Chapter 319: Karuizawa in August (14)
Toru Watanabe returned to the villa at three in the afternoon with a few bags of things.
The heavy mahjong table was still basking in the sun on the villa terrace, but the people playing mahjong were gone.
In the yard, a hammock between two chestnut trees swayed, the shadows of the leaves fell on the hammock, and the person in the hammock was awake.
"Luckily it's not autumn," thought Watanabe.
What will fall into it at that time, in addition to the sunlight and shade, will also be ripe chestnuts with thorny shells.
"Good afternoon, miss," he said.
"Good afternoon, sir." Miss Kiyono's cold voice was as transparent and dazzling as sunlight shining on ice.
She herself, too, was like a block of ice basking in the sun.
Toru Watanabe walked up the steps and pushed the door open to enter the villa.
The only person in the living room was Mrs. Kujo, who was watching TV.
"Aren't you up yet?" asked Toru Watanabe.
Normally, this time is when everyone in the villa finishes their nap.
"It will be here soon." Mrs. Kujo was just saying this when Mrs. Kiyono came out of the room scratching her delicate short hair.
"Watanabe-kun is back?" she greeted leisurely.
"Yeah." Watanabe Toru opened the refrigerator and put the ingredients in. "I bought edamame. I wonder if you guys like this kind of snack."
"I'll be satisfied with some cold tofu." Mrs. Kujo clapped her hands on the armrest of the sofa, looking relaxed after having already drunk her drink.
"Watanabe-kun," Mrs. Kiyono said, "since this is your first time, keep it simple - soft tofu with minced bonito, kelp and soy sauce, and that's it."
"I do it?" Toru Watanabe stopped stuffing yams into the refrigerator.
"We helped you a lot today." Mrs. Kujo looked over with a smile, "We suggested that Xiaolin and Meiji stay with you, and described the future life to them."
"What about the future?" Watanabe Toru asked curiously.
"Every year will be like this year, with a family trip and children in the future, just like Xiaolian. Isn't this a good future?"
"It's good for the three of us, but not necessarily for them."
"I can see that although they didn't say anything, they both feel that such a future is acceptable." Mrs. Kujo said, "And once this happens, the Kujo family and the Kiyono family will be equivalent to one family in the future, and they can each keep their own surnames."
"Most importantly," Toru Watanabe looked at her, "maybe we can make them reconcile?"
"Smart." Mrs. Kujo snapped her slender fingers crisply.
Toru Watanabe took the ingredients out of the refrigerator again.
With his cooking skills, if he starts cooking dinner for five people at three o'clock, it would be meal time by the time it's done.
"What's wrong?" Mrs. Kiyono rested her elbows on the table in front of the kitchen counter, her chin supported by the back of her hands. "Watanabe-kun doesn't seem to agree?"
"How do we do that? We can't expect them to reconcile on their own."
"Of course, it's up to you to decide how to do it." Mrs. Kujo said, "With your ability to please girls, even our two wives will like you. It will be no problem for you to make them obey you."
"I understand this!" Watanabe Toru nodded as if he understood. "This is the method used by capitalists. What is that ? 'Purely to order someone around, they will praise him, say he has talent, and treat anyone as a pawn.'"
The two ladies laughed at the same time.
"A little bit, but not entirely." Mrs. Kiyono winked at Toru Watanabe like a fashionable girl.
"What are you talking about?" Miki Kujo came down from upstairs, stretching lazily.
Without waiting for the two ladies to answer, she asked Watanabe Toru: "When did you come back?"
"It's been a while."
"He just came back before you went downstairs."
"Madam? Madam Kujo? How can I please her if you're like this?"
"But I didn't expect you to come back this afternoon. I thought you would stay out overnight." Mrs. Kujo smiled and said, "You deserve praise, you deserve praise."
"Why would you do that?" Watanabe Toru said, "Whether it's now or in the future, as long as Meiji is at home, I have to come back no matter how late it is."
"If you don't know, you would think you are so affectionate." Mrs. Qingye said sarcastically.
