Chapter 355: Qingye-san, this is the final stop.
"Hakone, the most famous attractions are Owakudani and Lake Ashi;"
"The annual super popular event "Hakone Ekiden" is a long-distance relay race in which university students run from Tokyo to Lake Ashi and then back to Tokyo from Lake Ashi. The total distance is about 217 kilometers."
"Hakone's trains are also very famous..."
Toru Watanabe closed the travel magazine and returned it to Aoi Ikki.
"I didn't expect that we could go to Hakone on the school trip!" Ikki Aoi immediately opened the magazine that she had read many times.
"Is it necessary to be so excited?" Toru Watanabe picked up the milk carton on the table.
"Of course!" Ikki Aoi nodded vigorously. "Unlike Kyoto and Osaka, Hakone is a famous summer resort. In the first episode of Tokyo Girl's Guide, the female character from Akita Prefecture's fantasy of Tokyo is to travel to Hakone."
"So, Hakone is more famous than Karuizawa?"
"Karuizawa developed because rich people wanted to escape the summer heat there, while Hakone is more famous because of its attractions such as Ōwakudani and Lake Ashi, as well as the popular long-distance relay race Hakone Ekiden. If you think in this way, Hakone should be more famous."
After saying this, the newly promoted deputy director of the wind band thought for a moment, and added one more word just to be on the safe side:
"perhaps."
Watanabe Toru held the straw in his mouth, and streams of strawberry milk flowed down his throat continuously.
The location for Class 4's school trip has been decided: Hakone, which is about to enter its best autumn leaves viewing season.
"Compared to the France that the class next door went to, Hakone is nothing," said Toru Watanabe.
"I've always heard that France is very romantic. I want to see the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower, but Hakone is also nice! Hakone~Hakone~" Aoi Ikki sang while flipping through a travel magazine.
Toru Watanabe stared at the ceiling of the classroom above his head.
'The mountain of Hakone is the most dangerous in the world. Although this saying is limited to island countries, it is also appropriate to use it as the final battlefield.'
He drank all the remaining milk in one gulp.
After lunch break, Miki Kujo and Rin Kiyono returned to the classroom.
The two had waist-length hair, and as they walked through the classroom, their stunning beauty seemed to surround them with a halo.
"Where did you go at noon?" Miki Kujo sat down in her seat and asked Toru Watanabe.
"Reading Ikki-san's travel magazine in the classroom."
"Travel magazine?"
"Since we are going, we can have more fun if we are prepared."
"I'm tired of going to Hakone," said Miki Kujo.
Watanabe Toru looked at her in confusion: "If you're tired of going there, why didn't you say so when I suggested going to Hakone?"
"Is there any place I haven't been to on a school trip?" Kujo Miki laughed contemptuously.
"I was planning to make some preparations to give you more fun. Looks like it's your turn to be my tour guide."
The bell rang and the chemistry teacher walked in.
Watanabe Toru turned around, looked at Kiyono Rin, and then looked away at the same time.
After that train ride, the two of them fell into a strange atmosphere, and each seemed to be waiting for something.
"What day is today?" The chemistry teacher stood on the podium and asked everyone.
“12!”
"Nonsense, it's obviously 11!"
"Students with numbers 11 and 12, please come up." The chemistry teacher took two pieces of chalk.
The two people who had just spoken walked up silently and each took a piece of chalk.
The others burst into laughter, with Kunijima Osamu laughing especially loudly.
"Be quiet, take out some paper." The chemistry teacher opened the textbook, "Today's dictation before class is..."
After school, Toru Watanabe began packing his luggage to prepare for tomorrow's school trip.
"Watanabe?" Koizumi Aona's voice came from the entrance.
"Teacher Aona?" Watanabe Toru came out of the bedroom. "Dinner is ready so soon?"
"No." Koizumi Aona put on slippers and said, "Let Miyuki and Akiko do the work for me today. I'll help you pack your clothes."
"Both of them?" Watanabe Toru took out his cell phone from his trouser pocket. "Teacher Aona, what takeout do you want to eat today? Pizza? Whole beef bento?"
Koizumi Aona smiled and hit Watanabe Toru.
The two walked into the bedroom, and Koizumi Aona chose clothes for Watanabe Toru.
As a student, you must wear school uniforms on school trips. You don’t need to be as delicate as girls, so you only need to bring enough underwear and socks.
"Although the hotel has toiletries, it's better to bring your own." Koizumi Aona said as she packed her luggage.
After returning home, she changed into home clothes. When she bent down, her curves were very soft, and her cotton pants outlined the seductive curves of her hips.
Occasionally, when he stood up to get something, he would bounce back like a bent willow branch, regaining its tough lines.
When Koizumi Aona bent over again, Watanabe Toru hugged her from behind.
"Cross..."
"Just for a moment." Watanabe Toru interrupted her and hugged her tightly.
"No, no!" Koizumi Aona twisted her body and struggled, but her strength was very limited.
Toru Watanabe stroked her right cheek with his left hand and turned her elegant and beautiful little oval face over.
"Watanabe... ugh!"
