"Prepare a mock test next Monday. The content will be everything you have learned in the past three months. It is just a short test. Don't be nervous. Students who are not good at homework remember to review more and ask other students or me. Okay, get out of class is over."
"Stand up, salute."
Toyo Eiwa Girls' College, Class 3A, the Great Condor and Saito Asuka sit next to each other, both stuffing the textbooks used in the class into their schoolbags. It is already around three o'clock in the afternoon, almost four o'clock, and school is over. At that time, the surrounding students were already getting ready for club activities, and many of them had already put on their sportswear and were getting ready to go to the playground.
Since elementary school, the Great Condor had nothing to do with club activities. The only meaningful club was when she was in Asahikawa. She participated in the track and field club for one year, but the long hours of getting up early made her unable to persist, so she quit.
The Great Condor was packing her schoolbag. She could feel Saito Asuka on the left looking at her from time to time, which made her feel on pins and needles. How to say that, if you are not afraid of thieves, you are afraid of being missed. She didn't know that Saito What is Teng Feiniao going to do?
The great condor also glanced at Saito Asuka, and their eyes met. Saito Asuka's little face instantly lowered, pretending to stuff his book.
"Well, Ookami-san, it's time for the exam." Saito Asuka said with a bit of stutter.
'Oh, it turns out you are waiting for me here. 'The great condor knew it in his heart.
"Well, by the way, Saito-san, can I give you some tutoring?"
"No, no, it's too much trouble." Asuka Saito waved his little hands left and right.
"It's okay. It just so happens that I can consolidate the knowledge I've learned recently. I'll tell you about it once and it'll be a review."
"Then... that's troublesome." Asuka Saito was overjoyed. She was worried about telling the Great Condor that in the previous math test, the Great Condor got perfect marks even though he didn't come to school for more than two months. Not only the teacher, but also the students in the same class were a little surprised.
This gave Asuka Saito, a struggling student, hope.
"No trouble, let's see when Saito-san is free. Give me the time and address and I'll go find you?"
"Then add LINE." As she said that, she took out a white smartphone.
According to Japanese regulations, primary and secondary school students are prohibited from using mobile phones. However, due to the idol artist status of Saito Asuka and Omiko, the school specifically allows it, but they are not allowed to take it out in class.
"Um, let's exchange email addresses. LINE... I'm not very good at using it yet."
Da Shenying said with a bit of embarrassment that after getting used to his old flip phone, he was not used to using the touch-screen smartphone provided by the company, and it was also very troublesome to operate, so he simply let it lie down in the box to eat. Gray.
"Yeah, that's fine." Maybe it was because he was refused to add a LINE account, Saito Asuka felt a little wilted.
The Great Condor took out his mobile phone from his schoolbag. Asuka Saito saw it and poked his head to confirm, as if he couldn't believe that people still use flip phones now. Although I have doubts in my mind, at least it doesn’t look like the Great Eagle didn’t add her to LINE on purpose. The loss in my heart disappeared a lot.
The two people exchanged email addresses. Even though LINE is very convenient now, email is still the main method of communication in Japan. It is very normal to use email to communicate in Japan. All official correspondence will be via email. This is Japanese culture. Because email is not instant messaging like WeChat or phone calls. The Japanese consider it rude to contact someone directly - it will cause trouble for others. Moreover, emails have more time to organize language, especially when expressing negation, evasion, and rejection. Emails will not be as awkward as phone calls.
'✰あすか★'
The Great Condor looked at the email address on his phone and thought to himself that he was indeed a child.
"Let's go Saito-san."
"Um."
The two people still separated at the school gate, one walking north and the other walking east. In fact, if the dance teacher and vocal teacher were not busy today, the Great Condor should still be practicing in the practice room.
'Hurry back and read comics. 'Thinking like this, the Great Condor accelerated a little faster.
Following familiar roads, weaving through streets and alleys, she arrived at a store not far from Nogizaka Building. She planned to buy a new toothbrush and toothpaste, as well as some scattered daily necessities.
"The total is... 1,203 yen, 3 yen was erased."
"Thank you, here."
"Thanks for your patronage."
The Great Condor carried a black leather schoolbag in her left hand and a bulging plastic bag in her right hand, and walked out of the store. Just as she was about to return to her dormitory, she saw a familiar figure walking across the street. She squinted her eyes and confirmed the person's physical characteristics again.
"Kotoko!"
Although Tokyo is a big city with a large flow of people and a lot of noise, shouting like this in the street is enough to attract people's attention. People around them looked sideways, but only took a glance, and then continued on their way. Call when you need to call.
The long-haired girl in a white T-shirt across the street obviously heard someone calling her. She looked around and saw the big condor across the street, but she didn't shout out as loudly as she did. Instead, she stood on tiptoes. With a smile on his face, he waved high to the big condor's right hand.
