A few days later, the new week began, and as the final exams approached, the major clubs of Tianjin High School finally ushered in a ban on activities.

Naoko has nowhere to go, and Naruse's tutoring of the boys is over, and the two, plus Hikaru Takigawa, are ready to go to the library for a three-person study meeting.

On the way over, Hikaru Takikawa remembered one thing: "Having said that, it seems that today is a leaf on duty." ”

"If she's more idle, you can let her tutor the light alone." Naruse said, but another person's face appeared in his mind.

As a result, as soon as they entered the library, the three of them saw a starfish sitting across from Morimi.

Books and notes were piled up between the two, and starfish were burying their heads in writing something.

"I finally knew that I worked hard before the exam......

Naoko glanced at Naruse, and he just muttered, not planning to go over.

Hikaru Takikawa didn't think so, and said hello directly.

"One leaf, starfish."

The two looked over together and saw the three people at the door, with different expressions on their faces.

"Be quiet." Morimi reminded.

Hikaru Takikawa closed his voice cooperatively, put his finger in front of his lips, and walked over before whispering:

"Kazuha and starfish are also learning?"

"Well, the exam is coming soon."

Morimi's attention was more focused on Naruse and Naoko behind her, "Starfish didn't want to make up the exam, so she came to ask me to tutor her." ”

"Me too." Hikaru Takikawa smiled at the starfish and sat directly next to Morimi.

Naruse looked at it, and could only sit here.

Pulling open the chair next to the starfish and allowing Naoko to sit down, he sat aside and took the book and notes from his bag.

"Why doesn't Naruse sit at Naoko's?"

Morimi looked at him, "This way you can take care of Naoko, Starfish and Light at the same time." ”

She pointed to the front desk of the library with the pen in her hand, "After all, I still have to take care of that side, and I may have to go over at any time......"

Her voice lowered.

The three people on the other side all looked at her, and their eyes moved to the side at the same time.

Morimi was slightly stunned, turned his head to look at the front desk, there was a girl waiting there with a book, and her eyes gradually stayed on her.

“…… Sorry for the wait. ”

Morimi hurriedly got up and went over.

Naruse and Naoko glanced at each other and got up to exchange seats.

On the left is a starfish, on the right is Naoko, Takigawa Hikaru is on the opposite side, and Naruse leans back, "Find your own questions, if you have any questions, come and ask me again." ”

“OK~”

Hikaru Takigawa was the first to nod, while Naoko was the first to ask questions.

"Chunhai look at this question...... I don't know what to do. ”

"Proof questions."

Naruse leaned over and glanced at the subject, his eyes rolling.

"Let's start with the question itself: what needs to be proved, what are the ways to prove, what conditions are needed, and what conditions are provided in the question. Analyze the connection between the problem and the condition, and use the known to explore the unknown, and the idea is clear...... Well, let's take it one step at a time, give me the pen. ”

Starfish tilted her head slightly, glancing to the side.

He leaned completely over there, almost with Naoko.

“…… The condition points out: E, F, G, H are the midpoints of these edges, what can be associated? ”

"Well, halfway point...... The line connecting the midpoints on both sides of the triangle is parallel to the base edge? ”

"Isn't that already clear."

"Spring Sea ......"

"Okay. Don't Naoko think this piece is a bit empty? ”

"It's a little."

"What do you get if you connect two points together and add a guideline?"

"I can get ...... Two triangles! ”

"And it's a common bottom triangle."

"I see."

Finding the idea, Naoko began to solve the problem, Naruse sat up straight, and the starfish also withdrew her gaze.

She hadn't found her way of thinking yet.

She didn't even know what the real problem was. Just when she saw the faint outline, she subconsciously wanted to escape.

"—Is there a problem?"

Seeing that she was holding a pen and staring at a question for a long time, Naruse took the initiative to ask.

Naoko tilted her head slightly.

"Nope." The starfish finally put pen to paper, but only left two black dots on the paper.

"Chunhai, I don't understand here."

Hikaru Takikawa, who was on the other side, pushed the notebook over.

