Standing in front of the mirror, Naruse adjusted his collar and looked closer at his slightly red eyes.
Even if you drink milk before going to bed, it is difficult to fall asleep as early as you want.
Fortunately, the journey was long and he had enough sleep time on the Shinkansen.
"Would you like to wear casual clothes?" Shangzi appeared in the mirror.
"If the third-grade teacher in charge saw students wearing Tsuga first-year uniforms in Kyoto, they would probably become confused."
Shangzi smiled lightly, his eyes reflected in the mirror, and stared at him wordlessly before parting.
Naruse looked at her for half a second, lowering his eyes to straighten his collar.
She quickly turned around and went out to read a book
"Breakfast is already ready."
"Yeah."
After breakfast, Naruse had to go to the station, while Naoko had to go to school, and the two of them still walked together.
Hikari Takigawa still goes out on her motorcycle today. She will first take Takigawa Yue to school, and then wait to meet him at the tram stop.
When he arrived at the bus stop, Morimi started to frown as soon as he saw Naruse in casual clothes, and then he was surprised by Naoko's choice not to go to Kyoto with him.
"Mom and dad will come back tomorrow." Shangzi explained calmly.
After a night of settling, regret and loss can be well hidden.
"That's fine. If Shangzi doesn't go, I can report it to the teacher of your class with peace of mind."
Shangzi smiled.
Morimi looked at Naruse who was standing aside and said nothing more.
Just a moment later, when she saw Haixing coming over in casual clothes, she immediately stared at him again.
"It was Hikaru who invited her." Naruse defended himself, but it didn't have much effect. He should stare.
However, when Haixing came over, except for greetings and a few simple inquiries, Morimi didn't say much about her behavior of skipping school.
Naruse was a little unbalanced and whispered: "If you are angry, I might as well teach her a few words."
Mori Jian looked at him, took a step closer, and lowered his voice: "This is already the situation, I can't spoil her fun."
"...So you're going to spoil my fun?"
She raised her hand to push up her glasses and suddenly smiled slyly.
"As the number one in grade, I always have to bear more of the distortions of others."
"..."
While the two people here were talking quietly, Haixing looked at Shangzi's uniform and school bag and was a little dumbfounded.
"Won't Naoko go to Kyoto with us?"
Shangzi smiled and shook his head.
"But just yesterday I said..."
She couldn't help but glance at Naruse. It was because of Naoko's company that she felt that going to Kyoto with him was not unacceptable.
If there were only three of them...
Shangzi once again explained the reason why he chose not to go. Haixing didn't know what to say, but he was obviously a little shaken.
"It's still too late to go back and change clothes."
"But..."
She hesitated until the bus stopped and did not go back to change clothes.
"Get in the car." Shangzi pushed her gently and sighed in his heart.
The bus kept going until it stopped at the platform near Jingao.
"Light?" Naruse was surprised when he saw the people waiting on the platform.
"Good morning everyone...I forgot something."
Takigawa Hikaru smiled at the people who got out of the car, then took out a form from his bag and handed it to Naoko, "Naoko, help me give this to Xiaoxue."
"Ah, okay."
Shangzi put away the form, and several people from the same place were going to be separated for the time being.
Naruse looked at Naoko who had been looking at him, walked up to her, and was silent for a while.
"Well... forget it, let's wait until I come back."
Shangzi nodded, confused and didn't ask any more questions.
"Be careful on the road."
Watching her and Morimi walking towards Tsugao, Naruse picked up his travel bag and looked at the other two people beside him.
"Let's go to the station."
Behind the Jingao playground is the Jinnan Railway. The nearest station from here can be reached in a few minutes.
The three of them got on the Ou Main Line tram here, headed to Aomori City, and took the Shinkansen at Shin-Aomori Station.
Sitting on the train, Naruse looked out the window at the rapidly retreating scenery, and suddenly felt a vibration in his pocket.
Naoko: Teacher Nakahara, Harumi and Hikari have already taken sick leave.
Naruse:She came really early today.
Naoko: Tell me when you get to Kyoto.
Naruse:Yeah.
Naruse: Just go to class with peace of mind and don’t think about what’s going on here.
