Chapter 154: The Last Cultural Festival Night

When Shimizu was comparing the two sisters' appearances with what was different from usual, the crowd in the gymnasium had gradually left, leaving only the two of them.

But just as Shimizu Miyabi was about to move, an event that could be said to have finally arrived was waiting for him.

"Hey, are you Shimizumi?"

Three male students in stand-up collar uniforms approached.

Judging from the other party's eye-catching uniform, he should be a third-year student at Makoto High School.

They had a clear goal and walked straight towards Shimizumi.

"I'm asking you, are you deaf?"

After the audience left, the stadium became empty and we could hear more clearly what the other party was saying.

However, the three of them had just come in from outside the stadium and were not the audience who had been here to enjoy the concert. Moreover, judging from their demeanor, it was obvious that they were not here to treat him to bread out of kindness.

Qingshuijian already had his work on the executive committee and had no interest in chatting with others, so he wanted to just leave here.

But these three people blocked the way ahead, obviously not wanting to let them leave so easily.

They made eye contact with Shimizumi, and when they noticed Sakurai Haruka next to them, they pretended to smile.

"It seems that the students of Haichuan College have a strong sexual desire."

All three of them had disgusting smiles on their faces, and their school uniforms, which had been secretly modified, still had zippers hanging around their waists.

"Is something wrong?"

"It seems we found the right person."

Qingshuijian didn't know what the other party wanted to see him about, but the man standing in the middle quickly explained it.

"These past two days at your school, we heard that you were getting close to a girl named Sakurai Haruka."

Shimizu originally thought that the other party was coming for him, but suddenly mentioned Sakurai Haruka's name.

Before Shimizu could figure it out, Sakurai Haruka had already taken a step forward.

"so what?"

Sakurai Haruka stared at the three people with a strong look that said, "What does this have to do with you?"

They were wondering what the other party's reaction would be next, but because Sakurai Haruka had just put on her mask again, and the lighting in the gymnasium was dim, they seemed to be completely unaware that the girl in front of them was the Sakurai Haruka they were talking about.

"What? Don't you know that Sakurai Haruka is our brother Miura's fiancée?"

"Wha, what..."

After hearing this, Sakurai Haruka was visibly shaken.

"Huh? I don't know."

The other party seemed to have misunderstood this hesitation.

"You, how could you..."

The other party suddenly mentioned the engagement, which obviously caused Sakurai Haruka a lot of shock.

"what……"

Before Sakurai Haruka's turmoil reached its peak, Shimizu hugged her shoulders from behind. When her emotions were unstable, touching her body like this was the best way to calm her down.

When the three men saw this act of ignoring them, it seemed as if their patience had run out, and they immediately released unhappy and intimidating expressions.

On the contrary, Sakurai Haruka's previous anxiety was relieved, her face under the mask gradually turned rosy, and she let Shimizu Miki hold her in his arms.

"I'll be frank with you. If you don't want to suffer, stay away from Miura-san's fiancée..."

Before the other party could finish his harsh words, a cold voice came from behind them.

"What are you guys doing here?"

"San, Miura brother?!"

The person who walked into the gymnasium was the student council president of Mahita High School, Subaru Miura, who was wearing the same stand-up collar uniform as the three of them.

"I, we..."

"That's enough, this is nonsense!"

Miura Subaru rebuked the three men harshly and mercilessly, but they seemed to be facing something terrible and did not have the courage to refute a word.

"Haruka, are you okay? They didn't give you any trouble, did they?"

Subaru Miura took a step forward and asked, but Sakurai Haruka didn't even look at him.

"Haruka? Miura-san...you said she is the Sakurai Haruka?"

The three people from before were all quite surprised when they heard this, and then they looked at Sakurai Haruka, who was covered by a mask and a hat with only her eyes exposed, and they still looked confused and could not recognize her. It was obvious that they could not understand why Miura Subaru could recognize Sakurai Haruka at once even though she covered her face like that.

Even Qing Shuijian felt a little strange about this.

