Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 47

Every Monday morning, there is a routine assembly at the prefectural Tsugo Gymnasium.

The duration of the meeting may be long or short, basically no more than 10 minutes, and the content is usually the specific arrangement for the following week.

This week, for example, there is a Year [-] excursion on a Tuesday and a Year [-] school trip that starts on the same day.

The school has the responsibility to notify in advance, but not everyone has the obligation to listen carefully-someone will always listen, and teachers will always repeat.

Just when Naruse was distracted with this thought, a little commotion suddenly appeared in the gymnasium, and it quickly spread at an uncontrollable speed.

Naruse came back to his senses, there were many people around who were as far away as he was, and they were all busy asking questions at this moment.

"Eh, what's wrong?"

"What happened over there in the third grade?"

"Did Kobayakawa say something just now?"

In the noise, unable to hear any useful information, he looked at his intelligence officer.

"The school trip has been cancelled."

Naruse froze.

"No." Shangzi shook his head again, "It should be postponed."

"why?"

"The hotel booked by the school for the school trip in Kyoto caught fire the night before yesterday and cannot receive guests for the time being... That's what Mr. Kobayakawa said."

No wonder it's getting riotous.

Naruse looked at the third graders on the other side of the gymnasium, where the most chaotic place was right now.

After all, for the third grade students, the most anticipated thing this semester is not the cultural festival that just ended, but the school trip.

And now, the school trip has been postponed.

The dean on the stage kept repeating "quiet down" and "quiet down", but with little effect.

"Did you say when it will be postponed?"

"Although the fire was quickly brought under control, it will take time to clean up and repair it. It is said that it will take at least a week for the results to be achieved." Shangzi said.

The destination of the school trip is usually determined by the school teachers after they personally visit the local area. It is related to more than 300 students in the entire grade, and it is not so easy to change temporarily.

What's more, October to November is the peak season for school trips and maple viewing. At this time, it is probably impossible to find a vacant hotel in Kyoto that can accommodate hundreds of students.

After a while, after Kobayakawa kept emphasizing that the school was actively discussing a solution, the gymnasium gradually became quiet.

"...In addition, in order to deal with the sudden fire, this afternoon, the whole school will conduct evacuation training..."

While most of the first- and second-year students were watching the excitement independently, only Takikawa Hikaru gave a positive comment on the postponement of the school trip.

"It's nice to be delayed."

Naruse looked back at her, "Sister Yue definitely doesn't think so."

"Ah, that's true."

Takikawa Hikaru smiled, "I have to comfort her well while eating."

It's just that when it was lunch break, after she came back from the third grade, she brought up another matter that had nothing to do with it.

"Have you visited Chunhai?"

"What?" Naruse was reading a book after eating his bento, trying hard to resist the drowsiness that was about to start.

"Fifty."

Naruse didn't understand, and turned to look at Shangzi on the other side.

She froze for a moment, then asked, "Has it been announced yet?"

"It's posted on the bulletin board in the atrium."

"After the comprehensive exam, the school usually announces the top fifty students as a commendation." Shangzi explained to Naruse, "Some students call this the 'top fifty'."

"Is there only a part of it? I thought everyone called it that." Takikawa Hikaru said.

It turned out that the results of the exam came out, and Naruse asked, "Have you just read it?"

"No, I heard it from someone on the stairs."

Suddenly she smiled at him again.

"But No.1 in the first grade, I already know who it is."

Naruse was taken aback, then smiled.

Now he knows too.

"Let's go and have a look." Takigawa Hikaru stood up and said.

"it is good."

Shangzi also followed.

Go downstairs to the atrium, surrounded by many students in front of the bulletin board.

Before getting close, Naruse heard many people chanting his name.

"Chun Hai has now become a first-year celebrity." Shang Zi whispered.

"It would be great if it could be used for advertising."

"advertise?"

Naruse looked across the crowd in front of him and landed on the name at the top of the list.

"For example, before my name, add the prefix [Department of Restoration of Everything]."

The corner of Shangzi's mouth curved.

"So stupid."

"Think about it too."

