Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 105 Snow Darkness
After leaving the school, according to the plan, several of them went home separately first, and then went to Morimi's house to gather for a study session.

After dinner, Shangzi prepared rice balls again.

Naruse leaned aside, "I prepare food every day, it will whet their appetite."

"It's just these few days..."

He didn't say anything, just made rice balls, and there was nothing he could do to help.

"Are there any more flavors?"

"Hmm. If you make it smaller, you can try several more."

Shangzi lowered his head and pinched the rice ball, "If it's a study session at Chunhai's house, you can actually prepare something else."

"what?"

"Such as udon noodles? Tired of studying, come to a bowl of freshly cooked udon noodles to warm up your body and stomach, and it will be easier to digest."

"..."

Naruse couldn't help shaking his head, "That's a little too happy. Is it a study session, or is it a supper."

Shangzi smiled, "After all, everyone has worked hard."

"The kitchen of Morimi's house can be used, and she probably won't refuse...Forget it, let's not bother...Huh?"

As Naruse said, he lowered his head and took out the phone that suddenly vibrated.

It's Song Chiaki's call.

"mom."

Shangzi also stopped and looked back.

Naruse stepped forward, then retracted, without avoiding her.

"What is Chunhai doing?" Song Qianqiu asked.

"I'm watching Shangzi making rice balls, and I'm going to Mori Mi's house for a study session later."

Shangzi smiled, turned back, and continued to hold the rice ball.

"Study meeting, it's really rare, so be serious."

"Ah."

Song Qianqiu went on to talk about the purpose of his call: "I will come back in a few days."

Naruse was taken aback, "Huh?"

"'Eh'?"

"Why? Shooting, is it over yet?"

"Still early."

Song Qianqiu sighed, "But the director suddenly collapsed yesterday, so the shooting can only be suspended."

"Falled? Are you so desperate..."

"That's probably part of the reason. The main reason is that I was sick. I had a severe fever and thought it was the flu. The whole crew was in panic. Fortunately, after the inspection, it was not a contagious common cold."

She continued: "Mr. Director is still lying in the hospital. In order for the filming to continue smoothly, he said he will rest for a few days, so I will come back to watch Chunhai."

"Really." Naruse said, "Then how many days can you come back for?"

Shangzi turned his head again.

"Two or three days, Mr. Director won't rest for too long."

"I see."

"I'll be back at noon tomorrow. When school is over in the afternoon, mom will come to pick up Chunhai." Song Qianqiu said again.

Naruse immediately refused, "No."

"Eh~"

"Are you trying to cause confusion?"

Song Qianqiu thought about it, but gave up on this plan.

"Then I'll see you at home tomorrow."

After chatting for a few more words, Naruse hung up the phone and looked at Shangzi: "My mother will be back tomorrow."

She nodded, she had already heard it just now.

"Is the filming over in Tokyo over?"

"No, it is said that the director fell down."

"what……"

"I'll come back and stay for two or three days before going back."

A while later, Takikawa Hikaru who came to the door also learned the news from the conversation between the two.

"Will Auntie come back at the end of the year?"

"Yes, it looks like I can rest for at least a week at the end of the year."

After staying for a while, the three of them went out to Hai Xing's house and called her together, but Sen went home directly before seeing her.

When she went to Morijian's house, she saw Shangzi bring rice balls again, she smiled a little:
"Before I came back, I went to the supermarket to buy some udon noodles. Let's save it for tomorrow night."

Shang Zi was startled, but also smiled, "Okay."

Today's kotatsu learning session will start soon, and Naruse and Nariko are still sitting in yesterday's position.

The body was wrapped in warmth, and the atmosphere was more relaxed than yesterday. Hai Xing relaxed while doing the questions nervously.

Only occasionally when she caught a glimpse of two people huddled together unconsciously making intimate gestures, her heart would suddenly tighten.

"—Have you made it?" Naruse suddenly looked over.

"..."

She withdrew her mind and stared at the question she had just asked, "Still thinking."

A few simple numbers and English form a series of difficult equations. The left side is equal to the right side, and the right side is also equal to the left side. She can't find a gap in her thinking.

This step, what did he say just now...

Hai Xing tried hard to recall, a hand suddenly appeared in the corner of his field of vision, stretched out again, and tapped on the draft paper.

"..."

She raised her head, he was listening to Takikawa Hikaru's question, and glanced at her briefly.

Tuk Tuk.

Tap your fingers twice more.

Hai Xing lowered his head, where his fingertips landed was the process left by him when he calculated it himself just now.

