Chapter 158 School Trip (7)
November 3rd, Tuesday, the first day of the school trip.
Qingye Rin looked in the mirror, confirmed that there was no problem with her bangs, then turned and walked towards the living room.
On the sofa was a casual shoulder bag that I had recently bought from Harajuku, and a light blue trolley suitcase was sitting on the side.
Seeing this scene, she remembered what Watanabe Toru said last night.
'The oak tree is a broad-leaved tree, so it will shed its leaves in autumn; she is a girl, so she will definitely like him.'
Regardless of whether she likes that guy or not, any girl will carry a lot of luggage when she goes out, and she is no exception.
Then I thought of the way he pretended to recite "To the Oak Tree", and I couldn't help but smile.
I put on my bag, pulled my suitcase, left the apartment, and walked towards Yotsuya Station.
Classes that are on a school trip within the island country will gather at Tokyo Station at 7 a.m.; second-year students going abroad will gather at school at 6 a.m. and then be taken to the airport by bus.
When she arrived at Yotsuya Station, she did not go in but waited at the entrance.
The station was full of people in the morning, and the air was filled with noise. She didn't like the constant glances from all directions, but she had gotten used to it.
Less than two minutes later, Toru Watanabe, who was also attracting the attention of passers-by like her, appeared in sight.
Wearing Kamikawa's western-style school uniform, with his suit jacket open to look cool even in the chilly morning - that's what Kiyono Rin thought.
His back was straight, his body shape became more and more perfect due to daily exercise, and his every move was out of tune with the surroundings.
It wasn't like the idol artists who walked in a carefully trained, catwalk-like manner. He moved in a rather casual manner, as if the sun was breaking through the clouds on a cloudy day, casting a ray of light on the world.
This should be what most people think of Toru Watanabe. She has her own opinion of him.
It is most appropriate to describe it by paraphrasing a poem by Auden.
"Be upright among the upright, be filthy among the filthy; if possible, be weak and bear all the sufferings of mankind in dull pain."
Sometimes he is noble, sometimes he is lustful; sometimes he is honest, sometimes he talks nonsense; sometimes he is serious, sometimes he is full of sweet words to tease people; sometimes he is ignorant, sometimes he can talk eloquently.
He is a person who does things that ordinary people cannot do;
He is someone worth observing for a long time.
"Good morning, Kiyono-san." He walked up to her in the morning light. "Although there is nothing that makes me feel happy, as long as I think that you are waiting for me, the sky today is very beautiful."
Just like this.
"Good morning, Watanabe-san." She responded in a cold tone, ignoring his next sentence.
"Let's go." Toru Watanabe didn't mind at all and naturally took the suitcase from her hand.
She took a look and whispered thank you.
Just like this.
In short, this man must be treated with caution - he does have an irresistible charm for teenage girls.
The two walked up the escalator and headed towards the underground platform.
"By the way, Kiyono-san, we are about to leave Tokyo, how about I read you another poem?"
It seems that he is still worried about finding Asuka Mai.
"Goodbye Tokyo", author: Toru Watanabe. I left quietly, just as I came quietly; I waved my hand gently, bidding farewell to the clouds of Tokyo. The cherry tree by the river is Rin-chan in the spring breeze; the beautiful shadow in the waves is in my heart..."
"Shut up."
"All right."
She put her hand on her forehead and sighed helplessly.
…
There are two routes from Yotsuya Station to Tokyo Station without changing trains, and these two routes form a circle around the Imperial Palace.
Toru Watanabe chose the Marunouchi Line, which had relatively fewer people but took a longer time.
About twenty minutes later, the two arrived at the Shinkansen boarding area. In the crowd, students wearing Kamikawa school uniforms could be seen at a glance.
They gathered together in classes and stood there like a few rocks in this station where the flow of people was as turbulent as water.
They both went to their respective classes.
Koizumi Aona was chatting with Akiko, while Kunii Osamu, Saito Keisuke and the squad leader were squatting beside the flower bed and had already started playing "Monster Hunter" on Switch.
Toru Watanabe took out the Switch from his bag and walked over.
