Coming out of the equipment room of the training center, Naruse finally took off the helmet he had purchased from his head and wiped his sweat.

"It's hard work~"

Hikaru Takikawa waited outside, looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Let's go back."

"Hmm."

The last day of practice during Golden Week is over, and the course is generally coming to an end, so if nothing happens, he will be able to take the exam in a week.

Sitting behind Hikaru Takikawa, she rode and took him back.

"Let's go directly to Yiye's house."

"Why?"

"Because today is the last day of the holiday, let's get together."

Naruse looked ahead, "Was this her idea?" ”

"No, I brought it up."

Nine times out of ten, Morimi is still pouting, Naruse thought to himself.

Hikaru Takikawa tilted his head slightly, "Is there anything else going on in Harumi?" ”

"Nope. Just go for it. ”

“OK~”

"You won't still eat barbecue today, will you?" He asked again.

"No, Naoko said to eat sukiyaki today. Are you tired of eating spring sea barbecue? ”

"Almost, I seem to have been eating barbecue for the last few days......"

"Ah, I remember, Chunhai just came back from Morioka, so he must have eaten at that Shenglou Pavilion over there at Morioka Station, right?"

"Nope. When that day passed, there were too many people, so I went to another house, but I also ate barbecue and cold noodles. ”

"No wonder I don't want to eat barbecue."

On the way back, Hikaru Takikawa took him to Tsuzen Castle for a spin.

Golden Week is coming to an end, and Tsuzen Castle, which has been bustling for more than a week, has seen a lot of tourists disperse, and finally it is not as crowded as before.

However, you can still see a lot of people staying here.

"These people are probably going to see the night cherry blossoms in Tsumae Park before leaving." Hikaru Takikawa said.

Naruse looked at the sky, it was only four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was still early before it got dark.

"After watching the night cherry blossoms, can you still catch the Shinkansen?"

"It's too late to go to Tokyo, right?"

"Well, the last train from Shin-Aomori is ......"

The two of them circled around Jinqian Castle and left from the other side, and a policeman on a bicycle parked on the side of the road, who did not say anything when the two passed by, and suddenly stopped them after riding more than ten meters.

Hikaru Takikawa pressed the brakes and glanced back.

"Wow......"

"Did you bring your driver's license?" Naruse asked.

"Brought it."

"That should be fine."

Hikaru Takikawa took out his wallet and showed it to the policeman who was coming by on his bicycle when he stopped.

“……”

The policeman was stunned, took it and checked it, and there was no problem with the time and deadline for her to get her driver's license, and it was quickly returned to her.

"It's okay. Excuse me. ”

"Okay~"

Hikaru Takikawa twisted the throttle and quickly rode away.

"Luckily, it wasn't me riding today...... Is Hikari often stopped by the police? ”

"Yes. Because this type of car is easy to ride, there are often people who have never learned to drive and ride this kind of car on the road. ”

"You're not hinting at me, are you?"

"Hahaha, Chunhai is different."

After riding forward for a while, passing by a dessert shop, Naruse asked Hikaru Takikawa to stop.

"I'm going to buy a small cake and make it an after-dinner dessert for everyone."

"Yes, yes."

He quickly came out, carrying a small cake and hanging it on the front of the motorcycle.

Hikaru Takikawa looked down, "Two copies?" ”

"One serving is probably not enough to eat."

"Haha. What flavors? ”

"You'll find out when you get back."

"Okay, let's get in the car."

Naruse sat down behind her again, "Are you buying all the ingredients over there?" ”

"Naoko, they're preparing, it should be fine."

"Let me ask."

Hikaru Takikawa rode the bike, and Naruse took out his phone and asked, and quickly got a reply.

"There's nothing more to buy, let's go straight over."

"Uh-huh."

Speeding all the way, the two soon returned to Aoyagi and came to Morimi's house.

"I'm back." Naoko, as well as Morimi and Starfish, are all sitting on the edge side.

"Hmm." Naruse took her hand and sat down next to her.

"Hungry?"

"It's fine."

"It's still early, anyway, the ingredients are all taken care of, and we plan to start preparing the sukiyaki pot at half past five."

"No problem."

"There's a cake~" Hikaru Takikawa parked his motorcycle in the yard and came over with a cake.

The starfish immediately straightened up.

"Open it now?" Hikaru Takikawa looked at Naruse.

"One is opened, and one is saved for dinner."

"Ah, no wonder I bought two copies."

"I'll divide it." Morimi got up and went in with Hikaru Takikawa.

