[Flower card love] turned into a thousand winds

Every love story seems to reach a peak at some point, and then, it falls flat.

After Chihaya returned to Tokyo, she once again devoted herself to the frenzied practice of Utaruta.Although her elder sister Chitose was always inquiring about insider information, but Chihaya's tone was too tight, she didn't say anything other than pointing out her index finger and middle finger and making a victory gesture to her.

Chitose, who didn't give up, sneaked into Chihaya's room to peek at her mobile phone, and then found her and a handsome guy sitting on the Ferris wheel, with the starry sky as the background, holding hands and taking a picture like a jade beauty group photo.At that time, even if I tried to maintain a calm and composed mood, it would probably be futile.

For Ayase Chitose, who claims to be glamorous, youthful and invincible, being surpassed by her younger sister who only looks at chubby girls since childhood, and it is still emotionally, such a blow is undoubtedly huge.

However, as the eldest daughter of the Ayase family, Chitose cheered up quickly.It took her 5 minutes to put on the makeup she was most satisfied with, then put on her newly acquired fashionable cloak skirt, carrying a small golden bag that she snapped up not long ago, and walked out of the house gracefully and gracefully on high heels.

She decided that starting today, her goal in life is to find a better man than her sister's boyfriend!

Chihaya, who didn't notice her sister's thoughts at all, still practiced singing cards at the Baibo Club day and night, and her New Year holidays were running out in the blink of an eye.

On New Year's Eve, Chihaya was invited by Xiaozao to visit New Year's shrine together.That night, she ate dinner early, greeted her family and went out.

However, Chitose, the elder sister who has struggled for nearly a week and failed to find a man she likes, is wrapped in a thick padded jacket, curled up sadly at the kotatsu table, watching the live broadcast of the Red and White Song Concert with her parents.

She seems to have given up a bit.After pouring a cup of warm tea down her throat, she exhaled a mouthful of white mist and looked at the ordinary father sitting beside her.Although I don't know how this old man He De can give birth to such a beautiful daughter as her, but it seems that it is not bad to marry such an ordinary man.

"Oh! Ono Masae is really good!"

Chitose raised his head abruptly, and saw his father, whose face was flushed from drinking beer, pointing at the young girl on the TV screen.

Masae Ono and Chitose belong to the same firm, and the two of them are competitors of the same age. It's just that the woman is omnipotent. With her angelic face and sweet voice, she is able to confuse the world and board the An important stage like the Red and White Song Club.

Damn.The anger in Chitose's heart was ignited.

She glanced contemptuously at her father at the side, and suddenly opened the thick padded jacket that wrapped her, revealing her exquisite figure in a high-end dress.

Sure enough, I still can't live my life in such an ordinary way. The thought I had just at that moment was too self-destructive.She shook her head, clearing those messy thoughts from her head.

That's right, marrying a bad old man like my father is simply a failure in life!This was the ambition she had abandoned since she was 13 years old, and her revived fighting spirit made her return to the original beautiful and proud Chitose Ayase.

"At this time next year, I will also stand on that stage!"

Chitose pointed at the TV screen and made a declaration similar to that of her younger sister Chihaya.There was a winning flame in her eyes, and she was full of confidence, as if no one could stop her.

Ayase's parents, who were staring blankly at their daughter, looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

"That, Chitose..."

"What are you doing!"

"Only singers can go to the Red and White Song Club. If you sing..."

"..."

It was because of tone insufficiency that she chose to be a graphic model when she was a child. Chitose almost forgot that her goal was to be an actress, not a singer.

"Ah! I really still want a boyfriend!"

With a mournful roar from Ayase's house, midnight was approaching.

At nearly 11 o'clock, there was already a long queue at the shrine near Chihaya's house.In addition to young students like them, there are also aunts and mothers-in-law in kimonos in the team.As one of the traditional items of the New Year, Chihaya seldom came to participate in this kind of sacrifice.

"Chihaya, here, here!"

She found Xiaozai in the crowd, followed by the short Komaye and the fat Nishida.After getting closer, I found that the first-year Tamano and Mahiru were following behind the original team, and the two Sudou brothers were wearing orange wool caps.

"Hano-san and Tsukuba's family have already gone to the front, Chihaya, let's follow soon."

Following Xiaozao's call, Chihaya followed the team ahead.

The hands of the watch pointed to 11:50, and the huge torii gate standing in front of the shrine was already surrounded by noisy crowds, looking isolated and helpless.

