[Tutor] Daydream

At the end of the day, the atmosphere in the school became serious.There are exams every week in the third year of middle school, and the papers are piled up to half a person's height, and Nogizaka has not appeared in Terasaki Anko's sight for a long time.Occasionally, when she went upstairs, she could see the figure of the girl crouching over the test papers and concentrating on the questions.

If I changed to Li Chuanying before leaving, I would definitely not study so hard.

Terasaki Anko sighed—that's why she found Nogizaka-senpai difficult.Even after coming to this different world full of temptations for them, Nogizaka Kaori still has a very clear set of goals for herself.Get into the best high school, then get into the best university, or study abroad.Before what she considers to be the key event, she should not act rashly, or rush to get close to Sawada-san.This is barely a consolation.

In addition to something that can make people happy, it is probably spring break.

Kadomatsu and Shimenawa had already been hung up early in the class—someone tried to bring in a Christmas tree, but unfortunately the teacher strictly stopped them.Everyone is not in the mood to study hard, and they have to wait for the exams and so on when they come back after the spring break.As soon as the bell rang the day before the holiday, more than half of the students in the class were immediately lost.

"What are these guys, they were clearly told to take away the garbage! The boys in our class are the most sloppy in the whole grade." Ayako angrily swept away the garbage thrown by the boys on the ground, and Kobayashi stood behind her to protest, "Before you complain, Nakajima-san, please remove my name first."

Ayako held the broom and turned to stare at him: "How good are you, you four-eyed monster! Don't you still have a plastic wrap for a sandwich under your table?"

Kobayashi refused to plead guilty: "It was Fujido who stole my sandwich and threw it away. And Nakajima, I kindly stayed to help you, and my attitude should be at least a little bit kinder. So fierce, be careful this year's New Year's Eve Going to the shrine to frighten the god will make you unlucky for a year."

"Stop talking nonsense, you crow mouth!"

Ayako raised the broom to hit him, Kobayashi walked up to Terasaki Anko, "Aren't I right, Terasaki?"

"Don't think I'll let you go by using Xiaoxing as a shield."

Terasaki Xing couldn't bear it anymore and called to stop: "Okay—clean up quickly!"

The three of them stopped.

By the time I locked the classroom door and left, it was already dark.Ayako's father waited at the school gate in his car, insisting on sending Terasaki Anko home first.

"By the way, will Xiao Xing's parents come back from abroad this year?"

When Nakajima Ayako asked, Terasaki Xing remembered that there was such a thing.

"Shouldn't come back. I never said I would come back."

Ayako pursed her lips, as if it was her parents who were not going home: "Although work is very important, it's too uncomfortable not to come back even for the Chinese New Year. How boring it is to be alone at home."

Ayako's father answered immediately: "Ayako, shouldn't you raise your hands and cheer for me and mom, don't you?"

"Don't interrupt the young and the old! Drive hard!" Ayako shot back without showing any weakness, then leaned back on the seat and sighed, "I wish I knew Xiao Xing earlier, so we can hang out together during the Chinese New Year."

Terasaki Anko didn't feel regretful either: "It's not too late to know each other now. Ayako and I are already very good friends."

"It's different. The classmates in my primary school class didn't really get along very well, and they became estranged soon after entering junior high school. They didn't have any friends who could visit each other's homes like Xiao Xing. Oh! Speaking of this, I remember Xiao Xing is studying in Bingsheng Primary School, is there anyone there who is particularly good...better than me?"

Ayako Nakajima leaned over, as if she would never give up until she told the truth.Terasaki Anko pushed her helplessly, "I..."

After saying a word, he stopped again.

She couldn't remember.

Just like the amnesia played in the TV series, everything in elementary school is a blur in her mind.Which class she was in, which classmates she had, and who her former teacher was, all of them could not be remembered, let alone any friends.

"Xiao Xing?"

