September is entering late, and there is no rain for days and the temperature remains high.
The school festival is imminent, and preparations are in full swing. In the gradually hot atmosphere, another week has passed.
"Boy, stand up straight!"
After the evening class meeting, the classroom of Class A in one year became a rehearsal place for preparing for the academy.
"How could you be the deacon like you who bent over and hunched and lazy. Even if you haven't really seen it, have you not seen it on TV?"
"I'm sorry, I've never been concerned with the maid who has half-exposed breasts and shouts 'Master, you're back'..."
"Shut up!"
“…”
Fushimi rolled her eyes, but she had no choice but to stand up straight at Shiina Asaka's order, straighten her chest and raise her head. On his left hand, she also held a book to temporarily serve as a dining plate.
"I really miss the weak Shiina who was a week ago...what cute girl could have become her current cruel personality."
"Who asked you to vote at that time?"
Zong Gu stood in front, maintaining the same posture as him, and his body remained motionless when he spoke.
"I regret it." Fumimi sighed, and her body collapsed unconsciously.
"Fushimi!"
“Yes yes…”
The other boy in the back couldn't stand any longer and spoke, "Shina, we have been in this position for five minutes, what's the point?"
"Can't hold on for only five minutes?"
Shiina Asaka looked over and said, "I will always stand for the three days of the academy festival."
"I said, there is no need to be so serious, right? We are not real deacons."
"So, is there anything special about you?"
Shiina Asaka held a wooden stick from where she came from, and waved it from time to time, "Fushimi just said, you like the maid who exposes her breasts, right?"
"Did I say that...but you're not wrong."
"So, can you expose your breasts and attract girls to our Class A like the maid you like?"
“…”
Fushimi was a little stunned, "What are you talking about?"
"Or, do you have developed muscles that can be exposed?"
Swish!
Shiina Asaka waved the wooden stick in her hand again and pointed at the boy closest to her.
"The face is average, the figure is not tall enough, and there is no developed muscle that can be shown. The only thing you can do now is to seize the time to practice the deacon's demeanor and hide your monkey nature a little."
"Hey, it's too ruthless to say that!"
Shiina Asaka quickly added another sentence, but it was not said to them: "These words do not include you, Soya."
"Ha ha."
Zong Gu laughed dryly, looked at the blue sky outside the window, and sighed in his heart.
I have been concentrating on the back of the classroom after school and practicing the deacon’s manners for more than half a week.
But it is difficult for boys to get serious. Shiina Asaka, who was originally weak and gentle in personality, quickly became strict while training the monkeys behind him.
"Always maintain the same posture, everyone will feel tired."
"That's because you can't do such simple movements well, so you have to keep it going."
"It's because I'm too tired that I can't do it well... Wait, I won't say it anymore!"
Shiina Asaka put down the thin wooden stick, and Soya in front of her also turned her head.
"Sir Shiina, this move is not difficult, there is no need to spend too much time practicing now. I think it will be the same if you go back and practice. It's almost time for us to move on to the next stage."
"Ah, OK."
Her tone suddenly became much gentler.
"Hey... it's too obvious to treat the difference."
Shiina Asaka ignored it, walked to one of the seats and sat down, looking at the boys:
"Now practice your demeanor when bringing food to the table, just treat it as a dining table. When putting down the plate, pay attention to the movements in your hands, and do not let the food spill out or make sounds. Finally, you must also whisper to the guests.
Say, 'Master, please have a meal'."
“…”
Zong Gu looked back and saw several boys behind him looking at him.
He stood in front, and of course he was the first to go on.
There's really nothing I can do...
He held the book in his hand and walked to Shiina Asaka's dining table with a steady pace. He slowly placed the book in front of her with his other hand without making any sound.
One more step.
She looked at him expectantly.
“…”
Zong Gu pursed his lower lip and couldn't shout it.
"Please have a meal, Shiina classmate."
"Okay...master."
“…”
There was a commotion behind him.
Zong Gu's face did not change his expression, and picked up the book he had just put down and walked aside.
"Like classmate Zong Gu, it is a perfect expression."
The confusion was only a moment of trouble. Shiina Asaka quickly came to her senses and looked at the next boy again, her eyes becoming colder again.
"If you don't know what to do, just imitate the actions of Soyao classmate - it's your turn, Fushimi."
Holding the book in his hand, Fushimi took a deep breath and walked forward.
Stable, even more stable, he maintained a consistent pace and slowly walked to Shiina Asaka to stand still.
Zong Gu watched from the side. At this point, he performed pretty well.
And the accident happened in the next second.
Pick.
As soon as I put down my hand, the book I held slid down because my palm tilted and hit the table directly.
"oops."
Fushimi quickly picked up the book, continued the action just now, and waited for her comments.
"Please have a meal, Shiina classmate."
"Call me master."
Shiina Asaka looked at him expressionlessly.
"The reckless maid may be cute, but the reckless deacon will die."
"Where did you come out of the demon? Return the gentle little Shiina to me-"
After a storm, the practice continued quickly.
