The feeling of cold lingers and becomes real, and Naruse finds herself awake.

Before he could open his eyes, he smelled a reassuring familiar smell, so he curled up in the thin quilt and approached the source of the smell.

The tip of the nose touches a fluffy mass.

He opened his eyes, saw in the bright light that he was lying next to the Ragdoll bear he had brought back last night, and reached out and hugged him into his arms.

Seven or eight hours of sleep wasn't a long time, but it would leave a lot of inertia at the end, and he closed his eyes again, even though the action had dispelled most of his sleepiness.

"How long are you going to sleep?" The other person in the room finally spoke.

Hiding the ragdoll bear under the covers, Naruse took a deep breath and said goodbye to last night's sleep.

Song Qianqiu stood at the door of the room, and he only glanced at it to understand that she had entered the working state.

"What's next?"

"I kept seeing it past two in the morning, and I was sure it was a good script." Having said that, Song Qianqiu was in good spirits, and there was no trace of staying up late on his face.

"Yes, congratulations."

Naruse retracted his gaze and looked at the ragdoll butt that was only a little exposed, only to realize that he had reversed it.

"It's so cold—"

"Congratulations—congratulations—"

"Isn't the quilt a little thin? It's summer, but it's still a bit cold at night in Aomori. Matsu jumped to another topic without hindrance.

"A little." Naruse pulled a thin layer of quilt and reminded himself to remember to change it before going to bed at night.

"Where did the puppets come from?"

I saw it.

"Naoko."

After glancing at his son wrapped in the quilt again, Song Qianqiu closed the door and turned to go downstairs.

"Naoko has already come. Aren't you going out? ”

"Got it."

Naruse sat up, yawned, and sat for another two or three minutes looking at the window.

Get up and clean up, put the Ragdoll bear at the head of the bed, and then go downstairs to clean up. Coming out of the bathroom, Naoko was about to go upstairs when she saw him and smiled slightly.

"Good morning. Breakfast was ready. ”

While eating breakfast, Naruse discovers that Chiaki Matsu has printed out the script.

She flipped through as she ate, and every now and then, she would stop to pick up her pen and write something.

"When will you go back to Tokyo?" He asked.

Song Qianqiu was about to put a piece of bacon in his mouth, stopped to look at him, and quickly replied, "Wait until the spring sea monk starts school." ”

Apparently, she had already thought about it.

There is still half a month, Naruse thought subconsciously.

But he quickly reacted again: the summer vacation here in Aomori is no better than in Tokyo, it starts and ends early, and it is not a few days away.

After eating bacon, Song Qianqiu also put down the script in his hand.

"These days, my mother will accompany Chunhai well...... Did you just show a look of disgust? ”

"You're wrong."

"Don't underestimate the actor's insight into emotions."

Naoko picked up the miso soup and glanced over the edge of the bowl to her.

Naruse didn't raise his head and continued to eat breakfast.

"Just take care of your side."

After breakfast, Matsuchiaki stayed at home and continued to study the script, and Naruse went out with Naoko.

"Spring Sea—"

As a result, before he went far, he was stopped by Song Qianqiu.

The two of them stopped and looked back, "What?" ”

"Just now I went to the convenience store to print the script and met Starfish's father."

“……”

"Does Harumi remember who he is?"

Naruse glanced to the side, "What a stupid thing to say." ”

"Just remember, he also asked about Chunhai." Song Qianqiu leaned against the door in slippers, "If you have time, go and say hello, now or when you come back." ”

"I see."

That's all Song Qianqiu wanted to confess, and when the two walked to the intersection, Naoko asked, "Is it over now?" ”

Naruse turned his head to look at the other side that he hadn't set foot on since he returned, the road was crooked, and he couldn't see where he was going.

"No, the bus is almost there. Come back and talk about it. ”

"Okay."

......

The bus stops on the side of the road, and Naruse and Naoko get off together.

Right now, they are near the central station, and the surroundings are not too strange to Naruse, and they all know the road, but if they want to go to the uniform shop, they still have to rely on Naoko to lead the way.

"It's about seven or eight minutes on foot from Totemachi."

After walking for a while, Naruse remembered that Naoko had come to buy something today.

"What is Naoko going to buy?"

"Fabric."

Naoko followed beside him, "I'm running out of fabrics I bought before, so I need to replenish some." And I heard that there was a new fabric in the store, so I wanted to check it out. ”

"I heard?"

She smiled slightly, "Because I come more often, I have added all the Line friends of the store manager and the clerk." ”

Thinking of the puppets in her room, Naruse could roughly understand what she meant by "frequent".

"By the way?"

"No, but not far. Come back when you come back. ”

"Okay."

When you come to the uniform shop in Totemachi, you will see the various uniforms hanging on the walls. According to Naoko, most of the schools in Tsumae City have custom-made uniforms here.

The clerk smiled and stepped forward, asking what they were doing, and then led the two to a counter.

"School."

"Prefectural Tsugar."

"Grade."

"First grade."

"Do you want to customize summer or winter clothes?"

"Full set." Naruse said.

The clerk looked at him more, "Transfer student." ”

"Yes."

"What about the other one?"

