Lawrence would never forget her mischievous smile.
Holo giggled, causing her chestnut fall of hair to shake.
It was a foolish conversation.
It really is, he thought.
“I suppose you would be,” he said.
“Mm.”
Lawrence and Holo left the room.
They held hands, and though neither of them had initiated it, their fingers were intertwined.
Isuna Hasekura
Born December 27, 1982, winner of the twelfth Dengeki Novel Prize Silver Medal. Despite studying physics in college, when deadlines approach he subscribes to the psychological theory of “I can do it if I just work hard,” then agonizes about whether, as a man of science, he should instead be thinking, “This is physically impossible.”
Works from Dengeki Bunko:
Spice and Wolf II
Spice and Wolf III
Spice and Wolf IV
Spice and Wolf V
Illustrations: Jyuu Ayakura
Born 1981. Birthplace: Kyoto. Blood type: AB. Currently living a free, spartan life in Tokyo. Lately he’s been thinking of moving, but the rent within the twenty-three wards has left him in despair.