Chapter 120 Scenery at Mount Takao (3)
"How about it?"
"reluctantly."
"Then let's try again?" Although the sun shines in the middle of the suspension bridge, Toru Watanabe still suggested this.
Kiyono Rin paid a lot for the film, so there is no reason for him not to endure hardships. Besides, once something is done, it is natural to do it to the best of his ability. This is his own idea.
"Can I hear your opinions?" Qingye Rin looked at the four girls who were traveling with her.
Watanabe Toru really admired her. If he himself said to someone, "My relationship with you is not as good as that with another person," he would be embarrassed to talk to that person as if nothing had happened.
Several girls got together to watch the original film.
"Very good!" Ikki Aoi gave a thumbs up affirmatively, and it was unclear whether she was talking about the photography technique or Watanabe Toru.
"I, I feel good too." Hanada Asako said shyly.
"...Yeah." Asu Mai nodded slightly.
Only Tamamo Haomei nudged her lips, which had just been balmed, without saying a word.
"It seems to be okay." Qingye Rin confirmed it again.
"That's good." Watanabe Toru extended his hand to her.
"Do you want to see it?" Qingye Rin handed over the SLR.
"Bag."
"..." Qing Ye Lin took the woven bag off her shoulder, "Next time you ask me for something, please be more specific, Watanabe-san."
Watanabe Toru looked at her cold eyes and gradually reddening cheeks, and nodded subconsciously.
This guy is so cute!
Watanabe Toru had to admit that the main reason he was able to endure until he thought that 'never lying is not a stupid thing' was because Kiyono Rin was beautiful enough.
After wasting the time Ultraman could have taken out five monsters—theoretically fifteen minutes—on the suspension bridge, they continued toward the mountain.
They followed the winding mountain road and finally reached the top of the mountain at nearly five o'clock.
As soon as she reached the top of the mountain, the girl immediately sat on a chair, unable to move. She rested for a long while before she began to drink water in small sips.
Toru Watanabe stood on the observation deck and looked into the distance. All of a sudden, the feeling of climbing up high and looking far came over him.
The weather was very clear, there was not a single cloud in the distance, and one could see as far as one could see.
Dark green mountains stand one after another, and cities are occasionally found in the valleys. The large area in the distance should be the Tokyo city area. In the farthest place, you can even see the snow-capped Mount Fuji.
I heard that Mount Fuji is only open from July to September every year. Maybe there is a climber on top of it looking at this side through a telescope right now.
Toru Watanabe waved at the telescope, feeling that the trip was worthwhile.
After looking around, he walked back to where the girls were.
"I'm sorry that you guys came to hike in such hot weather." Qingye Rin said apologetically to the four people.
"It's okay." Tamamo Haomei waved her hand weakly.
"Yeah, it's nice to take a trip like this once in a while, right, senior?" Even when comforting others, Aoi Ikki was trying to find topics to talk about with Asuka Mai.
Unfortunately, it was senior Hanada Asako who answered her: "Yeah! Sometimes I don't want to go to school, so I buy a ticket for Qingchun 18 and travel around the country!"
"Ah, I understand that. I don't want to go to school either."
"...Tamamo-san, our two meanings should be different, right?"
Toru Watanabe sat down on the chair next to them and looked up at the sky through the roof of Yakuoin.
Blue sky and white clouds, black eaves, green maple leaves, the scene is very simple, but clean and beautiful.
"Would you like some?"
Watanabe Toru turned around and saw that it was Asuka Mai who spoke to him.
His eyes fell on her hands, those slender white hands, holding the plastic bottle with the cap already unscrewed.
The uneven, jagged surface of the bottle cap and the transparent liquid sparkled in the sunlight.
Just as Toru Watanabe was thinking about what the liquid was made of, Asu Mai directly handed the plastic bottle to him.
"Senior, that..."
"It's okay, you're thirsty."
Behind Asu Mai was Hanada Asako's blushing face, Ikki Aoi's open mouth, Tamamo Yoshimi's surprised expression, and Kiyono Rin's slightly frowned brows, not sure whether it was confusion or dissatisfaction.
"No, I'm not thirsty." Toru Watanabe responded after finishing the water halfway.
"..." Asu Mai looked at him motionlessly without saying a word.
An atmosphere of 'I won't stop until you drink' permeated the air.
"Senior Mai, no matter how indifferent you are to your surroundings, please pay attention to the gender of men and women!" Ikki Aoi lay on Hanada Asako between the two of them and grabbed Asu Mai's hand.
Asu Mai first glanced at Ichiki Aoi with a faint look, and then slowly revealed a puzzled expression: "...Only Watanabe-san has no water to drink."
"Senior is so natural! She leaned directly on him last time too!"