The Great Condor trotted to the zebra crossing nearest to her and waited for the traffic light. Sasaki Kotoko did not move on the opposite side, just stood there quietly, waiting for the Great Condor to pass by.
When the red light turned green, the big condor stood out from the crowd and ran over. In the process, he bumped into several people to avoid the crowd and apologized quickly.
"Qinzi, why are you here?"
"Isn't it a day off today? I just finished dance practice with Ayane and the others. Let's take a break and go out to buy some clothes. I didn't bring so many clothes to change when I came to Tokyo this time." Sasaki Kotoko was obviously very happy to meet the big condor on the street.
"Ah, I see. Isn't your home in Saitama Prefecture? It shouldn't take long to get back and forth."
Saitama Prefecture is very close to Tokyo, just northwest of Tokyo, and you can walk there and back in a few hours.
"Well... Actually, I want to buy new clothes..." Sasaki Kotoko looked at the ground, twisted her body, and said a little embarrassedly.
"Oh~ That's it."
Women, clothes, shopping.
However, the Great Condor thought about it and realized that she had not bought a new set of clothes when she arrived in Tokyo. She had always brought the clothes she had brought with her in Asahikawa, and she also had the idea of buying new clothes.
"Shall I go with you?"
"Okay, let's go. I know a very good clothing store. It's pretty and cheap."
The Great Condor was wearing a school uniform, carrying a school bag and sundries, and followed Sasaki Kotoko without looking at the map. Sasaki Kotoko seemed to be familiar with the route, and the two of them chatted while walking.
"By the way, Taka, Nako's birthday is next Sunday. Have you thought about what gift to give her?"
"Eh? Is Nako's birthday next Sunday?"
"Yeah, didn't I say it in the group today? Next Friday, Hinako said she wanted to treat her to dinner at the same place where we had barbecue last time."
"In the group? I don't use LINE."
"Oh yes, it's okay. I guess Maiqiu will tell you after you go back." Sasaki Kotoko then remembered that there was a weird one among them who didn't use a smartphone.
"Well, as for a gift... I think it would be better not to give it, right?" the Great Condor thought for a while and said.
"Why?" Sasaki Kotoko didn't quite understand. Generally speaking, on her birthday, others would give her gifts to express their congratulations.
"For example, if Nako has her birthday next Sunday and I give her a ring, then when I celebrate my birthday next time, Hinako will have to think about buying me a gift that is more expensive than the ring. Or is it cheaper? If it is more expensive, then next time Hinako celebrates her birthday, I will definitely not give her something cheaper than the gift she gave me. If it goes back and forth, it will only become more and more expensive. "
"That's it."
"If it is cheaper, she will worry about whether I will be dissatisfied or something like that. So, I prefer not to give gifts to anyone on their birthdays in the future, just treat them to a meal."
"Well, that's true. Then, what should I say..."
Although she understands the truth, due to Kotoko Sasaki's character, she would not make this suggestion in the group.
"It's okay. I'll let Maiqiu talk to the group tonight. After all this time, haven't you arrived at the clothing store yet?"
"Oh, here we are, right here."
After the two chatted, the destination was in sight. It was a relatively niche clothing brand, at least I had never seen it before in Da Shenying. However, the clothing styles were pretty good-looking, concise and clear, and not so flashy in design.
"What do you think of this?"
Sasaki Kotoko is holding a black lapel shirt with a needle-threading opening and a pair of scissors printed on it. Both patterns are white, and the collar is a white side collar, which is in sharp contrast to the black underneath.
"nice!"
"Really? I'll try."
This is not a lie. She, like Kotoko Sasaki, likes simple clothes, such as solid-color sweaters and shirts, or some simple patterns on them. Say no to any bells and whistles.
Kotoko Sasaki entered the fitting room, and after a few minutes, she came out wearing the clothes she had just chosen. She could be summed up in two words: beautiful.
"It's very beautiful."
"whee."
"But why don't you buy another pair of pants? These pants don't match well."
Kotoko Sasaki is wearing a pair of navy blue pants, which are incompatible with her upper body.
"Hmm... I think so too, what kind of pants should I buy?"
"It doesn't have to be pants. You can also look at this skirt."
The two picked and picked, and finally Kotoko Sasaki got four pieces of clothes, two pairs of pants, and one skirt, and the Great Condor got two pieces of clothes and one pair of pants. They are all bargains. The total cost of these big condors is less than 4,000 yen.
The two also bought a couple's sweatshirt. Kotoko Sasaki's sweatshirt is pure black with a white Q version of the small octopus printed in the middle. The Great Condor has the opposite color, white base, and the Q version of the octopus is black. Two The octopuses face in opposite directions. If the Great Condor stands on the left and Sasaki Kotoko stands on the right, you can see that the two octopuses seem to be kissing.
