My second life is a bit strange?

"Because," Eriri began, but Chika quickly interrupted to explain.

"They also want to go for a walk with me, yes, that's it."

"You're the one who woke me up." Eriri's resentful gaze made Chika turn away shyly, whistling and pretending she knew nothing.

"Haha."

Feng was amused. Qianhua looked at the smiling boy beside her and felt a warmth in her heart. He seemed even warmer than summer.

"The watermelon is almost chilled, I'll go get it."

The river water was a bit cold at night. Feng placed the watermelon on the table, with some water droplets still on its skin. The knife easily pierced through it, and the watermelon split in two, revealing its red flesh.

"This is absolutely the watermelon of my dreams! I'm going to dig in." Qianhua picked up a piece, took a bite, and the watermelon juice exploded in her mouth. The cool, sweet taste spread throughout her mouth, and her beautiful eyes curved into crescent moons.

A few fireflies, glowing with fluorescence, occasionally drift by, like stars in the sky.

"I had so much fun today!" Qianhua buried the watermelon rind in the soil, calling it fertilizing.

Sleepiness came so suddenly that Kaguya swayed back and forth like a chick pecking at rice. Kaede quickly squatted down, picked her up, and carried her back.

Eriri wanted to walk around with Kaede for a while longer, so she walked a little further: "Why are you sitting outside alone tonight?"

She thought Feng might not get along with the other person, but then she thought that his personality shouldn't be like that.

"You'll find out soon enough." Feng gave a wry smile, and as he lifted the tent flap, snoring and sleep talking could be heard.

"Okay." Eriri looked at him sympathetically. "Goodnight."

"Good night."

Feng lay back down, put on his headphones and played a song. The background noise seemed to have a magical power, drilling into his ears.

He didn't know how he fell asleep, nor did he remember what he dreamed about. He drifted off to sleep in a daze until morning.

Awakened by the assembly whistle, they opened their eyes to see Takao lying on the ground, wriggling like a caterpillar. A shiver ran through them, and they shook each other awake.

After washing up, I rushed to the meeting point and had a hearty breakfast early in the morning.

"Speaking of summer, the most anticipated event is definitely the summer festival!"

"That's right, that's right, the last time I saw fireworks was the last time."

Chika, listening to everyone's discussion, said, "Everyone's really looking forward to it, hehe, I even brought a kimono~"

"I brought some too. Actually, it was my mom who insisted that I wear them so she could take a few more pictures and send them to her." Feng was a little troubled. These clothes were already troublesome to wear, and the wooden clogs were very uncomfortable.

Eriri: "Did Auntie design this herself again?"

"Really? Kaede's mother can make clothes!" Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up.

Eriri nodded and pointed to her clothes: "Mine is too. Kaede's mother also owns a clothing store in the shopping mall."

Kaguya listened intently from the side, silently memorizing what she heard.

I'll visit again sometime and make sure to leave a good impression.

Chapter 55 Mint-flavored Popsicles

"It's so hot!" Fujiwara Chika said, dragging her luggage, her forehead already covered in sweat.

The school made thorough preparations, booking hotels in advance so that students could get plenty of rest and have a great time in the evening. Of course, students could also choose to travel independently.

Chika, naturally unwilling to waste time, dragged the three of them outside.

"You could have just turned on the air conditioning in the room." Feng handed her some tissues to wipe her sweat.

"This is a school trip! How can we waste time?" Fujiwara Chika said indignantly, her face flushed red, making it hard to tell whether it was from embarrassment or heat.

"Okay, let's go to the convenience store and buy some popsicles to cool off," Feng suggested, seeing a convenience store by the roadside.

The four of them gathered in front of the freezer, and as soon as they turned it on, the cold air emanating from the store made their pores tighten.

"It's so refreshing~ I want to eat the torch, Kaguya-chan, what do you want to eat?" Chika picked out a chocolate flavor for herself.

"casual."

"Really, you can't just eat anything. You have to make careful choices so you won't regret it." Qianhua said, hands on her hips, looking like she was lecturing someone.

"Whatever." Kaguya raised an eyebrow and spoke a little louder.

"Whatever, whatever, why are you yelling at me?" Chika muttered, handing her a torch as well. "Then let's eat the same thing~"

"I said I wanted something casual." Kaguya put the torch that had been given to her back, took a bag of casual treats. She didn't like treats with only chocolate on the outside; she preferred the kind with cream and chocolate mixed together.

"Pfft, fufu, haha!" Although Feng tried hard to hold it in, he still burst out laughing.

Chika's face turned even redder, like a boiled crab: "Stop laughing!!"

He raised the torch to smash him, but Feng quickly raised his hands and begged for mercy: "Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore, hahaha."

"You clearly haven't stopped!"

"I wasn't laughing at you, I just remembered something happy." Kaede explained seriously, but it made Kaguya and Eriri laugh as well. The laughter was contagious, and Chika couldn't help but laugh too.

"The watermelon I ate last night made my stomach a little cold. Eriri, can I have one with you?" Kaede took out a popsicle from the freezer that had two sticks and could be split in half.

