Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 246 Second Grade

Drop drop drop-

The moment he was woken up by the alarm clock, Naruse felt 1 reluctances in his heart.

Fragmented dreams messed up his memory, and he felt that he was still in Tokyo, lying on the sofa in the living room, with starfish lying beside him, and Shangzi sitting, waiting for him to take them to the next place for a stroll.

Is the place I'm going to go to today Yokohama, or Fuji Lake Kawaguchi...

Drop drop drop-

"..."

He opened his eyes, exasperated.

I can't go anywhere today, I have to go to school!
The weariness of studying after a short vacation is always particularly strong, and he slapped the alarm clock silently, and Naruse lay down for a while, and suddenly woke up when he was about to fall asleep again.

"..."

He turned over and sighed.

This time it was the turn of reason to prevail.

He has left Tokyo and returned to the countryside, and he can't go out to play today, he has to go to school to participate in the opening ceremony.

Opening his upper and lower eyelids reluctantly, staring at the ceiling for a while, chaotic memory fragments shuttled in his mind, Naruse suddenly softened his heart and let them rest for a while.

And when he opened his eyes again, it was Shangzi who came up and knocked on the door.

"Spring Sea!"

After struggling several times, Naruse finally managed to get up.

Yawning and putting on his uniform and the red tie that already represented a sophomore, he went downstairs to wash up.

Shangzi woke him up, and hurried downstairs to prepare breakfast again.

On the table in the living room were the souvenirs that Morimi brought yesterday, some snacks from Hokkaido.

He had reason to suspect that he could not wake up from a deep sleep in the morning because he ate a few extra wine sweets last night.

wow-

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, and arranging his hair and tie a little in front of the mirror, Naruse walked out of the bathroom looking refreshed - at least it seemed so.

Going to the kitchen to help Naoko prepare breakfast, and taking over the last miso soup, she was able to find time to wash up.

She too was woken up by the alarm clock.

Sitting at the dining table again, the two of them yawned continuously while eating breakfast.

"It's so strange... I didn't go to bed late last night, but I always feel like I didn't get enough sleep."

"It's probably what's called vacation syndrome," Naruse said, "especially since we just got back from Tokyo yesterday."

Shangzi nodded, "I was still in Tokyo in my dreams this morning. Ah, that starfish..."

"I might not see her today."

"Today is the first day of school..."

Naruse took out his mobile phone and casually sent a message to Hai Xing, but it didn't show as read for a long time.

"what."

"Let me call Haixing." Shangzi made a call, waited for more than a minute, and was about to hang up when someone finally answered.

"Shangzi?" Her voice sounded quite energetic, not like she just woke up.

"Is the starfish already up?"

"Well. I was having breakfast just now, and my mobile phone was left in the room. What's wrong?"

"..."

Shangzi glanced at Naruse, she was on the speakerphone, and he could hear her clearly.

"It's okay." He lowered his head and took a sip of the soup, "hang up."

"what?"

"Sorry, let's talk about it later when we meet."

"Oh……"

One second before hanging up the phone, Shang Zi vaguely heard Hai Xing mumble something inexplicable.

"It should be the starfish that Uncle Seiichiro woke up." Naruse guessed without any basis.

"Probably." Shangzi smiled and continued to eat breakfast.

After breakfast, I went out and came to the bus platform. Haixing and Morimi had already arrived.

After explaining to Haixing the reason for the phone call just now, she just curled her lips and didn't say much.

"Come back one day earlier, and this situation will not happen." Mori Jian said.

Naruse yawned, "Time is tight."

"Obviously just playing..."

Waiting for the bus, a few more students in Jin Gao uniforms came to the platform here, and their ties were dark green.

"senior--"

They are first-year freshmen who just entered school in April.

Although they all lived nearby, Naruse only remembered their faces, and Naoko and the three of them could call their names.

Mori looked at one of the girls, "Didn't Miko say that she was going to Shenggao?"

"Ugh...don't mention it..."

Another girl asked Haixing if she had ever been bullied by a teacher for her blond hair at school. If not, she also planned to dye her hair.

