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"You little brats, what's wrong with the looks in your eyes?"
Amidst a cheerful noise, they returned to the inn after their night's foraging.
The time ticked away and it was almost ten o'clock. For night owls, this might be the beginning of their nightlife, but as they had group activities tomorrow, they had already started preparing for bedtime.
"Teacher, is it appropriate for you to encourage students to drink like this?"
"As long as you're not discovered, it'll be fine. Besides, Natsume, no one would doubt you even if you said you're an adult."
The sound stopped abruptly as the door of the hotel was pushed open. Natsume Rin, who was responsible for opening the door, saw Totsuka Ayaka hesitating in front of the vending machine at first sight. After the three people following behind her came in, they separated in the lobby and Natsume Rin walked to his side.
"Aika, why haven't you gone up yet?"
"Ah, they are playing cards upstairs, so I came down to hide."
It turned out to be the case.
Smiling, Natsume Rin patted his shoulder and walked back up the stairs to the boys' room on the second floor.
Half an hour later, Totsuka Ayaka's line appeared.
[Natsume Rin: Come up, it's much quieter now. ]
Caijia, who trusted him very much, opened the door and looked at the faces in the room with small notes hanging on them. She immediately understood why it was so quiet.
"Fuck, Natsume, you're such a pervert. Who can play with you if you just memorize the cards? I don't want to play anymore."
The squad leader, with notes stuck on his face, nose and forehead, looked at the few cards left in his hand. In order to avoid ruining his whole face, he just put down the cards and cheated.
"You said it, who else wants to come?" Natsume Rin sorted out the cards and shouted arrogantly.
But there were too many lessons from the past, and even Hayato Hayama had several scars on his face. At this time, no one could continue to persist in the challenge.
Someone else suggested that we should have a group activity tomorrow, and the boys in the room finally stopped playing cards.
Natsume Rin gave Ayaka a look that showed she had accomplished a great feat, picked up her toiletries and went to the bathroom with the squad leader and the others.
The first day of the school trip finally came to an end when Shizuka Hiratsuka was outside yelling at the boys and girls in their rooms to turn off the lights.
Just as the boys' room would discuss what they saw and heard in Kyoto, Natsume Rin, who sneaked away to Honnoji Temple early, encountered a lot of jealousy, and the whispering in the girls' room after the lights were turned off never stopped.
"Ebina."
As always, the big sister Yumiko Miura took the lead in bringing up the topic. She poked the fujoshi sleeping next to her, and there was a rare hint of hesitation in her tone.
"Have you thought about that matter clearly? If it is a clear refusal, I will let Ye Shan explain it clearly."
"What's the matter?" Ebina covered his head with the quilt, with only his head sticking out, looking like he didn't understand anything.
"Don't play dumb. I know what you're thinking, but it's better to nip the problem in the bud in advance." Her tone became stern and her pitch rose unconsciously.
The girls' room, which had been noisy before and was chatting in small groups, became quiet, and many people pricked up their ears, wanting to know what the so-called "that thing" was.
This is a girls' room. It would be a miracle if you could get them to stop gossiping.
As if he noticed that everyone else's attention was focused on them, Miura also became quiet. He glared at the darkness with dissatisfaction, patted Ebina's quilt and stopped talking.
Seeing that curiosity cannot be satisfied and the conversation is interrupted midway, the topic that is finally brought up again will inevitably develop in a direction that is popular with people.
"Do you really have a boyfriend?"
"I haven't decided yet, but Aoki-san confessed to me after the sports festival. I have a good impression of him, so let's give it a try."
"I'm so envious. Do you plan to continue studying or get married right after graduation?"
"It's just an attempt at the beginning, what are you thinking!"
Whenever the topic of love comes up, even though most people have never been in a relationship, they will transform into love gurus and give all kinds of advice.
The deeper the conversation went, the more popular boys in the class were inevitably involved.
"What kind of family do you think Natsume-san comes from? He seems very wealthy."
Shiina Mahiru, who was sleeping next to him, closed her eyes and muttered silently in her heart.
His family conditions are indeed very good, but he earns all his money by himself.
"No way, I've never seen him being so extravagant."
"I saw him wearing very expensive luxury goods, and he got along well with that young lady, so his family must be quite rich."
"That young lady... shhh."
Someone realized that there were members of the Service Club in the room. They were not bold enough to say this in front of others, so they quickly quieted down.
Feeling the peaceful atmosphere, Shiina Mahiru turned over, looked at the moonlight outside, and felt inexplicably happy.
A school trip would be a good time, right?
Chapter 131: If you climb over the neighbor's wall and embrace his virgin, you will get a wife. If you don't climb over the wall, you won't get a wife.
"Is this Kiyomizu Temple? It looks so impressive." Tobe Sho stepped on the floor leading to the temple, looked at the crowded stone path, and let out an exaggerated cry.
Hayato Hayama looked at him worriedly. Natsume Rin pushed his nose and said calmly, "The biggest reason why Kiyomizu Temple is famous is that their Jishujinja Shrine is very accurate in marriage. Many people who want to know their future love fortune often come here to draw lots."
Just as he said, there were a lot of people walking on the road with the words "Jishu Jinja" written on it under the torii gate on the nearby stone path, while there was a normal flow of people heading towards the main hall of the temple.
Curious Totsuka Ayaka asked, "How accurate is it that so many people come here?"
"Even a otaku who has no idea of marriage can have a year of luck in love after drawing lots here. If it were you, Totsuka, I think you would be able to find a girlfriend even if you got Sueyoshi."