Seeing that she didn't speak, Nakajima Ayako started to be in a daze instead, feeling a little worried.Terasaki Anko came back to her senses, and forced a smile: "It's nothing...just thinking about it carefully, it seems that I really don't have any particularly good friends."

"Scared me." Ayako blamed half-truthfully, "Okay, your home is here too, Xiaoxing, go back and ask your parents. If you really don't come back this year, you can celebrate the New Year at my home! Let's all be together It's also happier."

Terasaki Anko nodded absently, thanked Ayako's father and got out of the car.This year's Bingsheng winter seems to be particularly cold, with half of my face huddled in the scarf, still shivering a little from the wind.Terasaki Anko took her hand out of her pocket, stroked the door plate nailed to the door of the house, and traced the two characters along the strokes.The coolness on the metal plate slowly spread along the fingertips and penetrated into the body.

"Why didn't you come in?" Tou emerged from the ring, expressing his puzzlement at her dazed behavior at the door.

"I'm thinking..." The girl suddenly said, but the scarf covered her face, and she sounded a little dull, "In this world, will there be a daughter who forgets her parents?"

She turned her head to look at Tou, her dark brown pupils seemed to have changed color under the streetlight.

"I know everything about this world. So, do I have no parents for a long time, and I just wishful thinking that they are still there?"

Probably this question was too strange, Tou was taken aback, and quickly denied her: "What are you thinking?"

"Then who are my parents?" Terasaki Xing looked at him, and asked the second question, but she couldn't answer it, and she asked the third and fourth questions, "Why can't I remember them? No contact Isn’t it weird that I don’t even remember that I have parents when there are no photos, no one mentions it?”

No matter how you think about it, it seems impossible.

Tou was silent, and after a long while, he replied: "All I know are people and things related to Sawada. Although Xing is among them, your parents have never appeared in Sawada's life. I'm sorry, but ...Maybe it’s just that I haven’t been back for too long, Xing, are you used to it by yourself?” He began to comfort her, “Didn’t you pay your tuition every year? If it’s really like what you said, you’ll starve to death long ago La."

"...Is that so?" Although unwilling, Terasaki Apricot reluctantly agreed with this statement, "Maybe they have a good life abroad, and maybe they don't want to come back at all. But it's not sad to say such a thing, I am enough Heartless."

She tried to open the door, but the key twirled between her frozen fingers and fell to the floor.Anko Terasaki bent down to pick it up, and tucked the shattered hair behind her ears, but she caught a glimpse of the boy beside her from the corner of her eye.

He breathed a sigh of relief, as if relieved.

##

On New Year's Eve, under the repeated invitation of Ayako Nakajima, Anko Terasaki went to Nakajima's house to celebrate the New Year.

She has visited Nakajima's house many times since she was in middle school, and she is also very close to Ayako's parents.Ayako's personality is completely inherited from her parents-the family is warm and kind, and there is always endless energy.The four of them gathered at the table and ate while watching the concert. When it was nearly twelve o'clock, everyone changed into kimonos and prepared to visit the shrine.

"It's rare to leave some space for the two of you, enjoy it!"

As soon as Ayako went out, she pulled Terasaki Anko and rushed into the lively crowd on the street, leaving her parents behind.The two waited at the crossroads for Kobayashi Shou who came late, and the girl inevitably expressed her condemnation of the latecomer.

"A second late is also very disrespectful to God, Xiao Lin, you don't pay much attention to it."

Xiao Linshou saw that Ayako Nakajima blushed a little when she saw the well-dressed Nakajima, but she still didn't forget to retort: ​​"Student Nakajima is not a god, so let's hurry up."

"What, I knew I wouldn't wait for you."

The two started bickering again, Terasaki Xing consciously stepped back and followed them slowly.Tou seems to like this kind of crowded and lively scene. He has been floating outside since he came out, sitting on the lamp stand for a while, and flying to the people who are climbing the ladder, waving and making faces.The stream of people going up the mountain squeezed in front of her at some point, pulling her and Ayako apart a lot.

