Before a half hour . 半个小时前。 Yukino Yukinoshita sits before the Japanese-style short table, strokes is rolling up the white cat on thigh, while lightens and extinguishes the phone screen repeatedly, on the face brings sadly some. 雪之下雪乃坐在日式的矮桌前,一边抚摸着蜷缩在大腿上的白猫,一边反复点亮又熄灭手机屏幕,脸上带着些许忧愁。 „27 days have not seen Kitahara-kun.” “已经二十七天没有见到北原君了。” Yukino Yukinoshita hugs on the white cat the table, was saying to it: „...... The Elizabeth sauce, you want certainly to see Kitahara-kun now, wants to speak with Kitahara-kun right? Actually I can help you make him to meet.” 雪之下雪乃将白猫抱到桌子上,对着它说道:“……伊丽莎白酱,你现在一定很想见北原君,也很想跟北原君说话了对吧？其实我可以帮你约他见面。” „Meow-” “喵-” The white cat meow, did not pay attention to Yukino Yukinoshita, the jumping over ground from the table, that arrogant look was saying directly probably, yourself want to see to see Kitahara Kaede, do not work as shield with me. 白猫喵了一声,根本不理会雪之下雪乃,直接从桌子上蹦到地上了,那高傲的眼神就好像在说,你自己想要见去见北原枫,别拿我当挡箭牌。 „Will not work as shield with Elizabeth.” “不会拿伊丽莎白当挡箭牌的。” Yukino Yukinoshita white cat hugging, quite worriedly thought aloud: „Even if works as shield with you, Kitahara-kun does not believe that a cat wants to see him, on the contrary will also think that I am a strange woman.” 雪之下雪乃将白猫给抱了回来,颇为烦闷的自言自语道:“就算拿你当挡箭牌,北原君也不会相信一只猫想要见他,相反还会觉得我是个怪女人。” „...... Meow meow meow?” The white cat looks unfamiliar not to have the love. “……喵喵喵？”白猫一脸生无可恋。 Yukino Yukinoshita lightens the screen again, and opened the Kitahara Kaede chat contact surface, what excuse thinks should find, can unable to meet with Kitahara Kaede. 雪之下雪乃再次点亮屏幕,并且打开了北原枫的聊天界面,思索着该找什么样的借口,才能跟北原枫见上一面。 But actually she knows, even if thinks of the excuse, does not have the means to report the news. 但其实她知道,就算想到借口,也没办法发消息。 Although takes Chisa Kitahara, when gave a pretext, each other exchanged the contact way, but simply has not actually chatted. 虽然拿着北原千纱当借口,彼此交换了联络方式,但其实根本没有聊过天。 Rashly to a Kitahara Kaede round of news, certainly seems very towering. 贸然给北原枫发消息,一定会显得非常突兀。 She does not want to be regarded the strange woman by Kitahara Kaede. 她可不想被北原枫当成怪女人。 „Is love, such a painful taste?” “恋爱,原来是这么一种痛苦的滋味吗？” The expression on Yukino Yukinoshita face becomes somewhat puzzled: „Beforehand I definitely cannot think, one day for a man turns into this appearance, if has not met from the beginning...... not, really hopes can meet.” 雪之下雪乃脸上的表情变得有些困惑:“以前的我肯定想不到,有一天会为了一个男人变成这个样子,如果一开始就没有遇见的话……不,果然还是希望能够遇见。” Train of thought to here. 思绪到了这里。 The Yukino Yukinoshita memory fluttered to with Kitahara Kaede initially saw. 雪之下雪乃的记忆不由飘向了跟北原枫的初见。 ...... …… Meets for the first time knows the office of institute academy student association at the show. 第一次见面是在秀知院学园学生会的办公室。 At that time as student association Vice-President her, with secretary Chisa Kitahara, because still had the work not to complete, therefore after being on vacation from school, stayed in the office to work as before, after who knew the work to complete, unexpectedly rains hard. 当时作为学生会副会长的她,跟书记北原千纱由于尚有工作未完成,于是放学后依旧留在了办公室中工作,谁知道工作完成后居然下起了大雨。 Two people had completed at that time preparation that works as the drenched chicken. 两人当时已经做好了当落汤鸡的准备。 Because she lives alone in nearby high-class apartment, heard that the Chisa Kitahara parents travel on official business frequently, in the family/home only then relations are not very good righteousness manage the Elder Brother, naturally also comes to deliver the umbrella on no one to them. 