On Monday, the sun rose in time, and at noon, all the students who had received the invitation to the opening ceremony of the festival entered the auditorium.

At this time, the interior of the auditorium has been carefully decorated with an ice and snow theme by the recreation department of the club and the student union, and with the light refraction effect, it looks like a small crystal palace from the outside. One by one, the students sat down with anticipation on their faces that could not be concealed. Rick, a member of the Council of Eight and one of the members of the League, stepped briskly onto the podium, put on a headset, and said in a loud voice:

"Hello students! After a period of study, I believe that most of you have gradually become accustomed to the life here, and there may still be a small number of students who cannot adapt quickly and feel that the pressure here is unacceptable. On behalf of the organizers, I would like to thank the Student Union and volunteers for their active assistance, and at the same time I would like to announce the opening of the Ice and Snow Art Festival! ”

As soon as the voice fell, the panoramic mode around the auditorium was turned on, and Xing and the students saw the scene outside:

Banners and colorful balloons adorn the college's buildings, and many of the event locations have been set up with equipment in place, and even heightened to prevent them from being hidden by snow. However, the blazing sun still shines high, and the marble under the green lawns and fountains is visible everywhere. A platoon of artillery pieces of unknown purpose

Standing neatly beside the wall at the edge of the academy, wisps of green smoke could still be seen at the muzzle of the cannon, as if it had stored enough heat and was ready to explode. There was not the slightest trace of "ice or snow" in the entire First Academy, and the scene in front of everyone's eyes was filled with the opposite atmosphere - scorching heat.

"Bell-bell-bell-"

Just when the students were disappointed, the cannons seemed to wake up all at once, and the muzzles of the cannons were erected one after another, aiming at the sky in turn.

"Boom-boom-boom-"

For a while, the cannon thundered, the shells shot straight out, and an amazing scene appeared:

Like a brush that has absorbed enough ink to dot rice paper, all the cannonballs rise to the same height and bloom together, bursting out not of sparks, but of expanding blocks of suspended ice, which isolates the heat of the sun, and the ice begins to slowly extend downward after covering the sky, and finally seamlessly integrates with the walls of the college, and the whole college is like being in a huge ice cellar in a square. Then, the cannon rang out again, this time spraying snow, and the snowballs quickly disintegrated into pieces of flocculent after hitting the ice, and began to fall slowly, soon embedding the ground with bits of snow.

In just ten minutes, the First Academy created a veritable ice and snow festival, and the students were boiling when they watched the earth-shaking changes outside. Rick cleared his throat and motioned for the students to be quiet: "Students, please stay in the auditorium for the time being, don't go out - the ice and snow art festival will officially start when the snow is over this summer." Later, there will be an indoor passage to guide everyone back to the dormitory to change into winter clothes. ”

"Understood!"

After making sure that everything was correct, Rick retreated to the audience, and the secretary next to him came over and whispered something, and his face suddenly changed: "What? Are you telling the truth? ”

"Yes." The secretary also looked nervous.

"Ellie told you herself?"

"Well, without further ado, you better hurry back."

Rick let out a long sigh and frowned, "Alas, well. ”

......

"It's so beautiful - I didn't expect to see snow at this time, it's incredible! Right? Aggie, Star. ”

"Yes." Kishitaro replied to Mori Ayan's emotion.

"Hmm." Xing looked at the two people on the left: he had just met them in the elevator.

The ice that envelops the academy guards the ice and snow world inside, and by this time, the snow has replaced the roads of the academy with a thick "snow blanket". The three of them came to a crossroads, and there were many marks on the ground that had been trampled out, and these marks led to various places, and Mori looked at all three roads, turned his head and asked, "What do you think—where should we go first?" ”

Kitaro looked at the shoe prints on the ground and pointed in one of them without thinking: "Go there, it must be good there." ”

"Oh, how do you know, Aggie?"

"It's not easy! It's like this-" Kishitaro said proudly, "You see, there are many traces of students walking on the snow, so whichever road has more traces means that it is more popular." It is precisely because there are the most traces on this road that I feel that I have to go this way. ”

"yes, that makes sense." Mori Clap Her Hands Approvingly, and then Look at Xing: "Xing, what about you?" ”

Xing stretched out his hand and pointed slowly, "Hmm...... I think so. ”

On the path that was carried by the stars, only a faint trace of a person could be seen, and it was clear that there were very few students willing to choose it. Kitaro looked at Hoshi with disdain: "I'm afraid this doesn't fit well, right?" ”

"No, at first there was no one on every road, so as long as the first person chose one of them, it would leave traces on it, and later classmates would see it and probably make the same choice as Kitaro."

