On Friday, the fellowship went smoothly as scheduled.
After I finished the fourth class in the morning, I went out to the street and rushed directly to the meeting place.The participants of this fellowship are the same as I heard before, four men and four women.On the men's side were Torii, Nishijima, me, and a first-year student at the Faculty of Economics named Yamada.It was the first time I met Yamada, and I saw him wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and he looked stupid when he was reading.He is very thin and looks quite honest. "How did you meet?" I asked.
Torii replied: "He lives very close to me. We met at the place where we ate set meals last time. It was the Kenken Kenken. I heard that Yamada ordered ginger roast pork at that time, so I suggested him not to order this dish , something else. That’s how we got to know each other. He’s not very talkative, so it’s not easy to chat with him.”
"Wait! You obviously didn't tell me not to order ginger yakiniku that day, but why did you persuade Yamada not to order it?" I immediately questioned Torii, but Torii replied rudely.
Our group of boys arrived at the private room of the tavern first.A long table is placed horizontally in the private room, and the bottom of the table has a sunken design, so it looks as high as a kotatsu table from the surface.We stuck our feet in and waited patiently for the girls to arrive.
I heard footsteps and laughter from outside, and I thought they must be here.As soon as I thought about it, I heard a soft voice say: "I kept you waiting for a long time—" Then a girl wearing a short skirt and long hair shawl came in, she was Hasegawa.
When the four girls sat side by side in front of us, I almost couldn't help shouting "Ah".It was not because of excitement or emotion, but pure sigh.Because the girls sitting opposite are so beautiful, if only from the appearance, their level is obviously higher than ours by more than one level.
To use an analogy, this is like playing poker.During the fight, although they had been fighting fiercely and checking each other before, when they shouted "one, two, three" to show their cards at the end, they only had a pair of threes in their hands, while others had a full house.I feel like we're in that situation right now, very awkward, self-conscious.If you encounter this kind of situation when playing cards, if the other party says "You guys are so embarrassed to play cards like this", we can also say "This is how cards are played" with a straight chest.But unfortunately, this is not a poker game, this is a friendship.
The eyes of the four girls quickly swept past us.I immediately sensed a feeling of being judged.However, I didn't see a particularly disappointed expression on their faces, which really surprised me, and I really wanted to say something to confirm with the other party-"Well, I'm sorry, we only have one-to-three ..."
The self-introduction part starts from the girls.They introduced themselves one by one, everyone applauded when everyone finished speaking, and then Torii and Hasegawa commented in a skilled tone, and expressed their feelings by the way.For a while, the atmosphere in the private room became very lively.
The scene was completely opposite to what I expected. Maybe I was too worried before, but the atmosphere on the scene has become what a friendship should be.In fact, I don't have a preconceived notion that "the friendship should be like this", but I think this kind of atmosphere is really good.It was all due to the girls - especially Hasegawa - and Torii.They will talk to people one by one, such as: "Do you put soy sauce or sauce on the fried shrimp?", "How do you use Little Red Riding Hood and Little White Riding Hood when you were in elementary school?" "When you wipe your butt with paper? How to rub it?" Although these topics are boring, they are very conducive to everyone's participation, so everyone gradually talked about them together.Just like that, after a few glasses of wine, Yamada, who was already flushed from drinking, seemed to be a different person, and his words became eloquent.What is strange is that this guy has started acting cute and cute, and he is quite popular with girls.
As for myself, of course, I still kept an objective attitude as usual, while pretending to join their chatting army, while secretly looking at Torii and Hasegawa.At this time, I thought of the gossip that Wan'er had instilled in me, and I couldn't help but feel very puzzled.Does the man in the special service industry who is obsessed with Hasegawa really hate Torii?Is this true?Although I paid close attention to Hasegawa's words and deeds, I didn't find anything suspicious.
"Sure enough, am I really not suitable for wearing glasses?" Yamada suddenly raised his hand and shouted loudly.The guy has clearly let alcohol take over his brain.
"Ah, but, you might be the type who turns into a handsome guy just by taking off your glasses." Hasegawa said cheerfully.When she said this, the other girls also laughed and cheered loudly: "That's the type, that's the type."
So Torii began to give orders: "Okay, Yamada, take off your glasses." Before he finished speaking, Yamada had already puffed up his chest and took off his glasses in a serious manner, as if he was very sure that he was a "As long as you take off your glasses, you will become a handsome guy."
There was only an "ah—" sound, and the girls let out screams.Obviously, that exaggerated cry of frustration was something they had prepared for a long time. "So it's not that type!"
"Damn it!" Yamada was furious, as if he had lost a duel.So they asked him, "What are your hobbies?"
Yamada asked back: "You want to know my hobbies so much?"
All of us answered in unison: "Polite words!"
Although hit by this, Yamada has already started to say: "My interest, I am interested in computers."
"It's too general to say that I am interested in computers." I said.
Torii also asked, "Are you collecting computers like you collect bottles and cans?"
"Of course not, what are you talking about." Yamada said with a complacent look, "After I took the photo, I input it into the computer, and then processed and synthesized it with other photos to make myself appear in the photo with historical significance. For example I put my picture together with Capa's famous picture or something."