"Quit it, I'll come too." He threw his travel bag aside and opened "Monster Hunter".
"Ferocious Silver Fire Dragon, is that okay?" Kuniichi Osamu immediately gave up the mission, "Remember to bring the Flash Jade."
"Last time, I brought 10 flash jades but still couldn't kill it. It's so disgusting that it can fly!" Saito Keisuke's game character sighed and gave up the task.
"What weapon did you use?" asked Toru Watanabe.
"Courageous sword."
"You can definitely get through with the air combat sword."
"Are you ready? Hurry up! Try to finish it before getting on the bus!" The squad leader who was playing games did not match his gentle glasses at all.
"Wait a minute, I'll change my weapon. I want to try the light crossbow." Watanabe Toru changed his equipment very quickly.
The four hunters rushed towards the Silver Rath Dragon vigorously.
Silver Rathalos was not dead yet, and it was time to gather. The other three had all retreated, but Kunijima Osamu was still saying, "I'm definitely going to die, just one more shot!", struggling unwillingly.
"Isn't this about that matter? Why are you so enthusiastic about the game?" Watanabe Toru said helplessly.
"You don't understand. I just made a bet with myself that if I can kill the Silver Rathalos before getting on the car, my confession will be successful this time!" Kunii Osamu controlled the character and crouched and shot at the Silver Rathalos' wings.
"The confession was successful... Are you making a bet with God?"
But people are like this. Once they have expectations and fetters, they will worry about gains and losses.
Among those powerful elites, there are many who are superstitious.
After being scolded several times by Koizumi Aona, Kunii Osamu finally killed the Silver Rathalos before entering the Shinkansen carriage.
"Nice!!!" Kunii Osamu was so excited that he didn't even bother collecting materials and rushed into the train.
On the platform, Koizumi Aona complained helplessly to Akiko: "These kids!"
"You're just too easy to talk to." Akiko disagreed, "If you had shown the courage you had in high school, they wouldn't have obediently recognized you as their leader."
"I'm told I don't remember that kind of thing anymore!"
"Yeah, I forgot."
There are five seats in each row of the Shinkansen, divided into three on each side and two on the other side across the aisle.
For groups of four, two seats are the best option because the chairs can be turned so that four people can face each other.
Kunii Osamu came up late, so Watanabe Toru, Saito and the squad leader who were waiting for him could only sit in the remaining seat - a three-seater.
The seats were turned around, forming six seats facing each other. Excluding the four of them, the remaining two were naturally Koizumi Aona and Akiko, who were the last to get on the bus.
The position order is as follows:
Window, Saito, Kunii, Akiko, walkway;
Window, monitor, Watanabe, Aonai, walkway;
It is definitely not a comfortable thing to have a teacher sitting next to you.
I'm embarrassed to say that I have to go to the bathroom. Kunii Osamu had originally planned to discuss confessing his feelings, but now he has to give up.
The students in other seats were chatting excitedly, but they were quiet here.
"Ah, I originally wanted to sit by the window." Akiko said unwillingly, taking out a bunch of snacks in his hand.
"Teachers need to take care of students. Wouldn't it be more convenient to sit in the aisle?" Koizumi Aona pushed the snacks to the middle of the six people. "Let's eat together . You're welcome."
"Thank you, teacher."
"I'll leave Class 2 to you as well." Akiko rested her elbows on the armrests and ate snacks with her cheek in her hand.
The train departure bell rang.
They are about to leave Tokyo and head to Kyoto, known as the thousand-year-old capital.
…
After passing Mishima Station, you can see Mount Fuji in the distance through the window.
Toru Watanabe's game console was "confiscated" by Akiko while she was happily playing "Overcooked 2" with Aona Koizumi.
Toru Watanabe bought this game to play with Kujo Miki, but it lived up to its nickname of 'Breakup Kitchen'. After having his ears pulled a few times, Toru Watanabe decided to seal it away.
As long as Miki Kujo didn't bring it up, he would never click on this game!
After instructing Koizumi Aona on how to play, Watanabe Toru, who had nothing to do, left his seat and stretched out in the aisle.