It didn't snow tonight, but it was extremely cold.Chihaya turned on her phone, and a series of blessing emails bombarded her inbox like firecrackers.Baibohui's seniors and juniors, Harada-sensei, Miyauchi-sensei, Sakurazawa-sensei, as well as Rione, Megumin, and Inokuma-senpai who were once rivals... all familiar names and whispered blessings.

The sky is full of stars, and everyone's mouth is full of white mist.The New Year's bell came from far away, and the crowds crowded in the shrine began to gradually become more emotional.

Chihaya's cell phone lit up again, and it was a new email. He seemed to be sitting around the TV with his family watching the New Year's Eve program in Fukui during the New Year's Eve.

Then there is Shi Chang, her email is very short, only clearly wrote four words "Congratulations for the New Year", without any emoji, which is in line with her personality.

The last is the One.He uploaded a photo in the email, the content is that he prayed for Chihaya at the shrine in Kyoto.

Chihaya quickly checked all the emails as if flipping through documents, and then closed the phone cover contentedly.Then, as if she suddenly realized something, she screamed loudly.

Hearing Chihaya screaming in situ, Xiaozai turned around, and curiously turned his gaze to Chihaya who reopened her phone and kept flipping through the emails she had read.

"What's the matter, Qianzao?" Xiaozao brought her face closer, and then fixed her eyes straight, "Ah, so the minister sent an email!"

She looked at Chihaya's surprised and dull eyes with satisfaction, thinking that she was short-circuited and disconnected because of Taichi's email, and a little excitement surged in her heart.

Xiaozao held Chihaya's hand while rushing towards the front of the team, and by the time they finally lined up to pay their respects, more than ten minutes had passed.Although in the past ten minutes, Chihaya still maintained a dull expression.

Xiao Zuo rang the palm lantern bell, clapped his palms together three times, closed his eyes, and silently made a new year's wish.

——I hope that Chihaya and the minister will have a good result.

Xiaozao, who didn't even know why she made such a wish, took a long, deep breath.In short, this year's wish is to keep more songs for Ruize, who brought her three years of good memories.

"Xiaozao, Xiaozao."

Feeling someone pulling her sleeve, Xiaozao turned her head and saw Chihaya who was still in a daze.

A large mobile phone screen stretched out in front of her, and Chihaya pointed to one of the emails with her slender fingers and said, "Xiaozao, look, Shi Chang sent an email."

"what?"

"Why does Shi Chang know my email address? Hey, why? Why?"

So did the point just now be there...Xiaozao felt a little downcast, while looking at the excited Chihaya, she growled silently in her heart: So Shichang is the only one in Chihaya's eyes from the beginning to the end? Give me back my New Year's resolution, woo!

However, in a place Xiaozao doesn't know, her wish may have already come true.

After the New Year holiday, Japan ushered in the coldest January.Chihaya, like all ordinary female high school students, goes back and forth between school and home, repeating the daily highlights of life.Compared with the crazy practice at Baibohui some time ago, her practice intensity was greatly shortened in the week before the official start of the Queen's Race.Teacher Harada told her that during this period of time, what she needs to hone is not the technique and speed of grabbing cards, but the mentality of facing the Queen's match.

Chihaya, who was ordered to go home to reflect, was sitting in front of the TV in the living room. In front of her were all the videotapes of poetry competitions in the past few years.In fact, she has watched these video tapes countless times, but now when facing this part of the video, she always feels a little strange.

She thought that this strange feeling was probably due to her lack of self-confidence.

After the email bombardment on New Year's Day, Chihaya's cell phone has been particularly quiet recently.The date of the entrance examination for Kyoto University is approaching, and Taichi is probably buried in a sea of ​​various questions every day.Xin came to Tokyo again, and went through the relevant recommendation admission procedures at Bianchuan University, but due to the rush of the schedule, he did not have much interaction with Chihaya.

Xiaozao and Komano are also preparing for the university entrance examination, and Nishida seems to have begun to aim at the short-term professional courses.In this short period of time, everyone seems to have their own goals and continue to work hard for them.It seems that the companions who have been walking side by side for a long time ended the joking time during the journey. When they reached a certain fork, everyone looked at different futures, and then fell silent with each other.

When reviewing the Chinese course a few days ago, Chihaya accidentally came across a vocabulary called "separate ways".

