Chapter 136: The Upcoming Festival
The stars sink and the moon sets.
After a dark night without seeing the light of day, Rice Flower Town finally ushered in a sunny morning again.
However, it was such a refreshing morning, and a girl who was supposed to be as bright as the sun was sullen.
"What's wrong with her?"
Sakura looked at the girl who was sitting on the bench and pouted with a "I'm not happy" on her face, and said suspiciously.
"It's not because of last night's incident......"
Xia Fan, who was sitting next to the girl, couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
"Because," hearing Xia Fan's words, the girl couldn't help but turn her head angrily, "You all saw that black knight last night, right? I didn't see it! I knew I was going with you!"
This girl who is making a little mood is the same Akamatsu Kaede who helped Tachibana Maya, who has been arrested with them yesterday, to find memories.
It's just that yesterday, in order to see Yuda, who was knocked out by Sakura, she didn't go to look for Maori with Xia Fan and Sakura, but stayed with Xiaolan and waited for the police. Therefore, when she and Xiaolan arrived at the scene in a police car, the black knight had already disappeared. No, not only the Black Knight, but even the killer who was said to be wearing a terrible mask disappeared without a trace!
How could Akamatsu Kaede not be disappointed?
Although she is not like some of her classmates, she is the little fan sister of the black knight, but she has been famous for a long time, and there is no lack of thoughts in her heart that she wants to see each other. It's like when facing a star, although I don't necessarily like him much on weekdays, but when I have this opportunity to see him, most people will choose to take a look. After all, that's what human beings are. What's more, this black knight is much more mysterious than an idol star or something, and it is much more difficult to see.
And there was once such an opportunity in front of Akamatsu Kaede, but she didn't cherish it well, and finally passed by it.
"Ahhh
"Okay, Xiaofeng, in fact, it's not a big deal, it's just a meeting, what can I do?"
Yes, it's just a matter of meeting each other...... What can it be? Xia Fan couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
"Hmph, only those who have met are qualified to say that! For me, it is enough to meet each other!"
However, for Xia Fan's painless comfort, Chi Songfeng obviously didn't buy it, turned his head over, and said angrily.
In this regard, Sakura could only shrug her shoulders helplessly, and gave up the idea of trying to comfort her.
Because like Xia Fan, the blonde girl in front of her also belongs to the kind of girl who is very mature and naΓ―ve. When she's angry, or recognizes a dead reason, it's useless for you to say anything, so let her ease herself......
"Ah, that's right!" However, in the next second, Akamatsu Kaede seemed to be out of that state faster than they thought, turned his head to the two of them and said, "Xia Fan, Sakura, can you accompany me to the department store after school in the afternoon?"
"It can be," Xia Fan was stunned for a moment, and then nodded, "Why did you suddenly think of going to a department store?"
"It's going to be the Emperor Dan Festival soon, and I have to perform on stage at that time, so I have to buy a new set of clothes!" Akamatsu Feng sighed helplessly, "Actually, I think it's okay for me to wear a school uniform, but the teacher must let me buy a set of evening dresses." β
"Of course, after all, it's the Emperor Dan Festival, you must wear it gorgeously!And Xiao Feng, you are so beautiful, it's a pity not to dress up well!" Saying this, Xia Fan couldn't help but look at Sakura over there, and the sharp gaze containing endless resentment made Sakura tilt her head in confusion.
"That's true, but ah...... I don't want every time I'm on stage, they're focused on me instead of on my sound, ...... I'm so frustrated!"
It is certainly a pleasure to have a appearance that is praised by others, but compared to such superficial vanity, Akamatsu Kaede is obviously pursuing a higher level. She wants to become a world-famous pianist with her own efforts, rather than an idol who relies on her appearance.
However, these are all later words, and she obviously does not have arrogant capital in front of her, so she can only honestly follow the teacher's opinions.
"So, I want you to accompany me to see if there are any suitable clothes. Akamatsu Kaede sighed slightly in frustration.
"I'm fine, but Sakura-chan ......" Xia Fan couldn't help but turn his head to look at the white-haired girl over there.
As a martial artist (self-proclaimed) who doesn't care about his appearance at all, Sakura's clothes have always been switching back and forth between school uniforms and Taoist uniforms, and she is a little pitiful. Xia Fan had wanted to pull her to buy a set of clothes countless times, and even bought clothes for her in person, but people just thanked her calmly, and then put the clothes in the closet in front of her, and never took them out again......
