Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 544 Return from Hiking

Even after taking a good rest during the meal, Naruse and the others did not regain much strength. After filling their stomachs, they did not want to go far. When they reached the edge of the river beach behind the stream pavilion, they were too lazy to move anymore.

There are some seats with parasols by the river. Judging from the writing on the umbrellas, it seems that they are provided by a nearby hotel. Generally speaking, they are not open to the public, but there are no people around, so a few people just sat on them casually. .

The water flow was turbulent, and the Oirase stream met another stream not far upstream, and the river suddenly became much wider.

It is not the rainy season right now, and the water is not abundant. There are a lot of rocks exposed in the river, which are whitened by the sun.

"I still feel very tired... I'll definitely fall asleep soon when I get in the car."

Starfish lay under the parasol, turning his head to look at the stream next to him, wanting to go and take a dip for a while.

Playing in the water is not a shameful thing, but no one took action, and she was too embarrassed to be the first to speak, not to mention that there were other second-year students lingering nearby.

"After returning to school, do you still want to go to the handicraft club?" Naruse asked Naoko.

"Well...it depends on the situation." She thought for a moment, "If you are not too tired after returning to school, just go there and stay for a while."

"Yeah." He nodded and said nothing more.

After having a meal and sitting down again, there are still more than 20 minutes of rest time left.

The breeze blew along the river, taking away the heat. They were too lazy to go anywhere else, and planned to stay here until the gathering.

"I'll go down and see."

Naruse stood up under the watchful eyes of several people, raised his legs, climbed over the simple guardrail, and jumped steadily to the river below.

He didn't stop until he reached the water's edge, looking at the turbulent white waves at his feet and the other shore only a few meters away. Then he bent down, picked up a stone, and threw it into the water.

thump.

The small splash caused by the stone was swallowed up by the raging rapids in an instant.

He walked down a few steps and picked up another stone.

thump!
After looking at the people still sitting, Haixing also got up and went down.

"Don't fall into the water." Morimi warned.

"Will not."

Looking at the starfish jumping in the river, Hikaru Takigawa looked at Naruse again. He was squatting by the water, not knowing what he was looking at.

She didn't know what he was thinking now.

At the end of the day, they only spent so little time with each other, and she didn't even understand what kind of relationship they had now.

She didn't agree to anything, but she also didn't refuse again.

"..."

Taking a deep breath, Takigawa Hikari recovered her thoughts and looked calmly at Naoko sitting opposite.

She was lying on the table, her arms resting on her head, and she was looking at her boyfriend by the water in trance.

Her chest became heavy again, and she couldn't sit down. In the sight of Naoko and Morimi, she climbed over the guardrail and jumped to the bottom.

She did not approach Naruse and Haixing, walked to the water's edge and stood alone.

"Shangzi, do you want to go down?" Morimi, who was still on the shore, asked.

After looking at the three people below, Shangzi stood up.

"Go down and have a look."

The two of them followed into the river. Naoko walked to Naruse and stood next to him for a while, "Are there any small fish in this kind of mountain stream?"

"Yes. After all, the upper reaches are Lake Towada. Although I haven't seen a single fish so far...but there is this."

Naruse lifted up a stone, and underneath were two crabs the size of fingernails.Suddenly losing cover, they immediately fled to the side.

"Ah, little crab..."

Naoko also squatted down, and Naruse stretched out his hand, held down one of the small crabs, and carefully grabbed it.

"Although the pliers look small, it will probably be very painful if pinched." He brought the small crab in front of her, "Shangzi, do you want to hold it?"

"I'll just take a look..."

She stared at the little crab in his hand that was constantly waving its pincers. It was cute but also a bit ferocious, and she really didn't dare to take action.

"I remember that when I was playing in the water in Nanmuchuan a long time ago, the starfish were still naked and I was caught by a crab."

"It's light...well, wait, it looks like a starfish."

Naruse was not sure, so he looked back at the two people standing on the other side and called them over.

He held the little crab and dipped it in the river water. When they got closer, he suddenly picked it up and showed it to them.

"Wow!"

Haixing immediately jumped back, almost hitting Morimi who was following him.

Naruse smiled and looked at Naoko, "It seems to be her."