She thought, this is probably going their separate ways.

The screen of the TV is still constantly switching the scenes of Shi Chang's competition, and those images from the past flooded into my mind like memories.Chihaya tilted her head and fell on the sofa cushion beside her. She watched the screen quietly, and then turned the volume of the remote control panel in her hand to the softest.

She slowly closed her eyes, and the pictures that emerged in her mind overlapped one after another, playing like a revolving lantern.

It seems... this is the imprint of youth.

She sniffed and raised one corner of her mouth slightly.

The youth spent playing kotaku with my companions is really the best!

Then, after a few days and nights of reminiscing, anticipating, and apprehensively, the last stop of youth finally took Chihaya to the destination originally planned by fate.

On January 26th, 89, the [-]th Celebrity Queen Competition kicked off.

Lake Biwa is still immersed in the dignified atmosphere of morning dew, but the vicinity of Omi Quanxue Hall has become full of people.

The long steps and the dazzling red torii stand at the end of the line of sight, and the small parking lot is crowded with cars of various colors. The people arriving one after another include not only the members of the Karaika Association, the organizer of the tournament, but also There are major news media.In the [-] tatami-sized venue, the cameras and photographic devices one floor above the other are dazzling, and there are many professional commentators invited by major newspapers and TV stations to give on-site commentary.

Chihaya was really stunned by this scene.

Sitting in the challenger rest room, she changed into a pre-prepared kimono early.The pink cherry blossom pattern looks small and cute, but it can't relieve her nervousness at all.

There were two knocks on the door, and after that, the door of Chihaya's room was closed, and Taiyi's figure appeared in front of Chihaya.

"Taiyi, how could it be!" Chihaya stood up in surprise.

In order to allow the challengers to concentrate on the next game, the player preparation room does not allow spectators to visit before the game starts.Chihaya looked at Taiyi who unexpectedly appeared in front of her with her mouth open, and fixed her gaze on the "staff" tag hanging on his chest.

"Ah, this, Mr. Harada gave it to me." Taichi pointed to the hanging tag on his chest, and replied a little embarrassedly, "Because Mr. Harada insisted on saying something like 'Compared to what I said, it would be more meaningful to let Mr. Eyelash go' and so on, so..."

Before Taiyi finished speaking, Qianzao had already walked in front of her three steps at a time.

The figures of the two are so close to each other, as long as Chihaya raises his head, he can see Taiyi's shining eyes.

"Taichi, Harada-sensei said that he has nothing left to teach me."

"Ah."

"He said, all I need now is the desire to win and the confidence to do miracles."

"Ah."

"So, Taiyi..." Chihaya's voice suddenly sounded, and she grabbed the sleeve of the subject, "I...will win."

"..."

The three seconds of silence seemed extraordinarily long.During the time when Chihaya held her breath and waited for Taiyi's answer, she saw Taiyi gradually bend his brows, and an indescribably gentle halo appeared in his eyes.

He slowly stretched out his hand and pressed his palm on the top of Chihaya's head.

"Did you forget it?"

Chihaya raised her head and looked into Taiyi's bright and deep eyes.

"I'm still waiting for you."

"..."

——After becoming queen, I will go to you.

In that quiet gymnasium, in that small world that only belonged to two people, she once swore an oath to him to become queen, and then went to find him.

Taiyi raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "Although you have come to me from all the way, I am still waiting for you to complete the other half of the agreement."

Chihaya stared blankly at the man standing in front of her, and then saw that he curled up his palm with five fingers spread out, leaving only the little finger slightly stretched out in front of her.

"Want to bet with me?" Taiyi raised his eyebrows, "I bet our first-generation captain of Ruize Geliu Duobu will win."

"The above is the assertion of me—the first minister Taiichi Mashima."

Chihaya laughed, and she grinned while squeezing tears from her eyes.

"Like a child..."

Before Chihaya finished speaking, Taiyi stretched out her little finger around Chihaya's right hand, and then entangled with her.

"Hey, Captain, we have an agreement."

"..."

"What about the answer?"

"Mm."... "Mm."... "Mm."...

Chihaya kept nodding her head, then wiped away the excess tears with her other hand.

Only those who stand at the crossroads know that no force can be stronger than an agreement.

When we were young, we tried our best to run forward, chasing an impossible goal, maybe just to be able to walk side by side with someone, in order to leave ourselves a period of youth without regret.