"I'll look at ......"

She turned her head, and he stopped looking at her.

Starfish pursed her lips, lowered her head again, and re-read the topic in front of her for the tenth time.

On the other side, Morimi stayed at the counter for the time being because he wasn't sure if anyone would come over after serving the girl just now.

Looking over there, she held her chin up, her gaze wandering back and forth between Starfish and Naruse for a moment, then at the ceiling and sighed.

Someone may have to retake the exam again.

Not the one competing with her for the first place in the grade.

By the time I left the library, it was already dark and the hallway outside was dark.

"Thank you for your hard work today, Morimi-san. Be careful on the way back. ”

"Okay. Goodbye, Mr. Yasaka. ”

Listening to the voices inside, the four of Naruse waited outside for a short while, and Morimi came out.

"Let's go." She walked to the front.

Leaving the annex, it was snowing outside.

Naruse opened the umbrella to accommodate his monk, and the sound of opening the umbrella sounded behind him one after another.

The starfish hid under the Takigawa umbrella, and Morimi followed with the umbrella alone, "Didn't you say that there was no snow at night?" ”

"The weather forecast I saw said it would stop snow after 10 p.m." Naruse said.

"Saw it in the morning?"

"Afternoon."

She glanced at him from under her umbrella, "You really care about the weather. ”

Naruse raised his umbrella and looked at the sky, "If it snows like this outside, you won't be able to go home." ”

"It's still us Aomori people who are amazing." Hikaru Takikawa said in the back.

A few laughed.

When they came to the bus stop, Naruse took the umbrella, stood with Naoko, and the three of them also squeezed in.

The lights on the platform reflected the falling snow, and there were no people on the road anymore, except for the occasional vehicle passing by.

"It's only six o'clock." Naruse spat out a cloud of mist.

"I'm asleep here." Hikaru Takikawa said.

"There's another store open over there."

"Where...... I've been to that dim sum shop before. ”

After waiting a little longer, the bus finally came.

A few people got into the car and sat down, exchanged a few words briefly, and then all fell silent, listening to the low roar of the engine in the silent snowy night in the shaking.

A little more than twenty minutes later, the bus stopped at Aoyagi.

When I got out of the car, I stepped on the snow, and the soles of my feet creaked, which seemed to be able to spread far away in the silent snow village.

Surrounded by untouched fresh snow, Morimi looked back at the other four.

The bus left quickly, leaving them alone at the platform.

It's time to separate.

They would go back to their respective homes, and she would have to walk the long snow slopes alone back to the huge house.

“…… Want to continue? ”

Morimi looked at them and squeezed out broken words from his mouth, "Study meeting, evening." ”

Naruse was stunned for a moment and looked at Naoko.

"Okay." Hikaru Takikawa agreed quickly, "Where to meet, Harumi is at home?" ”

"Everything." Morimi glanced at the starfish who didn't speak, "If it's not too far, you can come to my house." ”

After a brief silence, Naoko said that it was all right.

"Seven o'clock, then...... Let's meet at half-past seven. ”

Naruse looked at Hikaru Takigawa, "You come to us later, call Haixing again, and we'll go over together." ”

"Okay."

"I'm eating at the bookstore." Morimi said.

"Then call you again."

"Hmm."

"So be it." Hikaru Takikawa put one arm around Morimi and Starfish on the left and right respectively, and walked forward together, "Let's go home first." ”

Naruse and Shoko quickly followed.

After temporarily separating from their companions at the intersection, the two returned home and prepared dinner.

"I didn't expect Yiye to ask everyone to go to a study meeting together."

"Maybe it's because of the previous atmosphere, and I want to learn with everyone or something."

"Hmm...... Would you like to bring something to eat later? ”

"What? We are going to have a study meeting, not a tea party. ”

Naoko smiled.

"I'm going to be hungry."

"It's not going to be too late."

After dinner, Naoko went to the kitchen to prepare some rice balls.

At more than seven o'clock, Hikaru Takikawa rang the doorbell.

"Let's go."

(End of chapter)