"Watanabe, you want to go to the bathroom? I'll go with you!" Kunii Osamu stood up, "Teacher Akiko, please let me out for a moment."
"I want to go too." Saito Keisuke stood up.
The monitor fell asleep.
"Are you girls? Do you have to go to the toilet together? Go quickly." Akiko stood up impatiently, refusing to put down the handle.
After using the toilet and preparing to go back, Kunii Osamu pulled Watanabe Toru and Saito Keisuke.
"Shall we go to the third carriage and take a look?" He suggested as if he was going to the front of the train to hijack the conductor.
"You can go, but what's the excuse?" Saito Keisuke said, "Do you have the courage to go directly to Ikki-san?"
"I even killed the Silver Rathalos, of course... nothing." Kunii Osamu looked at Watanabe Toru, "Watanabe, I'm counting on you."
"...You're bothering me. You like Ichiki-san, but it's inappropriate for me to go find her, right?"
"Who told you to look for her?" Kuniichi Osamu patted Watanabe Toru's shoulder, "Go to Class 2 to look for your girlfriend!"
"Then how did you get into conversation with Ikki Aoi?" asked Toru Watanabe.
"I just need to look at her."
"..." Watanabe Toru was speechless. Is this love? But unfortunately, "Sorry, my girlfriend didn't come today. She will go to Kyoto tomorrow."
"Why is this happening—" Kunijii Osamu said dejectedly.
"How stupid!" Saito Keisuke looked like he was suggesting to plant a bomb on the train, his expression particularly sinister and smug, "Ikki-san doesn't know if Kujo-san will come."
"Yes!" Kuniichi's eyes lit up, "Let's go!"
So the trio headed towards the third class carriage, just to take a look at Ikki Aoi.
Although Ikki Aoi is not very pretty, she has some good points. Her facial features are attractive, and she has a cheerful personality and loves playing games. It is normal for her to be liked by boys.
But even for Kiyono Rin and Kujo Miki at nine o'clock, Watanabe Toru did not say that he would do anything special just to see them.
However, considering the blindness of love, every person who is loved is the most beautiful in someone's eyes, so it is understandable that Kunii Osamu would do this.
There were not just the three of them. There were people coming and going in the aisle. The men and women who had separated when getting on the bus had mixed together without knowing when.
In the three carriages, some people were sleeping, some were playing UNO or Monopoly, and some were watching the same movie wearing the same pair of headphones.
Aoi Ikki and a few other girls leaned against the window and took a photo with Mount Fuji in the distance as the background.
The three of them walked by silently without doing anything...
"Did you see that just now?! Ikki-san looks so good when he smiles! His scissor hands are also cuter than others!"
"Too stupid." Saito Keisuke suddenly felt that Kunii Osamu was a little hopeless.
In order to avoid being exposed, the three continued to walk towards the second class carriage, naturally walking silently without doing anything.
"Too stupid." Toru Watanabe said of the three of them.
"What should we do now?" Saito Keisuke asked Kunii Osamu.
Kunii Osamu was worried at this time, so he suggested, "Why don't we go a little further and then go back? That way, Ikki-san won't suspect that I went there just to see her, right?"
"I won't doubt it if I don't do this." Watanabe Toru continued to pour cold water on the issue.
"Let's walk a little further, just in case." Kunijiro Xiu didn't care and carried the two of them forward.
Further ahead is the first carriage, and there are suddenly more familiar faces, such as R-san, Tamamo is so beautiful...but it seems not many.
Kiyono Rin and Tamamo Yoshimi sat together, with two other girls around them.
It was noisy in the carriage. R-san was sitting by the window, holding Tomihiko Morimi's "The Night Is Short, Go Forward Girl" in his hand.
The scene before my eyes was like being in the activity classroom of the Human Observation Department.
I went back without doing anything.
"How stupid." Kunii Osamu muttered to himself as he walked back to the fourth class carriage.
Watanabe Toru didn't know who he was talking about, he just hoped that he could turn back from his lost love.
Covering his mouth and yawning, Watanabe Toru decided to go back to his seat and take a nap. It would be best if he could see Kyoto Station when he woke up.
…
"Watanabe, Watanabe, wake up..."
