Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 341
Opening the door of the garage that hadn't been used for a long time, Naruse parked the motorcycle in, and stood next to his new car for a while after getting off.

He is also looking forward to tomorrow's ride.

Back inside, Shangzi was taking a bath.

As soon as he walked over, he heard her voice: "Chunhai?"

"Well, I'm back."

"Have you delivered Yiye home?"

"Ah."

"It's been a long time, I almost fell asleep..."

wow-

Naruse pulled open the bathroom door, and Naoko in the bathtub subconsciously covered up, and quickly let go, splashing water on him instead.

He didn't hide either, and walked to the bathtub and sat down.

"Are you awake now?"

"..."

She pursed her lips, moved her body again, and leaned against the bathtub.

Naruse put his hand into the water, feeling the warmth of the water and her softness.

"Um……"

Shangzi bit his lip lightly and closed his eyes slightly.

Naruse hugged her from behind, buried his face in the damp hair on the back of her neck, "I'm going to ride to Shisan Lake with Hikari tomorrow."

"Tomorrow……"

"Well, go and solve it early."

"Ok."

Shangzi had already prepared and knew that he didn't intend to bring himself or others with him, so he didn't say anything.

"It's the first time for Chunhai to go out on a motorcycle, so be careful."

"I know. I don't want to just buy insurance today, and tomorrow...um."

Shangzi turned his head, blocked his lips, and bit again lightly.

"Don't have a crow's mouth."

Naruse smiled, "Okay."

Shangzi didn't say much, turned around and unbuttoned his partially wet uniform shirt for him.

He grasped her heartbeat, "Shall we have a bubble together?"

"uh-huh."

wow-

The hot water is rippling, and the dream is shaking.

When Naruse opened his eyes again, it was already the next morning.

Looking next to the pillow, Shangzi has already woken up.

"what time is it……"

Get up and go downstairs, Shangzi is preparing lunch in the kitchen.

"Eat on the road."

"I'm going to find a random ramen shop or something along the way to solve it..."

"No."

"Ok."

After preparing the bento and having breakfast, more than 20 minutes later, at nine o'clock, Takikawa Hikari came to the door by bicycle.

"Chun Hai, are you ready to go out?"

"Let's go."

Naruse put on his helmet, went to the garage to get out of the motorcycle, and said goodbye to Naoko who stayed at home.

"No accident... No, we'll be back by five o'clock in the afternoon."

Shangzi nodded, "Be careful on the road."

"Let's go."

Takigawa Hikari waved to her, then turned the accelerator and followed Naruse.

The two paused briefly at the intersection.

"Is there enough gas?" Naruse asked, "Don't suddenly run out of gas halfway."

"Well... I'll pass by the Qian Bridge later, and go to the city to refuel by the way."

"Row."

The two continued to ride, turned into the county road, and rode towards the river.

Passing by Morimi Kohonen, seeing a bicycle parked at the door, Hikaru Takikawa glanced inside, but Naruse suddenly accelerated past.

"..."

Without seeing Morimi at a glance, Takikawa Hikari also increased the speed of the car and caught up with Naruse who slowed down in front.

"Yi Ye came here so early."

"Maybe what are you waiting for?"

"Huh? Do you want to go with Yiye?"

"Hard to say."

He said he would take no one with him, so she didn't mention going back to take her with him, and continued to follow, passing by Hai Xing's house and just glanced at him casually.

After a while, the two rode to the river.

"You don't need navigation, just ride up the river. I'll follow Chunhai."

Naruse nodded, looked at the map again, put away his phone, pulled off his mask, and rode to the front.

Riding along the road by the river, there was no one without a car on the road, and the two rode side by side.

Hikaru Takikawa looked around, as if it was the first time he had come here.

"Oh, Mt. Iwaki in the morning is so beautiful."

"It's past nine o'clock, it's still early in the morning."

"Isn't this time on Saturday just like early morning?"

Naruse shook his head, did not speak, glanced at Mount Iwaki, and then looked forward.

This section of the river is almost straight, and the county road that is close to the river is also so straight that one can see far away at a glance.

The artificially defined early morning cannot change the fact that it is already past nine o'clock in the morning, and the light fog that can only be seen in the field in the morning has long since dissipated.

The sky and the earth are bright, and the field of vision is wide. The sun behind him casts the shadows of the two people and the car in front of them.

The wind was turbulent, and large flakes of flowing clouds kept passing over the snow-covered Rockwood Mountain. The clouds were a little thicker, and Naruse suddenly remembered that he forgot to check the weather before going out.

"Hurry up a little bit, Harumi—" Takikawa Hikaru shouted.

He blew his horn and picked up the speed a little.

