Chapter 287 She is serious

After having dinner at Amemiya Iori's house, Shimizu felt a little sleepy, so he went home and went to bed early.

Until the next morning, Shimizu woke up from a strange dream.

"…Six o'clock."

Perhaps because of that strange dream, Qingshuijian woke up thirty minutes earlier than usual today, but he still felt very sleepy.

Although the thirty minutes in the morning are very precious, if the brain still wants to sleep, it means that the body is definitely telling it to continue sleeping.

Then go to sleep.

Shimizumi covered himself with the quilt and lay down, committing himself to the remaining sleep time which was fleeting.

However, thirty minutes of sleep is really just a moment.

Since the body is accustomed to waking up at 6:30 on weekdays, even if you take a nap, you will wake up at that time no matter how sleepy you want to be.

Even though the sleepiness in his brain had not completely disappeared, Shimizu still climbed out of bed.

After changing clothes and leaving the room, Shimizu saw Hoshino Akiko yawning and coming out of the bathroom opposite.

"Mom, how's your job search going?"

"Do you want to ruin Mom's good mood this early in the morning?"

It sounds like Hoshino Akiko is still having trouble finding a job, and because Shimizu Miki casually mentioned this, she tried to vent her anger by locking her arms around his neck.

"Are you an elementary school boy from somewhere?"

Shimizu, who was choked by Hoshino Akiko from behind, couldn't help but complain.

"That's why I told you not to talk about such cruel adult topics so early in the morning. Just focus on going to school. You don't need to worry about these things."

Hoshino Akiko tapped Shimizu lightly on the forehead.

"But I happen to have a job that I can recommend to you."

Hearing this, Hoshino Akiko released the arm that was locked around Shimizu's neck and looked at him in surprise and suspicion.

"Do you have a job you can recommend to me?"

To be precise, it was not Shimizu Mi who could introduce a job to Hoshino Akiko.

In fact, last night Sakurai Shio sent a message to Shimizu Mizuki, saying that the filming of her movie would be finished soon, and if everything went well, it would be finished in about half a month.

She also said that if Akiko Hoshino's work problems have not been resolved, she can try to provide some help after she finishes her work.

Although it is a bit late now, Qingshui was so sleepy last night that he fell asleep as soon as he got home.

After listening to what Shimizumi said, Hoshino Akiko showed a look of surprise.

"Is what you said true? Can your friend really help me find a job?"

"If there are no problems, it should be OK."

Although Sakurai Shio always likes to tease Shimizumi, she is still very reliable at most critical moments.

"But, the other party is a girl, right?"

Hoshino Akiko asked as if she had some concerns.

"Well, she is a former senior in our school, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong... Have you ever thought about why a girl would help you like this? Even if she has a good relationship with you, she wouldn't spend so much time on me as a mother."

"..."

Shimizu Mitsuki didn't quite understand what Hoshino Akiko meant.

"Forget it, it's not something I should worry about anyway."

Hoshino Akiko said, "You'd better worry about it later," while stretching and going back to her room.

After looking at the alarm clock on the wall, Qingshui Jian didn't have time to think about it any further. After washing up as usual, he went to school.

The morning courses include four subjects: mathematics, physics, English, and geography. The contents of all courses are a continuation of yesterday's course.

After the math teacher reminded the students, "You'll be tested on this in the next exam~," the bell for lunch rang.

There was no overstaying of the class. After the lunch break began, Qingshui Jian went to the rooftop of the school alone because he wanted to use his free time to clear his mind.

There is a baseball field not far away directly opposite the downstairs. From time to time, you can hear a metallic "clang" sound, and the crisp sound of the bat hitting the ball can even be heard from the rooftop.

Shimizu was watching the figures running on the court, and directly opposite the court was the teaching building where the student union office was located.

From the rooftop where Shimizu was, one could directly see the student union room on the opposite floor with its windows wide open.

Although he didn't know whether Ayase Kotone was in there at the moment, Shimizu couldn't help but think about what happened before again.

