The motorcycle is speeding down, and its long golden hair flutters in the wind in the setting sun.

Starfish closed their eyes, feeling the tenderness of the warm evening breeze on their faces.

Just as soon as she opened her eyes and looked at the people and cars on both sides of the road, she still moved forward and hugged the driver's waist.

"Slow down, light ......"

The sound dissipated in the wind, and she seemed to laugh a little, and the car slowed down a bit.

When he reached the intersection, Hikaru Takikawa stopped.

Looking at the red light in front of her, and then at the green light at the intersection on the other side, she tilted her head slightly.

"Starfish."

"Huh?"

"Are you in a hurry to get home?"

"Huh...... There is no hurry. ”

“OK~”

As soon as she twisted the throttle, the motorcycle turned around at the intersection and came to another lane.

"Let's go to the Akane Bridge and blow the wind for a while."

"Good ......"

After riding along the prefectural road in front of him for a while, at the next intersection, Hikaru Takikawa slowed down and turned again, and drove into another road with a wider lane and less traffic.

"It's been a long time since I've walked this path—" she said loudly, tilting her head.

"Me too—" Starfish replied loudly as she put her arm on her shoulder.

All the way forward, past an elementary school that has long been empty, and past a large shopping mall that I haven't been to for a long time, and then there is Kitakigawa.

The bridge that connects the two sides of the river here is called Akane Bridge.

Hikaru Takikawa stopped on the side of the road and let the starfish in the back seat get off first.

Parking was not allowed on the side of the county road, so she rode her motorcycle onto the sidewalk by the bridge.

"Is it okay to stop here?"

"It's okay if there's no one."

"Eh......"

The two walked to the bridge, and a gust of wind blew along the river, cool with a bit of coldness.

“…… Sure enough, it's still a little cold. ”

"It's only early April, after all."

Having said that, Hikaru Takikawa still has her arms open, letting the wind blow constantly.

"In Tokyo, I don't think it's cold anymore."

"At night, it's a little cold."

The starfish clung to the bridge railing and looked out at the small dam in the distance, looking from far and near.

The river is murmuring, and the Kitagi River flows here, making a small turn.

At the bottom of the bridge is a small sandbar that flows the river, which is now covered with the tender green of early spring.

"We used to cross the river to the island." Hikaru Takikawa said that the island in her mouth was the sandbar at the bottom of the bridge.

When the current is light, even elementary school students can easily climb the sandbar.

Starfish looked down, "The last time was when I was in elementary school." ”

"Has it been that long?"

"Yes...... After Harumi went to Tokyo, we never came here together. ”

With his hands propped up on the guardrail, Hikaru Takikawa leaned forward and recalled a little.

"Seems so."

The two stood on the bridge and blew the wind for a while.

"At this time, the river should still be very cold." Hikaru Takikawa said suddenly.

Starfish looked at her and nodded.

"It's a pity."

"Eh, do you just want to go down to the river?"

She looked ahead, and suddenly the image of herself jumping off the bridge came to her mind.

Plop –

Falling into the water, a long string of bubbles is behind you.

As she swam, she suddenly turned into a fish, swimming freely under the water.

Drilling between two plush underwater stones, she became part of the current again.

Transparent and clear, the flow is amorphous, the bottom can be seen, and the upper part can accommodate the whole sky with flowing clouds......

"I want to jump into the river." She said.

“……”

Starfish ......

Hikaru Takikawa lowered his head and looked at the starfish holding him with some surprise.

"No, it's too shallow here! You'll die if you jump! ”

She froze for a moment, then smiled.

"You can't really jump into the river...... The water is so cold, I can't stand it. ”

"Is it cold...... "Starfish looked up at her.

"I didn't even think about jumping to my death."

Starfish slowly let go of her.

"Really...... Don't say that all of a sudden. ”

"Will starfish be taken seriously?"

"Because it's light, it's not impossible to jump suddenly."

"I'm sorry."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled at her.

"I just...... Suddenly I wanted to find something to do. ”

Starfish looked at her, "Is Light boring right now?" ”

"It's better to be bored all the time."

Hikaru Takikawa lay down and looked at the riverbed below, the water was shallow and the stones were clearly visible.