At this time, the three people seemed to want to say something, but Subaru Miura just turned his head and looked at them, and then they shut their mouths obediently and turned around to leave the gymnasium.

After they left, Subaru Miura didn't say anything more. He moved his eyes away from Sakurai Haruka, looked deeply at Shimizu Ken, and left as well.

However, after Miura Subaru left, Shimizu's expression became more solemn.

There should be very few people who know about the engagement between the Sakurai family and the Miura Subaru family. It is impossible for Sakurai Haruka and Sakurai Shio to spread this kind of thing everywhere.

As for the students just now, it is impossible for them to know...

Shimizu looked down at the uneasy Sakurai Haruka in his arms.

"It will be over, soon..."

Tomorrow will...

……

……

Before we knew it, the cultural festival had reached the third day, which was also the final day.

Because the school is open to the public during the cultural festival, many residents living nearby, students from Makoto High School, and students who are interested in applying to this school come to visit.

In addition, it was Japan's Golden Week and many people were on vacation, so the college was bustling with activity that was not usually seen.

Because there are all kinds of visitors, including high school students from nearby schools, families with their families or women, and elderly people living nearby. I don’t quite understand what is going on here, but we still come to join in the fun."

It was only noon and there seemed to be many guests already visiting. Judging from the area within sight, there were more guests than students.

According to regulations, all visitors must sign in to register, but from Shimizu's observation, this checkpoint is not well guarded.

Specifically, with such a large number of people coming in and out, it might be possible to enter the school without being discovered.

Fortunately, the health care team on duty worked with the male physical education teacher to set up long tables in front of the two school gates to receive visitors, so no strange guys got in.

Thinking of this, Shimizu returned to the special event classroom where his class was holding.

The filming of activities for other classes has been completed, leaving only my own class.

"Welcome~!"

Just in the corridor, you can hear the lively voices of girls echoing in the classroom - no, in the dessert shop.

At the same time, the customer who was about to enter the store was a male guest who was estimated to be in his forties.

"I'll lead the way for you this way."

The voices were full of energy, but the girls still looked a little nervous and their movements were rather stiff.

Despite this, they did not make any big mistakes. After showing the guests to their seats, they went to their seats with menus and ice water.

After that, the number of guests began to increase, albeit slowly.

Although the age groups were mostly the same, sometimes teenage boys and girls who were presumed to be the guests' family members would come to the store with a shy look on their faces.

Although the restaurant wasn't fully booked right away, fortunately there weren't so many empty seats that it was noticeable.

Shimizu watched the situation inside from outside, and then decided to go in and take a few photos to complete the final record work. However, as soon as he walked into the room, Shimizu was surprised to notice Akiko Hoshino sitting by the window in the store.

"Ah, yes!!"

Hoshino Akiko, who sensed the gaze, also noticed Shimizu.

Shimizu Mi could understand the excitement a mother felt when she saw her son at school.

But no matter what, the sound was too loud, and everyone around looked over at once...

But Hoshino Akiko seemed to be completely oblivious to her surroundings and kept waving at Shimizumi.

Qing Shuijian had no choice but to go over.

"What are you here for?"

The pulled out chair rubbed against the floor, making a squeaking sound, and Shimizu sat down opposite Hoshino Akiko.

"Huh? What's your attitude? Mom took a day off to come and see you."

"Then you should at least tell me in advance."

"Didn't you tell me in advance that you were going to let a girl live in our house?"

For a moment, Qing Shuijian was unable to refute.

In fact, it was not until yesterday that he mentioned to Hoshino Akiko that Rena Shimizu would be staying at his house for a few days.

Because their relationship had to be kept secret for the time being, and because Shimizu rarely brought girls home, let alone stayed overnight, Hoshino Akiko was actually very surprised.

Fortunately, despite this, Akiko Hoshino agreed to let Rena Shimizu stay for a few days.

"Then why don't you stay in the classroom? I see that little Iori is having a hard time all by herself."

