A few days after the start of school, it was Thursday, and it was the day of the ski trip for the first year of prefectural Tsu High School.

The destination is the spring ski resort on the north side of Mt. Iwaki and the total itinerary is two days and one night – with an overnight stay at a local inn.

Waking up early, packing up and washing, and then putting on a travel bag and heading out, when Naruse and Naoko arrived at the bus stop, the starfish was already waiting.

He said hello, "You woke up early enough today." ”

Even earlier than Morimi.

"Good morning......

The starfish cheered up and smiled at his monk, "I woke up just after six o'clock." ”

"Didn't you have insomnia last night?" Naruse asked.

"Nope. I went to bed at nine o'clock, took a sleeping pill, and soon fell asleep. ”

“……”

Naruse was dumbfounded.

Naoko was a little surprised, "Is the starfish already taking sleeping pills?" ”

"It's Daddy's."

"Sleeping pills have some side effects, so it's okay to take less...... No, don't eat it. Naruse said.

Starfish looked at him and nodded quickly.

"Uh-huh."

After a while, Sen saw it.

Seeing the starfish who arrived early and was full of energy, she was indeed a little surprised.

And when she heard that she had taken sleeping pills last night, she was only a little silent and didn't say anything.

Naruse looked at her, "You can't be taking sleeping pills too, are you?" ”

She didn't deny it, "just occasionally." ”

"Because of learning?"

"Hmm."

He was silent for a moment, "I already need to take sleeping pills once in a while, what should I do when I get to the third grade?" ”

Mori looked at him and then looked at the sky.

"We'll talk about it until third grade."

The four of them chatted without saying a word, and after seven or eight minutes, Hikaru Takikawa came over alone.

“……”

From the time Naruse saw her to the time she walked to the platform and stopped in front of him, she yawned at least four times.

The dark circles on his face are also very obvious, and he looks like he hasn't woken up.

Obviously, she didn't sleep well last night, and she couldn't say hello.

"Good morning......

"Good morning." Naruse looked in the direction of Takigawa's house, "Sister Yue, aren't you going to school today?" ”

"Hmm. The weekend is the common exam, and I plan to study at home for the two days of the month...... Hah-"

As she spoke, she yawned again.

"I was going to stay home with her." Hikaru Takikawa continued, "But both Tsuki and her mother said that there was only one ski trip, so they let me come over. ”

Seeing that she still seemed a little reluctant, Naruse said: "Even if you stay at home with Sister Yue, you can't do anything - it's better to say that if you do something, it will be a disturbance to Sister Yue." ”

Takikawa looked over and seemed to want to laugh, but more helplessly.

"That's what Mom said."

Shangzi said on the side: "Sister Yue has been taken care of by Aunt Midoriko at home for the past two days, so don't worry." ”

"Hmmm......"

Taking a deep breath, Hikaru Takikawa collected his mood and quickly smiled.

"I'm looking forward to it...... Today's ski trip, and a night of sleepover. ”

"I don't know what the hotel is like over there."

"I've seen it on the Internet, so it's okay."

Not two minutes after Hikaru Takikawa arrived, a bus arrived and took several people to school.

"Looks like everyone came early."

When they came to the classroom, both boys and girls were gathered around to discuss something, and no one could really calm down.

And they are in groups of three or five with each other, and there is also a clear group division.

- Ski trips are done in small groups, both while skiing and when assigning rooms.

In groups of six, each group has one room, and members are free to combine without restrictions.

“……”

Sitting in the noisy classroom, Morimi turned his head to look at the three hot girls sitting together, and regretted that he didn't find someone to form a team earlier.

- After slowly looking for Starfish and another friend, there are no other people left alone in the class.

Of course, being a teacher will not break up the other groups and directly bring them together.

The babes are not very restless, just ignore it, and she is slightly worried about the starfish.

You'll have to keep an eye on it......

"One leaf."

Ogasawara, another member of the group, leaned over and said, "What are you thinking?" ”

And following her line of sight, she also noticed the group of hot girls who were talking and laughing loudly.