Toru Watanabe released her rosy lips and kissed her white swan neck.
"Miyuki and the others... are still waiting." Koizumi Aona said breathlessly.
"Just for a moment." Watanabe Toru breathed hot breath into her ear, his hand leaving her flat belly and placing it on the waistband of his pants.
"Watanabe!" Koizumi Aona shouted in a reproachful manner, uncontrollably tilting her neck back.
Watanabe Toru reached down and took off her pants and underwear together.
"How about lying on the bed?"
"No!" Koizumi Aona frowned.
When Toru Watanabe let go of her hand, her body limply fell onto the large white bed in front of her, and she subconsciously supported herself on the edge of the bed with her hands. This was exactly the posture Toru Watanabe wanted.
It seemed that the bed was too soft. As soon as Koizumi Aona leaned on it, she was conquered and maintained that position.
"...Hurry up." She didn't look up, her face buried in the quilt, and spoke like a little girl.
Toru Watanabe stroked her white buttocks and was ready.
"Ah!" Koizumi Aona cried out softly like a cry of grief.
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On November 12, Shenchuan students went to different boarding points according to their different study tour destinations.
All the students in Class 4, Grade 2, gathered on the platform of Shinjuku Station.
"Everyone, divide into groups and see which students have not arrived yet?" Koizumi Aona said in a light tone as she counted the number of people.
Last year, Watanabe Toru was in a group with Saito Keisuke, and this year he is in a group with Kujo Miki, Kiyono Rin, and Ikki Aoi.
"Is this your second time taking the Shinkansen, Miki?" asked Toru Watanabe.
"Yeah." Kujo Miki hugged her elbows and looked at the Shinjuku Station platform. "Last time I went back to Iwate Prefecture with you."
"Are you going again this year?" Toru Watanabe asked with a smile.
"I spent New Year's Day at your house last year, and today it's my house." Kujo Miki is simply the best representative of egalitarianism, for example, 'whatever you wear, I wear'.
"Okay." Watanabe Toru nodded.
He was guarding Kujo Miki in case anyone bumped into her, and his eyes turned to Kiyono Rin beside him.
She was listening to Aoi Ikki chattering about the black eggs from the Owakudani hot spring.
Noticing Watanabe Toru's gaze, Kiyono Rin turned her head to look at him, then shifted her gaze to the tram tracks.
"How are things going between you and her?" asked Miki Kujo with a smile.
"I plan to confess to her in Hakone." Toru Watanabe put his arm around Miki Kujo's slender shoulders and whispered.
"Have you finally made up your mind?"
"Aren't you angry?"
"After we reconciled at the cultural festival, I thought the three of us were together." Miki Kujo was in Toru Watanabe's arms, looking at him with a smile.
Watanabe Toru hugged her a little tighter.
"There's also Mai-senpai and Aona-sensei," he reminded.
Miki Kujo just smiled and said nothing.
In her eyes, Asuka Mai and Koizumi Aona were just tools for her to make up for almost killing Watanabe Toru twice.
Only Kiyono Rin was considered her rival.
Even the existence of Asuka Mai and Koizumi Aona was allowed in large part because of the threat posed by Kiyono Rin.
They used to be rivals, but now they are only friends to each other.
Toru Watanabe knew what Miki Kujo was really thinking, and he didn't force her to agree with Aona Koizumi and Mai Asuka's ideas.
Only by accommodating and understanding each other can we live happily, instead of demanding that the other person do a certain thing.
"What about Kiyono Rin?" Watanabe Toru started thinking about it again.
She has done nothing wrong to herself and has no reason to accommodate herself.
It is a normal value to ask lovers to be loyal to each other - even though he has become accustomed to the current relationship, Toru Watanabe is still self-aware of this.
He is wrong.
Be good to them, make sure they have no troubles in life and are in good health;
Keep them happy all the time, try your best to show your love and care for them;
Just in case, no more missions will be accepted;
All of the above is just trying to do the right thing based on what he did wrong.
Nothing to brag about.
What we have to face now is that Qingye Rin, who has done nothing wrong, has nothing to compare with him except the love he has for each other and the determination to be with each other.
Even so, he still chose to take this step forward.
Guilt, unfairness, wait until he gets Kiyono Rin!
Now all you have to do is run and chase everything you want!
We boarded the Odakyu Romancecar and the timetable stated that we would arrive at Hakone in 85 minutes.
"Meiji, sit by the window." Watanabe Toru said directly when arranging seats.
He still didn't want anyone to accidentally run into Kujo Miki. This was because of Kujo Miki's mysophobia and also because of his own selfish motives.
After Kujo Miki got in, Watanabe Toru said to Kiyono Rin, "You want to sit in the middle?"
"Do you want to sit next to me?" Qingye Rin asked with a smile.
This was not a special carriage. They were sitting with other students, with five seats in a row, three on each side and two on the other.
Ikki Aoi and a girl from the wind orchestra of Class 4 were sitting two seats away, chatting away.
"Please sit down." Kujo Miki said to Kiyono Rin, "He is our bodyguard now."