With the blond hair wrapped around her fingertips, Hai Xing acted like a senior senior, and said casually: "As long as it's not too out of line, basically there won't be any problems."

"How is it considered out of line?"

"Hmm... colorful?"

"Eh? That's already ugly, who would dye it like that..."

"All in all, it's okay to be like me. Jin has a high school style and freedom, so don't worry." Hai Xing said in a calm tone of someone who has experienced it, and suddenly noticed that Naruse next to him was looking at him, and his momentum fell again.

"……what?"

He just smiled, didn't say anything, and looked at Naoko who was smiling and introducing the Tsugao Club to another junior.

"Well, the biggest club is the handicraft club."

"Which club does Miss Shang Zi belong to?"

"It's the handicraft club."

"Sister Shangzi should know more about handcraft clubs. I'm also a little interested."

"What should I say..."

Not long after, a motorcycle came from far and near and stopped in front of the platform.

"Good morning."

The driver pushed up the visor of his helmet and greeted several people on the platform.

"Good morning, Light."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled slightly, took off the other helmet hanging in front, and patted the cushion behind with the other hand, "I can take someone to school, who of you wants to come up?"

"Take me, take me—"

"Sister Guang!"

Several first-year freshmen responded strongly, but she just smiled and looked at her peers in the same grade.

Several people looked at each other.

"Does starfish want to sit?" Sen Jian asked.

"I..." Hai Xing quickly glanced to the side, "Let's forget about today."

She looked at the two people she was pointing at, "Monk Naruse, you probably don't know how to sit."

The two nodded.

Morimi took the helmet from Hikaru Takikawa and sat behind her, "Let's go."

"Sit still."

"Ah."

She adjusted her sitting posture slightly, pressed down the skirt of the press uniform, and hugged her waist again.

"Why don't you just take me to school every day from now on."

"Okay, no problem."

"One hour earlier in time."

"Eh, don't."

Finally, after waving to the three of Naruse, Hikari Takikawa pulled down his mask and drove Morimi to school first.

"Goodbye~ I'll see you later."

Shortly after the two left, the bus also came.

Squeezing into the car, Naruse and Shangzi both took their seats smoothly.

Hai Xing missed the opportunity while hesitating, and watched the juniors occupy all the remaining seats and could only stand.

Naruse looked back at her twice, "Come here."

There were people getting on, the bus buzzing, and Starfish squeezed beside him, grabbing the handrail.

When Naruse got up, she froze for a moment, and was pulled directly to the seat by him.

He grabbed the handrail and stood firm, "The car is about to start."

She sat down.

"thanks……"

Naruse looked ahead, his body swayed with the sudden start of the bus, and then he was hit by a school girl next to him who couldn't stand still.

"Ah, sorry, Naruse-san..."

"fine."

Naruse gave her a hand, let go quickly, and looked at Shangzi who was sitting inside.

"I also want to take the exam for a motorcycle driver's license."

She smiled, "Okay."

Starfish looked at them.

"After that, I'll be the only one on the bus..."

"You can also take a driver's license... No, forget it. Can't you go to school by bicycle?"

"It's too tiring to ride to school."

"It's like exercising."

"Don't...the legs will get thicker."

More than 20 minutes later, the bus stopped at the prefectural Tsudakamae station.

"Here it is."

Squeezing out of the car with the crowd, the three of them walked to the school.

Crowds gathered along the way, students in Tsugo uniforms rushed towards this side, and acquaintances greeted each other.

Starfish looked around while walking.

"It feels completely different from half a month ago."

"How does it feel?" Shang Zi asked.

"Senior's feeling." Naruse said.

"Yeah." Starfish nodded.

Shangzi smiled.

Looking at the slightly immature, dazed and uneasy faces in the crowd, she felt a sense of peace of mind from someone who had been there before, but couldn't help but recall the scene when she entered school a year ago.

"This is how seniors feel." Naruse said while looking at her.

"uh-huh."