She looked at it for a while, and a point that was blocked in her train of thought suddenly became clear.

"……understood."

Hearing her murmur, Naruse withdrew his fingers, and turned to catch the exercise book that Takikawa handed over.

After solving it, he asked:
"Why do you spend all your time on math and not on other subjects?"

"You may be able to understand the problems of other subjects by reading the book yourself. If you don't understand mathematics, you just don't understand."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled slightly, "So it's better to do more math while Harumi and Ichiyo are here."

Starfish also nodded.

Naruse didn't say anything, although he felt that with the current level of the two of them, passing should not be a problem.

"After Guang went back yesterday, did you remember those words and phrases?" Sen came over.

"more or less."

"Only by remembering and using often can you really remember."

"Hmm, I know."

With the experience of last night, after learning that it was past ten o'clock in the evening, several people gradually relaxed.

"It's done..."

After finishing the last question, he showed the notebook to Naruse for inspection. Shangzi raised his gaze, saw Haixing and Takikawa Hikari looking at him, and couldn't help but smile: "Are you hungry?"

The two nodded one after another.

"Can't you two do it yourself, just warm it up." Naruse pushed the notebook back, "It's a mistake."

"what?"

Shangzi froze for a moment.

"There is a calculation error in one step in the middle, and all errors in the rest, you should check it yourself."

She stared down at the notebook, Naruse climbed out of the kotatsu, "I'm going to heat the rice balls."

Takikawa Hikaru also followed.

Going to the kitchen and putting the onigiri in the microwave, Naruse waited, watching her look around.

"What are you looking for?"

"No, just take a look."

She turned around, and suddenly opened the back door on the kitchen side, and suddenly a gust of cold wind came in.

"It's freezing."

She quickly closed it, turned her head and smiled, "Are you ready?"

"Wait a minute."

Ding--

He took out the hot rice balls and returned to the living room. The table had been cleaned up.

"There are more flavors today." Hikaru Takikawa said, picking up a piece and stuffing it into his mouth.

Naruse sat down, Shangzi had found the place where the calculation was wrong, and did it again.

"I copied the wrong number from the previous line."

"You can't be careless."

While eating rice balls, he took out his mobile phone and checked the time, "Today ends much earlier than yesterday."

Sen Jian shook his head, "We're all waiting for the dinner ball."

Hai Xing held the rice ball and glanced at Hikari Takikawa, who was also looking at her, and both of them smiled at the same time.

After eating the rice balls, it was time to leave.

"Good night."

Saying goodbye to Sen Jian, they plunged into the wind and snow.

However, when he was almost halfway there, Naruse realized that his mobile phone was missing.

He kept walking in front, and the three people behind him ruled out the possibility of dropping their mobile phones on the road.

"It can only be left at Senjian's house."

Naruse looked back at the hazy shadow in the distance, and sighed.

"Go ahead, I'll be back soon."

It was faster for him to go back and forth alone, so Shangzi didn't insist on following.

Back at Morimi's house again, the door was closed and unlocked, and Morimi didn't respond.

Naruse went to the living room to look for it first, and found the phone that was scorching hot under the kotatsu.

"It won't explode..."

He muttered, hesitated for a moment, and put the phone on the ground to let it cool down for a while.

After finding the mobile phone, Naruse found the missing owner in the house again.

"Sen sees—"

Walking out of the living room, he yelled again, and heard a hesitant response deep in the corridor.

"...Narase?"

He followed the voice a little closer, "I dropped my phone."

"……Oh."

The lights in several rooms inside were turned off, and he didn't know where she was.

He didn't intend to find her either, and was ready to leave after greeting her.

"I'm going back."

"Be careful on the road, I can't come out to see you off now."

Naruse turned around, "What's wrong?"

"I'm taking a bath, I'm naked, and I haven't closed the door."

Accompanied by her words, Naruse also heard the sound of rushing water, which seemed to come from her intentional teasing.

"...You are closing the door."

She smiled.

"Anyway, I didn't turn on the light. I like to take a bath in the dark, but I don't like to be completely enclosed... Besides, I'm the only one in my house, and no one else will come here except you, a pervert."

"What are you talking about, I didn't come back to watch you take a bath."

"Now you have discovered this secret."

"You said it yourself."

"It's nasty."

Naruse turned his head and left, "Going back."

In the dark bathroom, Morimi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the door slam shut on purpose.

Sliding down and soaking in the hot water, she continued to enjoy the darkness and tranquility that belonged to her alone.

"Be careful on the road, Chunhai..."

(End of this chapter)