Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 421 No regrets
Taking the plug and dragging the cord, he found the power outlet and plugged it in. Naruse turned around and raised his voice.

"Open and try!"

Snap, as soon as the sound fell, the emergency lighting connected to the power cord suddenly turned on, releasing a reassuring bright light.

"OK!"

Naruse also returned there and asked people to move the other lights closer to the wall so as not to block the road.

After all, the lanterns that came back one after another were bigger and bigger than the last.

He is now the chairman of the executive committee, and he knows that these lanterns will eventually have to be dismantled, but that will be after the Tsudaka Festival.

In the remaining two days, we still have to find a place to put the lanterns, and the greenhouse behind the teaching building is the perfect place.

"Don't block the road, let the lanterns at the back pass first."

"Can't put it down? Then tear it down."

"Which class is that blocking the road over there taking pictures? Are they from the first grade? Then go over and scold them."

Several lighting lamps provided sufficient light, and the lanterns came back one after another. The students in each class had their own thoughts, which still caused some confusion.

The lantern parade ended at eight o'clock, and Naruse estimated that the finishing work would take at least an hour, so when he saw Haixing coming with the lanterns of Class C, he asked her to wait for him a little longer.

"Ah good……"

"Is Mr. Seiichiro outside?"

"Dad was sitting in a friend's shop nearby. I told him that I would have to wait for a while before I could go back. It didn't matter what time Dad said it."

Naruse nodded, "Then if you see Hikari and Morimi, let them go back first. Naoko and I will take your car."

"Uh-huh."

Starfish responded, but followed him without leaving.

Naruse stood by the emergency light with his hands on his hips, continuing to act as a makeshift traffic policeman, directing around. After a while, he noticed that she was still standing next to him.

"I sent a message to Kazuye and Guang. They have already gone back." Haixing said.

"yes."

Naruse wanted her to find a place to stay by herself, but then he thought that the reason why she was still here was entirely because she was waiting for him, so he didn't say anything more.

"You come and stand here." He pointed to the open space behind him, "Don't block the road."

"Oh." She came over obediently.

"Have you seen Naoko?"

"Naoko...when I came here just now, I saw her standing with the student council president."

Naruse nodded, and suddenly saw a lantern not far away lighting up, and his attention was drawn there again.

"Cut off the power when all the lanterns are returned!"

He ran over to deal with it and stood aside to watch them move down the two diesel generators underneath and remove all the connecting wires.

"Although the possibility of an accident is low, safety comes first."

"Yes, Chairman..."

crackle!

"Wow!"

"what's the situation!"

A small accident occurred when another class not far away was dismantling a generator. There was a flash of lightning and a group of people were frightened and took a few steps back.

Naruse ran over to deal with the situation there again.

Running around, when he returned to where he was just now, the starfish was still standing there.

"you are so busy."

"Who made me the chairman of the committee?"

"Last year's chairman was not as busy as you. As soon as the parade ended, he took a video in front of the school." Haixing said.

Naruse glanced at her, "Then when will they finish cleaning up?"

"Hey, it seems to be around eleven o'clock... I went back that day, and I heard someone else say so the next day."

"That's alright. I want to go home early."

Starfish looked at him, put his hands behind his back, and turned his body left and right.

She put on her yukata before four o'clock in the afternoon and came back from a long walk. Now it was all baggy, and her chest still couldn't support any curvature.

"I think it's really hard for you..."

There was nothing going on for the time being, so Naruse said a few more words to her:

"Haixing thinks that when faced with something that must be done, is it more difficult to finish it in one hour, or to do it slowly in three hours?"

"Eh……"

Haixing thought for a moment, "Three hours, right?"

"I think so too."

"Oh...so, what does this mean?"

"..." Naruse turned back and stared at her for half a minute.

"Oh! I understand!"

Haixing expressed his disillusionment by raising his voice, "Just say no."

"I just said I want to go home early."

"I'm a little tired... I didn't expect to go together." She made up for herself.

"Yeah." Naruse didn't bother to expose her, "Just stay here and take care of yourself. It's almost over."

"Oh……"

He turned around and continued to look around, staring at possible problems.

Starfish looked at his back for a while.

Why do you need to be so serious...

Or maybe he just didn't want to face her.

"Spring Sea."

"Ok?"

"..."

There was no response, so he turned back: "What's wrong?"

She took two steps forward and asked, "What do you think of my bathrobe?"

"...Not bad." Naruse looked away.

"It's been a long time since you've seen me in a yukata."

"Only a few years."

"Five years." Haixing said.

Naruse said nothing, but the way she used to wear a yukata appeared in his mind unconsciously.

Five years? Maybe more.

The summer he left, he didn't even have time to see her put on her bathrobe.

"I also tied up my hair myself..." Haixing whispered, getting closer.

"Is it strange?"

"suitable for you."

"really?"

"Ah."

Starfish touched the hair behind her ears, with an undisguised smile on her face.

"That's good."

Naruse looked away again, and then felt a little tight in his chest... not just dull, but even a little irritable.

He understands everything.

He couldn't accept anything.

He was close in front of him and within reach, but he could only push it away. The feeling as if he had lost something filled his heart, and the friction gave rise to more restlessness.

Why hasn't Shangzi come over yet?
Naruse subconsciously wanted to take out his cell phone to contact his girlfriend, but then he remembered that his yukata had no pockets and that his cell phone had been given to Naoko and placed in her handbag.

He turned back, hoping that the source of the anxiety in his chest would contact Shangzi for him, but her eyes were attracted by a group of girls who came with the lanterns.

When his attention was no longer focused on one place, Naruse also heard the faint crying coming from the other side.

"This is...our last time...wuwu..."

That's a third grade student.

Summer has just begun, but in school, the memories of this part of summer are almost over.

"Chairman."

Someone came over and said, "People from the TV station want to interview you."

"..."

Naruse nodded and went outside against the flow of lanterns and people coming back.

What has a beginning must have an end. This is true for the lantern parade, and the same is true for reporting on this matter. This is something he has known before.

"There was a feeling... that something was over."

When he passed by, the student council president was speaking calmly in front of the camera, with tears hanging from the corners of his eyes.

After a pause, she smiled again.

"However, our Tsudaka Festival lasts for three days in total and is not over yet. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, everyone is welcome to come to the Budokan and Tsudaka to participate in the follow-up activities."

After the interview with the student council president was over, it was Naruse's turn.

"Any thoughts? ... I hope the seniors will have no regrets in their last summer at Jingao."

(End of this chapter)