Looking at Morimi and Hikaru Takikawa who appeared behind her boyfriend, Naoko was a little surprised, and some kind of guess suddenly appeared in her heart.

"It's over."

"Hmm." Naruse patted his bag, "The part in the school is over, go back and continue." ”

"So busy......"

"It's okay, mainly I want to do it."

In the face of his rare positivity, Naoko smiled, and then looked at the two behind him.

"Hikari and Kazuha are also with Harumi?"

"yes." Hikaru Takikawa smiled at her, "Kazuha and I have also joined the executive committee. ”

The guess in his heart suddenly became confirmed, and Naoko's heart sank, but a brisk smile appeared on his face.

"Eh, hasn't light always been a pleasure pie?"

"Why do you all say that?"

"Because it's true." Naruse said.

"I'm willing to contribute occasionally, like now."

Naoko smiled, "What kind of work is Hikari responsible for?" ”

"Harumi asked me to go to the external coordination group and deal with others."

"It feels like a good fit for the light."

"I think so."

She asked Hikaru Takikawa a few more words about the executive committee, and as for Morimi, who was also standing aside, she seemed to have forgotten.

"Let's talk as we go." Naruse said.

Leaving the school, I passed by the Hakaino Cafe, and the starfish who had finished his part-time job followed.

She was also surprised by the fact that Morimi and Hikaru Takikawa joined the executive committee, and then regretted and regretted it.

"Why didn't you tell me...... I knew I was joining too. ”

"After joining, you have to do things." Naruse said.

"I'm not in there to play."

"Well, let's talk about it next year."

“……”

He went straight to next year, starfish rolled his eyes, and didn't say anything.

Waiting for the bus to come, several people got on the bus, and the topic was still the Tsutaka Festival and the Executive Committee.

"Chunhai is the chairman of the committee, and he is in charge of sixty people."

"At the regular meeting, everybody has to stand up and bow to him, and he says sit down before we can sit down."

“…… Just talk about it here, don't go to school and talk nonsense. ”

"Hahaha."

Back at Aoyagi, several people got out of the car, separated on the road, and went home separately.

When she arrived at Naruse's house, Naoko took out the key to open the door, and when she put it away, she suddenly asked, "Did Harumi ask Kazuha to help?" ”

“……”

Naruse was stunned and pushed the door open, "No." ”

"It's surprising that Kazuha will join the executive committee."

"During the festival, whether in the class or on the executive committee, she has to do things, and she probably wants a relatively undisturbed environment."

"Yes."

Throwing down the bag, the two sat down on the sofa, and Naoko was stunned for a while, only to realize that his hand had reached through the neckline.

"The neckline is going to break."

He pulled his hand out, unbuttoned it, and kissed her around the neck.

"Hmm......"

She snorted softly, holding his head with both hands, "What is Kazuha doing on the executive committee?" ”

He paused, opened his eyes, and quickly closed them again, feeling a bite on her collarbone.

"She went to the accounting team and settled the accounts."

"Accounting Group...... It's perfect for Kazuha's work. ”

"Does Naoko care?"

“……”

She lowered her head, and he continued to kiss down, seemingly casually asking.

"I care."

He stopped.

"I knew I was also on the Executive Committee."

"Naoko ......"

"Kazuha and Hikari can help Harumi, but I can only sit in the classroom."

He lifted up and kissed her on the forehead.

"Didn't Naoko just finish his work, so he should take a break for a while...... I can't talk about resting, but I still have to help out in the class.

I'm just getting started, and I'm not too busy yet. ”

She hugged his neck and looked up at him, "I just want to be with Harumi." ”

Naruse leaned down and gave her a few light kisses on the lips.

"Haven't we been together all the time?"

“…… Well. ”

Naoko closed her eyes and responded to his kiss.

"Hmm......"

After an afternoon of devoting himself to trivial materials, Naruse was dizzy and didn't have much energy.

The person who took the initiative became Naoko.

"Where's dinner?"

"Eat later."

