My tenants are monsters

Nogi Maki closed the notebook, thought for a while, and then said: "If you don't go to my house, how about I go to Xiao Lin's place to spend Christmas with you? It happens that I haven't been to your place for a long time, and I haven't played with Sachiko, and sometimes I miss that little girl."

"This is..."

Shiraishi Rin thought carefully.

There is nothing wrong with this proposal.

She didn't answer Nogi Maki's question directly just now. Firstly, she really didn't make a good plan. Secondly, she was worried that she would go out frequently during the winter vacation, and she was sleeping together and returning to West Tama County. The schedule was too full. The group of renters in the apartment Customers are not easy to accommodate.But if Nogi Maki came over, there would be no problem.

This girl is also an insider at the supernatural level. Compared with other people, there is no need to worry about trust. Moreover, the danger of Hayashi Iris, which Shiraishi was most worried about last time, has been relieved, and there is nothing worth worrying about.

"OK then."

Seeing Rin Shiraishi agreeing, Nogi Maki pursed her lips and said in a low voice: "After school today, why don't you go to my place to play games and have a meal together, how about it?"

"..."

Well, Rin Shiraishi retracted his foreword.

Nogi Maki is not a "like", but is indeed an Internet addicted girl, but she did not delay her real life because of her addiction to the Internet like those NETs, ​​but she has shown extremely excellent levels in academics, club activities, etc. .If you didn't have a close relationship with her, just looking at this girl's appearance, you probably wouldn't have thought that she would be so enthusiastic about games.

Shiraishi Rin had promised Nogi Maki that he would occasionally play games with her when he subdued the pale figure, so it was natural not to renege on his promise and lose weight at this time.Besides, it's going to be a holiday this afternoon, so there's nothing wrong with simply going to play games and relax.

Then, a whole day passed by so smoothly.

By the end of the second class meeting in the afternoon, all the courses in the first semester of the second year of high school have come to an end, and the winter vacation has officially arrived.

After the head teacher announced the news, there was a burst of excitement in the classroom. Rin Shiraishi and Maki Nogi packed their schoolbags together, and only left the classroom when the crowd in the corridor became less crowded. Went for a trip.

This weekend is Christmas.

Therefore, the departure time of the co-studio was set on next Monday, and when I came back after spending three days in the Izu Peninsula, it was just in time for the New Year.

It was for this reason that most of the members gathered from their respective classrooms to the dojo of the Kendo Department one after another after school.

Qing Chuanwu, a former minister, also came over.

But the latter didn't intend to go to the camp with them. He just came over early to see him off, and by the way, told Nogi Maki and other veteran members of the department what to pay attention to during the camp.As a veteran member of the third grade, Qing Chuanwu has already participated in two camps, and he still has a great say on these issues.

VOLUME 238: Chapter [-] With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

In fact, club activities such as co-sit-out are usually accompanied by teachers.

Moreover, this teacher is usually the guidance consultant of various associations, and is usually responsible for instructing the training of the members.

But the situation of the Kendo Department is a bit special. Specifically, there is a lack of kendo talents in the teaching team of the University of Tsukuba - there was one before, that is, the previous guidance consultant of the Kendo Department, but that teacher left due to personal reasons Yes, the school then sent another teacher over, but since this new consultant's kendo level is not as good as Qing Chuanwu's, he is only responsible for dealing with club funds and other matters.

And it was Takeshi Qingchuan himself who instructed the training of the members, with the assistance of several active members including Ishikawa, Takai, and Nogi Maki.

Therefore, it is not very possible to expect this teacher to play a key role in the dormitory.

When we actually start the activity, as the minister, Nogi Maki and others have to pay a little attention and take care of it.

After exhorting the chief generals and deputy generals including Ishikawa and Gao Jing one by one, Qingchuan Takeya walked up to Shiraishi Rin and said a few words to her.

Qing Chuanwu's meaning is generally "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility", and asked Shiraishi Rin to help take care of the Kendo Department.

To this, Shiraishi Rin fully agreed.

In all fairness, she is actually not that collective conscious, and more importantly, she is afraid of trouble, so she can enthusiastically help people who are familiar with her, but she is generally too lazy to care about those who are not familiar with her.However, the current Kendo Department is different from the past after all. The head of the department has become Nogi Maki. In this way, Shiraishi Rin has a reason to help wholeheartedly, whether in public or private.

