[Flower card love] turned into a thousand winds

In late September, Mahiru and Tamano finally ushered in the first kata tournament in their lives—the Saitama Tournament.

That day coincided with Taiyi's father's surgery, and the members of Ruizege Liuta's department did not come to the competition.In fact, even Mahiru and Tamano planned to stay in Tokyo before, but Taichi said "Yura and Tamano are such an important first time, how can they give up because of my relationship", so they embarked on the journey resolutely.

The seniors of Utaratabe bid farewell to the two of them at the long-distance bus station, lying on the last row of seats and watching their figures getting smaller and smaller until they finally turned into a dot, Mahiru couldn't help but burst into tears stand up.

"It's great to be able to fall in love with Kata." Tamano said silently, turning his head to Mahiru, "Just now, Mahiru thought so in his heart."

The tears in his eyes suddenly froze, and Mahiru rubbed his red and swollen eye sockets with a smile: "Tamano-kun really knows everything."

"Here." He turned his head and reached out to hand the girl a handkerchief.

"Actually, I don't know everything." He paused, then continued, "Really, sometimes, I don't know anything."

Mahiru didn't know if it was an illusion, but it seemed that at that moment, she saw the unnatural expression on Tamano's face that had turned her head away for a moment.His fingers were long and clean, hanging quietly to the side.In the noisy carriage, it seemed that only the five seats in the last row were extraordinarily quiet.At that time, Mahiru suddenly realized that it turned out that the seniors were absent from the itinerary, and it turned out that only the two of them attended the meeting alone.Although there was a crazy act of running away from Omi Shrine overnight with Tamano before to meet Tokyo, but this time, it always seemed to be different.

After a long blank silence, Mahiru gently turned her head to Tamano.

With a "click", the left shoulder suddenly sank slightly, and a furry head rested on her shoulder.The heart seemed to miss a beat suddenly, the girl stiffened her head, and even her breathing became tense.

Tamano's hair brushed Mahiru's cheek lightly, he crossed his hands in front of his chest, and fell asleep on the girl's shoulder while maintaining a seemingly elegant posture.Probably because he used mint-flavored shampoo, and he could smell the refreshing breath from him at such a close distance. He pursed his mouth and slept very peacefully.

In order to prepare for this competition, Tamano practiced all night.His talent and hard work made all the seniors of the Baibo Club look up to him. Even Mr. Harada, who never likes to talk big before the game, couldn't help but encourage him and said: "Rookie, let the song card at the Saitama Conference The contestants are amazed!"

However, for these compliments, Tamano just laughed it off: "I really dare not say anything about the confidence to win. I just want to be here, with Mahiru... to find myself again."

He quietly rested his eyes on Mahiru's body, his thin lips curled into a shallow arc.

——That’s why, let’s join Utabe together, Tamano-kun.Here, you can definitely find yourself again.

Mahiru didn't know all along that he actually remembered what she said impulsively at that time so firmly, and he always took it as his belief and kept working hard.

The bus bumped all the way in the early morning, the hexagonal sunlight from outside the double-glazed glass hit the shoulders of the two, and the dust floating in the air rose like floating, this long seat seemed to be isolated from the hustle and bustle. The tranquility of each other slowly penetrated into each other's breath.

"I want to cross the Yura Gorge..." A few words of waka, dreamlike, poured out from Yu Ye's mouth gently, accompanied by his slightly heavy breath, gradually being swallowed up.

He must be dreaming about the race. Mahiru raised his head and looked at the raised transom on the top of the bus. There were traces of airplane clouds on the blue sky, like a small boat lost in the vast sky. the way forward.

She opened her mouth slightly, and continued the waka in a soft voice: "Where is Piao Piao going, like falling in love."

Those who don't know where to go are just like the road of love... Confusion, longing, twists and turns, harvest, everyone is driving their own boat, floating in water waves that are either plain like water or turbulent.Some people are like brave men, while others follow the trend.They are carefully cared for, waiting hard to search, they are stuck in the vast ocean, feel that they have become small, they still don't know what kind of boat they will encounter on the way forward, Maybe, the owner of that boat is close at hand.

Mahiru took a deep breath and closed his eyes heavily.The chug's exhaust carried the future of her and Yuye, and took them to that unknown future.