"...I am a responsible scumbag." After confessing, Watanabe Toru turned to Kujo Miki and said, "I will make dinner today. What do you want to eat? I will make it all for you."
"We forced me to make dinner, not because I wanted to cook for you."
"Mrs. Kiyono?!"
"Even if the three of you are together, only two people can register for the 'marriage ceremony,'" Mrs. Kiyono said innocently, "I must let my little Rin's name appear on it."
"...You're thinking too far ahead. Meiji, come and help me wash the vegetables...or how about you just do it? I'll help you in the kitchen, and I can wash vegetables very cleanly."
"Do you think I can cook?"
"It doesn't matter. As long as you make it, Meiji, I will eat it all without leaving any."
Without waiting for Kujo Miki to refuse, Watanabe Toru took the apron and put it on her. He tied the string into a beautiful bow around her tight waist.
"Watanabe-kun, don't be lazy. If you let her do it, someone might die!" Mrs. Kujo was full of distrust for her daughter.
"My dear Toru," Kujo Miki began to roll up her sleeves, gradually revealing her snow-white wrists, "wash the vegetables."
"As you command, my chef."
…
As soon as Asu Mai returned to the hotel, she immediately lay down on the bed to sleep and recover her strength.
When she woke up, it was already dark. Tamamo Yoshimi and the other two were sitting on the other lower bunk bed, chatting quietly.
“This photo is so beautiful, the waterfall and the people are so clear, I want to post it on Instagram~”
“Look at this photo of Cloud Field Pond. The lake is perfectly symmetrical. It’s so beautiful!”
"Aoi, so beautiful, can I post this photo?"
"Let me see... it would be cuter if you add a nose to the dog!"
Asu Mai lay on the bed and looked at them for a while, her mind still recalling the feeling of being with Watanabe Toru during the day.
His hot breath on her face, neck, and chest;
I kept caressing his body from shoulders to back, from back to waist, feeling at ease;
"Senior?" Ikki Aoi looked over, "Are you awake? Have you had dinner?"
"...I have eaten." After thinking for a moment, she said, "Lunch."
"Here are the bread and juice I brought back." Asako Hanada took out the bag from her schoolbag, got up from the bed, and handed it to Mai Asuka.
"...Thank you." Asu Mai supported herself on the bed and sat up.
"Senior, where did you go today?" Ikki Aoi asked while fiddling with her phone.
"…Prince Hotel."
"I saw it online. It said the wooden houses there look really nice at night!" Tamamo Mimi said cheerfully, twirling her hair with her fingers.
"Really? If I had known, I should have gone last night. Unfortunately, I have to go back to Tokyo tomorrow. It feels like I haven't even started having fun yet." Ikki Aoi said regretfully.
"Senior Mai..." Hanada Asako looked at Asu Mai who was eating bread in small bites.
Asu Mai, with a calm expression, tilted her head slightly, expressing her confusion with this action.
"Nothing." Hanada Asako lowered her head.
"Senior Mai!" Tamamo Haomi suddenly screamed and sat up.
Except for Mai Asu, the other two were shocked.
"Senior Mai, it seems like you've been bitten by a bug on your neck!" Tamamo Yomi pointed to the right side of her neck, "Wait for me!"
Before everyone had time to see where Asuka Mai was bitten, Tamamo Haomi had already climbed onto her upper bunk with her round butt sticking out.
"There are many bugs in the forest, so I brought some medicine with me!" she said proudly, "I can't leave any marks on my fair and tender skin."
"So beautiful, you're exposed." Ikki Aoi teased.
She had no feelings for other girls' bodies, but only liked senior Mai.
Is this considered lily?
"Hate it, don't look at it!" Tamamo Haomei protested symbolically and ignored the skirt.
She took the medicine and sat directly beside Asuka Mai's bed: "Senior, I'll apply the medicine for you."
"Let me do it!" Ikki Aoi jumped out of bed swiftly.
"...No need." Asu Mai looked at the potion in Tamamo Yomi's hand, "Thank you."
"Why?" Tamamo Haomei looked at her in confusion.
“…I want it to stay longer.”
