The classrooms in the forest, the wood-colored floors, the wooden roofs, the wood-grain desks and chairs, the snow outside the window and the leaves, but the inside of the house is still warm.

The prelude to the ocarina reverberates in this quiet classroom, making people feel like they are in a distant world.

Then the light singing and the drums sounded together, first one, then two, their voices stacked on top of each other, with a different rhythm in unison, and then two more joined in, and more music sounded, with bells ringing softly, bagpipes blowing, and the resonant harmony was mixed with the slightly mischievous humming of Elfish language, making the whole piece more rich and layered.

The students sat or stood and looked at the five girls in the classroom, some of them closed their eyes and sang, some of them raised their arms, some of them pressed their hands to their hearts, humming the tune earnestly, and some of them held bagpipes, their fingers rising and falling from time to time, and the rich and graceful music floated out.

The singing voice as a whole has a kind of liveliness and lightness away from the world, as if playing alone in the forest with fairy dances, so that everyone present can't help but be intoxicated, until a long time, the music gradually stops, everyone applauds, thank these five students for the performance.

"Finally, thank you all for coming and admiring." The chestnut-haired girl at the head took her companion and bent down together to thank her, and the classroom once again burst into warm applause.

"I don't know how to describe it, but it always feels like it's an unforgettable performance."

"Although there are no gorgeous special effects, the artistic conception in the song is so rare that it is clear and bright."

Everyone applauded happily, and their eyes focused on the five girls.

"Thank you......" was praised by everyone, and the five had to thank them again and again, and then smiled.

Finally, at the suggestion of everyone, they stood in the center of the classroom again, surrounded by everyone, and took a group photo, and the five girls from left to right were, Renata, Bai Ling, Egnes, Hesia, Besimo, of which the lead singer is Renata, Bai Ling, the drum beat and bell are Egnes, the ocarina and violin are Hesia, and Beximo is the bagpipe.

Three months after entering the Iris Garden, this little improvised group was formed at the suggestion of Agnes, and they practiced for a week before inviting their classmates to watch their performances on this day.

Neither the performers nor the audience actually thought of making it very formal at first, probably an experimental or fun performance, but in the end, the unexpected effect was good, which surprised both parties.

"I'm very happy~(*^▽^*)" Some students took a group photo while asking five people to sign autographs.

After the performance, some students volunteered to edit the video back, and then everyone went to play in the snow and climb the mountain together, chasing back and forth from time to time along the way, many people were full of snow on their heads and faces, looking embarrassed, laughing and laughing continuously, until the sky gradually darkened, and then walked together in the direction of the return trip.

It was an unexpected, ordinary day, but it would probably take many years later, when one of them stood in front of the dusk window and looked out at the trees, to realize that it was the happiest and most worry-free day in memory.

After the party, Heshea stood under the street lamp in the snow, waved to her familiar classmates not far away, and then walked with Mel to the hill in the distance.

The road was very quiet, as if the sound had been absorbed by the snow, and only the sound of stepping on the snow could be heard.

After walking for a while, Mel's speed became slower and slower, and finally he couldn't help but whisper, "Can you rest for a while?" ”

"Ah, yes." Heshia stopped, she was actually thinking about things just now, so she didn't notice what was going on with Mel.

The two stopped on the side of the road, and Mel's chest was meowed, and then a gray kitten poked its head out, looking curiously at the situation outside with big eyes.

"Little Ash~" Mel touched the kitten's head dotingly, and smiled embarrassedly at Heshia with a somewhat red face, she was wearing a thicker down jacket at the moment, looking plush as a whole.

"Let's go sit over there." Heshia pointed to a sheltered pavilion not far away, and the two walked over.

Sweeping a little snow off the seats with their hands, the two looked at the snow and the street reflected by the street lamps outside, and there was a rare silence.

"Speaking of which, this is the first time I've spent the winter on the ground." The girl stretched out her palm and looked at the small snowflakes that fell in her hands.

"Where did Hehia live?" Mel asked, tilting his head.

"There are many cities that live underground, and there are many such cities in the North 7th District, and many of them were built during the war."

"It's not very warm underground, I wanted to be a big hamster when I was a child, and I prepared a lot of nuts and snacks in my cellar, and then when winter came, I didn't go anywhere, just lay in the hole in the ground, eat and sleep, and I felt that kind of life was so happy~" Mel said with a little joy, as if she was like a child who hadn't grown up yet, but she was indeed only 16 years old, not very big.

"It's really warm underground, so don't worry about the cold." Heshia thought for a moment and didn't say anything about the things that shattered the illusion.

"It would be a blessing to have such a secluded place." She nodded slightly.

"Heshia is the same as I thought, right, uh-huh, that's right~" Mel was very happy to see that the girl agreed.

"It's just that my brother has laughed at me since I was a child, saying that I know how to eat, drink and sleep, hum." As she spoke, Mel rubbed the kitten's head with her hand, as if she still remembered what happened when she was a child.

After hearing this, the girl couldn't help but feel funny, and then asked, "What about your brother now?" ”

"He, he went to a military academy, saying that he wanted to become a strong fighter pilot." Mel said with a hint of pride.

"Does the family agree?" Heshea knew that Mel was definitely a little rich woman, and the family was definitely not short of money.

"Mom was very opposed, afraid that he would have an accident, but Dad didn't feel anything, and finally helped him and persuaded Mom."

"Do what you want to do and be a real man, that's what Dad said."

"Meow~" Mel was saying when the gray kitten jumped out of her mind.

"Little Ash, it's cold outside, don't run around~" Mel picked up the Gray Moon Cat with both hands and put it on his knee again to stroke it.

"He is a very enlightened father." The girl sighed, then leaned back in her chair, looked at the snowy night sky, and unconsciously remembered the things at home before.

Forget it, don't recall, as soon as she remembered a little, she shook her head to herself and interrupted this thought.

Well, now I don't remember those past events.

After sitting for a moment, Heshia stood up, shook the snow off her body, and then looked back at Mel.

"Are you resting?"

"yes, alright." Mel then picked up the Grey Moon Cat and followed the girl, and the two of them stepped into the snow again.

In the distance of the road beneath their feet, three towers stand on the hills, reflecting different lights, like a small castle in a fairy tale.

One day, they will say goodbye to their childhood fairy tales, and one day, they will meet the dreams in their hearts.

BGM: 光の生まれる場所

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