Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 40 Cultural Festival·Insight

The prefectural Tsuga Cultural Festival is very famous in the vicinity and even in the entire Tsumae City. Although it is not the weekend yet, many people from outside the school have come to visit.

Among them, the mainstream is still college students who have nothing to do.

With the intention of getting to know some of these handsome guys, Hai Xing's hot girl friends left the classroom early and mixed in with the crowd in the school atrium.

And she was forced to stay, instead of one of the friends, in charge of serving drinks to the audience who came to watch the movie made by Class E.

"Am I alone?"

Along with the last line, the male protagonist who was walking alone in the wilderness suddenly stopped, turned and stared at the camera.

Then, the camera zoomed out, zoomed out, and slowly moved up to the blue sky.

After a few seconds of pause, the screen turned to dim.

The End.
The originally quiet classroom suddenly became more coughing and whispering, accompanied by the sound of chairs moving.

Looking at the projection screen that is scrolling through the production list, even though he has watched it several times, Hai Xing still can't help but feel emotional.

Is this the script written by Yiye?Obviously the publicity is about doomsday theme, but the actual content is too stream-of-consciousness.

Completely incomprehensible.

Suddenly, the lights in the classroom were turned on, and the audience left one after another.The lunch break is approaching, and this morning's screening will end here.

Starfish stretched itself.

There are ice cubes and various beverages in the foam box in front of him. In the past morning, only a few bottles have been sold, and the operating income is just over [-] yen.

Only fools from outside the school would buy drinks here, she murmured to herself.

Because these drinks are no different from those bought in the vending machines at the end of the corridor, but the price is [-] yen more expensive.

She also didn't think Class E's self-made movie was so interesting that the audience couldn't bear to leave for a minute.

In the final analysis, this is just a group of students who are not willing to be lonely for self-entertainment.

During the cultural festival, the classroom in Class E was turned into a temporary theater, because some equipment was piled up, the front door was closed, and the back door became the only entrance.

Starfish looked there, thinking about the next plan in his heart, and suddenly noticed a little commotion near the back door.

Then, she saw Hikaru Takikawa squeezing in while greeting people.

It turned out to be light.

Did you come to Class E to find friends?

Haixing closed the lid of the foam box, counted the morning's turnover again, and then threw the pitifully few coins into the change jar originally used to hold the biscuits.

"starfish--"

Eh?
She raised her head, and Takigawa Hikaru walked over, "You are indeed in the classroom."

"Ah, um."

Starfish stared at her blankly.

"Is work over?"

"ended……"

"Great." Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "Let's go to the cultural festival."

"..."

Did she get it wrong?
"Eh?"

Half an hour later, the two walked through the atrium filled with stalls and came to the sub-building.

"Ah, wait a minute."

Hikaru Takikawa held a half-eaten crepe in his hand, "Let's go in after eating."

Hai Xing looked at the unfinished crepe in his hand and nodded.

The benches in the atrium were overcrowded, and the two sat down beside the flower bed.

Hikaru Takikawa looked around, the smile on his face never stopped.Starfish bit the crepe and looked at her for a while, "Light."

"Huh?" She turned around.

"No, that..." Hai Xing hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Why did Guang invite me?"

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "Because Starfish looks relatively idle."

"Is that right?"

"That's it."

But she just came to Class E with the appearance of running after her.

A small piece of cream fell from the crepe. Hikaru Takikawa licked his finger and said casually, "Harukai asked me to go to class E to check on the starfish's condition, so I..."

"..."

That's the point!

Hearing her mention of Naruse, Hai Xing subconsciously raised his eyes to look at the third floor of the main building, but saw him lying on the window of the corridor, looking down.

She narrowed her eyes and her vision became clearer.

He wasn't looking this way.

Lying by the window just because you're bored?

Hai Xing withdrew her gaze, and just about to continue asking Takikawa Hikari why he asked her to come over, when she lowered her head, she saw a familiar figure in the crowd.

It's Shangzi.

She seemed to have just come out of the main building, walked a few steps into the atrium, and turned her head to look upstairs again.