Naruse looked back, and the two figures disappeared in the doorway, and he also lay down on the floor on the side of the edge.

Naoko sat aside, bowed her head and smiled, and moved a little closer to him, stroking his arms, shoulders, and cheeks.

"Good work."

Naruse closed her eyes and felt the gentle touch of her girlfriend.

"When I was practicing in the field today, I was hit by an aunt who had just started learning to drive."

“……”

A smile froze on Naoko's face, and the starfish who had just looked away immediately immediately looked over.

"It's good that it just hit the car and didn't hit me." Naruse continued, "I didn't have anything to do, and that aunt was so scared that I had to comfort her with the coach. ”

Naoko breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked, "Auntie is okay, is it?" ”

"It's okay, I'm wearing a protective gear. It's just a little stimulated, I don't know if I'll continue to learn......"

"Next time we go to class together, be careful."

"I know."

Naruse closed his eyes and answered, stretched his hand to the side, walked around his girlfriend's waist and back, moved up again, and then was held down by her.

“……”

When he opened his eyes, he saw Naoko's face flushed, and then he noticed a silent starfish sitting next to him.

It's not his sofa either.

"Overrelaxed."

Naoko smiled, squeezed his hand, leaned down again, and touched his lips with a touch.

“……”

As soon as the starfish got up, Morimi and Hikaru Takikawa came out with a cut cake.

"It's so positive, do you smell it?" Morimi looked at her and said.

"Ah...... Well. ”

Takikawa Hikaru smiled slightly, "Then the first piece will be given to the starfish." ”

Taking the small cake on the plate, Starfish sat back down on the edge side, picked up the small spoon and ate it.

Naruse also sat up, "Is there coffee?" ”

"Nope."

He raised his eyebrows, didn't say anything, took the cake, and handed it to Naoko first.

One of them divided a piece, and Morimi scooped up a spoonful and put it in his mouth, licking his lips again.

"I guess I bought the cake at the sweets shop in Matsumori."

"Can you eat it?"

"It's written on the bag."

“……”

Naoko took a bite, "Does the other piece also taste the same?" ”

"It's matcha mousse."

She nodded.

Several people chatted while eating, and the topic quickly moved to the exam the day after tomorrow.

"Is starfish all right?"

"No problem." Starfish said, "Just a passing grade." ”

Hikaru Takigawa looked at her.

She had said something similar to Naruse, but Starfish's tone was clearly much more confident than she was.

"Did you study secretly?"

"What."

After eating the cake, Naruse had nothing to do and went to the riverside of the nearby Minamiki River.

Hikaru Takikawa followed.

"The water has risen a lot."

"Hmm."

Looking at the direction of the water, she was distracted for a moment, and suddenly her companion next to her grabbed her wrist.

"Eh......"

"Be careful, I see you're about to get into the water." Naruse quickly let go.

"No, it won't." Hikaru Takikawa smiled and looked down at the water at his feet.

"It's so shallow, it doesn't matter if you fall."

"Clothes will get soaked."

"That's right...... If you float down this river, you will end up in Mutsu Bay, right? ”

"No, it won't." Naruse replied quickly, "Unless you go around the Tsugaru Peninsula and swim there on your own." ”

Hikaru Takikawa was stunned, "Huh? ”

"Eh, after the confluence of the North and South Kigawa River, there is the Iwaki River, and at the end of the Iwaki River is the Thirteen Lakes, don't you know?"

"Ah......h

Hikaru Takikawa was stunned again.

"Ahh I remembered that Jusanko is the mouth of the Iwaki River......"

Naruse looked at her, not understanding why she was suddenly confused about something that was almost common sense to the people of Aomori.

The two of them stayed by the river for a while before coming up, turning around a little, and returning to Morimi's house.

By five o'clock, Naoko and Morimi prepared the sukiyaki pot to be eaten in the evening.

Naruse went to help in the kitchen, but after a while, he was kicked out by Morimi on the grounds that he was an eyesore.

As twilight deepens, dinner is ready.

Several people sat down around a low table, and in the middle was a gurgling sukiyabe, which was full of aroma.

I can't wait to pick up a piece of freshly cooked beef, put it in a bowl with raw eggs, stir it, and then put it in my mouth, the taste is extremely tender.

"Hmm-"

The starfish was still savoring, and suddenly found that several people around him were looking at him.

"Wait for the starfish to toast." Hikaru Takikawa smiled.

She licked her lower lip and hurriedly picked up the glass in front of her.

"Cheers, cheers!"

(End of chapter)