[Flower card love] turned into a thousand winds

Taking the JR line to Tsuga, Mahiru never expected that she would join Mizusawa Korutabe's sightseeing tour of the national competition.

The scenery passing by in front of her eyes made her, a country girl who had just left Shimanto City, feel very fresh. She couldn't help opening her mouth, and leaned against the car window, showing the same excitement as an elementary school student on an outing.

A can of ice-cold soda was pressed against Mahiru's cheek, and with a hiss, his already hot body suddenly cooled from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.Mahiru was startled suddenly, and the figure of a black-haired boy bumped into his sight.While handing her the soda, he leaned over to the window and looked out: "Is there anything to look at, Mahiru, you are really serious about looking at it."

"Yu, Tamano-kun..." Mahiru took the soda in his hand blankly, retracted his eyes, and sat up.

Tamano Shinobu was too close, the girl almost bumped into his chest with a slight movement of her head, although he always put on a foolish look, as if he could easily mingle with anyone, but Mahiru always felt that It is because of his good looks, his background and family that are not inferior to anyone, and his proud achievements.

That's right, it was only yesterday that she found out that Shinobu Tamano got a perfect score in that not-so-easy entrance examination paper.Of course, the scores of Nishida and Chihaya's make-up exams were also announced at the same time. Both of them passed the passing line with low scores without any risk. Therefore, Ruize Geliu's multiparts finally assembled today and set foot on this land together to witness their final summer land.

Now, a group of nine people are sitting on this JR line, preparing for the high school contest that will be held at Omi Shrine tomorrow, the Koshien known as the high school song card.Mahiru looked at the other side of the carriage, Chihaya was practicing air swing with one hand up, and Nishida, who was often disturbed by her sitting next to her, said from time to time, "Ayase don't wave empty on the tram, I will be hit Yay!" complained.

Sitting across from them was a small boy with glasses called Komano Tsutomu. He seemed to always carry a stack of notebooks with him. Always record new things that come to mind in the blank space behind.

The man sitting next to Komano by the window is Taiichi Mashima, the head of Ruizawa Utabe. He stared thoughtfully at the gradually fading sunset outside the window. His slightly perfect profile was reflected in the transparent car window. After a long time, he turned his eyes back to the carriage, and silently looked at the girl in front of him who was still addicted to waving.

By the way, Mahiru suddenly remembered that besides Tamano Shinobu, there was such a perfect person beside him.

Mashima Taiichi, the first in each subject in the school year, the representative of the science competition area, was born in a medical family, handsome in appearance, gentle in personality, very well-known among the teachers and students of Ruize, both boys and girls think he is really too perfect people.Before starting this Karata apprenticeship, Mahiru could vaguely feel the slightly hostile eyes of second-year Sumire Hanano.Although Oe-senpai smiled and comforted and said, "It's okay, Hanano-san is actually not a bad person", but she can still sense from this small group what Taichi Mashima means to Mizuzawa Utabe.

"Mahiru...will you join Katometabe?"

"Eh?" Mahiru was distracted for too long, and it was difficult for Mahiru to respond to the questions raised by Tamano around him.

He shook the iced orange juice in his hand, and suddenly raised his head and downed it in one gulp.The sweet and greasy liquid moistened the corners of his slightly upturned lips, he moved his eyes to the girl, repeated, and said, "Mahiru, will you join Utabe?"

The girl shook her head, closed her eyes and rolled back what happened from the day of the entrance exam to her head, and replied, "I don't know."

She doesn't know if she will join Utabu, but this may be a new starting point for her.

Shiga Prefecture, Omi Shrine.

The stretch of steps makes one can't help but look up at the ancient buildings behind the red torii gate.It was almost evening, and the Huoshaoyun in the sky was quietly covering up the last trace, hiding in the black stars, quietly staring at the little figure on this land.

After unloading their luggage at the scheduled hotel, Ruize's group of nine people was divided into two dormitories for men and women.