"Teacher?" Toru Watanabe slowly opened his eyes.
Koizumi Aona said with a gentle smile: "We are here, let's go down quickly."
Watanabe Toru stretched and stood up: "I just dreamed about you."
"Ah——" Akiko hugged herself as if she was very cold.
"Watanabe!" Koizumi Aona scolded with a slightly red face.
The other three boys looked at Toru Watanabe with admiration.
"I also dreamed about Teacher Akiko. She took my game console away and returned it to me after playing with it until it ran out of battery. When I charged it, she came to take it away again. Then Teacher Koizumi, you hugged me and comforted me."
"Du, Bian, classmates." Akiko crackled his fingers.
After getting off the bus, at the Kyoto Station entrance, each class took a group photo first, then a group photo, and finally you could take a photo with anyone you wanted.
"Kunii, do you dare to go? If you dare, I will accompany you." Saito Keisuke said with a servile smile.
Kunii Shuichi gritted his teeth and said, "What are you afraid of? Let's go!"
Unexpectedly, Kunii Osamu actually agreed. Saito Keisuke immediately got scared and said quickly: "Wait a minute Watanabe, I don't dare to go with you alone!"
Toru Watanabe takes a photo with Aona Koizumi and Akiko.
He stood in the middle and made a vertical scissors hand gesture above each of the two people's heads, like rabbit ears.
After taking the photos, another girl asked Watanabe Toru to take a photo with her. Kunii Osamu and Saito Keisuke came up to her and dragged Watanabe Toru away without saying a word.
After listening to what the two said, Watanabe Toru said, "Kunii, why are you suddenly so bold?"
"This is also part of my confession, to make Ikki-san realize that I'm interested in her! But you two have to go with me, I can't do it alone."
Seeing Kunii Osamu's timid yet determined eyes, Watanabe Toru had no choice but to pat him on the shoulder: "You have come this far, Saito and I will accompany you in everything."
He decided to help and no longer tried to persuade Kunijii Osamu to give up.
"That's right!" Saito Keisuke put his hand on Kunii Osamu's other shoulder.
Shenchuan emphasizes club culture and naturally allows members of each club to take group photos. At this time, people from all classes are intertwined, and each is part of the other.
Therefore, the three of them went to Class 2 without attracting any attention.
However, when they walked over, Ikki Aoi, without any worries, had already pulled Asuka Mai to take a photo together.
Perhaps for cover, Rin Kiyono is beside her.
Seeing the three people walking over, Asu Mai blinked her clear and calm eyes at Watanabe Toru.
“…”
"Ichiki-san," Kunii Osamu asked a nonsense question in a trembling voice, "Are you taking a group photo?"
"Yeah, that's right." Ikki Aoi spoke as if she were singing, "Group photo of the wind band."
She was in a very good mood because she asked Asuka Mai to take a photo with her, and Asuka Mai immediately agreed, even refusing to take a photo with her good female classmate in the class!
"Brasil, I remember that Watanabe seemed to be in the brass band as well, right?" Kunii Osamu hoped that Ikki Aoi could invite Watanabe Toru to take a photo together, and then Watanabe Toru would invite both of them together.
Although the process was tortuous, isn't it equivalent to taking a photo with Aoi Ikki?
Maybe, you can take this opportunity to ask for a private photo!
"Watanabe-kun...it doesn't matter if he takes a photo with me or not~"
"What did you say?"
"Watch your words, Ichiki-kun."
"Eh?" Facing the dual gazes of Kiyono Rin and Asuka Mai, Ikki Aoi was stunned and even scared, "I thought this was a group photo of girls, I, I..."
But the one who should be afraid is someone else.
"It's okay, it's okay." Watanabe Toru waved his hand and stiffly changed the subject: "By the way, the weather in Kyoto is really good today. The highest temperature is 22°, and the lowest temperature is 8°. It's a sunny day, and the southwest wind is only level 2."
Quiet.
"Well, the weather is nice." Asu Mai nodded slightly, her eyes staring straight at Watanabe Toru.
"It's really good." Qingye Rin crossed her arms, smiled and agreed, her eyes also on Watanabe Toru.
