Chapter 11 Section ten

Go up the stairs and look up again. Counting from the second floor, the stairs along the inner wall went around twice.I looked at the stairs and tried to figure out how many floors there were.The third floor, the fourth floor, the fifth floor... Calculated in this way, the top room is equivalent to the height of the sixth floor. I went up the stairs with my head raised like this, when I suddenly felt a feeling of being trampled under my feet, I took a sharp breath.In an instant, the seemingly high ceiling had fallen below my line of sight, and a wonderful illusion arose in my heart. "Hey, what's the matter?"

"Hold, I'm sorry, it's fine." I turned my head and saw Tiantong stopped and waited for me to move on.He stood a few steps behind me, but his face was right in front of my eyes, which made me marvel at his height again. After coming to the second floor, there is a corridor with handrails, and the sun room is through the arch in front.Just walked out of the dark tower, it was dazzlingly bright.The sofa and other things are placed casually, and the corner in front of you is equipped with a heater just like the downstairs, which makes people feel comfortable. Natsuko Nishino and Takashi Sanjo who came up first sat on the sofa in front of the fireplace, waiting for our arrival.

"What to do. It doesn't matter to us later, let's decide on each person's room first. There are three rooms on this side and that on the other side, exactly six rooms. The south side has plenty of sunlight, and the one in the innermost place seems to have already lived in that person. Front These two rooms are still available...then let’s go and have a look first.” "I can take any room, just this one." Tendo randomly chose the nearest room on the north side.I tentatively looked around each room through the open door. Each room is about six tiles in size, and the interior is like an ordinary business hotel.There is a double bed by the window, a cabinet next to the bed, a desk and chair with a mirror on the other side, and TV and other furniture.There is a room-sized closet on the wall, but there is no bathroom, toilet, or toilet in the room.

It doesn't matter, I finally decided to live in the first room I walked into, that is, the one on the south side closest to the sun room, which is directly opposite the room chosen by Tendo. I put away my luggage, put the clothes I will wear tomorrow on the hangers, and stuff other bags and the like into the bottom shelf of the closet.So I settled down, and I lay down on the bed, and there was no feeling of finally arriving or anything.Speaking of which, Tendo and I didn't have much conversation on the way here, but after all, we were alone, and thinking that I had entrusted my life to his driving skills, I felt a little bit of joy for some reason.

I was thinking about these things when there was a loud noise outside the window. I sat up and moved to the side of the bed, looking out from the protruding window. The greenery of the birch trees is reflected in the sunlight, and the scenery is very beautiful.I looked down from the sound of the engine and saw a man straddling a motorcycle.He's wearing a helmet and goggles so he can't see his face clearly, but it seems to be Oiso from his build and clothing.That is, did he come from Tokyo on this motorcycle?It’s not clear from above, the model is probably Suzuki’s KATANAGSX1100. After warming up the car for a while, the motorcycle roared and left the place.After watching his figure off, I bent down again to look at the parking lot in front of me.

There were three cars parked under the shade of a tree.The red sports car that can seat two people should belong to Sanjo Takashi, very similar to his style.The RV next to him belongs to Xiuyi.The car we came in was on the other side.At this moment, I was a little puzzled, there should be another car, but after thinking about it carefully, the car should be the administrator's car, he just drove away. Later, I kept turning the TV on and off, but in the end nothing was done.I left the room, the corridor was empty, and Tendo's voice could be heard faintly from his room.He's probably on the phone.The doors of other rooms were also closed tightly, and there was no one in the sun room.I walked through the arch and down the dark tower stairs to the living room on the first floor.

There are people below, Xiuyi and Kaori brothers and sisters drinking tea. "Ah, let me make a cup for the teacher too." I said no need, but Kaori still got up and walked to the kitchen.So only Xiuyi and I stayed in the living room alone. "Just now Sanjo and Nishino went out for a walk." "Ah, is that so? Speaking of which, Oiso also went out on a motorcycle." "He said that he hasn't had a good time yet, he is like a child, and he just can't calm down. Speaking of which, you colleagues at work finally got together today, but that guy and I came to disturb you. I'm really sorry."

"No, not at all." Even if the homeowner says they are bothering, it will only make people feel that it is their fault. "That guy often comes here to hang out, which makes me very depressed, but his nature is not bad." "Yes, I know." The topic ends here.I knew I had to say something, but I just couldn't.If I had known this, I would have gone for a walk too. After thinking desperately, I finally found a plausible topic. "That tower—can I go up and see it?" "It's ok, but there's nothing up there, just a room that's as hot as a sauna."

"Is there a sauna?" I was a little surprised to ask. "No, just a normal room, but the heat will gather in it." Xiuyi's answer was very flat.I looked back to the archway behind me. "But why build such a tall tower?" "Because of that guy." Shuichi gestured towards the kitchen where Kaori was with her chin. "When this villa was built, she was still a junior high school student. She said that it should be built by the lake anyway, so she could find a way to see the lake from the villa. She made this request, but the site selection can no longer be changed because the regulations prohibit it. Cutting down trees is the only way to do it in the end.”

"Isn't my brother also very fond of this tower?" Kaori came back and complained like that.I thanked her and took a sip from the teacup. Kaori continued. "Teacher, let's go to the tower together later. The scenery there is the best." As soon as the voice fell, the phone rang.The Shihe brothers and sisters stood up and looked at each other, as if they couldn't think of who would be calling. "Ah, it must be Matsuura. I'll pick it up." Kaori said as she walked towards the hall.I follow behind. As expected, the call was from Matsuura, Kaori who answered the phone said "Ah!" in surprise, and turned to look at me.

"Matsuura said his car broke down..." "Where is it?... Let me answer the phone instead." "please." I took the handset that was handed to me. "Hello, is this Matsuura? I'm Tatsumi." "Ah, Tatsumi-sensei. You arrived safely? I'm in big trouble." The voice sounded rather shameful. "The engine was completely dead and the front cover was smoking." "Where are you?" "Central Expressway, I'm still on the expressway. It's probably just past Nirasaki. I've been feeling something wrong since I got on the expressway." "Called JAF?" "Called. Said he won't be here in thirty minutes." "I see. Then you leave the car there and come here first? We'll find someone to pick you up." "Thank you!" Who should be sent to pick him up? In fact, the only choice is Tiantong.After hanging up the phone, I went to the second floor to find him. "He said he was in Nirazaki?" Tendo, who came out of the room, looked at the watch with an uneasy expression. "It will take about two hours to go back and forth." "I'll go with you too." "……Ok." Our trip is to pick up Matsuura, this original purpose has disappeared from my mind.I played with the keys in my hand and went downstairs first, followed by Tiantong.And being able to ride in a car driven by Tendo made me feel good.