Chapter 326 A sudden strong wind (2)
Koizumi Aonai walked in, stood on the podium, looked around the classroom, smiled gently and said, "Everyone has become much tanned."
“Running around outside all day!”
" It's all because of supporting the baseball club!"
“But thanks to training, I lost weight.”
"Is this true? Why have I gained weight? My legs have become thicker, ah, I'm so sad——"
Koizumi Aona's words were like the wind blowing into the woods, and the leaves immediately made all kinds of sounds.
After waiting for a while, she signaled everyone to be quiet.
"It's already the second semester of the second year of high school. Half of high school life has passed. Everyone must work hard and focus on studying."
"Yes——" Everyone's emotions have not yet recovered from the holiday.
"However," Koizumi Aona paused, "There will be a cultural festival at the end of September, so don't be too nervous."
"yeah--"
"Long live Mr. Koizumi!"
“What should I do this year?”
"We performed a play last year, so it should be the maid cafe's turn this year, right?"
"Is this sort of thing done on a rotating basis? Also, why is the maid cafe scheduled after the play?"
"Everyone!" Koizumi Aona smiled and clapped his hands twice. "Although we should enjoy the cultural festival, we should also study hard. Adjust this month and try to get into the learning state completely in October."
"But there's a sports festival in October," a naughty boy said.
"There's a school trip in November." A girl in the class who often plays with boys immediately took over.
“There’s camping in December.”
"We camped in the woods last year, so this year it's time to go to the beach, right?"
"Going to the beach in December? It's so cold, your face will be dried out!"
"Saya-chan, Kojima will protect you, hehehe~"
There was laughter in the classroom.
Shaya's face turned red and she picked up her pencil case to throw at the female classmate who made fun of her.
A group of boys surrounded Xiaodao and slapped his shoulders hard.
Watanabe Toru remembered that during the summer vacation, Aoi Ikki mentioned in the game chat group that Kojima and Saya in the class got together while practicing cheering.
Aona Koizumi was also watching the fun, letting everyone vent their excitement about the start of school.
In the past, she would have discouraged her students and told them to study hard immediately.
But after being with Toru Watanabe, I felt happy every day, which unconsciously influenced my educational methods.
"Alright, alright!" She quieted the classroom again. "Next, let's talk about the arrangements. From today on, unless there is something else at school, the evening class meeting will be for everyone to discuss the cultural festival."
"Very good!"
"I'm not feeling well today. I was planning to sneak into the infirmary to sleep during the class meeting , but it seems I have to stay."
"From the second week of September," Koizumi Aona continued, "you can decorate your classroom to your heart's content..."
Every time she said something, the class would burst into laughter.
Toru Watanabe supported his face with his left hand, turned a mechanical pencil with his right hand, and lazily turned his eyes to the blue sky outside the window. On the table was a half-written script.
Hot wind blew in through the open window, and a corner of the white homework paper wanted to somersault.
Going to class, going home, everything that is so commonplace makes people feel fresh and familiar.
only……
"Ichimu, the blackboard is in front, stop staring at me."
Although he was in trouble, he still took the initiative to help Ikki Aoi explain her behavior to Kujo Miki. Only Watanabe Toru could be such a gentle person.
"There's a limit to how much you can boast about yourself."
"Don't I even have the right to think?" Toru Watanabe turned his head and said to Kiyono Shin, who was harsh on people and liked to read their minds.
"Watanabe~~" Miki Kujo lay on the [pillow] and poked Watanabe Toru's back with her fingers.
"What is it, Miss?"
"I want to see someone jump from the second floor." She said it in a lazy tone, as if she was chatting.
"I have to finish the script quickly." Watanabe Toru said to himself, turned around and went back to continue thinking about the script.
Ikki Aoi was still staring at him secretly.
After the class, at the evening meeting, everyone discussed the cultural festival under the organization of the class monitor.
The first step is to select the people who will go to the Cultural Festival Executive Committee. All three people from the Human Observation Department have served there last year.
"Are there any students who are willing to join?" the monitor asked, holding the list and squinting his glasses.
“……”No one answered.
"What about the students who have served as executive committee members?" The female class monitor made a very reasonable suggestion.
