Fukuoka City is the sixth largest city in Japan and the largest city in Kyushu, with a population of about 1.5 million. It is also the seat of the prefectural office of Fukuoka Prefecture - the Yulong Flag competition is held in the Hakata District of this city.
It was very quiet in the Shinkansen carriage, except for occasional coughs and whispers. Natsori and Natsusa were huddled together in beautiful little skirts, laughing and taking selfies in a low voice. Haruna sat next to them holding a cookbook and reading quietly, while the opposite person was silent.
Yukiri and Fuyumi, with that little kid Akitarou between them - this is the Fukuzawa family's Kyushu tour group.
Across the aisle, Yoko was sitting next to Kitahara Shuci. She was leaning on the car window curiously and looking out. Of course, Kitahara Shuci was not worried about leaving her alone at home, so he took her with him. As for Momojiro, he gave her a pet
Temporary storage in the store - this is the Kitahara family Kyushu tour group.
The rest of the group are official players. In addition to the Shikishima siblings, Hideji Kitahara and Fuyumi, there are also three members of the women's team: third-year Riko Kata, second-year Ochihide and Takano Minami; and third-year men's team
Members: first-year Yuma Uchida, second-year Yukio Hasegawa, and junior Yukio.
There are a total of sixteen people, big and small. Among them, the traveling expenses, accommodation, and food for the competition team members are subsidized by the school. For family members, the Shikishima siblings have to pay out of their own pockets. Kitahara Shuji has a lot of money recently, so he is prepared to bear the expenses for himself and Yoko.
, which can also be considered to reduce the pressure on Shikishima Law.
Ritsu Shikishima spent a lot of money to help his sister realize her dream.
"Onisan, why are Sister Fuyumi and Sister Yuki over there not so happy?" This was Yoko's first time taking the Shinkansen, also known as the high-speed train. It was different from the train she imagined. She watched it very freshly for a long time, and then
He tugged on Kitahara Hideji's sleeve and asked softly.
She has a slightly introverted personality and is relatively afraid of strangers, and when she goes out with Kitahara Shuji, she is afraid that others will be unhappy if she takes her with her.
Kitahara Shuji smiled, lowered his head and whispered to her: "Don't worry about them, they both failed in the final exam."
The time has now arrived on August 3rd, and the summer vacation has started for more than half a week. The final exam + cultural festival carnival has passed, and the school emailed the test results a few days ago, and the Fukuzawa family is in trouble again.
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Needless to say, Yukuri knelt down again and ranked last in grade three times in a row. However, the average score increased by 8 points, which comforted Kitahara Shuji slightly - at least tutoring is still useful, and this requires joint tutoring by the second and sixth graders.
If the score drops any further, he and Fuyumi will have to bang their heads against the wall.
But in other words, even the second-grade and sixth-grade tutors couldn’t save this idiot Xueli, so they gave in!
Fuyumi also knelt down, and her ranking dropped to the tenth place in her grade. She fell out of the top ten by two points. If it weren't for the conditioned reflex in the snow that a hungry dog pounced on food and caught the phone, her phone would have been smashed to pieces.
Kitahara Shuji smiled with great satisfaction. He finally got his wish and sat on the throne of the first grader, but he was tied with Reimunaki - the tied one was also first. There was nothing wrong with him, he was first anyway.
Kitahara Shuji was smiling and relaxed here. Fuyumi glanced at him across the aisle, lowering her head and still feeling a little uncomfortable. She was mentally prepared for her grades to drop a bit this time. After all, there were so many things happening at home.
Taking a short vacation, and still participating in kendo competitions, the study time and concentration have indeed been greatly affected, but Kitahara Shuji is not much easier than her. He is also very busy, but the ranking rises? The coveted throne is finally achieved
It fell into his hands.
What is going on? Is there really a gap between my intelligence and his? Is this guy specially sent by God to make me angry?