On the other hand, women are all Oscars - that's what Toru Watanabe thought at the time.
She refused, and with the unanimous opposition and "scientific popularization" of the other girls, the "natural" senior Mai gave up the idea of giving her water to Toru Watanabe.
After a good rest, the girls started the usual photo session: touching an octopus for good luck, posing like a model at the steps of the temple, holding Mount Fuji in their palms, etc.
As they touched the octopus one by one, Toru Watanabe placed his hands on the six pure stone balls and prayed sincerely.
But men can’t achieve the six senses of purity, right? Especially at the age of sixteen. No, that’s not right. Even at the age of sixty, it’s impossible to achieve the six senses of purity.
"You really need to purify your six senses." Qingye Rin took a picture of this scene from the side.
"If it can really bring good luck, I think it doesn't matter if I can't purify the six senses." Watanabe Toru thought of the system that would have to be refreshed in a few days.
"I don't agree with putting your hopes on luck."
"Kiyono-sama means that we should work hard to strengthen ourselves?"
"No, I want you to face the reality as soon as possible."
"...As a god, you are too merciless."
Qingye Rin pointed the single-lens camera at the girl and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
After taking the photos, it was getting late, so everyone decided to give up walking down the mountain.
There are two ways to get there without walking: one is the chairlift, and the other is the cable car - it runs on the mountain, with one carriage, much like a tram.
"Where do you want to sit?" Qingye Rin just asked.
Ikki Aoi: "Hanging chair!"
Tamamo is so beautiful: "Hanging chair!"
Asu Mai nodded: "...hanging chair."
"I'll take the cable car." Watanabe Toru said simply.
There are six people in total. If they take a chairlift that can only accommodate two people, he must sit with a girl - although he cannot achieve purity of mind, at least he has to understand the bottom line.
"No, you have to take the crane." Qingye Rin said resolutely.
"Why?!"
"I want to take a shot of you riding the cable car down the mountain alone."
"Well, I have no objection then."
"Give me the bag."
After Qingye Rin got back her woven bag, she saw Watanabe Toru's dry lips, thought for a moment, and took out her oolong tea from it.
“…Just this once.”
“Wait, if you suddenly hand me the half bottle of oolong tea that the beautiful girl has left with a shy expression, I will be troubled—ugh!”
Watanabe Toru's profile was pressed against the bottom of a plastic bottle by Kiyono Rin, and the face that was more handsome than Genji's was twisted into a crooked mouth.
"Are you an idiot?"
"No. Absolutely."
"If you don't want to, just shut up, grab your drink and sit on the chair."
"Yes, Minister."
Seeing Toru Watanabe obediently taking the oolong tea and walking towards the hanging chair, and then being startled because his butt was burned by the sun, Qingye Rin couldn't help but stroke the corner of his mouth.
Tamamo was so beautiful that her eyes were sparkling.
In fact, except for Ikki Aoi, the expressions of the other two were not very good, except for Asu Mai, whose eyes, as clear as summer mountain spring water, flashed a hint of strange light.
Finally, they took the chairlift down the mountain in groups of 'Ikki Aoi and Tamamo Yoshimi, Hanada Asako and Asuka Mai, Kiyono Rin, and Watanabe Toru'.
Toru Watanabe didn't know how they were grouped, but the process must have been very interesting.
It's a pity that women competing with each other is a very exciting thing.
The cable car on Mt. Takao is also very "exciting" because there are no guardrails. However, most places are not high from the ground, and if there is a valley below, there will be a protective net.
Toru Watanabe looked at Rin Kiyono who was looking back at him and taking pictures, and couldn't help thinking: It should be okay if the person falls down, but if the SLR falls down, it should be ruined, right?
The SLR camera was broken. Not to mention whether the memory card could be saved, they no longer had the funds to buy another one - the current one was bought with the bonus money of the wind orchestra.
But no matter what, it's Kiyono Rin's business and has nothing to do with him.
Toru Watanabe concentrated on admiring the scenery on both sides.
Green maple leaves are within reach , and tall fir trees are growing luxuriantly, beginning to be dyed with madder sunlight, casting a warm shadow in the middle of the forest.
After coming down the mountain, they went into a restaurant called "Takahashiya" to eat soba noodles.
There are buckwheat noodles in soup and cold noodles to choose from, but in summer people usually eat cold buckwheat noodles: the noodles are placed separately, and a little bit is picked up with chopsticks each time, and then rolled in the soup.
The noodles are very chewy.
The tempura side dish is also delicious, sprinkled with sesame seeds and chili powder, delicious and filling.
After wolfing down the noodles, the girls rushed into an Italian handmade ice cream shop and bought an ice cream each, while Toru Watanabe went to buy grilled rice cakes.