Amemiya Iori was making desserts in the cooking class next door. Although she didn't have to entertain guests, she must have been very busy as there were many more guests than expected.

"I have other work."

Shimizu raised the camera in his hand and gestured.

When Hoshino Akiko heard his answer, she blinked two or three times.

"So, what is Jian doing?"

"Didn't I tell you that I have a job, too?"

Why ask the same question twice?

Do you want him to write "Listen carefully when others are talking" in the comment column to his mother?

"So, what is Jian doing?"

"Do you have a repeater? Do you need me to change the batteries for you? I told you I really have other work to do."

"See you at work..."

It was not until Shimizu repeated it for the third time that Hoshino Akiko finally understood, and whispered with an incredulous look and infinite emotion.

"I didn't expect to see him actually working hard. It felt strange. My mother's mood was so complicated..."

Hoshino Akiko looked at me with a strange gaze full of affection, which was really embarrassing.

"What do I look like in your eyes..."

Although Qing Shuijian doesn't like to get involved in trouble, once he is involved, he will take on the responsibility and do his best to complete it.

"See, you've worked hard, you must be hungry, eat quickly, eat quickly."

Hoshino Akiko looked at Shimizu in front of her with a smile and told him to eat quickly. The table was filled with crepes and chocolate bananas that she ordered.

Judging from the appearance, the crepes should be made by Amamiya Iori.

As he was hungry, Qing Shuijian picked one up and started eating without hesitation.

While tasting the cooking of Amamiya Iori, I looked out the window at the school gate.

Shimizu has been moving around the school on his job recording the cultural festival, but until today, he has never met Sakurai Haruka's father.

Sakurai Haruka's father, Sakurai Sosuke, owns a construction engineering company. Some simple information about him can be found on the Internet, including photos.

But if it is true as Sakurai Shio said, that their father is going to attend this cultural festival, then it should be today.

Shimizu picked up the teacup and took a sip of the warm Darjeeling black tea.

During this time, Hoshino Akiko kept looking at him with a smile.

If there was a reason, it would be fine, but the feeling of being stared at like this was really disturbing, so Shimizu stopped what he was doing.

"how was it?"

"I'm sorry, because every time I see him, I think my son is so handsome."

Hoshino Akiko said this with a look of pride.

"He's your son after all, so it's only natural, right? Because he inherited your beautiful bloodline."

“…See yaa ...

"!!??"

In an instant, Hoshino Akiko hugged Shimizumi at the speed of the wind.

Qing Shuijian tried hard to withstand the impact of her pounce, fortunately the cup in his hand did not fall, which made him feel relieved.

"Really, even your personality is so cool! You always say things that make me happy!"

"Yes, it's a bit uncomfortable... Hey, don't kiss me!"

“Isn’t it great!”

"……not good at all."

Shimizu finally got rid of Hoshino Akiko by gently slapping her head with her hand.

She puffed up her cheeks in obvious dissatisfaction. Shimizu almost wanted to remind her to consider her age, but age seemed to be a taboo topic for women, so she didn't say it.

"Then I'll get back to work."

"I understand—"

Hoshino Akiko made a long sound of joy.

"Ok?"

Just before Shimizu got up to leave, Hoshino Akiko suddenly called him.

Qing Shuijian stopped.

"If you have anything, please tell me. If there is something you can't tell anyone else, don't bear it alone. I will listen to you and discuss it with you no matter what."

"...Well, thank you."

Maybe it was because Qingshui Jian was thinking about other things while eating just now, and she saw it all.

Although he looks like a thick-skinned person, he is actually very delicate inside.

Shimizu thought so at first, but later he realized that it was because Hoshino Akiko loved him from the bottom of her heart and was also worried about him... She was the person who supported him the most, so she paid so much attention to his every move.

And that so-called sickly girl might also think so...

……

Time passed like flowing water, and soon it was half past five in the evening.

The last rays of light from the sun as it sank into Tokyo Bay gradually merged into the darkness of the night in the high sky.

This three-day cultural festival is finally coming to the final closing ceremony.

(End of this chapter)