"Let's eat something else at night, I haven't eaten instant noodles in a long time, I want to eat instant noodles."

Naoko was pressed on the sofa by him, but he couldn't move when he wanted to get up, so he had to agree.

"Okay."

"I'm going to the convenience store and I'll be back soon."

"Uh-huh."

Naruse got dressed and went out, and it was almost dark outside.

When I came to the convenience store, I bought two different flavors of instant noodles, and by the way, I bought something to drink, and when Naruse came out, Hikaru Takikawa appeared at the intersection opposite.

She didn't even notice him, crossed the street with a wooden face, and was about to walk into the convenience store before she turned her head to look at the "passerby" who had been staring at her in the afterglow.

"Ahh She finally had a little more expression on her face.

"Why don't you look like you're awake?"

"I just didn't wake up......"

She yawned, "Mom wasn't home today, so I went home and lay down, and accidentally fell asleep." ”

"Where's dinner?"

She gestured to the convenience store in front of her.

"Okay."

"What is Chunhai here to buy...... Eh, instant noodles? ”

"Well, Naoko and I don't have the strength...... I don't want to cook, so I'll eat instant noodles tonight. ”

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "Then I'll eat instant noodles too." ”

"Whatever you want, I'll go back."

"Bye-bye."

Watching him cross the street and disappear into the deep twilight, she turned and walked into the convenience store.

Back at home, Naoko sat on the sofa wiping her hair.

"I'm back."

"Well, can you eat these two flavors?"

"It's all right."

"Then I'll soak it and get it."

"Let's eat at the restaurant, I don't want to get the smell of instant noodles everywhere."

"Okay."

Naruse soaked the noodles, and Naoko came over quickly.

After waiting for a while, the two settled the dinner in a hurry, and without washing the dishes, Naoko suddenly felt that eating instant noodles was also good.

"I think so too. From now on, every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, let's eat instant noodles. ”

"Too often."

After returning to the sofa and sitting down for a while, Naruse went upstairs with his schoolbag.

"Are you going to get to work?"

"Hmm."

"Will I disturb Harumi if I'm watching from the side."

"If only you just watched."

"I'll refrain from it."

Naruse smiled.

Flipping through the documents he had brought back from last year's Tsukakatsu Festival, he looked at it carefully from the beginning in order to catch up on his thoughts before returning home.

Naoko said that she would refrain from it, and she did restrain herself, sitting at the end of the bed and looking at him, without disturbing, and only speaking after he spoke.

"There seems to be some differences in the route of the lantern parade every year."

"Really? I didn't particularly care about ......."

"Since most of the route is fixed, you start from Tsuzen Park and pass through Chuo-dori and Totemachi shopping streets before returning to Tsuzen Park.

But the intersection at which the turn is not fixed.

For example, last year, when I cruised on Chuo-dori to the Tsumae City Post Office, I turned around, and in previous years, I would go a little further and turn again. Although the two junctions are close to each other, they pass through two completely different streets. ”

"Hmm...... Does this have a big impact? ”

It depends on who decides the difference, intentionally or not...... Well, I should have noticed this before, and now I only have this one piece of information......"

He muttered, burying his head in his notebook again.

Naoko got up and looked over, only to see that he had written about investigating and visiting shops along the street and soliciting sponsorship.

They all got up and came over, and she hugged him and rubbed him by the way.

"If the route is decided by the executive committee, can you use it to go to the shops along the street to solicit sponsorship?"

"Hmm."

He shook her hand, "Whichever street the parade lanterns pass through, it will bring people to that street, and for the shops, that is the flow of people."

And the whole process of the lantern parade is followed by a TV station, as well as aerial photography, which is a free advertisement. ”

"That's really a big attraction......"

Naoko stared at the rest of the notes for a moment, "Do you have to think about all of this?" ”

"I just happened to think of it, and it was also valuable to discuss, so I wrote it down."

She hugged her tighter again, and he suddenly turned his head: "Are you bored?" ”

"A little bit."

"Then Naoko will watch it with me."

"Okay."

(End of chapter)