Xueli secretly glanced at her sister's face, carefully took out a lollipop and put it in her mouth - it was given by the flight attendant. It was originally only given to children to prevent the children from crying and disturbing other passengers' rest, but Xueli used it
Her big clear eyes looked at the flight attendant without blinking, and the flight attendant couldn't help but give her one too.
Alas, my sister is in a bad mood again. She needs to be more honest recently, otherwise she will be beaten again.
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"Yoko-chan, drink yogurt."
"Yoko-chan, have some snacks."
Sitting opposite Hideji Kitahara and Yoko are the pair of good friends Uchida Shikishima. Let alone Ritsu Shikishima, he is a very gentle person to begin with, and Uchida Yuuma is rarely serious about guarding his good friend's sister.
He stopped telling jokes and was very polite and respectful to Yoko.
Yoko smiled sweetly and thanked her. She recognized these two people. She and Ritsu Shikishima had seen Yuma Uchida being hung and beaten in the baseball stadium. She knew that this was her good friend Onisan, but she still
I asked Kitahara Hideji with his eyes, and after Kitahara Hideji smiled and nodded, he took it and started eating.
Yuma Uchida took the travel guide and turned it to a page and asked cheerfully: "Shall we go here to play during the game?"
Kitahara Shuji glanced at it speechlessly, which was a color page introduction to Hakata Amusement Park, and reminded him: "Uchida, we are going to compete, others are going to play, don't make a mistake."
Yuma Uchida said with confidence: "The three of us will definitely win together. We don't have to worry about the game so much. We finally went to Fukuoka and we have to have a good two days!"
Then he hesitated again, "But tell me, if we become famous, what nickname should we give? The Three Musketeers of Nagoya? The Three Musketeers of Daifuku?" He said and glanced at Fuyumi on the other side, like her
It's not good to be called a short-legged tiger or something like that. As a lesson learned from the past, is it necessary to think of a louder one first?
With you, I'm afraid of being nicknamed the "Three Bitches in Kanzhong". Yuuma Uchida was the top one captured by Ritsu Shikishima. It's enough to buy rest time for the general. I don't expect him to pass the test and kill the general.
Kitahara Shuji was chatting with Uchida Yuuma, and then looked down at Yoko, who held up a chocolate bar and stuffed it into his mouth. He smiled sweetly and said, "Onishi-san will eat it too."
Kitahara Shuci smiled and asked: "Are you still used to traveling far away, Yoko?"
"It feels good, Onisan! It's just not what I thought. I thought the car would be very noisy." Poor little Yoko has never traveled far, and the spring and autumn outings organized by her shabby national elementary school are not even in the district.
Go out and go straight to a nearby park.
Kitahara Shuji explained to her warmly: "The noisy ones are ordinary trains, which use locomotives to pull the carriages, while the Shinkansen uses a power-decentralized operation mode, with electric drive devices installed on each carriage.
That’s why it’s so quiet and so fast. If you like the local train, we’ll take it later. When we get to Echigo, we’ll change to the limited express to Takaoka, and then we’ll take the intercity train on the Hokuriku Main Line to Fukuoka.
, that one has a voice.”
It's a bit troublesome. In theory, it can be reached in four hours, but there is no direct connection. It takes about five hours to change lines back and forth!
Yoko knew little about it, so she asked a little embarrassedly: "What is the special emergency, Onisan?"
"It is the train with the highest priority. The automatic control center will ask all trains to avoid it along the way. It rarely slows down and runs faster." Kitahara Shuji patiently spread common sense to Yoko. It is best for people like him to travel far away.
I will definitely look at the map in advance and study the route before setting off.
"So that's it!" Yoko smiled sweetly. Looking at the soft-spoken Kitahara Shuji, she wanted to hold his arm, but she was worried that the impact would not be good, but she was very happy to be able to travel with Kitahara Shuji.
Ounisang is willing to take him with him no matter what he does. It feels so good to have someone who cares about him!
