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Chapter 129, Section 128: The Port Festival, the Girl's Attire (4K)
Because today is the port festival, Kitahara Hakuba let the girls go home early.
Otherwise, their hearts wouldn't be here anymore, and no matter how much they practiced, it would be useless. They might even be gossiped about, "They made us practice at the port festival too, and Kitahara-sensei is the MVP."
He also needed to go back to prepare to go out with Shinomiya Haruka.
Stepping out of the school gate and onto the public tram, I found the carriages completely full, with many tourists wearing cameras around their necks.
At this point, forget about finding a place to sit down and groan about the day's exhaustion as usual; now they don't even have a chance to grab the handrails, they're just elbowing each other.
Those despicable outsiders! They actually dare to come to Hakodate and squeeze every last drop of space out of us!
Okay, actually he's from out of town too.
Inside the carriage, posters about the "Summer Story of Hakodate" at the Minato Festival had already been plastered all over the walls.
Even the screens were broadcasting the current state of the local festival.
In August, the sunset in Hakodate is around 7 p.m., and this year there will be more than 3,000 fireworks, including aerial and water fireworks, which will last for up to an hour and a half.
The camera then shifts to Green Island Park, where it's already packed with people by 4 PM. Various stalls have been set up, and colorful carpets are laid out on the lush green grass.
As soon as he got off the tram, he saw that the streets were covered with banners for the fireworks festival, and even the shopping malls were full of souvenirs related to the Hong Kong Festival Fireworks Display.
Kitahara Hakuba returned home, took a shower, changed into a striped shirt and black trousers, hesitated for a moment, and then put on a white sun-protective shirt.
When they arrived at Haruka Shinomiya's music store, they found her already waiting for them.
Wearing a white shirt and tight jeans, Shinomiya Haruka deftly locked the shop door, carrying a nice bag containing blankets and other items.
Aren't you wearing a kimono today?
"You want to see me wear it?" Shinomiya Haruka said with a smile.
“I don’t deny it,” Kitahara Hakuba replied with a smile.
Shinomiya Haruka took his arm and said:
"Lihua said she was going to find a shop to rent a kimono, and I thought it would be better to rent one with them."
"Is there a difference?"
"Of course there is a difference. We are all girls, which makes it easier for me to get along with them."
Kitahara Hakuba laughed and said, "Do you see them as juniors or as sisters?"
"What's the difference between juniors and sisters? Relationships aren't important to me; what matters is being able to get along peacefully." Shinomiya Haruka adopted an indifferent attitude.
"learned."
Open the map navigation, and the streets of Hakodate are all red or yellow, the traffic is too congested, the only way is to take the tram to Hakodate Station.
After another long and crowded journey, we finally arrived at Hakodate Station.
Kuno Tachibana and the others had already arrived, along with Nagasawa Miyabi, Goto Yu, Kirishima Mai, and the only third-year student, Kanzaki Eri.
They weren't wearing kimonos, but it looked like they had already taken a bath and changed into their everyday clothes.
Especially Eri Kanzaki, who wore a white belted dress with a black and white choker around her neck that matched the dress, and the metal parts of her Muse sandals shimmered in the sunset.
She looked very cute, with a face that resembled a work of art, attracting a lot of attention.
"Teacher Kitahara! Sister Shinomiya!" Kuno Tachibana stood on tiptoe and waved her arms.
"Wow, girls look so pretty in casual clothes," Shinomiya Haruka said with a smile as she walked up. "Especially Kanzaki-san, she looks like a doll."
"Hmm? You know her?" Kitahara Hakuba asked curiously.
Shinomiya Haruka said in a relaxed tone:
"Most women subconsciously observe high-quality women and make comparisons, and of course I wouldn't let Kanzaki-san off the hook, comparing myself to my students and all that... ::"
"And what was the result?" Kuno Tachibana asked.
"Kanzaki is so cute, I've realized I'm not that type at all." Shinomiya Haruka rested her hands on the sides of her face.
Eri Kanzaki didn't speak, but looked at Hakuba Kitahara and whispered:
"Teacher Kitahara, move."
"Huh? What?" Kitahara Hakuba didn't hear clearly at first; it was too noisy around him.
Kirishima Mai explained from the side, "We said we had to leave, and we still need to go to the kimono shop to try them on."
"Hurry up, hurry up, I can't wait any longer." Kuno Tachibana grabbed Shinomiya Haruka's arm and pulled her toward the kimono rental shop.
Mia Nagasawa complained from the side:
"Kuno! Don't act like that in front of Shinomiya-sensei! It's very rude!"
