We passed under the south gate where the Suzaku was standing and entered the market area, and at a glance we saw a crystal stage at the intersection of the streets, surrounded by sixteen lotus-shaped ice lanterns, and the lotus stamens were filled with magical energy, and the fluorescent lamps were emitting a variety of magnificent colors.

On both sides of the road, the proponents of the Snow Festival used their magic to strengthen the ground made by the Kazuki clan below, increasing the support area of the pillars in the ice, and then piling ice blocks on the ice to form a dome of three meters high, with three walls on the left and right, and the front of the street was wide open.

Then two welcome lamps were made on the left and right of the open main entrance, with different shapes, including cats and dogs, flowers and trees, circles and squares, all emitting warm red lights. The red light reflects the strange lampholders, which looks beautiful and interesting.

Proponents of the igloo have already begun to move the materials and tools used to make the goods, using huge ice sleds to transport truckloads of materials and tools to the store, and then decorate the interior of the igloo like a merchant to look like a store.

The four of us walked down the street, stopping like everyone else around us to look at the ice lanterns in front of the igloo or look up at the words carved on the ice signboard to decide if we wanted to "visit" the shop after it "opened."

"Fold, look! Look! There is a musical instrument shop this year! ”

Mika excitedly pointed to an igloo with the word "楽器" on it, and she put her right hand on her shoulder, and made a gesture with her right hand beside her abdomen: "That's great, I want a lute." ”

"Do you know how to play?"

I looked at the location she was pointing at, and there were rows of wooden cabinets in the igloo, as if to keep out the moisture, and the interior walls were specially wrapped in cotton cloth. On those wooden cabinets, some musical instruments have been placed, including flutes, shakuhachi, and xun...... It's all wind instruments, but I haven't seen any plucked strings for a while, and I don't know if they haven't been put up yet, or if they haven't been at all.

"I won't, but my mom will. I can let her teach me. ”

Mika waved her hand nonchalantly, and continued walking.

We looked at the signboards and greeting lights at the entrances of more than 100 shops, most of which are snack bars of various kinds, and there are about 30 entertainment shops and handicraft shops combined. The festival supporters who run these stores may have negotiated beforehand, so there are basically no duplicate categories at the 100 or so stores.

As with the categories, the greeting lights in front of each store are different, and we have seen the shapes of cats and dogs, frogs, fish, snakes, turtles, trees, boats, sunflowers, and so on. The most bizarre thing is the welcome lamp at the door of a mask shop, which is two identical faces, both with indescribable expressions, it is not like crying, but it is not up to standard to say that it is laughter, nor is it angry, and it is not sad.

All in all, it looks very weird, and if you have to describe it as an emotion, it is probably equivalent to a mockery, and after a few glances, it will make people feel the urge to punch them a few times and make them shatter.

In fact, if I hadn't stopped it, Mika might have rushed up and done it. In addition to Meijia, there seemed to be no shortage of passers-by with the same thoughts, male or female, old and young, when they looked at the two welcome lights, they clenched their fists one after another, and they looked like they were itching with hatred. In a way, their expressions are quite interesting in contrast to the expressions of the welcome lights on their faces.

From this point of view, perhaps this is the purpose of the shopkeeper - to make people who pass by and see it uncomfortable, to show uncomfortable expressions, and to have the urge to smash the welcome lamp.

This bad taste is so bad that people want to punch the shopkeeper in the face too.

I thought calmly, then let go of my fist, which was as clenched as Mika's—I promise, I never thought about killing him, not at all.

In addition to this store, Meijia made a decision to visit every other store along the way, and she raised her hand: "I have decided, I must visit all the stores in these seven days, and I must eat food and take things!" ”

"Yes."

Mamura gave a rare gesture of support, but from time to time his gaze slanted towards a shop not far away, whose name was a specimen of insects.

……

"Everyone, the opening show of the market is about to start, please come and see if you are passing by, there are many interesting programs. I'm the host of this time, Akiko, and I'm going to bring you the most, most interesting, and most interesting performances of all kinds of spell-free powers! ”

When the last igloo was completed, a woman dressed in a black and white penguin costume stepped onto the stage in the center of the crossroads, without a megaphone in her hand, but her voice easily spread throughout the market area, and with the wind to everyone's ears.

At this time, a lot of people had gathered in the market area, and they gathered around like a stream after hearing the sound. Of course, there are also some people who are not interested, and after looking at the various welcome lights, they leave the market area to those who are interested.

I glanced at it from a distance, but instead of walking over, I continued to stand there and look at the face of the face in front of me, whose nose had collapsed. It seems that just as we were wandering around, someone had already put their ideas into action, and really slammed the welcome lamp into a slam nose.

The damage wasn't too big, but it seemed to be more annoying. It looks like they were hit with a stick, and judging by that, it should have been done by a child - after all, in my opinion, adults use mana instead of most strenuous movements, and although they avoid abusing mana most of the time, habit is already etched in their subconscious.

And as a celebration, it's basically impossible for adults to carry sticks with them, and the supporters who might carry things are busy, and they don't have the leisure time to wander around.

So there's only one answer! The murderer is ......

I squinted my eyes and glanced out of the corner of my eye at a boy not far away holding a wooden stick more than a meter long, about ten years old, and his right foot was a little inconvenient when walking, so he walked forward with the stick propped up.