"Then why did you choose this one?" Mori asked.

"It hasn't been long since the festival started, and the location where the road leads to a lot of shoes is likely to have a lot of people at this time, even if we go, it is estimated that we will not be able to experience the fun of the event soon, it is better to choose a place with fewer people for the time being, even if it may be more boring, but it is better than nothing."

"That being said, it's better not to go to a place that's too boring." Kitaro said unconvinced: "Ayane, what do you say? ”

"Ah...... Otherwise—" Mori Aine held her chin, "How about the way I go to Aji's choice, the one you choose to choose?" ”

"It's better for you to go to the lively one together, and I'll go to the other one alone." Star said.

"This ...... May I? ”

"No problem, after all, I'm not used to walking in groups, besides-" Hoshi asked Mori Ayan, "Is it convenient for me to talk to Kitaro-san alone?" ”

"Oh, okay! Na Aji, I'll wait for you in front. ”

After getting the agreement, Hoshi took Kitaro to the overhead floor under the nearest teaching building, which was a relatively empty place, and when Kitaro saw that there was no one around, he leaned against a stone pillar beside him, and folded his hands on his chest: "Say, what's the matter with me?" ”

"Apologize."

"Oh?"

"I used your name in the Literature Club before, I'm sorry."

Since Kyoko didn't tell Kichitaro what was going on that day, he was puzzled by Hoshi's words. But his own behavior in the past made him weak, and he didn't dare to ask more, but responded vaguely: "Ah...... It's okay, it's all over...... Anything else to say? ”

"Remember Hoshino-san?"

"Yes." Kishitaro became vigilant again, and he remembered that he had led Hoshi and Junxia into [Jin]: Could it be that he still came to trouble me......

"She's out."

"I know that."

"Do you know who voted then?"

Kitaro exhaled, and his hanging heart was lowered again: "I don't know much, I'm sorry." ”

Seeing that the inquiry was fruitless, Hoshi stopped dealing with Kitaro, and after Kitaro left, he also embarked on the path that was rarely visited. The road isn't long, and the end isn't as boring as it could have been – it's a coffee shop.

Hoshi pushed open the door, and the heat in the store hit his face, and it was empty, but because of the dark wooden floor and the paintings hanging on the walls, it didn't make people feel that it was monotonous. He walked to the front desk, where only a very small girl was staring intently at the computer, as if she hadn't paid any attention to him.

"Hello, I want a cup of coffee."

The girl realized that someone was coming, and quickly stood up - although it was no different from sitting. Xing looked at the bow with the ribbon on her head, and always felt that this girl was a little familiar, but the girl seemed to be very timid, and she didn't even look at him, but hurriedly submitted the order, and then pointed to the seat next to Xing.

Xing walked to the soft sofa against the wall, only to realize that there was already a guest there, and he saw that it was an acquaintance, so he sat down opposite her: "Hello, president." ”

Kyoko didn't show much surprise on her face, on the contrary, she nodded very calmly, as if she had expected him to come. She didn't look at the stars, but kept her eyes on the milk tea in her hand.

At this time, the door of the coffee shop was opened again, and the waitress girl at the front desk suddenly stood up respectfully and greeted the new customers, with an unconcealable excitement in her tone: "Ya-Sister Ya'er is good!" ”

The girl named Ya'er also responded with a beautiful smile enthusiastically: "I didn't expect you to be here." ”

"Well, what does Sister Ya'er want to drink?"

"No, I'm just here to take a look, you seem to be here-" She looked around and saw Hoshi and Kyoko, she blinked, and didn't say the word "lonely". Then, near the door, she tied up her long azure shawl hair.

When she went out, she smiled at the girl at the front desk again, and the girl quickly waved her hand, but never looked at her.

Xing looked at the back of the blue-haired girl who was gradually moving away, and Kyoko's cold voice came from beside him: "That's not someone you can climb." ”

"Does the president know her?"

"I don't know each other, but I probably know a little bit." Kyoko put the milk tea on the table, and at this time, Xing's coffee was also served, she recalled a little, and continued: "Do you remember the person who spoke at the opening ceremony just now? ”

"I heard it's a member of the alliance."

"That's right, the head of the alliance is called the Chief Judge, and the person you just saw is the adopted daughter of the current Chief Judge - Deirya."

Xing stirred the coffee with a spoon and looked at the white mist that kept coming out of the coffee liquid: "That's the case......"

"You look a little unimpressed."

"Does the president mean that I am a person or a thing?" Star deliberately asked vaguely.

Kyoko's answer was even more vague, and it made Hoshi feel an inexplicable coldness: "To me." ”

[Number of eliminated: 13 people]

[Remaining: 987 people]