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"Hokkaido?"
"Yeah, it feels a little early at this season now." Natsume Rin looked at Yukinoshita-classmate who followed her in.
"Hokkaido?" She frowned when she heard the place name. She must have recalled bad memories just like Natsume Rin.
The classroom, which was noisy just now, gradually became quiet after the two of them came in. Their beauty has such charm.
"It can barely be considered autumn now, so it's more appropriate to go there to enjoy the autumn scenery anyway."
"It's a bit late." Shiina Mahiru raised her hand and answered.
"So there's something wrong with the time arrangement for the school trip, Shiina-san, please give me some suggestions." Natsume Rin directed him in a professional manner.
"I understand, Natsume-san." After she said this, she couldn't help laughing and turned around, pushing Natsume Rin's chest.
The teacher of the first class came in. There were still a few minutes left before class. Natsume Rin looked at Yukino behind her and said, "Are you okay?"
"Don't underestimate people." Yukino laughed contemptuously.
"Then do we still want to go skiing?" Natsume Rin became curious.
If I could continue to accompany him skiing, I would have to admit that Yukino is indeed a tomboy.
"Of course not. I'm not stupid. Besides, the most famous thing in Hokkaido is probably the hot springs." She said as a matter of course.
Hokkaido's hot springs are indeed very famous.
Natsume nodded in understanding and reluctantly accepted the refusal. The bell rang and the teacher coughed and asked everyone to look at the blackboard.
[If Hokkaido is considered the final battlefield, it is indeed a good destination.]
……
On the second weekend of November, each class went to different stations according to their destinations.
Because this time the ski resort is not close to Tokyo, Sobu High School’s chosen means of transportation is not the more comfortable bus.
"Everyone, look at the people around you, who hasn't arrived yet!" Shizuka Hiratsuka, wearing a handsome windbreaker and holding a loud speaker in her hand, was instructing the large number of students to check the number of people before they got on the bus.
She didn't want to take out thirty people and bring back twenty-nine.
This year, Natsume Rin is in a group of three with Yukinoshita Yukino and Shiina Mahiru, while last year she was with Totsuka and the class monitor.
"One, two, report, they're all here." Natsume Rin stood in front of them and counted seriously, still working tirelessly despite their disdainful looks.
Realizing that she couldn't deal with him this way, Yukino gave up insisting and turned her gaze towards the train beside her.
"Xiaoxue, let's go to the hot springs then?" Mahiru also had a place she wanted to visit.
"no problem."
"And me?"
"Go skiing, and it's better not to come back." Shiina Mahiru patted his hands and responded to him with a sweet giggle.
"How brutal." Natsume Rin smacked her lips.
"You've been talking about it the whole time, and you even said you wanted to take Xiaoxue with you."
Shizuka Hiratsuka, who noticed the situation here, started to tremble when she heard about skiing. The thing she was most worried about would definitely not happen again this time.
Seeing him being pulled away by the teacher for criticism and education, the girls laughed quietly, especially Yukinoshita Yukino, the smile on her pretty face was brighter than when she heard the joke.
"Don't make any big news for me this time!"
Just as Hiratsuka Shizuka finished speaking, the high-speed train bound for Hakodate, Hokkaido, blew its whistle, beckoning them on their journey that would last half a day.
"Shall the three of us sit together?" Natsume Rin tried to assign seats.
Yukino, who was faster, had already taken the innermost window seat. Shiina Mahiru was sitting in the middle, patting the seat next to her to signal him to stop pretending.
Just in case, Shizuka Hiratsuka sat opposite him, and Totsuka Ayaka's attempt to chat was completely discouraged.
"There is no skiing event this time." The teacher emphasized this point first.
"what?"
"Don't think that you can only go skiing in Hokkaido. Although the temperature is low, there are many beautiful scenery, and skiing is just a small part of it." Hiratsuka Shizuka tried to change Natsume Rin's perception.
"That's boring." Natsume Rin felt bored and missed staying in Tokyo.
Yukinoshita Yukino picked up the book she carried with her, this time it was "Kafka on the Shore". She has been very interested in Japanese works recently, and it seems that they are all in the original Japanese version.
"Simple-minded people always like to use dangerous sports to prove themselves. Mr. Hiratsuka, you have to understand this."
"Simple-minded?" Natsume Rin couldn't believe it.
"Otherwise, since an accident has already happened, it would be wise to avoid participating in related sports for a short period of time." Yukino picked up the headphones and prepared to put them on.
"Wrong, wrong, wrong. If you hold on to this kind of thinking, it will lead to disaster. Only by overcoming your inner demons can you face the future! Yukinoshita-san, stay with me!"
"I don't have any inner demons, but Mr. Hiratsuka does." She smiled beautifully, put on her headphones, listened to music and went to read, leaving Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was full of anger, staring at him.
