When he got home, Naruse went straight back to his upstairs room and packed his luggage for going out tomorrow.

Actually, there is nothing to pack, two sets of laundry, plus a phone charger and the like, that's all.

With enough money, most of the extra needs can be addressed.

Packing everything into his bag, Naruse leaned back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling, suddenly feeling a little apprehensive.

Despite his busy excitement after agreeing, he skipped school for the first time so planned.

"Even if the school finds out, it won't be a big problem...... At most, I will be reprimanded."

After a while, Naruse went downstairs, and Naoko, who had also gone home to pack her luggage, had already come over and sat on the sofa.

"Has Naoko already packed up?" He casually asked, girls always have more stuff. Five

Naoko pursed her lower lip and didn't speak.

Naruse was about to go to the kitchen to drink saliva, but as soon as his footsteps turned, he walked around to her and immediately frowned.

She didn't have any expression, but the loss in her heart couldn't be hidden.

"What's wrong?"

"Spring ......"

Naoko took a deep breath and put a smile on her face, "I can't go to Kyoto with you."

Naruse looked at her, "Why?"

"Mom just called and said that she and Dad had a day off and were going home for a day."

「……」

Naruse opened her mouth and sat down next to her.

It's rare for the flower couple to come back, and Naoko won't leave them alone and go out alone.

After a while, he said, "Then I'm not going either."

Naoko laughed, "But Harumi really wants to go."

She leaned to the side and leaned against his shoulder.

"I know, if Harumi wants to do something that he didn't plan to do, he will take the initiative to find various reasons to mobilize his enthusiasm......

"-The main reason is that Naoko wants to go."

"Thank you." After getting over the initial depression, Naoko's mood picked up quickly, "But Harumi now wants to go to Kyoto, right?"

Naruse let out a long breath and leaned back on the couch, "I didn't think so."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Really, really?"

「……」

He turned his head, and Naoko looked at him and smiled again.

"Harumi and Hikari go together, just bring me some souvenirs from Kyoto."

"Naoko ......"

Naoko finally decided to stay.

In the evening, Hikaru Takikawa came over to discuss the itinerary with the two, and after hearing that Naoko was not going to Kyoto, he had the same reaction.

"Naoko has to stay at home?"

"Because Mom and Dad only came back once in a long time. I don't want them to come back with no one at home."

"Even so......

"And I'd love to see them, too."

Hikaru Takikawa was silent for a long time, and finally could only accept this fact.

"I'm sorry......"

"Next time." Naoko smiled.

"Hey."

"Don't sigh, didn't you come here to discuss the itinerary?" After Naoko made her decision, Naruse's attitude was much more categorical, as if she was not prepared to take Naoko with her in the first place.

Takikawa Hikaru then remembered the purpose of his evening visit, "Is it just here to discuss?"

"Hmm."

Although she didn't go, Naoko didn't avoid it, listening to the plan of the two on the side.

"My plan is to follow the school trip team all the time, and I will go wherever I go in the month."

"Sure enough."

Naruse knew that she wouldn't leave her sister to play by herself.

One more thing came to his mind

"What did Light's parents say about this?"

"Huh? Mom and Dad didn't have much to say, they just asked me how much money I needed."

「……」

It's really big-hearted.

Naruse shook his head in his heart.

"Because I said I don't worry about the moon." Hikaru Takikawa said with a smile.

It seems that the younger sister takes care of the older sister, and it seems to have become a routine in the Takigawa family.

"Did you get the route of the third-year school trip?" Naruse asked again.

"Well, here."

Hikaru Takikawa took out her sister's school trip itinerary.

"On the first day, I went to Kitano Tenmangu Shrine and Arashiyama, on the second day I went to Kiyomizudera Temple, Heian Jingu Shrine, Shinkyogoku, and Ginkaku-ji Temple, and on the third day, I went back after visiting Kyoto Tower......

Naruse glanced at it a few times, "It doesn't seem to be any different from my trip to Kyoto last year."

"Did Harumi go to Kyoto last year?"

