Mingze Feng paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you know how much it costs to book a venue for a concert?"

Hiroi Kikuri squinted, "Greek milk one."

Afterwards, Naruzawa Kaede checked and found that the Tokyo Dome costs 1750 million yen a day, which is about 87 yuan.

It's cheaper than I expected, but I still don't have the money. Maybe I can buy a ticket and go in for a look.

Let's focus on rehearsing at Scik Hack.

As December deepens, it brings not only Christmas but also the end of the year. Some people leave Tokyo, while others remain in the city alone, enjoying the solitude of the year's end.

Mingze Feng followed SickHack onto the stage, mingled with several other bands as a mercenary, and occasionally went to Starry to find Xingge. Time passed quickly.

From the first snow in December to the final exams, and two more months after January, it won't be until April of next year that Mingze Feng will return to school as a junior high student.

Before that, there was one more thing.

Shoko Toyokawa and Ryo Yamada were both on vacation, and the two of them came to the door together.

It's rare for Mingze Feng to stay in this house; needless to say, Xiao Xiang must have exposed his whereabouts.

Chapter 74 Winter Camping and Toyokawa Shoko and Yamada Ryo

Look who I've brought here!

Shoko Toyokawa stood behind Ryo Yamada and waved to Kaede Narusawa.

Toyokawa Shoko met Narusawa Kaede's gaze, her smile unchanged. Since the end of last month, she had often worn this "hurry up and thank Miss Toyokawa" smile.

Mingze Feng was enjoying herself immensely. Toyokawa Shoko was to Mingze Feng what Yan Liang and Wen Chou were to Yuan Benchu. She was thriving in the social circles of Starry and Roselia, showing no signs of the half-mad, working-class state she had been in just a month ago.

It's morning now. When he usually gets up late, Mingze Feng combines breakfast and lunch, eating both meals in the morning.

Toyokawa Shoko doesn't get to eat breakfast every day either; this woman has now almost completely figured out Narusawa Kaede's eating schedule and tastes.

Naruzawa Kaede had just finished making herself a bowl of noodles when they arrived. It seemed Toyokawa Shoko had planned the timing in advance.

Toyokawa Shoko and Yamada Ryo came together. When did the two of them get together?

Lately, I've been going back and forth between Starry, Flot, and CryCle. I often run into Toyokawa Shoko at Starry, but I haven't heard her mention Yamada Ryo.

I did hear from Xingge that after Hongxia goes on vacation, she will take up more of Starry's time to practice drums.

[Cynical 1: What I want, I will get]

Yamada Ryo came to ask him to go out and play together in the past.

『? ? ? 』

It's unclear what Toyokawa Shoko is planning, as her narration has become much quieter lately. However, she's been talking more lately, and unsurprisingly, she's likely established a relationship with Ijichi Nijika. The Archangel Shimokitazawa probably possesses magical powers.

Although he and Ichiji Nijika are still not familiar with each other despite Narusawa Kaede's deliberate distance, he believes that Ichiji Nijika can help Shoko become more cheerful.

Although Ijichi Hoshika's lips are soft except when she's kissing, she's a bit tough at other times, but she has a sharp tongue but a soft heart, and she often pays attention to the feelings of the shop assistants.

At home, Naruzawa Kaede was there to keep Toyokawa Shoko company.

Inspired by Houbunsha's worldview, the weightlessness experienced by the lost children can definitely be resolved.

Toyokawa Shoko is no longer the lonely woman she once was.

There shouldn't be any problems... right?

『? ? ? 』

Mingze Feng narrowed his eyes and invited the two into his home.

Before he could speak, Toyokawa Shoko had already invited Yamada Ryo to sit down, served him tea and water, and taken out the snacks that Narusawa Kaede had kept in the cabinet. These snacks were the ones Narusawa Kaede had prepared for her during her last period.

Now, this has given Toyokawa Shoko the air of a mistress.

Mingze Feng's strategic meal.

Meanwhile, Yamada Ryo leisurely sipped her tea and opened a bag of potato chips. She seemed oblivious to Toyokawa Shoko's practiced actions, clearly already knowing something.