"Oh, it's nothing. Even Shinomiya-nee doesn't care."
"Yes, yes, I don't care at all, it's just that your chest bumped into my arm and it hurts."
"Wow! As expected of a grown woman! Her words are a critical hit right from the start!"
"Hahaha."
Goto Yu blinked, picked up the white camera, and silently began taking pictures.
Kitahara Hakuba followed behind, and Kanzaki Eri didn't mingle with Kuno and the others. Like the bright moon, she stayed by his side the whole time.
"You'll be happier when you're out having fun and communicating with others, right?"
Kitahara Hakuba was starting to lose his composure, because he could sense that Shinomiya Haruka was turning her head from time to time and casting her gaze on Kanzaki Eri.
Shinomiya Haruka is very shrewd; she must have sensed something, but she didn't say it aloud.
Unaware of the situation, Eri Kanzaki shook her head and said, tilting her head back:
"That's enough."
Girl, that's enough! How am I supposed to explain this?
"I'll be in the A section of the audition," Kanzaki Eri said, as if talking to herself.
"Well, come on."
While speaking, Kitahara Hakuba brought up Kirishima Mai in the conversation, saying, "Kirishima-san, you have to work hard too. This time, your Soli match with Kuno wasn't very good."
Kirishima Mai paused for a moment, then said calmly:
"Hmm, it might be best to give it to Kanzaki-senpai, and besides, only two people can join the oboe this year, so I'll have many more opportunities later."
She seemed to have misunderstood something, thinking that he wanted to give Soli to Eri Kanzaki and the other spot to Kana Eto.
It's always like this. For some reason, Kitahara Hakuba gets a little annoyed whenever he hears this.
Being gentle is one thing, but he always felt that this was not right. If the other person had a conscience, such behavior would only increase their psychological burden.
If one day you miss out on the gold medal because of "concessions," the person who "conceded" will be the one blamed by the band.
"I hope everyone can give it their all. From a teacher's perspective, I don't want this kind of compromise to happen."
Kitahara Hakuba deliberately made his tone serious, hoping to make Kirishima Mai understand his feelings.
Seeing his expression, Kirishima Mai instinctively brushed a strand of hair aside and asked curiously:
Even if everyone fights until they're bloodied and bruised?
“It shouldn’t come to a head injury or bloodshed,” Kitahara Hakuba said.
During their conversation, the group finally arrived at a kimono rental shop. The rental prices here were quite reasonable.
The shop offers affordable travel kimonos for rent, and further up are Taisho Roman style and visiting kimonos with furisode emiya.
The shop assistant will give the customer a tablet with many photos of models wearing clothes, and the customer can choose directly from them.
"Wow, this little furisode looks so pretty in color, it's really gorgeous! Should we all wear these?"
Inside the store, Kuno Tachibana stared at the "Little Furisode" on the screen, his eyes wide with excitement.
"Hmm, this two-foot sleeve suits you quite well; it makes you look cuter," said Shinomiya Haruka from the side.
"Then let's take this one! The price is..."
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Kuno Tatsuka excitedly clicked in, but his face immediately fell when he saw the price.
This funny-looking scene was captured directly by Goto Yu in the photo.
"What's wrong? How much?" Nagasawa Miya asked.
Kuno Tachibana mouthed, "Ten thousand."
"So expensive?"
Mima Nagasawa has already chosen her "Taisho Roman style" kimono.
"The one I chose is only five thousand bar."
Kitahara Hakuba, feeling bored, was also looking at a small tablet on the side, while the other female customers in the store glanced at him from time to time.
With his handsome features and tall stature, even if he sat in a store full of women, no one would think he was a pervert.
The price of the kimono on the screen is said to be 5,000 bar, but there are actually separate fees for makeup and hair, which are fixed at 3,000 bar.
The rental period cannot exceed 11 PM; there will be an additional fee of 1,000 RMB per hour for any overtime.
Kitahara Hakuba felt that it was cheaper for men; wearing a kimono for travel was a good deal, and there was no need for makeup or anything, which really saved money.
"Fine, I'll just choose the same one as you guys," Kuno Tachibana sighed.
"Need not."
Eri Kanzaki stepped forward, took out five 10,000-bamboo bills from her small handbag, and said calmly,
"I paid in full."
Kuno Tachibana stared at the banknotes in astonishment for a moment; she hadn't expected this person to be serious.
I came directly to her yesterday—
"Let's go out together, I'll pay."
His bluntness made her wonder if there was something wrong with him.