Miku-san, listen to my explanation.
Sekijou hastily distanced herself from Naoki, and felt guilty, "That's because he just now..."
Weird girl hair on her shoulders.
I don't know why, but when the words left his mouth, she couldn't say it, and she was even a little worried that Miku would be angry...
Damn it!
Why worry about this person!
"Sawako doesn't need to explain." Miku puffed out her cheeks, "That must be Asakawa's fault."
Naoki said firmly "Miku was right, it was indeed my fault."
"Humph."
Miku snorted softly and drew closer.
"I'll go eat something first." Sekijou breathed a sigh of relief, "I'll ask you to take care of the club room for now."
Watching Sekijou leave, Naoki looked at Miku"Are you free in the afternoon?"
"What are you asking this for?"
"The event organized by Rin's class is a haunted house adventure." Naoki invites, "Let's go play together?"
Miku turned her face away, "…Not going."
While talking, several little girls walked outside the door. They are only about 4 or 5 years old. Everyone was wearing yellow hats, behind them was a female teacher, it should have been students from a nearby kindergarten.
"Duck lanterns!"
"Amazing."
"There are so many varieties, and they all look so cute."
Miku rushed to meet her, covered her skirt with both hands, bowed and squatted down in front of the little girl, explaining the safety issue.
Miku, who doesn't like communicating with strangers, has a very soft voice when dealing with children.
"Thank you Onee-chan."
The group of little girls politely thanked her, causing Miku's lips to curl up slightly.
"Onee-chan, I'll buy one."
"I also want."
"And I."
100 yen a can of lantern, elementary school students can also afford it, and little girls raised their hands at once.
When cans and lanterns are sold, they must be wrapped in cardboard boxes. Miku was unskilled and was in a hurry for a while, so she couldn't help but look at Naoki:
"Come here to help."
"I can help." Naoki walked up to Miku and whispered, "Let's go to the junior school section together in the afternoon?"
Miku: "...Take advantage of people's dangers!"
It's not shameful to take advantage of people's dangers, but for the sake of face, it's shameful to throw away an important person!
With Naoki's help, Miku's work efficiency skyrockets, and she quickly calms down.
"Huuu..."
After the last canned lantern was packed, Miku handed over the lantern in a gentle voice: "Remember to let an adult be by your side when using it, and be sure to pay attention to safety."
"Thank you Onee-chan."
The little girl bowed solemnly and thanked her.
Seeing the little girl leave the activity room, the corners of Miku's lips lifted slightly.
Noticing Naoki's gaze, Miku quickly retracted her smile, "Don't look at me."
Naoki was right: "Seeing the girl you like isn't illegal."
"You..."
Miku's face was slightly red, facing this shameless straight attack, she still couldn't defend herself, she stretched out a pale finger and poked lightly at Naoki's waist, "Guilty!"
The moment Naoki made a move, Miku immediately became alert.
"Don't try to hold my hand."
Hey, when did you get so smart! Do you always act stupid?
Naoki said firmly, "I don't, you don't want to taint people's innocence."
Miku didn't like that face: "You obviously have one."
Naoki coughed softly, "There are guests here."
Miku quickly sat up straight and looked towards the door.
Outside the door... No one was there.
"You lied to me?"
Miku's cheeks puffed out a little.
"I heard footsteps." Naoki said firmly, "Keep watching."
Miku turned her head and kept looking out the door, listening while tilting her head.
One second passed...
Two seconds passed...
"What about the guests?"
Miku looked confused and tilted her head.
"Sorry." Naoki said in a low voice, "I think I heard wrong."
Again and again, Miku finally got angry, and she stretched out her right hand again, ready to punish the liar, "Guilty, Harakiri!"
"You were tricked."
Naoki held Miku in his palm.
The skin is smooth, soft and boneless, and it is very comfortable to hold in the palm.
"...shameless."
Miku's face slightly reddened and appeared angry.
"There is no shame in the adult world, there is only victory and defeat." Naoki didn't change his face, Miku's embarrassment couldn't even break the defense, "This time I won."
"You let me go."
Miku struggled a little.