"Watanabe!" Kunii Osamu raised his hand.
"I remember that Qingye-san did it too." said a girl from her former class.
"It seems that Kujo-san is the same." A first-year student in Class 2 added.
Everyone looked towards the corner where Toru Watanabe was.
The nine beautiful shoes pressed against the legs of Watanabe Toru's stool.
"Watanabe-san." Kiyono Rin instructed softly.
What they both meant was - leave it to you to solve.
Facing the expectation and excitement of the crowd, Watanabe Toru said:
"I recommend Mikami Saya-san and Kojima."
"yes!"
"Just the two of them! Just the two of them!"
"As expected of you, Watanabe-kun. This is a great suggestion!"
Regardless of whether the two were willing or not, the female monitor had already written their names on the list of executive members.
It’s that simple, school bullying is accomplished - ignore the interactions between Mikami Saya and Kojima, the two parties involved, and their expressions as if they were expecting to do something in their work as executive committee members.
We quickly dealt with the matter of the executive committee members, and next we would start the activities of Class 2-4 of Senior High School.
This is not something that can be easily agreed upon unless the upper class of the light novel campus stands up.
Finally, everyone agreed: discussion and vote counting from Monday to Thursday, and voting on Friday.
After the evening class, Watanabe Toru and the other two went to the Human Observation Department together.
"This is the first time that three of us go to the club classroom together." Toru Watanabe walked between the two of them.
"We're not walking together, we're just passing by." Qingye Rin, who was so holy that she seemed to purify the air, corrected him.
"The explanation varies from person to person," said Toru Watanabe.
"After studying science for four months, you can't even tell the difference between 'together' and 'on the way'?"
"Can't you come with us?" Miki Kujo pulled Toru Watanabe, walked to the middle, and asked Rin Kiyono with a smile.
"Please don't get too close to me." Qingno Rin said expressionlessly as she walked to the other side of Watanabe Toru.
"So I am God." said Toru Watanabe, who stood between the two again.
No one paid any attention to him.
"Reason?" Watanabe Toru asked himself and answered, "Actually, I recently read Euripides in order to write a play... You should all know who this guy is... In the play "Hippolytus", the goddess of hunting, Artemis, came to Theseus, explained the truth, comforted Hippolytus, and made them reconcile; at the end of "Orestes", the god of light and prophecy, Apollo, appeared and redivided the territory to promote the reconciliation of the conflict..."
"Euripides? The playwright?" asked Kujo Miki.
"One of the three great tragedians of ancient Greece." Kiyono Rin answered for Watanabe Toru.
"Answering other people's questions without permission will only make people hate you, Kiyono Rin-san."
"I have no intention of being liked by you, Kujo Miki-san."
"In addition, the ending of "Helen" is: the Castor brothers came forward to appease the new king of Egypt and averted the bloody disaster." Toru Watanabe was still talking about the tragic writer Euripides.
After going up to the fifth floor and walking through the elevated corridor between the buildings, the three arrived at the activity classroom they had not seen for a month.
There is no dust, the refrigerator is filled with fruits and food, and even the sofa, coffee table, TV and game console have all been replaced with new models.
The only thing that remains unchanged is the old beech table and the steel chairs neatly placed under the table.
Toru Watanabe sat on the chair, and for a moment he felt as relaxed as if he had just returned home.
Instead of continuing to write the script, he came up with a Chinese version of "Thunderstorm".
Euripides watched it all in order to write the play, so there was no reason for him not to watch this "first play in a century of Chinese drama."
"How much of the script have you written?" Qingye Rin had just run to have tea and now just sat down, taking out a hardcover book from her bag while asking Watanabe Toru.
"'A woman, remember, cannot be bullied by two generations. You can think about it.'" Watanabe Toru finished reading Fan Yi's famous line, and then answered Qing Ye Lin: "I have an idea, but I haven't really started writing yet."
At this time, Kujo Miki's voice came from the sofa: "I can perform a play with you, but only for one show."
"I only plan to perform once. How can the king of the world stay on the stage and perform dramas for the common people?"
"What's wrong with the way you talk?" Qingye Rin looked over.
