There are certainly no fancy ways to eat ramen.
Although the soy sauce ramen in the store is old-fashioned and delicious, it is still ramen. One mouthful of noodles and one mouthful of soup, one mouthful of soup and several mouthfuls of noodles, or simply eating noodles without drinking soup... No matter how you eat, there will always be a moment when you finish it.
Baiyunshan behaved himself naturally. He ate the soup, noodles, and half an egg he ordered in three swipes. Finally, he bowed his head in satisfaction and burped, all over his body. The feeling of peace after eating.
The only thing that surprised him was that the girl sitting opposite the seat didn't pour chili or shichimi powder into the ramen this time. He didn't know whether he forgot to bring it or for other reasons -
"Is it weird? I don't add chili pepper to everything I eat."
Hashimoto Nanami's reaction was very dull.
"That's what I say, but this is ramen after all—"
"If you want spicy food, just order spicy food. Why is there any need to beat around the bush and add--"
The girl's reason was also very good: "And if you keep eating spicy food, the taste will also decrease. It's true that I like spicy food, but I don't want to eat it every time -"
Baiyunshan laughed dumbly, but he had forgotten that girls do like spicy food, but no matter what they eat, they will eventually get tired of it after eating it for a long time. The same goes for eating spicy food. You have to eat it a few times to mix it up with other flavors, so that you can enjoy the fun of chili pepper.
Just like a certain Takayama Ichimi who likes to eat salt. She likes to eat salt so much, but I have never seen her sprinkle salt on fruits...
Hmm... well, Neon does have the habit of eating watermelon and adding salt to it, so let’s not put it aside for the moment——
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After having dinner and leaving the ramen shop called Haeiya, it was almost eight o'clock in the evening.
The route to continue was in the direction of Hashimoto's house. However, when he reached the vicinity of his residence, even Baiyunshan thought he was going home, Hashimoto Nanami did not stop, but continued with him towards the house. In front of me, I arrived at the foot of a hill not far behind Hashimoto's house.
This is the last location tonight.
The hillside, which is not too high, has an undulating outline in the night, like a crawling giant beast. The night sky is clear and deep, and the moonlight is bright and clear. I don’t know if it’s because Hokkaido’s latitude is relatively high, or because the air pollution in Asahikawa is much lighter than in Tokyo. The number of stars you can see when looking up here is significantly greater than in the latter.
One after another, people look up and are easily attracted. It is not until their necks feel sore that they think of lowering their heads.
She was thinking about these messy details in her mind, but Hashimoto Nanami didn't know it. She just stared at the hill quietly, and then suddenly stretched out her hand to the Baiyun Mountain next to her.
"?"
Seeing the confused expression on his face, the girl remained calm and said, "I want you to carry me up."
"Carry you?"
Baiyunshan said in surprise: "Go up?"
"Can't you?"
Hashimoto Nana asked calmly.
"Uh... of course -"
It's unclear who took advantage of this kind of thing, and Baiyunshan naturally wouldn't be so stupid as to be so mean-mouthed at this time. Although he didn't understand why the other party would take the initiative to make such a request at this time, he still smiled and scratched After scratching his head, he bent down with his hands on his knees and motioned for the other party to jump up.
"Hold on tight——"
After a reminder, Hashimoto Nana grabbed his shoulders and jumped up.
The girl's weight was as light as ever. Even though she was wearing heavy clothes to keep out the cold, she was still so light that it made Baiyunshan feel distressed. And I don't know if it was his imagination, but I always felt that even though there were so many layers of clothes, the body temperature of Hashimoto Nanami could still be clearly conveyed to his body, as if he was feeling faintly hot.
The same thing happened when the temples and cheeks touched inadvertently. However, just when Baiyunshan subconsciously turned his head to see what was going on, Hashimoto Nanami stretched out her hand to resist him and whispered to stop him.
"Don't look..."
"Uh...Okay, I don't want to see-"
"Go up."
"Um."
Unable to tell whether it was shyness or a warning, Baiyunshan could only look at the road under his feet, let the girl on his back guide the direction, and move towards the hillside.
Mountain roads in winter are several times more difficult than usual, especially at night, when the difficulty increases dramatically. But fortunately, there are obviously people who need to pass here. The snow on the road has been cleared regularly, so you don't have to worry about one foot being deep and one foot shallow, and walking is fairly smooth.