After walking for a while, they walked into the gate of Jin Gao Gao, which they hadn't seen for a long time, and the mood of the three of them became more or less tense.

"Guanghe Yiye has already arrived, and I should have seen the second grade class information..."

Hai Xing took out his phone, glanced at the calm group, "Why didn't you say anything?"

"Anyway, we'll see it soon."

Naruse looked ahead, the atrium was full of people, and the new term assignments for each grade and class had already been posted on the bulletin board.

To go to the classroom, you must first know which class you are assigned to, and the three of them also squeezed over there.

"Where are you going, the second grade is here."

Naruse grabbed Haixing who was walking towards the first grade.

"Oh oh oh... forgot."

I'm too nervous...

I just said that I feel like a senior.

Hai Xing blushed a bit, followed him and Shangzi to squeeze in.

"Huh!" Naruse stopped suddenly, she bumped into his back, and he didn't move, didn't respond.

She looked at him, but his eyes were straightened, and he could already see the division of classes inside.

"..."

Naruse took a deep breath.

Shangzi is not tall enough to see anything, and is still trying to squeeze in.

Turning her head to notice his expression, her heart sank suddenly, and her footsteps also stopped.

Looking at each other, Naruse pursed his lower lip.

"Shangzi is in Class C, and so is Haixing."

She looks at him.

"...Where's Chunhai?"

"Class A of the second year."

"..."

Shang Zi moved his lips, said nothing, turned his head and continued to squeeze in.

She wouldn't doubt his words, but she wanted to see the real shifting situation with her own eyes.

Squeezing in again, she finally came to the bulletin board, and the first thing she saw was the list of students in class E of the second year in front of her.

【Second Year Class E】

Hikari Takikawa

……

"Light……"

Shangzi scanned up and down, and there were several familiar names in Class E, but among the companions, there was only one person, Guang.

She looked to the left again.

【Second Year Class C】

Nakako
……

She saw her name immediately.

Further down, is the name of the starfish.

There is no Spring Sea.

"..."

Shangzi took a deep breath.

"Class A of the second year..."

She squeezed to the left again, and came to the placement information of Class A of the second year.

【Second Year Class A】

Harumi Naruse
……

His name was also immediately visible to her.

But what she saw was not just his name.

【Ichiyo Mori】

"..."

Shangzi no longer remembered how he squeezed out of the crowd.

When she came back to her senses, she only heard Hai Xing beside her say:

"Harukai and Yiye are in Class A...Shangko and I are in Class C...Is Hikari alone in Class E?"

"Ah."

Shangzi looked at Naruse, and he also looked at her. After a brief silence, he managed to force a smile.

"Class A of the second year and Class C of the second year, I remember that they are both on the fourth floor... they are also very close."

"……Yes."

Shangzi also quickly smiled, and looked at Haixing again.

"Great, fortunately Hai Xing is also in Class C, so there is no order."

"Uh-huh."

Hai Xing hadn't expected much about being assigned to the same class as him, and she couldn't say she was disappointed at this time, and her mood recovered quickly.

At least she wasn't alone, she was satisfied.

Naruse looked at Shangzi for a while, held her hand, and led her to go outside.

"Go up."

"Ah."

The moment he turned around, Hai Xing saw that the smile on Shang Zi's face disappeared suddenly, biting his lip, frowning, looking like he was about to cry.

"..."

She was stunned.

Does Shang Zi care so much...

"starfish?"

After walking a few steps, Naruse looked back at her.

"...Ah, here we come."

Haixing followed, but Shangzi looked away, she couldn't see any more expressions.

The second grade is a link between the past and the following among the three grades, but the classroom is the highest, either on the fourth floor or the fifth floor.

Go up the stairs in the middle, go up to the fourth floor, and the three of them will separate at the stairs.

Class A is on the left side of the stairs, and Class C is on the other side across the stairs from Class B.

"We're over."

"Ah."

Naoko waved to Naruse, and led Haixing to Class C.

Looking at the backs of the two, he turned and walked into the classroom of Class A, looking for his seat on the blackboard.

