Tuk Tuk Tuk –

The sudden knock on the door made Hikaru Takikawa wake up again.

"How long are you going to sleep?" Mother's voice rang out outside the door.

She blinked, "I'm awake." ”

"Lunch is ready, come down early."

"Good ......"

The footsteps outside the door went away again.

After staring at the ceiling for a while, Hikaru Takikawa stretched and sat up.

"What time is it...... Wow. ”

Looking at the time, she realized how long she had slept after waking up briefly in the morning.

No wonder Mom was coming up and calling her to eat.

"At this time, Harumi and they should have arrived in Morioka long ago...... The month also came to school. ”

Buzz –

Messages in the group.

Harumi: [Picture]

She clicked on the photo.

Naoko stood by the rippling blue waves, smiling, one hand pressing her long hair blown by the wind.

"It's already at Lake Gosho......"

Light: My sister is so beautiful-

Light: [screams]

“……”

Seeing that Naruse suddenly laughed, Naoko asked, "What's wrong?" ”

He showed her the news.

Naoko smiled too.

Putting away their phones, the two continued to walk by the lake in the palace.

After checking in at the hotel, it was still early, and they couldn't stay in the room, so they came out soon.

The water near the lake is shallow, and there is a large hydrophilic platform on this side of the bridge, so you can get close to the clear water.

At the beginning of May, when the lake was still a little cold, Naoko bent down to stir the waves and looked up at the opposite side.

Lush forests line the edge of the lake, and in the far distance is Mt. Iwate, with its snow-capped white tops and a chill.

"It's definitely nice to come here in the summer."

"That's cooler on Aomori's side."

"You can play in the water."

"It's like a drinking water reservoir, so you can't go into the water."

"Okay." Naoko raised her hand in the water and flicked it at him.

Naruse squinted, but he just tilted his head, and the tiny droplets of water fell on his face, which was cold.

"When it comes to playing in the water, there are basically hot spring hotels in the vicinity, and there don't seem to be any ordinary residents...... The little ones didn't see a few. ”

"If it weren't for Lake Gosho and hot springs, it'd be quite remote."

Shaking off the drops of water in her hands, Naoko stood up and followed him to continue walking along the lakeside.

Suddenly a conspicuous canoe floated on the surface of the lake, thin and long, and in the middle sat a man, rowing oars from side to side.

"Ahh

"Ahh

Both saw it.

"Boat."

"Hmm."

"People."

"Hmm."

Naoko looked ahead, "Can you still take a boat over there?" ”

"I look at the map, and there's a lakeside park over there, and there's a water sports center next to it." Naruse said, looking at the sky again.

When they came, it was blue, but now the clouds were rolling, as if they had brought them.

"If it doesn't rain, you can experience it."

It's a much wider moat than Tsuzen Castle, and even if he doesn't do anything but float on the lake for an afternoon, he's happy to do it.

Naoko also looked at the sky and grabbed his arm, "Then let's not go forward...... It feels like it's going to rain at any moment. ”

"Well, I just happened to be a little hungry, so let's find a place to eat."

"Uh-huh."

The two of them walked back again, and soon returned to the vicinity of the bridge. Corresponding to the numerous hot spring inns, there are also quite a few restaurants here.

"What does Naoko want to eat?"

"Either way. What about Chunhai? ”

"Everything."

The two looked at each other, and Naoko laughed again, "Then let's go to that noodle shop." ”

"Okay."

Walking into the noodle restaurant, the food served in the shop is quite extensive. In addition to ramen, there are various flavors of fried rice and rice bowls, and there are many dishes to go with.

Naruse asked for a bowl of ramen and a small portion of fried rice and fried chicken, while Naoko asked for a gyoza.

There was no one in the restaurant, the two of them were sitting at the bar, and the owner inside was also the only chef.

"It feels like it's quiet everywhere."

"Hmm."

"It's Golden Week."

"Probably no one will come here except for the old man." Naruse said.

After all, there is nothing else here except Lake Gosho and hot springs. All the way to now, he hasn't even seen a single cherry blossom.

"There are a lot of people who come here to recuperate, and there are very few young people like you." The shopkeeper at the bar suddenly spoke.

"Yes." Naruse smiled.

"My brother is from Tokyo." The shopkeeper said, looking at him with two eyes, "It's obvious that Tokyo." ”

Naoko looked over, and Naruse smiled again, "Almost." ”

"I used to open a store in Tokyo, and I can hear the accents from all over Japan." The shopkeeper continued.

Naruse looked at Naoko, and she spoke.

“……”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and then said, "It's Tsugaru, right?" ”

"Do you understand, that's amazing."

"No, I don't understand it at all."

The shopkeeper shook his head, "But this kind of dialect that sounds like French, I know Tsugaru." ”

"Like French......

Naoko laughed, "A lot of people say that. ”

After a few more conversations, the ramen for the two was ready.

"Here, little brother."

He took the ramen and put it in front of Naoko, and the second bowl was served to himself, and Naruse lowered his head and took a sip of the soup.

"It tastes so good."

"Uh-huh."

After a while, the fried dumplings and fried chicken nuggets were also ready.

Until the two of them finished eating, there were no new customers in the store, and the owner looked like he was used to it.

"It's going to rain, so if you want to walk around the area, let's change the time."

"Okay, thanks."

Looking at the drowsy sky, the two of them didn't continue to wander outside, and walked slowly towards the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Pavilion.

As a result, he hadn't gone far before Naruse felt a chill on his face.

“……”

Naoko also raised her head, "It seems to be starting to ......"

Bang -

A torrential rain suddenly fell from the sky.

The two of them hurriedly ran back, and when they returned to the hotel, they were still drenched.

The female general gave them towels and reminded them to quickly change their wet clothes.

Back in the room, it was raining harder outside.

"Fortunately, there is a shelter on the hot spring pool......"

Drill into the independent hot spring room next to the small courtyard, the shower room and changing room are also in it, but the space is a little cramped.

After taking off his clothes and waiting for them to dry, Naruse rinsed himself and sat down in the hot spring pool, which was almost two meters square.

"It's so comfortable......"

He sat on the edge of the pool, enjoying the hot spring and looking overhead.

The rain smashed against the glass barrier overhead, and it snapped and crackled.

The surrounding trees and bamboos are also shaking in the wind and rain, and the rain is not small.

Whoop -

The sliding door between the hot spring pool and the shower room was opened, and Naoko came out wrapped in a towel.

“……”

Shuttling to the edge of the pool, she crouched down, her face reddening.

"Don't keep staring at ...... of the spring sea"

"I'm fascinated."

With a smile on her flushed face, she moved behind him and put the untied towel over his head.

“……”

Crash.

There was a sound of going into the water next to him, and Naruse lifted the towel,

A hand reached over and covered his eyes.

"If Chunhai keeps staring, I won't be able to soak in......"

"Don't stare at it."

Grabbing her hand and kissing it, Naruse leaned down and tilted her head.

Naoko looked at him, leaned down as well, and looked at the clear glass overhead.

"It's raining so hard."

"I hope it doesn't take too long." "If it affects the farm, it's not good. ”

"Hmmm......"

Naoko answered, and he suddenly raised his hand and wrapped his arms around her shoulder.

She thought he would move more, and moved a little closer to him, and he just hugged her.

"It's been a long time since I've been in a hot spring, so let's take a good dip for a while."

And what......

"Okay."

Let's start reusing the footage

(End of chapter)