When the sky-blue scooter rode over, Naruse had been waiting in the shade of the bridge for a while.

Morimi stopped the car and frowned under the scorching sun, "Hikari left you here?" ”

"Hmm." Naruse glanced twice, "Aren't you wearing a helmet?" ”

"I can't stand wearing a helmet in this weather." Morimi said, and sneered again, "You let me ride Yuan Fu over to bring people, and you still care about this kind of thing." ”

When the scorching sun was over, Naruse didn't bother to say much, so she moved back, got on the motorcycle, and rode back.

"What did you tell her?" The speed of the car was not fast, and Morimi asked in the back seat.

"Your real relationship with me now."

“……”

She stared at his side face for a moment, "Go to my house." ”

Follow the prefectural road all the way back, and at the intersection, Naruse turns to the Morimi family.

Stopping in the shade, she grabbed him, "Don't get out of the car, just make it clear here." ”

"That night, Hikari saw the thing you gave me and came to ask me what your relationship is with me." Naruse explained the cause and effect succinctly.

"And then you told her?"

He looked back, "You didn't mean to let her know by giving me the book with a condom in front of the light?" ”

Morimi was silent for a moment.

"I got carried away."

Not only that, but she's been doing contradictory things lately – wanting to keep the secret and eager to spread it to everyone.

"She'll always know." Seeing her complicated face, Naruse took her hand again and squeezed it, "Sooner or later." ”

Morimi squeezed his hand tightly with his backhand, "What if she tells Naoko now?" ”

"No, it won't."

"She doesn't dare?"

"Even I don't know how to talk to Naoko, and she can't grasp the scale." Naruse said, disgusted with full confidence in herself, "She didn't dare say anything." ”

The girlfriend in the back seat was silent for a few more moments.

"Can this situation really be controlled?"

Naruse pursed her lips and lowered her eyes to look at the shadows that would envelop each other, "Let's take one step at a time." ”

She sighed deeply, "I still want to settle everything before the end of the summer vacation, and now it seems that the chaos has just begun." ”

"I'll take care of the rest." Naruse turned around, trying to reassure her, "At the end of the day, it's me who cares more about her. ”

However, as she spoke, the uneasiness on her face increased, and there was a deep sense of powerlessness in her eyes behind the lenses.

"I'm hiding something."

Naruse's heart jumped.

"What?"

Morimi raised his eyes and looked at him, "Tell me the truth, do you still like starfish?" ”

He pursed his lower lip, his eyes drooping downward, and soon raised again.

"Yes."

"Where's the light?"

“…… Well. ”

"That's the problem."

She leaned forward weakly, leaning against him, "I saw it too, and told them about it too." ”

“……”

Naruse lowered her head, only the top of her head could be seen.

"I didn't think I could get this far on my own, so I pulled in Light and Starfish and wanted them to be the strikers. Especially the starfish, you don't seem to have much resistance to her...... But I didn't expect that I actually did. So I regret it too. ”

Morimi looked up and looked at him as well, "So, it's not just your problem. ”

Naruse's brows furrowed slowly, and his scalp tingled a little.

"What the hell are you planning......

"Let you have four girlfriends at the same time."

"Are you crazy?"

"What do you think? All my plans were to get you, and now the situation has become so complicated, and the root cause is also your constant rejection of me. ”

"I'm single-minded, is it still my fault?"

"I'm just stating the root cause – if you were really single-minded, you wouldn't have the problem you have now."

"No matter what I do, no matter how much I like it, it's just thinking about it, and it's your unscrupulous means that brought me to this point."

“……”

“……”

The two shirked their responsibilities and attacked each other for a while, only to quickly stop again.

Morimi moved forward again, resting his head on his shoulder.

"It's all my fault, and it really can't be solved when the time comes, so you can push me forward and let me bear all the infamy and responsibility."

"Don't pretend to be pathetic, what the hell are you talking to them?" Naruse asked.

"Humph......"

Pretending to be pitiful and failing, she was a little embarrassed, but soon returned to the topic: "Are you excited, four girlfriends." ”

"Hmm." Naruse admitted calmly, "It's definitely false to say that you can't be impressed, but whether you want to act or not is another matter." The current two girlfriends have already made me anxious. ”

He took a slow breath, "If I had known your plans earlier......"

