Eating the sandwich that Naruse bought, Naoko and the others sat in the lobby of the hotel and waited for a while, and he came over quickly.

"The people at the hotel said that their private buses were already taking guests to the city."

"When will you be back?" Hikaru Takikawa asked.

"I don't know."

Naruse shook his head, "They just set off for more than ten minutes. And when you get there, you probably have to pick up a few guests who came over today before you come back, so don't wait. ”

"Okay."

Taking the sandwich handed over by Naoko, Naruse stuffed it into his mouth and looked at the starfish with a sluggish look in his eyes.

Although she got up, her spirit was obviously not in a state, she was either in a daze or distracted, and she looked like she hadn't slept enough.

Morimi sat on the sidelines, not much better than her.

What time did these two guys go to bed last night?

Sensing his gaze, Morimi also looked over.

Shoving the last bit of sandwich into his mouth, Naruse looked at the others, "The city bus is almost there, let's go first." ”

Morimi helped the starfish to stand up, and Hikaru Takikawa held both of them from behind, "No problem, you two are shaking your steps." ”

"I'm fine." Morimi said, glancing at the starfish, "Wait until you get in the car, you have a lot of time to sleep." ”

Starfish nodded, opened his mouth to say something, and yawned first.

Leaving the inn and following Naruse, the early morning tourists have already arrived.

Found the platform, waited for a while, and the bus full of tourists stopped in front of them.

After getting into the car, Naoko sat with the starfish and looked after her, and Naruse sat next to Morimi.

As soon as the car started, she didn't say a word, and leaned over.

Naoko looked back twice, her gaze lingering on her sleepy face for a moment, and she didn't say anything.

The city bus is no better than the private light bus of the inn, and it stops and stops all the way, and the detour is farther away, and it is already more than 40 minutes later to get to Oishida Station.

"Morimi." Naruse looked down at the girl on her shoulder, "It's time for Oishida." ”

"Hmm......"

In the row of seats in front, the starfish was also struggling on Naoko's chest.

"It's so soft...... What is this......"

After getting off the bus, several people transferred to the Shinkansen bound for Yamagata City.

The sleeping environment on the train is much better than on the bus, and the people who take care of them on the left and right are replaced by the Takigawa sisters.

"I slept deeply." Looking at Morimi who was leaning on his body, Hikaru Takikawa said in a low voice.

Naruse shook his head, his gaze rolling over the starfish's face with his eyes closed and frowning.

"Anyway, most of today's time is spent on the road, so let's sleep with them."

Just over half an hour later, the Shinkansen arrived in Yamagata City.

After waking up the two of them and waiting in the cold wind for more than ten minutes, the bus to Zao Onsen finally arrived.

Getting into the car and taking a seat, Morimi followed behind Naruse and sat down directly next to him.

While she was still awake at this time, Naruse asked, "What time did you go to bed last night?" ”

She glanced at him, took off her glasses, and shoved them into his hands.

"Three or four in the morning, maybe five."

Naoko led the starfish to sit down on the other side of the aisle, and Hikaru Takikawa sat behind her sister.

"It's a little too late."

"Naruse also drank coffee, and it was even more surprising to me that he could fall asleep so early." Morimi squinted at him, "Or is it easier to fall asleep with Naoko's hand?" ”

“……”

See?

Naruse pursed her lower lip, "Maybe." ”

"Then let me sleep next to Naoko tonight."

"Whatever you want."

Across him, Morimi glanced at Naoko on the other side of the aisle, and she was talking to the starfish.

"You and Naoko ......"

She paused, not going on.

And he stared at the window in front of him, as if he didn't hear anything, until his shoulders suddenly sank.

"Don't you feel panicked?"

"Then you and Naoko switch places, and I want to use her boobs as a pillow."

“…… You'd better sleep. ”

Morimi closed his eyes.

After a few more moments, her body slid down a little, and the force she leaned over became a little heavier.

She fell asleep.

Naruse looked at the black-rimmed glasses he was holding in his hand and looked out the window again.

Wind and snow are blowing.

From JR Yamagata Station to Zao Onsen, there are many stops along the way, and by the time we reach our destination, it is already thirty or forty minutes later.

Waking up from Naruse's shoulder, Morimi was stunned for a moment, touched his face inexplicably, took his glasses from his hand and put them on.

"It's time to get off."

"Hmm."

And the starfish leaning on her body slept too deeply, and Naoko didn't move all the way, and she was also a little sleepy, and she was in a daze when she parked.

Just as soon as I got out of the car, the wind and snow hit my face, and this sleepiness disappeared in an instant.

"It's cold...... It seems to be much colder here than it is over there in Oishida. ”

"Hmm." Naruse shrunk his neck, "It'll be colder when you get down to the mountain." ”

The starfish was also much more awake from the cold, and he shivered as he grabbed Morimi.

Mt. Zao is home to several large ski resorts and the mysterious Tree Ice Wonder, making it a much more popular tourist spot than Ginzan Onsen, so there are only a lot of tourists.

Leave the platform, no need to find your way, just follow the crowd and keep going.

If you don't have to go far, you can see a misty ditch on the side of the road, and a hot spring flows inside.

It was accompanied by a strong smell of sulfur, which lingered all the way.

"The hot springs here are different from the Silver Mountain Hot Springs." Naoko said.

Naruse nodded, the silver mountain hot spring was more neutral, and there was almost no smell of sulfur.

As he walked, the tourists in front of him gradually dispersed, and Naruse glanced at the signs on the side of the road, and they were almost at the cable car station at the foot of the mountain.

There are several cable car openings up the mountain, and only one leads to the top.

At the cable car station, there is a lot of queue of tourists, and most of them are skiers wearing ski equipment, and they are in groups.

Morimi and Starfish are not in good shape today, otherwise a few people would also plan to rent a set of ski equipment here to experience it.

"But there's a ski trip in the third semester."

"It seems like there's such a thing. Where to go? ”

"Hakkoda Ski Resort, or Spring Ski Resort. When I was in the first grade of the month, I went to Hakkatora, and it wasn't far anyway. ”

Several people lined up, huddled together because of the cold, and got closer and closer to each other.

The cable car station here runs a large cable car, which can accommodate a dozen passengers at a time, and it is finally their turn to carry up and down several wheels.

Squeezing into the lift, several girls sat by the window, and Naruse stood in the middle holding on to the handrail, surrounded by skiers braving the cold.

The door closes, and with a creaking sound, the cable car begins to climb upwards.

Out of the station, the light in the cable car suddenly brightened a little, and the window was blank.

The sea of snow and the sea of trees blend with each other, and there is no boundary. In the distance, there is occasionally a large open area that is a ski resort.

"Ha ......"

Starfish exhaled, and the glass immediately fogged up, and she wiped it again, looking out the window.

The cable car climbs for a while, and the higher and higher it climbs, it is almost to the transfer platform.

"It's cold." She whispered, "It's getting colder." ”

Naoko nodded, rubbed her hands again, and spat out a cloud of heating into her palm.

Soon, the cable car arrived at Shubing Highland Station.

The group followed the skiers down the gondola and up a flight of stairs to the platform above to catch another gondola to the summit.

Halfway up the mountain, the temperature is getting colder and colder, and there is even frost hanging inside the cable car.

They were the only ones left on this cable car.

Several people huddled together with their heads shrunk, resisting the pervasive cold while feeling the slight sway of the cable car under them in the wind and snow.

Morimi looked out the window and squeezed around Naruse again.

"It seems that when you get to the top of the mountain, the view will not be too good......"

(End of chapter)