As the snow season begins, the appearance of Tsumae has hardly changed.

The wind and snow are pervasive, and there is a snow-covered posture everywhere, and occasionally it is sunny for a few days, and the snow in the fields and mountains will not melt, it is still the same as it was, and the sunshine is always short-lived.

In December, the weather gets colder and the snow falls heavier.

"Frozen to death ......"

Braving the wind and snow that had already affected visibility, Naruse stomped his foot and shook the snow off his boots.

Naoko and Morimi slapped the snowflakes on his shoulders and cleaned each other up.

"It's a bit too snowy today." Looking at Naoko's hair, which had grown a lot, Morimi leaned closer and blew away the last snowflakes that were stained on it.

"Yes."

Naoko let out a cold breath, "And it's been almost an afternoon, is it really okay when you go back?" ”

"If the bus stops, you'll have to walk back." Naruse turned and walked upstairs, "Let's go upstairs first." ”

When I went upstairs and came to the classroom of the study school, the air conditioning was on and the heating was sufficient, and the three of them suddenly had the feeling that they had crossed the winter in an instant.

Sitting in the middle of the classroom, before it was time for class, some of the students who had already come over were chatting, and the topic had jumped to Christmas in a little more than a week.

Naoko retracted her gaze and found that Morimi and Naruse were both looking at her and smiled at them, "Christmas is coming." ”

"Hmm." It was warm in the classroom, and Naruse loosened the knitted scarf around her neck, "This semester is finally coming to an end." ”

Morimi leaned over and leaned over his shoulder, "A lot has happened this semester. ”

"yes."

"It's good that you didn't become my younger brother and sister."

Naoko smiled, took her boyfriend's other hand, and slowly rubbed it in the palm of her hand.

"It's really cold today."

"Is it cold in the classroom?"

"I mean it's outside. After class, don't you still have to go out? ”

"We'll talk about it then." Naruse also held her hand, "It's so cold, those two people don't know where to run." ”

"It's either karaoke or a café, and they're not stupid, they won't get cold outside." Morimi said.

"Probably."

After a while, the lecturer of the study school walked in, wrote the time of the test on the blackboard, and immediately handed out the test papers.

After taking the test paper, Naruse raised his eyebrows, "Wow, it's this kind of dense question again......"

"But you seem excited." Morimi looked at him and said.

"Yes."

"It's almost overflowing."

Passing the extra test paper back, Naoko also quickly glanced twice, "Not only are there many questions, but it also feels difficult." ”

"That's what this kind of testing once a month is." Morimi said, "The purpose is to clearly rank the rankings, create contrasts, and stimulate students' progress......

"Okay - all quiet down, the test will start right away, and then no more talking."

The teacher's voice came from the podium, and the two looked at each other across Naruse, and both smiled again, then focused on the test paper in front of them.

Two minutes later, the test officially began.

The test time, which lasted 60 minutes, was actually quite intense.

There are many and complex questions on the test papers, and each question makes people have to try to recall the problem-solving ideas learned in the class of the study school, otherwise they will lose a lot of time and give people no opportunity to relax at all.

Shangzi frowned, but the pen in his hand never stopped;

Sitting in the middle, Naruse has no expression on his face, and his efficiency in answering questions is surprisingly high.

Glancing at the state of the two, Morimi also refocused on his topic, burying his head in the answer.

One question after another, the answer is like climbing a mountain, climbing over a mountain, and there is a mountain in front of you, the mountain road is rugged, and the road that is easy to walk can only be found with patience.

An hour passed before I knew it.

On the podium, the lecturer, who had been sitting for an hour, also stood up and clapped his hands.

"Alright, the test is over—"

Suddenly there was a burst of sighs in the classroom.

"Seal the name and upload the paper." The lecturer continued.

Along the dotted line, folding the name in the upper left corner of the test paper, Naruse touched the school bag, only to realize that he had forgotten to bring a stapler.