Ayako and Kobayashi looked down through the crowd, there were too many people on the stairs, Terasaki An waved her hand to signal them to go up first.Seeing that Tou was enjoying himself while playing, he squeezed the ring again.

"However, it is still in the territory of Lord Shenming, so please restrain yourself a little bit."

Tou didn't take it seriously at all, and just kept talking excitedly: "It's rare for me to see such a lively scene, hey, Xing, why don't you buy a lamp? That lamp is really beautiful."

"Do boys like this too?"

The boy immediately flew in front of her, looking at her with watery green eyes: "Please~ This lamp was mentioned in Aili's New Year special yesterday."

"..." Terasaki Anko reluctantly agreed, "Okay, okay."

Under Tou's urging, she squeezed hard to the outermost layer of the crowd.The mountain where the shrine is located is somewhat high, and there is a rest platform every other step, and some vendors sell some decorations here.She bought a lantern and carefully guarded it. She was worrying about how to return to the mountain-climbing army with such a fragile item, when she suddenly noticed a small figure above the crowd.

"Mr. Ribborn?"

She blurted out the other person's name, and it was hard for the little baby to hear it amidst the noise and turned to her direction.

"It's apricot."

Terasaki Xing was a little surprised—it's been a long time since I saw her, but the other party shouted a little closer than before.But Li Baoen obviously didn't care much about these titles, he just lowered his head and patted the back of the "mount": "Hey, Gang, don't you want to say hello to your classmates?"

"Student? Eh—wait, wait, give way! Help!"

Immediately afterwards, another familiar figure jumped out of the crowd.Anko Terasaki turned sideways, and Tsunayoshi Sawada did not stop the car, and plunged into the bushes between the two stalls.Rebun jumped away before that, and landed easily and smoothly at Anko Terasaki's feet.

"There are so many people, isn't it safe?" Terasaki Xing looked at Bao En's little one, and felt a little worried, "Do you mind if I carry you away?"

Li Baoen raised his hat: "It's troublesome."

Terasaki Anko bent down and picked him up, and soon another person separated from the crowd and squeezed in front of her: "Mr. Ribon! Judaime...ah...Judaime?!"

Mr. Ostrich, who was stuck in the bushes behind him and couldn't get up, almost cried when he heard the voice: "Mr. Prison Temple!!!"

"Wait Judaime, I'll come to rescue you right away!"

The silver-haired boy got into the bushes and pulled his leader up. While vigorously knocking off the broken leaves and branches on his body, he blamed himself: "I am so sorry that I lost the whereabouts of Judai so easily!"

"Nope..." Tsunayoshi Sawada has begun to get used to the "self-examination of the left and right hands" of the prison temple every moment, and is very resentful towards the culprit who caused him to fall, "Why push me so hard, Li Baoen!"

It's a pity that his tutor has never had the self-consciousness of self-examination: "Instead of blaming me for still falling in such a crowded environment, you should reflect on why your balance ability is so poor."

Anyway, you are right...

Sawada Tsunayoshi silently swallowed this sentence and gave up fighting him.This guy is either sitting on his shoulder or being hugged by his mother. How can he experience the feeling of jumping over a hurdle as soon as he stretches his feet in the crowd... Wait, today's mother obviously walked with the neighbor's Aunt Akutagawa?The one holding him now is...

His eyes moved up from Li Baoen, beyond the goldfish pattern on the light blue kimono, and finally landed on Terasaki Xing's face.

The lights on the mountain road are dim yellow, like a little sun that is much gentler than usual, emitting a warm light in the night.The girl's hair, which is usually tied into a ponytail, is softly scattered on her shoulders today, glowing a light golden color under the light.A small braid was picked out by the ear, and the thin pink hairband was tied with a small knot at the end of the braid. It swayed slightly with her movements, like a little butterfly.

Sawada Tsunayoshi was a little dazed.

I didn't notice it before, but Terasaki-san is also... pretty.