At five o'clock in the afternoon, accompanied by faint cheers, the broadcast at the end of the second day of the cultural festival resounded on the campus of Tianjin High School.

And on the playground, the restoration department and the student council are still busy packing up.

According to the original plan, the work of cleaning up should have been completed a long time ago.

After all the visitors left, someone suddenly suggested that all the stall owners take a group photo together to commemorate the occasion. So, at least ten minutes were wasted on dozens of people standing in line to take pictures.

After all, it was the first time such an event had been held, and Naruse couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of these stall owners, and the photographer on the student council side was eager to raise their hands and feet in favor.

After tossing for a long time, and then starting to clean up, it was naturally much slower than the original plan.

When Naruse left the playground with a few parasols, Naoko happened to come from the school building, and when she saw him, she quickened her pace and ran to this side.

"Spring Sea ......"

"Is it over on Naoko's side?"

"Hmm. Is it still being cleaned up here? ”

"It's been a bit of a delay, but it's almost done now." Naruse said, looked back again, and estimated that he would have to come over later, so he said, "Naoko go and wait over there." ”

"Okay."

He sent his things to the warehouse, and Naoko went to where Morimi and Starfish were standing, and looked at the student council volunteers who were still busy carrying them in the field.

"If there are more people, it will be faster to clean up." Morimi said, "With so many stalls, I thought it would take a long time to clean them up. ”

I didn't see Hikaru Takigawa, and Naoko could guess where she was, "Did Hikari go and help?" ”

"Well, I went to the warehouse with two folding umbrellas before, didn't you meet her when Naoko came over?"

Naoko shook her head and looked in the direction her boyfriend had left.

In the school warehouse, Naruse came to the innermost with a few parasols, and Hikaru Takikawa took it from him and put the parasols on a separate shelf.

"These parasols alone can be worth a year's worth of activities for many clubs."

She smiled and turned her head to look at the dozens of large umbrellas on the shelves, "Are these umbrellas only available to us, or can other clubs apply for them and borrow them?" ”

"I think they can all be used, these umbrellas belong to the student union, not our restoration department. However, except for the handicraft club, there is probably no other club that can organize such a large outdoor activity. ”

"That's right."

Hikaru Takikawa turned his head, but saw that he had opened the big umbrella in his hand and covered it behind him.

He moved closer and put his other hand over her face.

“……”

She was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood.

"There are other ...... in the warehouse"

"I can't see it."

Naruse lowered her head and covered her lips that she didn't resist.

She looked at him and slowly closed her eyes again.

"Hmm......"

The two of them warmed up for a while, and someone came over with a parasol.

"Hey, stop playing, hurry up and put away the umbrella, there are still a lot of things to move."

The umbrella was raised, and it was not the volunteers of the student union who appeared in the back, but the organizers of today's event.

"Ah, Naruse-senpai......"

"I'll check to see if there's anything wrong with this umbrella."

"I see."

Naruse calmly put away the parasol, glanced at Hikaru Takikawa, and went out together.

Back in the playground, the two continued to carry, and together with the members of the student council, they were busy until about 5:20 before the venue was completely cleaned up.

"Thank you, thank you for your hard work today."

When saying goodbye to the volunteers, Naruse thanked them again.

"Without everyone's help, the flea market in the restoration department would never have been able to run as smoothly as it is today."

"No, it's just a job......"

The volunteers left first satisfied, and Naruse looked at the few people waiting for him, and his eyes turned to Naoko's face.

"The cultural festival of the Ministry of Restoration is over."

Naoko nodded solemnly, "Hmm." ”

The society that she had set up by submitting an application in person, and who had no time to take care of it because she had returned to the handicraft club, had no choice but to throw it to him, and now it had left a strong mark on the cultural festival, and she knew that all that he had done was for her.

"It's not easy, Minister."

Naruse smiled and turned his head to look at the sky that was already showing a bit of twilight.

"It would be nice if the festival ended today, and I already want to celebrate it now."

"One more day."

"So let's go home."

"Uh-huh."

Naoko took her boyfriend's arm, and the two walked in front, and Morimi saw the three of them follow behind and walked to the carport together.

Hikaru Takikawa looked at the two figures in front of him, and the emotions that appeared in his heart were indescribable.

She couldn't help but think back to that brief kiss in the warehouse.

When will she be able to get rid of the awkward mentality of half-pushing and half-pushing;

When will she be able to continue to struggle and waste time on the so-called issues of life and the future, as she did before?

When will she be able to maintain intimacy with him like Naoko in front of her and herself in the past......

“……”

The gaze was slightly deflected and landed on Naoko.

Only when Naoko accepts all this.

She sighed silently, and a hand suddenly grabbed her arm.

Hikaru Takikawa turned her head, and Morimi held her, looking ahead.

"I'm a little tired, give me a while."

"Kazuha didn't do anything just now."

"If I had gone to help just now, I wouldn't have just let you carry it like this."

She took a breath to banish the distractions in her mind, "Do you still have to carry it?" ”

Morimi leaned over her shoulder, "Maybe you'll have to carry it." ”

"That's an exaggeration."

The two walked forward, and the starfish followed beside them, but they were not as delicate as her, and they were embarrassed to put on such a coquettish posture when there were still many people on the road.

"Cherish this twilight." Morimi suddenly looked at her again, "This is the dusk of the penultimate day of the high Chinese festival in your life. ”

"Eh......"

Starfish first counted down the two countdowns, and then looked back at the sky, "Is there anything special?" ”

"I don't know. What is special to the starfish is known only to the starfish themselves...... I just feel that it should be remembered. ”

Starfish looked at her again.

"I'll remember ......"

Naruse in front also looked back at the three of them, as well as the sunset behind them, and his squinted gaze stayed for a while, and he didn't say anything.

When I came to the carport and rode my motorcycle back, there were many students from Tsu High School who had just left school on the way.

"Minister!"

Naoko turned her head to look at a first-year member who was constantly waving to her on the side of the road, and raised her hand in response.

"See you tomorrow!"

The speed of the car suddenly slowed down a little, she glanced at her boyfriend's side face, and replied, "See you tomorrow-"

Drops –

The motorcycle under the seat whistled briefly, then picked up speed again and continued to ride forward.

It's just that he didn't ride far, and at the first intersection he encountered a red light, and Naruse stopped and looked at the students on both sides of the road.

"By this time tomorrow, everyone will already be celebrating at the izakaya."

"It's long gone...... It's half past five. Naoko leaned forward and said.

"Tomorrow, the restoration department will also have a table with the handicraft club, anyway, there are only a few of us."

"Okay."

The red light turned green, and the four cars set off one after the other and continued to ride back.

Back at Aoyagi, after crossing the Aoyagi Bridge, Takigawa Hikari twisted the throttle, accelerated to the front, stopped at the intersection, and said goodbye to his companions.

"See you tomorrow."

"Uh-huh, bye-bye."

"See you tomorrow~"

After all three cars had passed, she grabbed the accelerator again and rode home.

"I'm back."

"Welcome back."

"Hasn't Dad come back yet?"

"It's still in the company."

"You're going to school tomorrow, right? Today, Starfish's father and Kazuha's parents have passed. ”

"Of course I will."

Assured, Hikaru Takikawa walked up the stairs again, "I'll go up first." ”

Back in her room, she lay on the bed for a while, and suddenly remembered something.

She picked up the pillow, revealing the ears of rice pressed underneath.

"Why haven't you done it yet......"

(End of chapter)