"Yeah, I was just teasing you." Wu Yi used a silver fork to pick up a few pieces of spaghetti and brought them to his mouth, making the sound of sucking noodles into the phone. "So are you ready to go now? Wait a moment, I'll be there soon."
"Ah, no, no, I just got up here too." Ichinose explained, "Because you, Wu Yi, didn't show up yesterday evening when we were discussing where to go today, and I couldn't get through on the phone, so I called you this morning to let you know. Kito and the others also really wanted to go skiing, so in the end the skiing proposal was unanimously approved."
"OK, got it. Then I'll tell Kikyo..." Wu Yi stopped talking abruptly, and changed the subject two seconds later, "I came to Ichinose yesterday. Are you okay?"
"Hmm? You're totally fine?"
He answered without hesitation, his voice still full of energy and no flaws could be heard.
Wu Yi could only say "oh".
"Okay, I got it. I'll come down and meet you guys later."
"Uh-huh."
Volume 494: Chapter : Return to Heaven and Spread Dog Food
Considering that even someone as diligent as Ichinose had just gotten up, and today was the second day of free time on the school trip, Wu Yi didn't rush. After breakfast, it was almost an hour before he said goodbye to Arisu and went downstairs.
Maybe it was because it was a rare sunny day without snow, and everyone wanted to take advantage of the good weather to go out and play. Early in the morning, many tourists who came to Hokkaido and stayed here gathered in the lobby at the main entrance of the hotel. They seemed to be waiting for their companions to come downstairs to set off together.
Kikyo Kushida also arrived early. When Wu Yi walked out of the elevator and reached the first floor and saw her, she was sitting alone on the public sofa playing with her mobile phone.
It looks like the people in the same group haven’t arrived yet?
Wu Yi did not walk over directly, but went around to an angle where the former could not see, approached her from behind quietly, and leaned over to the girl's ear to speak amid the strange looks from others.
"Morning."
The warm air blew past her ears, and Kushida Kikyo, who was completely unprepared, was definitely startled. She straightened her body in an instant, raised her head and leaned back.
Wu Yi seemed to have anticipated this and dodged by turning his head, successfully avoiding the fate of having his nose bridge smashed by the back of his head, while also bringing his face into the girl's field of vision.
The sudden and drastic change in focus caused her field of vision to not yet return to clarity, but Kushida Kikyo had already recognized that it was her boyfriend's voice, and the alertness that had just been raised a second ago was immediately let go.
"What are you doing so suddenly? You scared me..."
Although she was complaining, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.
Then, in full view of everyone, he moved closer—
Bah.
She kissed Wu Yi on the face.
"Good morning."
As soon as these words came out, everyone around them immediately looked like they were choking on the dog food and rolling their eyes.
As mentioned before, in addition to Gaoyu High School, there are also students from other schools who come here on school trips.
And those students are usually like the five troublemakers we met in the restaurant yesterday. They are of the same sex and repel each other but have to be tied together due to fire regulations. Often the entire group is made up of men.
Even though they say that women will only slow down their skiing speed, when they see other schools' field trips being accompanied by such beauties... they're so jealous!
Fortunately, this dog food buffet ended not long after.
Because the other people in the same group as the two of them have also arrived.
With Ichinose leading the way and the ferocious-looking Kito Hayabusa as the intimidator, they walked towards this side in a mighty manner.
"Hey, classmate Wu Yi, you guys are here now. I wanted to send you a message to ask you. Sorry for the long wait?"
Seeing the two people sitting on the public sofa at the door, Ichinose Honami immediately broke into a gentle smile, waved and walked over, seemingly not affected by what happened yesterday at all.
"No, no, we just arrived not long ago." Kushida Kikyo responded with a smile.
This statement is easy to cause misunderstanding if someone hears it. What does "you" mean? Did you take the elevator downstairs together? Then did you have to come out of the same room and get up from the same bed?
Even so, Ichinose Honami still kept smiling.
"Really? That's good. Now that everyone is here, let's set off."
Without much to say, everyone headed to the ski resort.
However, it is worth mentioning that unlike yesterday, because it was the first day of the school trip, everyone acted in groups in an orderly manner.
