Chapter 153 School Trip (2)
Take a lunch break the next day.
"Watanabe, where are you going?"
"I have something to do, you guys eat first." Watanabe Toru said to Saito Keisuke and left the classroom.
He held in his hand the euphonium notes he had written down.
It's too dangerous to leave it to Asuka Mai alone, the best time is during lunch break when there are many people around.
As for Kujo Miki, she could just say that they were borrowed study notes or music theory notes, but she probably still couldn't escape the fate of being "dealt with".
The school building is bustling with people during lunch break.
By the window in the corridor, a man and a woman were chatting facing the atrium; on the way to the second-grade floor, I saw a group of girls sitting on the stairs eating sandwiches and drinking milk.
When we arrived at the third grade floor, the atmosphere was obviously different from that of the lower grades.
Even during lunch break, they basically stay in their seats and read. In some classrooms, everyone even climbs on the tables to take a nap to replenish their energy for studying in the afternoon and evening.
Toru Watanabe walked to the door of Class 2, Grade 3.
In this class, he saw many familiar faces from the wind orchestra, and they immediately recognized Toru Watanabe.
A senior student who was closest to the door came over, wiping her mouth with a tissue, and asked in surprise: "Watanabe-kun? What's the matter with you here?"
The island nation is a country where the senior-senior system is so strict that it surprises foreigners, so first-year students will never appear in the corridor of third-year students unless it is necessary.
Before Watanabe Toru could answer, a voice suddenly sounded from behind her and answered her question.
"Watanabe is here to see me."
The senior student was caught off guard and startled by the coldness in the voice, thinking someone was going to cause trouble for her.
When she turned around, she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was Asuka Mai.
"So it's you tomorrow, you two can chat."
The senior happily returned to her seat and continued eating her lunch box, not noticing the cold look in Asu Mai's eyes as she left.
After the senior sat down, Asu Mai looked at Watanabe Toru, and her gaze softened instantly: "What do you want from me, Toru?"
"How did you know I was looking for you?" Toru Watanabe asked curiously.
Could it be that she has also awakened some amazing ability?
"Telepathy." Asu Mai said, holding her stomach.
"…Senior, the heart is higher up."
Asu Mai shook her head gently, still holding her belly: "She told me that this is the connection between mother and daughter."
Watanabe Toru did not ask who 'she' was, nor did he want to know what 'mother and daughter' meant.
"Senior, this is for you." He handed over the notes.
Asu Mai took the notebook casually, looked at Watanabe Toru with clear eyes, and said in a soft voice: "Do you want to go to the bathroom? It's dark today."
"..." Watanabe Toru pointed at the notebook, "Don't you want to see what it is?"
"What?" Asu Mai echoed as if she was just doing her job.
“After the national competition, I asked for my euphonium notes from a judge who appreciated me. That judge was a professional euphonium player.”
"Shindo Masakazu?"
"Yes, that's him."
Asuhi Mai showed a hint of doubt and said to herself, "Or is it Kondo Shogo?"
"…I don't know either, but the last name should be Shindo." Watanabe Toru changed the subject, "This is handwritten by me. Others would definitely not give it to me, and it wouldn't be this new."
Asu Mai blinked twice with her clear and intoxicating eyes, then hugged the notebook to her chest and gently pressed her soft cherry-colored lips on it: "Thank you."
"As long as you like it, Senior."
Watanabe Toru was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, senior, where are you going for the school trip?"
“I haven’t decided yet.”
"So, if someone confesses to you, what kind of environment and occasion would you like it to be in? For example, do you mind if there are people watching?"
Asu Mai tilted her head slightly in confusion, and her long black hair fell onto her shoulders as she moved.
Then, she seemed to suddenly understand something and her expression changed.
Most of her pretty face was buried behind the notebook, except for her clear and charming eyes, which turned into beautiful crescents.
Toru Watanabe had seen her various expressions including excitement, ecstasy, confusion, intoxication, etc., but he had never seen her so happy. She was very beautiful.
Wait, now is not the time to talk about whether it looks good or not? !
"Senior, don't get me wrong, I don't have any plans like that!" He quickly explained.
"Yeah." Asu Mai nodded slightly, her face still buried behind the notebook, but just looking at her eyes, you could tell that she was smiling very happily now.
It's over. It's over.
Why should I talk too much?
Now Asuka Mai completely refuses to listen to his explanation. If he tells her about Ikki Aoi, perhaps the misunderstanding can be barely cleared up.
But he would never do that, even if Ikki Aoi had an average relationship with him.
Toru Watanabe is not one to reveal other people's secrets.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Senior, I really don't have any..."
