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"Ahem..."

Lying on the bed covered with a quilt, I looked like a sickly old man.The swollen throat made me sore even after coughing a few times.I haven't been sick for a long time, I didn't expect it to be so painful...

Idiots don't get sick, but idiots will definitely get sick if they encounter pathogens brought by fellow idiots.

and valley that damn guy...,

I actually passed the virus to me who was kind enough to visit him, wait until I recover and leave the customs to see how I can kill him...!

"Ahem..."

But... the premise is that the disease must be cured first...

Last night, I braced my body to complete the chess record, and slept until now after taking the medicine. I saw the light coming in from outside the curtain. It should be noon, right?

"cough…"

That medicine is still effective.Yesterday I couldn't make a sound at all, but if I can cough up my voice today, it will be better.

I bought the most effective medicine, maybe it was too strong, killing a bunch of viruses also consumed all my energy, now I just feel weak and tired.

but…

"Hey uh..." Turning over his heavy body, he picked up the mobile phone placed on the bedside table.

…still has something to do.

Press the E-MAIL function and type an email.

"Are you preparing for tomorrow's game?Really hard work!hey~

By the way, sorry, I still won't go to your house today.Something.

Um?What are you angry about?Say "miss me" and I'll reconsider, right? ^_

Don't come to my house just because you miss me too much!that's all. 』

The latter sentence was added on purpose by me. According to that guy's personality, he would definitely not come for this sentence. If he comes, it means he misses me. That guy is not so cute.

Press send.

The instructions in the delivery were running on the phone screen.

Waiting, thinking about whether to take the medicine again, but before taking the medicine, I have to eat something to fill my stomach... and if I want to eat, I have to cook it myself... Just when I was feeling troublesome, the mobile phone sent a message that the delivery was successful, and it was time I put my hands back into the quilt on my phone, and decided to lie down a little longer, waiting to see if that guy would write me back.

If you are studying, it is impossible to return so quickly... Close your eyelids and meditate in your heart.

About two or three seconds apart, right?Covered in the quilt, I vaguely heard a buzzing sound coming from behind...

Turn around and look,

Taya, who has been sitting on the chair beside the bed for some time, was staring at me who turned to look at him with a ghostly aura, took out his mobile phone and turned on the screen, turned his dark eyes to confirm the email...

I just emailed him...

"Liar... what do you mean something is wrong?" There was a snap on the phone when the cover was closed, it was so loud that it was a bit harsh.

This well-educated guy is a person who walks, eats, closes his phone...everything he does with as little noise as possible.There is only one situation where he will forget the word education,

That's when he gets angry.

Those black and white eyes were staring at me sternly...

Normally, I would bow my head and apologize without saying a word, but I can't do it today.

Absolutely not.

Almost immediately when I saw him sitting by the bed, I became angry. I believe that at this moment, my anger is definitely not less than that of this guy...

"What are you doing sitting here?"

When he heard my voice, the guy who had always sat upright shrank his body, his brows frowned, and he stared into my pupils, the color of worry deepened.

Damn..., shouldn't have spoken,

Such a hoarse voice will only make this guy aggravate my condition in his mind.

Can't let this guy stay here any longer.

"You go back."

Taya, who was sitting at the corner of my eye, clenched her fist on her knee and glared at me.

"don't want."

The moment I heard the word "don't", I almost heard the sound of my blood vessels bursting.Angrily throwing off the quilt covering his body, he grabbed Taya's arm and pulled him up from the chair and dragged him out of the room.

"I tell you to go back! Don't be here!!"

This idiot thinks what's going on now! ?

Who will have a round robin match tomorrow?The old god is actually sitting here for me! ?

Forcibly dragged Taya to the corridor, he struggled to shake off my restraint, but I will not be soft, all I think about is his chess match tomorrow.

"I don't want it! Let go! Shinto!!"

"Go back to me──!!──cough cough cough cough...──"

hateful! !

While roaring loudly, my throat was stimulated, and I couldn't help coughing out.

I feel hateful to such a weak self, I can't cough out a sound even if I die at this moment, why do I want to cough at this time! ?

Turning my hatred towards myself into strength, I pulled Taya towards the entrance more arbitrarily, making up my mind that even if I would throw him out after exhausting all my strength, I would not hesitate to fall to the ground.

"Go back──!! Cough...cough...──" God damn it!Cough again! !Why not die? Forget it! !

"I don't want it!!" He shook off my hand vigorously and shouted at me:

"...You want me to go back?...Okay! After that, don't come when I'm sick! Don't come if I'm dead!! Can you do it!?"

Hold your breath, stare at me, press the shoulder that I grabbed just now... I hurt him.

"You're always like this... just think it's good for yourself! Have you ever thought about my feelings!?"

angry voice, sad eyes,

"I want to protect you too! I want to be by your side too!

…It’s good when you’re happy, but even more so when you’re in pain!This is the real "communication", isn't it! ?

Or do you just want me to see your happy side... and don't you want me to stay by your side when you are in pain?