Shangzi also laughed and comforted Haixing: "It's just a little crab, be careful not to get caught."

Although the crab was small, it was in Naruse's hand that Haixing doubted that he would suddenly throw the small crab at her.

She expressed her concerns, and before Naruse retorted, she couldn't help but think about whether she had done this before.

The conclusion seems to be no.

"Then let Guang hold it."

Takigawa Hikaru was also a little hesitant, but seeing Naoko looking at him, he took it carefully.

"I'll look for other little crabs."

Naruse continued to rummage, and Hikaru Takikawa held the small crab, which was looked at by Haisei and Morimi who came over again.

"I remember Hikaru being caught by a crab before," Morimi said.

Takigawa Hikaru nodded. "Me too." Starfish said.

"..."

Naoko looked at the two of them, then looked at her boyfriend, and found that he was also looking this way.

The two smiled at each other.

Naruse continued to search for a while, but couldn't find any other crabs for a long time.

"Stop destroying other people's habitats," Morimi said.

He raised his eyes and found that Hikari Takigawa had no hands, and the little crab was not in the hands of the other three.

"Have you let it go?"

"Yeah." Hikaru Takigawa's eyes immediately separated from his, "I feel like I'm about to die."

"It's not that fragile." Naruse smiled, washed his hands with stream water, and stopped searching.

After walking further down the river, the five of them returned to the shore. It was almost time to gather back.

When they arrived at the parking lot in front of the stream hall, they temporarily separated and returned to their respective buses.

"I'm finally going back..." Mori didn't want to move when he sat down, leaning his head back.

Naruse responded, unable to muster much energy.

Almost all the students in Class A had returned to the car. After another ten minutes, Yanagisawa got on the car and started taking roll call.

"See you Sen."

"here……"

Only her voice was heard but no one was seen. The teacher looked over and Naruse grabbed her wrist and waved it.

After the names were called, the bus started.

The engine roared, and a few minutes later, several buses, led by the second-year Class A bus, left the parking lot one after another and sped away in the direction of Tsumae.

On the way back, Morimi didn't have the energy to flirt, so he took off his glasses early and fell asleep holding his boyfriend's arm.

The same goes for Naruse. The two of them sat down and slept until the bus returned to school.

When he woke up, the bus was slowing down and entering the school gate.

Next to him, Morimi woke up earlier. He opened the curtain and squinted outside, seeming to have forgotten that he still had glasses.

"woke up."

"Ah."

She lowered the curtains and said, "It's almost five o'clock. Do you still want to go to the club room?"

"Go and sit down, wait until Shangzi goes to the handicraft club for a walk and then go back."

Glancing at the two girls who were still asleep in the seats next to her, she came up and kissed him on the lips.

"Then I won't go there."

Naruse licked his lips and said, "Go home directly."

"Well... let's go to the bookstore and buy a few exercises and go back to do them."

Naruse was silent for a moment, thoughtful.

She looked at him, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing... I was just thinking that after the cultural festival is over, it's time for me to get serious."

"..."

Morimi looked at him for a while.

The bus soon stopped at the school and opened the door.

"Everyone, don't be in a hurry to go home. I have something else to say-"

The teacher stood up and asked the students to go back to the classroom and wait for him.

"Do you have any plans outside of Jinda?" Morimi asked as he got out of the car.

"Ah."

"where?"

"It hasn't been decided yet. The upper limit is Dongda University."

"..."

She took a deep breath and didn't know what to say for a long time.

Back in the classroom, as soon as Yanagisawaoka stepped onto the podium, Morimi turned around.

"Is this what you told Guang yesterday, to apply for the Faculty of Education and become a teacher?"

"Ah."

"Did you decide too hastily?"

"No rush." ​​Naruse shook his head, "Since Guang mentioned this matter to me before, I have been thinking about it consciously or unconsciously."

"Is this what your heart wants?"

"Rather, this is an option that I don't dislike when I can't find any other target."

Naruse glanced at the teacher on the podium, then looked at her again.

"In one and a half years, this goal will become a lantern that lights up my future, or help me find the path I truly want, or even more unshakably, become my future choice."

(End of this chapter)