They all have hidden attributes!

Maya Uesugi continued telling the story, her cool voice floating gently on the warm water like thin snowflakes.

After she finished telling the story, the two left the hot spring together and went to the changing room to change into disposable yukatas provided by the hot spring hotel. They then went to the temporary rehearsal room.

"Tell me your thoughts."

Maya Uesugi picked up her guitar, her caramel-colored eyes looking at him expectantly. Makoto Takahashi blinked, his face full of innocence: "I really just take this as a story, don't overthink it."

Maya Uesugi gritted her teeth.

After waiting a while, Hanakawa Kaori and Shiraishi Junka, both wearing yukatas, arrived at the rehearsal room. Without a drummer, the band began rehearsing for the first time in a long time.

The results are excellent. Hanakawa Kaori practices diligently every day, her guitar skills have improved significantly, and she is even more energetic during evening rehearsals.

After practicing the performance pieces twice, Maya Uesugi announced the disbandment of the group, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Back on the second floor, Makoto Takahashi decisively carried his bedding to Maya Uesugi's room and slept at a distance from it, near the window.

Seeing that he was living with Uesugi Maya, Shiraishi Junka had no choice but to abandon his night raid plan.

Aside from Hanakawa Kaori staying up late and running around in the hallway carrying snacks and drinks, nothing else happened tonight.

My first night in Izu was Christmas Eve.

Tuesday, November 8.

The melodious birdsong outside the window woke Makoto Takahashi from his sweet dream. The cool air of the early autumn morning seeped through the window, and the familiar fragrance of flowers filled his nostrils.

He curled up tightly in the warm blanket, rolled over onto his back, and slowly opened his eyes, meeting the gaze of beautiful, deep blue eyes.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

Yuki Tachimi sat upright on the tatami mat beside the pillow with perfect posture, her pert buttocks resting on her ankles, leaning over to look at him from above, her bright golden short hair tinged with the morning light.

"So early."

Makoto Takahashi, still half asleep, threw back the covers and invited her in to go back to sleep: "Let's go shopping first, and then we'll go to Hanaori Academy for the cultural festival."

Li Jian took off his coat, put on a sweatshirt and jeans, and crawled into bed, squeezing onto a pillow with him: "When I came in this morning, I happened to run into Xiaoye getting up to go for her morning exercise."

"I was going to tell you last night, but I forgot."

Makoto Takahashi put his arm around her slender waist and closed his eyes again: "After the performance this afternoon, let Reiko stay. After the cultural festival, we'll go back to Tokyo a few days later."

"I can't refuse you."

"I'll help you with the pressure once we get back to Tokyo."

"Okay, but I need to mark the territory first."

Li Jian smiled sweetly and leaned closer, pressing her pink lips against his neck and sucking hard, leaving a kiss mark.

Makoto Takahashi was preoccupied with the light novel that was being released today, so he didn't sleep for long after his nap.

After getting up and washing up, as she went out, she saw the room across the hallway. Uesugi Maya forcibly woke up Hanakawa Kaori, who had stayed up until midnight the night before, and dragged her downstairs.

He ignored Hanakawa Kaori's teary-eyed expression, ate breakfast with Tachimi Yuki, and then set off on their date.

Chapter 130 Cultural Festival (Part 1)

The autumn sun paints the grass and trees all over the mountains in vibrant colors, a cool breeze touches the cheeks, and the clear chirping of birds echoes from the distant forests.

Makoto Takahashi and Yuki Tachimi started their stroll from the Takeya Onsen Ryokan, holding hands and walking slowly along the riverside path. After passing through a bamboo grove, they finally came across a bookstore.

Across the clear, cool river from the bookstore, a bustling crowd surged through the gates of a college, with a white banner bearing black lettering hanging above the gates.

[Private Takeyama Academy·37th Cultural Festival]

Makoto Takahashi buys the light novel he wants at the bookstore and crosses the pedestrian walkway across the bridge with Yuki Tachimi to join the cultural festival.

"The academy that Hanaori originally attended, I think, was called by this name."

“That’s right, this is the place.” Tachimi Yuki tilted his head and smiled, the cool autumn breeze swirling around his short golden hair.

The two were wearing matching outfits: straight-leg jeans paired with pure white sweatshirts. The refreshing style of their clothes perfectly complemented their pure and innocent temperament, making them look like they were living a sparkling and youthful life.

As soon as they stepped through the unfamiliar college gates, the sight of couples holding hands attracted many eyes, and the noise in the courtyard seemed to be dispersed by the autumn wind, becoming much quieter.

The men and women setting up stalls, tourists, and teachers maintaining order were all distracted, and even the little girl being scolded by her parents stopped crying.

Makoto Takahashi wasn't wearing a mask today, and his ever-increasing [charm] was extremely destructive. Yuki Tachibana felt a little uncomfortable, but the thought that it was her boyfriend made her feel slightly proud.

"This is what a cultural festival should be like! The cultural festival in Tsurumizawa is so boring."

Takahashi Makoto kept glancing over, breathing in the smell of burnt takoyaki in the air, and took a brochure from a girl, standing there flipping through it.

Seeing that he seemed to be in a good mood, Tachibana Yuki glanced at the various "shops" lined up under the roadside trees with a scrutinizing gaze, tilted her head and asked, "Do you think Makoto-kun would find this kind of rural school cultural festival interesting?"

"It has a youthful feel to it."

"It's a bit messy."

"Well, Tsurumizawa doesn't have a stockings research club, an idol research club, or a two-dimensional photography club."

Makoto Takahashi held up the brochure in his hand and handed the promotional photos of the haunted house and maid café to Yuki Tachimi: "There are also zombie ladies dressed as nurses and maids, they are simply the epitome of youth."