"Then you're sleeping with a starfish now."

“…… No. ”

"Hmph, that's hard to say."

She was visibly emotional, and Naruse took her hand and continued, "I mean, if I had known earlier, the conflict with Hikari wouldn't have been so intense...... Wrong. ”

He frowned again, "It doesn't look like I'm ready for that at all. ”

"Well, I wanted to pull her and the starfish, but only the starfish agreed, and Hikari kept opposing."

Naruse turned his head, and Morimi continued: "Hikari is less daring than you, for fear that this kind of thing will make us completely break up and never get along. ”

“……”

He pursed his lower lip, "That's what normal people think. ”

Even if what he is doing and thinking now no longer belongs to the category of normal people, he still feels that it is a matter of course for him to fall apart after this kind of thing is exposed.

"And what are you going to do now?" Morimi asked.

"I don't know."

Naruse looked up at the low ceiling, not hiding his confusion.

"The actions of the three of them and even yours are not something I can completely predict, I can only take one step at a time and act when the opportunity arises."

Morimi shook his head and let out a long breath slowly, "That's not what I'm asking. ”

Naruse was stunned, but quickly understood what she really wanted to ask, and was silent for a long time.

Looking at his heart, seeing that the space that could only accommodate one person squeezed out four figures, he could no longer raise the motivation to expel the two of them who had been there for a long time.

Once the self-limitation is broken, people's greed is really endless, he thought, even if there are many difficulties in front of him.

“……”

Naruse took a breath and clenched his fists unconsciously.

There is only a difference between walking and not taking this path, and now that he has taken the first step, he wants to keep them all by his side.

"Now that you know your plans, if you can do it, why don't you do it."

Mori saw that his eyes were closed, and he sighed in his heart.

"Even if three out of four are against it?"

He turned his head, "You regret it?" ”

She lay on his shoulder, "I regret dying." ”

"It's too late."

She pursed her lips, "It's not up to you to think before you have time...... Looking for four girlfriends, are you too greedy? ”

"You want to snatch the boyfriends of three people, and you are also greedy."

“……”

Leaving Light and Starfish behind, or even snatching him from Naoko's hands and taking possession of him on her own, has always been her ultimate goal...... Although she also understands that this cannot be done.

Morimi sighed.

"You're going bad too fast...... Do you remember the self who kept shouting 'don't' even when he was pressed to the ground by a bad woman? Can you go back to your heart a little bit and only like two people? ”

"Who let you tempt me...... You should also remember how long I held out. Once the bottom line is breached, there is no end. ”

"You mean, I'm probably going to have to use the same thing with more women besides them in the future?"

“…… Can you please stop being so direct. Naruse looked back at her and said firmly, "There will be no one else." ”

She looked at him too, "Can you guarantee it?" ”

"I can guarantee it."

She sighed and said no more.

"You agree?" Naruse asked.

"I'm against it, is it useful."

"Can make me hesitate for a few more minutes."

She pinched his waist and stretched it forward, "Let me see if your stuff has been used by other women in the past few days." ”

He knocked her hand off, "I'm not in the mood right now." ”

“……”

Morimi covered the back of his hand and glared at him, "How many times have you rejected me?" ”

"Didn't you refuse much before? Now is not the time. ”

With that, Naruse turns the car key and starts the motorcycle again.

"Going back?"

"Well, let's go to the bookstore first."

"Well, go ahead, I don't have anything more to say."

Dumping the motorcycle, leaving the courtyard of the Morimi family, a large cloud floated over, enveloping the two people in the sun.

Morimi glanced up, "There are more and more clouds, and I don't know if today's fireworks festival will be canceled." ”

"There was no news when I watched it before."

Naruse looked ahead, and he could see the clouds gathering in the sky, "And whether you can go today or not is not just determined by the weather." ”

She lowered her gaze, "I'll ask Starfish about Hikari's plans later." ”

"Hmm."

When I arrived at the Morimi Furumoto store, Naruse stopped the car.

"Why don't you just ride home?"

"No, take a few steps and move your body."

She snorted softly and stared at him for a moment.

"Spring Sea."

"Hmm."

"You've made me miserable."

“……”

"I've done you badly, too."