It's really idle and has nothing to do.

I shook my head and withdrew my gaze, amused at my boredom.

Just now, we walked around the market area roughly, and before the show began, Mika whispered a few words in the ear of the yarn, and then the two of them held hands and walked towards the west gate together after leaving a sentence of "let's leave for a while". From there, you can exit the snow festival area and head to the nearest event room.

I wisely didn't ask anything, and by the time Mamura reacted, Sawa Mika had already gone away. He looked strangely at the backs of the two girls and asked me, "Where are they going?" ”

"I guess I'm going to the bathroom."

I didn't feel embarrassed, but Mamura was a little embarrassed: "Original...... I see. ”

"What's wrong?"

I don't understand his reaction, in my opinion, at their age in the real village, they shouldn't be associated with **** from this kind of thing. But Mamura's words made me feel stunned: "Fold, aren't you worried at all? Mika seems to like yarn. ”

"Why do you say that all of a sudden?"

Rubbing my temples slightly, I looked directly at Mamura and said softly, "It's normal for Mika to like yarn, I like yarn too, and Mika and you, Rina and Kokoro, I like them too." Because we're all friends. ”

"Fold, you know I don't mean like that."

Mamura also looked directly at me, and suddenly he lowered his head again: "Yes, we are friends." I'm sorry, I'm going to go to the store just now, do you want to go with me? ”

"I'll be right here, or I'll find no one when they come back. Go on your own, be careful and safe. ”

I waved my hand at Mamura, and after seeing him leave, I walked around the neighborhood for a moment, then stopped in front of the greeting lamp of the human face I had seen not long ago. While thinking about what Mamura said, he looked at the faces of the people and greeted the guests.

Mika likes the yarn, I know, but I prefer to classify this emotion as friendship. Mika has a desire to protect and a sense of responsibility that other children don't have, and Satsu is more unreassuring than other children because of her personality. So Mika is very concerned about her, trying to protect her like a hen protects a chick.

And because the two are both girls, they are naturally more suitable in action, and there is no need to have too many scruples between conversations, words and deeds, so the emotions between her and Sha are naturally better than those with others.

This emotion does not go beyond the scope of friendship, but because the relationship is better, there is an equal possessiveness in the heart. This kind of emotion, as I grow older, will soon be diluted by other interpersonal interactions - Mika, it's not just me and Sa, these friends.

Unlike Sa, who connects with other children through me, and who uses other children to cover up her abnormality, Mika is a truly popular type of girl, and her relationship with other children is not severed by my influence, but is often invited by other children. Such a she, only after entering the moral education garden, will soon understand that whether it is yarn, or me, or Rina, Zhencun, and heart, it is not irreplaceable.

In the end, the reason why Mika is willing to continue playing with me is only because of her sense of responsibility and desire to protect, not some kind of emotion that cannot be done by someone but her. This kind of emotion should not be possessed by children who are not yet psychologically and physically mature.

Both Jing and Mika are actually just maturing too early, so much so that they want to pursue a desire to grasp an emotion that others don't have. It's like a child who brings a rare toy to show off in front of other children to show off his uniqueness and status.

While I was randomly analyzing the psychological thoughts and the size of Mika's mental thoughts, I noticed that the nose of the human face greeting lamp in front of me had collapsed at some point and shattered a small piece. Since there was no one in the store, it didn't seem like anyone was noticing. So I idle around and analyzed the identity of the person who broke the nose, and quickly came up with an answer.

"Do you find these two lights interesting?"

Just as I was in a daze with the answer, a gentle female voice sounded behind me, and I shrugged my shoulders and replied casually, "I think the purpose of the person who made them is more interesting." ”

"Well, what do you think is the purpose of the people who made them?"

The woman continued to ask, and she walked very softly, from my back to my left.

"Probably trying to make people angry, it's not a good purpose anyway."

I shrugged my shoulders again and looked at the woman out of the corner of my eye. She was dressed in a thick silver-white kimono with a light blue shawl draped over her shoulders, and she looked as if she had blended into the snow and ice environment, and she was in harmony with the ice and snow...... Well, it's more appropriate to become beautiful accordingly.

Judging by her physiognomy, she is only about twenty years old, with delicate and shiny skin, and slightly short curls that look elastic for women. But judging from her inadvertently twisted eyebrows, there is a sense of vicissitudes beyond age and the grace and luxury cultivated by being in a high position, which makes people can't help but be impressed by her demeanor.

"Hello (おはようございます), my name is Shiraishi Orizu."

As I mentally speculated about her identity, I politely bent down and declared my name.

"Oops, what a polite child. Folded? My name is Tomiko Asahina. Although we met for the first time, I had actually heard your name not long ago. ”

The woman smiled shallowly, and her eyebrows stretched slightly, making people feel as gentle as a spring breeze.

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PS: I used the anime version of Tomiko's setting, the novel version...... Not much with my appetite. Don't worry about this, although the silver hair is quite beautiful, but the appearance and age description are not very suitable.

In addition, this chapter is only 3000+ words, so I will make up some of it in the next two days, depending on whether I write more or less. If there is less, it will be added directly to this chapter, and if there is more, it will be sent an additional chapter.