因为她独居在附近的高级公寓,又听说北原千纱父母经常出差,家里只有一个关系不是很好的义理哥哥,自然也就没有人来给她们送伞。 But at that time, Kitahara Kaede sounded the gate of student association exactly. 但恰在那个时候,北原枫敲响了学生会的门。 In his hand takes two umbrellas, uses for oneself, one obviously to Chisa. 他的手中拿着两把伞,一把自用,一把显然是给千纱的。 Because is the small umbrellas that single use, what outside and under is the rainstorm, the brother and sister, if holds an umbrella, two people will definitely turn into the drenched chicken, therefore three person two umbrellas were obviously insufficient. 由于都是单人用的小伞,外面又下的是暴雨,兄妹要是共撑一把伞,两人肯定都会变成落汤鸡,所以三个人两把伞显然就不够了。 The school was the close time. 学校又到了封闭时间。 Turns back to take again, or buys time is also insufficient to convenience store nearby again, she unreasonable request Kitahara Kaede will certainly not give her the umbrella, the opposite party delivered the umbrella to the younger sister, may not have the duty to take care of this stranger. 折返回去再拿一把,或者到就近的便利店再买一把时间也不够,她当然不会无理的要求北原枫将伞让给她,对方本是给妹妹送伞来的,可没有义务照顾她这个陌生人。 However what makes her accidental/surprised is. 但是让她意外的是。 In that case, Kitahara Kaede very aware gave her own umbrella. 在那种情况下,北原枫十分自觉的将自己的伞让给了她。 She rejected naturally. 她理所当然的拒绝了。 But what makes her not think, to a building, Kitahara Kaede insane was unexpectedly same, to run to let the way of rain dripping wet body on own initiative, forcing her to accept that the umbrella, for simultaneously did not make younger sister Chisa be drenched by the rain, refused Chisa Kitahara to insist that by this must support a proposition of umbrella with him. 但让她没有想到的是,到了一楼,北原枫居然疯了一样,以主动跑出去让雨淋湿身体的方式,迫使她接受了那把伞,同时为了不让妹妹千纱被雨淋到,又以此拒绝了北原千纱坚持要跟他共撑一把伞的提议。 This. 就这样。 Under her static gaze. 在她静静的注视下。 Because the bad expression is unable to fight to relate the younger sister, silently good-hearted person Elder Brother but who actually loves the younger sister, whatever the heavy rain is drenching the body, just like the loyal reliable knight to be the same, the guard side the younger sister of opening an umbrella, disappeared in the curtain of rain together. 一个因为不善言辞无法跟妹妹打好关系,但是却默默疼爱妹妹的老好人哥哥,任由大雨淋着身体,犹如忠诚可靠的骑士一样,护卫在撑伞的妹妹身旁,共同消失在了雨幕中。 Such, making her heart be touched. 那样的一幕,让她的心被触动了一下。 Has flash that she wants to take elder sister Yang Nai to manage the Elder Brother to make an exchange with the Chisa righteousness. 有那么一瞬间,她想要拿姐姐阳乃跟千纱的义理哥哥做个交换。 ...... …… Contacts Kitahara Kaede for the second time in the student association office. 第二次接触北原枫还是在学生会办公室。 However this time is not the direct contact, but is the mediate contact. 不过这一次并非直接接触,而是间接接触。 That midday rests time, Chisa quarrelled must exchange the lunch with her, therefore exchanged several types of food mutually, after eating, made her feel that unusual shock, she has not thought that the Chisa convenient flavor so will be unexpectedly good. 那一次午间休息,千纱吵着要跟她交换便当,于是就互相交换了几样食物,吃了之后让她感到非常的震惊,她没有想到千纱的便当味道居然会这么好。 This thinks that is lunch that Chisa make. 本以为是千纱自己做的便当。 However learned from the mouth of Chisa, the lunch is the righteousness manages Elder Brother Kitahara Kaede to do...... 然而从千纱的嘴里得知,便当是义理哥哥北原枫做的…… She then spoke thoughtlessly to ask the Kitahara Kaede matter. 她便随口问起了北原枫的事情。 Knew that Kitahara Kaede likes making the ingredients, every day after studying the new emaciated look, then brought to her attention once again. Because her hobby is few, only then read, cat and panda Mr. Pan, to make the ingredients. 得知北原枫十分喜欢做料理,每天都在研究新菜色之后,便再次引起了她的注意。