[bright] time

Walking through the crowded crowd to the location of the flower viewing meeting, the mobile phone in my pocket vibrated,

"Xiao Shen, mom wants us to go back for dinner this weekend, don't forget! 』

Looking at the email from Eriko, the time is marked at [-]:[-] p.m., it should be Eriko's turn to report the weather soon, right?Also sent an email...Ah….

After reading, press the button to move the letter to the dedicated mail folder.

This habit was accidentally known by Hegu and the others, and was laughed at for a long time.

"Izuku! Here!"

In a park covered with blue canvas and full of people, I heard someone calling me. I looked for it, and found Shinto holding a beer in one hand and waving it in the other, calling me. name,

"Looking at the phone, I'm in a daze. I don't know, don't you? Eriko?"

"///...Ah." Is Shinto too sensitive or am I too simple?

"Oh! My innocent young master! You have been dating for several years and you are blushing just by mentioning your name! Hahahaha! It's really useless! Hehe!"

It was Kadowaki who spoke, laughing at me whenever he got the chance.Truly the best friend.

"Brother Kadowaki, let's talk about Ikaku after you get a girlfriend! Ikaku is really good, show off that you have such a good girlfriend, let's go back once and for all! Hey!"

"That's right! How envious we are! The announcer's girlfriend!!"

"Ah~ But it's still not as good as our recognized goddess──Miss Shin Miner. I'm so envious of Shinto! But it's a pity that this kid was dumped! Hehe~"

"Who got dumped!? Don't take rumors as a topic! I've said that I haven't dated at all!"

"Oh! It's so ugly. If you don't admit it, you still use the trick of "it never happened"! Oh~, I know, I know! As brothers, we will not expose your scars!"

Honda and Komiya also sang along, but they didn't expect that even Shinto was hit by stray bullets.

"Tsk, you can say whatever you want." He drank a big gulp of beer as if giving up on himself.

"Brother Yijiao, please sit down."

At this time, Taya-kun saw me still standing, right?Moved a bit to get closer to Shinto, and just when his shoulder was about to touch Shinto's, Shinto stood up.

"Everyone sit tight, there is no room for Yijiao."

In the end, a seat that even Kurata-san could fit was vacated for me...

In fact, I don’t think it’s necessary for everyone to stand up and help me position the bridge. Wouldn’t it be possible to move it out with a little movement?What a waste of time.

"I'm sorry, everyone..."

Put away your mobile phone and join the ranks of chess players in the first half of their [-]s.

I heard that there are more than [-] people participating this year, and the canvas is spread out in four large blocks, basically divided into three generations, old, middle and young, plus female chess players.Compared with those ten-generation chess players or college students next door who can only drink soda, our group of chess players has also been promoted to the "middle generation"...

"Oka! Come here with another hand! Please!"

"Yes!"

Shindo yelled at the staff of the flower viewing festival.

Just like in previous years, the staff members are low-level young chess players, although usually forced...

I followed up with Fuji and Hetani before, and they all went through this kind of period, especially Mr. Ogata, who inexplicably likes to find rattan balls, and it is only natural that Hetani and I were dragged into the water.

Many years have passed since I became a chess player before I knew it, and we no longer need to take on this kind of task.

Reaching out for a bottle of beer placed in the center, he opened the tab with a bang and took a sip.

"Ha~!" Delicious!

"Taya, Ikaku's drinking capacity is only three bottles. Please stop him when he's about to open the fourth bottle, just one more sip will cause trouble." Shinto said as if I would transform into a demon king.

"yes?"

"Ah, two bottles less than you. In my opinion, you actually drink quite well!"

"Yeah." Taya-kun said and took a sip of the beer in front of him.

I don't know if it's my illusion, but I always feel that the answers Taya-kun gave Shinto today are only two short words.

"Oh? Taya-kun tried it? Make sure you're up to your drinking limit."

"Yeah. I tried it a while ago."

I used to talk to Taya-kun about the fact that you can no longer use age as a barrier to drinking after you become an adult. In order not to lose your temper, find a trustworthy person to have a good drink, and it is safer to test your drinking capacity.

It seems that Toya-kun is looking for Shinto.

That's it too.The only one who can let Taya-kun let go of his worries is probably Shinto.

Even if he gets acquainted with me and He Gu again, he still doesn't change his polite and reserved attitude. This kind of distanced way of getting along should have become his habit, right?With Shindo coming back, I think the happiest person should be Taya Kunra.

But having said that, my drinking capacity should be the worst in the whole chess academy...Sigh~ Obviously I have practiced very hard... Does it really have something to do with physique?

The tooth-shaped moon rose from the ground to the treetops, and the banquet became more and more lively,

As soon as it gets dark, the wine is drunk, and the interest comes together, the topics that a group of men get together to talk about also start to become nonsensical.Of course they didn't dare to face Ta Ya-kun, but now, most of the people sitting here just now have shifted their positions to the low-level chess players next to them.

