Taking the last bite of the pizza, Naruse looked down at his fingers and handed a tissue next to him.

"The taste is okay, but it's a little cold, which affects the taste." He took the tissue and wiped it, and said to Naoko.

She nodded, staring at the corners of his mouth, "Got cheese." ”

"Hmm......" Naruse wiped again.

"Starfish said the grilled chicken thighs over there are also good." Takigawa said, "There is no greasy feeling either. ”

"Yes."

When the initial novelty wears off, the main thing about the party is only eating and drinking. A few people walked around the edge of the venue and ate a lot of things.

"That's over there...... Egg tarts! ”

The starfish immediately squeezed over, and after a while, they came back with a few tarts and distributed them among a few people.

"Give."

"Thank you." Morimi smiled at her and took the tart and took a bite.

"Hmm......"

She felt it, "The texture and taste are a bit like the egg tarts in the shop downstairs from the school." ”

"Ah, really, it doesn't seem to taste anywhere else." Takigawa Moon on the side also agreed with her.

"That's it." "I've seen food vendors in the student council before. ”

"Sure enough." Morimi nodded and continued to eat the remaining tarts.

"Is Kazuha going over today?" Takigawa asked.

She shook her head, "This semester's classes are over. I haven't signed up for the winter vacation class yet. ”

"Well, it's good to take a break for a while."

Mori smiled wryly when he heard this, and looked at Naruse again.

He and Naoko got together and were chatting about egg tarts.

"Let's talk about it."

Eating, drinking, strolling around, the afternoon slowly passed, and the lights in the gymnasium became more and more on.

As he passed one of the exits, Naruse went out to take a look, and the clouds were covering the sun, and the outside had fallen into actual darkness.

"It's going to snow." Hikaru Takikawa didn't know where to get out, put his shoulder on his shoulder, and also looked at the sky.

Naruse glanced at her, "Where did you just go?" ”

"It's right outside."

"Outside?"

She reached out and pointed to the side, then bent her fingers, "Back." ”

"Behind the gymnasium...... Naruse was stunned, "another confession?" ”

"Well, it's a girl today."

She smiled, "But who can't tell Harumi." ”

"I'm not going to ask...... You're busy. ”

Hikaru Takikawa just laughed.

Back in the venue, after a while, Takikawa Tsuki said that he had to go to the school.

The rest of the group had no intention of waiting until the party was over before leaving, and left the gymnasium.

The bus back was still nearly half an hour away, and several people took Takikawa to the study school near the central station.

Although there are not many shops that are still open at this time, there are still some shops near the station that have decorated their shops in the style of Christmas.

"See, Harumi, this is Christmas in the countryside." Hikaru Takikawa said.

"Even if it's tomorrow and Christmas, nothing will change." Starfish added.

Naoko nodded on the side: "It's like this in almost the entire Northeast." ”

"I know...... I'm not an outsider. Naruse couldn't help but shake his head, "Probably only Sendai will be a little more lively." ”

Morimi looked at the deserted street in front of him, "But it's only near Sendai Station." ”

In order to live up to the deliberate attire of those shops, a few people walked around for a while - mainly because the bus did not come.

When the time was almost up, a few people rushed to the bus stop.

"Come to my house later."

When he arrived at the platform, Naruse suddenly remembered that there was another important thing he hadn't said, "My mother has prepared a Christmas gift for you." ”

Starfish and Naoko already knew about it and were not surprised, but Morimi and Hikaru Takikawa had just heard about it and asked a little more.

"I don't know what it is, it's all packaged." Faced with the inquiry, Naruse could only shake his head.

"yes, I'm looking forward to it."

Hikaru Takikawa thought for a moment and asked again, "Do you also have a share of the moon?" ”

"Hmm. Let's take it back for Sister Yue later. ”

"Great." She smiled a little happier, "Yue will definitely be very happy to receive Miss Song's Christmas gift." ”

After waiting for a while, the bus came.

Halfway through the drive, Naruse noticed that snow was starting to fall outside the window.

By the time I got off the bus, it was already snowy outside, blowing head-on, obscuring the view.

Several people hurriedly ran to Naruse's house, dusted off each other's snowflakes on their heads and bodies, and hid in the house.

"The wind and snow are so heavy, let's sit at my house for a while."

Naruse put down his school bag, and then went to the study to bring out all the Christmas gifts he had packed.

The gift boxes are about the same size, and Matsuchiaki also posted his name on the outside.

"This is light, this is Sister Yue's."

Naruse handed out the gifts one by one, "Starfish's, Naoko's." ”

A few people took the gift, and Naruse put down his share, and the gift box under it was labeled [Give a leaf].

"It's a good thing."

"Thank you."

Morimi took the gift box and glanced at Hikaru Takikawa, and she really spoke: "Can you open it now?" ”

"Of course."

Naruse also sat down after distributing the gifts, picked up the gift box with [To Harumi~], and untied the ribbon.

Unwrapping the layers and finally unpacking the box, there is a dark blue wallet inside.

He pursed his lips and picked it up and looked at it a few times.

"Is Auntie's gift to Haruhi a wallet?" Naoko looked at him, and his gift was only half opened.

"Hmm." Naruse opened it and looked at it, his fingers stroking the leather surface of the wallet, "It feels okay." ”

Morimi, who was sitting on the other side, continued to open the gift and looked at him again.

said that it was okay, and he had already taken out the black wallet he was using before, and was pulling out the money and card.

Isn't it like to change it when you get it?

"Ah, that's what I got here." Hikaru Takikawa smiled and picked up the gift he had received.

"It's actually sunglasses...... "Naruse couldn't help but wonder what Matsu Chiaki's criteria for choosing a gift were.

"Isn't it pretty good, I like it." Hikaru Takikawa directly put on his sunglasses and smiled slightly at the few people around him.

"How~"

"It's handsome." Morimi said.

Starfish nodded their heads as well.

Naoko smiled, "It's perfect for the light." ”

"yes." Hikaru Takikawa liked the Christmas gift from Matsuchiaki so much that he got up and went to the bathroom to look in the mirror.

The gift Starfish received was a complete set of hair care products, "Ah, this conditioner is very expensive......"

"Looks like she likes your yellow ...... too Blond. ”

"Uh-huh."

And Naoko opened the fluttering gift box, and there seemed to be nothing inside.

“……”

She was stunned for a moment, then turned the box upside down, and a note fell from it.

[Lift the cover in the corner of the study~]

She took the note and went for it, and Naruse followed, lifting the cover that appeared in the corner of the study at some point, and underneath it was a brand-new sewing machine.

Naoko took a closer look, "It's the same brand as me, this is the latest ......"

"When I put it in, I don't know at all." Naruse was unimpressed.

"Me too."

And in the living room outside, Morimi also opened his gift box.

“Kindle……”

Lying inside, it was an e-reader.

She picked it up and looked at it, and Takikawa returned to the living room after looking in the mirror.

"I had a sudden idea."

(End of chapter)