Mahiru suppressed her pounding heart and followed Oe Koza into the bedroom arranged for girls.Although the dormitory with eight tatami mats is not too big, it is enough for four girls.The quilts for sleeping are neatly stacked on one side of the bedroom, and the movable windows can be opened to see the starlight on Lake Biwa at night.

"Hanano-san, Yura-san, hurry up and look over there, someone is rowing a boat."

Following Kozuo's call, Mahiru and Hanano squeezed to the window and looked out.On the quiet lake, a few dark figures could be vaguely seen.The chirping of cicadas caresses the ears in summer, and there is a smell of lake water in the air, which makes people wake up immediately.

"Hey, Chihaya!" Xiaozao just turned his head, but saw that Chihaya who was sitting there without moving was already prostrate on the ground.She pursed her lips, with a look of "I can't help it", and turned to Mahiru and Hanano, "Before dinner, should we go to the hot spring first?"

"Soak in the hot spring!" Hanano folded his hands together, with a few rays of starlight in his eyes, "That's right, I booked a hot spring hotel this time. Wow, wow, they even brought a new yukata here, why don't you make an appointment with Mashima later?" Seniors go together."

"Student Hanano, haven't you given up on the minister yet? By the way, you seem to have become more and more courageous over the past year. Now you have kept many songs. I don't know that the only ones you like about the minister are the new first-year students and... ..." Xiaozao aimed at the figure of the young girl who had fallen asleep on the tatami mat... He Chihaya must be crazy about this song card, she thought to herself.

With a sound of "wow", the sliding door of the dormitory was suddenly opened by someone.

The three girls looked out the door together, only to see a fox-faced boy wearing a simple striped bathrobe, making various strange poses for the girls in the room.After a while, several boys emerged from behind him and rushed into the house one after another, surrounding the girl who fell asleep on the ground.Counting carefully, there are three boys in total, each of them has a face similar to that of a fox-faced boy, and they are pulling the girl's clothes, trying to shake her awake.

"Hey, Tsukuba, what are you doing in front of a girl's room?"

Komano Tsutomu's voice came from behind, the fox-faced boy shuddered, looked sideways to see Xiaozao's slightly sullen eyes, and drove back the few children who disturbed the girl Qingmeng.

Chihaya, who was woken up by the Tsukuba brothers, rubbed her sleepy eyes, got up from the ground and said, "Hey, Xiaozao, are you ready for dinner?"

Xiaozao rubbed his forehead helplessly: "Is there nothing else in Qianzao's eyes besides singing cards and eating?"

Chihaya scratched her ears shyly, Hanano sighed, said "I'm not complimenting you", and walked out with a bathrobe and towel.

In the room where there were only three people left, Chihaya lay face up on the ground, stretched her limbs to form a "big" shape, stared at the chandelier hanging on the ceiling and said, "Xiaozao, it's finally here, the last of the third grade summer."

"Yeah, after this competition is over, I may temporarily stop singing songs for a while, and then concentrate on preparing for the entrance exam."

"What?" Chihaya sat up on the tatami with a grunt, "Is Xiaozao going to retire? I haven't heard of it. Taiyi also said that he should prepare for the exam, so that there will be no one in the club. Don't, then I will change. So lonely."

"It's not about retiring from the club. I will continue to be responsible for the accounts of the club's funds, but I will spend more time studying."

"Xiaozao, have you decided what school you want to go to?"

The girl gave a soft "hmm", she knelt down in front of several huge luggage bags, silently took out a few bath towels from the bags, and stacked them neatly at her feet.Her figure is so petite, but her back is naturally straight, which makes people feel a faint strength.

"A few days ago, Komaye asked me if I would like to go to the Department of Ancient Literature of Qingchen University. He said that he would also go to that university. If I can also pass the exam, we will continue to form in the university. There are many songs left, continuing the dream in Ruize."

"Qingchen University! A prestigious liberal arts school in the city!"

"Yes, so with my current grades, there is definitely no hope. However, Mr. Komaye said that there is still half a year left. If I also want to take the exam, he will help me review together. I don't want to just give up Kara. I didn’t expect to go my own way after graduation, so I want to work hard in the remaining half a year.”

