Summer is the season of fireworks. Summer is incomplete without seeing fireworks. It is the poetry of summer and the unique scenery of this season.
Nishino Kazuki was very busy throughout July and August, from stage plays to filming TV series, and he didn’t even catch the remaining tail of summer in September. When he was living in China, he really wanted to watch a fireworks display here in Japan.
, but I didn’t take it into consideration, which was a pity. Moreover, it happened to be the best time after time travel, so I didn’t go.
His memory of the entire summer was work. It was clear that summer would be about girls in cute yukatas and the fireworks display at the Summer Festival, fishing for goldfish and all kinds of delicious food.
But neither Nishino nor Itsuki has seen it. The most uncomfortable thing is that now that I want to see it, I find that many of them are gone.
For example, the Sumida River Fireworks Festival and the Katsushika Ryō Fireworks Festival in Tokyo have all ended, and most of them are in July and August.
Fortunately, he was desperate and checked on the Internet and found that this year's Tsuchiura National Fireworks Competition in Ibaraki Prefecture was postponed due to rain, and the postponed date happened to be within these days.
Nishino Kazuki was so excited that he immediately reserved a seat in the stands. After confirming the date, he communicated with the office and cleared his schedule for that day. He planned to take a day off to soothe his tired heart.
As a single person, he decided to go alone. In his previous life, he himself enjoyed the loneliness of being alone. The empty state of pure soul sometimes made him very comfortable.
First of all, let me introduce that the Tsuchiura National Fireworks Festival in Ibaraki Prefecture is the only one among the three major firework festivals in Japan that is located in the metropolitan area. It is very close to Tokyo, so most of the people who go to see it that day are spectators from the metropolitan area. The number of people every year is about
700,000-800,000 people.
It is a conference that is most valued by participating fireworks companies and famous pyrotechnicians across the country. It also has the "Prime Minister Award" that is not found in other conferences. The judges are composed of a group of professionals. There are about two types of fireworks.
Wanfa will last about 150 minutes.
I guess the judges’ eyes will be dazzled by this.
After making his own schedule, Kazuki Nishino continued to be busy these two days, preparing for the next day of vacation.
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Today is the day of the Tsuchiura National Fireworks Competition. Just after lunch, Kazuki Nishino packed up his things, put on his backpack, and got ready to go to the tram station to take the bus to Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and take the jr Joban Line.
The carriages on this line are very crowded, and you can see pedestrians carrying large and small bags and cameras. They are probably going to the same destination as Nishino Kazuki.
After finding a corner to stand, Nishino Kazuki held the handrail and started today's trip to the fireworks display.
Fortunately, it was only about an hour's drive away. The tram arrived at the place he wanted to go. Nishino Kazuki got off immediately. He was wearing a mask and black clothes, so he didn't stand out in the crowd.
Nishino Kazuki came to the venue of the fireworks display - near the Sanoko River. There were already many people in the surrounding open space. Many people occupied a space with tablecloths spread on the ground, and then a few people came in.
We chatted and ate there while waiting for the fireworks display in the evening.
He bought a seat in the grandstand. The grandstand was behind the open space and was also built temporarily. Many vendors had already launched their own stalls around the grandstand, and there were a variety of special delicacies.
The October sun is not too harsh, but Nishino Kazuki is inevitably a bit hot in black.
It was about two o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still several hours before the fireworks display started. Kazuki Nishino was wandering around alone. He bought a few snacks, stood in the shadow, took off his mask, and started eating.
Unexpectedly, several young women in their twenties who were passing by saw Nishino Kazuki and suddenly screamed, then covered their mouths in disbelief.
Poor Nishino Kazuki just took one bite of the grilled sausage he just bought and almost dropped it to the ground in fright.
Several girls, dressed very fashionably and with good looks, approached Nishino Kazuki and seemed to have mustered up the courage to say, "Excuse me, are you Nishino Kazuki?"
Although today was private time, he would not act like he would not approach strangers. He nodded and smiled at them: "Hello, I am Nishino."
"Wow, it's really Nishino-kun, your face is so small."
Complimenting people for their small faces is basically a unique Japanese way of complimenting them.
"The little angel Mogami himself." This is probably a girl who watched the TV series.
"He's even more handsome up close than on TV~" Another girl B said with eyes wide open.
Nishino Kazuki had no choice but to thank him.
"Are you here to watch the fireworks display today?" Girl A asked in a low voice.
"This is a private trip for me, please keep it secret for me."
That's the bad thing about becoming a star. You basically lose your privacy when you go out. In Japan, it's a little better. Some people will care about your privacy and ignore you. If you're in China, you'll definitely be surrounded by a lot of people.
"Okay, please don't worry, Nishino-san. You can enjoy this fireworks display today."
In the end, the girls shook hands with Nishino Kazuki one by one and said goodbye.
Fortunately, there were not many people in the place chosen by Nishino and Itsuki, and there was no influx of crowds at this time. If it were before the official start, it would be very difficult to move around freely in the open space.
Nishino Kazuki moved his position, and after eating his food, he put on his mask and found a corner to sit down, waiting to reserve his seat in the stands until later.
He remembered that Erika Ikuta had sent a line this morning, saying that she would give him a surprise tonight. It had some inexplicable meaning, but he had not replied yet.
As he was free now, Nishino took out his mobile phone and edited a line message.
[I'm not in Tokyo tonight, I have something to do. I'll save your surprise for the next time we meet.] Nishino Kazuki probably found it difficult to meet her.
[It’s okay, you’ll know it tonight, Mr. Heshu!]
Erika Ikuta replied instantly and even sent a slanted heart.
Nishino Kazuki shook his head and couldn't figure out why Erika Ikuta responded to his line very quickly every time. She was obviously an idol with a full schedule every day, so she had no time to play with her mobile phone!
He scrolled through Twitter for a while and remembered that he seemed to have been out of business for a long time, so he sent a tweet to the effect that today he was away from the hustle and bustle of the city alone and returned to himself.
Two minutes after it was posted, there were hundreds of comments below.
Nishino Kazuki opened it and saw that the top one read: Nishino-kun, are you here at the Tsuchiura National Fireworks Competition today? Someone saw you.
Damn it, isn’t it? This information was exposed so quickly?
He searched his name in chronological order and found the tweets that revealed his schedule that day.
[I saw Nishino and Jusan at the Tsuchiura Fireworks Festival today. It seemed that they came alone in private. Even so, his attitude towards our unauthorized chatting was still very gentle. In the end, I was lucky enough to shake hands with him. 】
#西野和树
#tsuchiuranationalfireworkscompetition
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I clearly told you to keep it a secret, but also told me to enjoy the conference...