因为她的爱好为数不多,就只有阅读、猫、熊猫潘先生、做料理。 She has been very self-confident about oneself cook. 一直她都对自己的厨艺很自信。 However today is actually defeated, defeats in the same the person hand of age and in same grade. 但是今天却被打败了,败在同年龄、同年级的人手里。 ...... …… Sees Kitahara Kaede for the third time in Akihabara. 第三次见到北原枫是在秋叶原。 Because she likes panda Mr. Pan, knew that autumn leaf original limit 100 Mr. Pan the puppet sells, very early in the morning overtakes, but cannot buy finally, at that time on her face not restrainable showed the disappointed expression. 由于她喜欢熊猫潘先生,得知秋叶原有限量一百个的潘先生玩偶售卖,一大早就赶了过去,但最后还是没能买到,当时她脸上不可抑制的露出失望的表情。 Anticipated obviously is very long, but also got up early to go to Akihabara diligently. 明明期待了很久,还努力早起跑到了秋叶原。 But what makes her accidental/surprised is, on her face the disappointed expression took exactly was defining that puppet Kitahara Kaede that walks from the crowd seeing, at that time she knows, originally Kitahara Kaede also likes panda Mr. Pan this role. 但让她意外的是,她脸上失望的表情恰好被拿着限定玩偶从人群中走出来的北原枫给看到了,那时候她才知道,原来北原枫也喜欢熊猫潘先生这个角色。 Moreover possibly must like compared with her. 而且可能比她还要喜欢。 Because the serial number of puppet is 001, this is first purchases on behalf of Kitahara Kaede, but wants first to buy this puppet, definitely day also not bright, must come ahead of time lining up. 因为玩偶的编号是001,这代表北原枫是第一个购买到的,而想要第一个买到这个玩偶,肯定天还没亮,就得提前过来排队。 Make her feel what pleasant surprise is, Kitahara Kaede the puppet gave her 001 Mr. Pan unexpectedly. 让她感到惊喜的是,北原枫居然将001的潘先生玩偶送给了她。 She rejected naturally. 她理所当然的拒绝了。 However the Kitahara Kaede actually strong stopper gives her, and expressed that does not want to see the expression that she loses, moreover asked her to look after the righteousness to manage younger sister Chisa Kitahara in the student association much. 但是北原枫却强硬的塞给她,并且表示不想看到她失落的表情,另外请她在学生会多多关照义理妹妹北原千纱。 At that time she could not help provoked laughter. 当时她情不自禁的被逗笑了。 Because she can affirm, the previous reason is to deceive people, latter requests personally her to look after Chisa Kitahara much is real, this is definitely bribing her, facing this bribe, she finally chose to receive getting down puppet. 因为她敢肯定,前一个理由是骗人的,后面请她多多关照北原千纱才是真,这肯定是在贿赂她呢,面对这个贿赂,她最终选择收了下来玩偶。 If not receive, this cherishes younger sister's righteousness to manage the Elder Brother to estimate that excessively can unable to feel relieved. 要是不收的话,这个过份爱护妹妹的义理哥哥估计会放不下心来。 Also as a result of this matter, she thought that could become the friend with Kitahara Kaede. 也由于这件事,她觉得说不定能跟北原枫成为朋友。 First was Kitahara Kaede cherishes the younger sister to make very good impression on her, second has two same hobbies with her. Liking Mr. Pan the person are perhaps many, but more than ten years she has not met in any case, but looks like Kitahara Kaede this type not only likes Mr. Pan, the male student who and likes making the ingredients were less, perhaps cannot meet for a lifetime. 第一是北原枫十分爱护妹妹给她留下了很好的印象,第二是跟她有着两个相同的爱好。喜欢潘先生人或许不少,但是十多年来她反正没有遇到过,而像北原枫这种既喜欢潘先生,又喜欢做料理的男生就更少了,说不定一辈子都遇不到。 Therefore she hits the convenience to contact the excuse of Chisa, exchanged the Kitahara Kaede contact way. 因此她打着方便联络到千纱的借口,交换到了北原枫的联络方式。 ...... …… Likes Kitahara Kaede one month ago. 喜欢上北原枫是在一个多月前。 At that time she picked a abandoned kitty in the roadside, she wanted to adopt very much, however most apartments in Japan did not let raise the pet, she high-class apartment, was explicitly bans to raise the pet. 