Noting that there was a figure at the door, Zong Gu looked over, Kirino Akane tilted her head and smiled at him.
He walked over and fanned her and himself with the notebook in his hand.
The school festival is approaching, and every class is hurrying to prepare, and the same is true for Class B next door.
Class B's school festival is a maid Teppanyaki, while Kirino Akane may not behave like a maid in terms of temperament, or perhaps because she works in her own store, she has more experience in collecting money and is responsible for cashiers.
She was quite satisfied with this arrangement, although her previous proposal was to open a haunted house.
"How are you doing?"
"Now I'm just making some decorative props, very boring." Akane Kirino posted it, "It's not as interesting as you guys."
"We are suffering."
"The only one who suffers is the only one." She turned her eyes and looked at him, "Compared with them, Koshina is much gentler to Soya."
"That's because I'm serious."
After all, he was still in the classroom. Zong Gu quickly and secretly kissed her forehead and asked again: "Isn't Hongzi on your side?"
Akane Kirino smiled at the corner of her mouth, then shook her head, "Hongko came over to see it for a while, then went out, saying that she was going to go to the gardening department to see it. Let's go find her together."
"You go there first, my side is not over yet."
"Then I'll wait for you."
Soya returned to the classroom, Akane Kirino walked in and sat in his seat, watching them continue practicing.
It took nearly half an hour to finish today's deacon's practice.
“It’s really good.”
Akane Kirino clapped her hands, raised her smile, and looked at Soya who was walking over.
"I really want to see how you look after you put on your deacon suit."
He moved his arm, "There won't be much difference."
"No, the difference is huge."
Shiina Asaka nodded in agreement with her statement, and then said: "The deacon suit specially customized for Soya is almost completed."
"So it's not finished yet? More than a week has passed."
“It usually takes two to three weeks…”
"So that's how it is." Zong Gu nodded and asked again: "How are other things going? There should be a lot of things to be purchased."
"Don't worry, the tasks have been assigned."
Shiina Asaka explained to him, "The purchase of utensils and other items was handed over to her sister Kinxia, and her brother Kinxia was responsible for the coffee beans. In terms of ingredients, she asked her to Kasugabe. As for the decorations in the cafe, after school these days,
I went to the mall to buy them one after another, and I kept them at home for the time being. I took them over and arranged them together when the school festival was about to begin."
"Is that so? Thank you for your hard work."
"where……"
Saying goodbye to her, Soya leaves the classroom and takes Akane Kirito to the special building.
Hongzi was not found in the gardening department room on the second floor, so the two continued to go upstairs and went to the rooftop.
"The sun is still very big..."
The setting sun hangs west, and the sunlight is still dazzling and hot.
Zong Gu squinted his eyes and looked at the horizon. Akane Kirino had found Hongzi squatting in the shadow of the corner, and went over and said suddenly.
"Wow!"
"Wow!" Hongzi was startled and sat on the ground. After coming to her senses, she hit her on the lap, "Hate... I'm scared."
"Hahaha--"
Akane Kirino squatted down next to her and looked at the flowers and plants in front of her: "Where are these specially transplanted flowers and plants to be taken?"
"The opening ceremony of the school festival in the auditorium, the decoration of the atrium, and the decoration outside the station were also arranged by our gardening department. Many places need to be used, so you have to prepare in advance."
"That's how... the 'Mysterious Garden' that the Horticultural Department will exhibit at that time will also use these flowers?"
"No, the ones you need to arrange are darker flowers, such as..."
As she was talking, she heard the familiar footsteps behind her, and looked back.
Zong Gu walked behind her before stopping, looked at the flowers and plants she was fiddling with, and then looked at the observatory on the other side of the rooftop.
"You have almost occupied so many flowers and the Astronomy Department."
"What are you talking about? This is the area that belongs to our gardening department."
"Is that true? Zhongshan is from the Ministry of Astronomy. I complained to me some time ago."
Hongzi frowned, "Are you sure she's not talking about anything and is chatting with you?"
Zong Gu smiled.
She looked at the left and right and the other members next to her, and signaled him to get closer.
Zong Gu moved forward, and she sat on his shoes, leaning her back against her legs, "I'm exhausted all the time squatting here."
"Don't there be any small stool?" Akane Kirino, who was next to him, stretched out her hand and pinched her legs, "I'll give you a massage."
"Thank you. Wait a minute, it's so itchy..."
Hongzi and Akane Kirino were playing, their bodies tilted back from time to time, hitting his legs. Sogo lowered his head: "Are you not finished working here yet?"
"Yes, but it's almost done."
Stopped to play, she picked up a transparent thin plastic bag and put it on a pot of flowers.
"What are you doing?"
"Moisturizing. The roots of freshly transplanted flowers and plants are still very fragile and difficult to absorb moisture from the soil. If you don't do this, you can easily dehydrate and die."
(I don't understand, Baidu, so is it below)
"So we have to place it in the shade here to avoid sunlight?" asked Akane Kirino.
"Uh-huh."