"The row by the window, the last seat." Someone next to him said.

"..."

He turned his head and glanced at her, "Why are the first and second graders in the same class?"

"Who knows." Mori Jian folded his arms and pushed down his glasses.

"Where is your seat?"

"Here." She stretched out her hand, pointing to the second-to-last seat by the window, "in front of you."

"..."

Naruse stared at the seat chart again, then turned and walked towards his seat.

When he sat down, Morimi also sat down in the front seat and turned around again.

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come with the light."

Naruse looked at her.

"You don't know how disappointed Hikari was after seeing the class division just now." Morimi continued.

He forced a smile.

"I can imagine."

Not only is there no companion in the class, but the classroom is still in a lonely corner on the fifth floor. If it were him, he would be depressed for a while.

No wonder the two arrived at school first and didn't say anything in the group chat.

"Shangzi and Haixing are in Class C."

"Ah."

Senjian looked at him, "It must be disappointing."

Naruse looked out the window, not wanting to speak.

"I feel pretty good."

"..."

He glanced at her, "Not only can you not get the first place in the grade, but the first place in the class is useless."

Sen Jian snorted, but he didn't look too unhappy, and turned around again.

Naruse continued to look out the window.

Among other things, the seat by the window on the fourth floor has a much better view than his original seat.

"One leaf—"

A cheer drew his attention back, and he looked over to see a girl wearing glasses standing beside Morimi's seat, her face full of joy.

"Great, the second grade is also assigned to the same class."

"apricot……"

Looking at Ogasawara, Morimi also had a look of surprise on his face, "You have also been assigned to class A."

"Hey, didn't Yiye notice it before?"

"Well, noticed."

"Liar, Yiye's expression just now..."

While talking, Ogasawara casually glanced at the boy behind her seat who had been staring at them, and was taken aback for a second.

"Boyfriend is here!"

"..."

Naruse looked at Morimi who turned around, and she shook her head, "I've explained it many times."

He looked at Ogasawara again.

"I remembered, you are Xiao Lin's girlfriend."

"..."

Ogasawara's eyes widened all of a sudden, and his face quickly turned red.

"What girlfriend, don't talk nonsense..."

"Then please don't talk nonsense."

Ogasawara looked at him, said nothing, then lay down on Morimi's table and whispered to her.

Naruse was reminded, and looked at the seating chart on the blackboard, looking for familiar names.

"Ito and Kobayashi..."

Itoo Ito and Kobayashi Masaru from Class C of the first year were also assigned to Class A of the second year.

Naruse searched according to the seating chart, Kobayashi was not in the classroom, but Itoo had already arrived, and when he looked over, he waved to him.

Naruse also waved back.

There were also a few girls from Class C who he didn't know well, so he didn't say hello.

After a while, a familiar figure appeared at the door of the classroom.

Looking around at the door, she walked straight over and lay down on Naruse's table like a corpse.

"I'm tired of studying."

"..."

Naruse pursed his lower lip, "Don't you just have friends everywhere?"

Takikawa Hikari sighed deeply, and turned to look at him.

"It's different..."

"I can't do it either."

"The first grade and the second grade are both in Class A, it's too unfair. Ichiyo, you can change classes with me... Please."

"Yes." Sen Jian also turned around, "But I don't care what I say."

Takikawa Hikari lay down weakly.

"This is completely different from what I expected in the second grade..."

"You don't expect all five of us to be in the same class," Naruse said.

"Yes."

"That disappointment is inevitable."

She sighed again.

"What should I do……"

"It will take a while to get used to it."

"...Chunhai said that again."

"Because there is no other way but to accept it."

Takikawa Hikari suddenly stopped talking.

After lying down for a while, she got up and looked out the window silently.

"Light?"

"I'm up."

Smiling at him and Mori, Hikaru Takikawa left Class A.

The two looked at each other.

"She won't do anything."

"do not know……"

During the conversation, the teacher of Class A of the second year also walked into the classroom.

"Everyone go back to their seats—"

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