Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 581 Apology (please vote)

After learning that Naruse had come to school, Hikaru Takigawa and Haisei came to Class A for the second time today at noon, specially coming to check on his condition.

"Have you had lunch?"

"Ah."

Hikaru Takigawa stood next to his seat, looking at his stubble-covered chin, "Instant noodles again?"

"There's nothing else, let's make do with it." The same question was raised again, and Naruse explained more.

"I'll cook for Chunhai tonight."

Morimi looked at her and was quickly noticed by her, "Does Kazuha have any other plans?"

"No, let's talk tomorrow."

Takigawa Hikaru nodded, then looked at Narase, "Okay."

He took a breath, "I can do it myself."

She smiled and said, "Then I'll come to Chunhai's house to have a meal."

Naruse said nothing more and acquiesced to her plan.

On the other side, Haixing looked at the two of them, wringing his hands in front of him, biting his lips, and hesitated to speak.

A hand reached out and took her hand, and the two looked at each other.

"Haixing, let's go together too." Morimi said.

Takigawa Hikaru looked over and said, "Okay."

Haixing's heart had long been moved, but Naruse didn't say anything, so she still shook her head, "I'll forget it..."

She didn't have a chance to say anything more. The preparation bell for class rang.

"Go back to the classroom first."

"Um……"

The two left the Class A classroom and returned to their respective classes. Morimi and Naruse stayed in their seats, waiting for the start of the first class in the afternoon.

"You're not blaming Haixing, are you?" She suddenly asked.

Naruse quickly shook his head.

She nodded, then smiled, "I haven't come to class for a week, can you still keep up?"

"do not know."

"If you don't understand, you can ask me."

He finally showed a little smile and said, "Yeah."

Morimi turned around, and the teacher who taught the first class in the afternoon also walked into the classroom and started class.

"stand up--"

The two classes in the afternoon passed quickly.

At the evening class meeting that followed, Yanagisawa didn't say much after coming over. He explained a few words and then glanced at Naruse in the corner before announcing that school was over.

"Did you promise him that you would come to school tomorrow?"

"Ah."

Morimi turned around, "Then will you really come tomorrow?"

Naruse packed his things and glanced at her, connecting with her eyes, "Really."

After receiving the assurance that he didn't shy away, there was a smile on her face.

"I'll leave you to Hikari today. After school tomorrow, come with me to the study school."

He paused for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."

After packing their things, Morimi and Ogasawara went to the study school.

Naruse waited for a while, and Hikaru Takigawa finally came down.

"I've been waiting for a long time..." She panted slightly, "I just ran an errand for the teacher and delivered something."

"If you have something to do, just go ahead and get busy."

"No, I'm done." Hikaru Takigawa held his hand, "Does Harumi want to go home directly?"

"Go home." Naruse said. Now, he has nothing to do if he stays in school.

"Well..." Hikaru Takigawa hesitated, "Before going home, Harumi, do you want to go somewhere to relax?"

He looked at her, "Where do you want to go?"

"Anywhere is fine, as long as Harumi is willing."

"It doesn't matter to me." Naruse said, "Let me decide."

"OK, let's go out first."

The two went downstairs, changed their shoes, and walked outside the school.

The sky was overcast, it was only three o'clock, but it was already so dark that it seemed like it was five or six o'clock in the evening.

"Looking at the weather forecast, it won't snow today, but it doesn't look like it won't fall..."

Takigawa Hikaru looked up at the sky, a little worried about the weather next.

Naruse also looked up and saw heavy clouds, filled with gloom.

If it was sunny this morning, maybe he would have gone out with her by then, but the actual situation was that it had been cloudy like this for more than a week.

The first snow fell a few days ago and he couldn't go out by bike, so he simply stopped going out. This was the beginning of his laziness this week.

"what……"

Takigawa Hikari spat out a cloud of white mist and watched it dissipate before his eyes, "It's so cold. It's getting colder."

Naruse glanced at the coat she was wearing, "Pull it up."

After buttoning her coat, she smiled at him again, "Let's go somewhere warmer."

"Ah."

"Harunami, why don't you ask where you are going?"

