The hot spring hotel is located near Lake Toya. It is run by a couple in their fifties. Their daughter has just entered her second year of college this year. She came to the hotel to help her parents during the holiday. At this moment, she is standing in the back room talking to the Mori child. Wulang seemed to be talking about something interesting, covering his mouth and laughing.

Mao Lilan took Violet to the front desk and took out the discount coupon. After asking, the boss learned that it was given by the proprietress of the yukata rental shop, and immediately exempted them from the cost of plum wine and other snacks.

With a small stubble and nasolabial wrinkles on his face caused by the passage of time, Watanabe smiled and said to the two young girls, "Just enjoy yourself tonight. If you want to eat, just go to the front desk or come to my house." Children, tell me, ah, I forgot to mention, the person wearing a light-colored kimono talking to Mr. Mori is my daughter."

Watanabe Shoichi pointed to a girl with a dignified posture and elegant temperament.

Violet and Mao Lilan looked over, "Hey, she looks very gentle, just like Violet."

Violet smiled lightly. In recent years, her character at sea is indeed a little more restrained than in Gorbo Mountain. After all, there is a young tameran who is off-line and sometimes off-chain. If it is the same as when she was a child, neither of them knows If anything happens, Marco, who is privately called the main ship's mother-in-law by the team members, will end up wiping his ass.

These things cannot be said to Mao Lilan here. At this moment, Mao Li Kogoro finally finished bragging and thought of business. He looked at Mao Lilan who was looking at him with a look of disgust on his arms, calmed down his expression, and coughed. , "Then, let's go to the hot springs. I'll take this little devil with me, and you two will go with me."

Mao Lilan, who had long been eager to soak in the hot springs, pulled Violet and followed the girl in kimono who showed them the way.

"Hello, I'm Asami Watanabe." The kimono girl introduced herself, "Many people think that winter is the best season for hot spring bathing. In fact, summer is also beneficial."

Although Mao Lilan doesn't come often, he has been there several times, and each time it was always in winter.

"It's actually the same as taking a bath. It relieves fatigue. Whether it's winter or summer, soaking in the bathtub always feels very comfortable."

"Yes, but another thing is that it can quickly perspire. The body can soak in it, taking away a lot of fat in the body. It can also be used as a way to lose weight. Of course, it can also help sleep by eliminating fatigue. But be careful not to soak in it. It's been too long." Watanabe Asami, who had black shawl curly hair, opened the dressing room, took out two sets of yukata and handed them to them, and gave them directions, "After a brief rinse, there is a women's bath next door, so I won't disturb you. Enjoyed it.”

After Asami Watanabe dutifully introduced her, she opened the sliding door to welcome them in. When the door closed, Violet heard Masaichi Watanabe calling her name, and asked with a little urgency, "Asami, Mr. Junjian's asthma Where is the medicine?"

"These personal belongings are usually placed by the guests themselves. I don't know. What happened to Dad?"

"It's my fault. Mr. Chunjian just left his briefcase at the front desk in a hurry to go to the hot springs. Your mother should have put it away."

"Don't worry dad, I'll go look for you at the front desk."

The sound gradually faded away, but the ordinary conversation did not attract her attention.

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Her body was soaked in the warm hot spring, and the fatigue of the day was relieved. Violet leaned her head on the edge of the hot spring, soaked in the water from the shoulders down, and put a towel on her head. She closed her eyes and enjoyed it with some comfort.

"It's so comfortable. Has Violet been to a hot spring in the summer?" Mao Lilan found a seat next to her and leaned her head on the edge of the hot spring, watching the steam rising from the water.

"Is there a hot spring? Yes." Violet responded softly, but did not continue, and Mao Lilan seemed to simply ask, without getting to the bottom of it.

"Speaking of it, that boy." Violet asked about Edogawa Conan as if she suddenly remembered. "I feel like I'm not an ordinary kid."

Mao Lilan: "Are you talking about Conan?" After receiving the nod, she also agreed with her face. "Conan is a very smart child, not like a primary school student at all. Not only that, he doesn't know much about the toys and animations that his peers like. I’m interested, but I like to follow my father and run around when there’s a case.”

"But he also helped the police and dad a lot. Every time the adults couldn't find any clues, he could always tell the key to the problem with amazing words, and the incident was solved, just like Shinichi."

"Shinichi?" She asked after catching a strange name.

"It's my little boy, Kudo Shinichi, who is also a classmate, but he hasn't gone to school for a long time. I heard that there are more important cases in Nagoya that need his help. He always seems very busy every time he calls. , hung up the phone after a few words, just like Conan, ah, Shinichi is still a detective, very fascinated by various cases, and a loyal Sherlock Holmes fan, just like Conan."

Listening to the resentment in her tone, Violet whispered something, which instantly made Mao Lilan famous.

"Are you a couple?"

thump--

Mao Lilan fell into the water, and the towel floated on the water. She gave a short cry, like a meaningless retort after being shy, "No, no, you misunderstood. Shinichi and I grew up together since kindergarten. , Well, childhood sweethearts."