—The collar of the nurse's uniform was left wide open.

"Hmm~ Where should we go to play first?"

Tachikami Yuki didn't spoil his fun, but the wide variety of simulated business shops was dazzling, and he didn't know where to start.

Makoto Takahashi closed the brochure and took her hand as they walked towards the teaching building.

The courtyard wasn't too crowded, so the two slowed down, strolling around and buying some taiyaki filled with red bean paste to eat.

It felt quite surreal to visit a rural school's cultural festival with a wealthy heiress.

In Class 3-C, at a maid café, the young lady glanced around at the somewhat erotic maid outfits and instantly lost interest.

"Makoto, if you like maids, you can move to my manor in the port area, okay? Reiko got promoted recently." She said in a light, airy tone.

Makoto Takahashi reluctantly refused.

The young lady looked down on the divination department.

"I am not a puppet of fate, but the one who snaps its neck."

My girlfriend is surprisingly handsome.

In the chess club, the young lady only watched the game for a short while.

"We'd rather have a cup of tea than bully the kids."

At the stockings research club, Makoto Takahashi took out his wallet and spent 5 yen to buy all the research results and give them to the young lady.

"Please come upstairs for a tour!"

The cute girl in the Lolita dress looked determined and invited the two to unlock the hidden location at the cultural festival: "We have many more beautiful homemade dresses, including matching socks."

The so-called stockings research club is just a subordinate hobby group. Like the ribbon research club and hair accessory research club, it is managed by the tailor department. The members are a group of girls who like all kinds of beautiful skirts.

Makoto Takahashi and Yuki Tachimi toured the place together, and found that the girls' craftsmanship was quite good.

"It's a pity, I really liked those white lace stockings with heart-shaped cutouts."

As they walked out of the teaching building, Makoto Takahashi sighed regretfully. Yuki Tachimi, standing beside him, nodded thoughtfully: "I didn't expect them to refuse to sell for 10 yen. With such a firm will, they will definitely realize their dreams in the future."

She originally wanted to overwhelm the group of girls with money, but Makoto Takahashi chose to respect their dreams and stopped the young lady, otherwise it would have been terrible to destroy their sense of conviction.

"Are you tired from shopping?" Takahashi Makoto asked.

"Just a little bit. How about we go check out the playground? It looks quite lively." Tachimi Yuki turned her gaze to the playground, where many clubs were holding events under the vast clear sky.

The two arrived at the registration area, where a person was explaining the rules under a tent piled with prizes.

"The registration fee is 1000 yen. You will receive 1 point for each successful challenge. Points can be redeemed for prizes. Points will be reset to zero if you fail to complete a challenge."

The girl, who claimed to be the track and field manager, had a sly smile on her face. Makoto Takahashi glanced at the drink that required 1 point to redeem, then turned his gaze to the doll that required 5 points to redeem, and took out his wallet.

"Can you sell it to me directly? That blue octopus."

It was a blue octopus doll, about 180cm tall, piled in the center of the gifts in the reception tent. It had two sides and could fit a person inside.

The front features a blue octopus with a crying face, while the back features a pink octopus with a smiling face. Couples often use this prop to show off their affection online.

"No, sir. As the manager of the sports club alliance of Zhushan College, I must adhere to my principles."

The girl, who smiled like a shrewd businessman, refused without hesitation, so Makoto Takahashi had no choice but to walk to the wooden board with the challenge items written on it.

"There's an archery club." He decided to teach the unscrupulous merchant a lesson.

Yuki Tachibana glanced at the challenge list and asked with a smile, "Does Makoto-kun have any prizes he'd like?"

"I plan to give that blue octopus to Maya."

"Speaking of Sayo, Makoto still hasn't told me why we stayed together last night."

A cool breeze swept down his back, and out of the corner of his eye, Makoto Takahashi saw the increasingly dangerous smile on his girlfriend's lips. His mind raced as he racked his brains.

Shiraishi Jun is timid and socially awkward, so let's not try to make her a target of hatred.

"Maya once told me that even when it's a joke, there's an element of seriousness in it."

Makoto Takahashi recalled Maya Uesugi's deliberately pitiful demeanor in the student council president's office, and met Tachimi Yuki's narrowed, beautiful eyes with a troubled look:

"Now that she's separated from the Uesugi family and doesn't have many friends, having a doll to sleep with might be a little better."

"I see. Come to think of it, Cheng-kun wouldn't have been willing to participate in these kinds of activities before. They seem a bit too flashy for you?"

Yuki Tachibana poked her chin with the tip of her index finger, her sweet voice carrying a hint of meaning: "Your performance style has changed a lot. You wouldn't have offered to help me share the pressure before, but I guess you wouldn't refuse if I asked."

When Makoto Takahashi first performed at a LiveHouse, he would just stand in the corner and play his bass. But at music festivals, he would take the initiative to go to the front of the stage and become the center of attention.

“Sometimes people want to change their lifestyle, especially since I have a lot of heavy responsibilities to shoulder and can’t be as leisurely as before.” Makoto Takahashi nodded in agreement with her statement.

Seeing the serious expression on his face and the firm look in his eyes, Ichika's smile gradually turned sly: "Hey, Makoto, this is a good thing."

"Is that what you think?"

"Because Cheng-kun has never been a controlling person, don't be afraid to interfere in Reiko's life. Being a little firmer is also very charming."

"Is it better to learn from you?"

"Control is also for protection."

The two looked at each other and smiled. Takahashi Makoto selected a challenge and then went to the unscrupulous manager of the sports club alliance to sign up.