Saitama's meeting was as everyone expected, Tamano defeated the opponent by [-] points, and successfully promoted to C-level.Since Wudan's top three can be promoted smoothly, Mahiru is also lucky to be a C-level player.

When the awards were awarded, the winners of each competition stood in front of the podium together. Compared with the excitement of the other winners, Tamano's expression seemed to have never changed.

At that time, Mahiru sat quietly watching Tamano, thinking that maybe for him, a victory at the lowest level was not enough.

But later, when he came back to sit beside her with the award letter, he whispered to me: "The guy who won Mahiru, I have already repaired it severely."

The girl turned her head to look at him in surprise, but Tamano's gaze remained fixed in front of him: "Because of that guy, Mahiru is sad, isn't it?"

His profile looked so awe-inspiring, and his ink-like eyes were filled with mist.Then, his head slowly turned towards Mahiru, until their eyes met, Mahiru realized that Tamano's hand hanging on the tatami was tightly clenched into a fist.

"I'm the only one who can make Mahiru lose."

Mahiru was inexplicably happy at Tamano's unexplained but powerful words.At first, he just wanted to find a companion in this unfamiliar metropolis, but Mahiru, who became serious with Tamano in the process of practicing Kata, was reviewing Komano-senpai's beginner's notes while studying Oe The abstract card notation method taught by the senior sister.It's really like what the seniors said, when I stood on that small battlefield, I waved my arms and listened to the waka in my ears. Every card will have a belief that I want to get urgently.No matter who the opponent is, no matter how powerful the opponent is, they don't want to give up the victory.This is probably the charm of Utaruta.

"Tokyo bus, contestants who want to take the bus back to Tokyo, please gather at the No. [-] bus stop as soon as possible."

Following the reminders of the competition committee members, Yuye packed his bags and gave Mahiru a "let's go" look.

She nodded, followed behind him, and walked towards the established destination.

The empty arena seemed a little lonely, and there was a white cloth strip "Xiaocang Hundred People One Song Saitama Contest" posted on the quiet corridor, and the announcement of the winners had been posted on the mobile blackboard.From A-level to D-level, the winners, quasi-winners, and the names of the third and fourth place are neatly listed.

Mahiru stopped and stood in front of the blackboard, staring blankly at the ink that hadn't completely dried.

I always feel that the name of the B-level winner seems to have been seen somewhere?

On the second day after returning to school, there was a rare gathering in the activity room of Utaritabe.

Taichi's father's operation seemed to have ended smoothly. Everyone in Utabe, who knew nothing about medicine, finally breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing the news that "after a period of rest and recuperation, they can be discharged home".

Nishida, who was gnawing on the meat buns and reporting to everyone the situation on the day of the operation, complained fiercely to Chihaya.

"That guy, Ayase, begged Madam Mashima to return to Utabe immediately after learning that his uncle was safe and sound. Please, can't there be something else to say about that scene of tears of joy? Ayase You really only have Ge Pai in your mind besides Ge Pai."

"Hey, Mr. Roubao, what you said just now is completely sick, the Chinese teacher will be sad!" Chihaya retorted not to be outdone.

"Mashima will be sad, you should have hugged him like you went to the hospital and cried like that day!"

"Ah! STOP! STOP! Stop discussing that topic!"

Chihaya crossed her hands in front of her chest, and slammed into Nishida's chubby body, trying to cover up the fact that they wanted to gossip from what he said.

Hanano on the side gasped and looked at Xiaozao who was already smiling, and asked nervously: "So, what happened that day, what happened, what hugged, what happened!"

Xiaozao covered her mouth and looked at Komano with a smirk: "It's Chihaya...Minister, right?"

"Ah! Why even Xiaozao... said it was comforting, because at that time Taiyi looked like he was about to cry, so...really, it's nothing..."

Komaye raised his glasses, and said calmly: "It was really nothing when Xiaozao and Roubao-san were arguing, but Ayase's reaction just now made me more concerned."

"what?"

"The sentence 'really, nothing...', don't you think the pause in the middle sounds a bit weird?"

"Huh?" Qianzao's eyes widened, with a few streaks of blood on her cheeks, "Mr. Desk, why do you even pay attention to such details!"