Regarding the boy that Ayase Kotone met outside the examination room, whether from her personal description or from the familiar eraser, and combined with Ichinose Shiki's dream, all clues point to Shimizu Mi.

At first, Qingshui Jian still had some doubts, but when it comes to dreams, Qingshui Jian recalled the strange dream he had this morning.

Although it was a dream, it didn’t quite feel like a dream, or rather a memory.

In that dream, Shimizu Miki dreamed of many things in the past, including the first time he left home to go to elementary school, the first time he celebrated his birthday with Hoshino Akiko, and the first time he came into contact with kendo...

In that strange dream, memories of the past kept flashing back in Qingshuijian's mind like a kaleidoscope.

There were many of them that Qingshuijian did not remember clearly, such as the first time he fell and got injured, a memory that he almost forgot.

Up to this point, Qing Shuijian didn't find it strange.

However, among these memories that flashed by, Qingshuijian also saw two scenes that were somewhat strange yet somewhat familiar.

One of the scenes was just as Ayase Kotone had described before, when she was feeling extremely helpless in the examination room, a boy handed her an eraser outside the window of the examination room.

Although Ayase Kotone couldn't see the other person's face clearly because of the reflection of the sunlight, in the dream, Shimizu was in a very subtle third-person perspective, so he clearly saw the boy who handed the eraser to Ayase Kotone, and it was him...

Actually, to be precise, it should be myself when I was in junior high school.

The scene at that time gave Shimizu a very strong sense of déjà vu, making him deeply aware that, like the previous flashing memories, giving the eraser to Ayase Kotono was also something that had actually happened.

But for me, who was just in the first grade of junior high school at that time, I was simply helping a girl I didn’t know and gave her an eraser, that’s all.

It was impossible for Shimizu to keep such a trivial matter in mind forever, and of course it was impossible for him to realize that it was the student council president, Ayase Kotone, whom he met many years later.

When realizing this coincidence, Qing Shuijian felt incredible, and even had a feeling that everything was destined.

As for the other scene, it was the same as the dream described by Ichinose Shiki at that time.

That’s right, Shimizu Mi also had the same dream about being in a car accident.

After comparing them, he found that the two dreams were basically the same, and the scene of the car accident was indeed on the street not far from the school.

But the only difference was that it didn't seem to be Shimizu's past memories.

Because before entering high school, Shimizu Mi had never been to Kaikawa Ikusei Academy, including the streets nearby.

In other words, was it just a simple dream?
Considering that you dream about what you think about during the day, maybe it was just because Shimizu had heard Ayase Kotone and Ichinose Shiki describe that dream vividly before, so he naturally had that dream at night. "My dear, you are here."

Just as Shimizu saw a man thinking about the strange dream alone, the door to the rooftop behind him was opened and it was Amamiya Iori who stuck his head out.

It may sound a bit strange to say this, but because Shimizu didn't feel anyone following her when she came to the roof, even though Amamiya Iori had a smile on her face, she was still startled by her sudden appearance.

"Honey……"

Amamiya Iori seemed to realize that they were alone now, so he came closer in a cheerful mood.

Although he wanted to continue to immerse himself in his own thoughts and think about what to do next, the arrival of Amamiya Iori obviously made it impossible for him to continue. Of course, Shimizu Mi was not opposed to being with her.

"My dear, you really didn't even invite me to a place like this."

Amemiya Iori blushed and looked at Shimizu with expectant eyes.

She looked so adorable, and exuded an incredible charm - Shimizu gazed into her jewel-like eyes and gently stroked her cheek.

Their eyes met, and Shimizu was attracted by her moist and red face. He moved forward involuntarily and kissed Amamiya Iori gently on her lips.

"Hmm...Chew!"

Because few students come to the top floor, there is no one there except Qingshuijian and the other two.

Amemiya Iori's long and smooth black hair had no ends, and Shimizu could run her fingers through it without any hindrance.

Shimizu Miki has always thought that her hair is beautiful, and Amamiya Iori seems to want to kiss her. The sight of her constantly standing on tiptoes to try to kiss Shimizu Miki is hilarious.

But honestly, if we continue like this, it will be dangerous in many ways.

