Martin boots and sneakers stepped on the fallen leaves on the ground, emitting a quiet melody.

The winding road stretches under the feet, spiraling to the top of the mountain, as if to say that it doesn't matter if you go a little further, just like the taste of life.

"Why are you absent?"

Kato Yusuke casually put his sports backpack on his shoulders and asked thoughtfully.

"...Well, who told me that every day before departure, there is a high probability that I will get sick. There is nothing I can do about it."

As she said this, a rare trace of nostalgia appeared on Ying Lili's face, and she tried her best to speak in an understatement:

"Although I am indeed a homebody, I do not object to occasional outdoor activities, such as catching insects, climbing mountains, going to the river to play in the water, etc. This kind of outdoor play plan is different from usual.

"

Kato Yusuke heard the unfinished meaning in her words, so he didn't speak. He just hummed to show that he was listening.

"——Obviously I have made plans in advance, and I should be excited to welcome the day with my friends, but because I keep getting sick, everything ends up ending in an anticlimax."

The girl narrowed her eyes and spoke with some frustration.

"For example, the day after I went to the swimming pool, I started to be bedridden for a week. I couldn't participate in the sports meeting, so my friends had to bring me the pencils for the commemorative award."

"Whether it's New Year, Christmas, Women's Day or Children's Day... Thinking about it carefully, I seem to spend all these moments at home, and this kind of thing happens every time."

A vague feeling of depression rose from his petite and exquisite body.

Staring at Eri who was saying this, Kato Yusuke stopped, walked to the side of the road that deviated from the main road, rummaged in the grass, and brought something back.

"Take this."

"Hey, branch? Why??"

"With this help, walking will become easier."

"So dirty!? I don't want it!"

"Take it, mountain climbing is too difficult for people like you who stay at home all year round. It's already very difficult for you to walk now, right?"

"Tai, that's not the case."

"Otherwise, you can hold me, or I can carry you up on my back?"

"I don't want to die! Pervert!"

Yinglili blushed and cursed, taking the branch that looked very strong in her hand.

I poked the ground a few times tentatively, and the feedback from my hand was indeed very solid.

Then, she tried to put part of her body weight on the branch and took two steps forward.

"How's it going? Is it okay?"

"...just so-so."

The girl nodded vaguely, took a few breaths, and then continued walking forward.

Kato Yusuke observed her slightly frivolous footsteps and followed her silently, just in case something unexpected happened.

Kron, Kron, Kron, the silence dances.

The two people walked slowly.

Yinglili didn't look at him, just stared at the nearby woods and small stones on the road, adjusting her breathing every step she took. Her white face was slightly red, with a thin layer of clear sweat hanging on it.

A drop of sweat slid down his neck.

Even in such a season, my body feels strangely hot, as if there is a fire burning in my body.

Snap, snap.

The soles of the sneakers seemed to melt when they stepped on the ground.

After walking like this for a while, my body felt uncontrollably tired.

In order to keep herself energetic, Yinglili tried her best to speak in a bright tone.

"So I decided-"

As if a bolt had been pulled out, her tone suddenly changed.

"I won't fall down easily in a place like this. This time, I will make many good memories with my friends, and I will show them to my parents!"

A rare perseverance bloomed on the girl's face.

Kato Yusuke had no intention of interrupting her again, and was just thinking about how to respond...

——Clang.

The branches lost their support and fell to the ground.

The body walking next to him suddenly staggered without warning and fell towards him, and was caught by him in time in the next second.

"Are you okay?"

"Huh...huh..."

There was no response, only disordered breathing rising and falling with the petite body.

Kato Yusuke looked down while supporting her.

Ying Lili's eyes were closed tightly, her brows were furrowed, her face was abnormally red, and she was panting.

There is something obviously wrong with this state of affairs.

He tried to reach out his hand and put the back of his hand on the other person's forehead. The temperature returned was slightly hot, as if he had a fever.

Kato Yusuke's face suddenly darkened, and he called her name twice, but still got no response.

As if she was completely powerless, the girl leaned completely against him.

Without saying a word, he immediately moved his waist bag and sports backpack to his chest, carefully carried Yinglili on his back, let her arms wrap around his neck, and quickly stood up and ran down the mountain.

The light body seemed to have no weight at all, the body temperature coming from the back was hot, and even the breath blowing on the neck was very hot.

Kato Yusuke's heart sank to the bottom. He didn't know what went wrong that caused the girl to be in such a situation.

After all, he had just made the other party drink the Qi and Blood Medicine ten minutes ago, so things should never be like this.

However, he couldn't allow him to think too much now. The only real option was to find the school doctor quickly...
Chapter completed!