当时她在路边捡到一只被遗弃的猫咪,她很想要收养,但是日本的大多数公寓都不让养宠物,她所住的高级公寓,更是明令禁止养宠物。 She also asked the manager to discuss can raise the cat. 她曾经还找管理员商量过能不能养猫。 Result directly by manager expelling management room, therefore her some do not know that what to do should with this only abandoned stray cat, Kitahara Kaede to pass by from the nearby exactly at that time, notices her existence. 结果直接被管理员给赶出了管理室,所以她有些不知道该拿这只被遗弃的流浪猫怎么办,恰好那个时候北原枫从附近路过,注意到了她的存在。 After ascertaining reason . 问清楚缘由之后。 Kitahara Kaede does not know that used what way, unexpectedly made that old stick-in-the-mud manager agree she raised the matter of cat in the apartment secretly, the senior manager also only called on her do not disclose, do not let the person to the discovery, otherwise was reported he will not show mercy. 北原枫不知道使用了什么方式,居然让那个老顽固管理员同意了她在公寓偷偷养猫的事情,老管理员也只要求她不要声张,更别让人给发现,否则被举报他可不会手下留情。 Later knew through the exchange. 之后通过交流得知。 Kitahara Kaede also likes the kitty unexpectedly, the reason that because Chisa does not agree with, had not fostered. 北原枫居然也非常喜欢猫咪,只是因为千纱不同意的原因,才一直没养成。 This fool elder brother's favoring to younger sister drowned is too rather excessive? 这个笨蛋哥哥对妹妹的宠溺未免太过头了吧？ Yukino Yukinoshita a little envies Chisa Kitahara to have such a Elder Brother gradually. 雪之下雪乃渐渐有点嫉妒北原千纱有这么一个哥哥。 Later she then asked Kitahara Kaede to help the kitty name the character, therefore this white kitty then had Elizabeth's name. 之后她便请北原枫帮猫咪取了个名字,于是这只白色的猫咪便有了伊丽莎白的名字。 Although likes the kitty very much, but raises the cat she truly is a novice. 虽然很喜欢猫咪,但是养猫她确实是个新手。 A week after that at raising cat matter, Kitahara Kaede helped her be many, several times was visited her apartment, she was used to existence of Kitahara Kaede gradually, at that time she had not detected as before the mood of liking. 那之后的一个星期,在养猫这件事上,北原枫帮了她很多,更是几次造访她的公寓,她渐渐习惯了北原枫的存在,当时她依旧没有察觉到喜欢的心情。 But with settling down of matter, two people did not have the reason that continues to happen together. 但随着事情的尘埃落定,两人没有了继续交集的理由。 More than 20 days have not seen Kitahara Kaede, without have spoken a few words to him, once she idles unable to bear remember Kitahara Kaede. Even will sometimes have an unusual idea-, since is unable to make Kitahara Kaede make the exchange with elder sister Yang Nai, then didn't associate with Kitahara Kaede on the line? 二十多天没有见到北原枫,也没有跟他说过一句话,她一旦闲下来就会忍不住想起北原枫。甚至有时候会生出一个奇特的想法-既然无法让北原枫跟姐姐阳乃做交换,那么跟北原枫交往不就行了吗？ At that time she responded, she liked Kitahara Kaede probably. 那个时候她才反应过来,自己大概喜欢上了北原枫。 ...... …… She wants many contact Kitahara Kaede, wants to meet with him, wants to speak with him. 她想要更多的接触北原枫,想要跟他见面,想要跟他说话。 But is very regrettable she to be inferior great strength of that semblance performance, person who the innermost feelings are actually ten points do not have the opinion, determined after the mood of liking Kitahara Kaede, found the innumerable excuses repeatedly, does not have the means to talk on own initiative. 但很遗憾她并不如外表表现的那么强大,内心其实是个十分没有主见的人,确定了喜欢北原枫的心情之后,反反复复找了无数的借口,始终没有办法主动去搭话。 But at this moment. 而就在这时。 She saw the Kitahara Kaede friend circle, just like to want some sleepy people to hand over the pillow to be the same, her earliest possible time point approves and returns to the covered passageway: „Has listened to Chisa saying that the Kitahara-kun cook is very fierce, can Culinary Research Society go to experience one?” 她看到了北原枫的朋友圈,犹如想要瞌睡就有人递过来枕头一样,她第一时间点赞并且回复道:“一直听千纱说北原君的厨艺很厉害,料理研究会可以去见识一下吗？”