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If Xinchun-chan is so smart.
Maybe there is a way to resolve the irreconcilable conflicts between us.
Rinka Hiiragi secretly looked at Shinharu Matsumae from behind.
All the way up.
Mount Moiwa is less than a two-hour journey and is shaded by trees.
Occasionally there is a cool breeze blowing halfway up the mountain, which is quite refreshing.
But the scorching sun in the sky is still unreasonable.
Halfway up the mountain.
Jiuhuayue began to feel exhausted.
I've finished drinking the water.
Sweat was beading on my forehead and my head was feeling a little light-headed.
Several people walked to a slope.
As Jiuhuayue was walking, she accidentally stepped on some gravel, and her trekking pole was not stable enough, so she fell down accidentally.
Hiiragi Rinka, who was following behind, hurriedly shouted, "Xiaoyue, be careful!", but it was too late.
At the critical moment, it was Matsumae Shinchun, who was in front, who grabbed Jiuhuayue's hand and prevented her from falling.
When Matsumae Shinchun reached out and grabbed Jiuhuayue, Jiuhuayue raised her head and looked at her.
The two of them kept looking at each other like this for a while.
Jiuhuayue turned her gaze away on her own initiative.
This kind of hero-saving-the-beauty plot, which is so common in musicals, she never thought it would actually happen to her one day.
The other person turned out to be his childhood playmate and childhood sweetheart.
Although wrestling can't be considered a hero saving a beautiful girl,
"Are you okay?"
".Thanks."
Jiuhuayue saw tenderness and concern in Matsumae Shinchun's expression, and immediately stood up again with the help of her trekking pole.
Chitose Yang Aoi, who was at the front, also turned back to express her concern and greetings, and so did Rinka Hiiragi.
"It's okay, don't worry, everyone. I didn't fall."
Jiuhuayue spoke repeatedly to dispel the worries of her friends.
Yang Kui Chitose looked at her face and complained, "Xiao Jiuhua, you seem to be in poor physical condition. How come you can't even beat Rinka-chan?"
Hiiragi Rinka blushed at the side, "Chi-Chi-Chi-Tsui-chan is too much!"
"Haha~ Don't mind it, don't mind it, but what I said is the truth."
".I haven't exercised much recently," Jiu Huayue continued the previous topic, "The most important problem is that I have finished drinking the water."
"Have you finished your water?"
"Ah."
"Tell us when you're done drinking! Why not tell us?"
"."
Jiu Huayue did not choose to answer, she did not know how she should answer this question.
"I'll give mine to you, Xiaoyue."
".Yes, thank you."
The wrestling thing didn’t delay the journey for too long.
Jiuhuayue walked on the road, following behind Songqian Xinchun. The leaves on the mountain road rustled under their feet.
She kept thinking about what had just happened.
The scene where Xinchun reached out and grabbed me just now.
I was about to fall, and not only Koharu and Rinka, but even Haruki Chitose, who hated me the most, came to ask about my condition.
Everyone's concern for themselves is genuine.
Unlike their proactive friendliness, I ran out of water without even telling them.
Does this prove that I still have some grudges against everyone in my heart?
That day, I did agree to reconcile and took the initiative to act like I was trying to reconcile.
But in my heart, it is always.
Jiuhuayue couldn't help but close her eyes.
The girl sighed inwardly.
Maybe it’s hard for me to make friends because the wall inside me is too big?
Be wary of everyone
I don't want to ask for help from anyone at all.
Jiuhuayue was still looking at Matsumae Shinchun's back.
I always feel
Myself and her
Still not completely reconciled.
*
After climbing all the way up the mountain, the group finally arrived at the observation deck together.
The view from the observatory was worth the effort of nearly two hours of climbing.
Fragrant lotus trees, mountain cherry trees, linden trees, and water hyacinth trees are scattered among the mountains.
The entire Sapporo city, which is as big as a chessboard, can be seen from a glance, including the Ishikari Plain, Ishikari Bay, Lake Shikotsu, and Mount Eniwa.
The breeze blows.
The hair sways in the mountain breeze.
Really open-minded.
After two hours under the scorching sun, even Yang Kui Chitose, who had the best physical strength among the group, was exhausted.
As soon as she reached the top of the mountain, she couldn't help but hold her mouth and shouted loudly to the mountain range, "Hey——!"
Then she happily pulled everyone along.
"Qian Qiansui, there are so many people around, why don't we just forget it."
"No! Rinka, you are just too timid to say anything. Come on, shout with me now!"
"No way!"
Yang Kui Chitose pulled hard, and Hiiragi Rinka shook her head vigorously. The way the two pulled attracted many tourists around to watch.
Jiuhuayue was sitting on a bench nearby, and couldn't help but smile as she watched.
"It must be nice to go hiking together, right?"
Jiuhuayue saw the soda pop appearing in front of her, and then she looked at Matsumae Xinchun who was extending her hand to her.
"I bought it at the teahouse on the top of the mountain."
"."
Jiuhuayue chose to take it, and Matsumae Xinchun then sat down next to her.
They both looked at Chitose and Rinka on the observation deck.
"Just now."
“I used to come here quite often.”
"why."
"Xiaoyue, don't you think the scenery here is very similar to the scenery we saw at the shrine when we were young? Both are at the top of the mountain, and both can see the entire Sapporo city."
Jiu Huayue stared at the reflection in the bottle of soda.
"Xiaoyue, what I looked forward to most in my life was when my uncle brought you to my house to play. Because you would always find me first, and at that time I was either learning about sacrifices or learning complicated family etiquette.
".I didn't hate these things in the past, let alone like them. I just let them be. I did whatever my aunt taught me to do, and I followed whatever my aunt told me to do. I always heard about the sense of responsibility of the "Matsumae family" and so on.
"I was taught from a young age that I was the eldest daughter of the Matsumae family, and I lived a life that was not mine according to this identity. Only you, Xiaoyue, took the initiative to take me to break the family lessons that I never dared to break, to the restricted area in the back mountain that I never dared to go to, to take me to play, to take me to the back mountain to see the scene that was almost exactly the same as the one in front of me.
"Xiaoyue, so I am happy that you can choose to accept me again."
"."
Jiuhuayue listened to every word of Matsumae Shinchun's words without missing a single one.
The tone was not calm, let alone sad, but rather there was some joy hidden in his heart.
".I deliberately ignored you before, Xinchun, you must feel very uncomfortable, right?"
"Yes. But——" Matsumae Shinchun turned around and said with a smile:
"Luckily, it turned out well now, right? Chitose, Rinka, everyone has become good friends.
"Although we have had conflicts in the past, we are all kind-hearted and have the same goal to strive for. As long as we work together, we can not only win this county competition, but also the next Hokkaido representative competition and even the national competition. No——"
Matsumae Shinharu suddenly changed the subject.
"It will definitely succeed!"
She said firmly, and then put her hand on Jiuhuayue's hand.
The folded hands are extremely warm.
Jiuhuayue could feel her warmth and the firmness she conveyed both in her words and actions.