Ogasawara opened his mouth, but finally could only sigh, "Let's play our own games." ”

Morimi nodded, "It's okay, it's only two days and one night." ”

"Hmm...... Actually, if I could play at Hakkoda for an extra day, I wouldn't mind spending a little longer with them. ”

"If they could be quieter, I wouldn't mind that much."

The two were chatting here, and Starfish looked over, smiled at her after meeting Morimi's gaze, and then looked at her former hot girl friends.

"Yo, starfish."

One of the babes quickly caught her eye, "We're together again." ”

Starfish nodded.

"Let's talk."

She walked over, and Nanako stared at her for a moment.

"I always feel that the starfish is a little different from before, what happened during the winter vacation?"

She pursed her lower lip, "Nothing." ”

"Eh~ It's so cold, aren't you good friends?"

As soon as Starfish wanted to say something, the teacher walked into the classroom and clapped his hands to signal the students below to return to their seats.

"Alright, be quiet - the bus is here, pack up your belongings, and get ready to go."

“Oh——”

On the other hand, in the classroom of Class C of the first year, Nakahara Xue also announced the same news.

"Let's go down." Naruse stood up and turned his head to look at Naoko.

"Uh-huh."

Look at Hikaru Takikawa again, she is lying on the table in a peculiar position.

"Light."

"Hmm......"

Queuing up to go downstairs and getting on the bus with the students in Class D, Hikaru Takikawa turned his head and continued to catch up on sleep. Naoko sat next to her, and Naruse was dragged away by the other boys in the same group.

Zhongyuan Xue quickly got on the bus and counted the number of people.

"Takigawa—"

"Here." Naoko raised her hand, "I'm asleep." ”

After a few more minutes, the bus started and left Tsugaraka heading towards the ski resorts on the north side of Mt. Iwaki.

After staring out the window for a while, Naruse turned his head again and looked at Naoko and Hikaru Takikawa who were leaning on her, and the boy next to him suddenly asked, "What did Naruse bring?" ”

Nodding to Naoko, he turned and sat down, "What?" ”

"It's what's in the bag."

"Just a little personal stuff." Naruse said.

"Really? I brought a Switch and a big bag of snacks. ”

Across the aisle, another boy next to him said, "I brought a few comics." ”

"I also brought comics." Another boy in the front row turned, "There are a few more 'advanced' books." ”

"Could it be...... That one? The boy who spoke inexplicably lowered his voice.

"That's it."

"No problem, right?"

"No problem, and I won't check the backpack."

The boys laughed.

Naruse was silent.

It's just a one-night trip to the ski resort, not a school trip......

“…… When the time comes, take turns to turn the wind...... By the way, let's watch it too. ”

"I'll forget it."

From Tsugaraka to the spring ski resort, it takes about forty minutes by car.

The bus waddled all the way from the prefectural road onto the Iwakiyama Loop Line, then onto the road leading to the ski resort, and finally stopped outside the hotel below the ski slopes.

"Light, here we are."

Naoko woke Hikaru Takikawa and looked out the window again.

The red hotel is located at the foot of the white snow-capped mountains, tall and conspicuous, and a bus has been parked in the parking lot in front of it, and students from classes A and B are getting out of the bus.

"Hmm-"

Hikaru Takikawa stretched and got up from his seat, "Is it so soon?" ”

"Well, let's get out of the car first."

Getting out of the air-conditioned bus, shivering with the cold wind blowing in his face, Naruse hurried into the hotel lobby.

"Alright, take another roll call, and then the leader of each group will come to me and get the key to the room."

Nakahara Yuki took the roll call again, Naruse turned his head to look for it, and Naoko and Hikaru Takikawa were standing in the girls' group next to them.

He looked outside again, and the students of Class E had already gotten off the bus, and Morimi and Starfish walked together, following the ...... next to him

It seems to be those three babes?

"Naruse—"

"Here."

May Day is over, and I haven't run away yet, and I want to eat the machine

(End of chapter)