Shangzi: [Studying seriously] Reading books
After a while, Takigawa Hikaru also learned the news of their departure from her sister.
"We should get to the station first."
"Of course, the third graders took the bus there and set off later than us - does Mr. Seiichiro know that you are going to Kyoto?"
"Ah..."
Haixing was just listening at first, but she didn't expect that he would suddenly bring up the topic to her. It took several seconds before he answered, "Of course I know."
"Did he say anything?" Naruse asked again.
Starfish looked at him and looked out the window.
"Pay attention to safety, cherish this opportunity...etc."
Also, get along well with him.
"With Harumi and I here, at least there is no need to worry about safety." Hikaru Takigawa said with a smile.
"Well..."
"Have you brought enough money?"
"I have brought enough, and I have prepaid pocket money for the next few months with my father, and I will have to help at home all the time... It's so sudden, I wish I had told me earlier."
Takigawa Hikaru smiled, "I only made up my mind yesterday."
Naruse listened to the two chatting and occasionally spoke. After more than half an hour, the train finally arrived at Shin-Aomori Station.
After getting off the train, the three of them walked around the station for a while, especially the bento shop on the first floor.
Looking at the various bento boxes inside, the starfish almost sticks to the glass window.
"They all look good."
Hikaru Takigawa felt the same way, and couldn't make a choice for a long time, "Let's buy different ones and exchange them when we eat."
"Okay."
Naruse also bought a copy.
After the three of them had finished shopping, they got on the Shinkansen. At the designated seats, Haixing and Hikari Takikawa sat on one side, and Naruse sat on the opposite side.
Soon, the third-year Tianjin High School students who came by bus also entered the station and got on the bus one after another.
In order not to miss her sister, Hikaru Takigawa naturally had to take the same train as the third graders.
Looking at the students lining up on the platform outside the window, she suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go to Yue's carriage first to say hello to her."
"Don't let the teacher find out." Naruse reminded.
"Don't worry."
She smiled, took out the mask from her pocket and put it on, "I've been prepared. How about it, can't you tell?"
"People who know you well can still tell at a glance..." Naruse looked at her, "Don't do anything too eye-catching, you should be fine."
"oK~"
Takigawa Hikaru waved his hand and left first.
Watching her walk to another carriage, Haixing found it interesting at first, but soon realized that the situation was more realistic:
As soon as Hikari left, she and Naruse were alone.
——Although he never paid attention to her, he looked out the window at the students getting on the bus, looking a little absent-minded.
Starfish also looked out the window.
Pretending to forget the past, they both have different interests and hobbies and have nothing to talk about;
But when it comes to bringing up the past... No, she can't open her mouth, she would rather forget it.
In the wordless silence, Haixing lowered his head and fiddled with his phone.
Naruse looked at her and then looked out the window.
It was not until the train was about to leave that Hikaru Takigawa returned.
"What a risk, I almost got recognized by Tsujiya just now."
Tsujitani is the teacher of Class A in the third year of Takigawa Yue's class. Takigawa Hikaru goes to her sister's class every day and has long been familiar with him.
"When we set off, even if he recognizes him, there's nothing he can do." Naruse said.
"Yes." Takigawa Hikaru smiled and sat down next to Haixing.
"Actually, I prepared this." She took out a baseball cap from her bag and put it on her head, "How about it."
Wearing a baseball cap, Hikaru Takigawa added a dash of heroic spirit, and Haixing couldn't help but look at him a few more times, "So handsome."
"Does it look like a boy?"
"There is still some difference..."
She quickly glanced at the real boy opposite, looked away before making eye contact, and pointed at Takigawa Hikari's face, "These places are very obvious characteristics of a girl."
"Is that so?" Hikaru Takigawa raised his hand and touched his face.
"But you can use makeup to change these features, such as applying some powder here and here, and applying some highlighter here..."
"Really, I don't understand these things at all. Is Haixing very good at makeup?"
"It's okay. I just learned a little bit when I played with Nanami and the others... I also like makeup."
Sitting opposite, Naruse looked at the two people touching each other's faces, and was soon attracted by the movement outside the window.
The safety door of the platform is slowly closing.