"I got used to acting in dramas in advance. Hard work is one of the proofs of my talent."
Qingye Rin nodded in agreement, and then said, "Write the script for me."
"Let's not talk about the script for now. How were the sales of the light novel I wrote last time? I'm still waiting to get my royalties."
"That library has been transferred to you, and you ask me for royalties?" Qingye Rin glanced at him.
"Transfer it to me?" Watanabe Toru was stunned, and looked at Kujo Miki who was lying on the sofa and had already started to choose a game, "Miki, did you take it?"
"I've given you mine, what do you want?"
"That's strange. Who is in charge of that library now?"
This is an unsolved mystery.
The three of them fell silent, perhaps thinking for a few seconds, and then went back to their own business.
Outside the window there were melodious sounds of wind instruments.
As time went by, the atmosphere of the cultural festival became more and more intense. From time to time, a group of people in sportswear could be seen sitting in the corner of the corridor, painting around an oversized canvas.
Sometimes you can see strange people holding huge swords and other weapons.
Toru Watanabe thought it necessary to get to know this school carefully. Maybe in a corner he didn't know about, there was a club called "SOS" that was also working hard for the cultural festival.
"I think you mentioned this SOS last year as well," said Qingno Rin.
"Did you forget?" Watanabe Toru put the book into his bag. "I had to ask aliens, people from the future, and people with super powers to catch up with the original 'Iwate Prefecture to Tokyo, 400 kilometers'."
"I know what you're talking about." Qingye Rin raised the corner of his mouth proudly and stared at Watanabe Toru with an expression that said, 'You can't fool me with this weird knowledge anymore.'
"You also watched "The Suzumiya Haruhi"." Kujo Miki said with a smile, "Watanabe forced me to watch it with him, it was really painful."
"Euripides~Euripides~" Watanabe Toru picked up his schoolbag, "I'm leaving now, bye~"
"It's been a week, remember the script." Qingye Rin urged.
"I'll give it to you next week!"
Watanabe Toru was not trying to escape from the Shura Field, he had something to do today.
A week later, Ikki Aoi finally challenged him to a duel at the cafe in Yotsuya Station after school.
But when passing by a nigiri sushi restaurant, Toru Watanabe turned in.
The shop is very small, with only a bar counter and a few chairs in front of it.
There was only one customer in the store, a middle-aged man who had just got off work and was still wearing a suit. He was eating sushi leisurely by himself.
When Toru Watanabe walked in, the man glanced at him.
Such nigiri sushi restaurants have strict requirements on ingredients, such as size. A fish may only be able to be cut into a few slices suitable for making nigiri sushi, so the prices are relatively high and it is not a place where students are willing to consume.
Toru Watanabe sat two seats away from the man.
He put down his schoolbag, glanced at the menu, and said to the boss in white chef's uniform, "One serving of foie gras."
"Please wait a moment." The chef and boss bowed slightly.
Toru Watanabe took out his cell phone and sent a message to Aoi Ikki, asking her to come here.
After a while, Ikki Aoi walked in with her schoolbag on her back.
She sat down next to Toru Watanabe and stared at him without saying a word.
"Don't you want to order?" Toru Watanabe put the foie gras sushi into his mouth.
Seeing that he was eating with relish, Ikki Aoi took the menu, took a look at it and put it back.
"Nothing you like?" asked Toru Watanabe.
“No money.”
"Frankly. I ask you."
"don't want."
"Boss," Toru Watanabe said to the boss without looking at her, "Tuna, fish roe, and sea urchin, give me one portion each of these three."
"Even if you deliberately ordered the expensive one, I won't forgive you." Ikki Aoi said angrily.
The middle-aged man, drinking his wine, looked over here and felt that he had found a perfect dish to go with his wine.
"Then you should remember me for the rest of your life." Watanabe Toru turned his head and said indifferently, "It is my honor to be remembered by Ikki-san."
"Hokkaido red sea urchin." The chef put the prepared sushi on a plate and placed it in front of Ikki Aoi.
Ichimoku Aoi took a look and didn't pick up the chopsticks.
"Do you want to talk to me about senior sister Mai?" Toru Watanabe ignored her and took the grilled tuna sushi from the chef.
