Five o'clock in the afternoon, the time when summer classes at the Sasaki School at Chuo Station end.
Coming out of the classroom, Mori saw Kazuyo walking slowly, still reviewing the contents of the class just now in his mind.
"Kazuye, I'm going back first. See you at school."
There are not many first-year students who come to class here, and there are even fewer students who also belong to the Prefectural Tsu High School. There are only her and another classmate.
Morijian came back to his senses and waved to the girl who had reached the bottom of the stairs, "Well, see you at school."
The summer vacation is coming to an end, and today is also the last day of class for the summer classes at the school. Goodbye will be after the second semester starts.
Watching the other party disappear from sight, Mori Jian couldn't catch up with his thoughts for a while, so he simply let go and prepared to review it when he was reading at home in the evening.
"One leaf."
Another call came, and she looked over and saw that it was a student of the same school and grade who did not attend classes here.
"Light."
Hikaru Takigawa stood at the entrance of the building and waved to her with a smile.
Because of her greeting, many of the eyes originally focused on her face were diverted to both men and women.
Mori's expression remained as usual, although to others he looked cold, and most of his appraising eyes disappeared.
"I heard from Ogasawara that the first-year classes are over." She said as she walked to Takigawa Hikaru.
Morimi nodded, Ogasawara was the girl who greeted her before, "It's over."
"How do you feel?" Hikari Takigawa asked with a smile.
She asked casually, and Morimi didn't answer too seriously: "It's not bad. I'll probably come back after the second semester starts."
"It's amazing." Hikaru Takigawa said.
amazing?
I just came in advance to prepare for college.
However, she also understood that Hikaru Takigawa had always been like this. Although he had a frank personality, he would occasionally be too frank, and not everything he said could be understood.
Morimi chose to move the topic away from himself, "Isn't Sister Yue down yet?"
Takigawa Hikaru nodded, and quickly looked behind her again, "Ah, we're down."
Morimi also turned around, seeing Takigawa Yue dragging her body in the crowd, like a lonely boat on the sea in a violent storm, which could be swallowed up at any time.
"moon--"
Takigawa Hikaru greeted her and went up to her, not forgetting to wave goodbye to her.
"goodbye."
"Um."
In his last look before leaving the building, Morimi saw Yue Takigawa hanging on his sister helplessly, while the latter touched her head and comforted her.
"Sisters reversed..."
It wasn't dark yet, but Morimi had no intention of hanging out and went straight to the nearest bus stop.
She lowered her head and read for a while, then a short whistle made her raise her head.
Hikari Takigawa was riding a motorcycle and slowed down in front of the platform. Takigawa Yue, who was in the back seat, hugged her sister's waist with one hand and waved to her with the other hand.
Morijian smiled and waved.
Another whistle sounded, Hikaru Takigawa picked up his speed and was riding away in the blink of an eye.
Morimi put away his eyes and returned to the book in his hand, but his thoughts did not return quickly.
For no reason, she thought of Naruse and Naoko whom she met in front of the building at noon.
"Chunhai is really back, that guy..."
After a while, the bus slowed to a stop, swallowed the three or two people on the platform, and then started again.
Unable to read in the car, Morimi took off his glasses and pinched the corners of his eyes.
After studying for a whole day, the accumulated fatigue suddenly broke out at this moment. She leaned on the seat and sat paralyzed, with her long black hair falling just past her shoulders.
The scenery outside the window recedes, and the setting sun seems to be setting on Yanmu Mountain.
"Summer is almost over." She whispered unconsciously.
After a short period of swaying, the bus arrived at Qingliu.
After getting off the bus, Mori looked at the Shimoqingliu Bridge not far from the platform. There was a path by the river, and you could walk home directly from there.
After hesitating for a short while, she did not choose that road, but went straight ahead along the county road.
Passing by the convenience store, she went in and bought a bottle of water. When she came out, she glanced at the intersection diagonally opposite.
The speed of a motorcycle is far inferior to that of a bus. The Takikawa sisters should have arrived home long ago.
