Riding Naruse's new car, Hikaru Takikawa turned his head and looked at the literary girl who came out of the bookstore.

"I wanted to try Harumi's new car, so I swapped it with him."

"Have both Naoko and Starfish been delivered home?"

"Of course." Naruse also reversed course.

"I was afraid that something would go wrong on the road, so I asked Chunhai to ride my car with me."

"Yes."

Pulling the strap of the schoolbag on his shoulder, Morimi walked over to Hikaru Takikawa and put his hand on the cushion.

"It's pretty tall."

"yes."

"Doesn't it feel like a lot of effort to just ride?"

"Well, my words feel just right."

Hikaru Takikawa put his feet on the ground, "I rode all the way, and I felt that every bit of this car was perfect for me...... Ah, except for the price. ”

Morimi touched the cushion, turned around again, and walked towards Naruse.

"It's still a bit tall for me, and the cushions feel a bit cramped...... Let's take your original car. ”

Seeing her sit behind Naruse, Hikaru Takikawa smiled and didn't say much.

"Let's go back."

"Hmm."

She was the first to set off, and Naruse twisted the throttle and quickly followed.

"Take the road to Apple Park—" Hikaru Takigawa shouted.

Naruse responded by honking his whistle.

Holding his waist, Morimi stuck to his back and relaxed for a while.

Street lamps lit up the streets, and light and shadow staggered as they went, passing each other.

The oncoming wind kept blowing, but it couldn't get into her arms.

Stopping at the intersection, Naruse loosened the handlebars and gently hit his arm back.

I said...... You won't fall. ”

"What?"

"Hold it too tight."

Morimi smiled, loosened a little, sat up straight again, and looked at Hikaru Takikawa on the other side.

She was wearing a helmet and her head was tilted, not knowing what she was thinking.

At night, there are no cars on the road, not to mention that they still have to go to the countryside in the countryside, and the road they choose is still relatively remote.

"When you leave the city, there are no lights on the road." Hikaru Takikawa said, "But the lights of Harumi are so bright." ”

"It's because we took this situation into account that when we chose accessories, we specially chose this lamp."

"It's not cheap."

Soon, the red light turned green, and the two continued to ride forward.

Hikaru Takikawa was faster and still rode in front.

A few minutes later, the two turned onto the road that led to Apple Park.

Further on, the surroundings suddenly darkened, and all that could be seen was a small area illuminated by the lights of the two motorcycles.

Neither Naruse nor Hikaru Takigawa spoke, but Morimi could feel that they were both speeding up.

There was only one safety helmet on top of her body, and she was a little uneasy.

"You slow down......"

He didn't hear him, so she hugged him tight.

He slowed down suddenly.

"Too fast?" Naruse turned his head.

"So you know." She still didn't let go.

As soon as Naruse slowed down, Hikaru Takikawa, who was riding in front, suddenly ran away.

"Slow down." Morimi hugged him and said, his voice calming down a lot, "I'm scared. ”

"Isn't it slow enough?"

"It's about the same speed as a bike."

He ignored her, but he didn't ride too fast and kept his current pace.

"I can't look back...... Ah, she stopped. ”

Morimi looked ahead, the light in the distance stopped in place, and the pillars of light cast by the headlights swayed as the front of the car swayed.

Naruse sounded the flute, indicating that it was okay.

Hikaru Takikawa continued to wait over there.

He picked up his speed slightly, and Morimi behind him suddenly said, "Starting next week, you will be able to ride to school." ”

"Hmm."

"With Naoko."

"Hmm."

She stopped talking.

After riding forward for a while, she finally caught up with Hikaru Takikawa, and Naruse slowed down and picked up, and she quickly followed.

"What happened just now?"

"It's a bit fast, but it freaks out the good boys behind me. Slow down. ”

“……”

Through his uniform, Morimi gently pinched his stomach.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Kazuha...... Before you know it, it's fast. ”

"It's fine."

"You'd better be on a safe side of the bike." Naruse said.

Hikaru Takikawa was parallel to him, "It's just a little faster, and I'm still very careful about safety." ”

"But you're riding my bike now, and it feels like that, it's completely different from this car."

"That's just as well."

Maintaining a speed that was neither fast nor slow, the two continued to ride forward.

The wind is cool, farmland on both sides, and you can vaguely smell the damp earth.

Frogs chirp in the dark.

"When the weather warms up, the night comes alive."

"Hmm."

"I love summer." Hikaru Takikawa said.