There are rows of trees planted along the roadside, which look strange in the moonlight and starlight. Since all the leaves had fallen off, and due to the light at night, Baiyun Mountain couldn't tell what kind it was, so he simply stopped thinking about it and concentrated on walking.
It wasn't until almost ten minutes later that he finally stopped.
"This is it."
Hashimoto Nana jumped off his back. Baiyunshan glanced subconsciously. The girl's face was as usual. Not only was she not red or hot, but she didn't even know if it was because of the moonlight and snow. It's a little pale, and there's nothing unusual about it at all.
So I guessed it wrong...?
Baiyunshan murmured in his heart. After thinking for a while, he heard a girl's voice coming from nearby.
"Baiyun-sang, please sit down too."
Turning around, he saw that the girl had sat down on a piece of snow not far away, leaning against a large bare tree.
Baiyunshan walked over, his face thoughtful.
"This is--"
"This is a maple tree."
Nana Hashimoto pointed to the tree trunk leaning against her back, and then pointed to the side: "The rows of maple trees planted here are all maple trees. If it is autumn, when the wind blows, its leaves will be everywhere on the hillside, and the sun will shine When it shines over it, especially when the sun shines down around dusk, it feels like the whole mountain is burning——"
"ah......"
It does sound beautiful.
"Too bad it's winter now."
Nana Hashimoto added.
And it's still night.
Baiyunshan silently sat down next to her. The snow was soft and the clothes were thick, so there was no need to worry about being uncomfortable while sitting or catching a cold.
However, he unexpectedly discovered that there was no regret in the girl's face, but she stretched out her hand and pointed calmly forward.
"So, look there."
Baiyun Mountain looked in the direction where the fingertips spread.
Then, there was an exclamation.
In the distance of the field of vision is a tall snow-capped peak. Its shape is blocked by the hill at the foot. It is difficult to see clearly when standing at the foot of the mountain. But sitting here is different. The moonlight shines on the snow that has not melted. I can't tell who is infected by whose brilliance. I just feel the same dazzling and intoxicating. Even though it is night, I can still see clearly.
Then, I zoomed in closer to where I was, and looked all the way from the foot of the mountain. There was a large open field, arranged in a regular field shape. The vast scene made my mood seem to lengthen.
There are only two or three roads passing through the fields, and there are a few houses beside the roads with scattered lights on, giving people an inexplicable sense of security. The long cement road stretches across the snow, and from time to time you can see cars passing by with their lights on, like fireflies in the summer field, following the track on the chessboard until they gradually disappear in a direction where the end is not visible——
nice.
It can only be described as good-looking.
This kind of scenery has nothing to do with magnificence, but a mixture of loneliness, coldness, and the most direct feeling of longing for the beautiful lights of the world.
Is this the scene that Nanamin has always seen in her eyes...
While he was thinking this in his mind, a voice came from his ears.
"How is it? Baiyun-sang."
It was Hashimoto Nanami's voice, which still sounded so calm and cold.
"It's very beautiful. To be honest, before I came up here, I never thought that I would be able to see it so well——"
"Yeah?"
"Um."
"That would be really great."
Hashimoto Nana said with a smile before looking away, then looked at his side face and said: "It's just that this sentence still lacks some convincing."
"Persuasion?"
Baiyunshan was stunned.
"Yeah, how good-looking is it? I want to know that."
Hashimoto Nana looked at him.
Baiyunshan came back to his senses, but he was not at a loss. Instead, he smiled after hearing the words, looked at her face and asked: "Nanamin, have you read "Love Letter"?"
"Um?"
This time it was Hashimoto Nana's turn to be stunned.
Baiyunshan stood up, patted the snow on his body, the smile on his face faded, he took a deep breath, then clasped his hands in front of his mouth and shouted loudly.
"Nanamin—Nanamin...Nanamin...Nanamin..."
The sound drifted away, and after a pause, it echoed again, as if the snowy peaks within sight were being shaken to the point of avalanches.
"How are you - how are you...how are you...how are you..."
"I'm fine - I'm fine... I'm fine... I'm fine..."
It's so good to see this.
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