Opening Shinichi's hidden notebook

　　"We're back..."

　　Returning to the house she had known for some time, Rui headed towards the living room while protecting her left hand.

　　"What is wrong?"

　　"There isn't anything."

　　The atmosphere was peaceful, like a quiet room now, with no sound coming from inside or outside.

　　She followed Hina to the second floor and put everything, including medicine, gauze, etc.

　　"Would it be better to put this in the living room? I spend more time in the living room."

　　"Right... Why don't you read in your room?"

　　Hina asked, and thought about it, "Bad lighting?"

　　"What is the uncertain answer?"

　　"Isn't it very common to not understand yourself? It was like a mental breakdown or something."

　　"I think the meaning is very different..."

　　"Well, as long as you understand."

　　Rui walked downstairs alone.

　　Perhaps because of the change in mood, the sound of footsteps in the corridor that she usually heard in the quiet house was now a little different.

　　Is it because of the medicine?

　　Rui let her thoughts flow freely.

Putting the gauze and medicine in the living room cupboard, leaning on the handle, and walking upstairs.

　　The corridor on the second floor had no lights on, so it looked quiet and dull.

　　Rui stopped, turned around, and looked at the door.

　　She grabbed the doorknob, not really wanting to go into his room and look around.

　　But she couldn't help turning it around.

　　Click.

　　"Opened...?"

　　Rui was surprised, with a little push, a clean and tidy room came into view.

　　Isn't it unlocked? Shinichi had clearly locked the door before leaving, but this time he accidentally forgot?

　　Or is this a belief in them?

　　Rui was more inclined towards the latter possibility, because even though she lived at home alone, she never entered his room without permission, nor did she rummage through his things without permission.

　　Compared to the beginning, the relationship the two developed was already comparable to the mutual trust and tacit understanding between family members.

　　And now, she wanted to trample on this trust without hesitation.

　　"Excuse me~"

　　Closed the door, opened her arms, and took a deep breath of the air in the room.

　　Shinichi's scent filled her nose.

　　"Huuu... Haaa..."

　　After taking a few deep breaths, she woke up, her cheeks were red, she covered her face in embarrassment.

　　"What do I do? Isn't this like a pervert..."

　　(I think Nino and Miku are also perverts)

　　(It's just because everything in my heart belongs to him, so my body does this subconsciously! This is definitely not a smelly fetish!)

　　(Forget it, there's no one around here anyway, so just admit my feelings)

　　(What's wrong with me just liking the scent?)

　　Giving up on herself, Rui felt the warm temperature in the room, then took a step forward after a while.

　　Looking around, Shinichi's room was no different from what she had seen on those nights. She would come here every night to read with him, and only return before bed.

　　But the smell of his presence was different from now.

　　Is it because there are more sweet memories?

　　Rui couldn't help but smile, but not very happy.

　　"It's really unlike me, always thinking about these irrelevant things..."

　　 Rui sat at the table, looking at the view that Shinichi usually saw, and imagined him sitting here and concentrating on reading.

　　Dan used to lean on the side of his bed, reading novels until she fell asleep.

　　"…Sometimes, I really don't know whether it's love or some other feeling."

　　Her knee hit the drawer hard, and Rui immediately flinched. She pressed her shaking leg with her right hand while enduring the pain.

　　"Today is definitely my Good Friday..."

　　Isn't it enough to lose one arm, does God also want to remove one of her legs?

　　Rui suddenly discovered that the desk drawer had been knocked out half by her.

"This guy is so careless, he usually locks the door tightly so no one can see it."

　　"After all, they snuck into his room, so it was human nature to see what was hidden in his mysteriously locked drawers."

　　"Is that a pornographic book..."

　　Curiosity pushed the pain into a corner, Rui opened the drawer, and the first thing that caught her eye was a notebook.

　　It seemed that the cover originally had something written on it, but it had been rubbed off, and it didn't look old at all.

　　She took it and opened it. She seemed confused at first, but the further she read, the more stunned her expression became.

　　"This…"