Snapping, stapling his own test paper, Morimi directly took his test paper over, and first flipped to the back and took a look.

“……”

"Wait."

She flipped back to the front, stapled his test paper, and looked at Naoko again, "Do Naoko need it?" ”

"No, I brought it."

The test papers in the back were also passed up, and he put his own test papers on them and passed them forward together, and Mori Micai spoke again: "You have done four more questions than me." ”

"Hmm...... Hmm-"

Naruse stretched, there were too many questions, and too little time, and he didn't finish it.

"I'm stuck on that question, otherwise I feel like I can do one more."

"I didn't even see the question, what is it?"

"Sequence."

"Okay, it's all over." Naoko leaned forward and looked at the two of them, "Do you want to go to the bathroom?" ”

"Let's go for a while."

"I'll go too."

The three of them got up and left the classroom, and as they passed by the podium, they all glanced at the teacher who was messing up the order of the test papers.

"It's so hard."

"Well, how many questions did you do?"

"I just turned ......"

After an hour of high tension, after the test, there were quite a few students who came to the bathroom, and the three of them waited outside for a while.

By the time Naoko and Morimi came out, Naruse was already waiting outside, holding three cans of coffee in his hand.

"Thank you~" Naoko took the coffee and found that it was still hot.

"Let's go back to the classroom."

"Uh-huh."

Back in the classroom and sat down, Morimi opened the coffee and took a sip, the mellow and bitter taste made her feel a lot more refreshed.

"Where are you going to eat at night?"

"I don't know, let the two of them find a place."

"Did you tell them?"

Naruse took a sip of coffee, "I'll find it myself." ”

Naoko leaned in, "Just don't eat too late...... It snowed so hard today that I always felt that the bus would be suspended. ”

"Then let's go back." Naruse laughed.

"I can't walk."

"I can't walk either." Morimi said, "If you can't go back, just open a room and stay here for one night." I don't have classes anyway. ”

"What a waste."

"Then Naoko wants to go back?" Mori looked over.

"If it's with Haruhi."

Naruse also nodded, "Hmm." ”

"I can't stand your ......"

The three of them drank coffee and chatted for a while, and the short recess was soon over.

After drinking the last sip, Naruse prepared to go out and throw away the jar, "Have you finished drinking?" ”

"I'm done." Morimi gave him the coffee can.

"There's still a little half, I can't drink it anymore......" Naoko is still not used to this bitter coffee.

Naruse took it, took the rest of it in one gulp, and threw the coffee can into the trash can outside, taking advantage of the fact that the other students had not fully returned to their seats.

Back in the classroom, the lecturer was already redistributing the scrambled test papers.

The test of the previous lesson, this lesson will be used for marking and explaining.

Taking the test paper that came from the front, Naruse took a copy casually and continued to pass the rest back.

The three looked at each other, but none of them got each other's test papers.

"It looks like a girl when you look at the font." Morimi flipped through the test paper he had gotten, and the priority was the degree of completion of the other party, "I did six questions less than me." ”

"There is nothing unscrupulous about the questions in this exam, and I feel that if I can do it on the back, it is already good." Naruse said.

"This man didn't turn over." Naoko showed him the test paper in his hand.

"It's a pity."

In order not to waste time on grading test papers, the lecturers at the study school have students exchange test papers for marking.

When the test papers were almost distributed, the teacher on the stage began to explain.

"The first question, the question of the collection, the answer is C, if you are wrong, please raise your hand."

Naruse glanced at the test paper, and the original owner did it right. Glancing at the classroom again, there was not a single person who raised his hand.

"Good. The next question, derivative, the answer is A, please raise your hand if you are wrong. ”

Naoko raised her hand.

Facing the eyes of the two people next to her, she whispered, "This person chose C." ”

"Didn't you notice the conditions in the question?"

"I don't know ......"

And the second question was done by only five or six people, the lecturer glanced twice, or briefly mentioned the part of this question that needs attention, and did not elaborate on this kind of question that most students can do.

