The scarf she forgot at Hashimoto's place at midnight was a New Year's gift from her younger brother. On the day they parted, Hashimoto quickly called her and asked her to get off the bus at the next stop and wait, and then chased after her to return the scarf to her.

The camel-colored knitted scarf is soft to the touch and not dull. Every time she goes out, she likes to wrap it in as many circles as possible to ensure that it fits more skin. She is attached to the soft touch and the warmth that blocks the cold wind.

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But she didn't know the correct way to wrap a scarf, so she would try to wrap it around her neck in a circle every time. When it couldn't be wrapped, she would stuff the remaining corner into the interlayer of the scarf and fix it.

Ikoma would complain every time he saw her. If he didn't look carefully, he would have thought she was wearing a giant neck brace. The day she made an appointment to buy perfume was no exception.

I have to say, it’s a pretty accurate complaint.

Nishino suppressed his laughter and helped Wu Geng re-encircle her. The distance between the two was very close, and the wind blew her hair on her face, which made her feel a little itchy, and there was also a faint scent of shampoo.

The moment the scarf was dismantled, the cold air clung passionately to her warm skin and slid into her collar. Wu Geng shivered. Fortunately, Nishino quickly and skillfully repositioned her neck against the cold air that was strong enough to withstand it.

The cold softness. Then he helped her smooth out her messy bangs.

Wu Zeng unconsciously thought of the remarks she made with Hashimoto yesterday. Naturally, she and Nishino didn't get along day and night, but when they spent time together, Wu Geng was confident that she was as confident as anyone in the group.

From her point of view, it was unimaginable that Nishino, who was gently helping her arrange her scarf here and now, would be burdened with the bad habit of self-loathing - even though her lack of confidence was often inadvertently expressed through her daily speech and behavior.

Among the four, the most familiar with Tokyo is the mountains, but only around Akihabara. After all, I have traveled with Ikoma many times. Fortunately, I talked about this with Shiraishi last night, and the other party recommended a place she often goes to.

Nearby shops.

Relying on the map sent by Shiraishi, we found a store called Leb Daikanyama.

Outside the store are exposed concrete walls and stone stairs, and the huge glass windows give a glimpse of the retro wooden decoration style inside the store.

The clerk enthusiastically explained the terms and knowledge that Wu Geng was confused about. In short, this store provides perfume sales and preparation-related services.

There are neatly arranged perfume bottles on the long wooden table. From large to small, they are divided into woody, fruity, floral and mixed areas.

Wugeng really had a hard time choosing between these, so he gave all the power to Nishino.

It was the first time for Ikoma to be in this kind of environment. She stuck to Takayama, but the female clerk's suggestions had to be conveyed through Takayama. Wugeng looked at it and found it interesting. Ikoma's fear of strangers has not improved much, but the group was having fun.

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Wu Geng smelled a variety of fragrances in the store. They were intertwined and not pungent. However, if you stay in this environment for a long time, it will make people question the sensitivity of the nose. To be honest, Nishino recommends

She tried smelling several aromas, but she gradually couldn't distinguish the differences. She only felt that the differences in smells gradually fell into general concepts.

(ex){}&/She hit the button silently, her falling claws contracting uselessly in the air, and then returned to its original position.

"……No."

The extremely quiet answer would be missed inadvertently, but Wugeng's ears still caught it. Like a small slippery fish, she carefully asked: "Why?"

She was a little nervous, worried that the fish would slip away from her hands if she hesitated even a little, so she failed to sort out her questions and ask more relevant and specific questions.

"There are no happy memories left at that time."

The doll was picked up again and fell in mid-air. Nishino was still repeating the previous failure.

Her voice was slightly louder, with a calm narrative tone. Wu Geng wanted to see the expression on her face clearly, but his vision suddenly became blurry. Wu Geng rubbed his eyes, and his vision became clear again.

Nishino put his hands on the console and stared blankly at the doll on the other side of the glass, somewhat lost in thought.

"...Nanase."

Wu Geng hesitated and called her.

Nishino turned around, still smiling the same soft smile as before.

"You can't catch it at all. It's too difficult." She laughed. "You should have given up the first time you failed."

Her chest seemed to be blocked by something. Although she could breathe smoothly, the discomfort gradually worsened. Wu Geng opened her mouth but made no sound. She turned to look at the doll lying on its back in the glass cabinet.

"Do you like it very much? That."

This time I spoke successfully.

"like."

"Then...let me help you."

Wu Geng feels a little bit self-loathing.

Asking about Nishino's past will actually only remind her of unpleasant things. Even so, she has to ask for a clear answer, even if she doesn't hesitate to hurt the girl in front of her. What's the point of doing so?

Of course Wu Geng knows that sometimes to treat a person, you need to inflict appropriate injuries first, correcting the misaligned bones requires enduring pain, and waiting for the wound to heal also requires experiencing the itching of healing.

It's just that she couldn't do it. If she wanted to solve Nishino, she had to understand the causes of her trauma, which Nishino hid under her smile. She didn't want others to see it.

Hashimoto was right when she said that patients always want to be treated by the doctor they are most familiar with, but she ignored two points.

The first point is that Nishino is not a patient, or she does not think of herself as a patient.

The second point, and the most important point, is that Wu Geng is not a doctor, at least not Nishino's doctor.

She is Nishino's friend.

If it were in a shoujo manga, Go Geng, who stepped forward, should be able to catch the doll easily, and then use it to get the heroine's smile back.

The reality is that she tried many times, used up all the coins on her body, and still failed.
Chapter completed!