Naruse pursed her lower lip and looked inside the bookstore, "What's the point of talking about this now." ”

She also nodded, "Well, there is no point, no matter what, your life and mine are already tied together." ”

He looked over and looked her in the eye.

"It may not be smooth, but I will achieve everything you and I want step by step."

"Hmm."

Morimi smiled, took another deep breath, and said, "Go back, there is news over there, I'll tell you." ”

"Okay."

Seeing Naruse walking home alone, Naoko was a little surprised.

"Didn't Hikari send Harumi back?"

"Well, she took me to the edge of the Iwaki River and left me to run away."

"Eh......"

"She hasn't been here, has she?" Naruse looked into the living room, and there was no sign of her coming.

Naoko shook her head, "No." ”

Naruse breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart lifted again.

Where did she go......

There was a mess in his heart, and he didn't want Naoko to see it, so he didn't stay underneath, and went back to the room first under the pretext of reading.

It didn't take long for Morimi to post a message in the group, just two simple words.

Yiye: As usual.

He chatted with her privately and asked about Hikaru Takikawa.

Kazuha: Stay at home.

Yiye: Are you going to comfort her, girls are the easiest to push down at this time.

Naruse ignored her, and ended with a casual chat.

"Are you hiding in your home......

He was relieved.

She was riding a motorcycle, and with the mood at the time, it was not surprising that she rode wildly anywhere.

Four girlfriends......

After thinking about the future alone for a while, and thinking about it for a long time without getting results, Naruse took the book casually and went downstairs again.

"Harukai quarreled with Hikari?" Naoko asked.

"There's a bit of a clash of ideas."

"What?"

Naruse was silent for a while, "The pattern of getting along with people or something." ”

"Eh......"

He lay down on the couch, "It's not a big deal, she'll still go to the fireworks festival with us in the evening." ”

"What Kazuha just said in the group......"

"That's it."

Naoko looked at him, didn't ask more, then moved to his head and motioned for him to rest on her lap.

"Comfortable?"

"Of course."

"It's almost noon, what do you want to eat?"

"I want to think about ......"

Both remained at home until the afternoon. By four o'clock, the silent group gradually became lively again.

"Starfish said they would come over in yukata."

"Do you want to wear it?"

"I want to wear it."

"Then wear it." Naruse said, glancing at the time again, "Now I can go and change my clothes." ”

"Where's Chunhai?"

"I'll wear it too."

The two took a shower together, then changed into yukata and waited for the time to meet.

At five o'clock, Morimi came over with the starfish.

"Let's go straight to Guang's house, so they don't have to drive over."

"Okay."

When I came to Takigawa's house, it was Hikaru Takikawa who opened the door to a few people.

“……”

Her gaze swept over the faces of the four of them one by one, and finally stayed on Naruse's face, she didn't say anything, turned around and went in.

Both Naoko and Morimi glanced at him.

"Let's go inside." Naruse said calmly.

Takigawa Yohei had to drive a few children to the fireworks festival, so naturally he would not leave his wife alone at home, and the couple also changed into yukatas.

"Let's go early."

He seemed to be a little more anxious than the children, "There must be a lot of people today, and if the time is a little late, the road will be blocked." ”

"Okay."

Yohei Takigawa drove out, and several people got into the car, Naoko, Starfish, and Morimi sat in the last row, and Naruse and Hikaru Takikawa sat in the middle row, one left and one right, across the narrow aisle.

"Leave me on the bridge, where have you been."

“……”

Hikaru Takikawa turned his head and looked at him in disbelief.

"Straight home?"

“…… Well. ”

"It's too much." Naruse said casually, seemingly unconcerned about her leaving him to go back alone.

She didn't care, she cared about what happened before she left, and what she had to say to Naoko.

What does he mean when he mentions it at this time?

Seeing that she didn't dare to tell Naoko, was she provoking?

As she was thinking, he looked over again and said, "It's my fault in the morning, don't think too much." ”

“……”

Hikaru Takikawa's brow furrowed even tighter.

"What do you mean?"

"I shouldn't have said those things."

"Is it just a matter of those words?"

"Of course not." Naruse was always calm, "It's just that there are some deviations in our communication, and you and I have some misunderstandings." ”

“……”

Misunderstand?

He admitted it himself, what misunderstanding was there?

