After lunch, Hojo Kyosuke and Yukino parted ways for the time being. The two agreed to go home and farm together after school in the afternoon. Just like Hojo Kyosuke's school, after the formal exams, the students' tasks for this semester are basically over.

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If it is a big city like Tokyo, students will start to attend private schools, that is, cram schools, in the past few days. However, Itomori obviously does not have this condition. If you want to go to cram schools, you have to fly to Gifu Prefecture.

Go to Daichi.

In fact, tutoring is also available in Neon schools, but only in schools for the purpose of further studies. And it is generally not called tutoring, but called "summer intensive lectures", "admission courses" and the like. However, like the high school in Dongcheng

It's very simple, just call it tutoring for senior high school students.

After school, Hojo Kyousuke took Sayaka and Shishi and wandered towards Yukino Momoka's house. The latter did not need to lecture or attend classes. He went home after handling school matters.

"Why do I have to go to work with you as soon as school is over?" Shi Shi muttered, pushing his women's bicycle behind.

"Hey? Do you have club activities that you need to participate in?" Hojo Kyosuke said with a smile.

"I think so." The commander was attacked by ten thousand tons in an instant. Whether it was a radio club or an occult training club, he would be willing to stay there all day if possible. It's a pity that they guard two departments.

Altogether, they can't even find the people to form a baseball club, let alone the niche clubs he likes.

"Hey, I joined the farm work club." Sayaka said proudly. She was the only one among the three to join the club.

The imperial emissary rolled his eyes. It was a club like a mutual aid club. The daily club activity was to help each other with farm work after school, which was similar to their current purpose.

"But even if you have to go to work, can you wait for me to go home and change into a set of clothes?" the emissary said.

That's it, it seems to be the case. Hojo Kyousuke was stunned when he heard this. Because he had experienced a disaster like the music exam when he first came, and then had a happy lunch with Yukino, he had forgotten that his lower body was still not protected by safety pants.

, no wonder I always feel weird when walking.

"Yes, yes, I can't go pulling weeds with my leather shoes on." Sayaka raised her feet and looked at her shiny round-toed leather shoes.

"Then let's meet at Yukino's house later." As usual, by majority decision, Hojo Kyousuke decided to go back and change into sportswear before coming back. Thinking about wearing a skirt and wielding a hoe made his scalp numb.

After returning home, Hojo Kyosuke first prepared his grandma's dinner, then put on his sportswear and took Yotsuba, who was shouting to help Yukino, out the door.

Walking on the mountainous road, looking at the seemingly endless slopes, Hojo Kyosuke deeply felt the limitations of the human body. Let alone motorcycles, as long as he had a bicycle, he could carry Yotsuba and play Xixi happily.

The mountain breeze rushed to Xueye's house easily, and there was no need to walk as slowly as now.

"But what should we do when we go uphill?" Yotsuba found a blind spot.

"Then I'll hold the handlebar in front and you push from behind." Hojo Kyosuke teased the little girl.

"Oh, that's all we can do." Siye shook her head and sighed helplessly.

This is also a test of life.

This was the catchphrase of an old gentleman in Itomori Elementary School where she attended. Although what the old gentleman said was difficult to understand, Yotsuba felt that she must have understood the true meaning of his words. After all, the old gentleman was just talking in white.

I have served as the abbot of a temple in a mountain village, and my family has been running a shrine for generations. It seems that I am even more powerful.

Now that I heard my sister's words, I imagined the joy of the two of them riding bicycles and rushing down this long slope to the end. Yotsuba thought that this must be a test of life, after all, it was downhill when they went there.

It must be an uphill journey, there can't be a journey that is all downhill, right?

Although she was only a primary school student and could not think deeply about this, she understood it just by trying, and imitated the old gentleman's tone and said with emotion:

"Ah - this is also a test of life."

"Hahahaha, where did Yotsuba learn this sentence?" Hojo Kyosuke was amused by the little girl's cute look.

"The teacher in school taught me." Siye said matter-of-factly, but then she thought of another question:

"But, it seems we don't have a bicycle at home!"

"It seems so, but does Neon actually exist in families without bicycles? It's amazing."

Hojo Kyosuke thought for a while, and it seemed that Mitsuha Miyami's house really didn't have this thing. They had exchanged it so many times, and he had basically explored all the places in Miyamizu Shrine.

On the green asphalt road that can only accommodate two cars running parallel, the apricot light of the setting sun falls on the road. Two people, one tall and one small, are walking while talking. Hojo Kyosuke is walking on the side close to the road, and Yotsuba

Next to the guardrail of the highway, it looks like a leisurely countryside scenery.

"There used to be some at home, but my father was taken away by him when he ran away from home. Sister, didn't you complain about this before when you were learning to ride a bicycle?" Siye tilted her head and thought for a moment and said, sister.

It seems a little weird again, that I even forgot about it.

Run away from home?

Hojo Kyosuke was stunned. It turned out that this was how Yotsuba viewed his father who left home to go into politics. In the eyes of his grandmother, who was the priest, Toshiki Miyamizu was expelled from the house. In Mitsuha Miyamizu's eyes,

In his heart, he became a heartless person who abandoned his family.

It's amazing that even though it's the same person and the same thing, three opinions have been formed in the same family. But currently, it seems that the little girl Miyamizu Yotsuba, who has not experienced her father's love much since she was a child, is the least disgusted with her father, and even

Using a relatively cute word like "running away from home".

