At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, with the sound of electricity, the school radio sounded again.

"The flea market, organized by the Department of Restoration of Everything, has officially opened. The flea market is located near the entrance to the playground and runs until 4:30 p.m. ”

This announcement was circulated twice as always, and in the department of the handicraft club, the members who remained here listened quietly, and only after the broadcast was completely completed, did they communicate in twos and threes.

"Have you noticed that there are a lot of announcements related to the flea market today, do other clubs have this treatment?"

"It's not the same if you have the support of the student union."

"In fact, no matter which club wants to announce, you can go to the radio room to apply......

"It's finally twelve o'clock, and it's officially opened, does anyone want to go to the playground and have a look?"

"Are you going?"

"Of course I'm going, I'm also a veteran of the Restoration Department."

"The patriarch who hasn't been to the ministry once this semester?"

"Aha......"

In addition to the discussion, the members of the ministry also greeted each other, and Minister Naoko soon became the object of invitation.

"Let's go over first." Naoko said, "There can't be no one here in the department, I'll go over and have a look when it's a little later." ”

"Naoko takes care of it?" The person who greeted her asked.

"It's okay, there was no one at noon."

Although there is no definite lunch break during the festival, it has always been the custom that everyone will take a break at noon, and there will not be too many people wandering around.

"And there are people who don't have much interest in the flea market."

Naoko added again, and there was also a second-grade girl next to her who held her chin and waved her hand, "Go ahead, I'm too lazy to join in the fun, just stay with Naoko." ”

"Okay."

Greeting each other, seven or eight members of the handicraft club left the department and headed to the playground together.

Naoko walked around the department's room, stopping when she reached the window and looked out.

"The sun is big......

There was no playground in sight from the side of the annex, and the height of the second floor was not far away, so she stood by the window for a while, and then returned to her place and sat down.

"By noon, there were noticeably fewer people."

"Yes."

"But tomorrow will be a different story."

Naoko nodded, still answering the same way, "Yes." ”

At the moment, there are only eight or nine people left in the department, and on the second day of the festival, even if you don't count the members who go up to repair the night lights installed all over the campus, the rest of the people are more willing to go out for a stroll.

What's more, the handicraft club has also set up a booth in front of the big lantern in the atrium, and someone needs to be on duty.

"Naoko." A girl walked over and said, "Are you hungry, let's go get something to eat down there." ”

Naoko smiled at her and shook her head again, "I'm fine, Kazumi will go first." ”

"Okay."

Kazumi Suzuki didn't ask if she wanted to bring some for her, and in the craft club, the idea that you are not allowed to eat in the department is already ingrained - small snacks that don't smell and are not easy to get around don't count—don't need to be emphasized by anyone.

The noon time passed slowly, sometimes someone left, sometimes someone came up, and it was not until about one o'clock in the afternoon that Naoko said hello to the members of the department and left the department.

Downstairs, passing through the atrium below, the aroma of various foods is very attractive.

After a few glances, Naoko didn't stop, and went straight through, bypassing the main building, and the playground finally appeared in front of him.

“……”

And the flea market under the scorching sun was much more lively than she expected.

"That's a lot of people."

Naoko turned her head to look around the wire fence and towards the entrance to the playground.

The flea market, which consists of dozens of stalls, is crowded with people at this time.

The colorful parasols sit side by side, and the shadows on the ground are almost completely connected with the crowd of people walking through them.

She walked over and squinted at the pomp and circumstance in front of her, smiling.

"It's so lively......"

"Naoko!"

She followed the prestige, and Naruse didn't know how to see her and squeezed out of the crowd.

Naoko also trotted towards him, the smile on her face even bigger.

"It's so lively!"

"yes."

Naruse wiped the sweat from his head, "I could have imagined that there would be more people, but I didn't expect there to be so many...... Not long after the opening, they all poured over. Isn't everyone idle? ”

"It's a very idle day." Naoko smiled.

He couldn't help but laugh a little, and then said: "As soon as there are too many people, it will be chaotic, but fortunately, there are volunteers from the student union to help maintain order, and I am not so busy." ”

"Who are the volunteers?" Naoko asked.

Naruse turned around and pointed at her, "The one who wears that kind of armband." ”

He paused and asked, "Would you like to go in and take a walk?" ”

"Okay." Naoko gladly agreed.

Joining the flow of people, the two started from the nearest stall, watching as they walked.

"Ah, what a cheap plate."

"The last thing in the house is the plate."

"This set of cutlery hasn't been opened yet, but the price is ...... It's so cheap, too! ”

"There's no shortage of cutlery."

Naoko quickly stopped in front of one of the stalls, crouched down, and looked at the various daily necessities sold at the stalls.

"Yes, I bought it in Kyushu last year, and I haven't used it yet. And acquaintances can also get a discount. ”

She raised her head, only to find that the stall owner inside was still someone she had known since middle school, "Hana ......"

Hana smiled at her, "If Naoko wants it, she can take it for eight hundred yen." ”

"I want it!"

"What are you going to do...... Naruse was a little helpless, but he still took out the money to pay.

