Ignoring my anxiety, Gao Tengtuo was as gentle as if he met me during the day.
Kimiko "Because the sound insulation effect is relatively good, you don't have to worry about the sound coming out. You can do what you want to do with peace of mind."
Ye Yin: "No, that's not for this reason!"
When I can't help but say this...
Kimiko: "Ah, that's it. Is it interest? I'm really sorry for wasting your tryst time by saying unnecessary things."
Kimiko: "Then, I wish you the best, sensei."
After saying this, Gao Tengtuo smiled and disappeared into the dormitory of the branch department.
Ye Yin: "Wait a minute, it's not an interest, and we don't have this kind of relationship!"
My words echoed around me in vain.
Ye Yin and Mei Qi walked silently carrying the contraband on their backs. Only the sound of footsteps echoed in the underground passage. No, that's not right. Mei Qi's breathing was inexplicably clear, at least to my ears. The two of them were alone. In this
In a place where no one knows except the mysterious manager, the two of us are alone.
Meiqi: "Well, that teacher. Although it's just my idea, I also want to investigate this underground passage!"
Meiqi suddenly began to say. Meiqi "It lacks the finishing touch if you only investigate on the ground. And if it is underground, you can investigate even at night, and it will not affect the investigation on the ground!"
Meiqi "But except for the two of us, we have to keep it secret for a while. Because if it is known, it will be impossible to smuggle it, and Xiangxiang will definitely be angry if she knows about the smuggling."
I was finally able to strike up a conversation.
Ye Yin: "No, Lin Xiang shouldn't be angry now, because she desperately wants to do something with you."
Meiqi "However, her serious personality has not changed. As an older sister, she also hopes to be respected by her younger sister. Besides, it is a bit shameless to say respect now, but..."
Ye Yin: "Although it is indeed too shameless, I don't think Lin Xiang hates Mei Qi now. However, it is better not to know about the smuggling."
Mei Qi: "Yes, yes. And the same goes for Kanade and Eina-san. Even if they knew about it, they didn't say it. They really wanted to avoid this matter from being exposed."
The speed of my speech also became faster for some reason. Maybe Meiqi had the same reason. Maybe we were caring about each other.
Ye Yin: "Although it's not good to say this from a teacher's standpoint, how about treating it as a recent discovery? That way the smuggling matter will not be exposed, right?"
Ye Yin: "Besides, if it were done openly and openly at this time, I don't think anyone would think that this is a smuggling channel. What about this proposal?"
Meiqi: "That's indeed possible, but sure enough, that, I still want to keep this a secret, because that's it..."
Meiqi "Wouldn't it be more shocking to wait until the investigation reaches a certain level before suddenly making it public? I think so."
Ye Yin: "No, if you really want to say it, you are more likely to be questioned about why you want to hide it..."
Meiqi: "It's possible. Anyway, after publishing it, it can't be smuggled, so I still want to keep it a secret!"
Meiqi: "Because everyone is waiting for my snacks! So I want to say that the two of us will investigate first."
Ye Yin: "...yeah, that's right...since you said so."
I always feel that this is not her usual self. Although Meiqi looks very casual, she obviously won't mess around. Because she wants to be alone with me? Hahaha, how is that possible? Meiqi "has made a decision! Starting tomorrow night Let’s investigate slowly! Teacher, that’s it, we’ve made an appointment!”
Ye Yin: "Oh, okay, I understand..."
Silence suddenly returned. The air was really strange. It was impossible to have a smooth conversation as usual. The footsteps and breaths beside me sounded very clear. I was strongly aware that the two of them were alone. Meiqi suddenly spoke. As if she couldn't bear the silence, Meiqi said, "Teacher... although you are always cheerful, are you forcing yourself?"
Ye Yin: "!"
For some reason, my heart suddenly beat heavily. It felt as if someone had said the same thing. However,
Ye Yin: "....That's not the case. I've always been like this, right?"
I answered with a smile. Cheerful and positive. Cheerful and positive. That’s the kind of person I am. I have to be like this. Meiqi "...That’s right. I don’t force myself to always maintain this attitude. "
Ye Yin: "Of course it is. Can Meiqi imagine me as a gloomy person?"
