "I remember the last time we went, it seemed to be to see a band formed by a group of Toyogasaki students."
Chitanda raised her hand. "I want to go, I want to go. Band performances and such, my family rarely let me get in touch with them before. Do they still have a performance today!"
Uchiha Ryo smiled. "Them? Probably not. After all, they are not a formal band signed by an agency. Kessoku Band shouldn't perform at music bars very often."
"But I'll ask first. Their performances should be more frequent during summer vacation."
.....
Shimokitazawa STARRY Music Bar. Bocchi was sitting there with a face like dead ashes, as if everything in the world had lost its color.
Ijichi Nijika: "Well, Bocchi, don't be discouraged. Isn't it just a guitar? As long as you work hard, you can buy another one!"
Bocchi lowered her head, looking at the electric guitar that had been with her for many years, which was unfortunately broken by her.
This guitar actually had been with the Gotou family for a long time. Gotou's father bought this guitar when he liked rock music back then. However, as the man started a family, his rock dream gradually faded.
A good electric guitar, if maintained frequently, is fine for twenty or thirty years. But even though Bocchi maintained this one, it was an old guitar passed down from her father and used for almost twenty years after all.
So this guitar... broke during practice at the beginning of summer vacation.
Bocchi: "Buy another one.... buy a guitar that belongs to me...."
Yamada Ryo stood quietly beside Bocchi.
"A good electric guitar starts at least at 100,000 yen, and some even soar to 400,000 or 500,000 yen~ If customized...."
Bocchi trembled all over. "Please stop talking!"
The phone rang suddenly, finally interrupting Bocchi's moment of autism. Seeing that the caller was actually Uchiha Ryo, Bocchi immediately chose to answer.
Since Uchiha Ryo couldn't contact her last time because she didn't dare to answer the phone, Ryo-kun "gently" warned her that she absolutely could not hang up on him~
So Bocchi asked very quickly: [Hello.... um, does Ryo-kun need something?]
[Nothing, just do you guys have any performances or something recently? I plan to bring friends to listen.]
Bocchi glanced sorrowfully at the broken guitar placed in the corner.
[Boohoo, there probably won't be any performances these few days. I still have to find a way to buy a new guitar.]
Uchiha Ryo: [So that's it. Need help?]
[No need to trouble Ryo-kun, thank you. I will find a way to buy a new guitar myself.]
It seems there's no point in going to Shimokitazawa. Kessoku Band is missing a guitarist, and it's the key Bocchi. Anyway, can't listen to the band performance.
"So we might as well stay at home. Why go out in such hot weather?"
Chitanda: "But won't it be boring at home?"
Uchiha Ryo turned to look at Yukino.
"Really? What does Yukino usually do at home?"
Yukinoshita rested her chin on her hand. "Reading, studying, surfing the internet. But mostly reading. Whether it's European and American literature, classical literature, or modern literary novels and light novels, I dabble in all of them."
Chitanda: "But we can't just stay home and read books, that's so boring too~"
Yukinoshita had a different view on this. She believed reading was also a pleasure. When really seriously reading a book, it actually kills time.
Uchiha Ryo: "Then what to read?"
Yukinoshita's voice paused. Her library seemed to be all over at the apartment. The study at home was left by her parents, and Yukinoshita had read them when she was very young.
But at this time, Chitanda suddenly said, "When cleaning the second floor just now, I seem to remember that Sister Haruno's room also has a bookshelf. How about we go see what books Sister Haruno usually reads?"
Yukino raised her eyebrows. "Her?"
Although a little reluctant, in front of Chitanda with MAX action power, Yukinoshita could only passively be pulled up.
Second floor—Yukinoshita Haruno's room.
Chitanda squatted on the ground and took out a stack of books.
"Ehehe, look what I found. It's Shoujo manga! I didn't expect Sister Haruno to read these usually."
In Chitanda's perception, Yukinoshita Haruno belonged to that kind of mature and reliable all-round big sister. It felt a bit unexpected that such a perfect person would also read Shoujo manga.
Yukino made no comment on this. Isn't it just Shoujo manga? She reads it occasionally too. This shouldn't be anything special.
"Yukino, Yukino, let's read Shoujo manga too. Look, I found a manga called 'Imouto X Koibito', what is it about?"
Yukinoshita: "....."