Naoko shook her head, "I'm just coming with him." ”

After asking everything that should be asked, the clerk got up and greeted, "Is Miss Nishikawa here?" ”

Another clerk poked his head out from behind the curtain, saw Naruse and Naoko in front of the counter, turned his head back, and when he came out again, he had an extra soft ruler in his hand.

"Come over here~"

Naruse went over and stood up, his chest straight, his head raised, his arms raised, and he was obediently at the mercy of the other party.

Height, bust, waist, sleeve length...... It took a lot of time to finish all the measurements.

The clerk brought another picture book, which showed the uniform styles of each school, and the prefectural Tsu High School was on the first page of the high school.

Shirts, ties, and blazers are the uniform upper body attire for both male and female students at Tianjin High School, and the main difference is in the lower body: the boys wear suit trousers, while the girls wear red-gray tweed checked skirts.

The distinction between grades lies in the color of the tie.

"Now the first grade is red, the second grade is blue, and the third grade is dark green." Naoko explained.

A complete set of summer clothes, winter clothes, and sportswear costs about 70,000 yen.

Naoko whispered about how much fabric she could buy for 70,000 yen, and Naruse told her that at a private high school in Tokyo, a complete uniform cost nearly 200,000 yen.

Her eyes widened, "Harumi has been over there for another semester......"

"Well, those 200,000 yen uniforms are hanging in my closet right now."

"What a waste." Naoko's face was full of pity.

After measuring the body and paying the money, the matter on the side of the uniform shop came to an end for the time being, and all Naruse could do next was to wait.

"It's off-season, the factory is not busy, and in about a week, you can get the uniform." As he left, the clerk said.

The peak season for clothing factories to make student uniforms is in March and April every year, that is, before the start of the new school year, which is not at this time.

After leaving the uniform shop, most of the morning time had passed. It was Naoko who led the way, and the two came to a fabric shop on another street.

"Miss this flower, long time no see."

When I walked into the store, I was greeted by a clerk who knew Naoko, and greeted her, "How are you doing during the summer vacation?" ”

"Long time no see." Naoko smiled and responded politely.

After greeting her, the female clerk's gaze fell on the face of Naruse, who was silent on the side, and her eyes brightened.

"Boyfriend?"

"Nope."

Naoko just shook her head and didn't say much.

"Hello." Naruse simply said hello.

Going deep into the store, Naoko greeted the store manager's aunt, who looked to be over half a hundred years old, before pulling Naruse to walk around the shelves.

There are many different kinds of fabrics, patterns and materials, and Naruse notices that there are still woolen yarns on several of the shelves.

Naoko walked in front, looking as she went, and then turned back to him and smiled, "The scarf I knitted for Harumi last winter was the wool I bought here. ”

"Sure enough."

"Did you bring it back?"

"Of course."

Naoko stopped, picked up a piece of cloth in her hand and touched it.

"This super soft velvet feels good to the hand and has a delicate texture, which is perfect for sewing the body parts of the puppet."

Naruse also stroked and felt it, then looked left and right, and pushed a small car.

"Thank you." Naoko put down the cloth and continued walking.

"Do you want them all?"

Naruse looked down at the fabric in the shopping cart, the width of the door was about one meter, and the thick one was more than ten or twenty meters long, and it was estimated that it could be used for several years.

"It doesn't take that much."

Naoko explained, picking up another piece of cloth in her hand, "The fabric here is sold in fifty-centimeter units, and it will be cut according to the amount needed at checkout. ”

"I see."

Moving on, Naruse noticed that some of the relatively popular fabrics had been cut into small pieces at a length of 50 centimeters for customers to buy.

Naoko chose a lot of types, but the amount of each fabric required was not much, basically between one or two units.

Naruse followed the cart and listened to her explain the material and use of the fabric without saying a word. For example, a certain cloth can be used as a puppet's hair, and a certain kind of velvet cloth shaped like a rose is especially suitable for making the body of a bear or lamb type puppet......

The morning passed slowly.

At one point, Naoko heard a slight sigh behind her.

"I'm sorry, I'm on my own. Tired? ”

"I'm fine." Naruse shook his head and pointed to the shopping cart in front of him.

Before you know it, the cart is almost full.

"It turns out that I have bought so many ...... This fabric has been enough for a while, so be it for today. ”

"Hmm."

When they went to the front desk to pay the bill, it took some time to cut the cloth, and when the two of them came out of the fabric store, it was already noon.

Carrying a bag full of fabric, Naruse said, "Let's find a place to settle lunch here." ”

Naoko nodded in agreement, and soon thought of Matsu Chiaki, who was home alone.

"Auntie......"

"Just talk to her."

The two found a nearby restaurant and each asked for a pork chop rice.

Because I was not in a hurry to go back, the afternoon time was empty again.

Naoko thought for a moment, "Over there at Central Station, there is a newly opened second-hand shop, do you want to visit Harumi?" ”

Naruse likes to visit second-hand shops, various types of second-hand shops, which is one of the few hobbies he has that requires him to get out of the room.

"A second-hand shop."

The pork chop is fried golden brown and has a crispy crust, and when you bite into it, the gravy and aroma gush out at the same time, making it extremely delicious.

"Let's take a look after eating." He said.