Chapter 21 Section 20

Soon the ceiling was seen. After seeing the last stairwell landing, I couldn't help feeling that I had finally arrived. I suddenly glanced at the handrail of my left hand lazily, and almost lost my balance. This is almost the highest level of the stairs in the tower. Unlike ordinary stairs, the stairs here extend upwards in a rectangular spiral along the walls on all sides. The central square space leads directly to the lowest level. When looking down through the handrail The horrors are by no means comparable. I don't have a severe fear of heights, but I still tremble in my feet when I look down, and I also feel uneasy like a bladder is compressed.

The armrest on the left hand side feels very unreliable, and there is no such sense of fear when looking up from the bottom. "Teacher, don't look down." Kaori stood on the landing in the stairwell, looking at me with worried eyes. "Well, I'm fine." I squeezed out a smile and followed her up the stairs again.There's nothing scary about ducking past the ceiling wall until you reach the last stairwell landing.There is already a solid wall outside the handrail of the left hand, and looking up at the front of the stairs—in fact, it is probably at the height of the eye—the door of the tower hut is close in sight.I climbed the last few steps without hesitation.

The small and exquisite tower house has only six posts. As soon as I entered the house, it felt like an open space. There were huge floor-to-ceiling windows on three walls. At that time, all the windows had been opened outwards. The wind blowing through the cabin took away the heat accumulated during the day, and the hem of the curtains swayed gently. There is a balcony outside each window, and there is a man on the balcony on the right hand side, and I can't help but feel uneasy for him, he probably won't fall.The person standing there is - Oiso. Others sat around a table in the center of the cabin.

"The teacher is here too." Natsuko sat closest to the door and greeted me back, Sanjo sat on her left. "Teacher, come here." Kaori just sat down and pointed to the position on the left.There was a corner between her and Matsuura who was sitting on the inner side, and she urged me to sit there with gestures.Xiuyi was sitting on the right side of the hut, twisting his body right now, talking to Daiso who was on the balcony behind. "Hey Oiso, what are you doing?" "Yeah, it's supposed to be full moon tonight. But it's covered by clouds. Bastard."

"It's almost over." "Oh, the day is still so clear." As Daji said, he quickly turned around and looked into the house, thinking that he would enter the house, but he just leaned his back on the armrest and drank the can of beer in one gulp.I sat next to Kaori, and seeing his appearance, I couldn't help but feel a sense of fear that my heart was gripped. "Is he not in danger?" I asked Kaori, because I was afraid that if Oiso heard him, he might make more dangerous moves, so I subconsciously lowered my voice.Although Kaori assured me that he was not in danger, is it really okay?After all, Daji is very tall, and the armrest behind him only reaches his chest.Even if the armrest itself is very strong, if you lean back, you might fall backward if you lose your center of gravity.

"Does the teacher drink beer too?" Kaori didn't seem to care. "Hey, big machine, listen to it for me." "Oh." Daji finally left the handrail, and I breathed a sigh of relief.He stretched out his hands to his feet, rattling and rattling.Buckets of ice water are there.He took out a can of beer from it, and Xiuyi handed it to me. "Then everyone is here—it's a pity that Tendo fell asleep, so let's toast... Teacher, open the lid." At the urging, I pulled the tab.I hesitated for a moment if I could drink it to keep myself awake, but since I opened it, I couldn't waste it.

"cheers!" "cheers!" I poured the beer into my mouth as the number of toasts was countless since the barbecue began.Although I can no longer feel any delicious or other flavors, the sweat when I went upstairs and the temperature in this hut is higher than outside, I have to continue to drink. There are no appetizers or dried fruits on the table, so I don't have the energy to bring them here. "Isn't this used as a bedroom?" Matsuura looked around the room and asked in a low voice.The furniture in the house is only three small cabinets.Xiuyi replied.

"Because it's too tiring to go up and down the stairs. If you want to sleep on this sofa, you can sleep on it, but it's still inconvenient without a sink and toilet." "Why didn't you get a toilet?" Xia Zi asked Xiuyi. "Because of the water pressure. Even if the water pipe is pulled here, the water will not flow to this height." This explanation convinced Santiao next to Natsuko. "Speaking of which, ordinary high-rise apartments will build water tanks on the roof, and the water will be lifted up at one time for reuse." "It's a disgrace to build a water tank on top of this tower."

Xia Ziliao showed an understanding expression. "However, there are windows on three sides here, why is there no window on that side alone?" Then, Matsuura pretended to be confused and asked this question.I couldn't help but smile. "Did we just climb up the stairs over the wall?" "Ah, that's it, hahaha." At this moment, I suddenly remembered something and stood up. "What's the matter, Tatsumi-sensei?" "Huh? It's rare to come here. I want to see the scenery from here." As I said that, I walked towards the window behind me.The terrace is as wide as the windows and about half a room deep.The concrete floor was lower than the inside of the house, and I went down to the patio in my slippers.There were leaves and other debris piled up in the corner, and I carefully avoided it, resting my elbows on the armrest.

"It's too dark to see anything." Kaori's words came from behind.exactly. The difference between the sky and the ground can still be distinguished, so I can see the outline of the ridges in the distance.From a position a little closer, you should be able to see Himigami Lake from the perspective of looking down, but it's so pitch black that you can hardly see anything clearly.The hotel built on the high ground on the opposite bank was lit with several lights, and I could see the symmetrical light reflection up and down, and I finally realized the position of the lake.

The wind blowing from the left hand caresses the hair on the side of my collar, and I feel very comfortable.The birch forest made a sound of humming in the wind, which made people feel that they were right in front of them. I suddenly felt a shadow, and looking back, it turned out that Kaori was standing by the window. "How? Can't see anything?" "Yeah. But, as long as you keep your eyes on it, you'll feel like you can see it." "Really?" Kaori said as she walked down the terrace and came to my side. "Won't it collapse from being too heavy here?" I asked subconsciously. "No. It's okay to stand on a hundred people—although it can't accommodate a hundred people." "Are you Inaba Warehouse?" I smiled and made a spit motion with my left hand.