Accel World Vol 1 Chapter 9 (1/2)
Chapter 9
Late autumn weather
Speaking of which, what month was it now?
While thinking that, Haruyuki walked along the path to the hospital that he was now co the paveet there’, he thought, but even so he couldn’t stop himself
Today was the day that Kuroyukihieneral recovery ward
Of course, the ICU prohibited direct s, so the last time they had actually seen each other face-to-face eeks ago As such, it was inevitable that he walked with slightly light steps
He had dashed out of school the instant classes had ended, so the Noveht pressed down on his back The charging data-collecting group of the newspaper club, who had heard infor in wait for hiates, but he had activated his recently rusty «running-and-escaping skill» and so to outside the local net
He had also been feeling light on Sunday yesterday, as they had gone out to play as three childhood friends for the first ti
Leaving aside when Haruyuki had carelessly connected to the sightseeing tourist nethile they were clied to a «duel» (which he had luckily won by having the advantage of super-height), it had been a very fun day off without any trouble
On the day of that decisive battle three weeks ago, Haruyuki and Takuether, and had confessed everything, really everything, in Chiyuri’s room
The reason why Takuo, the reason why Takumu was steadily driven into a wall since then, and the reason why Haruyuki and Takumu recently had come to a confrontation where they knocked their innerainst each other
Chiyuri didn’t easily believe in the existence of «Brain Burst» at first
In the end, Haruyuki and Taku the homework that had been taken out by Chiyuri for that day, she finally adreater obstacle after that
When Takumu confessed about the Backdoor virus he had obtained from his «Parent», a blue Burst Linker who served as the captain of his kendo club, and about how he installed it in Chiyuri, Chiyuri displayed an explosion that exceeded Haruyuki’s expectations by several ti that she hated both of them, that their friendshi+p was over
After that, Chiyuri didn’t speak to the Takuht that she herself was part of the reason that Takuave the two of them on the condition that they would treat her to as many first-class parfaits as she could eat
Truthfully, Chiyuri and Takuether even now
But, Haruyuki believed that would be settled with time
Because Haruyuki and Takumu, after ten years, had finally entered the relationshi+p between them that Chiyuri had wished for—true best friends
No, probably so more than that,
Right now, Cyan Pile and Silver Croere a tag teaion
After signing into the hospital nethile greeting that female nurse he had become completely friendly ith a smile, Haruyuki aihest permissible speed
He got out fro the duel, and followed the navigation line towards the hospital room with the room number that he was sent by mail
The bouquet of flowers in his right hand had flower buds of a breed that were closest to black, a pink Gypsophila flowers and tropical water lilies They weren’t in season, so it was expensive beyond his expectations and he had used up all his ame software, but his intention to buy it had already vanished anyway Since softwarethan «Brain Burst» couldn’t possibly exist in this world
After walking for only a few ation line quickly stopped short within his vision
In front of hi door to a private room in the southeast corner of the top floor
“Umm…”
Haruyuki gulped fiercely, and rehearsed in his brain the words he should say
‘Congratulations’…is that good? No, she hasn’t been discharged froe ‘Good work’…is of course a no ‘It’s been a while’…that’s no good either I meet with her every day on the net Umm, aaah, what should I do?
SHU
The door suddenly slid open in front of hi back
Now, a scolding voice came from inside
“Hey you, how many minutes do you intend to make me wait! Hurry up and enter!”
“Ye…Yes!”
Crying out in a pitiful voice, Haruyuki crossed the door threshold with teetering footsteps while shrinking his shoulders as much as possible
After hearing the sound of the door closing behind him, he looked up cautiously
At that instant—all of the wide hospital roo bed were excluded froht
The only thing that Haruyuki caught sight of was the for for the first ti cute pink pajaan
She seeinally white skin had lost eventransparent, her always silky and flowing hair was gathered in a braid that see was covered up by a big cast
But
Those eyes—just those big jet-black pair of eyes, which looked as if they sealed the night sky inside, welcoed at all from before
Kuroyukihi flower bud on her face, and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice
“Hey…it’s been a while, Haruyuki-kun”
“Ye…Yes”
With all the words he had been considering co his eyes many times
After looking at each other like that for nearly ten seconds, Haruyuki finally ca out the small bouquet
“U…Uh it’s small”
“Thank you”
Kuroyukihiht it near her face and breathed in the fragrance
“«Black Lotuses», huh I look forward to when they bloom I’m sorry, but since the vase is over there, could you draw the water and arrange them?”
“Yes!”
Haruyuki poured water from the sink in the corner of the room into a small vase on the sideboard, put in the received bouquet and then came back
Silence once again
The one who undid their connected gazes was Kuroyukihi on a stern expression, she spoke in a voice with increased hardness along with a light cough
“Then…let me hear the report about the aforementioned matter Please sit on the chair there”
“Ah…Y-Yes”
That’s right, this wasn’t asituation
Though he thought that, Haruyuki quietly put his body on the visitor’s chair while feeling a touch of loneliness