"The next question, vector, the answer is A, the person who did it wrong...... Well, there are a lot of mistakes, it seems that this question needs to be talked about. Okay, please look at the blackboard, known vectors a=(1,1),b=(1,-1), if ......"

As the questions went on one after another, the time was slowly passing, and the sky outside the window was getting darker and darker.

At five o'clock, the explanation came to an end, and the afternoon class was almost over.

"Is there anyone who makes the next question?"

Naruse turned her head to look and saw that only a girl by the window in the back left of the classroom raised her hand, and knew that her test paper was there.

"The answer?"

“51/50.”

The lecturer nodded, looked at the time again, raised his voice and said, "Settle the total score of the test papers, then remove the bindings, and pass all the test papers." ”

Naruse flipped through the test paper, counted the scores, wrote them on top, and then removed the staple in the upper left corner and restored the corners.

The test paper was passed from back to front, and in the hands of the lecturer, he sorted it out, and wrote it on the form while shouting his name.

"Tsugar, this flower Naoko."

Naoko got up and got her own test paper, and the score was the same as she expected.

"Higashitaka, Maki Takashima."

"St. Takao, Torotaro Matsuo."

After waiting for a while, Naruse was also reported by name.

He walked up to the podium, and the teacher flipped through his test paper, looked at the next few questions that he had not continued due to lack of time, and corrected the answers.

"It's all done right, Naruse-san played very well this time."

Naruse just smiled and watched him write another +12 behind his score before taking the paper.

Back at the bottom, Morimi and Naoko both came over and looked at his test papers.

"Wow."

"Wow."

"What reaction this is ......"

After all the students' test papers were distributed, the lecturer also announced the names and scores of the top 10, with Naruse first, Morimi second, and Naoko fourth.

"The remaining unfinished topic is this homework, please take the time to complete all of them, and we will explain them in class next Wednesday. So, let's stop here today, and please pay attention to safety on the way back. ”

"Okay—"

There was a commotion in the classroom, and the three of Naruse also packed up their things and prepared to leave.

"Let's talk to them."

"Hmm."

sent a message to Hikaru Takikawa, and it didn't take long for Naruse to receive her reply, along with an address.

"It's close."

"I'll see...... Isn't it the street next to it? ”

"Well, let's go over."

When the three of them left the classroom, there were several students around the podium, asking about their specific rankings, after all, only the top ten were reported.

"There was a test today, but Ogasawara didn't come over."

"Who made her sick."

"Recently, more and more people have been getting the flu, and maybe one day it will be our turn."

"With your virus transit station, as long as one of us gets the flu, no one can escape."

"Yes."

When I went downstairs, it was dark outside, and the street lights were already on.

The snow was a little smaller than when it came, but the wind was stronger, and Naruse re-tied the scarf around his neck, and the three of them shrank their heads and braved the wind and snow all the way to the restaurant where Hikaru Takikawa and Starfish were.

"Ah, I found it so soon."

"It's close."

Naruse sat down next to Hikaru Takikawa and looked at the environment of the store, the store was not too big, but under the effect of the warm lighting, it seemed very warm, "Does this Tsumae local cuisine taste good?" ”

"Not bad."

"Then let's try it."

It just so happens that you won't eat for too long at this kind of restaurant, so you don't have to worry about delaying your home.

"Where did you go with the starfish after school?"

"Singing went."

"I'll just say it." Morimi sat next to the starfish and looked at the menu in his hand as he spoke, "I feel like the portions are very large, and you can eat a meal by ordering just one of them." ”

"yes, it's the right time to store energy in the winter." Hikaru Takikawa said.

"Store energy or fat."

"It's pretty much the same."

A few of them ordered separately, and they didn't bring the same ones, so that they could be changed to eat after they came up.

"How was the test at the school today?"

"It's okay, I'm only a dozen points below him."

"Where's Naoko?"