Putting the treated potted plants on his hands aside, Hongzi slightly raised her body, picked up another pot of flowers beside her, sat down again, and raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
"If the environment is very dry, you have to spray water mist to increase the environmental humidity... But there is no need for us here. The air humidity is so high, it is so stuffy."
Standing behind her, Zong Gu watched from a high point, a large drop of sweat slowly slid from her side, slid along her jaw toward her neck, and flowed into the gully in front of her chest.
"I'll help you with how much is left."
"No, there are not many pots. You should just stay like this and let me sit for a while."
Akane Kirino helped to bring the potted plants she could not get. The two of them quickly put the remaining pots of flowers and plants in plastic bags and placed them in a shade that could not be exposed to the sun.
"It's finally done..."
Hongzi relaxed her body, wiped her sweat, and looked up at him again.
"Where are you looking at?"
"The place you blocked."
“Insult.”
"It's better to go to the department to rest."
She bulged her mouth and expressed her dissatisfaction with his behavior of changing the subject, but she did not object.
"I'll go and say something to the minister."
"Um."
Holding his hand, Hongzi got up and walked to the other side of the rooftop.
"minister--"
Back at the office on the fourth floor, Hongzi looked at Zong Gu: "Has there been any response from Senior Sister Yugong?"
"I haven't contacted me yet. But since it's Ayumiya's own printing factory, this little thing should not be a problem."
Zong Gu signaled her to rest assured, "Even if there is a problem, there is still be bell there, and it will always be solved."
In the past week, with the active actions of several of them, the production of the social journal of the Unnatural Phenomenon Research Department has reached the last step, that is, delivery to the printing factory for printing and binding.
As for producing a complete social magazine, it is almost the easiest job to just write ten weird articles.
Then, the typesetting work such as choosing fonts, arranging manuscripts, and even determining the page number position is a headache, not to mention that there are printing issues that need to be considered.
During the second meeting, Senior Sister Yugong, who had experience in producing collections, was invited to help decide a lot of content.
She also said that her family also operates a printing business.
Yesterday afternoon, after the last proofreading and inspection of the manuscript, Zong Gu handed over the electronic manuscript to senior Yugong and sent an order to Yugong's printing factory through her.
"We only print a hundred copies, which probably won't take up too much time." Hongzi was still a little worried, "As long as you can get it before the school festival begins."
"It's okay. Or when you go back later, go to the Literature and Art Department to ask."
"Um... Then ask a little." Hongzi said, "Senior sister has helped us a lot, so we can't bother her anymore."
"For her, the unfinished state is more concerned."
"Senior sister is so nice."
Sonoya smiled.
Senior Sister Yugong will do her best to help them, on the one hand because they are good, and on the other hand, it is out of the request of Ao Muling, which is also the main reason why he is full of confidence in her.
“It’s getting more and more.”
Akane Kirino sorted out the recently received commissions and piled them together, with a thick stack.
"Is that piece of paper useless?"
"It seems like this..."
Because he was busy with the social magazine, Akane Kirino and Soya chose to deal with the recently received commissions.
In order to avoid receiving more commissions, Akane Kirino also posted a notice on the door of the department, saying that no commissions were accepted before and after the school festival, but the effect was very little.
"Then keep letting go." Sougu said.
Akane Kirino started reading from the top letter, "I'll read it first."
"what ever."
"Hongzi will watch it with me."
"OK."
Hongzi split halfway through it, frowned as soon as she opened the first letter, and then looked at the bottom outside, but there was no signature.
"'Who is Zong Gu dating?'Who is Zong Gu dating?"
Zong Gu glanced at her and asked the letter to pass over.
"Just that's the case?"
"yes."
He thought about it, picked up his schoolbag, took out his pen, and started writing underneath.
Both girls stood up and looked at it with their heads.
“What have you written?”
"let me see."
Zong Gu covered the pen cover and pushed the letter paper back.
"'I won't date you anyway.'... Wow, it's so cruel."
"I don't even dare to leave my name, so I'll come to inquire about our privacy. Do I still want to be polite to him?"
Hongzi sat down, "I thought Zong Gu would write all our names on it."
"I planned that at first." Soya said, "but I felt it might cause trouble, so I'd better forget it."
He would not deny it, but he did not want to explain it to such a guy who had a hiding head and tail.
Akane Kirino took the letter paper and looked at it twice, then smiled again.
"But this person didn't leave his name. How can he let him know about Zong Gu's reply? Ah... I thought of it." She had a sudden whim, "Why would I go to the radio room to read it out."
"no--"
Zong Gu hurriedly refused, he had not yet made such a point of publicity.
"I'm really afraid of you... I just posted it at the door just like that notice. If that person really cares, he might come over."
Akane Kirino thought it made sense, so she tore two pieces of double-sided tape and pasted it behind the letter paper, preparing to go to the door to paste it.
As soon as she walked to the door, she paused for a moment.
“…”
He opened the door again, stared at Wuling at the letter paper in her hand, and then looked at Zong Gu inside.
"The sample from the printing factory has come out, Yumiya asked if she wanted to go and take a look together."