And because of Shinto's words:

"Boys! The value of a man is not determined by his standing height, but by his lying height!".

Now a group of people are lying on the ground competing, and no one admits defeat.

But I really don't understand, the height of the nose can't be compared when standing?

Why do you have to lie down to compare?

……

No... the height can only be compared by walking down..., could it be...! ?

I glanced at the spot where the next door was watching... from the waist down....

I...///// I'd better sit here and drink my wine, I can't keep up with the excitement over there.

Shinto, who usually doesn't talk much, but is a blockbuster when he speaks, is still the same as before.

It made me blush and break out in a cold sweat...

You can play whatever you want in that area, but please don't think of me at this time,

I don't want to be so ashamed to lie on the ground than that...then that...///

Keeping a low profile as much as possible, drinking the beer in hand...

At this time, Taya, who was sitting next to him, sighed, which almost made me think it was as faint as an illusion.

"Why...do you seem to be troubled? Taya-kun, follow the vine to quarrel?"

"Huh? No...how could it be?"

"Haha... I think so too? Just before Shinto was caught by Shoji, he made a special call to you. It's impossible to quarrel like this? I think too much!"

Is it Go if it doesn't matter if you follow the vine?But Taya-kun is doing pretty well recently.Just when Shindo came back, his fighting spirit was in full swing... I must have misheard.Um.

"...That's it... That's why I don't understand... That idiot..."

"Um?"

"No...it's nothing. Brother Ikaku shouldn't drink any more, right?" Taya-kun pointed to the two empty cans in front of me, "Didn't you say that you're going to pick up Miss Eriko from get off work later?"

"Ah! That's right... I can't drink any more. Thank you. Then...I'll change the tea."

"Shall I get it?" Taya-kun said, stood up, went to get a bottle of oolong tea, and walked back and passed behind Shinto, but accidentally stepped on Shinto's hand on the ground...── oops…

"Ah──! It hurts! Who stepped on my hand!?───..." Shintoichi, whose expression changed drastically, saw Taya-kun's face and suddenly fell silent.Because Taya-kun was staring at him with displeasure.

After a few seconds, Taya-kun took away his white socks and said, "I'm sorry."

"Forget it...forget it." Shindo touched his nose and continued to drink the beer in his hand.

I really don't know who stepped on whose hand...But it's the first time I've seen such an unreasonable Taya-kun...I can't help but start to wonder... Shindo...does he owe money to Taya-kun?

"Oh~~, look who's here? They're still holding hands and shoulders! It's such a good relationship! Beep~~"

Honda yelled and whistled, and everyone immediately looked to the middle of the road full of flower-appreciating crowds, and Heya and Nase walked in the crowd of people coming and going.

Nase wore a dark blue kimono, a yellow belt, and a silver hairpin on the back of her head. The dress was almost comparable to the night cherry blossoms in the garden. It was really beautiful.

The only thing that is not so beautiful is... the movement of her walking over with Gu Tiao and jumping with one hand holding a white clog with a broken shoelace... .

Hearing everyone's teasing, Nase's face suddenly changed, and he raised the wooden clogs in his hand and knocked on Hegutou, making a knocking sound,

"It's all this idiot's fault! I told you to go to a place where there are few people! Why do you want to go from here! My shoes are all trampled!"

"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry...! I've already apologized all the way! How many times do you want me to say it...?"

"One hundred times! One thousand times!! These clogs are very expensive!!" He said in a desperate manner, and knocked on Hegu several times.

Seeing the interaction between the two of them, everyone bent over laughing.

Shinto put the empty beer can back on the ground with a clang, and said with a smile:

"Nase, you really don't understand the romance of a man. Of course this guy who can't speak sweet words is looking for an excuse to hold your hand! What "there are many people, if you don't hold hands, you will disappear", this kid Heya said right?"

"...／/／Hmm." Naze blushed and nodded.Ah, sure enough...

"Shinto!! It's fine if you don't help me, you brat, and you're going to expose me!!"

"Who taught you that this kid is so reckless? If you want to hold him, you can hold him, but to be honest, you can't do it? Nase is so beautiful that you dare not say it? I'm sorry, what is it, really!"

"I am a delicate person! No way!!"

Just when Shinto and Kazutani were arguing, I caught sight of Taya-kun looking at Shinto's hand that I stepped on just now with a hard look...Are you still worried?

Uh... are you worried?

No... I'm really not good at guessing what other people are thinking.I can see that the person's expression is wrong, but I just can't analyze what's wrong...Still don't guess.

The night was getting late, and the banquet was coming to an end. Because I had to pick up Eriko, I left the banquet first and took the tram to the TV station.