The three of them looked at each other, unable to figure out what Asuka Mai was thinking for a moment.
Asu Mai continued to eat bread, her long hair falling as she moved, covering her neck.
On the morning of the 16th, the four packed their luggage and waited for Watanabe Toru to come and take them to the station.
"I really want to go shopping in Karuizawa Ginza again." Tamamo was so beautiful, dressed in a beautiful summer outfit, lying on the bed playing with her mobile phone, kicking her legs like a spoiled child.
"Shopping is not important, the main thing is to cool down." Hanada Asako said softly.
"Ah——" Ikki Aoi wailed in agony, "I have to go back to that furnace of Tokyo again. It's 36 degrees there today! And I have to start practicing right away!"
As she spoke, she started to pretend crying.
"It would be great if I could stay in Karuizawa for training." Hanada Asako said with longing in her tone.
"Hey!" Tamamo Haomei poked her head out from the upper bunk, "Karuizawa has a concert hall. Can the school organize us to come here for training? That way it will be another three days!"
"That's right!" Ichimoku Aoi immediately agreed, "Training in a remote area with cooler temperatures will definitely be more effective than at a training base!"
"Remote areas..." Hanada Asako hesitated, "The school won't agree, right? Accommodation in Karuizawa is expensive to begin with, not to mention during the tourist season."
"I don't care! I want to train in Karuizawa! I want to train in Karuizawa!" Ikki Aoi hugged the pillow and acted coquettishly.
“Boom boom boom~”
There was a knock on the door, and the room fell silent.
"Watanabe-kun?" asked Aoi Ikki.
"It's me. Can you come in?" Watanabe Toru's voice came from outside the door, a voice that would make all women smile.
Tamamo Haomei quickly changed her lying position to hide her bra strap which was originally exposed because of her sticking her head.
Toru Watanabe pushed the door open and walked in. He glanced at Asuka Mai who was sitting quietly on the edge of the bed, and then looked at the luggage that the four people had packed by the window.
"The taxi is ready, let's go," he said.
"Watanabe-kun," Ikki Aoi hugged a pillow and rubbed against the bed, and asked Watanabe Toru standing on the ground in a childish tone, "Can you ask the school to hold the wind band training camp in Karuizawa?"
" cannot."
"Okay." Ikki Aoi said dejectedly, then comforted herself, "Fortunately, Senior Mai agreed to train with us."
"Is senior Mai going too?" Toru Watanabe asked Asu Mai.
"Yeah." Asu Mai looked at him with clear eyes, "I also want to train in Karuizawa."
"...Let me try." Toru Watanabe went to the corridor with his cell phone.
"Do you think it will succeed?" asked Ikki Aoi.
"That guy is Kujo Miki's boyfriend, maybe it can work." Tamamo Yomi said contemptuously.
Ikki Aoi sat up suddenly, jumped down from the upper bunk, ran to the door, and listened to Watanabe Toru's conversation with her ear close to the door.
Asako Hanada couldn't help but run over to eavesdrop.
"Hmph~" Tamamo Haomi continued to play with her cell phone, but her eyes would occasionally glance at Ikki Aoi and the others.
"...Yes, I'll pay for it and the school will provide the bus service."
"We checked in on the afternoon of the 16th and returned to Tokyo after lunch on the 19th..."
"Yeah——" Before Watanabe Toru could finish his words, Ikki Aoi had already shouted.
"Successful?" Tamamo Haomi turned around and asked immediately.
"Success!" Hanada Asako answered excitedly.
"That's great!" Tamamo Yomi suddenly got off the bed and danced hand in hand with Ikki Aoi and Hanada Asako.
Watanabe Toru hung up the phone, opened the door, and saw this bonfire party-like scene.
"Watanabe-kun, thank you!" Ikki Aoi bowed happily to Watanabe Toru.
"Thank you, Watanabe-kun!" Hanada Asako was also very excited.
"Hmph~" Tamamo Yomi opened the suitcase and happily prepared to take out the things she had just packed.
"Don't take it." Watanabe Toru stopped him, "This hotel can't accommodate 55 people."
