In the afternoon, the five of them walked around the river, from one bridge to another, and then back again.

Naruse walked faster, returned to where the motorcycle was parked, and rode over again, taking turns sending several people back.

It took more than ten minutes to go back and forth, and Hikaru Takikawa took the initiative to stay at the end.

When Naruse finished sending Naoko and Starfish home, and then sent Morimi home, and when she went back to find her, she had been waiting on the bridge for a long time.

"I've been waiting."

Hikaru Takikawa leaned on the guardrail and shook his head at him, "I'm not in a hurry. ”

"Let's go back."

"I don't want to go home so early yet."

"What is the light going to do?"

"I don't know."

Naruse was a little helpless.

"You seem to be bored lately."

She laughed.

"I'm dying of boredom."

She pointed to the bridge again, "You can ride up from there." ”

"It's a sidewalk. Who's to be caught? ”

"Count me in."

Naruse twisted the throttle, went around to the bridge, rode onto the sidewalk, and then stopped steadily beside her.

"Chunhai is really getting more and more proficient. If you go to the exam now, you might be able to pass it in the first attempt. ”

"Let's hope there won't be any accidents." Naruse said. When he asked before, he heard her say that there were many cases of failing the exam due to accidents.

"Just be careful."

Parking the car, he also stood by the guardrail and looked at the river below.

"I'm starting to understand why Harumi used to like to stay by the river."

Hikaru Takikawa leaned on the guardrail again, "Even if you don't do anything, you can stare at the river for a day." ”

"That was before, and I don't have that leisure now." Naruse said.

She looked over: "Is it because of a relationship with Naoko?" ”

"That's one thing. On the other hand, it's because there are many ways to pass the time. ”

And what he has to think about now is not only why he came to this world at that time.

"That's right, Harumi is a person who can have fun with books. I can't. ”

Hikaru Takikawa turned around, leaning against the guardrail, looking at the sunset on the horizon.

"I still like the feeling of being around people, even if I don't do anything."

"Will it give you a little peace of mind if everyone is doing nothing and wasting time together?"

“……”

She looked over, her eyes widening a little, "Maybe that's the reason." ”

"I can't say what."

"I can't be sure."

If the topic continued, he couldn't answer, so Naruse put his arm on his arm and returned to the motorcycle.

"Go back—if you don't want to go home, send me home first."

"Eh, stay with me for a while."

"I'm tired."

She sighed and walked over, "Shall I drive it?" ”

"Hmm."

Hikaru Takikawa sat in front, and Naruse followed to get into the car, and then heard her sigh.

"What's wrong?"

"The car is out of gas."

“……”

Naruse took a look at it, and the fuel gauge had bottomed out.

"I've made too many trips today."

"Actually, it's not that far, and there isn't much oil left before."

"Is it enough to support the gas station?" He asked.

"That's enough." Hikaru Takikawa nodded affirmatively, "Go get some gas." ”

"Then you send me home first." Naruse said. There are no gas stations in the countryside, and you have to go to the city to refuel.

She turned her head: "Obviously, all this oil was used by Chunhai......"

“…… Okay. ”

Naruse pursed his lower lip and put on his helmet, "Go and go back quickly." ”

Hikaru Takikawa smiled and twisted the throttle.

Descending from the sidewalk, she carried him along the riverside road towards the city.

Buzz –

Naoko: Be careful on the road.

Naruse: Hmm.

Putting away his phone, Naruse looked ahead again.

The locomotive was speeding away, and the oncoming wind was blowing on the face, with a coolness.

"When Chunhai also buys a motorcycle, let's go to a farther place together." Takigawa Hikaru tilted his head slightly.

He leaned forward, "Where are you going?" ”

"Hmm...... I don't know! ”

"Then we'll talk about it then."

She raised her voice in the wind, "I'll talk about it then—"

After riding along the river for a while, a bridge appeared in front of him, and Hikaru Takikawa slowed down.

"It's time to Akane Bridge. Does Harumi remember here? ”

"Of course."

Naruse looked at the river next to him, "There's a dam here, I remember it very well." ”

"There's a sandbar at the bottom of the bridge."

"Hmm."

"Going down for a walk later?"

"Forget it."

"It's boring."

"I'm tired."

At the intersection, Hikaru Takikawa turned into the road leading to the city.