Takigawa Hikaru looked at him, and the three people in the back seat were either sober, dazed, or half-understood, and they were all silently waiting for the follow-up.

Naruse didn't say much, looked at Midoriko Takigawa, who got into the car last, and looked out the window.

"It's time to go." Yohei Takigawa said.

"Good ......" Hikaru Takikawa looked away,

The car slowly drove out of the path at the gate, onto the county road, and then sped up to speed towards its destination.

To get from Aoyagi to Lake Ogawara, it also takes more than an hour to drive.

The change in sky is especially noticeable when we set out in the evening, and it gets dark on the way.

"It's getting dark so fast, it's not going to rain......" Starfish was a little worried.

"Looking at the latest weather forecast, it shouldn't be up tonight."

It was Yohei Takikawa, who was driving, who asked, "Hikari, have you seen the latest news of the fireworks festival?" ”

"I'll see." Hikaru Takikawa came back to his senses, took out his mobile phone, opened the website and took a look, "Eh......"

When she saw a new message that had just been released in ten minutes, her heart jumped, and she subconsciously thought in the worst direction.

Fortunately, the content of the message is to remind those who come to the fireworks festival to pay attention to choosing the right way to travel to avoid congestion.

"Got any news?" Naruse leaned over.

“……”

She glanced at him, flipped her phone over to him, raised her voice again, and said to her father, who was driving, "The fireworks show is going on as usual." ”

"That's good."

"What's new?" Morimi in the back seat also came up.

"Is it because the road is already blocked?" Naoko asked.

"Remind me to bring an umbrella or something." Starfish tilted their heads to see.

"It's not ......," Hikaru Takikawa turned his phone to them.

A few people who didn't have much to say all the way finally started chatting again.

It was getting darker and darker, and after nearly forty minutes, the group finally arrived near the venue of the Ogawarako fireworks festival.

"The road is already blocked......

Takikawa Yohei looked at the motionless vehicles on the road in front of him, his brows furrowed, "How long does this have to be blocked?" ”

A few children looked out the window, also a little anxious, although there was still a long time before the fireworks festival began.

After waiting for another five or six minutes, the car still stopped in place and didn't move, Takikawa Yohei turned around and said, "Chunhai, you can take them to get out of the car first." ”

"Okay."

Naruse immediately responded, and glanced at Hikaru Takikawa and the three people in the back seat, "Follow me." ”

The car door opened, and Takigawa Yohei said again: "Don't worry about us, you guys have fun by yourself, and we'll contact you when the time comes." ”

"Okay."

Several people got out of the car one after another, and Naruse took a look and led a few people to the side of the road.

Looking back at the stagnant traffic and the immovable car of the Takigawa family, he said, "Let's go directly to the venue." ”

"Hmm." Naoko grabbed his arm, and the other three followed.

It was already completely dark, but fortunately, the venue of the celebration was already lit up, and it was brightly lit all the way.

A few people ate and walked around, and the time gradually approached eight o'clock.

Hikaru Takikawa was thinking about his parents who were stuck in the road, and at the same time looking at Naruse who was eyebrow-raising with his two girlfriends, and his interest was never too high.

"Don't eat, it's almost eight o'clock, find a better place and wait for the fireworks festival to start."

A few people walked around the venue by the lake, and finally found a grassy slope by the lake with a decent view before the fireworks started to set off at eight o'clock.

"Wow, a lot of ......"

"Find a place to sit."

Seeing that there were more and more people here, Hikaru Takikawa hurriedly pulled the starfish to sit down on the grass, and then found that it was Naruse who was next to him.

He was talking to Naoko on the other side, but he just turned his head to look at her, seemingly unconcerned.

She told herself not to care, not to be happy, not to complain, not to think about anything, just to concentrate on waiting for the fireworks that were about to take off.

Until he suddenly grabbed her hand propped up on the grass.

“……”

Hikaru Takikawa turned his head, and he looked at the dark sky.

Suddenly there was a brightness in front of me.

Bang –

Fireworks go off.

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【Long Holiday: End】

Grand Chapter.

In the past few days, my shoulder hurts, and I have to sort out the thoughts behind me, and I can't add more for the time being.

There are two more volumes left, and the online loan should be able to be repaid.

(End of chapter)