"I'll use it later." Accepting the unopened set of tableware, Naoko waved goodbye to the stall owner, and pulled her boyfriend to continue shopping.

There are dozens of stalls in the entire flea market, and more than ten minutes have passed after the two of them finished the first row.

There are many things, whether they are needed or not, just sitting there that people can't help but stop and look through them.

As Naruse walked around, he understood more deeply the reason why so many people stayed here.

"The gap between the stalls should be bigger." He said to Naoko, "There will only be more and more people. ”

She looked back, "It's only two hundred yen!" ”

“……”

"Ah, what did Harumi say?"

"I said ......"

Naruse took a breath and slowly spit it out again, looking at the picnic mat in her hand that seemed to be of good quality, "Only two hundred yen?" ”

"yes."

"Do you want to buy it?"

"But there's really nothing to ...... for this."

"Anyway, it's not like there's nowhere to put it when you buy it, maybe you'll use it someday. Buy it if you want. ”

"Hmm...... Buy it. She was still reluctant to let go.

After paying, when the two put away their picnic mats and got up, their stomachs rang at the same time.

"Harumi's stomach rings ......"

Naoko's stomach rang too. Didn't eat at noon? ”

"Hmm...... I want to eat later. ”

Naruse looked at the rest of the stalls and pulled her outside, "Let's go eat something first, and then let's shop." ”

"Okay."

When he came out, seeing that the three of them had returned to the place where they had signed in before, Naruse pulled Naoko over and put a few things he bought here temporarily.

"Naoko is coming over too."

"Come and have a look."

Naruse put down his things, "Naoko and I haven't had lunch, let's go eat something to cushion our stomachs first, and I'll leave it to you for the time being." If you have any questions, just send me a message...... No, call. ”

"Ah, go ahead."

Hikaru Takikawa nodded, watched the two of them walk outside the playground, and then picked up the set of cutlery that had not been disassembled and looked at it.

"Except for Naoko, how could an ordinary female high school student buy this kind of thing first."

Morimi also watched from the side, his eyes falling on the tableware, "It's exactly the feeling of a housewife." ”

"It's a very reassuring feeling." Hikaru Takikawa said.

Morimi looked at her and didn't say anything, while Starfish picked up the bag next to her and opened it a little to take a look.

"Ah, that pretty picnic mat...... I saw this just now, but I didn't expect Naoko to buy it. ”

"What picnic mat?" Morimi probe, "Can you sit down five people?" ”

"I guess so...... Can you take it out. ”

"Take it out, fold it after reading it, and then put it in."

Starfish took out the picnic mat and shook it a few times to unfold it, Hikaru Takikawa held one end, she took the other end, stepped back a little, and pulled the picnic mat completely apart.

"It's pretty big." Morimi said, "It doesn't seem like a problem to sit for five people. ”

"Probably so." Hikaru Takikawa touched it with his hand and felt the texture of the picnic mat, "The quality is also good." How much? ”

Starfish thought for a moment, "It seems like two hundred yen." ”

“…… It's a shame that you can resist buying it when you see it. The low price of picnic mats surprised Morimi a little.

"I didn't think I had a chance to use it, so I didn't buy ......."

"Even if you buy it back and cut it as a rag, it can be used for a few years."

"Eh, that's a waste......"

The three of them saw it, were surprised, folded the picnic mat again, and put it back in the bag.

"Do you want to go shopping again later?" Hikaru Takikawa asked.

Just now, because there were too many people, Morimi came out, and he was going to wait for less people before going in. Just looking at the current situation, it seems that there will only be more and more people.

"Go shopping, I'll forget it." Morimi shook his head, "I feel like I'm going to be trampled to death if I'm not careful." ”

"I'll take care of Kazuha." Hikaru Takikawa said.

"I can't squeeze it either."

"Okay."

The three of them sat for a while, and the starfish's mobile phone suddenly vibrate.

After taking it out and looking at it, she stood up all of a sudden, "Daddy is here." ”

"Are you going to pick him up at the door?" Morimi asked.

"Kazuha's parents also came over." Starfish said again.

“……”

She raised an eyebrow, "Then I'll go with the starfish." ”

Starfish lowered his head and replied twice, then looked up and said, "No, Dad said that they would walk around the school first, and they could find this side too." ”

"...... like this"

Morimi looked at Hikaru Takikawa, "Will Hikari's parents come over today?" ”

"Come tomorrow." She replied.

"It's not like you can't catch up with the flea market."

"Yes, but Dad still has to go to work today, and Mom doesn't want to go out alone, so she can't help it."

The three of them continued to sit and talk, nothing happened.

The flea market is in full swing, busy but not chaotic. The people who set up the stalls are all students, and the people who go to the stalls are basically the same, most of them are familiar with each other, and in this atmosphere, it is difficult to have any contradictions.

On the outskirts of the flea market, a second-year student with a camera is looking for something to shoot from various angles, and the sound of clicking is almost incessant as the three of them walk by.