"Do not let go." Naoki turned his head, looked directly into Miku's clear and bright eyes, and said softly, "Never let go in a lifetime."
"Lifetime..." Miku's eyelashes fluttered slightly and her face turned red, "Just say it casually... Reckless Asakawa!"
After whispering for a while, another guest came in.
Miku hurriedly sat up straight and wanted to pull her hand back, but unfortunately she tried several times without success. She had no choice but to look down at the table to hide the blush on her face.
Naoki looked at Miku with great interest, and she was still too weak. If she was replaced by Ichika, she wouldn't blush just because he held her hand!
It is important to let you see what it means to bully people!
Naoki stretched out his finger and lightly scratched Miku's palm.
"Ummm..."
Miku shuddered slightly as if she had been electrocuted, opened her eyes wide, and looked around quickly.
Naoki looked forward and sat up straight: "What are you looking at?"
Miku wanted to take a bite after hearing this.
It's too embarrassing to shirk responsibility, it's too bullying!
It wasn't until a guest arrived with cans and lanterns that Naoki regretted letting Miku go.
"I'm back."
After a while, Sekijou came back soon, with two takoyaki in his hand, "Thank you for your help, I just found out that takoyaki is very delicious, so I bought two more, one for both of you, this will treat you for me."
"Thank you Sawako."
Miku thanked her gently.
"Hah?" Sekijou looked at her in surprise "Miku has a fever? Her face was very red."
"I'm fine." Miku turned her face away, "Go to the bathroom first."
Seeing Miku leave Sekijou quickly looked at Naoki with suspicious eyes "Are you bullying Miku?"
"Please show me the proof." Naoki ate a piece of takoyaki, "There is no proof, don't tarnish people's innocence."
"You're guilty!"
...
After eating takoyaki and sitting in the chemistry club for a bit, Naoki and Miku got up to leave and walked towards the junior school.
Even though they are two departments in the same school, the junior area is smaller, and has its own independent auditorium and gymnasium. Usually they rarely see each other. Generally, they can only be seen in large fields or canteens.
There were also a lot of tourists in the middle school section, and there seemed to be even more tourists than the high school section – the real selling point of the school festival wasn't the variety of dishes and activities, but the young girls.
Compared to high school girls who are gradually maturing, junior high school girls who are younger and cute are actually more popular.
"Why is there a barrel?"
Miku quickly becomes interested in club activities.
Naoki turned his head and said doubtfully, "...Trash can?"
"No." Miku stretched out a finger and poked someone lightly, "Tong Lovers Association… This isn't a trash can."
But to be honest, the little wooden barrel in the corner does look like a trash can.
Naoki takes a closer look, only to realize that this fan club advertises bathing in a wooden bucket. No wonder it's lonely and disinterested. With something as comfortable as a bathtub, who would bathe in a wooden bucket!
Cleaning the bath is already annoying, and the wooden barrel is even more difficult to clean, and it will be chopped up and used as kindling a second time!
Continuing along the corridor, they soon saw the Pen Turning Association.
You can find out what club it is by looking at its name. After school, a group of people sat in the activity room, twirling pens and chatting... It felt so boring.
After walking a few steps, Miku came across another strange gathering: "Far Eastern Magic Society? Is there really magic?"
There was only one girl holding a pillow in the activity room. When inquiring, they found that the name and content did not match at all. It's a nap club.
Lunch break only 50 minutes total, enough for lunch, go to the bathroom, no time for naps!
Passing through a crowded corridor, Naoki and Miku finally arrived at a classroom in a haunted house.
"This is Rin's class."
Naoki introduced.
"Haunted house..."
Miku remembers the time when she used to go to the amusement park together and ended up splitting up at the haunted house.
"Don't worry." Naoki said softly, "Haunted houses for junior students shouldn't be scary."
Miku replied: "That's not necessarily, maybe the design is very clever?"
Naoki took out evidence: "We have been standing for so long, did you hear the screams?"
Miku:😐"
Absolutely no screaming.
The sound insulation effect of the class haunted house was obviously not much better. Not a single scream could be heard, and it was clear at a glance whether it was scary or not.