"If you walk around the city, the cherry blossoms of Tsumae Castle seem to be blooming."

"Come on."

"Well, I'll go back with more fuel."

"I can see it in the car."

"Okay."

While speaking, the two had already arrived at the gas station.

When the car was stopped, Naruse naturally got out of the car and stood aside to watch how Hikaru Takikawa refueled himself.

"Choose the payment method here, cash, credit card, or fuel card from this gas station......

She said as she navigated the screen of the dispenser, "and then the selection of the gasoline label...... Touch it here again, and you're ready to refuel. ”

Naruse glanced at the place where she was touching, and the text on it showed that the static electricity could be eliminated by stroking to avoid accidents while refueling.

Eliminating the static electricity, she picked up the fuel gun and plugged it into the open gas filler under the seat.

"Once you fill up, you can run about 200 kilometers." Hikaru Takikawa said.

"Yes." Naruse looked at the fuel tank and estimated its capacity in his heart.

"It's been many days since the last refueling."

Gasoline poured into the tank and quickly filled up.

Cover the fuel tank and take back the change from the machine, Hikaru Takikawa gets on the motorcycle, and Naruse follows.

Leaving the gas station and back on the road, she picked up speed slightly.

"Let's go to Tsumae Castle."

"Hmm. After reading it, go home. ”

"Spring Sea is really disappointing."

"I'm tired ......"

"I can't see it at all."

"Spiritual."

At the intersection of the red light, Hikaru Takikawa stopped and looked back at him.

"What's wrong?"

She shook her head and turned again.

"Haruhai seems to have undergone some amazing changes recently."

"Well, it's changed from a year to a two-year."

"Haha, so do I."

She laughed a little, only to quickly recoil.

"Not really."

Naruse didn't answer, she went on herself.

"There's a sense of something big being done on the sly."

"Say what?"

"Ahh She looked back again, "Did it feel wrong?" ”

"I'm just going through every day as normal."

"But it seems a little tight, especially this afternoon."

“……”

Naruse pursed her lower lip, "It's green." ”

“OK~”

Hikaru Takikawa turned around and continued on his way.

All the way to Tsumae Castle, she carried him and drove slowly along the road outside the park.

The moat is covered with cherry blossoms, which bloom sparsely and delicately.

"After a while, it should be all open. Ah, the cherry blossom festival is also coming. ”

"Hmm."

"Let's have a look at it then."

"Cherry blossom festival? There were too many people back then. ”

"Do you want to come early?"

"Isn't it the privilege of our locals to enjoy it before the festival arrives?"

"Haha, that's a good point."

There was a large circle around the outside of Tsumae Castle, and Hikaru Takikawa didn't go anywhere else, so he rode back with Naruse.

Passing by a dessert shop, he asked her to stop for a while.

"A copy of this...... And this, packing. ”

"Okay."

Naruse looked back at Hikaru Takikawa, "Hikaru wants to eat something, I'm in for a treat." ”

"You're welcome." She came over to take a look, and quickly took a fancy to a small cake, "That's it." ”

"Packed?" The clerk asked.

Naruse nodded.

"Why don't you have a coffee here?" Hikaru Takikawa said, "I'm in for a treat." ”

He shook his head, "Naoko is still waiting at home." ”

"Okay."

Hikaru Takikawa looked at the mille-feuille cake that the clerk was packing, and there was no doubt that it was for Naoko.

"Chunhai is really different from before......"

"What?" He looked back.

Hikaru Takikawa smiled and shook his head again.

The dessert for the two was quickly packed and packed in two paper bags, which Naruse carried.

Getting back on the motorcycle, Hikaru Takikawa rode straight back, and it didn't take long to get him to his doorstep.

Naruse got out of the car and hung one of the paper bags on the hook in front of her motorcycle, "It's getting dark, so don't wander around outside." ”

"Chunhai talks a lot, just like the old man."

He raised an eyebrow, and she laughed again, "I know." ”

"That's it for today, bye-bye."

"Bye-bye~"

Seeing him return to the door, Naoko came to open the door, took the dessert from his hand, and immediately showed a sweet smile that she rarely saw, Hikaru Takikawa pulled down the mask, twisted the accelerator, and walked away in the roar of the engine.

(End of chapter)