Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 38 The Eve
In the last full week of September every year, the actual number of days of class is actually only two and a half days.

The cultural festival starts on Thursday and ends on Saturday afternoon, and after the last class on Wednesday morning, the rest of the time is used for preparation.

This year is no exception.

"It's already lively." Shangzi said.

Naruse turned his head and looked outside the classroom, students were coming and going in the corridor, everyone's face was a bit excited.

"Hurry up and eat."

"Ah."

No matter how important the cultural festival is, we have to talk about it after lunch.

The two whispered while eating bento, while the classroom and corridors were already filled with the screams and laughter of impatient students.

"Ah, everyone is so happy—"

Hikaru Takikawa dragged a chair and sat down beside him, still looking outside.

Naruse turned to look at her: "I finished eating so quickly today."

"Well, Yue doesn't have a good appetite today, I only ate a little."

"Is Miss Yue all right?"

"Don't worry." Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "It's also because of tomorrow's cultural festival. Although it's a third year, I still look forward to it like a first year."

"Because Tsuga's cultural festival is really exciting." Naoko said on the other side.

"Yes."

Naruse thought of another thing: "After the cultural festival is over, it will be the third grade school trip."

"That's right." Hikaru Takikawa nodded, "The result of this year's vote is Kyoto, but in previous years it was basically Tokyo."

"Kyoto..."

Naruse thought for a while, "Aside from Tokyo, is there any other option with a higher ranking?"

"Hokkaido."

"Then I'd rather go to Hokkaido."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "When we reach the third grade, it will still be the mainstream to choose to go to Tokyo."

Naruse shook his head, had nothing to say, and continued to eat bento, but Takikawa was called out by his friend after not sitting for a while.

"At that time, I will also vote for Hokkaido."

"Haven't Shangzi always wanted to visit Tokyo?"

"I don't think so much now."

"Okay, then we have two votes."

After eating the bento, Naruse and Naoko sat chatting in their seats. The cultural festival executive committee Koji Tanaka suddenly stepped up to the podium and announced that the lunch break was over and that the preparations for the cultural festival would begin next. Unrelated personnel should leave the classroom as soon as possible.

"It's almost time for me to go to the department." Shangzi stood up, carrying his schoolbag.

All the desks have to be pushed to the back of the classroom to be stacked. If there are things to be taken away, they must be taken now.

"Yeah. Ah, Shangzi, put my schoolbag in the locker for me too."

"it is good."

Naruse handed out the schoolbag, but when Shangzi was about to take it, he suddenly withdrew his hand.

"..."

She glanced at him with a smile.

He reached out again, "Does the handicraft society need my help?"

Shangzi took the bag, "No need."

Naruse looked at her: "Where is Shangzi?"

She smiled slightly.

"no problem."

He didn't say much, and Shangzi didn't stay any longer, and quickly left the classroom of Class C of the first year.

"Narase, don't sit still, come and help move the tables and chairs to the back of the classroom."

"coming."

This side is being moved, and the decoration work on the other side has also started.

All kinds of posters, stickers, banners and other decorations that have been prepared one or two weeks ago are climbing to every corner inside and outside the classroom at an alarming speed.

And that's just one class.

Naruse took a break from his busy schedule and took a peek from the back door of the classroom, only to find that the entire corridor on the third floor had been completely dyed in the color of the cultural festival.

"It's amazing." Takikawa Hikaru suddenly appeared and put his shoulders on his shoulders.

"Ah."

She raised her arms high, "Look forward to it, this is Tsugako's cultural festival——"

Naruse glanced at her, "You also come in to help."

"Come on~"

In Tsugao, where cultural clubs are very rich, students who can stay in the classroom to help, except for those who have no clubs like Naruse, the rest are basically members of the sports department like Hikari Takikawa.

Putting down the last desk, Naruse heaved a sigh of relief.

He turned around, and Takigawa Hikaru was standing on another desk, sticking something to the wall, and there were three or four girls surrounding him.

"Be careful, Hikari..."

"Do not worry."

The venue has been vacated, and the students on duty are rushing to clean up. The next thing to do is to assemble the soundproof room.

The materials prepared before were stored in the school warehouse, and Koji Tanaka had already brought a few boys there.

Naruse came to the corridor and looked at the other first graders who were busy on the same floor.