Meiqi: "...No. It really doesn't work. Even in this tunnel where you can't see the outside, the teacher seems to be able to live happily."
..... Can't see outside? Meiqi: "Well, what's wrong, teacher?"
Ye Yin: "In the underground passage...of course, you can't see outside, right?"
Meiqi: "Of course."
Ye Yin: "How do you measure distance and position underground where you can't see any landmarks?"
Meiqi "Ah..."
She fell into silence. It seemed that she had not thought of this. Meiqi said, "...Well, how about measuring it in steps?"
Ye Yin: "Even if you start training from now on, you don't know when you will be able to learn it, right?"
Meiqi "bullies others."
Ye Yin: "Why?"
When I proposed using a bicycle as a means of transportation for investigation.
Lin Xiang: "Please put forward such a meaningful proposal earlier next time!"
We looked at each other and laughed out loud. Ye Yin: Meiqi "Pfft...!"
Uehara also laughed. He must have heard about it from Meiqi. Lin Xiang said, "Yes, what's so funny!"
Meiqi “Because Xiangxiang’s reaction was exactly as predicted.”
Lin Xiang: "Of course! Even if it's not me, anyone will definitely have this reaction! Because we don't have time."
On the map drawn by Lin Xiang and Uehara, more bunkers and anti-aircraft forts were drawn than at the last meeting. After entering the mountain slightly away from the school, we could not find any facilities related to the fortress. It’s still relatively difficult. From this point of view, it might even seem like the four mountains that make up the peninsula have all been fortified. Lin Xiang: “And...the problem is here.”
Lin Xiang tapped the marks drawn on the map with her fingertips. Lin Xiang "found several entrances that looked like underground."
Uehara and Meiqi and I looked at each other. We never told Lin Xiang about the existence of underground tunnels. However, due to several reports from Ying Yue, the existence of underground tunnels gradually appeared in front of Lin Xiang. Lin Xiang "according to Yaotome's classmate's instructions" It seems that the fortress built by the Imperial Army at the end of the war must have underground passages."
Lin Xiang: "Ninety-nine percent of this Huanghua Peninsula fortress exists underground. We can't even grasp the ground. I didn't expect there to be an underground part."
Meiqi interjected as if she wanted to hide it. Meiqi: "But, anyway, we can only investigate the ground first, right?"
Lin Xiang: "This doesn't look like my sister. I thought you would go investigate right away."
Meiqi "However, the underground is different from the ground. It is not only dark but also dangerous. Besides, I don't know how to judge the distance and location."
Meiqi passed the questions I asked her directly to Lin Xiang. Lin Xiang said, "That's right. If you want to investigate the underground, it seems that you need considerable preparation..."
Uehara sighed and rested his chin on the table with his hand. "If Yaotome-san can find the map of the fortress, we can solve everything."
Yaotome spent several days researching information in the library, but she couldn't find even a detailed map of the entire peninsula. Lin Xiang said, "They should have tried their best."
Meiqi: "There should be very few people in this generation who are so proficient in such tunnels. Although there are no maps or cartography of the peninsula and fortresses, there seems to be a large number of military-related books instead."
Hagakure: "In this regard, Yaotome's knowledge is even inferior to that of me who specializes in history. It's amazing."
Lin Xiang "In order to repay her efforts, she must also find a way to deal with the underground part..."
Lin Xiang hugged her head. Hazel Ye stopped taking care of the plants and walked back to the table and said. "If you just measure the distance, there is a solution."
When our eyes focused on her, Hazel Ye put something on the table. "As long as I use this, I seem to be able to measure distances even in very dark places."
Although this thing has the same appearance as a telescope, the device seems to be much thicker and shorter.
Ye Yin: "This is?"
Yina "It's a laser distance meter. It can measure distances within 1,500 meters. The instructions are here."
Lin Xiang raised her head with an excited expression. Lin Xiang: "Where did you get this?"
Hazel Ye poured black tea into her cup, took a sip and said slowly. "Yina was provided to the investigation team by the TV shopping classmates."
Seeing our surprised reaction, Hazel smiled with satisfaction. "Because Aizawa-san asked her to borrow a bicycle for a long time, she was curious about what she would use it for."