Hai Xing then raised his gaze, and saw Naruse waving at Shang Zi and pointing in one of the directions.

Naoko walked over there and stopped in front of the crepe stand.When there was no one, she quickly bought a crepe.

Naoko raised the crepe and waved it upstairs, smiling all over her face, Naruse raised her hand, then turned and disappeared into the window.

During the whole process, Hai Xing kept watching from a distance, not even noticing Takikawa Hikari's call beside him.

"……starfish!"

"Ah." She suddenly recovered.

Takigawa Hikaru looked in the direction she was looking at, "Did you see your friend... Hey, isn't that Naoko?"

She stood up immediately: "Shangzi——"

Shangzi just took her first bite of the crepe, when she heard the call, she quickly noticed them.

"Light, starfish."

She came over and seemed a little surprised by the combination of the two of them, but she didn't ask anything.

"The crepe tastes good, right?" Takikawa Hikaru smiled.

Shangzi also smiled, "Yes."

"Chunhai's bento was accidentally knocked over, and I gave him all my share, so I can only use this to fill my stomach."

"The bento was overturned? Are you okay?" Takikawa Hikaru asked.

"It's okay, it's just a small accident."

"That's good. Sit here."

Shangzi sat down between the two, and the three ate crepes together.

"How is the situation at the handicraft society?"

"There are a lot of people who come to visit, it's very lively."

"Great, Hai Xing and I are just visiting the cultural festival, let's go there with Shang Zi later."

"Okay."

When Naoko came over, she had the most crepes left in her hand, and Takikawa Hikaru and Haixing waited for her for a while after eating.

"Is it enough?" Hikaru Takikawa asked, "The teppanyaki noodles over there are also delicious. Hai Xing and I have both tasted it."

Shangzi smiled and shook his head, "No need."

"Shangzi's appetite is really small."

She patted her cheek lightly: "I feel like my face has become rounder recently..."

"Ah, is Naoko losing weight?" Hikaru Takikawa stretched out his hand to caress, "But I think fleshy ones are cute too, it's better to say that the current level is just right..."

Starfish watched silently.

Walking all the way, Takikawa Hikaru has become used to seeing the girls she met move their hands and feet.

"Okay, let's go to the handicraft club."

"Ah."

In the annex building, which is mainly composed of club clubs, there are countless places to visit during the cultural festival. However, Shangzi still has something to do when she goes back. Takikawa Hikari decided to accompany her back to the club room first, and then slowly visit the rest of the clubs.

Climbing up the colorful stairs and passing through the hallway where even the floor was painted in various patterns, the three of them came to the handicraft club.

"Hi, good afternoon everyone~"

Hikaru Takikawa strode in, as if he had returned to his club, and greeted him enthusiastically, but there were quite a few people who responded.

"Light!"

"Takikawa, why are you here?"

"Come over here and see what I've made for a month."

Some of them turned their eyes around her, but stayed longer on Shangzi who came back with her.

During the cultural festival, the layout of the handcraft club room has also been adjusted a lot.For the convenience of visitors, the original long tables and the small tables made by the members are now gathered in the middle of the department room, forming an approximately elliptical shape. Visitors only need to walk around to see everything. s work.

After greeting Takikawa Hikaru and Haixing, Naoko walked in through the gap at the corner of the oval and returned to her place.

The two walked and watched, stopping from time to time to chat or observe carefully for a while, and stayed in the handicraft club for more than ten minutes before leaving.

"Shangzi, we're going somewhere else."

Shangzi smiled and waved, "Goodbye."

I don't know if it was her illusion, Takikawa Hikaru and Hai Xing left together, as if they took away the lively atmosphere in the department room.

Do not……

From the corner of the eye, he caught a few gazes projected towards him, and Shang Zi pursed his lower lip.

This is not an illusion.

"That Takigawa Hikari from the first grade is really popular."

Someone sat down next to her, "Speaking of which, she seems to be this flower's childhood sweetheart?"

"Yes." Shangzi didn't lift his head.