"So you're still trying to make big news."
"Teacher, please listen to my explanation!"
Chapter 259: Love Rival, Draw Your Sword!
"Aren't you going out?"
"Let me sleep a little longer."
"Ah, the sun is about to burn your butt, hurry up and get up."
On the first morning in Hakodate, such a pleasant conversation took place in the boys' dormitory. Natsume Rin put on her shoes, got up and went downstairs to have breakfast.
This was the hotel booked by the school. Breakfast was completely free. When he came down, there were already quite a few people gathered in the lobby.
Because the temperature in Hokkaido is much lower than in Tokyo, everyone's clothes are much thicker than when they set out.
"Good morning!"
"morning."
"Why are you so late? Don't you usually go for a morning run?" Mahiru helped him pull out the chair.
"I would also want to get a good night's sleep if the weather is too cold."
Yukino snorted, but Natsume Rin didn't take it seriously and continued chatting with Mahiru.
"You come with me for today's group activity." Hiratsuka Shizuka came over, "Shiina-san, I think you have no objection, right? The teacher will take you shopping."
"No problem. I like Hiratsuka-sensei the most."
"Wait, didn't I promise you that I would never go skiing? Besides, it's students' free time, can't you just have fun by yourself?"
"No." Hiratsuka Shizuka sat in front of them, not believing a word of what Natsume Rin said.
The two of them started arguing, Shiina Mahiru ate quietly and watched the show, and Yukino yawned and looked drowsy.
"We can let the two of them go, and the two of us go together." Yukino suggested, poking Mahiru's arm.
"Eh?" Shiina Mahiru looked at Natsume Rin who was arguing.
"Absolutely not." He refused decisively.
"Well, I'll be pissed to death if I'm alone with him." Shizuka Hiratsuka also has her own principles.
Shiina Mahiru smiled at Yukino. Since the three of them couldn't separate, in order to continue their group activities, Yukinoshita Yukino was forced to follow them.
Because the teacher was involved, today's plan was naturally assigned to her. When they separated in front of the hotel, the classmates cast sympathetic eyes at her.
I actually have to accompany my teacher on a trip. It’s not a happy experience no matter how I think about it.
"Hey, what are you looking at? Do you want to join us?" Shizuka Hiratsuka put her hands on her hips.
"Nothing happened. Goodbye, teacher."
The messy scene in front of the hotel suddenly became quiet. All the students dispersed, leaving only the unlucky trio to accompany their teacher to go shopping.
"Let's go!" Shizuka Hiratsuka picked up the travel magazine and led the way confidently.
"It doesn't look reliable." Mahiru whispered.
"Do I even need to look? I can guess it." Natsume Rin became even more pessimistic.
"Flipping through travel magazines at the last minute before departure is indeed consistent with Mr. Hiratsuka's usual image." Yukino was very calm.
"Hey, you three, don't treat me like I don't exist."
Shizuka Hiratsuka waved the travel magazine in her hand fiercely, and then angrily led them along the travel route she had just decided.
After getting on the tram, Shizuka Hiratsuka's confidence returned.
"The target is Goryokaku." She flipped through the magazine in her hand, trying to educate them about the scenic spot.
"Getting up early in the morning and going to the park?" Yukino said lazily.
"It's not an ordinary park." Natsume Rin looked at her, "It used to be a military fortress."
"But now there are just a few large parks surrounding a cluster, right? There should be no problem with what I said."
"You guys, don't forget your teacher just because you know so much." Hiratsuka Shizuka said, "Besides, the most famous attraction in Hakodate is there, so you must go and see it."
"Actually, the night view is pretty good," Yukino added.
"I heard it has the most beautiful slope in Japan." Natsume Rin added.
"If I have the chance, I would like to go to Meiji-kan to buy some gifts." Shiina Mahiru said her plan sincerely.
Although she is a teacher, Shizuka Hiratsuka, who knows nothing as much as her students, leaned back in her chair in disappointment. "If this doesn't work out, today's journey will be decided by you guys."
"That won't work. After all, you are the teacher." Natsume Rin immediately denied it.
It's just laziness.
The remaining two people had the same idea as him. They showed unusual respect to the teacher, which made her resurrect with full energy.
After getting off the train, I walked for seven minutes from the "Goryokaku Park Entrance" station before I saw the shadow of the park. As expected of this most famous tourist attraction, many of the classmates who had just separated had already gathered here to take photos.
"set off!"
The teacher was full of energy, and the three of them looked very calm. After following the crowd inside, they stayed to take pictures when they found a scene they liked. When they came across a dessert shop inside, they sat down to rest for a while.
After crossing a bridge and entering the core of Goryokaku, Shizuka Hiratsuka was very interested in the fortress walls. Yukino didn't want to go, but was still pulled away by her.