"It's about time we go back."

"Huh? There's still enough time?" Amamiya Iori looked a little unsatisfied.

"But you're hungry now."

There were still more than twenty minutes until the lunch break was over, but Shimizu hadn't eaten lunch before coming up.

"Don't worry about that. I brought a lunch box with me."

Amamiya Iori lifted the woven cloth bag in her right hand.

In fact, according to school rules, students are generally not allowed to eat on the rooftop terrace. After all, the school also has to consider the safety of the students.

However, if we go to the student cafeteria now, there will probably only be some leftovers, so we might as well just enjoy the bento made by Amamiya Iori here.

Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori sat down on the bench on the rooftop and prepared to enjoy their lunch boxes.

Amemiya Iori took out two bento boxes from the bag, and Shimizu Mi took one of them and opened the lid.

The dishes inside are much more luxurious than usual, including mackerel sushi, fried pork chops, sausages, omelets, and some fresh green vegetable salads.

This made Shimizu Michi start to wonder if today was a special day.

Although Shimizu didn't like the vegetable salad part, for an ordinary student bento, this was already very luxurious. It should be able to sell for at least 2,000 yen in a convenience store.

"Thank you, Iori, for always helping me make lunch boxes." Shimizu Mi put his hand on Amemiya Iori's head.

"You're welcome, dear. But I didn't do it this time."

"Didn't you do it?"

"Well, today's lunch box was made by my mother."

"This was made by...Aunt Amamiya?"

"Well, because there was a power outage last night, Mom couldn't make dinner for dear, so she got up at around three o'clock this morning just to prepare a lunch box for dear."

"A little after three o'clock... doesn't that mean I basically didn't get much sleep?"

"Right, I was also shocked when I woke up this morning and saw my mother in the kitchen."

So, what Shimizu was holding in his hand right now was the bento that Amamiya Mido had spent several hours carefully preparing.

"But, dear, be prepared."

Amamiya Iori suddenly reminded him.

"why?"

"Because this is the first time mom makes bento for someone else, so the taste..."

"You haven't even eaten Iori?"

"Well... I did eat it once when I was in the second grade of elementary school, but I never had it again after that."

In other words, it doesn’t taste very good?

However, Shimizu looked at the lunch box in his hand and thought that at least it looked pretty good.

Then, Qingshui Jian leaned in closer to smell it. Cooking requires color, aroma and taste. From what he saw so far, the bento made by Amamiya Midori had no problems in terms of color and aroma.

"Dear, why don't you just eat mine? It's not too late."

"No need, after all, Aunt Amamiya made it especially for me."

Amemiya Midu got up early and spent so much time and effort to make it specially, so Shimizu Mi would certainly not let her down.

Picking up the chopsticks, Qingshuijian first picked up an omelet and put it into his mouth.

Amamiya Iori, who was sitting next to him, was looking at him, waiting for Shimizu's reaction.

However, Qing Shuijian did not show any expression immediately. Instead, he was slightly stunned, and then continued to pick up a piece of egg roll and put it in his mouth to taste it.

"Honey, how does it taste?" asked Iori Amamiya curiously.

"..."

Qing Shuijian still didn't know how to react.

How can I put it... Did Amemiya Mido run out of salt in the kitchen when she was cooking?

Qingshuijian tasted two in a row but couldn't taste anything. They were so bland that it felt like drinking water.

However, considering that Amemiya Mido spent so much effort on this, although the taste is indeed not very good, it is at most a little bland and cannot be considered too bad.

Then, Qingshuijian tried several other dishes.

The sausages were too salty, the pork cutlets were a little burnt, and the rice was undercooked...

In general, the dishes made by Amamiya Midori have some minor problems with seasoning, either too salty or too bland.

Fortunately, the mackerel sushi tastes good. You can tell its deliciousness just from the texture of the fish meat. Not to mention, the most important thing is that it was made by Amamiya Mito himself.

Amemiya Iori looked at Shimizu, savoring the past one by one, and his eyes were rippling like autumn water.

"It seems that Mom is serious..."

(End of this chapter)