There was only a wooden and bamboo board between the female bath and the male bath. As soon as Mao Lilan's voice came, there was a sound of water next door, accompanied by Conan's shout, "Lan!...Sister Xiaolan, what's wrong with you?"

"Lan? Hey kid, what are you doing?!"

This voice...Conan is next door.

Listening to this urgent voice, Violet did not miss the affectionate "Lan" he called at first and then changed her name to "Sister Xiaolan".

"I'm fine, Dad, Conan, it's just that the ground is a little slippery!" Mao Lilan quickly stopped the urge to come over.

"Sorry Xiaolan, are you okay?"

Mao Lilan raised her head above the water. Listening to Violet's somewhat guilty voice, she hurriedly swam to her side and said, "No need to apologize. I was the one who was surprised."

"But Conan seems to be worried about you."

"Well, Conan is a very caring and attentive boy."

Violet kept her posture a little numb. She lifted it up a little, and her elbow was exposed on the water. The tattoo mark was exposed in the air. Since Mao Lilan was on her right side, the tattoo It was on the left side, so I didn't notice it.

Apart from the conversation between the two of them, the only sound in the female hot springs was the sound of dripping water when they raised their hands. The steaming hot springs had a faint smell of sulfur. There was also a small square table floating on the water, with a bottle of plums placed on it. liquor.

Floating along the rippling water to the corner, a slender hand glowing with water picked up the plum wine.

Only then did Mao Lilan realize that there were other people in Nutang, and she didn't know if her actions just now caused trouble.

Violet watched her holding the plum wine, and her figure walked through the corner very nimbly and swam in the hot spring center. As if noticing the two people's gaze, she swam to Violet's side again.

"Hello, I'm Shinomiya Aiko." She looks a few years older than them, and her voice is very mature. The woman named Shinomiya Aiko has a pair of deep ink eyes, and there are smudges on her cheeks. A little bit of light brown freckles.

Her hair is light yellow, more like the color of the hot spring at the moment, and it is not easy to notice when she is nestled in the corner.

"Did it scare you? I didn't say anything because I like silence."

Mao Lilan waved her hand immediately, "No, not at all. On the contrary, I scared you."

Shinomiya Aiko looked at Mao Lilan who looked apologetic for disturbing others, but the girl next to her was calm. Only with complementary personalities can we become good friends.

"I'm only a few years older than you, so I don't need to use honorifics. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Aiko. You feel like I'm many years older." Her playful and comfortable words eased the tension between the three of them. A stiff atmosphere.

Violet took the initiative to talk to the other party, "I am Violet, and she is Mao Lilan. Did Sister Aiko come alone?"

Mao Lilan has the style of the big sister next door, and she will not be difficult to get along with even if she stands there. When Violet is silent and has a cold face, she is as arrogant as if she is standing at the top looking down at the crowd below. But when she When she spoke, the upward curve of her lips drew her into the life of ordinary people, giving her a more smoky atmosphere.

Shinomiya Aiko stroked her wet hair, thinking about the indifferent expression on her face when she was leaning quietly on the edge of the hot spring, and couldn't help but think of the face in her memory that was as proud as hers.

She pretended to have a casual attitude and said lightly, "No, we are not in the same hot spring. I like peace and quiet. Men are all noisy creatures, whether they are young or old."

"Sister Aiko looks like she's sweating a lot. Have you been soaking here for a long time?" Mao Lilan asked worriedly. Girls are always more careful. Violet also followed up and said, "If you soak in the hot spring for too long, It’s easy to have difficulty breathing and raise blood pressure. Why don’t Sister Aiko come up and sit down for a while?”

Shinomiya Aiko's deep eyes filled with a slight glimmer of water. She smiled softly and accepted the kindness of the two. Facing two pairs of eyes with varying degrees of worry, she revealed that she actually had a slight heart disease, but In recent years, I have been relieved a lot by taking medicine. I came to the hot spring today because I have been too stressed recently. I didn’t expect that I lost track of time while soaking.

"Then you can just soak for a while, but don't soak for too long. I'll go down to the front desk. The bag is still there with my medicine in it." Shinomiya Aiko said to them, walking towards the shore. , put on a yukata and walked to the dressing room.

"Let's not soak in the bath for too long," Violet turned to suggest to Mao Lilan. After getting her approval, the two decided to change clothes and sit in the rest room for a while.

There were a few people sitting in the rest room, and Violet's sharp eyes saw Shinomiya Aiko sitting in the very back. She was wearing a light-colored plaid yukata prepared by the store, her hair was disheveled, and she was holding a cup in her hand. Boiled water, and a bottle of medicine with a white shell on the table. He must have just taken the medicine.

Shinomiya Aiko waved to them. After Violet and Mao Lilan walked over, they found a middle-aged man wearing a hotel yukata slumped on the Changsha. His breathing was like thunder, his hair was wet, and he was holding a big hand. Something, it looks like a bottle. They must have just come out of the hot spring. Without paying much attention, they sat down on the empty sofa, which happened to be opposite Shinomiya Aiko.

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