Chihaya listened carefully to Xiaozao's words, and her eyes could not help but turn from shock to emotion. After a while, a few crystal clear tears flowed from her eye sockets, pattering on the tatami.

"Wow! I'm so touched, Xiaozao! It's really a great joy in life to realize your dreams with your companions."

As she spoke, she sobbed carelessly.Xiaozao cast an apologetic look at Mahiru who was hanging aside, "Sorry, she's just so emotional", then walked up to Chihaya, opened her arms, and buried her head deeply in her chest.

"Qianhao, we will be separated from each other one day, so tomorrow's game, we will win to the end."

"Ah."

"No matter how far apart we may be in the future, we must never forget how much we mean to each other."

"Uh-huh."

"It's good for Chihaya, Komano-san, Nishida-san, Hanano-san, Tsukuba-san, and the director. We once stood on the same side of a team competition, and the straight line in front of us tightly connected everyone. Together, no matter how many years have passed, I will never forget that I am a member of Ruize, I have struggled with you, and all the memories that stay in my youth are decorated by you, thank you."

With a plop, there was a burst of noise from the silent Lake Biwa outside the window.

The humming of cicadas in the ear cut off those full of hot tears. At that time, Mahiru who was on the side could only read from the figures of the two girl groups hugging each other how much they left for this song, with some reluctance and sighs.But she still doesn't know that only those who have truly experienced those years can appreciate the weight of those memories in their hearts.And in the next three years, she will also be dyed with brilliant colors by those little song cards.

The slightly sad parting speech did not interrupt Xiaozai's plan to soak in the hot spring before dinner.She took Mahiru with one hand and Chihaya with the other hand, and abruptly brought the three of them to Nutang.

At the entrance of the men's soup next door, people who had finished soaking in the hot springs in twos and threes could be seen coming out together wearing the uniform striped bathrobes in the hotel. Chihaya looked mournful, holding the towel that Xiaozao forced her, and muttered: "I I really want to have dinner."

"No, isn't Qianzao planning to have dinner with the boys in that dirty T-shirt?" Xiaozao scolded.

"What does it matter, anyway, everyone is used to it."

"It can't be done, it just can't be done. As a lady, you have to maintain your manners at all times. Chihaya is really wasting her appearance."

"That's how it is, Xiaozao. I can just change into a yukata, and I can change into a yukata without going to the hot springs. There are obviously ones in the hotel room."

"Of course not!" Xiaozao raised her tone an octave in surprise, "Could it be that Chihaya wants to put on a yukata without washing her body like Tsukuba-kun! This is simply an insult to the yukata, and I will never forgive it!"

Facing Xiaozao's sharp reprimand, Chihaya was still crying and complaining, "It's so troublesome to soak in the hot springs, I might just starve to death in it", but these series of excuses were all rejected by Xiaozuo's imposing "Who are you?" It's so easy to die!" He refuted and went back.

At this moment, there was a commotion in front of the male soup next door.A few men who looked like college students cast their gazes in the direction of Chihaya and the others.

"High school student? Are you here to travel? Do you want to wait in our room to play?"

Facing those strike-ups with malicious intentions, Chihaya poked her finger in embarrassment: "If it's playing Gepai..."

"Huh? Karaoke? What?" The leading man wore earrings and looked very coquettish. He pushed his companion away and walked towards Chihaya, "Little girl, why don't we play a little more together?" Interesting stuff."

"Is there anything more interesting than Karaoke?"

God!Mahiru and Xiaozao were angrily complaining about Chihaya's natural stupidity.Sure enough, apart from her outstanding appearance, Chihaya is actually a completely incompetent beauty, a song card idiot, and her ability to accept worldly things is too low.

Xiaozao at the side clenched her fists tightly, blocking Chihaya's face with her small body.Not to be outdone, Mahiru took two steps forward and stood beside Xiaozao.Facing the other three big men, Mahiru couldn't stop clenching his trembling arms, staring straight at them.

