Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 425 Playing with Fire
After rinsing his body, Takigawa Hikaru sat in the bathtub and stared at the small window in the bathroom in a daze.

Regardless of whether the lights are on or not, nothing can be seen outside at this time.

The meaning of this window is probably just to provide a little light during the day, so that people who come in can save the trouble of turning on the light.Although in this home, almost no one comes to the bathroom during the day...

Letting her attention continue to wander on such trivial matters, her tense nerves relaxed a little.

Don't think about those things...

Takigawa Hikaru reminded himself, but couldn't help but complain about someone who just pushed him into the bathroom.

While saying that she wouldn't do anything today to let her down, he deliberately did something with his eyes or small movements that only she could notice, so that she had to brace herself and be ready to stop her next plan at any time... ...And the moment she had been preparing for never came.

As a result, at the end of the night, everyone was grilling meat and playing with the fire. They were all relaxed, but she was the only one who was tense and exhausted.

She was sure that she did it on purpose.

He used the things she cared about to play with her, but she didn't dare to struggle to get away.

What a bad woman... Sure enough, the smarter the person, the worse she is!
wow-

Hikaru Takigawa lay down again, letting the hot water completely submerge him.

The sound under the water was like a roar coming from an extremely distant place. It was low, continuous, and very vague, like her illusion.

After holding it in for more than half a minute, she opened her eyes underwater.

Above the water is a blurry and shaking face.

"what--"

"Wow!"

goooooooooooo...

Whoa!

"Cough! Cough..."

After struggling to get up and choking on his own bath water, Takigawa Hikaru coughed for a long time, finally recovered, and turned to look at the person who was patting him on the back.

"Do you want to scare me to death?"

Morimi raised an eyebrow and pinched her back.

"I'm the one who should say that. I thought you drowned in my bathroom."

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts—"

After his body tensed up and then relaxed, Takigawa Hikaru touched her back, complained to her, and then lay down next to the bathtub.

"What's the matter? Kazuye wants to take a dip with me."

"If the light doesn't come out, everyone will join you in the bath."

"Hey, can't wait?"

"Guess how long you've been soaking."

"Two ten minutes..."

“It’s almost doubled.”

"Eh?"

Hikaru Takigawa turned his head and looked at the LCD screen of the bathtub, only to realize that more than 40 minutes had passed.

Mori saw a little helplessness on his face.

"So when I came in, I found you lying motionless under the water. For a moment, I really thought you were dead."

"..."

wow.

Takigawa Hikari climbed out of the bathtub, "Okay, I didn't pay attention to the time."

"When we're all done washing, it doesn't matter if you want to soak until dawn."

She smiled and said, "Let's talk about it later."

Passing by her, Takigawa Hikaru just picked up the towel outside and was about to wipe his body when he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Turning around, he saw both Naoko and Haixing standing at the door. The former quickly stood up on tiptoes and covered Naruse's eyes as he hurried over.

"How come everyone..."

In the warm darkness, Naruse heard Naoko say: "We heard Kazuha scream and came over."

Light's voice sounded again, "Scream?"

Then the voice that answered was a little helpless: "When I first came in, I was shocked by you pretending to be dead..."

"a ha ha ha!"

Naruse closed his eyes, turned and left the bathroom, returned to the living room and sat down alone.

After a while, except for Morimi, several other people also came over.

Takigawa Hikaru wiped her hair, "I accidentally soaked it for a long time."

"If you don't come out, we're going to go to Nanmuchuan to wash up."

"Haha, that's too exaggerated."

She looked into the yard and realized that the bonfire was almost out.

"Ah, didn't you add more firewood?"

"It's already here, why bother adding more firewood?"

"It's only when it's a little chilly in the middle of the night that we can gather around the campfire to feel at ease."

Naruse was unmoved, "Then you can add it yourself."

Takigawa Hikaru wiped his head twice randomly, put the towel on his neck, got up and went out.

The three of them followed her to the edge and watched her pick up a few pieces of firewood, stir them in the fire, and then put them on them.After watching her struggle for a while, Naruse couldn't help but get up and go over.

The two of them tossed together, guarding the slowly rising flame.

"——Why are those two people playing with fire again?"

Naoko turned around, and Morimi walked out wiping his hair.

"Kazuye washed it so quickly."

"Well, everyone is waiting, so I just took a quick dip."

Shangzi smiled, "It's okay."

Morimi sat down next to him, "Naoko, let's go take a shower. Or Haixing go first?"

The two looked at each other, and Naoko said: "Haixing, let's go first. Don't worry, I can wash with Harumi."

"..."

Haixing looked at her without saying anything for a long time, but was pushed a little by Morimi before he got up and went in.

The remaining two people sat on the edge, looking at the other two people next to the bonfire.

"It feels a bit like going back to the time before." Morimi said suddenly.

Shangzi tilted his head slightly without looking at her directly, "Really?"

"Everyone stays together, but the ones who have the most fun are always Harumi and Hikari. We are all watching," she continued.

Shangzi lowered his gaze and recalled a little bit about each other's appearance at that time... and their respective positions.

"Yes. But the starfish at that time was more like Kazuha now, more active."

Morimi looked at her but said nothing.

Naoko paused for a moment and looked forward: "But Ichiyo is much smarter than Haixing, and not as reckless as her."

Morimi was about to say something, but she continued without giving her a chance to speak.

"Some people are too smart and tend to get into trouble and fall into a world that only cares about themselves...but I don't think Kazuyo is that kind of person."

"..."

With his heart sinking, Morimi slowly took a breath.

"What Shangzi said may just be my shortcomings."

Shang Zi turned to look at him, his face expressionless.

"It doesn't matter. I am Yiye's friend. I will remind you when you make a mistake unconsciously."

"Yes, that would be great."

The two looked at each other for a few more seconds, and at the same time put on a just right smile.

And when they turned away, the smiles on each other's faces disappeared at the same time.

It wasn't until Naruse, who had set up the bonfire again, came back here that Naoko held his hand and spoke again: "Do you want to burn it until dawn?"

"Don't ask me, ask her."

"It's just going to burn a little longer."

Takigawa Hikaru also came over and smiled when he heard the words, "Don't you think having a warm bonfire in front of you at this time makes people feel safe?"

"I've always felt safe."

"It's so unromantic."

The fire was bright, jumping and swaying in the midnight breeze, radiating a hint of warmth from afar.

"I suddenly want to go camping," Hikaru Takigawa said. "It would be great to sleep next to a campfire at night and listen to the crackling sound of burning wood."

In the silent night, her voice reached everyone's ears clearly, but no one responded.

"I want to go camping."

She turned to look at her companions and spoke again.

Stared by her, and stared by Morimi and his girlfriend, Naruse had no choice but to say: "If you wake up tomorrow and still have this idea..."

Takigawa Hikaru's eyes lit up, "Then?"

"Then go by yourself. Camping is more fun by yourself."

"who said it!"

"I said."

"Has Harumi been camping?"

"No, you definitely have no camping experience anyway."

"……Humph."

By the time Starfish came out from the bath, the bonfire in the yard was already burning brightly.

"I ve done washing."

"Naruse, go ahead and wash up." Morimi said, "I found a guest yukata for you, see if you can put it on."

"Ah."

Shangzi hesitated to speak, but finally said nothing and watched him leave the living room.

"I'm going to clean up your room for you."

Morimi also stood up.

"One room per person...or should we all sleep together?"

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