In fact, running a haunted house is much more difficult than activities like a dessert shop or coffee shop. Costumes, props, budget, and cleaning up trash after the event is much more of a hassle.
The key is that the sense of hope is sorely lacking – there's only a haunted house the size of a classroom, and the terrifying employees inside are still students. In terms of scary, it's not even amateur level.
"Why can't I see Rin-chan?"
Miku slightly tiptoed, looking for Rin's figure.
Naoki handed over a bottle of matcha soda "You'll see about that later."
"Eh?" Miku was a bit surprised and looked at the classroom "You mean…"
"Yeah, she became a ghost in class."
...
Class haunted house is a business project, not only to line up, but also to pay off.
Naoki and Miku lined up for a few moments before it was finally their turn.
"Three hundred yen per person, thank you for your support."
At the classroom door, a young girl sat behind the desk in charge of the cash register.
After paying the money, the junior school girl smiled sweetly:
"Both of you, please remember what was on the notice board."
Naoki glanced at the notice board next to him, where some rules were written.
For example, you are not allowed to use your cell phone's flashlight, you are not allowed to destroy the props inside, otherwise you have to pay compensation, and you are not allowed to scare the staff in the haunted house...
"Was the last one misspelled?" Naoki could only complain.
"Right." The girl at the cash register stuck out her tongue, raised her hand to cover her mouth, and whispered, "There's no such rule, but when it opened in the morning, a customer suddenly wore a ghost mask that scared the girls in our class to tears."
Miku:😐"
Naoki:😊"
You can still be scared to tears by tourists when you open a haunted house, you might as well turn your business into selling sweet potatoes!
"Come in."
Naoki resisted the urge to complain, reached out and opened the door, and walked into the haunted house classroom with Miku.
All windows were tightly closed with black cloth. As the door closed, the light suddenly dimmed. Instead, the eye can barely see anything. Miku stepped forward and hugged Naoki's arm.
"Do not be nervous." Naoki squeezed Miku's fingers lightly "Let's go after your eyes get used to it."
"Um."
Miku nodded weakly.
After entering the haunted house, Miku finally couldn't hold back her inner addiction.
After standing still for a while, Miku quickly got used to it. After noticing that she could clearly see the outline of the haunted house, she said softly:
"Okay."
Naoki nodded lightly: "Let's go."
There was a strange and eerie sound of music floating in the air. Needless to say, there must be a sound hidden in a corner.
A cold wind blows.
Miku shuddered, shrunk her neck, and said nervously, "Asakawa is being reckless."
"What is wrong?"
"Something keeps blowing on my neck..."
Miku's face was pale and nervous.
Naoki was surprised: "Why can't I feel it?"
Hearing these words, Miku became even more nervous, "Could it be..."
"Certainly not."
Naoki emphatically vetoed it.
How can there be a real ghost in the haunted house class a junior school student built!
"Change location and let me try it."
Naoki was standing where Miku had been standing earlier, but he still didn't feel the faint chill of the wind. Suddenly, his heart moved, his legs crouched down, and his eyes fixed on the same position as Miku's.
After finding the exact location, Naoki finally felt the eerie cold wind that Miku said.
"This is not an illusion." Naoki looked at Miku "There really is a cold wind."
"I said yes." Miku hurriedly said, "Let's get out quickly?"
"Not." Naoki shook his head "You are just right when the wind blows cold..."
As soon as the voice fell, Naoki immediately hugged Miku.
"Eh?"
Miku hurriedly reached out and hugged Naoki's neck.
"Can't you feel the cold wind now?" Naoki asked.
Hearing this sentence, Miku quickly reacted: "This has nothing to do with ghosts?"
"Of course not."
Naoki stretched out his hand and groped around for a moment, and quickly grabbed the small, delicate hairdryer that was still flowing from behind the black lacquer curtain.
Miku opened her eyes wide: "Was that the wind from the hairdryer just now?"
"It won't be a ghost anyway."
Naoki was about to continue walking, when a shy female voice suddenly sounded from behind the curtain: "Well then, can you return the hairdryer to me? If I lose it, my mother will be angry."