Since then, Xia Fan has also cut off the idea of changing Sakura's clothes, but occasionally he can't help but have some resentment.
Obviously, he has such a cold face like a fairy, but he has to make himself like a green lantern ancient Buddha, what a waste!
Of course, this is naturally impossible for Akamatsu Kaede, who is a friend, not to know.
"Ah, Sakura-chan, if you don't want to go......"
"Let's go together. However, the girl's answer made their mouths open in astonishment, "It just so happens that I want to go and see the clothes, too." β
"Huh?" Xia Fan and Chi Songfeng couldn't help but glance at each other, both wondering if they had heard it wrong.
And when their eyes staggered, they understood that it was not their ears that were wrong, but their brains.
"Eh!!"
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[The black knight strikes again!
[The police officially announced the establishment of a task force against the Black Knight, and corrected its code name to 'Black Hawk'!]
[Black knights instead of useless cops?Is there any point in the existence of policemen who take taxpayers' money but don't do their jobs?]
[Shocked! Minister Odakiri of the Criminal Department of the Metropolitan Police Department was so angry that he vomited blood for this incident!]
"Heh, is there a title party and a shock party this year?"
Teidan High School. Year 2 Class B. In the penultimate row of window seats, a culprit was unscrupulously complaining about the newspaper in his hand.
"These newspapers are really, one or two want to get some big news out to attract attention, it's all thanks to them, and the relationship between me and the police will be like water and fire...... If something happens to Jiang Lai, they will ***!"
Eagle Arrow couldn't help but shake his head, and just as he was about to turn to the next page, a slender hand suddenly reached out in front of his eyes.
"What's the matter, sister?" Even without looking up, he could recognize whose hand was in front of him.
"Hey, has that guy Shinichi been in contact with you lately?"
The garden pulled over a nearby stool and sat down beside him.
"No, what's wrong?"
I didn't expect her to come to ask for Shinichi's news, and Takaya couldn't help but be a little stunned.
"Well, look over there. β
The garden couldn't help but glance at her, and then snorted in one direction.
Following her words, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but put down the newspaper and looked helplessly at his left front.
The shadows of the trees swayed, the curtains swayed lightly, and the picture was as beautiful as a painting.
The girl sat at the table, her chin propped up, and looked out the window fixedly.
The breeze blew a few strands of green silk, gently brushing her cheeks, but not smoothing the wrinkles between her brows. It's like such a bright and warm sun shining on her face, but it still can't dissolve the seemingly faint loneliness and sadness in her eyes.
Missed a man...... This is the conclusion that Takaya finally came to conclusion.
"It's not a day or two...... "Eagle Ya shrugged his shoulders.
Since Shinichi shrank and became Conan, looking out the window and missing her lover has become a compulsory course for Xiaolan every day. If this continues, it is still debatable whether it can wait for Shinichi, and it is almost certain that it will become a wangfu stone.
"Hmph, it's all that guy's fault!" Sonoko angrily punched Eagle Arrow's arm, "And you!"
"What the hell is my business?" said Eagleya, who had been innocently punched, with a bewildered expression.
"You're his good friend! I don't blame anyone! First you've been missing for five years, and when you come back, it's his turn! God knows if you've negotiated it!" However, in the face of his wronged expression, Yuan Zi turned back mercilessly.
This psychic logic almost didn't choke the eagle arrow to death, but for a while it couldn't find words to refute.
"Okay, don't talk nonsense, is there a way to keep Xiaolan from drowning in thoughts all day long!"
Looking at Eagleya's wide-eyed but speechless appearance, the garden was so dark that it was so dark.
In fact, she just wanted to punch the table to show her indignation, but suddenly reacted that Xiaolan was not far away, and she didn't want to be discovered by the topic she was discussing here, so she changed direction abruptly in the process of hammering down, and then smashed into Eagle Arrow's hand.
However, now she will never admit it, so she immediately changed the topic.
"You can't help it, how can I have a way?"
This time it was Hawkya's turn to roll his eyes, he couldn't just pull Conan in front of Xiaolan's eyes, and say that this is the lover you think about day and night, right?
"Aren't you known as the most moral playboy in Rice Flower City?
However, for his almost perfunctory answer, Yuan Zi obviously couldn't accept it, and couldn't help glaring at him.
"That's right," Hearing this, Eagle Ya instantly came to his senses, closed the newspaper, and showed a hearty smile, "The so-called best way to make a woman forget her emotional wounds is to bring her a new relationship." So, I thought about the moment when I was out of the horse!"
