Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 567: Dusk on the penultimate day of the penultimate high school cultural festival in life
At five o'clock in the afternoon, accompanied by faint cheers, the announcement of the end of the second day of the cultural festival rang throughout the Tsuga campus.

On the playground, people from the restoration department and the student union were still busy packing things.

According to the original plan, the cleaning work should have been completed long ago.

After all the visitors left, someone suddenly suggested that all stall owners take a photo together as a souvenir.So, at least ten minutes were wasted on dozens of people standing in line to take photos.

After all, it was the first time for such an event to be held, and Naruse couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of these stall owners, while the photographers from the student union couldn't wait to raise their hands and feet in approval.

After struggling for a long time, it was naturally much slower than originally planned to start cleaning up.

When Naruse left the playground carrying a few parasols, Naoko happened to be coming from the teaching building. When she saw him, she quickened her pace and ran over here.

"Chunhai..."

"Is it over with Shangzi?"

"Yeah. Are you still cleaning up here?"

"It took a little delay, but it's almost done now." Naruse said, and looked back. He estimated that he would have to come over later, so he said, "Naoko, go over there and wait."

"it is good."

He sent the things to the warehouse. Naoko came to where Morimi and Haixing were standing and looked at the student union volunteers who were still busy moving things in the venue.

"The more people there are, the faster we can clean it up." Morimi said, "With so many stalls, I thought it would take a long time to clean up."

Without seeing Hikari Takigawa, Naoko could guess where she was going, "Has Hikaru gone to help too?"

"Well, I carried two folding umbrellas to the warehouse before. Didn't I meet Shangzi when she came over?"

Naoko shook his head and looked in the direction where his boyfriend left.

In the school warehouse, Naruse carried several parasols to the innermost part. Hikari Takigawa took them from his hand and put the parasols on a separate shelf.

"These umbrellas alone can be worth the annual activity expenses of many societies."

She smiled and turned to look at the dozens of large umbrellas on the shelf, "Are we the only ones who can use these umbrellas, or can other clubs apply and borrow them?"

"They should all be usable. These umbrellas belong to the student union, not our restoration department. But except for the handicraft club, there is probably no other club that can organize such a large outdoor activity."

"That's right."

Takigawa Hikari turned his head and saw him opening the big umbrella in his hand to cover his back.

He moved closer and cupped her face with his other hand.

"..."

She was startled for a moment and understood immediately.

"There are others in the warehouse..."

"can not be seen."

Naruse lowered his head and covered her unresisting lips.

She looked at him and slowly closed her eyes.

"Well……"

The two had a brief moment of warmth, and then someone came over carrying a parasol.

"Hey, stop playing and put the umbrella away quickly. There are still a lot of things to move."

But when the umbrella was raised, the person who appeared behind was not a volunteer from the student union, but the organizer of today's event.

"Ah, Naruse-senpai..."

"I'll check if there's anything wrong with this umbrella."

"I see."

Naruse calmly put away his parasol, looked at Hikaru Takigawa, and went out together.

Returning to the playground, the two of them continued to move, and together with the people from the student union, they worked until about [-]:[-] before completely cleaning up the place.

"Thank you, thank you for your hard work today."

When saying goodbye to the volunteers, Naruse also thanked them again.

“Without everyone’s help, the Restoration Department’s flea market would never be able to run as smoothly as it does today.”

"No, it's just my job..."

The volunteers left first with satisfaction. Naruse looked at the people waiting for him, his eyes turned and stayed on Naoko's face.

"The Cultural Festival of the Restoration Department has come to an end."

Shangzi nodded solemnly, "Yes."

This club was established by her personal application, but because she returned to the handicraft club, she had no time to take care of it and could only leave it to him. Now it has left a significant mark on the cultural festival. She understands that everything he has done , all for her.

"It's not easy, Minister."

Naruse smiled and turned to look at the sky that was already showing some twilight.

"It would be nice if the cultural festival ended today. I already want to celebrate now."

"There's still one day left."

"So it's better to go home."

"uh-huh."

Naoko held her boyfriend's arm, and the two of them walked in front. Mori saw the three of them following behind, and they walked to the carport together.Takigawa Hikaru looked at the two figures in front of him, and the emotions that emerged in his heart were difficult to describe.

She couldn't help but think back to that brief kiss in the warehouse.

When will she be able to get rid of her current awkward mentality of giving in and giving in?
When can she continue to struggle and waste time on the so-called issues of life and future like she did before?
When will she be able to be as close to Shangzi as she was in front of her, as she was in the past, as if no one else was around...

"..."

His gaze shifted slightly and fell on Shangzi.

Only when Shangzi accepts all this.

She sighed silently, and a hand suddenly held her arm.

Takigawa Hikari turned her head, Morimi held her arm and looked forward.

"I'm a little tired, give me a ride."

"Kazuye didn't do anything just now."

"If I had gone to help just now, I wouldn't just be carrying you around like this."

She took a breath to drive away the distracting thoughts in her mind, "Do I still have to carry it?"

Morijian leaned on her shoulder and said, "I might have to carry it."

"too exaggerated."

The two of them walked forward, Haixing following beside her. She was not as delicate as her, and she was embarrassed to put on such a coquettish posture when there were many people on the road.

"Cherish this dusk." Morimi suddenly looked at her again, "This is the dusk on the penultimate day of the penultimate high school cultural festival in your life."

"Eh……"

Haixing first counted the two numbers, then looked back at the horizon, "Is there anything special?"

"I don't know. Only Haixing himself knows how special it is to Haixing... I just think it should be remembered."

Starfish looked at her again.

"I will remember……"

Naruse in front also looked back at the three of them and the setting sun behind them. His narrowed eyes stayed for a while without saying anything.

When I came to the carport and rode back on my motorcycle, there were many Jingao students who had just left school on the road.

"minister!"

Shangzi turned his head and looked at a first-year member who kept waving to him on the side of the road, and raised his hand in response.

"See you tomorrow!"

The car suddenly slowed down a bit. She glanced at her boyfriend's profile and replied loudly: "See you tomorrow -"

drop--

The motorcycle under the seat honked briefly, then picked up speed again and continued riding forward.

However, he didn't ride very far when he encountered a red light at the first intersection. Naruse stopped and looked at the students on both sides of the road.

"At this time tomorrow, everyone will have gone to the izakaya to celebrate."

"It's been a long time ago... It's already 05:30 now." Shang Zi said as he lay forward.

"Tomorrow the Restoration Department and the Handicraft Club will share a table together. There are only a few of us anyway."

"Okay."

The red light turned green, and the four cars set off one after another and continued riding back.

Returning to Aoyagi, after crossing the Aoyagi Bridge, Takigawa Hikari turned the accelerator, accelerated to the front, stopped at the intersection, and said goodbye to his companions.

"See you tomorrow."

"Ok, bye."

"See you tomorrow~"

After all three cars had passed by, she held the accelerator again and rode the car home.

"I am back."

"Welcome back."

"Dad hasn't come back yet."

"Still in the company."

"You will go to school tomorrow, right? Haixing's father and Kazuye's parents are here today."

"Of course I'll go."

After receiving the assurance, Hikaru Takigawa walked towards the stairs again, "I'll go up first."

Returning to her room, she lay on the bed for a while and suddenly remembered something.

She picked up the pillow and revealed the rice ears underneath.

"Why haven't you done it yet..."

(End of this chapter)