The next morning, the ski slopes.

Stretching his arms and moving his body, Naruse smiled at Naoko, who was looking at him.

"Soaking in the hot springs is really effective, and it's no problem."

She walked over and raised her hand to touch his back, suddenly using a little force.

"Hiss......"

Naruse leaned to the other side and grabbed her hand with her backhand.

"Of course it hurts to press it like this...... Under normal conditions, it will not affect skiing. ”

"What if you get pressed while you're skiing?"

"Who can touch me while skiing?"

Naoko lifted the ski poles in her hand.

“……”

Naruse was a little helpless.

"What's the difference between that and murder."

She looked at him without speaking, and he sighed.

"Okay, then I'll skate in the beginner field for a while."

Naoko smiled at this time, "Hmm." ”

Hikaru Takikawa was also pulled by her and stayed in the primary field.

While skiing the snow slowly, I relaxed and chatted, the slope was gentle, and the speed was not fast at all, so there was no problem even if I was distracted.

"I heard that someone on the boy's side brought a magazine of colored birds, and it was discovered by the patrol teacher last night."

"Hmm...... It's Saeki them, room 410. ”

"What a mistake."

"They all reminded them not to take it."

"Huh?"

"Those magazines were brought by our group's Kobayashi."

Naoko looked over.

"I didn't look at it." Naruse said.

She smiled and said nothing.

"If you're a girl, you don't seem to have any special movement......

Hikaru Takikawa thought for a moment, "No, there seems to be a little noise in one room." I heard the teacher in the hallway asking what was going on over there. ”

"I heard that, too." Naoko nodded, "But just for a while, there was no sound in the back." ”

"Yes." Naruse didn't care.

Skiing to the end of the slope again, the three of them slowly stopped, and Naruse turned his head and looked at the snowy peak at the top of the mountain.

Today's weather is very good, there is no wind and snow interference, and the view is wide, which is very suitable for challenging the advanced trail.

Seeing Naoko looking at him, he smiled, "Let's go up and slide again." ”

"Okay."

After a day of practice, there are not so many people who are willing to stay in the beginner field all the time.

Riding the cable car up, slowly sliding down, and when queuing up again, Naoko suddenly asked, "There shouldn't be any danger in the intermediate field, right?" ”

"Nope. Once you've mastered the basics, you're ready to go to the intermediate level. Hikaru Takikawa said, "For example, me and Harumi." Ah, Naoko is still too. ”

She laughed, shook her head again, and said to the two, "Harumi and Hikari should go to the intermediate field to skate—they can only go to the intermediate field." ”

Naruse shook his head, Takigawa Hikaru also shook his head, and then looked at him again: "I'll accompany Naoko, Harumi to go skiing." ”

He didn't want to leave Naoko alone to refuse, but since Hikaru Takikawa was willing to accompany him, he agreed.

"Then I'll go skiing a few times first, and I'll come back to you later."

"Go ahead." Hikaru Takikawa said.

Naoko looked at him and nodded, "Be careful." ”

"I will."

Separated from the two, Naruse took the cable car to the mountainside, came to the starting point of the intermediate road, and when he turned his head, he saw several boys in the same group.

"Didn't you go to the advanced road, the weather is so good today."

"Naruse fell so badly, forget it."

“…… It was an accident. ”

"I'm afraid that accidents will befall me as well."

Naruse didn't say much, and slid down the slope with a cane.

Controlling his direction and avoiding the other skiers on the slope, he relaxed and didn't dare to relax too much, after all, it was not pleasant to bump into the intermediate course.

Slide to the bottom without any surprises.

He glanced back, and the boys who followed him raised their hands and waved, signaling that he didn't have to wait for them.

Naruse grabbed his ski poles and slid towards the cable car station.

When he arrived at the station, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

"Morimi."

“……”

She turned around, and her originally expressionless face was slightly more emotional.

Naruse stepped on his skis and went over, "What's the matter, your face is so ugly." ”

"It's okay, it should be a little better than you were yesterday."

“……”

He looked at it a second time and saw that her poor state seemed to be caused by lack of sleep.

"Didn't sleep well last night?"

"Hmm."

"Because of those hot girls?"

"And your hot sister sister."

“…… Starfish? Naruse was stunned, "What's wrong with her?" ”

She ...... The cable car is coming. ”

The cable car slowed down and slowly passed in front of the two of them, and Naruse got in, and Morimi followed in and sat next to him.

"It's really not convenient to not dismantle the skis......"

There was a boy behind him, and he was just about to come in, when Morimi suddenly grabbed Naruse's arm and looked at him coldly.

"It's a couple's car."

“……”

The man was stunned for a moment, did not come up, and his eyes scanned back and forth over the faces of the two.

"Hey......" Naruse earned.

"I have something to say."

“…… Can't you just make a different excuse? Did you know that there are rumors about you and me dating in first grade right now? ”

"So since that's already the case, it doesn't matter if there's one more."

"Don't break the jar."

"Not really, anyway...... Let me take a break. ”

As she spoke, her head leaned up.

“……”

Until the cable car left the station, there was no third person coming up.

With a slight sway, Naruse looked at the woods and snow below, and then turned his head to look at Morimi, who was leaning on his shoulder.

She had closed her eyes.

"What happened to the starfish?"

"Crying."

“…… Because of those hot girls? ”

"That's fine."

Morimi opened his eyes, "But the real reason should still be on you." ”

Then, she briefly recounted the events of last night.

“…… She cried endlessly, and the other two hot girls couldn't persuade her, attracting the teachers who were patrolling.

The starfish was fine, huddled under the covers, and after crying for a while, there was no sound...... Although it may just be endured. ”

Naruse was silent for a moment.

"Hasn't she been in good spirits lately?"

"Everyone can see that it's the spirit of holding up, right? How long do you think you can last it? Morimi asked, looking at him.

He inhaled deeply.

"I don't know."

After that day, the part between him and Starfish about the past was over, and they were both happy...... But in retrospect, this does not seem to be the case.

"You don't have to worry too much."

Morimi looked out of the cable car, "When she wakes up in the morning, she can already smile and say good morning to me." ”

"Even if I'm worried, I can't do anything. You can't ......."

He paused, didn't continue, and Morimi didn't ask.

She closed her eyes again, her head buried in his shoulder.

"All in all, whatever you want...... I just want to take a break right now. ”

Naruse turned her head, her gaze panning over her glasses, the tip of her nose, and the corners of her pursed lips, and back out the window.

"It's coming soon."

"It's a while to be able to rest for a while."

"It's better to go back to the hotel and lie down."

She sighed, "Nanako, the hot girl, is lying in the room." ”

“……”

"Melancholy babes are harder to deal with than noisy babes."

Naruse smiled.

"Then let's go to Naoko and Hikari's room, there is no one now."

After a brief silence, she answered.

Looking ahead, the cable car is almost in the middle of the station.

"It's coming."

"Hmm."

She sat up straight and stepped away from his shoulder, "You're going to go skiing the intermediate road?" ”

"Hmm."

"Slide down the beginner's trail with me."

"Do you still need to be accompanied by the junior dao?"

"Yes, I didn't sleep well."

(End of chapter)