"So she came to me and asked me what I wanted to use it for."
Meiqi: "Did you tell her?"
Yi Na: "Yes. Then she said this should come in handy."
Yi Na "told her that there were three members conducting fieldwork, so she provided four units including the spare ones. Please use them as much as possible."
Hazel Ye looked happy for some reason. Meiqi said, "Good night!"
I don’t know why, but the two of us are stuffing bricks of different shapes into the recessed part of the bricks below.
Ye Yin: "Let me tell you, Meiqi..."
Meiqi "What's the matter?"
Ye Yin: "Why are we playing video games?"
Meiqi: “Because there are games here!”
Ye Yin: "...Maybe that's the case, but can this be the reason for us to play this cube game invented by the old Soviet Union in the middle of the night?"
Very simple graphics. Simple gameplay of filling in the bumps and eliminating them. Meiqi said, "Okay."
Ye Yin: "But we should discuss how to investigate the underground, and how far we should investigate before making it public, right?"
Meiqi: “Oh, but I’m obsessed with this now.”
Although she was smiling, she couldn't tell that she was happy.
Ye Yin: "Really..."
There was an awkward silence again. It was monotonous but impressive, and the sounds of the two occasionally eating snacks and the sound of the clock continued to ring in the duty room. The two people seemed to have similar skills, and they couldn't see it at all. There were signs of a decisive victory. Meiqi probably kept the same posture, so her feet were numb, so she moved her feet slightly to change her sitting position.
Ye Yin: ".........."
Here she is again, did she want to tease me again, or was she so focused on playing video games that she didn’t notice? In any case, I decided to focus on playing video games and ignore her. However, I cared about it. I couldn’t help but care about it. Then I noticed a lot of things .Meiqi seemed to have just come here after taking a shower for some unknown reason today. Not only was her hair still a little wet, but the scent of soap also came from her body.
You have to ignore it, you have to ignore it. Because Meiqi does not regard me as a male. If it is a prank.
Ye Yin: "Ah, sorry, sorry. I'm used to it, so I even forgot to remind you."
Meiqi: "That's right. I'm used to being looked at. The value has plummeted."
Ye Yin breathed a sigh of relief. But if he didn't say something, the atmosphere would become tense.
"So...there really is no map of that peninsula."
Meiqi: “Maybe I just haven’t found it yet.”
She moved her fingers and replied reflexively.
Ye Yin: "I think making one myself is also a way."
Meiqi "How to do it?"
It just occurred to me suddenly, and it bothers me that you ask me this.
Ye Yin: "I may have said it before, but my hobby is actually playing with remote control models."
Meiqi: “I think I’ve heard of it.”
Why is this game so monotonous?
Ye Yin: "The more expensive models are actually quite big, like helicopters or airplanes, which can be equipped with cameras and fly into the sky."
Meiqi: "Yes..."
Ye Yin: "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have thrown it away and brought it here."
Meiqi: “If not, there’s nothing we can do.”
uniform
Ye Yin: "Yes...there is no other way."
What's this kind of conversation just for the sake of conversation? It's so rigid that it almost doesn't look like a conversation between us. In an instant, Meiqi let go of the hand holding the handle and put it on her waist. She moved her body a little and then put her hand on her waist. put it back.
Ye Yin: "...."
I couldn't help but swallow my saliva. Because Meiqi sat down again, silence dominated the entire duty room. The sound of the game was far away from consciousness, and the two of us ate snacks in silence. Occasionally, when our eyes met, They would move away from each other. Ran Meiqi noticed that I was looking at her, but she didn't say anything. Is this a prank? Or is it not? Meiqi "......"
Life is like this sometimes, when you meet the right person, your heart will fall in love.
There is no doubt that Ye Yin is a little moved by the girl in front of him.
However, I can't say it, it's so contradictory, this is the so-called love.
My favorite girl smiled innocently. Her brightness was enough to rival the shining golden light of the setting sun.
Meiqi "Move towards a glorious future!"
As she said this, Ye Yin felt very satisfied, as long as this was the case.
Just like this, being with her, forgetting everything, and living happily every day.