【...】

An unusual atmosphere lingered in the room.

An indescribable silence, with the crunching sound of potato chips standing out all around.

"Liang, have you and Xiangzi talked about anything lately?"

"Ah."

Yamada Ryo nodded, her eyes taking in the simple yet tidy, old yet full of life room.

Yamada Ryo was very observant, her keen observation skills were off the charts. Her legs were swinging by the sofa, and the old sofa creaked.

[...The strategy of throwing money around was a complete failure. Even in terms of criticizing Yamato Nadeshiko, she probably can't compare to Toyokawa Shoko... Sigh, it's so troublesome to compete with a rich young lady for a man.]

Naruzawa Kaede hadn't seen Yamada Ryo's *** strategy yet, and judging from the narration, it was ruined by Toyokawa Shoko.

"How about winter camping?"

Yamada Ryo thought about the nearby ski resorts, "There's skiing, let's go to the snow mountain together. We really should ski once in winter."

Lost in the snowy mountains, they huddled together for warmth...

Naruzawa Kaede shifted her gaze away from Yamada Ryo. "Are you kidding me? Where did you learn this kind of plot from?"

Next time, I'll have to carefully check the manga under Yamada's bed and on the bookshelf.

Toyokawa Shoko: "That's a great suggestion! Kaede, you don't have any bands you're helping out with today, right? How about we go together?"

“I know a campsite with beautiful scenery,”

Last weekend I went to camp with SickHACK; Naruzawa Kaede is fairly experienced. As for skiing... there's a daring and scheming girl here, and to prevent a certain snowman from putting both of them in danger due to his ulterior motives...

Skiing? Impossible.

...

Skiing? Of course, there was none.

But... Yamada Ryo never plays by the rules. The last person to do this was Hiroi Kikuri.

At the campsite, Toyokawa Shoko's expression became complicated. She really hadn't expected that Narusawa Kaede would be so skilled here.

They set up tents and started a fire, using firewood collected from the ground, charcoal blocks prepared in advance, as well as freshwater vegetables and meat.

Even sprinkling cumin on grilled meat is done with such skill.

How many girls must have been grilled with this meat?

Yamada Ryo was happily being fed, she didn't care about whether it was delicious or not, or whether she was skilled or not, and she didn't show any restraint in her actions.

She squatted on the ground, her upper body upright, wearing sneakers, her legs spread wide in front of her, extended to their maximum at the knees, and her hands waving up and down in front of her cheeks like cat paws.

Naruzawa Kaede picked up the freshly grilled meat, blew on it to make sure it was warm enough, and then stuffed it into Yamada Ryo's mouth.

At first, Yamada Ryo crept over and reached into the stove, almost getting burned. She was just like a child who couldn't be left alone.

But at this moment, looking at Yamada Ryo's funny appearance, Naruzawa Kaede was more interested in giving her an embedded tail.

Yamada Ryo: "Your eyes are off... Mmm, this is delicious, have some more..."

Toyokawa Shoko boiled the water, put it into a thermos, and then dragged Yamada Ryo away.

...

night.

Since it wasn't a couple who came together, there was naturally no situation where a man and a woman would share a tent at night.

Yamada Ryo rolled over.

Toyokawa Shoko was still awake.

"Aren't you going to sleep?" Yamada Ryo asked. "If you're asleep, I can launch a night raid."

Toyokawa Shoko: "If you really had that kind of guts, you would have done everything already."

Yamada Ryo: "How do you know I didn't do it?"

Toyokawa Shoko shook her head: "If you had eaten and ate clean, would you have been in the same tent as me?"

Tch...you know everything.

Yamada Ryo then asked, "Why don't you come stay at my place? That house isn't the one I rented out. Have you found the person? What did Kaede say?"

"No..."

Shoko Toyokawa added silently, "I didn't go looking for her. Kaede naturally wouldn't know either. There's nothing to say about this."

It's all just some dejected talk, saying things like disappearing into someone else's world, as if that would make everyone happy.

Not worth mentioning.

What's most relevant to Toyokawa Shoko is probably the house she's currently living in, which that man terminated her lease on, and also took away the three months' rent she had just paid.