Although "末吉" is also auspicious, according to the custom of drawing lots, most of the time tourists who get this kind of lot will still hang it on the tree in front of the door.
When Tobe Sho heard him say this, his eyes began to sparkle, and he quickly called on Hayama, Miura and the others to go up.
"Hurry up, if you're late, Daji might have been taken away by someone else!"
Totsuka Ayaka looked at the boy who was yelling for a few seconds, and following his gaze, Natsume Rin also looked at Tobe Sho, the boy who was famous for his loud voice in the class.
Hayato Hayama and Yumiko Miura obviously knew a lot, and followed him reluctantly. Thinking about the recent rumors and Totsuka's strange look, Natsume Rin fell into deep thought.
Wasn't it Ye Shan who confessed?
At this time, because it was class activity time, Mahiru, who was alone with Natsume Rin, looked at the stone path leading to the Jishu Shrine: "Natsume, do you want to go up and try it?"
"I'm not interested. I won't pin my marriage on some illusory god." Natsume Rin said handsomely.
Then, Totsuka and Shiina, each holding one of them, rushed towards the bustling Jishujinja Shrine.
The road up the mountain is crowded because of the narrow stone path, but there is open land above.
Hayama and his friends who arrived first were queuing up at the place where they were praying for marriage. Natsume Rin glared at Totsuka Ayaka.
"You're asking for a marriage, too?"
"No." He scratched his hair shyly, then approached Natsume Rin mysteriously: "I'm just curious about what lot they can draw."
Natsume Rin looked at the gossipy man with contempt, then turned around, and the first person she saw was not Shiina Mahiru beside her.
"Sergeant, shouldn't you follow the main group to the main hall?"
The male class leader in front of them looked at him, a complicated expression clearly revealed on his face, "Where do you think the main force is now, bastard!"
If he hadn't said it, Natsume Rin wouldn't have noticed. At this time, looking around, she found that there were many people from their class. The most important thing is, Mr. Hiratsuka, can't you have some principles!
Shizuka Hiratsuka was wearing her white windbreaker, whistling, and looking at the place where people were seeking marriage partners with fiery eyes.
Even if she was discovered by her students, she would still come to this Jishujinja Shrine, which was said to be very effective, to verify her marriage.
"I thought there were only a few of us. Thank you for your hard work, squad leader." Natsume Rin said sincerely.
"Okay, let me test whether I can find a girlfriend in high school. I don't want to spend three years alone."
Less than two seconds passed before the squad leader revealed his hateful face, causing Natsume Rin to withdraw her hand expressionlessly, feeling that she had really misjudged him.
"Give me my thanks. And if you want to find a girlfriend, you can't just rely on this kind of thing. You have to take action in your daily life."
While they were fooling around, Shiina Mahiru was queuing with them. She saw Tobe Sho come out with a unhappy look on his face and poked Natsume Rin's hand.
"They probably don't have very good luck."
"let me see!"
Ayaka was particularly active, using her hands as binoculars to look at them. Tobe Sho's expression looked particularly stiff, and Ebina Hime didn't look very good either.
"By the way, who will the heroine be?" Natsume Rin took a few glances and followed him into the shrine where the lottery was held.
Shiina Mahiru couldn't understand what they were talking about, so she concentrated on drawing the lots. The other two guys who were pretending to be confused kept laughing and refused to reveal the answer in advance.
It seems that he intends to keep the secret to the end. The fact that he was discovered by Natsume Rin is purely because this guy likes to think too much, and he can guess it to a similar degree accurately every time.
Natsume Rin was very casual when she shook the lot, the class monitor looked very pious, but it was hard to describe how Totsuka Ayaka looked, it felt like she was just there to do her job.
"It's Kamijichi! I'm really going to have a girlfriend!" Just after walking out of the shrine, the squad leader carefully opened the fortune in his hand in the empty seat in front of the door, and almost jumped up with excitement.
"Don't think of this as a place to send gifts to your girlfriend, but mine should be okay. Natsume, can you help me take a look?" Ayaka handed over the wooden stick in his hand.
[The orioles are singing on the island in the river. The beautiful lady is the ideal match for the gentleman. ]
Asking for the best auspicious sign for marriage!
"Congratulations, you will have a girlfriend soon. As long as you actively pursue the person you like, you will definitely be able to get her." Natsume Rin interpreted the fortune according to his own understanding.
"That's it."
He didn't look very happy. Instead, he was very curious about the signatures of the other two people.
"That's great, but I don't believe in this kind of thing." Natsume Rin said with a smile, holding the wooden stick, and kept moving towards the place where the sign was hung.
"You're kidding, let's see."
"Humph, do I need to lie to you about my luck? Don't do it."
There was a gentle smile on Shiina Mahiru's round face, and when she lowered her head to look at the wooden stick in her palm, her brows were cutely frowned.
[If you climb over the neighbor's wall and embrace the virgin, you will get a wife. If you don't climb over the wall, you won't get a wife.]
Is this encouraging yourself to take initiative?
"It's really a bad omen. It seems like you, Natsume, will never find a girlfriend!" The squad leader found the handwriting in the gap between his palms and laughed.
"Hey, if he wants to find a girlfriend, it seems that any lottery will be useless." Totsuka Ayaka told the truth, and suppressed the smile of the class monitor who was still happy.
"Totsuka, please don't remind me of this cruel reality. Can't you just let me be happy for a while?"
Natsume Rin shrugged and looked at Shiina Mahiru. She had no intention of taking out her own fortune stick, so Natsume had to hang his own bad omen on the sign at the door alone.