Seeing her cold reaction, Takahashi Tomoyo also turned cold, "Don't get me wrong, she is the one who is popular, not you."

Shangzi turned his head and glanced at her with a calm attitude, "I don't think so, Senior Sister Takahashi."

"I thought you had been a little more honest recently, but it seems that you still look down on us seniors from the club."

How can I look down on her, if it wasn't for the so-called senior who always find trouble for nothing, she wouldn't even look at her...

There is no way to say such words.

Takahashi stared at her, "What are you laughing at?"

Shangzi smiled slightly, "Nothing."

She stared at her for a while, "Don't be too arrogant, this flower, do you think I don't understand what you mean by specially bringing Takikawa Hikari here together? Don't you just want to say that you have someone to back you up?"

Prejudice is really harmful, Shangzi thought.

"It's just that I want to come here."

Takahashi sneered, "That's right, of course she came here by herself, you just need to give a little hint, and she will of course 'take the initiative' to come over. Just like the method you used to those boys - put on a look of being bullied Even if you don't say anything, they will take the initiative to stand on your side... nasty bitch."

Is the reason here?
Shangzi couldn't help looking at her.

This should be the most true heart, right?
Before being targeted, she was really not interested in caring about the emotional life of this club senior, and naturally she didn't know who Takahashi was interested in.

The problem is that in the handicraft club, there seem to be many boys who are interested in her, although she treats everyone equally.

so troublesome……

Obviously all he cared about was Chun Hai.

"You've been guessed right, don't you have anything to say?" Seeing that she was silent, Takahashi took the initiative to provoke again.

Shangzi shook his head, holding back his impatience, "Senior Takahashi thinks too much."

Takahashi still sneered.

Looking around, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of Ritsuko Sugiyama, the minister who was looking over here, and suddenly thought of something.

She moved closer and lowered her voice: "Ritsuko gave you a guarantee to become the next minister that day, right?"

"..."

Shangzi immediately looked over.

Takahashi didn't hide his complacency, "Do you want to know how I found out about this?"

Shangzi looked at her and said nothing.

"Because Ritsuko didn't just say such things to you." Takahashi smiled, "Rtsuko likes to strike a balance in the club, you should be very clear about this, so she also chose a successor on my side .Does this flower want to know who this person is?"

Shangzi remained silent.

Regardless of whether this matter was true or not, she knew that as long as she showed any concern, she would be greeted with even more severe mockery from Takahashi.

"Really boring."

She didn't speak, Takahashi soon turned cold again, "Don't worry, I'm just kidding. Ritsuko likes this flower so much, you are the only candidate for the next minister in her mind. As for Ritsuko's promise to you It was Qian Jia who happened to overhear it in the toilet."

She suddenly patted Shangzi on the shoulder.

"No, how can you do this kind of private transaction so casually? At least check to see if there is anyone else in the cubicle."

Shang Zi glanced at the hand on his shoulder, then at her, and finally said, "I don't understand what Senior Sister is talking about."

"you--"

Takahashi's face changed suddenly, but he calmed down quickly, "It's fine if this flower doesn't want to admit it, I understand, this is not something glorious. However, Ritsuko reserved the position of minister for this flower, and as a senior in the club, I also want to give it to him. The younger generation will leave a little 'surprise'."

She thought about it, and if she didn't, she would reveal it now.

"The day after tomorrow's celebration party, this flower will also go... No, you have to come. I will announce it at that time."

Shangzi looked at her, but failed to show a trace of worry as she wished.

It's just that she's a little tired of being harassed and provoked all the time.

"Senior Takahashi has stayed with me for too long."

Takahashi frowned, "What do you want to say?"

"What I mean is, it's not easy for the senior sister to make the paper apple tree 'stand' up again without changing the original design. Now we should pay more attention to that side."

"..."

Takahashi stood up suddenly.

The eyes of the surroundings converged, she glanced quickly, then bent down to get in front of Shangzi, stared at her fiercely, and squeezed out a voice from her throat.

"what do you want to say in the end."

