Chapter 188 Winter Camping (10)
"Lights out?"
"good--"
"It's so dark, there's no light outside."
"Yeah, I've always lived in the city, I never thought it was so dark at night."
"Sure enough, the black in the mountains is truly black."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Don't you think what I said is very stylish?"
"I just think you're an idiot."
The bed was next to the window. Qingye Rin put the book next to the pillow and lay down in the warm quilt.
Away from the book, the chats of the girls in the same dormitory uncontrollably filled my eardrums.
The girls also stayed in a room with five people. Besides her, there were four other girls including Tamamo Yoshimi.
"Speaking of mountains, didn't Watanabe-kun from Class 4 grow up in the mountains?"
here we go again.
Qingye Lin sighed silently.
Whether it's the wind band training or the school trip, once the night comes, the girls' topic of conversation always revolves around boys and love.
"It seems to be a mountain village called Mizawa in Iwate Prefecture."
"You know a lot about this! Tell me, do you have any ideas?"
"I heard it from others too!"
"What's there to say about that guy?" It was Tamamo's beautiful voice, "Have you forgotten about him beating and scolding girls?"
"Did Watanabe really scold all the girls in the wind band? I don't think he would be that kind of person."
“I feel that way, too.”
"Of course! If you don't believe it, you can ask other girls in the wind orchestra!" said Tamamo Yomi.
Qingye Rin knew the whole story: he scolded the girl in the wind orchestra because of her, and he beat her to protect that girl.
Maybe she is the only one who can see through that person's true nature.
He is upright among upright people, and corrupt among corrupt people. At critical moments, he can endure suffering that ordinary people cannot endure, and do things that ordinary people can hardly imagine.
Easily blend into the atmosphere, adapt to the environment, and still maintain your own self.
Unlike her, I can only live in the land of honesty. Apart from that, I don't want to, nor do I have the ability to, go anywhere else.
"I usually see Watanabe-kun as a very cheerful and friendly person. I never thought he would do something like that."
"Yeah, yeah, the sports festival was awesome!"
"Speaking of which, I have always felt that Watanabe-kun, besides being handsome, has many mysterious qualities about him that are very attractive."
"Yes, yes, I feel the same way!"
"You guys have it too? I thought it was just my imagination!"
"I'm talking to you guys!" Tamamo Haomei's voice sounded a little angry, "Didn't I just say that he hit people? He is a complete hypocrite!"
In the darkness, Qingye Rin smiled slightly.
Watanabe Toru has this charm:
Even though people know that he is really hypocritical and talks nonsense all day long, they still yearn for certain qualities in him, be it strength, sinisterness, handsomeness, or free and easy style.
For many girls, they are even willing to be deceived by him, right?
"By the way, has anyone of you received an invitation to the bonfire party tomorrow night?"
"So beautiful, you must have a lot of them, right? Hey, tell us who they are?"
"Who would believe such a boring legend? I'm not going to dance with those boys because I'm so beautiful!"
"I say, it's really cute that Hao Mei sometimes calls herself 'Hao Mei'!"
"I think so too! Super cute! Most people would be very pretentious, but Good Beauty is completely different!"
"I didn't call myself that. How is that possible? A grown-up like that still calls himself by his name. How embarrassing!"
The girls were making a fuss about whether Tamamo Yoshimi really claimed to be beautiful or not. Kiyono Rin was wondering, who would Watanabe Toru invite tomorrow?
She looked out the window.
The weather is bad tonight. There is no moonlight or starlight, and the snow is completely silent.
…
December 4th, Friday, the third day of winter camping.
Today is the last day, and during the day, students are free to go skiing, fishing or mountain climbing.
Kujo Miki slept on the first day, and had a courage test at night. She was served by Watanabe Toru late at night - or rather, served Watanabe Toru;
The next day, I drove an off-road vehicle in the morning, played games for an hour in the afternoon, and when I finally started working, Watanabe Toru came. It was not yet evening, and I was served by Watanabe Toru again;
On the third day, which is today, because I have to attend the bonfire party in the evening, I can only make good use of the daytime to work hard.