"Where are we going?"
"No more humming?"
"snort!"
Just as simple as ever.
"I've already made the arrangements. The Yuto Ruiro Hotel has a tatami room that can accommodate six people. Even so, there are other rooms with more space than this."
"Oh right!" Ikki Aoi suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Watanabe-kun, I seemed to hear you say just now that you will pay for all the accommodation this time?"
"That won't work!" Hanada Asako said quickly, "If we have six people in one room, we can give each of us a flat room, which will be very cheap."
"You're welcome. After all, the Wind Instrumental Department is a subordinate department of the Human Observation Department."
"Who said that?!" Tamamo Haomei was unhappy.
"My Minister Kiyono said so."
"..." Tamamo Haomei's lips painted with lip gloss moved, and finally, "Hum~"
"That was just a joke. How can we really ask Watanabe-kun to pay?" Hanada Asako said, "The school organizes a training camp in Karuizawa, and we can ask our parents to pay openly."
"That's not easy," said Toru Watanabe. "The principal agreed because I promised to pay. Besides, not all parents are willing to pay. Some even think that it's impossible to train properly in a holiday resort. They will only reluctantly agree to let their children come if it's free."
"But……"
"Don't worry, this little money is nothing to me." Watanabe Toru interrupted, "There is no better way to spend this little money than to make Senior Mai happy."
There is also the consultant of the Wind Ensemble and Human Observation Department, Aina Koizumi, who will also be very happy.
Because there were so many people, "Yuto Ruiro Hotel" gave a special price, one room per night for 150,000 yen, three nights for 450,000 yen, 55 people together, 9 rooms, 4.05 million yen.
4.05 million yen can make both of them happy, how could Toru Watanabe not spend this little money?
Of course there are still meals to be had, and money to rent the concert hall, but that’s fine anyway.
"Make senior Mai... happy?" Ikki Aoi repeated this sentence.
Watanabe Toru glanced at her puzzled face and asked Asuka Mai: "Senior, didn't you tell them?"
"They didn't ask." Asu Mai shook her head slightly, her long, thin hair swaying.
"What's going on?" Ikki Aoi asked anxiously.
"…It's okay." Watanabe Toru didn't say it in the end.
Ikki Aoi stared at him with great suspicion.
On the other side, Hanada Asako had already clenched her fists and might hit us at any moment.
"Come on, you three can pick the rooms you like first." Watanabe Toru changed the subject, "There are nine rooms in total, and not every one of them has a good view."
The three girls returned to Karuizawa excited about being able to continue staying there, and were looking forward to choosing a house.
When they arrived at the Yutoruzuru Hotel, Toru Watanabe asked the three of them to follow the waiter to choose a room.
"Mai-senpai has already graduated and can't live with you. I'll take her to a separate room."
"Go, go!" Tamamo Haomei was already attracted by the decoration of the hotel.
Compared with this spacious and bright hotel, the hotel they just stayed in was like a crowded student dormitory.
Ikki Aoi, who was staring at Toru Watanabe, was dragged away by the excited Tamamo Yomi.
Asu Mai's room is a single room with a tatami tea room and a Western-style bar. There is a beautiful scenery outside the window and there is also a hot spring.
"Senior, I didn't tell you just now because you have to give guidance to the wind band. They know about your relationship with me. Although you don't care, it may affect your sister."
"Yeah." Asu Mai, who was holding Watanabe Toru, didn't care at all.
"It's the same with Teacher Koizumi." Watanabe Toru hugged her, "Although I don't care, she is a teacher after all. I can't affect your life just to prove my love for you."
"Um."
Watanabe Toru grabbed her hand and said, "I have to go back and report to Meiji, and also discuss the matter of renting the concert hall."
"Just a moment."
"I really can't." Watanabe Toru held her hand and said, "I'll ask you to pick up Mr. Koizumi. You guys are staying here for training. I will go to comfort you, but I can't date you anymore."
"It would be nice to see Toru."
"Yeah." Watanabe Toru's lips gently pressed against her bangs.