Seeing the unconcealable shock and panic in her eyes, Shangzi suddenly smiled.

She guessed right.

"leave me alone."

"..."

"Ah!" With an exclamation, most of the members of the Handicraft Club and those who came to visit cast their gazes over.

Takahashi Tomoyo forced his way out of the narrow gap between the two tables, almost knocking the exhibits on the table to the ground, but she left the room with a sullen face without turning her head.

Holding her precious work, Suzuki Kazumi carefully straightened the crooked table, responded to the many faces looking at her with a helpless smile, and then glanced at Naoko.

Among the first-year members, Shangzi is the only one who dares to face that evil senior, right?

"Hemei, are you okay?" She even had room to comfort her.

"fine."

Kazumi shook her head, stood up and straightened another unoccupied table that had been knocked crooked.

"Shangzi..."

Shangzi smiled slightly, "I'm fine."

Kazumi nodded, sat back in her seat, and remembered the conversation they had yesterday afternoon when they were taking out the trash.

Persist for another two days, as long as you survive the cultural festival, everything will be fine...

On the other side, Tomoyo Takahashi who left in a hurry came to the atrium without stopping.

In front of the corridor connecting the main and auxiliary buildings, there is a large open space, and this year's annual paper apple tree of the Handicraft Society is placed in the center of the open space for people to visit.

In order to avoid accidents, a cordon has been set up around the paper apple tree. Visitors can only stand outside and are not allowed to touch the works directly.

This is something that has never happened before.

But there has never been such a tall handmade work in the past.

As the main designer and the only "hero" to make it stand up again, Takahashi can only stand outside the cordon and watch at this time.

Inside the cordon, in front of the paper apple tree, there was an introduction sign.

【Paper Apple Tree · Annual Works of Tsumae High School Handicraft Society
Designer: Tomoyo Takahashi
Material: 100% waste paper
Out of the concept of environmental protection, this work is assembled using the principles of structural mechanics as a whole, without using any glue or other connecting materials. 】

Takahashi stared at his work, subconsciously biting his finger.

"How did she know... No, even Ritsuko doesn't know about this, and it's impossible for her to find out..."

She kept looking for various reasons, trying to dispel the doubts in her heart, but Hana Shangzi's expression, as if she knew everything, was like a shadow, always lingering.

"This matter is related to the reputation of the entire handicraft society. She dare not speak out... Whoever tells it will be a sinner of the handicraft society."

A sharp pain suddenly came from her fingertips, which stimulated her to regain her senses.

Takahashi looked at her hands. In order to wash off the super glue that was accidentally stained during the previous "homework", several of her fingers had been severely damaged, especially the left thumb, which even oozes blood at this time.

in case……

What if Shangzi Hua used this matter to blackmail her?
She looked at the tall paper tree in front of her.

Because the evidence is overwhelming, he will have no power to fight back.

In addition, she had resisted all opinions before and was determined to keep her original design. If the incident happened, she would never be able to hold her head up in the handicraft club.

"..."

Takahashi unconsciously bit his finger again.

Being overwhelmed by this Hua Shangzi in the club is definitely worse than death.

"Absolutely...not."

People around came and went, she didn't know how long she stood in front of the paper apple tree, until the school radio suddenly rang.

"Everyone, teachers, students, and guests, the first day of the Tsumae High School Cultural Festival ends here..."

Listening to the radio, Naruse leaned back, and Takikawa Hikari next to him turned his head.

"It's over."

"Ah."

"I worked hard today~"

"So is light."

Hikaru Takikawa stretched his waist, "Tomorrow, someone will be on duty, so you can go to the cultural festival casually."

Naruse smiled, "I'm really looking forward to it."

"Yes~"

The two packed up their things and then separated. Hikaru Takikawa went to find his sister, and Naruse waited for Naoko who came from the club, and then left the school together.

When the twilight gradually deepened, and then completely turned into night, most of the students left, and the campus of the prefectural Tianjin High School became completely quiet.

Until a certain moment, a flash of fire flashed, and the smoke rose into the sky.

(End of this chapter)