“I’m looking forward to it from now on.”
"No, listen to me..."
"I will pretend I don't know. Just go ahead and arrange it."
"Wait, there's really..."
"What kind of underwear do you like? I will wear it on that day. By the way, can you tell me which day? I don't need to specify the time."
"...I don't know what you are talking about, senior." Watanabe Toru had a blank expression on his face.
Asu Mai looked at Watanabe Toru with loving and doting eyes: "Tru, no matter what you say that day, I will agree to you."
Boys who believe this kind of thing are all idiots.
Watanabe Toru dared to guarantee that if he said, "Senior, let's stop here," Asu Mai would definitely pretend that today's promise never happened.
"I'm going back to eat."
"Um."
Asu Mai held the notebook in her arms and watched Watanabe Toru's back, who looked depressed because his surprise was seen through, disappear at the stairs.
When she returned to the classroom, several good girls asked her, "What is this? Study notes?"
"...Nothing." Asu Mai replied coldly as always and put the notes into a separate compartment of her schoolbag.
Lamenting that he would lose more if he spoke too much, Toru Watanabe returned to the classroom of Class 4, Grade 1, listlessly.
Kunii Osamu and Saito Keisuke were reading a magazine about school trips.
"Where have you been?" Kuniiya Osamu asked when he saw him come in.
“Life is hard, so cherish every moment you have.”
"I have no idea what you're saying." The two shook their heads in confusion.
Watanabe Toru had no intention of explaining, he took the magazine from the two men.
【The purpose of school trips is to learn, so that students can gain knowledge from the trip. 】
【It is divided into several categories due to different learning contents. 】
【For example, if you are studying history, you will visit historical sites and learn historical knowledge. This kind of travel often goes to cities such as Kyoto, Nara and Tokyo. 】
[In addition, there are forest study tours, agricultural study tours, seaside study tours, etc. to experience nature. 】
[But as time goes by, school trips become more like pure travel, and the word "study" has been abandoned. This is undoubtedly...]
The following was a long paragraph of social reflection, but Watanabe Toru skipped it and turned two pages back.
【Survey on high school students’ school trip destinations】
【(chart)】
【For students in the Kansai region (2 prefectures and 4 counties), Kyushu, Tokyo, and Koshinetsu (Yamanashi, Nagano, and Niigata) are the top choices for school trips. Among them, Tokyo is the top destination for students in Kyoto Prefecture. 】
【Students from Hokkaido...】
[Students from Kyushu...]
【For students in Tokyo, Kyoto is their first choice, followed by Kyushu, Nara, and Okinawa. 】
[The above is J-Town’s survey of school trip destinations in recent years. Next is an introduction to famous attractions in various places...]
"Watanabe, how is it? Have you decided where to go?" asked Kunii Osamu.
"As long as we don't go to Kyoto." Toru Watanabe closed the magazine. The cover was a group photo taken in Nara during a school trip.
"Why? I really want to see the maple leaves and the ancient monuments." Saito Keisuke took the magazine and turned to the page about Kyoto attractions.
"Is it because going to Kyoto is too old-fashioned? In order to show your personality, you plan to deliberately choose a city that no one cares about?" Kunii Osamu guessed.
"Show your character... treat me like you are."
The only reason why Toru Watanabe didn't want to go to Kyoto: the night before the national competition, while eating udon noodles, he promised Kumiko that he would give her a math notebook when they met next time.
The next time he thought of meeting her: after graduating from high school, Kumiko would come to Tokyo.
By then, it didn't matter whether she forgot about the math notebook or not. The key was that it was useless, so she could justifiably not write about it.
If we go to Kyoto on this school trip, what should we do if we run into him?
Wait, the magazine said that the first choice for school trip to Kyoto Prefecture is Tokyo... Is there a high possibility that Kumiko will come to Tokyo?
I should have known not to add the line!
He hoped Kumiko wouldn't contact him, saying that she treated him to udon noodles last time, and that he must return the favor by treating him to Ichiran Ramen or something like that when he came to Tokyo this time.
Although it is said that "it is a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar", if I want to organize my math notes, I'd better forget it.
Silently praying to the God of Seino in his heart, Watanabe Toru asked, "Which city are you two going to vote for?"
"Kyoto." Saito Keisuke said without thinking.
"Tainanai City." This was Kunii Osamu's answer.
Even with Toru Watanabe's excellent memory and the nation's best geography knowledge, he only knew that this city was in Niigata Prefecture, but he had no idea where it was located exactly or what characteristics it had.
"Ikeda-san, where are the girls going?" Toru Watanabe asked Ikeda Kazumi, who was looking at her phone screen with the girl in the front row.