"I love summer too."

Naruse looked ahead, "Summer here." ”

"Haha, how hot is it in Tokyo in the summer?"

"The level to which people die if you're not careful."

"That's an exaggeration."

"It's true." Morimi also spoke, "In Tokyo, there are cases of death due to heat stroke every year. ”

"Huh...... Is that so? ”

"Hmm."

Naruse responded, "There are a lot of old people who don't turn on the air conditioner in order to save electricity. ”

Hikaru Takikawa immediately understood.

"Summer in Tokyo is dangerous."

"So the summer is still in the Northeast...... Let's stay in Tsumae to escape the heat. ”

She smiled, pursed her lips again in the dark, and did not answer.

After riding for a while, I finally arrived at Morimi's house.

Naruse rode directly into the yard and stopped at the door of her house.

Morimi rolled over and got out of the car, took off his helmet, and hung it up in front.

"It's so thoughtful, it's more intimate than a taxi."

"The fee is also the same as the taxi, so let's settle the fee." Naruse said casually.

She pushed up his helmet visor and leaned over.

“……”

Naruse immediately ducked back.

"I don't have any money, only a girl's kiss."

"Don't."

She snorted, knocked on his helmet, hid her shame in the darkness, and looked at Hikaru Takikawa, who had just ridden into the courtyard gate.

"Now that the new car is in hand, you're going to Jusanko tomorrow?"

“…… If you don't say it, I'll forget about it. ”

"Maybe the light has forgotten about it."

Naruse shook her head, twisted the throttle, and made a skillful turn in her yard.

"I'm back."

"Be careful on the road."

Hikaru Takikawa, who rode over, also turned, "Bye-bye, Kazuha." ”

"Well, good night."

The two motorcycles rode out of the courtyard of Morimi's house and onto the county road, but the speed was not fast.

"Spring Sea."

"Hmm."

"Are you free tomorrow?"

“……”

"Spring Sea?"

"Free."

Naruse took a breath, although the sports meeting had just ended, he had only played a game today that didn't contribute much, and he hadn't reached the point where he needed to take a day off to recover.

"Let's ride to Thirteen Lakes tomorrow." He took the initiative to say.

"Hmm!"

"I didn't expect that the day after I got the new car, I would have to test the long ride."

"It's not too far."

There were no cars on the road, and the two rode side by side.

"Light."

"Huh?"

"Did I ask you why you want to go there?"

"Did you ask?"

"Have you asked?"

"Then let's assume you didn't ask."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled and continued, "I didn't want to go to the Thirteen Lakes, I wanted to follow the river all the way and see how it flowed into the sea...... Thirteen Lakes is just the end. ”

"Yes."

Naruse glanced at her, then looked ahead, "What about after you see it?" ”

Afterwards......

She looked up at the dark night sky where not a single star could be seen.

"I'm going home."

"Okay."

Naruse took a breath.

"Then we'll go to the source of the Iwaki River tomorrow, and from there, ride all the way to the sea."

Hikaru Takikawa was stunned.

"Eh......"

"I've looked at the map carefully, and no matter where the lake comes from, let's assume that the source of the Iwaki River is Lake Miyama, after all, it is the starting point of the river, and it is only more than 20 kilometers from here."

"Huh? Just over twenty kilometers? ”

"You probably got dizzy on the road last time, otherwise you would have ridden to Meishan Lake in an afternoon."

"Possibly...... Then tomorrow the spring sea will lead the way. ”

"Hmm."

Plans were made for tomorrow's ride, and the two rode to the intersection.

Turning the corner, passing in front of the Real Wood Hotel, Starfish was lying on the window on the second floor, very surprised that the two of them appeared together from the other direction.

"I'm back from the apple park road." Hikaru Takikawa stopped to say hello to her.

"That's ......"

The two of them only stayed for a short time.

"Let's go."

"Bye-bye ......"

Seeing that Naruse also waved her hand, she was satisfied, and saw the two of them ride to the corner of the county road, and when they couldn't see it, they went downstairs to take a bath.

At an intersection, the two stopped again.

"What time do you leave tomorrow morning?"

"Eight or nine o'clock, it doesn't need to be too early."

"Good. See you tomorrow morning......"

"You'd better return the car to me first."

"Oooh, I almost forgot."

The two switched back to motorcycles, and Hikaru Takikawa got into his car and looked back at him with a smile on his face.

"Tomorrow's ride is going to be fun."

(End of chapter)