Having said that...

Everyone is already a high school student, and it stands to reason that they all have certain self-management skills, so going out to participate in a sleepover should not cause too much trouble.

——Rin Shiraishi thought so.

After all the members arrived, Nogi Maki reiterated the meeting time and place for next Monday, and arranged some related personnel and matters for the preparation of the camp, and then the meeting was declared dissolved, and some members left the kendo field one after another , ready to go home for Christmas Eve, and packed up to go.

The remaining few are more serious about kendo training, and generally have good results. They plan to get a ranking in next year's college competitions. At this time, they stay in the dojo to train and prepare for the winter vacation. The last shift before.

Shiraishi Rin also stayed, practiced with Nogi Maki for a while, and then borrowed the fitness equipment in the dojo to conduct several sets of strength and shaping training.

During this period, Ishikawa, who challenged her again, went through a few tricks, and easily defeated the latter, and then casually mentioned a few words, and said them to Gao Jing and others next to him, to check for gaps and fill in gaps.

To be honest, let’s not talk about the character and temper of this guy Ishikawa, this spirit of repeated defeats and battles is really interesting. For ordinary people, after being repeatedly beaten by Shiraishi Rin with a bamboo sword, even if they don’t give up on themselves, at least they can Will see her and hide away.Unexpectedly, this guy would dare to challenge her again and again.Moreover, Shiraishi Rin can indeed feel his subtle progress in swordsmanship.

But from another point of view, this is probably the nature of the Japanese people.

The vast majority of Dongying people have the plot of admiration. Whether it is the ancient China or the modern West, they have learned with a humble attitude, and even adopted a comprehensive westernization method during the Meiji Restoration. The society has fast forwarded to a capitalist society, and this almost sponge-like ability to learn and innovate is actually a bit scary to some extent.

But Shiraishi Rin is not worried that Ishikawa will surpass himself.

Because this is simply impossible. After all, the ancient swordsmanship in her hand is a real killing technique, which is much sharper than the modern swordsmanship. After learning from the teacher for a while, it is basically impossible to comprehend the ancient swordsmanship.

——A master of swordsmanship and kendo like Qingchuanwu, but he has studied for several years before he has achieved a little success, but according to the system's evaluation criteria, he is only at the level of "beginner" to "intermediate" swordsmanship.

And for Shiraishi Rin, swordsmanship is just a very common skill among the many skills she knows, and her fighting skills, mind power, and various special abilities are not something anyone can learn.

After Bai Shilin closed his mouth, Ishi Chuan bowed silently, and then walked aside to think for himself.

At this time, Nogi Maki came over: "Xiao Rin, are you leaving now?"

"Let's go."

Rin Shiraishi glanced at the clock on the wall, it was 03:30 in the afternoon.

If it's just for eating, it's actually a bit early, but if it's for playing games, it's a bit late to start again at this time.So, after tidying up briefly, Shiraishi Rin and Nogi Maki left the dojo together and walked towards Nogi's house.

Just like last time, there was no one at Nogi Maki's house.

But this time it is worth mentioning that there is an extra Christmas tree in Maki Nogi's house, which seems to have been set up in the past two days to celebrate Christmas.

There are a lot of colored lights and ribbons hanging on the tree, which is more than two meters high, which looks very festive.

"By the way, Xiao Lin, do any tenants in your apartment prepare such things?"

When Rin Shiraishi stopped by the Christmas tree to watch, he heard Nogi Maki next to him ask.

"No."

Rin Shiraishi shook his head simply: "Most of the tenants in Shiraishi Apartment are single or old, so they shouldn't have this habit."

This sentence is also true, because apart from the mother and daughter of Ogino and the Iwata family who are single-parent families, the rest of the tenants are indeed single, and almost all of them are "old" elderly people.Except for Takaichi Shimizu and Misato Shimoshima, who are a small number of humans, the average age of the remaining tenants is more than enough to be Rin Shiraishi's great-grandfather.

Besides, the price of a Christmas tree is not cheap, and it is not affordable by ordinary families.

——But it is very simple to do it, just pull a pine tree from the nearby park and transport it back to the apartment quietly. This should be a basic operation for the tenants upstairs...

Nogi Maki didn't get entangled in the issue of the Christmas tree, and quickly heated up two cans of coffee from the kitchen, handed one of the cans to Shiraishi Rin, and then the two went to the upstairs bedroom, turned on the TV, and started playing games .