"In the entire cultural festival, I can't find a second event that is equally lively." "Whether it's the student council or the information department, the flea market will be the focus of their cultural festival publicity. ”

Starfish tapped his head a few times, "Only Chunhai can organize such an event. ”

She laughed, "He didn't dare say that himself...... What was that? ”

Morimi looked left and right a few times, and Hikaru Takikawa pricked up his ears to listen, then stepped out of the parasol and looked at the sky.

"It's a drone."

The buzzing drone hovered over the flea market for a while and then flew somewhere else.

When Morimi's gaze lowered again, Naruse and Naoko also returned to the playground.

"Drone, did you see it?" He spoke as he walked over.

"See."

"I don't know if it was the Ministry of Information or the student union." Naruse looked up, but there was no trace of the drone anymore.

"There are quite a lot of no-fly zones for drones in the city, can you fly in schools?" Hikaru Takikawa said, unexpectedly well aware of the flight restrictions of drones.

"I should have applied for this special event in advance."

Naruse walked up to the starfish and knocked on the table, "I saw Mr. Seiichiro just now." ”

"Ah...... He told me. Starfish said, "Kazuha's parents are also here." ”

"Really? There were so many people that I didn't notice. Naruse squinted at the parasol, "It's not even the weekend, and there are already quite a lot of people outside the school." ”

"I just saw a couple of middle school students sneaking in." Morimi said, "Even if it's Friday, it's not school yet." ”

"Morning." Naruse smiled, "Let's go shopping for a while." ”

The second half of the sentence is said to Naoko.

She nodded, and the two of them went to the stalls again.

Under the parasol, starfish looked at their backs and sighed unconsciously.

Morimi glanced at her and said, "Naoko shouldn't stay long, she still has a club to take care of." ”

“…… Is it. ”

And after more than twenty minutes, the two hurriedly ended their wandering and came out of it.

Naoko bought some more things, as if she was going to show them to the members of the department, and took away all the things she had bought before.

"I should have gone for a walk before the show started." Morimi said to Naruse who stayed behind.

"That's what I suggested at the time."

He looked at the three of them, "Are you going to go shopping for a while, I'll just watch it alone." ”

"I would prefer you to be with us." Morimi said.

Hikaru Takikawa and Starfish looked at her, then at him.

"There's going to be someone here." Naruse nodded on the table, "Let's go shopping." ”

"Okay." There are so many people that she can't even hold hands when she walks with him, so she doesn't force it.

The three of them walked towards the flea market, and the figure quickly disappeared into the crowd, and Naruse stayed where he was, staring at the lively place for a while, then took out his phone and took a photo.

"I can only shoot some areas......

At this angle, it was impossible to shoot the entire venue, and he also wanted a drone.

After hesitating, he still sent the photo to Matsu Chiaki.

The message has not been read or replied to, she may be working, and he will not care.

After a while, Naruse saw Starfish's father and Morimi's parents appear at the entrance of the playground together.

He got closer, so he went over to say hello.

"Spring Sea...... How can there be so many people here? ”

"Because there are so many stalls here, everyone wants to come and see it."

After chatting with the three adults, they went over and walked around, and Naruse returned to the parasol and continued to sit.

Buzz –

Matsu Chiaki's reply was sent.

Mother: Is this the flea market organized by Haruhi and so lively?

Mother: Where is Spring Sea?

Naruse looked left and right and took a picture of himself.

Mother: Just Chunhai alone?

Naruse: The others went to play.

Mother: Why don't you go with Chunhai?

Naruse: Someone has to stay and watch.

After chatting for a few sentences, the message sent in the past was not read for a long time, and Song Qianqiu disappeared again.

"It's really busy......" Naruse put away his phone and went out for a little spin.

The flea market is still lively, it has been open for two hours, and people still keep coming, but it is rare to see the figure leaving, and there are more and more people.

Expecting nothing to happen for a while, he slowly circled around the periphery of the field and took some photos from other angles.

Buzz –

Kazuha: What are you turning?

“……”

Naruse looked up a few times, there were too many people, and he didn't find her for a while.

Naruse: Just go around.

Yiye: Are you bored, I'll come out to accompany you.

Naruse: Your parents are here, did you see that?

Kazuha: Huh?

After a full circle around the field, he returned to his original parasol, only to find that the student council president had come over without knowing when.

"Yoshioka-san."

"Naruse-san." Fumiko Yoshioka sat under the umbrella, "Good work. ”

"Where, I'm just sitting here, it's all the people of the student union who are working hard." Naruse said.

She smiled, didn't say much, and looked at the lively venue, "Naruse-san, thought before, will there be so many people coming?" ”

"If you can think of it, it will be a little more open when you arrange the booth."

The student council president nodded, "It's a pity that it's only this afternoon, otherwise it can be adjusted...... I'll have to wait until next year. ”

Naruse just laughed.

With this year's grand occasion, next year's flea market should be much simpler from planning to preparation, but by then, it is not known who will be in charge.

The student council president sat for a while, then stood up, "I'll go over and take a walk, do you want Naruse-san to come along?" ”

Naruse shook his head, indicating that someone still needed to watch here.

She nodded, didn't say much, walked into the flea market, and blended into the bustle.

Buzz –

Mother: Did Harumi go shopping with Naoko?

Grand Chapter

(End of chapter)