"I also can."

Kaguya suddenly regretted it. She shouldn't have chosen so quickly. If Eriri had chosen first, wouldn't she have been the one eating with Kaede?

[I was careless!]

After paying, the four of them sat in a row on the chairs by the door, and Feng gently broke one half of it and gave it to Eriri.

Feng ate it by biting it directly, and the ice shards made his head ache. He looked at the three girls, who were eating it in different ways. Qianhua took a bite first, and the chocolate on the torch cracked into pieces.

After eating the chocolate on top one by one, you can start eating the cream inside.

Kaguya took the top part directly into her mouth, and only after her mouth had adjusted did she take a bite.

Eriri licked the ice cream in small sips, occasionally revealing her nimble tongue and sharp canine teeth. However, eating it like this would cause the ice cream to melt very quickly, with water droplets gathering at the bottom and about to drip.

She quickly licked it again, and as soon as she took a bite, the popsicle split in the middle, with most of it falling to the ground. The high temperature of the ground caused the popsicle to melt quickly, and before she could react, it had turned into a puddle of water.

After a while, it will attract many ants.

"You can have mine, my head hurts a bit from the cold." Seeing Eriri looking at him expectantly, Feng handed over his own.

"Then I won't be polite." She took a bite, but what puzzled her was that this bayberry-flavored popsicle also had a minty taste, unlike her own.

Is it a dual-flavor?

The taste is pretty good.

Chika and Kaguya stared wide-eyed, not even noticing their ice cream melting. Didn't these two care about the indirect kiss?

But since I couldn't say anything, I could only silently eat the ice cream in my hand.

Feng took out a jar of fruit candies from his pocket and popped one into his mouth: "Hiss!!! Why am I eating mint flavor again? I just had a popsicle and now I'm eating mint. It's so refreshing, it makes me feel so cool."

Eriri looked at him and suddenly understood why the popsicle in her hand had a minty flavor. Her head was spinning; it was all because the popsicle was too cold!

...

"I'm going to have a really good meal tonight!" Fujiwara Chika even skipped lunch because of this, insisting that she was so hungry her stomach was practically sticking to her back.

They went back to change their clothes; the pink and white kimono embroidered with cherry blossoms made Kari look even cuter.

Eriri's kimono is entirely blue, embroidered with lilies, and has other patterns on the sleeves.

Kaguya was different from them. Her black kimono had only a few morning glory patterns, making her look mature, composed, and intellectually beautiful.

"There's still some time before it starts, let's go get some takoyaki first."

"But you can get takoyaki anywhere, right?" Chika hesitated a bit; she preferred to eat some local delicacies.

Hearing their conversation, an uncle who had set up a stall nearby immediately called out, "Delicious takoyaki~ Delicious takoyaki, come and try some~"

While shouting out their wares, they also used palm-leaf fans to fan out the aroma.

Qianhua's mouth watered at the aroma, but she couldn't resist and bought a serving. There were eight servings in one serving, just enough for two for each person.

It was topped with shredded bonito flakes: "Let's all eat together."

The takoyaki tasted pretty much the same as other takoyaki, with a rich teriyaki sauce flavor and chewy octopus.

"Takoyaki is so delicious, it's definitely a must-have for summer festivals." Chika threw the box away contentedly, a little teriyaki sauce still lingering on the corner of her mouth.

Kaguya carefully wiped it off for her.

More and more people came to the summer festival. Suddenly, Fujiwara Chika grabbed his hand, and the smooth feel of her hand made him momentarily lose his composure.

When Chika saw that Kaede was looking at her, her face flushed slightly, and then she said righteously, "There are too many people. If we don't hold hands, I'll get lost."

Eriri quickly took the other hand as well.

Kaguya was left watching from the sidelines, a forced smile on her face.

These two shameless people!

Don't believe such a far-fetched reason!!

Feng chuckled and gripped their hands tightly: "Then I'll have to keep a close eye on you. I don't want to come here with four people and come back all alone. Kaguya, are you going to hold onto my clothes?"

Because Eriri loved following him around when they were little and always wanted to hold his hand wherever they went, he doesn't feel awkward holding a girl's hand now.

"No need, I'm not like some people or little kids who can get lost." Kaguya turned her head away, a little annoyed.

[It's hopeless! He completely believed it.]

Chapter Fifty-Six: Don't Get Lost

Most people who come to the night market are in groups. Occasionally, a few children laugh and walk through the crowd. Suddenly, Feng felt something bump into him from behind.

Turning around, he saw a little boy holding a candied hawthorn stick, looking at him blankly. Both of their clothes were stained with sugar.

"Jiang Yan, quickly apologize to your older brother," the boy's companion said anxiously from the side.

The boy, called Jiang Yan, quickly bowed and apologized. Feng bent down, wiped the sugar stains off the boy's body with a tissue, and even helped break off the sharp ends of the bamboo skewers used for candied hawthorn.

"It's okay, it's great that you're not hurt. There are a lot of people at the night market, so please be careful."

Looking at Feng's warm smile, the boy smiled back: "Thank you, big brother."