"More than just a bodyguard," said Toru Watanabe.
"Or what?" asked Qingye Rin.
Watanabe Toru adjusted the position of his tie, "Still a servant. If you need anything to drink or eat, just tell me directly."
"I want to eat the pancakes your mother baked." Miki Kujo said with a smile.
"..." Toru Watanabe looked at Kiyono Rin, "Doraemon Rin."
Qingye Rin didn't even look at him and sat directly in the middle seat.
"Since Doraemon is unwilling to help, I can only ask my mother." Watanabe Toru said to Kujo Miki while sitting down in a seat by the aisle.
Not long after we sat down, the "Romantica" rushed towards Hakone like a long dragon.
The scenery along the way is already autumn, with deep red or yellow leaves and the distant sky.
"'In deep autumn, the paulownia leaves turn yellow'" When the Romance passed the Tama River, Toru Watanabe thought of Takahama Kyoshi's haiku.
""Carefree and unconcerned, blocking the setting sun"" Qingye Rin did not take his eyes away from the book in his hand.
Watanabe Toru waited for a while, but did not hear Kujo Miki's voice. He turned around and saw that she had fallen asleep.
"Are you in a good mood?" asked Qingye Rin.
"Why do you say that?" Watanabe Toru asked back.
"You still have the energy to recite haiku. Are you in a bad mood?"
"Where will it go?" Toru Watanabe said the last line of the haiku. "My mood is neither good nor bad, but I am a little hesitant."
"Hesitation?" Qing Ye Lin sighed helplessly and closed the book. "Let's chat."
"Okay, what do you want to talk about? Takahama Kyoshi?"
"Okay, you go first." Qingye Rin placed the book on her pleated skirt that covered her knees and gently stroked the cover with her fingers.
"Uh..." Watanabe Toru was at a loss for words, "I only know this haiku about Takahama Kyoshi."
"Me too."
"So what do you agree to?"
"Didn't you also suggest talking about Takahama Kyoshi?" Qingno Rin placed her hand lightly on her chin, her smile elegant with a little mischief, very cute.
"I'm planning to learn about him from you," said Toru Watanabe.
"Ah, I told you, I don't know everything, and admitting this..."
"That's one of your strengths." Watanabe Toru said for her, "I'll remember everything you said."
"The credit for writing a diary?"
"Speaking of diaries, you're almost..."
"It's about time you turned in your second copy."
"..." Watanabe Toru looked at the self-righteous Kiyono Rin without blinking, "Kiyono-san."
"Go ahead."
"You are indeed very beautiful."
"Anything else?"
"Maybe I like you more than I thought."
"Got it. Anything else?"
Looking at that beautiful and refined little face and eyes as clear as ice crystals, Watanabe Toru's heart beat faster.
He wanted to express his true wish, begging her to ignore all his mistakes, even if she cared, to wait until they were together before slowly blaming him.
It doesn't matter even if I'm blamed for the rest of my life.
My heart was pounding, my palms were starting to feel numb, and my voice must have become hoarse.
"...That's all." Watanabe Toru said as naturally as possible.
Qing Ye Lin gave him a deep look and said, "In that case, let's talk about something else."
"What are you talking about?"
“Do you think honesty is necessary?”
“In fact, humans have never pursued honesty.”
"continue."
"People praise it, but they ask others to abide by it, and they themselves turn a blind eye to it in most cases. When honesty is useful, people are honest; when lies are more convenient for them, they immediately turn around and worship lies."
"What about you?"
"I am one of them," said Toru Watanabe, "but I am willing to be honest with you all the time."
"Because being honest with me is good for you?"
"I don't deny that it's partly because of this, but you wouldn't like someone just because he's honest, right?"
"Honesty is just the basic of being a human being. I admire him, but..." Qing Ye Lin turned away and looked ahead, "Liking someone has nothing to do with whether that person is honest or not."
"Then I was honest in vain, wasn't I?"
Kiyono Rin turned her head and looked at Watanabe Toru coldly.
"Just kidding." He laughed, "I'm only being honest with you because you're pretty."
"Just because of appearance?"
"Appearance is very important." Watanabe Toru said guiltily.
"You just said you've always been honest with me." Qingye Rin sighed, unable to do anything about him.
"Honesty is just a means." Watanabe Toru looked into her eyes, "The purpose is to make you happy. As long as it makes you happy, I am willing to be honest or lie."
"...Really?" Soft hair fell from behind Kiyono Rin's ear.
She remembered what the fortune teller had said when she traveled to Kyoto:
“Although I am very smart, sometimes I know that the other person is lying, but I still choose to believe him.”
At first she said it was impossible without even thinking about it.
Now, that person has appeared.
The two stopped talking, each thinking about their own things.
At some point, Toru Watanabe felt a slight weight on his shoulder. He turned his head and saw that Kiyono Rin had fallen asleep with her head resting on him.
Maybe it would be nice to just let the sleeping Kiyono Rin lean on my shoulder like this and not worry about anything.
but……
"Kiyono-san," Toru Watanabe gently woke up Kiyono Rin, "We have arrived at the terminal."
