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It was destined that they could not have equal dialogue from the very beginning, but what truly pained Saito Haruka was the reality of being looked down upon and insulted.
"Ah, what a lovely scene. Speaking of which, Sakura and the others are nearby. Shall we go say hello?"
"Sakura?"
"Yes, and Yuka and the others too," Nagase Tsukiyo said, looking at her phone.
Saito Haruka, lost in thought, imagined meeting Isomoto Yuka. It probably wouldn't be a happy occasion. Finally, she shook her head and said:
"I used Yuka to do bad things, so she won't be happy even if we meet."
Nagase Tsukiyo lowered her eyes and said:
"I hope you can reconcile with Yuka. I think she must be very upset about being used..."
"And what about you, Moonlit Night?" Saito Haruka asked, tilting her head.
"I?"
Looking at the girl's somewhat confused face, Saito Haruka raised her hand to play with a strand of hair, her gaze drifting to her feet:
"Actually, I also took advantage of you and Huili."
She had always wanted to say this, but she just couldn't bring herself to say it.
Now that he has finally found release, the few words he uttered sounded so light that even Saito Haruka himself was surprised.
Nagase Tsukiyo paused for a moment, then asked, quite puzzled:
"What do you mean by taking advantage of me and Hui Li?"
Just as the two beautiful girls were gazing at each other in silence, a voice came from behind them.
"What a coincidence to meet you here."
As soon as Nagase Tsukiyo saw Kitahara Hakuma, the two of them stood up. Her legs under her skirt were long and fair, and her small feet covered in white socks were very conspicuous on the blue carpet.
Saito Haruka's expression, however, was quite complicated.
She bit her lip lightly, a restless feeling of being unable to find a way out stirring within her body, and finally, as if deciding to face something, she got up.
"Teacher Kitahara, Teacher Shinomiya." Nagase Tsukiyo bowed respectfully to the two of them.
Shinomiya gazed at the girl's serene face and said:
You know me?
Nagase Tsukiyo looked at the woman wearing a black yukata.
Her yukata was embroidered with flowers and butterflies, and a rouge-colored sash tied around her slender waist, making her breasts appear full and round.
"Yes, I had the privilege of seeing you once guide the marching of the wind band."
Shinomiya Haruka smiled faintly, her target clear, her gaze falling directly on Saito Haruka.
"This is Ms. Saito?"
A clear, cheerful voice reached Saito Haruka's ears, making her heart almost stop beating:
"terribly sorry."
"What do you mean by that? Does it mean you're not?" Shinomiya Haruka smiled meaningfully.
Kitahara Hakuba was a little puzzled. Pretending to be stupid at this time would only make Saito Haruka so ashamed that she would be speechless.
The latter's expression grew increasingly awkward, and he turned away with a melancholy expression, offering no reply.
"Looks like you two got a good spot," Kitahara Hakuba said.
"Yes, this place is nice, but the best viewpoint is Mount Hakodate. However, everyone knows that's the best spot, so it gets crowded from noon onwards."
Kitahara Hakuba couldn't help but smile wryly:
"Is this implying that I didn't let them out early enough in the afternoon?"
"No, you can see fireworks anywhere."
Nagase Tsukiyo shook her head and said,
"I used to watch it from up here, but this time watching it from down here might be a different experience."
"What about Saito-kun? Do you like watching fireworks?" Shinomiya Haruka asked.
Saito Haruka's face grew increasingly grim. She could sense an accusatory tone in the other person's voice, but she felt helpless about it and knew she had only herself to blame.
"Hmm, it's alright," she said.
Shinomiya Haruka tilted her head back, narrowed her eyes slightly, and said meaningfully:
"That's good. You should see more beautiful fireworks while you're still young, otherwise you won't have the same mindset as when you were young."
Hmm:
Saito Haruka's expression immediately darkened, and a sweet, honey-like light shone down on her head.
"Sorry, I'm not feeling well, I have to go now." She got up as if fleeing, put on her shoes, and left.
"Sunny Bird One One"
Nagase Tsukiyo put on her shoes, bowed deeply to the two, and was about to catch up.
"I'm sorry to trouble you to look after this place, Kitahara-sensei. Don't worry if you don't come back; you can just take the blanket with you."
Watching the two girls leave, Kitahara Hakuba sighed helplessly and said:
"I always felt like you were deliberately using guilt to drive them away."