VOLUME 239: Chapter [-] First Snow

This game lasted for several hours.

Until clearing a certain rpg game in two-player mode, Rin Shiraishi put down the handle, turned his head and glanced out the window, and noticed that the sky had completely darkened.Nogi Maki also stretched at this time, and said softly, "Mom should be back soon, let's go down for dinner together? I'll take you back after dinner."

"it is good."

It's not the first time Shiraishi Rin has eaten at Nogi Maki's house. With the previous experience as a base, he is familiar with the first time and the second time, but he doesn't have any stage fright.

only……

At the dinner table this time, besides Nogi Maki's mother Nogi Yuko, there was another person——

Masato Nomiya, Maki's father.

When Shiraishi Rin was chatting with Nogi Maki before, he heard a little about this banker. It seemed that he was a top student who graduated from the Finance Department of Keio University.

And Masato Namiya's appearance is younger than she originally expected, wearing a suit and tie, with a humble and elegant look.His tone of voice was also very calm, without the airs of an adult or a high-ranking person in the financial world.

"You are the classmate Shiraishi Rin that Maki often talks about, right? The first time we met, I am Maki's father."

"Hello."

Shiraishi bowed politely and greeted Namiya, but secretly muttered a few words.I don't know if Nogi Maki really often mentioned her name to her parents. If I remember correctly, Nogi Yuko said the same when she first met her last time.

Next, a few pleasantries were naturally unavoidable.

However, due to seniority and majesty as a father, Masato Nomiya did not sit down with her to chat with her like Xizi did last time, but quickly gestured towards the dining table: "Let's eat first."

Perhaps it was because it was Christmas Eve tonight, so the dishes on Nogi's table were extraordinarily rich, and there were even a lot of ingredients that were hard to see on weekdays, such as Ise lobster.

However, in front of the Nogi couple, Shiraishi Rin ate very restrainedly, and his movements when picking up vegetables were deliberately more elegant.After all, when you are a guest in someone else's home, you should pay more or less attention to your image.

During the banquet, several people followed the rule of not talking when eating or sleeping, and did not speak much.

After the meal was finished, the servants of Nogi's family came to clean up the dishes.

On the other hand, Masato Nogi kept Shiraishi Rin and his daughter, and said a few more words on the sofa in the living room, mainly asking about Shiraishi Rin's living and studying in Tokyo.In this regard, Shiraishi Rin answered truthfully with a neither humble nor overbearing attitude, while Nogi Maki sat next to him, helping to add a few words from time to time, and the conversation was very happy.

When the night gradually darkened, Shiraishi Rin said goodbye:

"Well, Mr. Masato, and Maki and Aunt Xizi, it's already very late. I'm really sorry to bother you for so long. If there is nothing else, then I... go back first?"

"Alright."

The father and daughter glanced at each other, and Masato Namiya nodded: "I heard Maki talk about you Shiraishi before, and I met you today, and you really are a very independent-minded child. Maki can have someone like you." My friend, it really comforts me as a father. Maki, send Shiraishi off for Xiko and me."

"Ok."

Nogi Maki nodded, picked up the coat next to her, and followed Shiraishi Rin.

After the two came out of the villa of Naimu's family, they walked along the path towards the station. The bright yellow street lamp light fell from more than ten meters in the air, hit the two girls, and fell to the ground, leaving a to the long shadows.

After walking a few steps, Nogi Maki suddenly seemed to have discovered something, looked up at the dark night sky, and said with a little surprise:

"Yeah, it's snowing."

"Ok?"

Rin Shiraishi also paused, and followed Nogi Maki's gaze to the top of his head, his eyes flickering slightly.

It did snow.

It's the kind of light snow that has just started to fall. The pure white snowflakes are like flying salt grains. If you don't stand where the light shines, you may not notice their existence at all.However, judging from the scene in the surrounding green belts, such light snow should have fallen for a while, because a layer of hoarfrost can be seen on the specially planted evergreen shrubs and the ground, as if paving them. A thin quilt was put on.

Nogi Maki has already stretched out her palm, trying to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky.

Rin Shiraishi was beside him, watching a few hexagonal white "petals" fall on the girl's white palm and slender fingers, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, showing a faint smile:

"This snow...should be the first snow this year, right?"

"Yes."