Not long after Representative Chiaki left the restaurant, it closed.
After closing, Tokai and Maruzensky sat on the second floor of the restaurant again.
Tokai did not plan to go home today.
After all, the closing time today was quite late, so there was no need to insist on going home.
Maruzensky, on the other hand, was worried that Representative Chiaki might do something dangerous, so under these circumstances, Maruzensky also stayed in the restaurant.
They sat on the only two beds on the second floor of the restaurant.
Maruzensky looked at Tokai.
Tokai, however, was looking at the medicine bottle Representative Chiaki had given her, which contained a small pill.
Seeing Tokai's situation, Maruzensky pondered for a few seconds, then asked a question: "Do you need me to get you a glass of water?"
"Ah? No, no need."
Saying this, Tokai waved her hand, then returned her gaze to the medicine bottle in her hand.
She didn't know if Representative Chiaki had done anything to it.
But... after twisting open the cap, Tokai took the pill.
Looking at Tokai, Maruzensky opened her mouth; she wanted to ask Tokai why she wasn't worried.
However, the answer Tokai had once given her resurfaced in Maruzensky's mind, and thinking of this, Maruzensky merely sighed, then changed the words she was about to say:
"Shizen,"
"What is it?"
"I just wanted to ask, if your body recovers, what do you plan to do?"
Maruzensky's question made Tokai lift her head slightly.
Her face showed a hint of thought.
And after thinking, she finally came to a conclusion: "I don't know."
"Don't know?"
"Because even if my body recovers, there isn't actually much I can do."
Saying this, Tokai looked at Maruzensky: "If it were ten years ago, I might have said something about going to the racetrack."
"If it were fifteen years ago, perhaps I wouldn't have become the way I am now."
"But..."
"Mochizuki and Teio are already so grown up; for their living expenses, I can't really do anything, so..."
Tokai's expression gradually began to become a little lost.
She didn't know what she should do, only being pushed forward by certain things, and the more she realized this, the more Tokai felt the importance of the past to her.
After all... the future could already be said to be fixed in the present; what Tokai could still seek was only the past.
Thinking of this, Tokai turned her head to Maruzensky: "But, if the past isn't very clear, that's not good."
Listening to the reluctance in Tokai's words, seeing the concealment on Tokai's face.
Maruzensky also didn't know what to say.
But... "Do you need me to turn off the light?"
"Mm, thank you."
Not refusing Maruzensky's kindness, Tokai simply watched Maruzensky gradually walk away, then turned off the only light source on the second floor.
Having done this, Maruzensky turned around and took two steps towards Tokai.
Finally, she stopped at the other bed.
Because this place used to be the residence of Tokai and Mochizuki.
So, there were actually two beds here.
And the bed Maruzensky chose was the other bed where Tokai wasn't.
Maruzensky's choice made Tokai turn her head slightly, a little puzzled.
Relying on the faint light from outside the second-floor window, Maruzensky noticed Tokai's movement, and she also looked at Tokai.
Just like that, the two looked at each other for a while.
Then... Tokai asked a question:
"Aren't you going to sleep with me anymore?"
Her words carried a hint of doubt.
Maruzensky also understood why Tokai said that.
So, Maruzensky shook her head: "While it's not bad, for now, let's not, after all..."
After a brief moment of thought, Maruzensky didn't voice the real reason; she just looked at Tokai: "If anything unexpected happens at night, it can be dealt with as quickly as possible."
Saying these words, Maruzensky stood up.
Since this wasn't Maruzensky's permanent residence, she didn't have pajamas, at least not left here.
So, Maruzensky had actually been wearing her Tracen Academy uniform, and as for Shizen?
She kept several sets of clothes here, as sometimes she would work late.
So, in this situation, Tokai had also been wearing pajamas while talking to Maruzensky.
And now, watching Maruzensky gradually take off her top, Tokai thought for a few seconds, then asked: "Do you need me to turn away?"
"No need ~ After all, you've probably seen it before, haven't you?"
Saying this, Maruzensky took off her clothes one by one.
Watching Maruzensky's actions, Tokai simply lay on the bed.
"Maruzen, see you tomorrow?"
"Mm, see you tomorrow."
Maruzensky, making this reply, took off her clothes while watching Tokai cover herself with the bedding.
To be honest, although Maruzensky had seen such a scene before, this was the first time she felt that the current sight wasn't actually bad.
After all, compared to before, she had indeed seen more.
Things she had never seen before.
Noticing this, Maruzensky didn't make any big movements to disturb Tokai.
She simply folded the clothes she had taken off, placed them by her pillow, to change back into them after returning home tomorrow, and then lay down on the bed.
Lying on her side on the bed, Maruzensky could just see Tokai's body lying flat.
Looking at Tokai's body, Maruzensky still had thoughts, still had a bit of impulse.
But... she restrained herself.
Of course, rather than saying she restrained herself, it was more like...
After Maruzensky understood what she had done in the past, she felt that even if she did nothing for a while, it wouldn't be bad.
So, she listened to Tokai's breathing gradually become steady and her movements diminish.
She finally spoke:
"Rest well, Shizen."
Although she said these words to Tokai, Maruzensky herself couldn't fall asleep.
At least not until late tonight.
She had to guard against Representative Chiaki doing something troublesome.
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