"Hey, I didn't expect that this young lady has a very proud figure, and the other one is also very pure. How about it, do you want to play with my brothers?"

Several men laughed as they spoke, and some people who passed by Tangchi stopped to watch the confrontation between them, but no one was willing to come up to help them.

The man with earrings blocked the way of the three of them, leaning on the wall with one hand, and looked them up and down with a pair of malicious eyes.Mahiru felt a violent throbbing in his chest.

Suddenly, a pair of hands lightly touched Mahiru's trembling shoulders.She could feel a force behind her, and that kind of gaze crossed her side and went straight to the man in front of her.

"I'm sorry you scared my friend."

"Huh?" The man tilted his head and looked at the girl whose expression suddenly became serious.

Chihaya's sudden and forceful response stunned the originally hippie-smiling men.Mahiru turned back to look at her, Chihaya's eyes were full of firm light, which made people feel dazzling.She gently walked around from behind Mahiru to the front, looked at the leader man, and said: "Is there any fun game, you should play with your friends, don't you see that none of my friends want to go? "

The irritated man's eyes froze, he pulled Qianzao's skirt violently, and said: "Little girl, don't toast or eat fine wine."

Chihaya was not intimidated by the man's aura at all, but instead slapped his hand off, saying: "If you continue to pester him, it will be very troublesome."

"Trouble? I just won't let you go today, so what!"

"Who dares not let them go."

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind.Following the scolding, several people looked in the direction where the sound came from.I saw quite a few teenagers standing up and down at the exit, some were holding bathtubs, some were holding towels.

The leading boy looked indifferent, and the corners of his mouth were straightened to show the anger he deliberately suppressed.He was wearing a striped bathrobe in the hotel, his dark eyes gradually melted in the night, and his hair, which was still moist, stuck together wetly.

"Minister!" Xiaozao couldn't help shouting.

The teenagers in front of them all had unfriendly expressions on their faces, and even Yuye could rarely see anger from his brows.He followed behind Tai Yi, took out his mobile phone and said, "Do you want me to call the police now?"

Nishida and Komaye also seemed to have eaten the drug, and they looked like they were going to fight those girls desperately if they dared to touch a hair of their hair.The four Tsukuba brothers waved their fists one after another, eagerly looking at those men.

"Do you want to get out now, or after we call the police?" Mashima-senpai, who had never said a single foul word, seemed really angry this time. He took a few steps forward and looked at the leader man. , "Many people here have witnessed it. I think you will probably spend the night in the detention center tonight."

Maybe this kind of intimidation had a certain effect. Although they were unwilling, the three men still left a sentence of "wait and see" and fled in a hurry.

The entrance of the hot spring quickly returned to calm, and the boys ran towards the girls one after another, asking about their safety.

Mahiru took the condolence milk from Tamano, feeling warm in her heart.She looked sideways, Nishida and Komano were also comforting the frightened Xiao Kano, while the four Tsukuba brothers were clapping their hands in celebration for successfully driving off the enemy.

Only Taiyi and Chihaya who stood opposite each other remained silent.

"What, if I had known that Taiyi and you would come to the rescue, I wouldn't have forced myself to stand out. It hurt so much to be caught by that person just now."

Chihaya's playful words did not get Taiyi's response with a relieved smile, on the contrary, the other party kept his head down and had a cold expression on his face.

"Taiyi, why don't you speak?"

Chihaya shook his shoulder, but in the next second his arm was grabbed violently: "Don't do such a dangerous thing again."

A pair of icy eyes shot straight into Chihaya's eyes, she trembled slightly, as if she was going to be swallowed by the other's eyes.

"Maybe you are very strong in song cards, but Chihaya, you are a girl, there are too many things you shouldn't do."

"Taiyi..."

"I can make you willful, and I can make you brave, but I will never allow those things if I am not behind you."

"..."

At that moment, Chihaya realized for the first time that Taiyi's shoulders were already so wide, and his wrist was already so strong.Before she knew it, her childhood sweetheart had changed from a young boy to a responsible man.