Toru Watanabe wanted to stay with her.
"Go play your own game, don't bother me here."
"I promise not to harass you or touch you. I'll just read a book. Even someone as energetic as me doesn't think about that kind of thing all the time!"
"I want to touch you?" Miki Kujo moved her right hand down.
"...Then I can only be forced into this."
Satisfying your girlfriend is also one of the conditions for becoming great, this has always been Watanabe Toru's idea.
"And then another three or four hours were gone?"
"We can skip a lot of steps. If we go faster, we can spend an hour..."
"Get out." Kujo Miki withdrew her hand and pointed at the door.
Was driven away.
No human voices could be heard in the campsite. On the distant mountain, the ski trail was like a white cloth, dotted with ant-sized human figures.
Watanabe Toru went back to the cabin and found that Kunii Osamu and the others were not there.
"Where are you?"
The Line message he sent to them kept showing as unread, and Toru Watanabe didn't know what to do next for a moment.
I was admiring the "Eccentric Watanabe Toru" from yesterday's third batch of piles - with the words "Shameless Watanabe" engraved on it, and was wondering whether to go skiing or fishing, when I saw a man coming out from the open-air hot spring in the distance.
It's Kiyono Rin.
Watanabe Toru walked over and asked: "Why are you taking a bath alone?"
"Does taking a bath require two people?"
She had blow-dried her hair carefully, but the ends were still damp.
"What if you faint again?"
"Ah, are you worried about me?" she teased.
"That's only natural." Toru Watanabe looked at her strangely.
Qing Ye Lin couldn't answer and asked, "What are you doing here alone?"
"That's why I'm here alone because I don't know what to do. By the way, do you want to go fishing together?"
“I don’t like fishing.”
"What about mountain climbing?"
"Do you think I'm someone who would like to climb mountains? Watanabe-san, your brain also hibernates? How pathetic, you have one-quarter less life than others."
"So R-san likes skiing!" Watanabe Toru clapped his hands together, "Let's go, I'll pay for the ski suit rental."
"...When did I say I like skiing?" After saying that, Qing Ye Lin sighed helplessly, "Forget it, I'll play with you for a while."
"Let's go, then."
"Wait me a moment."
"What's wrong?" Watanabe Toru asked in confusion.
“You’re going to let me go skiing with a change of clothes?”
Toru Watanabe looked at the bag in her hand. In addition to shampoo, shower gel and other items, there should also be the beautiful girl's underwear.
"What are you looking at, T-san?"
"Nothing, R-san."
"You're lying again." Qingye Rin said lightly.
After Qingye Rin put the items back into the cabin, the two walked towards the snowy mountains.
The sky is clear and the air is fresh.
The sun was warm and bright, and the snow was shining brightly.
There was not a single white cloud in the sky. The sky was as blue as the sea, or like a canvas painted blue .
"There are two trails in the campground, one is a ski trail, and the other is also a snowboard trail." Toru Watanabe looked out at the snow-capped mountains.
"What nonsense are you talking about again?" said Qingye Rin.
"This is just happy nonsense," Watanabe Toru turned his head and admired her snow-white profile, "I'm so excited when I think about skiing with Kiyono-san next time ."
“Can you ski?”
"I'll work hard from now on, and you teach me." Watanabe Toru smiled softly, brighter than the sun, "It saves money on hiring a coach."
"Watanabe-kun, you are so shameless that it's hopeless." Qingye Rin said this while rubbing his eyebrows.
There are two trails in the campsite, one is a wide and gentle beginner's ski trail; the other is a crooked, narrow and steep advanced ski trail that goes through the jungle.
Watanabe Toru didn't know how to ski, so the two of them naturally went to the beginner ski slope.
The ski run was so long and wide that, looking from the campground, it looked like the side of the mountain had been cut flat at an angle.
Even if all the first and second graders of Kamikawa High School were here, plus a few scattered tourists, this place is really too big.
Everyone can have a wide space.
The two changed into ski clothes, found a place with relatively few people, and started learning (teaching) skiing 'from now on'.