"Anywhere."

She frowned and smiled, but didn't say anything.

When they arrived at the carport, the two of them were about to go in. A girl waiting outside turned around and saw Naruse, and immediately took two steps back.

"..." He opened his mouth, and Takigawa Hikaru had already stood between the two of them, "Kazumi, are you going back?"

"Um……"

Suzuki Kazumi looked at her, then quickly glanced at Naruse behind her, avoiding his eyes.

"Kazumi, let's go...eh, Hikaru?"

Another girl came out of the carport pushing a bicycle and looked at the three people parked outside.

"Is Koharu going home?" Hikari Takigawa greeted her.

"Well, it's too cold. I don't want to stay in the club room."

She smiled and said, "Yes, I'm going back too."

After a casual chat, the girl left with Suzuki Kazumi.

Takigawa Hikaru looked at Naruse again, "Let's go too."

"Ah."

Before walking into the carport, he glanced at the two figures walking towards the school gate.

Suzuki Kazumi, his classmate in the first grade, one of Naoko's closest friends, and the person he thought was most likely to hide her in the days after she disappeared.

In order to find out the whereabouts of Shangzi, he once stopped her alone, asked some questions, and forcefully asked her to take him home and searched her house.

As a result, Shangzi was not there, and she was frightened by him.

"..."

I should have apologized to her just now.

Naruse took a deep breath, turned around, walked into the carport, and got on his motorcycle.

"Where are you going?" he asked Takigawa Hikari.

She put on her helmet and rode out of the shed first, "Chunhai just follow me."

The two rode out of school, while Suzuki Kazumi and her friend pushing the bicycle were still walking on the roadside.

Naruse thought for a moment, leaned to the side of the road, and stopped in front of the two of them.

"..."

Suzuki Kazumi was startled and quickly hid behind her friend.

"Sorry, Suzuki-san, I was too reckless some time ago and scared you. I want to apologize to you."

Takigawa Hikaru also stopped in front and looked back.

"Hey, what's going on?"

The only girl who didn't know looked at him and then at Suzuki Kazumi.

She looked at him for a while and shook her head, "No, I can understand... Is there still no news about Shangzi?"

"No." Naruse said.

She pursed her lips.

"If Suzuki-san has any news about Naoko, please tell me. Even if it's just a guess."

He said similar words calmly now, whereas he had looked completely hysterical when he blocked her outside the school a week or two ago.

Suzuki Kazumi sighed softly, "I don't know where Naoko went..."

"I mean after." Naruse said.

"Well, I will."

He nodded, apologized to her again for his previous reckless impulse, and then rode his bicycle to follow Hikari Takigawa and continued forward.

"Kazumi, what's going on?"

She sighed deeply, "It's a very complicated matter."

"Hey~ tell me."

"I don't want to mention it."

"Eh……"

Suzuki Kazumi looked ahead, and the two motorcycles disappeared in front of them in an instant.

After riding with Hikaru Takigawa for a while, looking at the streets to the left and right, Naruse could almost guess where she wanted to go, and the place where she finally stopped was no surprise.

"Play here for a while and then go back." She stopped the car and said to him.

"Ah."

Looking up at the arcade in front of her, Naruse followed her and walked in.

"It turns out there is air conditioning here."

"The weather is so cold and the machines are so cold. If we don't turn on the air conditioner, no one will want to come."

Takigawa Hikaru bought a bunch of game coins, "What does Harumi want to play?"

He looked at the rows of machines and said, "Whatever."

"Then let's play a game that two people can play forever."

"Ah."

She pulled him around the arcade, which was not crowded, and then sat down in front of a machine.

"Let's just play with this?"

"it is good."

Naruse also sat down, put in a game coin, selected a character, and waited to enter the game.

"Are we going to compete with who can pass the level with fewer coins?" Hikari Takigawa suddenly asked.

He turned his head and she looked at him, "How is it?"

"Just have fun."

"Okay." She smiled without forcing it, and looked at the screen in front of her, "I just hope Harumi can be more energetic."

Naruse was silent for a while.

"Whoever loses gets treated to a drink."

"Eh... ok."

(End of this chapter)