The blue sea, my youth

It was another ordinary weekend, but Takaharu found something wrong.

Iori on the left looked worried while watching the news on TV, sighing from time to time to get others' care.

Kouhei on the right was full of happiness, humming the theme song of the anime happily, but that expression made people want to hit him easily.

There were joys and sorrows on both sides, but Takaharu, who didn't want to care about anyone, simply leaned on the sofa and stared at the ceiling to empty himself.

Iori's sigh did not arouse Takaharu's curiosity, but Aina, who had just entered the diving shop, was a little curious and asked Chisa next to him: "What happened to Iori?"

Chisa: "I don't know..."

Mingmei, who came in with Aina, walked to Takaharu and asked: "Takaharu, what's wrong with you?"

Takaharu woke up after hearing the voice, and then said: "It's okay, I was just emptying my mind just now."

Mingmei: "Then do you know what's going on with the two of them?"

Takaharu shook his head: "I don't know, but I advise you not to ask."

Mingmei was thoughtful, Kouhei But Kohei couldn't help wanting to share his joy, so he went straight to Aina and said, "Do you want to ask what happened?"

Aina's curiosity was dispelled by Kohei's look: "I feel like it will be too long-winded, so I don't want to ask."

Kohei insisted: "Then I will be merciful and allow you to ask."

Kohei, who couldn't help wanting to share, showed the things in his hand without waiting for Aina to ask: "The autograph that Yukari Muranaka gave me is here!!"

Then the few people saw that the paper in Kohei's hand not only had a signature but also a special to signature.

The few people who don't watch anime should not have heard of this name, but they feel that this name is somewhat familiar.

Chisa: "Murakari Yukari?"

Aina: "This name sounds familiar..."

Aimi: "I seem to have heard it somewhere..."

Takaharu, who had a general idea of ​​what was going on, also said happily: "I didn't expect that the autograph that Chi Yue promised to give has arrived!"

Takaharu's words reminded the three of them, and Chisa recalled the scene at that time: "The exchange condition for being a stand-in, right?"

Kohei happily spun around holding the autograph: "Yes, it's the artist named so-and-so, and it just arrived today."

Chisa: "It really came in the mail."

Aimi: "What a nice guy..."

Aina: "Photography became like that later..."

Aina, who already knew why Kohei was happy, looked at Iori: "What happened to Iori?"

Chisa: "Did you lose your wallet?"

Aimi: "Do you want to drink?"

Iori still looked sad: "No, it's just for something boring. I want to eat chestnut rice."

Takaharu: "Fortunately I didn't ask just now."

Aina: "It's really boring."

Chisa: "Just I shouldn't ask that."

Amei: "Luckily I was persuaded before."

"No, no, don't say that." Iori found that they were not in high spirits and hurriedly explained, "I told you, my hometown is in the mountains. There is a big chestnut tree nearby.

Every year, my family uses the big chestnuts picked from that tree to make chestnut rice.

It is simply seasoned with salt, wine and roe, but because of this, the sweetness of the chestnuts is better highlighted.

Cut half of the picked chestnuts into small pieces and cook them with rice. Put the other half in the steamer and steam until cooked.

Hearing this, Ai Cai asked in confusion: "Why do you have to divide it into two halves?"

Iori explained: "Because the freshness and juice of the chestnuts will flow out.

The steamed chestnuts with all the deliciousness sealed inside are placed on the hot chestnut rice full of chestnut fragrance, and then served with mushroom soup and pickled vegetables... It's simply the most delicious of all!"

The chestnut rice described by Iori aroused the appetite of the people who were listening, and they swallowed their saliva involuntarily as if they could smell the aroma of chestnut rice.

After describing the chestnut rice in his heart, Iori wanted chestnut rice even more, and said again dejectedly: "I really want to eat... chestnut rice."

Ai Cai: "Hearing your description, I want to eat it too."

Takaharu: "I seem to smell the aroma of chestnut rice."

At this time, Nanaka sister laboriously moved several parcels into the store from outside the store, and inadvertently saw that the top parcel had Iori's name on it.

"Huh?" Nanaka said with a little surprise, "This seems to be sent to Iori."

Iori was also curious, because he didn't remember buying anything. He took two steps forward to help Nanaka put the express away, then picked up the one with his name on it and opened it.

The first thing he saw after opening the box was a letter, which read: 'Bye, brother, the sky is gradually dyed with autumn colors, I wonder if you are doing well now?

A lot of big chestnuts fell from the chestnut trees on the mountain, it seems that we can enjoy autumn to our heart's content this yearSeasonal delicacies.

I think you must miss your hometown and the taste of your hometown. So I sent you my brother's favorite chestnut rice.

Please pay attention to the seasonal changes, take care of yourself, and be careful not to catch a cold. ’

After reading it, Iori's most concerned about the chestnut rice he had been thinking about.

Aina: "That's great, Iori!"

Takaharu: "Ah! No wonder I can smell the chestnut rice!"

Iori excitedly took out the remaining express delivery, and after unpacking it, it was the chestnut rice that appeared in front of him.

Of course, this chestnut rice was only the size of a chestnut, so Iori couldn't even share it, and the others didn't even want to share it.

Iori picked up the chestnut rice from the bowl, which was just enough for one mouthful. After tasting it carefully, he became even more angry and slammed his fists on the table: "It makes me want to eat chestnut rice even more--!!"

Chisa: "As expected of Shiori-chan."

Aina: "You know how to manipulate Iori very well."

When the seniors arrived at the store, they found Iori wandering around in grief.

Senior Tokita: "Why is Iori so noisy?"

Senior Kotobuki: "You look very painful."

Iori kept muttering: "Chestnut rice... Chestnut rice..."

Senior Tokita: "What is he talking about?"

Takaharu: "Nothing, just homesickness."

Aina: "Please don't mind it."

Chisa poked around with her phone.

………………

“So——” Senior Tokita said outside the forest, “To make Iori shut up, let’s pick chestnuts today.”

Senior Kotobuki: “Those who find Iori annoying should work hard to pick chestnuts.”

“Okay——”×6

Iori wanted to be touched by this, but was discouraged by what the seniors said, so he could only complain: “Isn’t there a more gentle way to say it?”

Senior Tokita: “You can also pick some wild vegetables and mushrooms.”

Senior Kotobuki: “But I heard there are other customers, so you can do whatever you want.”

“Okay.”×7

Takaharu recalled the words of the boss before entering the mountain: ‘Ah——you can pick whatever you want——’

To be honest, Takaharu has been suspicious of the relationship between the boss and the store manager Kotegawa since he saw him. Both of them have very thick and thick eyebrows.

This time, the picking was divided into a boys’ group and a girls’ group, so Takaharu and Akemi picked separately.

Before they separated, Guizhi said to Mingmei provocatively: "Mingmei, let's compete to see who picks up more."

Mingmei raised her fist and said confidently: "I will definitely beat you!"