The project of Class D is a vulgar maid cafe, he has heard about it for a long time, but at this time, the students of Class D are coming and going, but he has not seen anyone dressed as a maid.

Further on is Class E.

According to Morimi, as early as June, Class E had already decided on the project of the cultural festival: a self-made doomsday movie.

And she was the screenwriter—it took one night to write the script, and then she didn't care about anything else, and she didn't know the final completion of the self-made movie.

However, judging from the excited expressions on the faces of the students in Class E, there should be at least one piece of content that can be played.

Naruse was watching when Koji Tanaka and the others appeared from the stairs next to Class E with the materials in their hands. He immediately went to help.

Moving things to the classroom, facing a pile of wooden boards covered with double-layer soundproof cotton, Naruse assigned a rubber hammer.

"Everyone, be careful when assembling, don't break the wooden board." Tanaka Koji said.

Naruse smiled, waved a rubber hammer, and tapped lightly on the palm of his hand.

"I will try my best."

If the degree of liveliness can be described by specific numbers, then the liveliness of Jin Gao just after noon is definitely an astronomical figure.And now, when school is over on the first day, the excitement is still much higher than usual.

Looking at the excited faces in the corridor, Shangzi thought so.

"Shangzi?"

Suzuki Kazumi, who was walking in front, turned around, "What's wrong, are you in a daze?"

"Here we come." Shang Zi followed quickly, holding the trash can in his hand.

Arranging and decorating the department room produced a lot of unnecessary things, such as packaging bags and scraps. They came down to take out the garbage, and this was already the fifth trip.

Kazumi lowered her head and glanced at the cleanly emptied trash can, "I probably have to make two more trips."

"If there is no new rubbish." Shangzi nodded and smiled at her again, "Just work harder."

"Well--"

Kazumi stretched her waist, and looked at the students passing by in the corridor, "Cultural Festival, it's finally about to start."

"Yes."

"I've been looking forward to it for so long, and now it's in front of my eyes, but it feels a bit unreal."

Shangzi just smiled.

Kazumi looked back at her again, "After the cultural festival is over, there will be a celebration party at the station, is Shangzi going to participate... I mean, Takahashi-senpai and the others will definitely dominate the atmosphere of the celebration party. Do you want to go?"

"I will attend." Shangzi said, "This should be the last off-campus gathering of the Handicraft Club this year, and I always feel that I should not be absent."

"That's what I said..."

Kazumi sighed, "I'll go too."

"Don't force it."

"I can't just leave Shangzi there alone."

"Not to the extent of a single person..."

And Kazumi has already moved on to the next topic: "Generally speaking, after the cultural festival, the second-year seniors in the club will gradually reduce their activities...Although it will basically not be until next spring, when they are promoted to third grade will retreat."

Shangzi looked forward, "Under normal circumstances, it is like this."

"I hope Takahashi-senpai and the others can also have such a self-awareness."

"Who knows."

Back in the department room of the handicraft club, the two continued to clean up the excess leftover materials, and it took two trips to clean them up.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Thanks for your hard work--"

As minister, Ritsuko Sugiyama stayed until the end.

"Everyone, go back to rest early today, and welcome the cultural festival starting tomorrow with full energy."

"it is good--"

When he was about to leave the department room, Shangzi saw her nodding to him, so he nodded in response.

Passing through the connecting corridor between the main and auxiliary buildings, she came to the classroom of Class C. She saw Naruse standing outside a soundproof room that had been assembled with her arms folded. She didn't know what she was thinking.

"what happened?"

"Shangzi... is it over there?"

"Ah."

Naruse opened the door of the soundproof room and showed her the inside: "It's dark when you close the door—Tanaka said he forgot to think about the lighting."

Shangzi looked inside, "Forgot?"

Naruse was a little helpless.

"The actual situation is that the soundproof cotton cost too much money, and the budget is not enough. I have to bring a desk lamp by myself tomorrow."

Shangzi laughed, "Then take it. Is one enough?"

"It's enough to bring one, and let others consider the rest. Go home."

"uh-huh."

The two went downstairs, and when they walked out of Tsudaka, Naruse looked back.

The quaint school gate has been decorated with the most gorgeous decorations, colorful and eye-catching, a huge flower arch spans both sides, and in the middle is a text cut out of colored paper.

"The cultural festival is finally about to begin."

(End of this chapter)