Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 99 Ending
Naoko and Hikaru Takikawa came back after going to the bathroom, and about half an hour later, Naruse also got up and went out.

Back in the concert hall, Shangzi sat in his seat, and seemed to be chatting with Morimi about her cousin.

He took her old seat.

"what……"

"What's wrong?" Shangzi looked over.

Naruse looked at the stage below, "Have the two sides started playing together now?"

"Yes. It seems to be a routine to play in turn first, and then play together half an hour before the end."

"I thought it would be difficult for two different bands to play together."

"Perhaps the two sides have practiced together." Shangzi said.

The two brass bands played together, so there was no short break when they took turns just now, but judging from the more lively rhythm of the music, the brass band members on the stage enjoyed and devoted themselves very much.

"Your の前前前生から拍は, 君を探しはじめたよ..."

(Since your previous life, I have been looking for your trace)

Hikaru Takikawa hummed a few words, and then smiled at Morimi who was looking over from his side.

"How~"

"It sounds good."

"It's over later, let's go to karaoke and sing for a few hours before going home."

Morimi pushed down his glasses, "What time is it?"

"The concert ends at five o'clock. We sing until about eight o'clock, then go to eat something, and then go home."

"At that time..." Shangzi also looked over, "Do you want to go back?"

"No, wait for Dad to drive us back - he's going to go to school and go home after the moon anyway. How about it?" Takikawa looked at the people beside him and asked for their opinions.

Naruse glanced at Shangzi, and seeing that she had no intention of rejecting, he asked, "Apart from us, is there anyone else?"

She has too many friends, and he has no interest in meeting and making friends.

"No."

Seeing that both Naruse and Shangko agreed, Morimi wanted to think about it again, but was shaken by Takikawa Hikari's arms, so he had to agree.

"Ok."

After a while, the ensemble on the stage gradually reached its climax.

As the last elongated tail gradually dissipated, the concert hall suddenly became very quiet.

"Is it over?" Naruse whispered.

"Shouldn't it?" It was Shangzi's first time participating, and he didn't know much more than him.

But at this moment, another melody sounded, and both of them were taken aback.

"Jin High School Song..."

At the end of the concert, Nangao's brass band played Jingao's school song;

And after one bar, the song of Nangao High School performed by the Tsugao Brass Band immediately followed.

The brass band members who had been sitting stood up, and while playing, they smiled and greeted their colleagues from another school beside them.

"It's really good..."

The applause of the audience was thunderous.

In such an atmosphere that could not have been more harmonious, the concert came to a successful conclusion.

The audience left one after another, and the four of them also came outside.

Naoko and Morimi were going to find their friends and cousin respectively, while Naruse and Takikawa Hikari found a place to sit and wait.

"Starfish said she wouldn't come."

"... When did you find her?"

"Just when everyone agreed." Takigawa Hikaru smiled at him, "Because such an opportunity is rare."

It is indeed a rare thing for all three of them to agree.

Naruse just felt that what she said was a little sudden, and he didn't resist Hai Xing's arrival, let alone she hadn't come yet.

"Does Starfish have anything else to do?"

"I don't know...it's at home anyway."

"Really." He didn't say much, and the image of her lying on the window looking at the street below appeared in his mind for no reason.

Putting away the phone, Takikawa Hikari said again:
"Having said that, I feel that Haixing's appearance is a bit strange recently."

"...how strange."

"When playing together, occasionally I will be alone in a daze."

"..."

Naruse pursed his lower lip and frowned, "Don't tell me..."

Hikaru Takikawa was taken aback, "Huh?"

"No, I mean..."

He was silent for a while, taking a deep breath.

"It's normal to have something on your mind when you reach puberty."

Hikaru Takikawa bumped his shoulder, "Why do you say such things in an adult tone."

Naruse was knocked crookedly, and then smiled again, "After all, I used to be an older brother."

"Okay. It's true, so Chunhai's attitude towards Haixing is different from others." She said casually.

