Stretching his arms and moving his body, Naruse smiled at Naoko who was looking at him.
"Soaking in hot springs is indeed effective, it's no longer a problem."
She walked over, raised her hand and touched his back, and suddenly used a little force.
"Hiss..."
Naruse leaned to the other side and held her hand with his backhand.
"Shangzi, of course it will hurt if you press it like this... Under normal conditions, it will not affect your skiing."
"What if I was pressed while skiing?"
"Who can touch me while skiing?"
Shangzi raised the ski pole in his hand.
"..."
Naruse was a little helpless.
"What's the difference between that and murder?"
She looked at him without speaking, and he sighed.
"Okay, then I'll skate on the junior court for a while."
Shangzi smiled and said, "Yeah."
Hikaru Takigawa was also pulled by her and stayed in the junior field.
While skiing slowly, I chatted in a relaxed manner. The snow path is gentle and I can't go fast at all. It's no problem even if my mind wanders.
"I heard that someone among the boys brought pornographic magazines, and they were discovered by the patrolling teacher last night."
"Well...it's Saeki and his friends from room 410."
"What a careless person."
"Remind them not to take it."
"Huh?"
"Those magazines were brought by Xiao Lin in our group."
Shangzi looked over.
"I didn't watch it," Naruse said.
She smiled and said nothing.
"As for the girls, there doesn't seem to be anything special..."
Takigawa Hikaru thought for a while, "No, there seemed to be some noise in one room. I heard the teacher asking in the corridor what happened over there."
"I heard it too." Shangzi nodded, "But it was only for a moment, and there was no sound after that."
"Really?" Naruse didn't care.
Skiing to the end of the snow path again, the three of them slowly stopped. Naruse turned around and looked at the snowy peak at the highest point of the mountain.
The weather is very good today, there is no wind or snow, and the view is wide, which is very suitable for challenging the advanced trails.
Seeing Shangzi looking at him, he smiled and said, "Go up and slide again."
"Okay."
Go to the cable car station to line up. After a day of practice, there are not that many people willing to stay in the beginner field.
After taking the cable car up and sliding down slowly, while queuing up again, Shangzi suddenly asked: "The intermediate course shouldn't be dangerous, right?"
"No. After you have mastered the basic skills, you can go to the intermediate level." Hikaru Takigawa said, "For example, Harumi and I. Oh, Naoko is the same now."
She smiled, shook her head, and said to the two of them: "Chunhai and Hikaru should go to the intermediate level to skate - only the intermediate level."
Naruse shook his head, and Takigawa Hikaru also shook his head, and then looked at him again: "I'll accompany Naoko, Harumi, let's go skating."
He originally refused because he didn't want to leave Naoko alone. Since Takigawa Hikaru was willing to accompany him, he agreed.
"Then I'll go skating a few times first and come back to you later."
"Go." Takigawa Hikaru said.
Shangzi looked at him and nodded, "Be careful."
"I will."
After separating from the two of them, Naruse took the cable car to the mountainside and arrived at the starting point of the intermediate trail. When he turned around, he saw several boys in the same group.
"Didn't you go to the High Road? The weather is so nice today."
"Naruse fell so hard, so let's forget it."
"...That was an accident."
"I'm afraid that accidents will happen to me too."
Naruse didn't say much. He used his cane and slid down the snow path.
Controlling the direction and avoiding other skiers on the slopes, he relaxed but did not dare to relax too much. After all, it would be uncomfortable to bump into an intermediate slope.
Once it slides to the bottom, there are no surprises.
He glanced back, and the boys following him raised their hands and waved, indicating that he didn't need to wait for them.
Naruse held up his ski poles and slid towards the cable car station.
When he arrived at the station, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.
"Morimi."
"..."
She turned around, and her originally expressionless face had a little more emotion.
Naruse went over on his skis, "What's wrong? You look so ugly."
"Okay, you should be better than you were yesterday."
"..."
He took another look and found that her poor state seemed to be caused by lack of sleep.
"Didn't you sleep well last night?"
"Yeah."
"Because of those hot girls?"
"And your hot sister."
"...Haixing?" Naruse was startled, "What happened to her?"
"She...the cable car is here."
The cable car slowed down and entered the station, passing slowly in front of the two of them. Naruse got in, and Morimi followed and sat next to him.
"It's really inconvenient to not disassemble the skis..."
There was a boy following behind. Just as he was about to come in, Morimi suddenly took Naruse's arm and looked at him coldly.
"This is a couple's carriage."
"..."
The man was stunned for a moment and did not come up. His eyes glanced back and forth on the two people's faces.
"Hey..." Naruse struggled.
"I have something to say."
"...Can't you make another excuse? Do you know that there are rumors everywhere in the first grade that you and I are dating?"
"So since this is already the case, it doesn't matter if there is one more."
"Don't break the jar."
"It's not true anyway...let me take a break."
As she spoke, she leaned her head closer.
"..."
Until the cable car left the station, no third person came up.
While shaking slightly, Naruse looked at the woods and snow below, then turned to look at Morimi who was leaning on his shoulder.
She has closed her eyes.
"What happened to the starfish?"
"Crying."
"...Because of those hot girls?"
"It's okay to say so."
Morimi opened his eyes, "But the real reason should still be you."
Then, she briefly told what happened last night.
"...She cried endlessly, and the other two hot girls couldn't persuade her, so they attracted even the patrolling teachers.
Starfish was okay, huddled in the quilt, cried for a while and then lost his voice... although he may have just held back."
Naruse was silent for a while.
"Isn't she very energetic recently?"
"Everyone can see that, it's the spirit of holding on, right? How long do you think you can hold on?" Morimi looked at him and asked.
He took a deep breath.
"I don't know."
After that day, the past part between him and Haixing was over, and both of them were happy... But now it seems that the actual situation does not seem to be the case.
"You don't have to worry too much."
Morimi looked outside the cable car, "When I woke up in the morning, she could already say good morning to me with a smile."
"Even if I worry, I can't do anything. I can't..."
He paused and did not continue, and Morimi did not ask.
She closed her eyes again and buried her head on his shoulder.
"In short, it's up to you...I just want to take a rest now."
Naruse turned his head, looking past her glasses, the tip of her nose, and the corners of her pursed lips, and then out the window.
"It's coming soon."
"It's a while to rest for a while."
"It's better to go back to the hotel and lie down."
She sighed, "The hot girl Nanazi is lying in the room."
"..."
"A melancholic hottie is harder to deal with than a noisy hottie."
Naruse smiled.
"Then let's go to Naoko and Hikaru's room, there's no one there now."
After a brief silence, she responded.
Looking ahead again, the cable car is about to enter the station.
"It's coming."
"Yeah."
She sat up straight and stepped away from his shoulders, "Are you going to skate the intermediate track?"
"Yeah."
"Slide down the beginner track with me first."
"Do you still need to accompany me if you are a beginner?"