They all have hidden attributes!

Makoto Takahashi carried the box of snacks toward the taxi stand, his gaze sweeping past a few pedestrians in the square in front of the station, chasing the yellow leaves swirling in the wind.

"Lengzi, how about we go to Otaru City for fun today?"

He suddenly slowed his pace. Kashima Reiko, who was walking beside him, was prepared and nodded calmly: "The souvenir from visiting the Nekoya family is under the desk in the hotel room, in a cobalt blue paper bag."

"Would you like to go to Otaru City?" Makoto Takahashi asked again.

Kashima Reiko believed that if she said she didn't want to go now, he would definitely think of another way.

It is in these seemingly insignificant details that one's attitude can be clearly seen.

For her, as long as it's not a holiday, it's working time. Whether she goes to Otaru or Sapporo, it's all about slacking off during working hours. Besides, she's slacking off with Makoto Takahashi, so it doesn't matter.

Saying "I want to go" directly would be too deliberate. Kashima Reiko raised her wrist, glanced at the time on her watch, and then expressionlessly raised her face:

“I’ve never been to Otaru, but it seems like a nice place in the movies.”

"Hina always says that Otaru City is a great place, but her hometown is different; it's in the middle of nowhere."

Makoto Takahashi opened the taxi door and waited for Reiko Kashima to get in before sitting down next to her: "I'll ask them for their opinions when we get back to the hotel."

If you go to Otaru City today, you can invite Hina Nekoya out to play together.

After everyone is tired from playing in the afternoon, I will go home with Haruna Nekoya. Tomorrow morning, we will go back together to report to Supervisor Chihaya, so that the school trip will be without regrets.

Shiraishi Junka would definitely not have any objections; the key lies with Hanakawa Kaori and Uesugi Maya.

Aya may look fierce, but she's actually very easy to talk to. The key is Hanakawa Kaori; the band holds a very high place in her heart, so she might not agree.

Back at the hotel, in the elevator lobby, Supervisor Chihaya and Supervisor Horikita went through the registration process for leaving and returning to the hotel.

Today was a free day, and everyone wanted to go out and have fun. The girls, wearing thick coats, lined up and chatted excitedly, their cheerful atmosphere occasionally punctuated by screams.

After checking that everyone was wearing the college uniform and carrying bear protection items, the supervisors repeatedly reminded them of safety precautions before letting them go.

After confirming their return, Makoto Takahashi and Reiko Kashima took the elevator upstairs. When the elevator stopped at the restaurant floor, Makoto Takahashi walked into the restaurant alone.

My gaze swept across the sparse crowd in the restaurant and quickly settled on a familiar, beautiful figure.

Maya Uesugi sat in a seat near the window, with a sandwich and coffee in front of her. The sandwich contained ham, lettuce, cheese, and tomato slices, and the portion looked quite generous.

She has a bit too much of a preference for eating cold food in the morning.

Across the table, Hanakawa Kaori held a spoon, using the back of it to spread ketchup on the golden surface of her omelet rice, with a glass of orange juice beside her.

I didn't see Shiraishi Junka; she should have stayed with Hanakawa Kaori last night.

"morning."

Makoto Takahashi walked over, pulled out a chair next to Maya Uesugi, sat down, and placed the desserts he had bought on the table and opened them.

Financiers are baked to a golden brown color, cut into bite-sized pieces, and thoughtfully served with a small fork so you don't get your hands dirty.

Maya Uesugi took a small sip of her coffee and slowly said, "Don't you have cream puffs? I prefer desserts with cream."

In her view, this was compensation for Takahashi Makoto's broken promise yesterday, so she naturally had to make demands that met her own wishes.

"Wow, Dingshanxi Pudding!"

Hanakawa Kaori is never a picky eater. She took out a pudding, her crystal-clear purple eyes shining brightly:

"Did my brother go to the mountains yesterday? Junko and I originally wanted to go too, but Supervisor Chihaya forbade everyone from going to the mountains, saying there were bears."

Upon hearing the word "bear," Uesugi Maya stopped being picky, picked up a small piece of financier with her fork, and put it in her mouth.

"Where did you guys go yesterday?" Takahashi Makoto changed the subject, pondering how to suggest going to Otaru City.

"I tell ghost stories at night after Maya-nee falls asleep in Odori Park and Tanukikoji Shopping Street."

While eating pudding with a spoon, Hanakawa Kaori mumbled, "Junko-nee seemed to be in a good mood yesterday and treated us to king crab."

Speaking of crabs, Makoto Takahashi felt a little anxious, thinking of the crab feast that the Nekoya family had specially prepared.

As he listened to Hanakawa Kaori's vivid account of yesterday, he took out his phone to search, occasionally adding a few words of agreement.

At this point, Hanakawa Kaori steered the conversation back to Jozankei.

"Brother, have you seen a cafe called [Rainy Day and Snowy Day]? The specialty is Italian gelato, and I heard they offer discounts on rainy days."

She loves eating ice, especially all kinds of ice cream. Even though the temperature is not very suitable now, it can't stop Hanakawa Kaori's enthusiasm for ice cream.

"I didn't notice, but I bought you some milk soft serve ice cream from another store."

Takahashi Makoto put away his phone, looked up and met her expectant gaze: "Sachi took it from you. What did you do to offend her recently?"

"Ah, it's probably because of the sports festival."