"Heh, if you're not afraid of being punched out of the galaxy, or if you're not afraid of being cursed by death and getting involved in a case, you can go!"
Looking at the appearance of the eagle arrow, Yuan couldn't help but show a contemptuous smile and squinted coldly.
"You know me so well, and you know I don't dare. β
The bucket of cold water instantly extinguished the burning heart fire, and the eagle sat back in the chair again.
"Okay, don't make a fuss, is there a more reliable idea?"
"It's actually very simple, you just have to find something for her to do. Eagle Ya couldn't help but shrug his shoulders and let out a long sigh, "I see, she is too idle, as long as people are busy, they don't have so much leisure to grieve the spring and autumn and the little literature......"
"It's so simple, you say, where do you ask me to find something for her to do for a while?"
The garden couldn't help but give him an angry look.
"That...... Actually, we're probably going to be busy next!"
At this moment, another voice came from Eagle Ya's side, which made both of them stunned.
"Ah, Naoko, are you there?"
It was his tablemate who spoke, the girl who was once worshipped as the goddess of melancholy by the dead house, Naoko Takei.
"It's too much, Takaya-kun......"
Although she knew that the other party was joking, Naoko Takei couldn't help but sigh and glanced at him faintly.
"That's it!" Yuan Zi nodded in agreement, "You didn't even notice such a cute tablemate sitting next to you, it's too much!"
[Hey, hey, are you embarrassed to say me?]
Eagle Arrow couldn't help but glare at the garden fiercely, but in exchange for a charming smug smile from the other party.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, so what do you mean when you say we're going to get busy?"
Looking at the girl in front of her, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but smile a little.
It seems that the training during this period of time is still very fruitful, she is now much more cheerful than before, and she will take the initiative to contact people, and even unhappy complaints can be spoken, instead of sitting there silently like a stuffy gourd like before.
"Don't you know? The Emperor Pill Festival is about to begin!" Takei Naoko blinked, looking at them curiously.
"Emperor Dan Festival!" (Emperor Pill Festival?)" Both the garden and the eagle couldn't help but exclaim, but one sighed, the other was confused.
"Are you already going to have the Emperor Dan Sacrifice?" said Yuan Zi excitedly, "yes, it's been three years!"
"What is the Emperor Dan Festival?" Looking at the excited appearance of the garden, Eagle Ya was as confused as a second monk.
"You should have participated in the Imperial Festival, when you were in elementary school!"
"Where is the ...... of what happened so many years ago? Oh, you mean the joint festival!"
Putting the newspaper down, Takaya reached out and touched his chin, vaguely as if there was such a thing in his mind.
"That's right, it's the festival, the Emperor Festival!" said the garden excitedly.
The Didan Festival, as it is literally explained, is a festival initiated by the Didan School in Mihua City. Unlike the annual campus festival organized by colleges and universities, this festival can be regarded as a major festival in the history of Rice Flower City, which is traditionally second only to the Kanda Festival. There is no other reason for this, because this festival is jointly organized and participated by major schools such as Didan University, Didan High School, and Didan Elementary School, and it is a super grand festival that is only held once every three years!
Since the festival is made up of a wide range of schools, from universities to elementary schools, the scale of the festival is unprecedentedly large, and the composition of the participants is extremely complex. From the little ghosts of Didan Primary School, to the current students of Didan University, as well as the parents of all kinds of students, they participated in the completion of the project. Moreover, the festival will also invite some well-known graduates who have graduated from Didan, such as politicians from all walks of life, industry elites, entertainment stars and a series of other figures to come to the festival site and participate in the festival. As a result, this festival has become the most anticipated feast for many people who want to see these idols. Often, before the festival has even begun, the venue is already crowded.
Fortunately, Teitan University, which is the main venue of the festival, is one of the top 20 universities in Japan, and the campus is really scary enough to accommodate so many people. It is no exaggeration to say that on the day of the festival, at least half of the people in the rice were in the university! Not counting those who came from all over the country!
Therefore, as a student of Didan High School, the Teidan Festival is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated things in their school career.
"So, when is the exact time, Naoko?" said Sonoko excitedly.
"It's next month, but if you want to sign up, it's going to be this week!"
With that, Naoko couldn't help but take out a poster from the drawer and put it in front of their eyes.
"Eh, that's ......"
Yuan Zi glanced at the poster thoughtfully, as if he had suddenly seen something, and then looked at the eagle arrow with glowing eyes.
"What do you want me to do?"