"yes."

"Naoko and I went to Hokkaido."

"I know."

"Huh?"

"Nothing ......"

Naruse pointed to the contact number of the hotel at the bottom of the itinerary, "Where is this "Hanasenbo" hotel?"

Hikaru Takikawa thought for a moment, "It looks like it's over there in Gion."

"Gion...... Over there, let's find a place to live nearby."

"Okay."

Naruse took out his phone and searched for hotels near Gion. In the afterglow, Naoko was still staring at the schedule on the table.

After looking for a while, he put down his phone, "How is this AKANE hotel?"

Hikaru Takikawa flipped through the pictures.

"Seems to be okay...... Wow, it's expensive."

"The hotels over there are all at this price, not to mention that this one is on Shijo-dori Street, which is quite close to Yasaka Shrine. Or do you want to go somewhere farther away?"

"No......" Hikaru Takikawa sighed painfully, "That's it, it's not convenient if it's far away."

"Then I'm booked."

Naruse took his phone back and clicked on the screen a few times, "Two rooms......

"Two rooms?"

He raised his head, and Naoko's gaze was fixed on Hikaru Takikawa's face.

"Or else?"

Hikaru Takikawa nodded as if accepting something, "Then I'll share a room with the starfish."

「…… Wait a minute."

Naruse couldn't accept it, raised his hand, and took a deep breath, "What starfish?"

Hikaru Takikawa tilted his head, not quite understanding what he meant.

"That starfish?"

"That starfish from the Maki family is going too?"

"The ...... of the Maki family Why do you say it so awkwardly? yes, I didn't just say that."

"You didn't mention a word."

"Ahh

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "I met a starfish when I came back, and she happily agreed."

「…… Go and apologize to Morimi."

"Hmm...... Ah, huh? A leaf? Apologize? Why?"

Naruse didn't answer, rubbed the sides of his forehead, and asked after a while:

"Does the starfish know I'm going too?"

Hikaru Takikawa nodded, "Yes."

He was slightly surprised.

After thinking about it, maybe it was because they got along fairly well or normally with each other during the previous tutoring, which made her temporarily let go of her resistance.

Of course, it may also be that her determination to go to Kyoto outweighs her resistance to him.

After a moment of silence, Naruse waved his hand, "Let's discuss the room arrangement with the starfish."

"Okay."

Taking advantage of Hikaru Takikawa's message to the starfish, Naruse opened another website and booked a Shinkansen ticket to Kyoto tomorrow morning.

"From Shin-Aomori to Kyoto, it takes more than five hours to take the fastest Hayabusa...... I'll have to change trains in Tokyo on the way."

What a toss-up truancy.

"Starfish said they could share a room with me." Hikaru Takikawa showed him the message records of the two.

Naruse looked at the contents carefully, "That's what it means to live alone, book three rooms."

"Hey, is that so?"

"She's such an awkward character."

"It's better that Haruhi understands it a little more thoroughly."

Naruse pursed her lower lip and stared at her phone as if she hadn't heard it.

I booked a room on the webpage and soon the hotel called to confirm.

"Yes, I'm Naruse...... That's right, three rooms, three days and two nights."

After booking a room and the itinerary was basically set, Hikaru Takikawa didn't stay long and was ready to go home.

Before leaving, she looked at Naoko again, and the latter just smiled.

Naruse also went out, "I'll send you back, and I'll go to the convenience store by the way."

On the way back, Hikaru Takikawa was a little silent.

"Still thinking about Naoko?"

"I still feel a little sorry...... During the day, Naoko looks looking forward to going to Kyoto."

"Family is more important." Naruse didn't look at her, looking at the other side of the road, "That's what Naoko thinks."

Hikaru Takikawa puffed out his mouth, straightened his arms, and stretched out into the night sky.

"What do you want to buy at the convenience store?"

"Buy a bottle of milk to help you sleep."

"Ah, then I'll buy a bottle of milk too."

"Hmm."

"I didn't have any money."

「…… I'll have a treat."