Continuing forward, she saw a sneaky and familiar figure at the intersection of another path.
Maybe the other party should choose to go out later, Morimi thought as he looked at the deepening dusk.
She walked closer, and before she was ready to speak or not, the other party had already noticed her.
"..."
After briefly looking at each other, both parties looked away.
Just saying hello. Morimi sighed in his heart, and then said: "Maki-kun."
Since when did they become so unfamiliar?
"Oh...it's Morimi."
Maki Haixing turned around, her long golden hair tied up high swaying, "Do you want to go to the bookstore?"
The slight panic on her face could not be completely hidden, and Morimi had no intention of exposing it, so he nodded.
Maki Haixing always paid attention to the intersection behind him, and then took a long breath, as if giving up something.
"Well...it just so happens that I have to go back too."
"Um."
"..."
"..."
Looking at each other in silence, the two passed by each other. Under the setting sun, a flash of light suddenly flashed on the starfish's earlobe.
Diamond stud earrings?
Morimi just glanced at it without taking a closer look, and then remembered that when he met Naruse at noon, his ears seemed to be decorated with something.
Although the former step-siblings had a bad relationship, they seemed to have embarked on a similar path. She thought to herself, but the younger sister was more outrageous.
Dye your hair blonde, apply eye shadow, paint your nails, get earrings...
The so-called hot girl route.
It's also a style she will never try.
The two walked in tandem, and the two greetings they exchanged when they met were all communication.
His bookstore was right in front. Mori looked to the side and saw that the Maki Hotel was diagonally opposite.
The choices of their parents made them become neighbors and friends since childhood, while the choices of each other made the distance between them become farther and farther.
Top students and hot girls?
Morimi stopped.
"What, what's wrong?" Starfish following behind seemed to be distracted.
She looked back at her for a moment.
Or is black hair more suitable for starfish?
How can I still say such words now that things have happened?
Morijian turned sideways and said, "I'm here."
"Ah, oh." Haixing raised his head and glanced at the signboard of [Morimi Furu Honten], "Bye."
"goodbye."
Starfish nodded to her, then quickened his pace and walked forward.
Morijian didn't go in, but stopped at the door of the bookstore and looked at her.
In front of her, there was also a figure standing at the door of Maki Hotel, that was her father.
"Starfish, why did you come back so soon...Starfish?"
"It's so annoying."
"Eh? Could it be that with Chunhai again..."
"So annoying!"
Snap!
The old sliding door was slammed shut with a crashing sound.
"starfish!"
When the hotel owner not far away opened the door in distress and called for his daughter, Morimi had already looked away and walked into his store.
"I'm back."
"Kazuye." Mori Jian's father at the counter looked up and pushed up his slipped glasses, "A batch of new books have arrived. You can sort them out later when you have time."
"Come now."
Kazuye took off her schoolbag and put it on the counter. Her parents lived here most of the time, and she didn't have a room in the store.
Opening the carton on the counter, she took out new books, stacked them together, and walked towards the bookshelf holding the books.
Although it is an old book store, it would be difficult to operate in this era if it only sells used books. A few years ago, the Morimi family's store also began to display and sell some popular books.
"By the way, Kazuyo——"
She placed the new book in a prominent position, "What's wrong?"
"Miss Asahina seems to be back. She is the star who used to live nearby."
Kazuye paused for a moment, "She has now returned to her real name and is carrying out activities."
"Yes, I always forget. And her son, Harumi. Do you still remember Kazuyo?"
"I remember." She glanced in the direction of the counter. Her father was still arranging things with his head down, "I met him and Shangzi at the station today."
"We haven't seen each other for four years. The child must have changed a lot."
"It's very big. If I weren't following Shangzi, I wouldn't have recognized him."
Kazuye thought for a while and then said: "He probably feels the same way about me."
In front of the kitchen sink, Naruse turned his head to the side and sneezed.
"Caught a cold?" Shang Zi looked over.
"No."
Naruse rubbed his nose and looked at her.
"Shangzi just said that he has to go to school tomorrow?"