Don't you want to share your pain with me! ? ...When you are in pain...don't you need me by your side! ?into the rattan! "

…didn’t expect him to take things so seriously…so deeply….I just wanted to do everything I could to protect him, but it made him think like this...

The tense nerves were instantly relaxed, and I exhausted too much energy. I found myself a little unsteady, so I leaned against the wall as naturally as possible,

"...cough──...drink...I only know that you have a round-robin match tomorrow, and your body is very important...cough──...drink..."

Suddenly very tired... I really want to lie down and have a good sleep...,

"...I'm just coughing..., you go back quickly....I don't want to infect you...I don't want to interfere with your chess game──"

Suppressing the urge to cough again, he forced it into his stomach.

Squinting his angry eyes, red tide stained the corners of his eyes:

"So why do you decide everything by yourself? You have the final say!? Is it because I decide the 'interference' and not you.

…I am staying and will not be going back. "Angry, but still so beautiful....

Really pushed to the brink by this guy.

Reluctantly turned around, dragged heavy steps to the living room and walked to the TV cabinet, squatted down and fell to the ground in exhaustion.Seeing me like this, Taya hurried over from the entrance,

"Shinto!?"

"Don't come here!!" Turning his head and shouting at Taya with a hoarse voice.

At this moment, I thought I was really angry..., the tone was so heavy that even I felt it was too much.

It's obviously out of worry...Why are the words spoken so intensely?Is the cold virus eating away at my emotional nerves?

really,

My ruthless speech made the corners of Taya's eyes even redder... It didn't seem like the angry redness.

Honestly I'm not sure,

Because I haven't seen this guy cry, I don't know what color the corners of his eyes will be when he is so sad that he wants to cry...If possible, I would never want to know for the rest of my life.

"..." Pressing the temple that was throbbing suddenly,

"...stand there for now...cough...I said you can come over...cough cough...come again..."

Under Taya's stare, I opened the drawer of the TV cabinet, found the masks I bought during the cleaning last year, took two out, took one apart, put it on my face, and pressed it tightly.

Standing up against the wall, I looked into the corridor and met the guy's eyes, staring at me as if the eyeballs were about to fall out of their sockets.

Hold up another mask, stretch your arms,

"...Put it on...and come here..."

"...Why are you doing this!?...I'm not afraid of being infected by you at all...!"

"...Go back if you don't wear it...cough cough..."

After finishing speaking, I turned and walked to the room.At this time Taya came over and took the mask from my hand.

Stared at me, unwrapped it and put it on my face,

"That's all right."

"...Cough...um..." Seeing Taya's face wearing a mask, she finally felt at ease, and fell down on him weakly and hugged him.

"Shinto!? Are you okay?" Taya asked me anxiously, supporting my body.

With a hoarse voice, he said in his ear:

"I need you... Taya... I need you. I want you to stay by my side no matter what...

So don't say that kind of thing...don't have such a sad expression...ahem..."

Taya, who covered half of her face and only showed her eyes, looked at me feeling a little uneasy.

"Shinto,...my existence...has shared your pain...saved you?"

"Ahem...Of course I do, stupid Taya....Ahem...I often feel...as long as I have you by my side, I can be invincible...Ahem...I can do anything..."

"...Is that so... that's good..."

Taya, who closed her eyes, looked really relieved.

"I'll help you to bed, are you tired too? Let's go."

"...Taya...cough...why do you ask?...I just don't want to infect you, why do you think I don't want to share my pain with you?...cough..."

Taya's "rest assured" made me feel very confused, wondering if he was troubled by something again....

"It's nothing... I just wanted to ask."

"Suddenly... want to ask? Cough cough..."

"Well. Okay, don't talk anymore. Your throat hurts, right? You've been coughing non-stop." Patted me on the back and helped me to sit back on the bed. These hands are so gentle and warm...

"What do you want to eat? I'll do it." Squatting beside the bed and looking up at me.

took his hand,

Look at those beautiful hands...the slender fingers, the snow-white skin, the pink nails...

"Hey..., do I really have that honor? To be able to monopolize these hands... This is the hand of the noble son of the Japanese Go world, Mr. Toya." Through the mask, he kissed his hand lightly.

"...let it go...what a nobleman...I never admitted it..."

Hey, Taya, if you really want to retract your hand, you should use more force. The strength you have now is not enough. I'm still sick.

Where the mask can't cover, you can faintly see that this guy's cheeks are blushing... so cute.

Sick for so many days...it was like seeing an angel,

"...playing chess with these hands, cooking for me, patting my back when I cough...how can I be so happy?"

"Aren't you the same..." He lowered his eyes and gently shook my hand back,

"Play chess with these hands..., cook for me..., secretly cover me with the quilt when I'm in the hospital..., and keep me warm when I'm cold... Thank you."

This time even the ears are red, if people in the chess academy see such a Taya, they don't know how they will feel.

It's almost gone...

But it’s better not to be seen by others. It’s only me who is Ryo Taya who is here alone. Be serious, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.