The aroma of the grilled tuna and the taste of rice and vinegar are a very rich combination, and paired with a mouthful of rice that is just the right amount, it is very satisfying.
"Are you dating senior Mai?" Ikki Aoi stared at Watanabe Toru's mouth as he chewed food.
Not only is his eating manner tempting, but his appearance is even more attractive. If she was not angry now, she might have been dazzled. Before going to bed at night, she would definitely recall this scene over and over again.
"Yeah." Watanabe Toru nodded.
"Aren't you dating Kujo-san?!" Ikki Aoi raised her voice slightly.
Watanabe Toru made a motion to lower his voice.
Ichiki Aoi lowered her voice, but her tone was still fierce: "And Kiyono-san!"
"Yes." Watanabe Toru nodded, "Since there are already two people, why can't there be a third one?"
"Puff——" The middle-aged man spat out a mouthful of sake and hurriedly wiped his suit and the table with a towel.
Watanabe Toru signaled Ikki Aoi with his eyes.
Ikki Aoi looked at the middle-aged man with a vicious look, and continued to glare at Watanabe Toru.
"Medium belly and large belly." The chef handed over two more servings of tuna sushi.
"Why?" asked Ikki Aoi.
"Because Mai-senpai is pretty." Watanabe Toru said matter-of-factly, "Haven't you liked her for several years just because she's pretty?"
"Cough cough cough!" The middle-aged man didn't spit out the liquid this time, but he choked.
Watanabe Toru couldn't help laughing.
Ikki Aoi got angry when she looked at his face. If there was no wine, she would have wanted to splash it on Watanabe Toru's face.
"But you already have Kujo-san and Kiyono-san, why are you trying to seduce a senior?!"
Apart from the fact that Toru Watanabe used his outstanding looks to seduce Asu Mai, Aoi Ikki couldn't think of any reason why Asu Mai liked Toru Watanabe.
"Don't worry." Watanabe Toru comforted, "I only have three girlfriends. To be precise, I have one girlfriend and two lovers. There won't be a fourth one."
"How can you say such a thing?" Ichiki Aoi couldn't believe it. "I always thought you were a good person."
"No, no, no, you misunderstood." Watanabe Toru took the new sushi from the chef, "I am 100% a scumbag."
"you?!"
"I will always be nice to Mai-senpai." Watanabe Toru said as he ate. "You can go ask Mai-senpai. I don't forbid you to contact her. If she's unhappy, you can always come and scold me."
“Shameless!”
"We volunteered and it's not against the law."
"Even if the senior is willing, can you be worthy of Kujo and Kiyono?"
"They know." Watanabe Toru put down his chopsticks and clasped his hands together comfortably, "You can go and ask."
“……” This was the first time that Ikki Aoi heard of such a thing.
"By the way, this is something only you know about, don't tell anyone else in the school."
"I was afraid of being exposed and isolated. I shouldn't have done this in the first place!"
"Yes, yes, yes." Watanabe Toru brought the sushi closer to her, "So please have a delicious meal."
"Don't try to bribe me!"
"But if it's exposed, Mai-senpai will be embarrassed to come to school on Saturdays and Sundays."
“…”
"please."
Ikki Aoi angrily picked up the chopsticks, stuffed the tuna sushi into her mouth, and chewed it hard.
"Is it delicious?" asked Toru Watanabe.
"Yeah!" Ikki Aoi nodded angrily.
"Boss, another serving of tuna!"
“I love shrimp!”
"Let me see, we have peony shrimps, boss, one serving of peony shrimps."
"You," Ichimoku Aoi swallowed the food, "when did you start dating a senior?"
"During the Cultural Festival last year," said Toru Watanabe, "Do you remember when we were camping, I wanted to discuss the figure of my senior sister with you? You refused."
“Shameless!”
"Yeah. Boss, can you take the sushi away?"
"Sorry, in order to keep the ingredients fresh, we don't have a delivery service."
"What a shame. I wanted to bring some to Mai-senpai."
Aoi Ikki was eating hard and vowed to make sure that scumbag Toru Watanabe had no money to pay the bill today.