"Because this is my dignity as a three-year observer."

In one sentence, everyone present was speechless.

Tai and Chihaya's confession is probably known to no one except Mahiru and Tamano.Mahiru looked up at Tamano who was standing by the wall, and found that he was also staring at her.Tamano's knowing eyes seemed to tell Mahiru that he was thinking the same thing as me.What happened in the stadium, as witnesses, they did not intend to leak it to anyone.Rather than saying that it is respect for the seniors, it is better to say that I want to watch the growth of the hard-won relationship as a bystander.It's not just Mahiru and Tamano, I'm afraid it's the same for all the third graders in this song.

Mahiru suddenly recalled that time, outside the activity room of the club one day after school started, she heard the conversation between Nishida, Oe and Komano.

"The two guys Mashima and Ayase won't be like this until graduation."

The discussion started with a passage like Nishida's words as a chatter box, after Xiaozao slammed "I don't know who was in such an obvious situation before", and Komano summed it up. : "In fact, it has been like this for three years. All we can do is watch quietly."

At that moment, Mahiru, who was standing outside the activity room, couldn't muster up the courage to step in.The partner who has fought together for three years is not only a partner, but also the most important opponent, and the three years spent in this way being able to get to know each other with something, suddenly makes people feel extremely envious.

The setting sun that evening gently shone into the activity room, drawing a straight line of light on the practice field made of six tatami mats.The Japanese melody spreading from the old radio is turning the backs of the three people sitting together in the room, together with the other two closest and most important partners, into a scene before everyone is about to graduate and go their separate ways. There is an invisible bond that binds them tightly together.

As long as there are friends who are struggling together, it seems that the lonely road will no longer be difficult.

There was a sound of sliding the door, and an unexpected figure appeared in the event room.

"minister!"

Xiao Zuo was the first to make a sound, and immediately after that, the eyes of other people also lit up.

Tai Yi, who was a little embarrassed to be watched by everyone, touched the back of his head and responded: "Sorry for worrying everyone. Although my father is still in the hospital, the activities of the club are finally recognized."

"Approved?" Chihaya raised her voice, "Does that mean Taiyi will come back and keep more songs?"

"Well, that's pretty much it."

Although the answer is not very certain, it seems that Tai Yi's retreat has finally been shelved.Chihaya rushed forward weeping with joy, but when she was about to replay the so-called "warm hug" of Senior Nishida again, her outstretched arms froze in the air.

There was a moment of silence in the activity room. In order to avoid embarrassment, Taiyi gently put down Chihaya's arm that was raised in the air, then changed the subject and took out a letter in his hand, saying: "By the way, this thing is stuffed In the letter box in the club room."

Seeing a good show come to nothing, Xi Tian and Xiao Zuo seemed a little disappointed.

Nishida turned sideways, and gnawed the meat bun in his hand again: "Oh, a love letter for someone, it seems to be very popular in school now, don't put it in the shoe cabinet, but throw it in the mailbox of the club, so that the whole club Most people know how to gossip, and the person involved can’t handle it low-key, but it’s not easy to think of the person who caused this trick.”

"Mr. Roubao is really a waste of time. The point is, who is this for?" Xiaozuo raised the core question.

"It's not written on it."

"It's probably Mashima, or Tamano." Nishida glanced at Tamano who was standing aside, "Anyway, it's impossible for Ayase."

"How is it impossible? It's impossible for Mr. Roubao!"

"A Gepai crazy like you is really..."

"what?"

"In short, no one would like a Ge Pai idiot!" Xi Tian changed his posture and continued, "Don't you see that the Queen has never had a man by her side?"

Pfft... I always feel that some terrible truth has been said casually.

Tai Yi coughed a few times, raised the channel in his hand: "Do you want to dismantle it?"

Everyone nodded in unison, and entrusted this sacred right to the hands of the head of the first department.

Following the movements between his fingers, the thin letter paper was unfolded.

"Come, come, let me see, who is it for?" Xi Tian said, and moved closer.

However, after scanning two or three lines, his short eyebrows stood upside down, and then his gaze unexpectedly focused on Mahiru.

"Yura, it's for you."