At the end of the closing ceremony, except for the members of the major clubs, other students followed the team back to the class first.

"I'll see you later." Naoko was also separated from her companions and returned to the ministry office to preside over the finishing work of the cultural festival.

The remaining four went upstairs together and returned to their respective classes.

In Class A, the first to come back has also begun to clean up the classroom.

"Tear off everything that is attached to the wall and hang it, clean it up, and then sweep the floor." The executive committee beckoned to the students who were helping, and Naruse looked at the side twice and went to help.

Morimi stared at the desks of the two of them, so as not to get mixed up with someone else's desk when rearranging.

"It doesn't make a difference." Naruse stood in a chair, tearing at the colorful flowers pasted on the window.

"Yes, I've used it for half a year, and my smell is left on the table."

He glanced back at her, didn't bother to say anything, and continued to fasten the very tightly attached scotch tape with his fingernails.

The closing ceremony started at half past three and ended in a few minutes, and by the time Class A of the second year was completely cleaned up, it was almost half past four.

Morimi instructed Naruse to move the desk, which was worth 500 yen a time after the combination of the two, back to its original position.

"It's still comfortable to sit at your desk."

"Why didn't you bring up your first-grade desk?"

This side was cleaned up, and anyway, it was necessary to wait for Naoko's side to finish busy, and the two of them sat down in the classroom.

"I read your article in the newspaper."

"Yes."

"It's that senior sister's task again?"

"Pretty much."

After a while, Hikaru Takikawa and Starfish also came to find them. Several people sat until almost five o'clock before they received news from Naoko.

"Let's go, the Izakaya that the handicraft club ordered is not far from the school, Naoko wants to walk over with them, let's ride over there first."

Riding downstairs and leaving the school, before arriving at the Hakaino Cafe, Naruse saw a large group of people from the handicraft club on the road.

He went over to say hello to Naoko, and then looked at the side of the road, where the student council members were still cleaning up the various posters posted on both sides of the road.

"Let's go first."

"Well, go ahead."

When I came to the izakaya, because there were many people, the reserved location of the handicraft club was in the hall, and the position of several people in the restoration department was a separate table.

"Then let's sit here, in the corner, and don't have to be surrounded by people from the craft club." Morimi said after sitting down.

"Uh-huh."

Haixing nodded, and asked again: "After the people from the handicraft club come over, will you order together?" ”

Naruse looked at her, "Are you hungry?" ”

"I'm afraid there are too many people, and the store can't wait for a while......"

"It's okay, just wait."

After a few people sat down, Hikaru Takikawa sat for a while, then got up and went to the bathroom again.

Naruse followed her gaze until she couldn't see her, then withdrew it, and then found Morimi staring at her.

"What's wrong?"

She sat down, leaned in and asked, "Why do you care so much about light today?" ”

He glanced at the starfish across from him and said in the same low voice, "I've always cared about you. ”

"Hmph."

She stared at him for a while, and just when Naruse thought she had seen something, she suddenly stood up, "I'll go to the bathroom." Do you want to come along? ”

"Oh, no......"

If the starfish is going, he was with Hikaru Takikawa just now.

Morimi passed by himself.

Starfish looked left and right, looking at the izakaya that was in the early five o'clock in the afternoon, and there were not too many people, this side was close to Tsutaka, and it was also very close to Tsuda, and most of the people who had come to sit were college students.

Her gaze turned, and she looked at Naruse again.

He also looked at her and said, "If you're hungry, order a snack mat first." ”

"Huh...... I'm not hungry. ”

Starfish shook his head and looked at the empty table next to him, "Three tables, can the people of the handicraft club fill it." ”

"Yes." Naruse said. He thought back to last year's celebration of the cultural festival, when the handicraft society was almost divided and there were still two tables of people, and today it is not a problem to sit at three tables.

"Yes, there are so many people...... Actually, this is the first time I have attended a celebration party. The starfish spoke again, his eyes rolling, his eyes bright, his face full of anticipation of the excitement that would soon follow.

Only then did Naruse understand the reason why she had been looking so excited from just now to now.