"..."

He has something on his mind, and he always feels that she also has something to say.

"Why haven't they come here yet?" Naruse forcefully changed the subject.

"Well……"

Hikaru Takikawa didn't care, and looked in the direction of the two of them, "Let me go and have a look."

"Go."

Watching her leave, Naruse let out a breath slowly and looked into the distance.

After a while, the three of them came back together, dragged him and left the town hall.

After singing happily for more than two hours, Naruse and his party came out of the karaoke, and it was already night outside.

The snow stopped in the afternoon, and the night sky rarely showed its true face, with stars shining.

"It's getting colder if it doesn't snow..." Hikari Takikawa hugged his arms tightly and spit out a cloud of white mist.

Naruse fell behind, looking at the deserted street, "Can you still find a place to eat now?"

Since the beginning of winter, even in the Central Station area, the number of shops that are normally open has decreased. There are not many people in the countryside, and even fewer people are willing to go out when the weather is cold.

Some shops are even only open between [-]:[-] am and [-]:[-] pm during the day, let alone at night.

"Come with me." Takikawa Hikari motioned him to feel relieved.

She led the way, walked for a while, and brought the three of them to a small road, where there was indeed a restaurant that was still open.

【Aomori Famous Items ~ Local Cuisine】

"A set meal of Mutsu Bay's famous products with a hot pot here is only 300 yen. Isn't it cheap? And it tastes good."

Hikaru Takikawa introduced the three of them while introducing them, and greeted the clerk familiarly.

Naruse ordered a set meal of Iwaki Kogen Pork Teriyaki, and handed the menu to Naoko next to him.

She flipped through it for a while, but still didn't order.

"Can't decide yet?"

"Hmm...it looks delicious."

"Then Shangzi, order this, I want to try this white god fish."

"it is good."

Morimi and Takikawa Hikari sat opposite each other, and each ordered a different set meal.

"It's been a long time since I couldn't ride a motorcycle, and I haven't been outside so late." Takikawa Hikaru said.

Naruse looked at her, "Don't take any risks."

"I know. In Tokyo, doesn't it snow a lot in winter?"

Mori Jian next to him answered for him: "Tokyo is so far away from the west coast, most of the water vapor has already turned into snow in the middle."

"It's really good."

Naruse looked around, their seats were far away from the window, so naturally they couldn't see the deserted outside.

"At this time, the streets of Tokyo are still very lively."

Takigawa Hikaru showed a bit of longing again, but it didn't last long.

"However, Tokyo is too far away."

Mori Jian couldn't help asking: "Does Guang plan to stay in this country for the rest of his life?"

Hikaru Takikawa thought about it for a while.

"There seems to be nothing wrong."

Morimi obviously couldn't agree, but he didn't say much.

In fact, she felt that among the four people at the table, she was probably the only one who had a strong idea of ​​leaving here.

leave here?
She was distracted by this sudden idea, but soon realized its essence—just like the goal of Kyoto University, what she really wanted was to see the world.

When she was distracted, the set meals for several people were also delivered one after another.

The earthen stove is breathing fire, and the pottery plate is roasting, and the sliced ​​rock wood plateau pork is sizzling, and the aroma gradually permeates.

"smell good……"

Even if he shared a small half with Shangzi and the three of them, Naruse was very satisfied.

After filling their stomachs, the four of them sat in the cooking room until Takikawa Hikaru's father came to pick them up, and then rushed to the school to wait.

When he arrived, Takigawa Yueya had just finished class, and several of them got into the car to go home.

"Father, take Yiye home later."

"no problem."

Sending Morimi, who lived the farthest, home, Naruse and Shangko also got off at the intersection on the way back.

"Good night."

Seeing the two disappear into the rearview mirror, Takigawa Hikari retracted his gaze and turned to look at his sister in the back seat.

"I packed a barbecue for Yue~"

(End of this chapter)