Hanakawa Kaori suddenly slapped her forehead as if remembering something, then immediately put on an indifferent smile: "There's nothing we can do, the badminton club can't find a good coach, Hina-nee is so pitiful."

Makoto Takahashi decides to start with ice cream to lure Hanakawa Kaori to Otaru.

After searching online, I quickly found the answer.

"Rokkatei's Otaru Canal store has limited-edition cheese ice cream. Shall we go try it today?" he asked in a deliberately casual tone.

The keyword "limited edition ice cream" successfully piqued Hanakawa Kaori's interest, but she was somewhat reluctant when she thought that Nekoya Hina was in Otaru City.

Today was supposed to be a band activity, but what if we run into Nekoya Hina? Should we invite her to join us?

Hanakawa Kaori didn't mean to exclude Nekoya Hina, but a band is a band, a family, and Nekoya Hina chose to leave, so of course she's an outsider.

However, the limited-edition ice cream...

If we don't tell her, even if we're both in Otaru, it's not that easy to bump into each other, right?

After a moment of thought, Hanakawa Kaori, unable to make up her mind, looked troubled and raised her eyes to Uesugi Maya with a conflicted gaze, seeking her opinion.

Makoto Takahashi turned his head and stared at Maya Uesugi's profile. She finished the last bite of her sandwich, chewing slowly, and casually offered him her slender, fair hand.

Holding hands?

Takahashi Seiji reached out his hand, and she immediately slapped him.

Uesugi Maya glanced at the trash and said coldly, "Tissues."

"Why don't you take it yourself?" Takahashi Makoto asked.

"Oh."

Maya Uesugi's lips curled into a disdainful sneer as she slowly began, "I have no interest in Otaru City. All the popular tourist destinations have become overly commercialized in recent years..."

Before she could completely denigrate Otaru, Makoto Takahashi tactfully pulled out two tissues and gently placed them in Maya Uesugi's outstretched hands.

It's worth making some sacrifices for a friendship that once shone so brightly.

Maya Uesugi slowly and gracefully wiped her mouth, then handed the used tissue back to him, asking with a cold smile:

"Is there any other reason why we absolutely must go?"

"The very popular Dreamy Cream Puff, and also, Fairy Forest Baumkuchen?" Makoto Takahashi frowned slightly as he read out the names he found online.

The names of Hokkaido's desserts are even stranger than those in Tokyo. Is this what they call the commercialization of popular tourist attractions?

"I heard there's a shop in Otaru called LeTAO, which is known as a dessert museum," Uesugi Maya said meaningfully.

"My treat."

"Sanshiro's Wagyu yakiniku".

"no problem."

"Go downstairs and buy me coffee; you know my taste."

"I guarantee you'll be satisfied," Makoto Takahashi readily agreed.

"Then let's go. Take the JR rapid train from Sapporo Station. It will take about half an hour to get there."

Maya Uesugi stood up from her chair and walked towards the elevator: "I'm going back to my room to change. Junko stayed in your room last night and hasn't gotten up yet."

"I'm going too." Hanakawa Kaori jumped off the chair and quickly caught up with her.

Watching the two enter the elevator, Makoto Takahashi used a fork to pick up the last financier, savoring the sweetness in his mouth, and then opened Line to send a message to Hina Nekoya.

[Takahashi: I'll come to your house again tonight]

[Takahashi: Let's go play in Otaru City during the day.]

[Nekoya-Nekoya: No problem!]

[Nekoya-Nekoya: Is Maya with you too?]

[Takahashi: Everyone's here]

[Takahashi: They're going back to Sapporo tonight, do you have any guest rooms?]

[Nekoya-Nekoya: No, but I have a way!]

[Nekoya-Nekoya: Anyway, don't worry!]

The message from Nekoya Hina conveyed a sense of confident assurance, so Takahashi Makoto decided to believe it for the time being.

I went upstairs to the double room that I had prepared for Tachibana Yuki, but which turned out to be completely useless. I took out my room card and opened the door. In the warm air, there was a moist rose scent.

It has a sweet and refreshing taste, reminiscent of a damp, rainy night during the plum rain season.

He quietly closed the door, took off his coat, walked to the window, and drew back the curtains, letting the warm sunlight illuminate the pristine white bed.

"Hmm~"

Lying on her side on the bed, Shiraishi Junka made soft, sweet sounds, like a guttural sound mixed in with her breath.

Sunlight fell on her alluring face, making her even more captivating than when she was sleeping, drawing Takahashi Makoto's gaze.

Still half asleep?

Seeing her completely unguarded state, Makoto Takahashi sat down on the edge of the bed, stroked her beautiful face with his hand, and felt the smooth, soft touch on his fingertips.

Junka Shiraishi shows no signs of waking up.

He ran his fingertips across her soft skin, slowly sliding them down until they touched her slightly parted pink lips. The touch was softer and more moist than her cheeks, like eating a sweet fruit.

“Makoto.” Shiraishi Jun slowly lifted his eyelids, his long eyelashes trembling slightly.

His wine-red eyes, which then appeared, gazed at Makoto Takahashi with a somewhat dreamy and hazy look, revealing a lazy feeling of not having woken up yet.

Seeing her like this, Makoto Takahashi just wanted to immediately crawl into the warm blankets and savor the extremely sweet fruit.

Reason stopped him; Uesugi Maya, who had changed her clothes and was ready to go out, would inevitably breathe on her breath if no one came.