"I'm two points lower than Ichiba."

"Is it hard?"

"It's hard, there are still a lot of questions...... Do you want to take a look, the test paper is in the school bag. ”

"No, no, no, no, no."

While chatting and waiting, the dishes ordered by several people were delivered one after another.

"Hmm, this beef is so crispy."

"Let me taste it."

"How is this miso soup this taste......

"It's special, isn't it?"

Eating and drinking, by six o'clock, it was completely dark outside.

When the last Naoko was finished, Naruse glanced at the time, "Let's go back." ”

"It's only past six o'clock." Hikaru Takikawa said.

"Do you want to go back?"

"We can let Daddy pick us up."

Naruse looked at the other three again, and at this time, they basically didn't give any advice, and he and Hikaru Takikawa would listen to whoever was louder.

"Naoko thinks so."

"It's all right."

Really......

"The problem is, there's nothing else to do here besides singing or going to the arcade, right?"

"But now when I go home, I don't have anything to do."

"Yes." Morimi suddenly spoke.

Hikaru Takikawa looked at her, and was about to ask, but he instantly understood and ignored it.

"There's a new Internet café at Tsumae Station, so we can go there and have a look."

"Internet café?" Naruse was stunned.

"yes, I've heard it's okay to spend the night there, although I haven't experienced it yet."

He thought for a moment, then looked at Naoko again, "Then go and have a look, right?" ”

"Okay, I'd like to experience it too."

Leaving the restaurant, a group of five braved the wind and snow and walked to Tsumae Station.

In a building near the station, Naruse quickly found the newly opened Internet café, which was not small, and the second and third floors of the building were the business areas of the Internet café.

"Do you want to spend the night here?"

"Nope."

"Okay."

The five of them opened two private rooms, chose a four-hour package, and then went to look for a private room.

"Private rooms are on the third floor, 325 and 326."

Finding the private room, Naruse looked at it first, "It's a little bigger than I expected." ”

"It's pretty big." Naoko sat down directly.

Morimi and the three of them went to the private room next to it, and Naruse brought the door, sat down next to Naoko, and turned on the computer.

"Computer...... Well, not so much. ”

Naoko took off her coat, hung it aside, and leaned against him again, "Isn't it good?" ”

"I guess I can't play any games."

"Don't play games."

"Hmm."

Naruse flipped through it casually, and was just about to go outside to look at the other facilities in the Internet café when Hikaru Takikawa and the three knocked on the door.

"Let's take a look first."

"Okay."

In addition to the private rooms in the Internet café, there are free comics, drinks, ice cream and showers, and there is also food, but there are few types, except for instant noodles and biscuits. The newly opened Internet café is very clean everywhere and has no smell.

"Spending the night here doesn't seem like a problem."

"There are a lot of people in Tokyo who live in Internet cafes, after all, it's much cheaper than staying in a hotel."

Several people poured a drink each, and Morimi took Naruse to wander around the manga area, and also found the adult magazine area in the depths.

"Wow...... Is this a vulnerability? She pulled him to her side, blocking out the non-existent view, and flipped through a magazine.

"It's better to just take it back to the private room and see it."

"It's going to take the little ones bad."

I took a few comics and returned to the private room, anyway, it was billed per person, and a few people simply squeezed into a private room and found an animated movie to watch.

"Five people seem to be a bit ......"

"Squeeze it, squeeze it, it's warm."

It wasn't until around ten o'clock that Yohei Takikawa, who had come to pick them up, went downstairs, and the few people left the Internet café and returned to Aoyagi.

"See you tomorrow."

"Bye-bye."

Several people got out of the car one after another, and Morimi followed Naruse and Naoko back and stayed at his house for the night.

After taking a shower separately, Naoko went upstairs first.

"I finally don't have to wake up early tomorrow."

"yes."

Morimi grabbed Naruse and untied the bathrobe with his other hand.

"Then you can go up later, right?"

Grand Chapter

(End of chapter)