Today, two groups are acting together. Regardless of the objective fact that the number of people has increased, it is definitely more lively.
Wu Yi, in particular, was closely watched by Kushida Kikyo for almost the entire morning, and Ichinose was not given any chance to get within two meters of her.
Time came to noon.
The location for lunch was finally chosen to be a restaurant at the top of the advanced ski track.
After all, the original plan for today was to have fun skiing all day. If we go back to the hotel to eat, we have to return the ski equipment first, which is a long distance and very troublesome.
Secondly, although the consumption here is a bit expensive because it is in the mountains, fortunately, the school gives students an opportunity to exchange points for Japanese yen at a one-to-one ratio before leaving school, so as long as you don’t have points in school, you will not be short of Japanese yen here.
Of course, considering that this is an exceptional exchange rate for school trips, the remaining yen will be automatically converted into points after you return to school.
The perspective changes, and two groups of people are sitting around a table. As the store owner brings a large pot of steaming Oden (actually oden), the mouth-watering aroma immediately spreads over the table.
"Oh~ This looks delicious, everyone, please feel free to eat more."
Ichinose found the right opportunity to sit next to Wu Yi and greeted her with a smile like a hostess.
Although everyone paid for the meal, given the impression the pink-haired girl had left on people in the past, no one would be disgusted by her behavior.
And since we were all classmates, there was no stiffness when eating like when we were with our elders. Some people habitually took out their cell phones from their pockets and planned to watch them while eating.
Then someone exclaimed in surprise.
"Um...I think the school sent out a notice?"
"notify?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the others who didn't want to use their phones took them out and looked at them.
There was indeed an email from the school regarding tomorrow's Sapporo city tour.
According to the email, the school has arranged a total of fifteen attractions for tomorrow's Sapporo city tour. Each group can choose any six to visit. After arriving at the locations, they must take a group photo. Taking photos of six attractions will be considered the completion of the basic task.
In addition to the basic tasks, there are also bonus tasks. The school has set up test questions at some scenic spots far away from the hotel. You will get five points if you complete one. If the total number of points exceeds 20 at six scenic spots, each person in the group can get 30,000 points.
However, if you fail to complete even the basic tasks, your free time on the fourth day will be cancelled and you will be forced to attend a study session held in the hotel.
Emmm, there was no special exam as agreed?
Wu Yi couldn't help but complain in his heart.
At the same time, he noticed from the corner of his eye that the picture on Ichinose's phone next to him was a little different from that of the rest of them.
Instead of checking the email from school, she opened... the weather forecast?
Although he knew it was not a good idea to peek at other people's phone screens, Wu Yi still took a quick glance out of curiosity and because it was just the weather forecast.
A line of bold red font caught his eye.
——A snowstorm will hit Hokkaido the night after tomorrow.
Volume 495: Chapter : The Girl Prays
"This... didn't we agree before that there wouldn't be any special exams?"
After reading the email sent by the school, the students who were preparing to have a happy meal were suddenly dumbfounded.
They remembered clearly that their teacher had told them during the school trip briefing before they set off that this winter vacation would definitely not include any special or formal exams.
Why are you regretting now?
Well, in a way it isn't really an exam.
After all, it has nothing to do with the increase or decrease of class points, and it does not include content related to dropping out.
But if you fail to complete the basic tasks on the third day, you will be disqualified from free activities on the fourth day and have to attend a study session in a hot spring hotel. This is just as excessive as tying your legs with a rope, sipping coffee in the company, and using your annual leave to work overtime all night!
Don’t do that kind of thing!!!
Well, now that the basic tasks are now listed as mandatory and there is no escape, the only problem lies in the reward tasks.
Should I take these 30,000 points or not?
"I think it's okay to have fun, but don't joke about the points." The affirmative side was the first to make a suggestion.
However, this suggestion was rejected within less than a second.
"I think we should just forget about it. It's a rare school trip and we don't want to make it too tiring," another person analyzed.
"Besides, all the destinations with reward missions are very far away. It takes a lot of time to take the bus to get there. If you get lost, it will be too late. The only way to ensure that you will catch up is to take a taxi, but that is not something that can be done with 30,000 points per person."