"This season, the river is really shallow."

“……”

Starfish leaned over again and grabbed her arm.

"You won't jump into the river."

"I think it's dangerous just to say anything now."

"Haha."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled and continued his dangerous speech: "If the river rises, I will go down the Kitaki River, and I don't know where I can float. ”

"Mutsu Bay?" Starfish guessed.

"Can you drift that far?"

"Yes...... Or maybe it suddenly turned around in the middle and flowed straight to the sea. ”

Hikaru Takikawa turned around and looked down the river for a moment.

"Why don't we ride and have a look."

"Huh...... No, it's going to take a long time. ”

"Okay." She just said it casually, without reluctance.

After a little more wind blowing on the bridge, looking at the setting sun on the horizon, Starfish said, "Go back." ”

"Okay."

Riding on their motorcycles, the two rode back along the road by the river.

With the river on one side and the farmland on the other, spring has arrived, and the vast fields are connected together, and the greenery is so green that you can't see the end at a glance.

"After so long, Chunhai and they should be almost home."

"Probably."

Straight along the prefectural road, against the direction of the river, sometimes approaching, sometimes moving away, and when the river is gradually parallel to the prefectural road, it is time to turn.

Turn onto another county road and ride a few minutes further on, and you'll arrive at Starfish's hotel.

Starfish got out of the car here, took off his helmet and gave it back to her, "Thank you." ”

Hikaru Takikawa waved his hand, "See you tomorrow." ”

"Mmmm, see you tomorrow~"

She continued to ride, passing by Morimi Kohonten, slowing down again and looking inside.

Kazuha has returned.

“……”

Looking at each other, she smiled at her, honked her horn briefly, and walked away with a twist of the accelerator.

"Light ......"

Kazuha pushed down his glasses, and Hikaru Takikawa outside was gone.

"What?" Morimiki at the counter didn't see the motorcycle girl flashing outside, and looked up and asked.

"Nothing."

Kazuha shook his head and continued the previous topic.

"I'm going to sign up for a semester and see how it goes."

"No problem. As long as Ichiha finds it useful, sign up. Money is not an issue. ”

She nodded and answered.

"Thanks, Daddy."

"Also...... Although learning is important, you should not neglect other things, otherwise the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"yes, I know."

Morimi also nodded and said no more.

After cleaning up the cardboard box on the ground, folding it, he was about to take it and put it inside, and stopped to look at his daughter.

"It's the first day of school, is there anything good going on in the school? Kazuha looked quite happy when he came home. ”

“……”

Yiye was stunned, and then smiled.

"It's a pretty good start."

"Not so good." Naruse said, her voice echoing through the bathroom.

"Eh, did you say that on the first day of school?" The voice of Matsu Chiaki came from the mobile phone placed aside.

"Naoko and Starfish are in Class C, and I'm in Class A."

"Because Haruhi is the first in the grade?"

"It's not my problem......"

Song Qianqiu smiled, "Although I haven't been assigned to a class, aren't we still together after I go home." ”

"Hmm."

Naruse opened his eyes and glanced at his phone, not wanting to say more on this issue, "What about you, are you still resting at home today?" ”

"No, I just went to the indoor location in the afternoon to attend a talk...... Ah, it's almost time for Harumi to get ready. ”

“…… What preparation? ”

"At school, I was surrounded by the fanatical fans of my mother, who became popular again, to ask for autographs."

“……”

Naruse looked at the ceiling.

"I'll talk about it then, I have something to ask you."

"I actually said that when the time comes, don't underestimate my mother's fans...... What do you want to ask? ”

"Do you know anything about beauty schools in Tokyo?"

As soon as he heard about the beauty school, Song Qianqiu understood who he was asking for.

"Has the starfish made up your mind?"

"Hmm. If you don't make up your mind, the money will be cheated. ”

"Huh?"

He explained briefly.

Song Qianqiu smiled and continued:

"I've met a lot of makeup artists, but I don't know much about the school they came from."

"It's okay to have their contact information, I'll ask myself...... Well, you can say hello to me first. ”

"No problem, after all, it's ...... in Tokyo"

"Everybody has to give you face."

"Yes!"

(End of chapter)