"When I see my ruthless father again in the future, you will make him speechless just like you did today!"

This was his second exchange, a memo written by Mitsuha Mitsuha after meeting Toshiki Miyamizu on the day he gave a campaign speech. It was also from that time that Kyousuke Hojo had his first impression of the strange man, and he also had

I learned some sporadic information about Miyamizu Mitsuha's father from Tetsuo and Sayaka.

However, it may be out of avoidance. Although they are close friends, Sayaka has basically not revealed any useful information. It is because the family construction company is a loyal supporter of Toshiki Miyamizu's campaign, so he has revealed a lot of information. However,

Most of them are information about Toshiki Miyamizu's campaign making great progress. Today he won the votes for the entrance area, and tomorrow he won the votes for the flat area.

"Every time they come back to my house to drink and celebrate, everyone is red-faced and yelling. It's really annoying," the emissary said.

Hojo Kyosuke doesn’t know whether he really thinks the adult world is noisy or is irritated because he is forced to warm wine and serve food. In short, Hojo Kyosuke’s portrait of Miyamizu Toshiki is basically like this:

The father of Mitsuha Mitsuha and Yotsuba Miyamizu was born into a wealthy family in Nara, a student at a famous school, a former folklorist, a former clergyman, and the current mayor of Itomori Town. He is an enterprising politician who actively promotes the development of Itomori Town.

The campaign promises are basically based on economic development and increasing job opportunities.

Although he felt pity for the sensible Yotsuba, and although he heard what Mitsuha Mitsuha said to the townspeople from Yukino, and was moved by the other party's filial piety, he still had no idea of ​​meddling in Mitsuha Miyamizu's family affairs.

Besides, the two of them had just met last time, and they didn't even say a word to each other, as if they were scared and lost their souls.

Mitsuha Miyamizu mentioned this in the memo last time, but it made him feel guilty for a while.

"Bicycles are not rare things. I will get one back for you later." He promised casually.

"Really!?"

Yotsuba was surprised and said that in Itomori, where the average person walks, for a child to own a bicycle is a big deal. It can be said that owning a bicycle will lead to a happy childhood, but Yotsuba has always been very sensible.

I have never mentioned this matter. After all, if I have time to ride a bicycle, I might as well do something for the family.

It is very hard for my grandmother and sister to manage such a large shrine. If I want to become a shrine master in the future, I must work hard from an early age. She will recruit a son-in-law to inherit the shrine! As for my sister, doesn’t she want to go to Tokyo? Just

Let her live more comfortably.

That's right, although she is only a first-grade elementary school child, Yotsuba has long had the ambition to become the priest of Miyamizu Shrine. Anyway, inheriting the shrine is a painful thing for her sister, so let her do it. This way

The plan to sell kuchizhu on the Internet can also be implemented smoothly, and I will definitely be able to restore the glory of Miyamizu Shrine!

However, if he could have a bicycle, which second-grade child would refuse it.

"Will I still lie to you?"

Hojo Kyosuke was indeed not lying. When he and Sayaka went to the imperial envoy's house to play, he saw an abandoned children's bicycle among the debris piled in his backyard. It could be used with a little repair. At that time, he had experienced

I had such an idea, but I forgot about it.

stare!

Yotsuba didn't speak, but suddenly stopped and turned around, raising his head and looking at his sister with questioning eyes.

"..."

Hojo Kyousuke was startled, and then he remembered that Mitsuha Miyamizu, who even knew how to strictly separate himself from his sister even when it came to ice cream, seemed to have a little low credibility here.

"Okay, how about I help you get it done today?" He rubbed the little loli's head and said. He recalled that the bicycle he saw last time seemed to have a seat, the brake line was missing, and the body was rusted in many places.

, at this level, as long as you have the tools, you can definitely finish it in an hour, and you will be at Yukino’s house for dinner by then.

"That's great!" Siye jumped up happily, then immediately turned around and walked towards the envoy's house, but she stopped after taking only two steps, turned her head and said seriously:

"But aren't we going to help Xueye?"

"Just let those weeds live for one more day. This is also the mercy of the shrine maiden." Hojo Kyosuke said casually.

Then the two of them turned around and walked towards the direction of the imperial family. The imperial family and Sayaka's home was farther away from Uraitomo Lake, so even though they were riding bicycles, the imperial family and Sayaka went to school much faster than Miyazaki.

Water clover is much slower.

Before the two of them took two steps, they heard the sound of the envoy and Sayaka bickering from a distance.

"Really, that monk is bullying Sayaka again!" Yotsuba said angrily.

That little look made Hojo Kyosuke very happy. This little guy really likes Sayaka.

"Three leaves~four leaves~"

Seeing Hojo Kyosuke, Sayaka immediately stopped exchanging feelings with the envoy, raised her hands and shouted.

Okay, now the sense of déjà vu in the neon countryside chapter is more complete.

Hojo Kyosuke did not stop and kept walking forward. The envoy also slowed down and stopped the bicycle in front of Hojo Kyosuke.

"Hello, Yotsuba." Jumping off the back seat of the bicycle, Sayaka immediately greeted Yotsuba. It's no wonder that Yotsuba likes her so much and hates the emperor so much.
To be continued...