"Hold my hand." Face to face, Qingye Rin stretched out her gloved hands.
"Wait!" Watanabe Toru raised his hand and made a 'wait a moment' gesture, "The scene I've dreamed of for so long has suddenly come true?"
"lie."
"Sorry, I made a mistake." Watanabe Toru placed his hand on her palm, "My dream is to touch R-san's legs once a day."
Qingye Rin originally had her back to the downhill slope, but after hearing what he said, she gently pulled him down.
When Toru Watanabe was further down, she pushed him on the back.
Toru Watanabe, slid out.
"Wait wait wait! This is too weird! Why did you push me all of a sudden? Are we learning how to ski?!"
"How do you turn! How do you turn! R-san, how do you turn! I'm going to crash into it!"
"Stop, stop... How can I stop this thing?!"
"I was wrong! I was so wrong! Please tell me how to fall more handsomely!"
Kiyono Rin smiled happily as she watched Watanabe Toru, who was shouting and finally crashing into a snowdrift.
She slid gracefully and lightly to Watanabe Toru's side and looked down at him lying on the ground.
“The first lesson in skiing: the person who knows how to fall the most is the most promising skiing novice.”
"What first lesson? You did it on purpose, didn't you? Pah pah pah." Watanabe Toru spat out the snow in his mouth.
"Of course it was intentional. With my intelligence, how could I make such a mistake?" Qingye Rin admitted without any guilt.
After saying that, she held out her hand: "Get up and continue practicing."
"Can you first tell me how to fall more handsomely?" Toru Watanabe stretched out his hand.
"If you feel like you're going to fall, don't be afraid, just sit down to the left or right, remember to protect your arms, and use your hips to offset..."
Before Coach Qingye could finish his words, he felt a strong pulling force on his hand.
"Bang", the sound of a heavy object pressing on the snow.
Watanabe Toru, who landed on his head again, said, "I say, you're taking it too lightly."
Kiyono Rin, whose face hit Watanabe Toru's arms, raised her little face slightly.
"It seems that even someone as smart as me can make stupid mistakes sometimes, but I dare to admit my mistakes and am good at summarizing, which also proves that I am smart."
White mist exhaled from her seductive lips and hit Watanabe Toru's face.
"I've never seen anyone as narcissistic as you." Watanabe Toru supported himself on the ground and helped her up.
There was a faint blush on Qingye Rin's flawless white face.
I don’t know if it was because of the embarrassment she made or because she fell into Watanabe Toru’s arms.
Watanabe Toru wanted to laugh, but he couldn't - the look in the eyes of the blushing Kiyono Rin in front of him was so cold.
"Let's start, follow me and skate." A cold breath came out from Qingye Rin's lips.
She turned her back to the downhill slope, held Watanabe Toru's hands with both hands, and slowly began to practice.
Toru Watanabe is undoubtedly an extremely intelligent person with excellent motor nerves and physical fitness that is unimaginable for ordinary people.
The goal for beginners - to dare to slide and not fall - is not a problem from the beginning.
What Qingye Rin required of him was not those things, but standardization, stability, fluency and freedom.
In just one morning, Toru Watanabe was already able to "fly with a sword" on the advanced ski slopes.
I can't think of a suitable adjective to describe that feeling, other than the cheesy "flying with a sword".
As you speed up on the snow track, your body follows the shape of the mountain and the snow, and your feet are lifted up, floating lightly on the snow.
Sometimes the slope is a little steep, so you can just fly over it.
The snowflakes kicked up by Kiyono Rin's skis in front of me rushed towards me through my snow goggles, as if they were flying in the clouds.
Watanabe Toru circled several times in the air and stopped in front of Kiyono Rin with a very graceful and elegant move.
"Isn't it cool?" He looked proud.
"I find that you are increasingly acting like a playboy or a son-in-law who is idle and does nothing." Qingye Rin stared at him with a scrutinizing look.
Watanabe Toru was stunned for a moment: "Idle? Not multi-talented?"
“It depends on the person.”
"No, you are obviously prejudiced . I understand. You are jealous that I skate better than you."