Feeling the malicious gaze of the garden, the eagle's black hawk sense suddenly made the hairs on his body stand up.
"Don't be nervous, brother," looking at his guarded face, Yuan Zi couldn't help but show a very "hearty" smile, and patted him on the shoulder like a little rascal, "Sister, I'm not a good person...... Phew! Not again...... He's a good guy!"
"If you want to say that, please control your expression, otherwise it will be quite unconvincing!" Eagle Ya glanced at her angrily, and then sat down and said, "Say, what do you want me to do?"
"It's nothing, I just want to enjoy the festival!" Sonoko excitedly picked up the poster, and then held it up in front of Hawkya's eyes, "Hawkya, let's sign up for this drama performance......!" Pull Xiaolan on too!"
"I always feel that your original intention seems to have changed very subtly!" Eagleya couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and then squinted at the revelation on the poster, "Recruitment of extras, stage play "Dead Line", performed by Matsushita Godan...... Oh! I say!"
Eagle Arrow suddenly showed a look of disdain, and said that it was okay to make Xiaolan happy!
"Hey, what kind of expression do you have? Miss Ben is indeed helping Xiaolan, just getting close to the idol by the way, it's not wrong!"
"Why don't you say that the two flowers?" Eagle Ya rolled his eyes angrily, "Anyway, I'm not interested in acting in dramas or anything at all, I'm going to be a salted fish for the whole time at the Emperor Dan Festival, you still want to be smart - oops, it hurts, it hurts!"
"Oh, is it?" Yuan Zi pulled the eagle's ear with a smile, "But this squad leader has now decided that all of us in Class B in the second year must actively participate in the Emperor Dan Festival!
"Don't make a fuss, let it go!" Eagle Arrow bared his teeth, and his ears finally escaped the claws, "And when did you become the class leader!"
"I'm calling it a curtain to listen to politics!" Yuan Zi raised his head proudly, crossed his waist with one hand, and covered the back of his other hand in front of his mouth, and let out a three-part queen laugh, "Since Miss Ben gave him three pairs of AJ last time, he has basically listened to me now! So, you can basically be Miss Ben's words are the words of the class leader, I declare, all members of our class are involved, and no one is allowed to run!"
"Eh, I'm either either?" Naoko exclaimed, "But, but, I can't act!"
"It doesn't matter, no matter what the project is, whether it's performing on stage, opening a restaurant on campus, or whatever, as long as you actively participate in it!" Yuan Zi smiled very happily, "After all, this is also enjoying campus life!"
Just do what you say, it has always been the style of the garden. With that, she walked over to the podium, cleared her throat, and shouted out loudly.
"Everyone, be quiet, I have something to announce!"
For a while, the noisy classroom instantly fell silent, which showed that Miss Suzuki Sonoko still had a certain influence in the class.
"Our class leader said that in order to promote the friendship between the students and better enjoy the campus life, the class has decided that all the students should actively prepare and take the initiative to participate in the upcoming Didan Festival!
"Eh, eh, eh, !!" A wail suddenly sounded in the entire classroom, and then he turned his gaze to the class leader who looked confused.
"I wasn't! I didn't! I didn't!" he wanted to say, but was startled back by a look from Her Majesty.
[This squad leader is really undignified......] Eagle Arrow couldn't help grinning.
But what is dignity...... Can you eat it as a meal? Does it smell so good as AJ? No!
So the head of the class reacted instantly, and then stood up in everyone's puzzled eyes and nodded solemnly.
"Yuanzi-san is right! Well, that's right! That's all!"
Then, he sat back down, feeling quiet and not hearing what was going on outside the window.
"However, you can't just prepare, we don't have anything, and the class fee may not be enough!"
At this time, the conscientious life committee stood up and issued a message to the Empress.
"So, in order to solve this problem, I decided that after school today, we will all go to the department store together to buy all the costumes, props, consumables and everything else you need!
"Oh oh oh !!" The wail suddenly turned into a wolf howl.
"Any more questions?" said the gardener, slapping the table aggressively.
The "no more !!" answer is uniform and firm, like a well-trained army.
Since money is not a problem, what problem is there that money can't solve?
Looking at the students who were reluctant three seconds ago, but now they are already discussing the specific details, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth and sighed deeply. Sure enough, there is money that can make the ghost grind......
Emperor Dan Festival...... Let's hope something doesn't happen......
Thinking of the power of a certain god of death, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but shudder......
Hopefully, it's just that he's thinking too much......