“I’m not a teacher, so I’ve been very lenient with her.”
Shinomiya Haruka crossed her arms and said,
"Tell me, which girlfriend could speak so peacefully with another girl who has bullied her boyfriend?"
That's very realistic. Kitahara Hakuba had no choice but to nod in agreement. The fact that they didn't fight in person shows that Shinomiya Haruki is being kind.
A little while later, Shinomiya Haruka called the girls over.
"Shinomiya-nee, did you bully them away?" Kuno Tachika sat down sideways.
"I feel like I've been laughing the whole time." Shinomiya Haruka was completely unaware of this.
Mia Nagasawa suggested, "There's still some time before the fireworks festival starts, how about we take a walk around?"
Goto Yu simply nodded and struck a pose as if he were about to have his picture taken.
"I won't go. It's good that someone needs to stay and watch the seats," Kirishima Mai said.
"But wouldn't that seem strange? Leaving you all alone." Kuno Tachibana frowned slightly.
Kirishima Mai smiled, revealing her teeth, and reached out to touch the gaps between her fingers encased in tabi socks, saying:
"The main problem is that these wooden clogs are very uncomfortable for me. They're already in a lot of pain, so I really can't walk any further."
“There’s really nothing we can do about that,” Nagasawa Miyako said.
"Where's Kanzaki-senpai? Do you want to come along?" Kuno Tachibana asked.
Eri Kanzaki's gaze shifted back and forth between Mai Kirishima and Hakuba Kitahara, and the meaning behind her gaze was so obvious that everyone else understood it perfectly.
"I'll stay."
She sat down next to Kirishima Mai as she spoke, not wanting the girl to be too lonely.
So, Kitahara Hakuba went for a walk with four girls, their wooden clogs making a crisp, clattering sound as they stepped on the stone pavement.
The stalls covered the entire stone-paved road of Green Island, and each stall was decorated with lanterns for the port festival.
The clothes worn by passersby are brightly colored, the apple candy and the goldfish swimming in the water complement each other, and adults wearing various masks are taking pictures to commemorate the occasion.
Kitahara Hakuba watched the children wearing masks and waving toy swords running around, and a gentle feeling rose in his heart.
If he were a few years younger, he might immediately buy a mask and start playing around, then shout—
"Laozi makes a grand entrance."
Ah, is this the feeling of "wanting to buy osmanthus flowers and share wine, but it's never like the carefree days of youth"?
I bought bright red candied apples, ate blue Hawaiian shaved ice, grilled corn, and drew fortune sticks.
Kitahara Hakuba became the standard food waste processor. He ate the roasted corn that Shinomiya Haruka left over, and he also ate the apple candy. He took two bites of the cotton candy and said that it might make him fat, so he gave it to him to eat again.
Eat, eat, eat—you can eat anything.
"The prices here are so cheap."
Mimasaka Nagasawa, holding a candied apple in her left hand, said...
“The items sold at our festivals in Kumamoto are very expensive, usually double the price.”
"Are you from Kumamoto? Why did you come all this way?" Shinomiya Haruka asked in surprise.
Yu Goto, holding the camera in both hands, nodded and said, "Yes, it's because of my parents' work."
"Are you both?" she asked.
Mia Nagasawa brushed a strand of hair that had fallen to her ear and said:
"Yu and I are a blended family."
"Hmm... I don't really know if our relationship can be considered a reunion," Goto Yu said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Kuno Tachibana took a bite of the freshly made takoyaki, only to be burned and hissing incessantly.
Mia Nagasawa pondered for a moment and then said:
"Something like a mutual aid society?"
Kuno Tachibana fanned his mouth with his hand: "I still don't understand."
"Is it the kind of mutual aid society where people who all have something to lack can stick together and keep each other warm?" Kitahara Hakuba said.
"Ah, yes, that's it." Nagasawa Miya nodded quickly. "Teacher Kitahara is the best!"
Kitahara Hakuba couldn't help but scrutinize Nagasawa Miyabi and Goto Yu for a while.
This is a rare situation. In blended families that are mainly based on mutual aid societies, there is no love between the parents, and they may not even have an intimate relationship. They simply support each other through life.
Could it be that this spirit of mutual assistance has also been subtly transferred to the two of them?