There was a pile of red-hot charcoal, and at a slight distance there was a circle of straw ropes surrounding it, with rice cakes and meatballs stuck on the ropes.
The outside is browned and the inside is very soft. It tastes good, but a little hot in the summer.
After eating, Ikki Aoi suggested going to Gokurakuyu to soak in the hot springs to relieve the fatigue of climbing, but was rejected by everyone.
Hanada Asako checked the time and said, "Sorry, I have a double bass training class tonight."
"I have to go to cram school too. School is about to start and I have to prepare for the entrance exams." Tamamo Mimi unconsciously twirled the tip of her ponytail.
"Let's go back early. Everyone is very tired today." Qingye Rin made the final conclusion.
"Okay. Let's come back to take a hot spring bath when the maple leaves turn red in autumn." Ikki Aoi said regretfully.
Compared to the trip here, the express train back to Tokyo was even quieter. Before ten minutes had passed, almost all the girls had fallen asleep.
Toru Watanabe looked at the receding scenery outside the window, thinking about the fact that school would start in two days.
The rest of the summer vacation was spent with nothing else worth mentioning except for filming scenes on campus.
While other members of the wind orchestra were attending cram schools to prepare for entrance exams or entrance examinations, or were busy with summer homework, Toru Watanabe was still working hard on practicing the oboe.
The day before school started, he took his school uniform to a nearby laundry and had it washed and ironed.
On the evening of the 31st, I carefully put my summer homework, textbooks, stationery, etc. into my schoolbag.
Finally, I turned the page of the calendar my mother bought for me. Summer vacation officially ended and the new semester began.
The classroom was in chaos and the corridor was full of noise. Everyone was chatting with the momentum of "all the summer vacation has been saved until today".
Toru Watanabe sat by the window and wrapped the new book in a folder printed with a Q version image of Eriri Rizawa Spencer from "The Boring Girlfriend".
"So Watanabe, you like young people." Keisuke Saito, who had not seen each other for a few days, made a conclusion on his own that made Toru Watanabe very concerned.
"How is that possible? It's only because Reina-san hasn't released a photo album, otherwise I would definitely use her photo as a book cover." Watanabe Toru didn't intend to tell anyone that he liked legs.
Currently, the only people who know about his special fetish are Miki Kujo and Rin Kiyono.
The former is self-explanatory. Just compare the frequency of Watanabe Toru touching the upper and lower parts, and you will know this clearly.
The latter... Toru Watanabe is making his last struggle - refusing to admit it.
"Sister Reina? Who is it? Ueda Reina? I like Hanazawa Kana better." Kunii Osamu said as he grabbed the chest of her shirt and fanned it with his new book without any mercy.
"I know Hanazawa Kana, but who is Ueda Reina?" Toru Watanabe stacked the new books neatly in the desk.
The temperature of the ink, the brand new paper, and the neat arrangement made Watanabe Toru feel a little satisfied.
But it’s only after school starts. Within a week, I will definitely find the Chinese test paper that I can’t find in the math book.
"Stop talking about these boring things again." Saito Keisuke interrupted the topic about 'Reina', "By the way, have you played any games recently?"
"I bought a Nintendo classic console, which allows me to play a lot of games from the old inflatable cartridge era." When Toru Watanabe went to the laundry, he took the opportunity to spend all his pocket money for the month.
Kunijii Osamu subconsciously said, "Isn't that a game for catching middle-aged people?"
"……ah?"
Saito Keisuke snatched the book from Kunii Osamu's hand and spun it in his hands: "I'm playing a new game recently, do you want to play with me tonight?"
"What type? I can't play those that are too demanding." Toru Watanabe prefers games like "League of Legends" where you play one round after another, and he has no interest in games that require development or grinding.
Of course, farming doesn’t count as cultivation!
"In PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, a hundred players land on an island, can pick up guns and ammunition, and fight each other."
"It sounds interesting. I'll try it when I have time." Toru Watanabe nodded.
"When the time comes, just carry the bullets and the first aid kit for me. I killed six people last time!" Kunijimasu used the book as a gun and swept around the classroom.
If it was a real gun, all the students in Class 4 of Grade 1 would have been killed on the first day of the new semester.
"You didn't rely on me to win the game in the end, but you just jump on anyone you see!" Saito Keisuke retorted.
"What's the point of eating chicken! Killing people is the way to go!"
"If you lose the game, no matter how many people you kill, you are still a loser! Loser! Do you understand?"
"For a guy like you, you can only win if you don't meet me!"
"But all the games with you are won by me!"
"You two stop arguing. When I, who can kill people and eat chicken, show up, you two just be my little brothers."
"Fuck you! Saito, get him!"
"You two want to dance too? Let me show you how powerful the master of free fighting and the only believer of Qingye God is!"
…
Boys' happiness is that simple.
