Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 342
Starting from Meishan Lake and riding back along the way, Naruse and Takikawa Hikari were much faster, returning to the vicinity of Aoyagi in less than half an hour.

It was past ten o'clock in the morning, and Naruse secretly estimated that they should be able to reach the mouth of the Iwaki River around one o'clock in the afternoon, and then return home before five o'clock.

"Ah, by the way, let's refuel." Takikawa Hikaru remembered.

"Ah."

After riding along the road by the river for a while, when they reached Qianqiao, the two of them turned around and drove towards the urban area.

Naruse's fuel tank wasn't full either, so he added some oil by the way.

"The fuel tank capacity of Chunhai's car is really big, almost four times that of mine."

"After all, the displacement is also large."

Starting again, the two returned to the road by the river and rode downstream.

About 10 minutes later, he stopped in front of a large bridge. There were many choices on the road in front of him. Hikaru Takikawa turned his head and looked at Naruse.

"Chunhai..."

"I know."

They want to give up the distance and choose the path that is closer to the river but also more tortuous.

Fortunately, what I ride is a motorcycle, and where people can pass, motorcycles can basically ride there.

The red light turned green, and the two of them crossed the intersection and rode to the path close to the river.

"It feels a little bumpy..."

The road condition of the small road was obviously not as good as that of the smooth county road, and it was full of potholes. Both of them slowed down.

"Is there no problem?" Naruse looked back at Hikari Takigawa.

He was riding a racing car with excellent performance, and it was only a little bumpy on this kind of road.

"no problem."

Hikaru Takikawa followed him closely, and even had the strength to smile at him, "I suddenly felt that motorcycles are really a great invention."

Naruse also smiled, but didn't say much.

After riding forward for a while, the road became wider, and she followed.

"Are we off-roading now?"

"Cross-country... barely counts."

"I've seen foreign motorcycle rallies, and even crossed in the desert."

"Dakar Rally?"

"It seems to be the name... how does Chunhai know everything?"

"Read more books."

"Is there still this in the book?"

"Okay, that's what I saw on TV."

The path is long, but it has an end after all, and it is connected with the county road that crosses the river.

Riding on the county road, Naruse looked up and quickly made a choice, "Let's cross the river to the opposite side, there is a small road close to the river."

"it is good."

They crossed the bridge and turned onto the path again.

"This seems to be a riverside park." Looking at the large green space in front of him, Naruse said.

The path was paved with asphalt. Although the road surface was a bit dilapidated, it was still easier to ride than the road just now.

"right."

However, after riding all the way to the end, the two discovered that the front was the confluence of two rivers, and under their feet was the delta sandwiched between the two rivers.

No way.

"...turn back."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "Okay."

The Iwakigawa River Basin is hundreds of kilometers long, and there are countless tributaries flowing into it, and now it has hit one of them.

After riding back for a while, Naruse pulled over and took out his phone to look at the map before turning onto another road.

He didn't mind walking the long way by the river with Hikaru Takikawa, but he didn't want to take too many wrong roads that required turning back. It would be more reliable to look at the map first.

Takikawa Hikaru followed and stopped beside him.

"Chunhai can install a mobile phone holder on the front of the car, so that navigation will be more convenient."

"Reinstall it when you need it."

He looked at the map, "Except for today, I probably won't go too far by bike for a while."

She smiled, didn't say anything, and turned her head to look around again.

Riding here, the surroundings are already very strange.

"Where is this place... Well, there seems to be a small shrine over there."

Naruse had already seen almost everything, so he pulled the map back to its current position and zoomed in for a look.

"Well, the map says it's Tsukiyomi Shrine...it's quite rare."

"See you on a moonlit night... Tsukiyomi-sama's shrine."

"Ah."

"There is no sense of existence."

"After all, there is no accurate statement about whether that god is male or female."

After confirming the route, Naruse put away his phone and continued to lead the way.

At the next intersection, the two rode to the other side of the Iwaki River.

"We have ridden out of the range of Tsumae City." Naruse said suddenly.

"Eh?"

"The river is the dividing line. There is Tsumae over there, Itanagi Town here, and Tsuruta Town further ahead." Naruse explained.

Takikawa looked at the other side of the river, "Before I knew it, I had ridden so far."

"Where are you going? It's still far from Thirteen Lakes."

"Ok."

Naruse added: "At least if I can't see Mt. Rockwood once I turn around, it will be far away."

She glanced back and smiled.

"In this way, there is a feeling that we are still very close."

"Because we're taking a long detour."

On the next road, every time he rode forward for a certain distance, Takikawa Hikaru would look back.

And they have been riding by the river, and their vision is wide, and they can see very far. Every time they look back, they can still see Rockwood Mountain.

Still.

still behind.

still visible...

Although it was always visible, the mountain standing in the distance became more and more blurred.

Until she turned her head one time, Rockwood Mountain suddenly "disappeared".

"..."

Hearing the sound of sudden braking behind him, Naruse also stopped the car and looked back.

"Light?"

Hikaru Takikawa put one foot on the ground, turned his head and looked behind him.

The broad and majestic mountain has become a darker part of the distant sky, and the snow-capped peaks on the top of the mountain have blended into the clouds without any sense of disobedience.

It can still be vaguely recognized now, but the next time I look back, it will probably be completely invisible.

"I can't see Mt. Rockwood anymore...it's almost gone."

Naruse glanced at the distance, then raised his eyes again, more attention was still on the sky above his head.

"The weather is not very good today... Otherwise, you should be able to see Mt. Yanmu from here."

Hikaru Takikawa turned his head: "Where are we?"

"Goshogawara City."

She blinked, "Have you ridden this far?"

"Ah."

Naruse nodded, "If we count from Aoyagi, we have already ridden half of the distance."

Hikaru Takikawa took out his cell phone to check the time, then rubbed his stomach again.

"It's almost twelve o'clock... No wonder I'm a little hungry."

Naruse smiled, "Then take a rest and eat something by the way."

"it is good."

The two continued to ride forward, and when they reached the intersection, they turned into the urban area of ​​Wushogawara, and then stopped in front of the nearest park.

Naruse brought the bento made by his girlfriend, but Takikawa Hikari left the house empty-handed.

"There's a ramen shop and a restaurant in front of it. Just go there. I'll eat bento here."

She looked at his bento, without comment, and rode by.

Finding a place to sit down in the park, Naruse took a photo and sent it to Naoko.

Shangzi: Where are you?
Naruse: Goshogawara.

Naruse: I'm hungry, let's have lunch.

While chatting, the sound of motorcycles sounded outside again.

He raised his head, Takikawa Hikaru appeared with a bag from the convenience store, and quickly spotted him.

"Ah, found it."

She came and sat down, took out the water and the sandwich from the bag, and ate beside him.

"...Do you just eat these?"

"It's no fun eating alone in a restaurant."

Naruse opened the bento, put some food on the lid of the bento box, and handed it to her.

"Let's eat together."

"I don't have chopsticks..."

"Use your hands, and lick after eating."

"All right!"

(End of this chapter)