Ikeda Kazumi heard his question and asked the other girls for their opinions. Then she said, "Nara. I want to go see the deer and eat deer hot pot and venison sashimi!"
"You guys really like deer!" Kunii Osamu thought he had made a very good joke.
"What's it to you! Deer are meant to be viewed and eaten!" Ikeda Kazumi replied unhappily, thinking that Kunii Osamu was mocking them for not having the kindness and fragility of girls.
"Like? Hmm - I can't tell." Watanabe Toru said, "But it sounds cruel."
"Watanabe-kun is so annoying! How could we be cruel!" The girls giggled happily.
Keisuke Saito patted Kunii Osamu's shoulder to comfort him.
After a simple sampling, Toru Watanabe was relieved to find out that there were serious differences in the locations of school trips and Kyoto did not seem to be a popular choice.
As for whether he would go to the same place as Asuka Mai and the others, he could only leave it to fate - because of Kiyono and Kujo, he did not dare to deliberately influence the class selection.
Only by letting nature take its course can one fish in troubled waters during the rivalry between the two young ladies.
"Class is starting." The history teacher walked in with a book.
Everyone return to your seats.
"People from the first group, come up."
Toru Watanabe walked up with a USB drive and opened the PPT made by the girl.
One thing must be clarified, this matter has nothing to do with whether he is handsome or not.
When working on a group project, if a girl is making a PPT, the boy will be responsible for going to the podium to read it and answer the teacher's questions; if a boy is doing it, the girl will go on stage.
"Because the last class ended abruptly, this group was very curious about what the teacher said, 'I like to kill people in my dreams,' so the character we chose was Cao Cao."
"First of all, regarding the point of 'I like to kill people in my dreams', this group has the following thoughts."
"First, Cao Cao himself had the experience of assassinating Dong Zhuo while he was sleeping. Second, Cao Cao was in power at that time, and his position was not stable. He used words to establish his authority..."
The boys were very interested in historical anecdotes and listened attentively;
The girls listened to Watanabe Toru's soft voice without much enthusiasm and stared at his face openly;
The history teacher stroked the stubble on his chin and occasionally nodded at the fancy PPT.
Time passed by class after class, and in the blink of an eye it was Friday, October 30th.
Before school was over, Koizumi Aona held a class meeting and talked about the school trip.
"It will start from next Tuesday and last for four days and three nights. On the first day, the whole class will act together. On the second day, each group will act separately. On the third day, individuals will act freely. On the last day, which is Friday, we will go back to school early in the morning and then go straight home from school."
"oh--!!!"
“That’s great!”
"Counting Saturday and Sunday, can't we play for six consecutive days?!"
Looking at the excited students, Koizumi Aona reminded them: "Have fun when you are having fun, but don't forget to study hard when you are studying."
"Yes——" everyone responded in a long and relaxed tone.
"Next is the location. This time we can only choose domestically. We can only go abroad in the second year of high school..." Before Koizumi Aona could finish her words, she was interrupted by cheers from the next class.
It should be that Class 3 just learned the schedule of the school trip from the teacher.
Koizumi Aona smiled and waited for the next class to quiet down before continuing, "First graders can only vote domestically this time, and the voting time is next Monday morning."
"Also, because the wind band won the national gold medal and did well in the mock exam, the principal decided to waive the travel expenses this time. All you need to bring is pocket money and accommodation fees."
Instead of expressing gratitude, everyone denounced the principal for being stingy.
Everyone stood up for Watanabe Toru and said shameless things like, since he worked so hard, it doesn't matter about the other classes, but at least the accommodation fees for Class 4 should be reimbursed.
The classroom was in chaos, and Koizumi Aona had to say "quiet" several times before everyone's excited emotions calmed down.
"We will be staying outside for three nights this time, so everyone should remember to bring a change of clothes. Also, private clothes are not allowed, you must wear school uniform or sportswear."
"yes--"
"After you go out, everyone must be careful about their words and actions. You are wearing the uniform of Shenchuan High School, so you must not cause trouble for the school."
"yes--"
"Finally, tomorrow is Halloween Eve, and the school has a rule: you are absolutely not allowed to go to Shibuya, got it?"
"yes--"
"Why? " Toru Watanabe's voice stood out among the unanimous "yes".
There was obviously nothing funny, but the girls in the class burst into laughter and turned around to look at him.
Koizumi Aona couldn't help laughing and explained, "Because Shibuya was very chaotic that day, there were all kinds of people, and it was too early for you."
“I’m just going to go kart.”
"That's even worse. It's too dangerous. Just stay at home, okay?"
"All right."