What you said... seems to be the same truth?
So the topic of whether to complete the bonus task ends here.
"Oh, come to think of it, there's going to be a snowstorm the day after tomorrow!"
I don’t know if the girl also opened the weather forecast on her phone after reading the email. When she saw the warning message pop up on the homepage, she exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing this, Ichinose's hands shook violently and his phone almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, she reacted in time and caught it, and the others were also attracted by the girl's sudden message and did not notice the situation here.
When we heard that the school trip the day after tomorrow would most likely be canceled because of the upcoming snowstorm in Hokkaido, the dinner table suddenly became lively with everyone talking about it.
"Wait, what? There's going to be a snowstorm the day after tomorrow?"
"Really? But isn't the day after tomorrow free time?"
"Are you stupid? The blizzard is coming and it doesn't care if you can't move freely."
After complaining about his companion who asked an idiotic question, one of them turned to the girl who had just said that there would be a snowstorm the day after tomorrow.
"Um, so did the weather forecast say when the snowstorm would come?"
"I looked and it seems that it will come in the evening..."
The girl, who had only intended to express surprise but had not expected to cause such a heated discussion, said weakly.
Upon hearing this time, the students who had been lamenting about the snowstorm that was about to hit them during their school trip immediately breathed a sigh of relief and their emotions calmed down.
It means - at night, that's okay.
Anyway, we won’t go out at night, so we can just stay in the warm hotel, soak in the hot springs and chat. Wouldn’t that be nice? As for the snowstorm outside, just let it happen.
"But if a snowstorm comes in the evening, does that mean the afternoon might also be affected?" someone speculated cautiously.
"That can't be helped. If it's really going to be affected, you can't stop it."
"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that if the available time for activities on the fourth day is uncertain, some things would be better done tomorrow when the weather is good, such as buying local specialties."
"That makes sense! But who are you going to buy this specialty for?"
"……what?"
"Look, we still have more than a year to go before graduation, and we can't go back home in the meantime. Even if you buy souvenirs and take them back after graduation, they will have grown hair by then, right? Or do you have someone in your grade who needs souvenirs as gifts?"
These words were somewhat hurtful, and the person being spoken of suddenly blushed.
"Then...can't I buy it for myself?!"
The conversation, which was like a comedy show, immediately made everyone else at the table burst into laughter.
Wu Yi didn't smile. He just lowered his head and worked on his phone.
Kushida Kikyo came over to take a look curiously.
"This is……?"
"Oh, I'm looking at which classics are better to visit tomorrow, and then I'll see if there's anything delicious near the attractions."
While Wu Yi was answering, he kept operating his hands, constantly switching back and forth between several apps.
First check the email to confirm the name of the attraction, then search the location of the attraction on the map and check the way to get there to confirm the distance and time required. When you think it is suitable, look for local food restaurants and their addresses nearby.
After about two or three minutes, Wu Yi breathed a sigh of relief as if he had accomplished his mission, and threw the phone that had confirmed tomorrow's route back on the table.
"Phew~ all done!"
After taking a deep breath, Wu Yi organized his thoughts and spoke.
"I've done some research. If you're willing, you can do this tomorrow. In the morning, we'll have a quick bite at the hotel. We don't need to eat too much, just enough to hold on and not faint from hunger. Then we'll set off by bus to Sapporo. We'll take pictures at the first attraction. There's a Sapporo ramen restaurant nearby. We'll have breakfast there and head to the next attraction right after breakfast to take pictures. We'll try to visit as many attractions as possible in the morning. If we can reach the fourth attraction before noon, we'll have lunch, because there's an Ishikari hot pot restaurant near the fourth attraction. I saw the reviews seem to be pretty good. After lunch, we'll quickly visit the fifth attraction and head straight to the sixth attraction. The sixth attraction is a commercial plaza, where you can buy a lot of Hokkaido specialties, and you can also try Sapporo's famous Genghis Khan cuisine. After eating, we'll return to the hotel with our bags."
"..."
"..."
After the words were spoken, there was absolute silence at the table for two seconds.