After riding along this straight road for two kilometers, the county road turned a corner along with the river.Continue to ride, and there is a junction ahead, with a bridge across the river in the middle.

Hikaru Takikawa was about to turn left and continue riding along the river, but Naruse rode straight ahead and soon reached the bridge.

Although it was unexpected, she only slowed down a little, and soon followed.

And Naruse in front of him also noticed her plan.

"I understand the reason why you haven't found the source after wandering around all afternoon."

"I didn't look at the map."

"The river has turned a U-shaped bend here, so you can just ride it directly. If you take the path by the river, you will have to detour for two or three kilometers."

"OK, I'll follow Chunhai anyway."

After passing this U-shaped bend, and riding forward for a while, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

There are no shops in front of the village and no shops in the back. The county road passes between two hills, and there is no building around. There are large apple trees on the side of the road.

"Further on, there is the small hydropower station Yiye mentioned."

"Yes. Is the hydroelectric plant still operating?"

"It seems to be still operating."

Riding on the next bridge, Naruse also saw several buildings at the foot of the mountain not far away.

"That's where it is."

"Yes."

The two of them didn't stop, and continued to move forward.

Bypassing the mountain road here, turning a corner, the field of vision suddenly widened.

The river curved and twisted, and appeared on the left side of the two of them again.

Mount Iwaki also got closer.

The two were speechless, and rode forward for a few kilometers, and Naruse stopped on a bridge.

Hikaru Takikawa stopped, pointing to Mount Iwaki above the river, "This tributary is the river that really originates from Mount Iwaki."

"is it?"

The two rode forward for a short distance, crossed the bridge, parked the car at the intersection of the small road beside the bridge, and walked to the bridge to have a look.

"There's so little water flow." Hikaru Takikawa said looking at the river below.

"Well, it's basically melted snow."

She raised her eyes and looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance.

Arriving here, the field of vision is almost unobstructed, and the whole picture of Mt. Rockwood can already be seen.

The top of the mountain was covered with snow, and the moving clouds cast large shadows on that white, and were still moving.

Now it was almost time for them to be closest to Rockwood Mountain. Next, they would continue westward to trace the source of the wider river below.

Naruse returned to the car, "Let's go."

"Ah."

The terrain here is relatively flat, and the Iwaki River is winding and winding without any rules. Hikari Takikawa followed Naruse closely and walked along the county road.

Both sides of the road are sometimes deserted and sometimes open, and the distance from the river is sometimes far and sometimes close.

After riding for more than 20 minutes without stopping, Naruse suddenly blew his whistle, and then turned to another road at the intersection ahead.

Hikaru Takikawa, who received the reminder, immediately followed.

Avoiding an oncoming pickup truck, she twisted the accelerator and sped up to follow him.

"Almost there." Naruse said.

"what?"

"I said we're almost at My Son Lake."

"..."

She raised her eyes and looked into the distance...

I can't see it, it's all covered by trees.

"Is it finally coming?"

He smiled, "I've been riding for a long time."

After turning a few more turns and going out of the woods, the field of vision became broad again, and she could also see the tall dam in the distance.

Riding closer, the dam seems to be growing in place, getting taller and taller.

When you are in front of you, you have to look up.

"..."

A huge dam made of cement stands between the two mountains. Looking up from below, a strong sense of oppression hits you head-on, and you can't help but hold your breath.

At the end of the road was a parking lot. Naruse stopped the car and looked up for a while before speaking.

"This seems to be a hydroelectric power station built by the Northeast Electric Power Company. According to the information on the Internet, it seems that it has just been built a few years ago."

Hikaru Takikawa just looked up at the dam and didn't speak for a long time.

Naruse didn't say much, and walked to the extended observatory, looking at the pool under the dam.

This is the source of the Iwaki River.

After staring at the turquoise water below for a while, Naruse turned his head to look at the water outlet on the dam.

"awesome……"

Takikawa Hikaru also came over, "Can you go up and have a look?"

"can."

It is even possible to ride directly through the dam to the other side of the canyon, but if they want to go up, they have to go back to the intersection just now, and there is no road here.

"Then go around."

"Ah."

The two rode on their motorcycles, rode back along the road they came from, and turned to another road when they reached the intersection.

After riding for a while, I came to the vicinity of the dam again, and the blocked Meishan Lake was clearly visible.

The two rode to the dam before stopping.

Mountains stand on both banks, and the lake is deep, like a piece of jasper.

"I didn't even know there was such a beautiful lake on Iwakigawa." Takikawa Hikaru said.

"There was no such lake before, it was formed because the dam blocked the water."

The two got out of the car and looked at it for a while.

Naruse put on the helmet again, "Take this as the starting point, let's go."

(End of this chapter)