That money was still swiped by Toyokawa Shoko using Narusawa Maple's card.

Toyokawa Shoko shrank back, and then heard Yamada Ryo's voice again.

"Want to stay at my place?"

"Hmph... Ha, haha." Toyokawa Shoko chuckled softly. The last person to invite her home was Narusawa Kaede. This reminded her of that night with instant noodles and a blanket.

Toyokawa Shoko explained the marriage to Yamada Ryo, who replied thoughtfully.

"So, perhaps it's partly my fault that Feng is spreading kindness everywhere."

Yamada Ryo sighed, "Sigh, how about coming to my place?"

"Thank you, but no, thank you. I...have a home here..."

Toyokawa Shoko was not referring to the rented house that had been demolished, but rather to Narusawa Kaede's house next to it.

Toyokawa Shoko said quietly, "Didn't you see it all? By the way, I've been staying at Kaede's house recently. This guy who's out partying four days a week hasn't noticed at all."

I don't know how alluring the outside world is, but even such a cute fifteen-year-old high school student is no match for it.

"Are you going to live with Feng?"

Yamada Ryo nodded and said exaggeratedly, "As expected, they're still forming cliques to exclude me."

That's not what Toyokawa Shoko wanted to say.

Toyokawa Shoko clicked his tongue in amazement. Yamada Ryo's skill at avoiding the important issues was becoming more and more proficient, and his skin was getting thicker and thicker.

Yamada Ryo stopped talking and quietly got dressed. Seeing this, Toyokawa Shoko narrowed her eyes, immediately got up, put on a sweater, and followed him.

Yamada Ryo went to carry out a night raid, but at this very moment, Narusawa Kaede was snoring loudly.

Chapter 75 Hui Xiang's Self-Awareness / and Xing Ge / Christmas Praise (1)

Toyokawa Shoko turned on her phone and confirmed that it was already past midnight, so a night raid by Yamada Ryo at this hour would probably be pointless.

At this hour, Narusawa Kaede was fast asleep. Toyokawa Shoko had become very familiar with Narusawa Kaede's sleeping schedule over many nights in the past.

So, Toyokawa Shoko continued scrolling through her phone. Bored and unable to fall asleep, she began to go through her past chats one by one.

Toyokawa Shoko's messaging app is very clean; it blocks what needs to be blocked, pins what needs to be pinned, and clearly uses the message do-not-disturb and blacklist functions.

Shoko Toyokawa scrolled up her contact list, from Kaede Narusawa to the Iji sisters, then to Rinko Shirogane and Risa Imai from Roselia, and Ryo Yamada and Kikuri Hiroi. She had really met quite a few people in the past month.

Xiao Mu also sent a new message asking where she could see Naruzawa Kaede perform. Toyokawa Shoko replied with unconfirmed performances at Rilot and Flot stores next year.

There were three more phone calls that went unanswered. Toyokawa's father eventually left, and Shoko Toyokawa, unable to contact him, stopped trying, and she also didn't contact the Toyokawa residence.

Pressing the phone screen against her face, feeling its coolness, Toyokawa Shoko took a deep breath in the dark tent. She was alone in the silent tent; even the slightest movement was audible only as the rustling of her skin against the fabric.

This feeling is the same as waiting at home for Mingze Feng to come back.

In my chat history with Mingze Feng, we've mostly been talking about what I want to eat, what groceries I need to buy, and what I want for late-night snacks. Since I've been staying at Mingze Feng's place, I can just say whatever I want to say.

Occasionally, after Starry closed for the day, Toyokawa Shoko would wait a couple more hours before heading home with Narusawa Kaede, who had finished her shift. At first, she refused, but eventually, she just kept waiting, somewhat confused. They'd eat a late-night snack on the way home, then snuggle into bed together and drift off to sleep.

Just as quiet as tonight.

Thanks to the electric blankets and portable power stations available for rent at the campsite, the combined use of warm tents and sleeping bags makes winter camping in the wild not cold at all; in fact, wrapping yourself in a warm sleeping bag can even make you sleepy.

It was like returning to the warmest embrace in the soul's memory, warm and peaceful.

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