Relying on his height, he stopped at a distance where he could see clearly, and Takikawa was protecting Naoko, and squeezed in again.

"Although I know that Chun Hai's grades are much better now than before, I didn't expect it to be this good..."

Hikaru Takikawa stared at the ranking with his eyes straightened, Shangzi unconsciously puffed out his chest.

"In the first semester, when Haruhi was still in the elite schools in Tokyo, he was always ranked among the top."

"Really, it's amazing."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, and searched the list for another name that she thought was great.

And before Chunhai came back, the name that had been at the top of the list suddenly fell to the position that was about to drop out of the top ten this time.

【Ninth Morimi Kazuyo】

"One leaf..."

Although Haruhi "snatched" Yiye's No.1, judging from the ranking, the latter's own problems seemed to be bigger.

"Didn't play well?"

Takigawa Hikaru remembered how she was when he saw her on the day after the exam.

"..."

And a certain girl who was standing in front of the bulletin board before she came over suddenly sighed.

Hikaru Takikawa turned his head to look, and was stunned again.

"One leaf."

Sen Jian tilted his head weakly, didn't speak, only nodded in response.

"You can rank among the top ten even if you don't perform well, you really deserve to be Yiye."

"..."

Is this consolation?
This is not consolation, is it?

Shangzi couldn't help but glanced at Takigawa Hikaru, and quietly pulled her arm.

"Ok?"

"No, it's alright..."

Sen Jian pursed his lower lip, his face was still expressionless, but he didn't want to stay here any longer.

"I'm going back to the classroom first."

"Ah good."

She turned around and squeezed out, with heavy resistance, like a countercurrent.After finally squeezing out, he suddenly tripped under his feet again.

"Ah, sorry."

Fortunately, a hand reached out in time to hold her firmly.

"..."

Their eyes met, Naruse was a little innocent.

"It wasn't me who tripped."

"I know."

"Then why are you staring at me?"

Sen Jian didn't speak, he broke away from his hand and glared at him again.

Naruse pursed his lower lip, not really ignorant of the reason.

He looked at the bulletin board inside and said, "Actually, the difference is not too big."

Especially for the second to seventh places after him, the scores between each other are very tight.

"If Naruse was provoking, then you succeeded."

"...No, it's for comfort."

"unnecessary."

"yes."

Morimi pushed his glasses, and looked back at the ranking posted there.

She seemed to want to say something, but she couldn't speak when she finally left.

After a while, Shangzi and Takikawa Hikaru also squeezed out from the crowd.

"Shangko has also entered the top [-] this time." Takikawa Hikaru said.

Naruse nodded, "I see."

"Has Chunhai tutored Shangzi?"

"It's just that we reviewed together a few days before the exam. Shangzi is already at an upper-middle level."

"Really? Call me next time too." Takikawa Hikari said with a smile.

"Okay."

Naruse agreed casually, and Shangzi curled his lips slightly, but didn't say anything.

When the three of them returned to the classroom, the students in class C basically knew that he became the new number one in the grade.

However, except for a few boys who made a fuss, most of the people reacted calmly, or showed a look of "it really is".

"Be sure to hold this position for the boys in the first grade!"

After Naruse dumbfoundedly accepted the serious entrustment of several boys, the matter passed quickly.

After the lunch break, the first class in the afternoon is modern literature, which is so dull that it makes people drowsy.

Squeak, squeak, only the sound of chalk rubbing against the blackboard can be heard in the classroom.

I don't know how many times he changed his hand to support his head, Naruse turned his head and looked at Hikari Takigawa, she was already lying on the table.

Looking at Shangzi again, although he was not asleep yet, his eyes were narrowed and his head was shaking.

If this continues, sooner or later, both of them will fall.

Naruse turned the notes to the back, tore off a page, thought for a while, and wrote down a sentence [what to eat tonight].

Folding the note, he turned around, and before he had time to throw it to Shangzi, there was a loud noise at the front door of the classroom.

"..."

Looking at the startled teachers and students, the intruder slammed on the front door a few more times.

"It's on fire!"

(End of this chapter)