"Didn't the starfish attend the celebration last year?" He remembered that she still contributed to the cultural festival last year.

"No, the people who made the movie went to participate, and none of us who were doing chores during the movie were called."

"It's too much."

"yes!"

Starfish responded positively to him, thought for a moment and said, "Kazuha seems to have been invited, but she didn't go." ”

"Yes."

Naruse answered, and then turned his head to look in the direction Morimi had left.

She and Hikaru Takikawa had been gone for a long time, and they still hadn't returned.

"Does it still hurt?"

“……”

Hikaru Takikawa washed his hands, slammed his movements, and turned his head to look at Morimi, who was waiting next to him.

"I don't see it's easy to walk."

Looking at each other and the expressions on their faces appeared, they were already silent answers.

"It's fine."

"yes, the first time I did it with him, it hurt so much that I was dying." Morimi said, "Although he himself is almost there. ”

“……”

Hikaru Takikawa didn't speak, rubbed the backs of his palms under the water, clasped his hands again, scrubbed his fingers, and then turned off the faucet.

"Ministry?" Morimi spoke again.

“…… Well. ”

"It's too much, it's the first time I've gone to an outside hotel to open a room."

Hikaru Takikawa pursed his lower lip and took another deep breath, suppressing the complicated emotions in his heart.

"I'm going to do it over there."

Morimi stopped talking and looked at her in silence for a while.

It's really uncomfortable to share...... She thought again, especially the one that had already caught her hands.

"Has Hikari finally made up her mind?"

Looking at his wet hands, Hikaru Takikawa shook it, and then raised his gaze to meet her gaze.

"Well, there's been no turning back for a long time."

Morimi let out a long breath, and when he spoke again, it was already another topic.

"Have you wiped it clean underneath, the blood hasn't gotten on your clothes?"

“…… Well, there happened to be a pack of wet wipes in the department, and they were all wiped clean. ”

"That's what I bought to clean up after I had an affair with him."

"I'll give you a new pack next time."

“……”

“……”

The two looked at each other again, and a complicated smile appeared on each other's faces.

"I never thought that one day I would communicate with the light about such a thing."

"I really haven't thought about it."

"Okay...... I didn't think about such a detailed part. Morimi shook his head and said no more, "Let's go back." ”

"Hmm."

Morimi and Hikaru Takikawa returned to their seats and sat on either side of Naruse.

Starfish was stunned for a moment, "Why did you sit over there......"

"If the people from the craft club can't sit down later, they'll probably sit on our side, and I don't want to eat at the same table with strangers." Morimi said, looking at the empty seat beside her, "If there are many people, they will definitely sit on the starfish's side." ”

"Huh!"

The starfish also stood up and wanted to sit on their side.

"Don't listen to her." Naruse was a little helpless, but she came over anyway and sat next to Morimi.

After glancing at the time, he got up and left his seat, "Why haven't you come here yet...... I'll go out and have a look. ”

As soon as he walked out of the izakaya, he saw a large group of people from the handicraft club walking by the roadside.

"Is Chunhai in a hurry?" Naoko catches up.

"No, it's just that some gluttons are a little anxious."

She smiled and pulled him into the izakaya.

"Minister, where are we sitting?"

"Seats over there."

A large group of members of the handicraft club sat on either side of the three tables one after another, making the izakaya lively before nightfall.

"To each his own."

When Naruse returned, he sat down opposite the three of Morimi, a little distance in the middle, next to Naoko at another table.

"Okay." Instead of sitting in the middle of the staff, she sat in a corner closer to him.

After ordering drinks and food, there are only four people on Naruse's side, which is simple and convenient, and you can adjust it according to the usual amount, and the handicraft club is much busier.

I finally finished ordering, and after waiting for a while, so many people's drinks were delivered.

"Say something, minister." Someone said.

Naoko also stood up and looked at her subordinates.

"The cultural festival has come to a successful conclusion, so let's enjoy it today."

She didn't say much, holding up the juice, "Cheers." ”

"Cheers—"

The atmosphere on the side of the handicraft club became more and more enthusiastic, and the four people at the table next to them looked at each other and raised their glasses.

"Cheers."

(End of chapter)