"You skate better than me? How dare you say that." Qingye Rin smiled contemptuously.
"Then let's have a competition."
The two got back on the cable car and stood at the starting point.
"Kiyono-san, let me see your full strength."
Qingye Rin didn't say anything, just smiled condescendingly.
'This woman!'
"start!"
The two men rushed out quickly as if they jumped off a cliff.
Lowering his body, concentrating his mind, and being as agile as a fish in water, Watanabe Toru gradually took the lead.
After rushing over a big slope, he even had the leisure to do some fancy moves.
I looked back in the air, trying to peek at Kiyono Rin's expression through the speed, the flying snow, and the snow goggles.
Kiyono Rin just reached the ramp.
At that time, Toru Watanabe was thinking that if he had a camera, he might be able to capture the two of them flying in the air at the same time - he would keep this photo forever.
As a result, even if there was a camera, it wouldn't be able to capture it.
Qingye Rin did not fly.
When she was about to leave the slope, she suddenly fell and rolled several times in the snow with her skis.
Watanabe Toru landed, slowed down, and kept looking back.
But she kept sliding and sliding, and even when she was about to turn the corner and could no longer be seen, she did not stand up from the snow.
Kiyono Rin is not someone who gives up easily. Something happened - this thought emerged in Watanabe Toru's mind.
"Qingye!!!"
He sat down directly in the snow, forced himself to stop, and hurriedly took off his skis.
Toru Watanabe ran desperately up the steep slope.
The snow that had just fallen yesterday was so deep that it reached my ankles when I stepped on it.
"Kiyono!" Toru Watanabe rushed to Kiyono Rin and knelt on one knee in the snow.
Lying in the snow, that lovely face was filled with a faint smile.
It was a very innocent smile, without any arrogance or contempt or ridicule.
"You..." Watanabe Toru was stunned.
"I did it on purpose." Qingye Rin took off her snow goggles, revealing her eyes.
Those eyes, because of the faint smile, are as bright as the stars.
"Are you ill?" Watanabe Toru asked worriedly.
"No." Qingye Rin rolled his eyes at him.
"That's good..." Watanabe Toru breathed a sigh of relief, "No, what do you want to do? Are you going to cheat if you can't win? I didn't expect you to be such a person!"
"You're so nervous that you're sweating. Do you care about me so much?" Qingye Rin said with a smile.
"…Why are you asking when you know it?"
Qing Ye Lin's smile became even more intense: "Will you invite Kujo to the bonfire party?"
The sudden topic made Toru Watanabe unable to guess what she was thinking for a moment.
But this kind of thing, no, no matter what it was, he never intended to hide it from her from the beginning.
"Yes," he said.
"I realized it when the off-road vehicle lost." Lying in the snow, Qingye Rin looked up at the sky.
"Miji is my girlfriend." Watanabe Toru didn't know what kind of mood he was in when he said this.
"As compensation for not inviting me, answer me a question honestly."
"See what the problem is."
Qingye Rin sighed helplessly.
This man could say anything to her yesterday.
"If there's a knife, who would you let hold the handle and who would hold the blade? Just between me and Kujo Miki."
"Why do you ask such a question?"
"Asking is a momentary shame, not asking is a lifetime shame. Okay, it's your turn to answer me."
"I feel like you're not answering my question." Watanabe Toru thought for a moment, "If that happens, wouldn't it be better if we take turns using the knife?"
“I want to use it all the time?”
"I'll go work and buy another one?"
"I can buy the knife, but can you split into two people?" Qingno Rin turned her head and looked at Watanabe Toru.
"... Kiyono-san, if I asked you to hold the hilt of the sword, what would you do?"
The two looked at each other for a while, and then Qing Ye Lin's soft voice came:
"I don't know. But if everyone has to have a knife, I'll always have it in my hand."
Watanabe Toru laughed.
He sat down in the snow as if he was tired, lying next to Kiyono Rin, looking at the same scenery.
Snow-covered mountains, a small town far away at the foot of the mountain, and trees covered with frost.
"If there is a next life, let us meet sooner."