Kitahara Shuji and Yoko were chatting casually. When they looked up and saw that Ritsu Shikishima had been a little distracted, they comforted him: "Ryu, don't worry, there is no point in thinking about winning or losing now."
Ritsu Shikishima has also been training hard to adjust his condition during this period, and his energy and energy are not bad, but maybe he is a little worried about gains and losses! Hearing this, he calmed down and said embarrassedly: "This is the first time in my life that I have such a strong desire to win or lose."
Yang Zi clenched her fist beside her and whispered: "Come on!"
Kitahara Shuji smiled and touched her little head. He took a five-hour car ride to not stay overnight and then return home after being eliminated in the first round the next day. He must have worked hard and tried his best to win a prize.
Come back - How can a professional-level swordsman participate in a high school-level competition and dare to fight with five people?
Everyone chatted all the way, changing lines and trains, and finally arrived at Fukuoka, and the station in Fukuoka was in the Hakata area, which saved some effort.
Fuyumi was the busiest of all. Haruna was holding Akitarou in her arms, holding one of Natsori's yarns in her hands - as long as the twins grabbed one of them, the other would not be lost - kicking the snow under their feet.
The butt inside is like herding sheep, driving a group of sisters forward together.
There are more than 800 teams participating in the Yulong Banner Competition this year, including more than 500 men's teams and more than 300 women's teams, plus volunteers who participate in individual battles and volunteers and staff who serve in the competition.
To exceed 10,000 people, not to mention the spectators who came from afar to watch the game, reporters, accommodation near the Hakata Citizen Stadium was immediately extremely tight.
This competition was in the summer, and it was a voluntary participation. There was no supervising teacher. Everything was handled by Shikishima Ha personally and assisted by Shikishima Ritsu. The group of people rushed to the hotel booked in advance carrying protective gear and sword bags. It was a remote road.
It was a small street, and Shikishima pointed far away and said, "That's it."
Xia Zhi and Xia Sha covered their mouths together and said in surprise: "A big hotel?" Wow, I have never lived in such a luxurious place in my life. I will take two selfies and post them on Twitter later. This time it is really great.
You've come to the right place.
Ritsu Shikishima said with some embarrassment: "It's not there, it's a hotel on the street."
Everyone walked closer together and found that it was an ordinary small hotel for people on business trips, and it was quite shabby. Shikishima had booked two large rooms, one for boys and one for girls, while Ritsu Shikishima had given it to the Fukuzawa family.
I booked a separate room and he paid the bill.
At this point, everyone is temporarily separated. Those who compete are going to compete and those who are having fun are going to play. Shikishimaha ordered everyone to arrange their luggage, and was busy going to the competition organizing committee to sign autographs and reports. Tomorrow will be the opening ceremony, drawing lots, and that night
The official competition has just begun - there is no preliminaries, the conference only accepts teams with historical records, and is directly divided into men's and women's groups to start elimination rounds.
Kitahara Shuji sent Yoko's luggage to the Fukuzawa family's room, and told Fuyumi worriedly: "Help me take care of Yoko." Yoko is also one of the family members, so it is more suitable to live with the Fukuzawa family, and all
It's a girl, Akitaro is only a little over three years old, so he shouldn't be considered a man, so there's no inconvenience.
He can't ask Shikishima Ritsu to book a small suite for Yoko alone, that would be inappropriate.
Kitahara Shuji has helped Fuyumi take care of the child for so long, and now it is Fuyumi's turn to help him take care of the child. He said nothing, but said angrily: "I know, you have said it seven or eight times, you will not let your sister suffer.
A little aggrieved."
Yoko stood timidly on the side, but her little nose moved slightly, and she felt a little suspicious: "Isn't this sister Fuyumi not on good terms with Onisan? Shouldn't she entrust herself to sister Yukiri? And... Sister Fuyumi has a problem with her.
The smell is a bit familiar, as if I’ve smelled it somewhere before.”