"Did that Capa you mentioned take a photo of a soldier who was shot and fell down?" I asked, and Yamada immediately replied, "Yes, yes."
"What's so happy about combining yourself in that kind of photo?" the girls exclaimed.
"I can participate in historical events myself. For example, I can shake hands with the president, and stand on the podium with athletes."
"That's just a composite photo." Torii expressed his point of view succinctly, "It's nothing new at all."
"The sophistication of compositing is different." Yamada began to spout with a drunken face, "and anyway, one day I won't compose photos, I will composite images. I will embed myself in the past in the news footage."
"I said, things like synthetic images have existed for a long time." Torii said lightly.
Hasegawa stood up and just said "I'm going to the bathroom", and the girl sitting opposite me immediately said "I'm going too".The two walked around the table together and walked out of the box door.
That's when I heard Torii call my name. "Take Nishijima to the bathroom quickly, he drank too much."
I asked why he was so quiet all the time.
Nishijima was drunk as hell.At the beginning, he tried his best to say that no one would accompany him, but as soon as he arrived at the door of the bathroom, he said, "Beicun, wait for me here", leaving me alone in front of the door, and walked in by himself.
I was bored standing at the door when I suddenly heard some noises coming from the women's washroom beside me.It was the voice coming from the washstand near the door inside.There is no doubt that the person who spoke was Hasegawa.Although I felt that it was not good to be like eavesdropping on someone, but it was not so good if I left like running away, so I decided to just stand like this.
"What, those men are so strange—" said the girl who had been sitting opposite me just now.
"I'm so disappointed." Hasegawa said, "What kind of friendship is this?"
It turns out that you are exchanging ideas in this kind of place. While I admire you, I silently apologize in my heart: We let you down, I am really sorry.
"That man is really strange, really, he kept a straight face, he almost died."
This is undoubtedly about Nishijima, although I heard someone criticize my good friend Nishijima-san, but I am not angry at all.It is obviously impossible to discover the advantages of Nishijima-san just by meeting him for the first time.Although I would like to say "I have been with him for so long, and I haven't discovered his advantages yet", and there is no evidence that Nishijima-san has advantages.
All in all, I advise all my friends, although you believe in the life creed of "seeing is believing", but you can't find his advantages, there is no way.
Dongtang, just rest assured that Nishijima will never be attracted by any girl, and he will definitely return home safely.
"But, the one opposite me looks pretty good."
"Ah, yeah yeah, I think so too. Quite handsome."
I immediately realized they were talking about me.I hadn't thought of it at all.Being called handsome by girls? !God, this is the first time in my life.Of course, although I was patted on the shoulder by an aunt in the barber shop in my hometown in Morioka and praised him once, "You are very handsome", but thinking about it carefully, it should probably be a kind of polite speech to customers That's all, well, that must be it.
"By the way, that man named Bird Well doesn't look like a bad guy, he's quite funny." The girl continued.
"Well, it's really funny." Hasegawa replied.But that tone sounded hesitant, as if he was hesitant to speak.I guess her next line will start with the word "but".
"However," as expected, Hasegawa continued, starting with the word I guessed, "but, that guy goes around picking up girls, so it's okay to tease him a little bit."
"that's true."
alley?What are you doing?What do you mean by doing it a little bit?How can I make it all right?A bunch of question marks popped up in my mind.Although I don't understand what they are talking about, I can still imagine that this is just an ordinary friendship.The joy of being praised as "handsome" just now disappeared without a trace.
At this moment, Nishijima walked out from the bathroom door. "I'm alive, Kitamura, I'm alive!" He declared to me with a sharp look in his eyes.
When Hasegawa and the others returned to the private room, they immediately resumed the state they had just before, and started chatting nonsense.But the conversation I heard just now at the bathroom door was like a cloud of black fog, floating in my mind, no matter how I got rid of it, it still lingered.
Even so, the inside of the box was still shrouded in a pleasant atmosphere on the surface.However, it was clear that the speeches delivered by the revived Nishijima disappointed everyone more and more.
First of all, he said in the usual tone: "In Sendai City, there is a president man who is very domineering." Of course, those girls reacted extremely strongly.
"What do you mean domineering? That's not the case at all!" Hasegawa was the first to attack.
"What kind of person is that presidential man you're talking about?" The girl next to him mocked in a childish tone.
The remaining two girls expressed their disdain with a "hum" nasal sound.
Birdi had no choice but to explain for Nishi: "It's the passing demon incident happening in Sendai now. Nishijima is very interested in that incident."
"Well, it's true, it's scary to walk on the street at night." The girl sitting opposite me complained, "Hurry up and arrest him, he's a pervert."
I felt very uneasy, thinking that Nishijima would never let her say that.
As expected, Nishijima did not choose to remain silent.
"What if he gets caught! The President is doing this for the sake of the whole world!"
A clear breath of disgust erupted from the group of girls overwhelmed by his momentum, and Torii and I exchanged glances.Perhaps Birdi felt that this could not go on anymore, so he said loudly and in an unnatural tone: "Speaking of incidents, there have been fraudulent incidents recently." He began to talk about the fraudulent case pretending to be a charity fundraising last time Come.
However, Bird Well's firefighting operation had the opposite effect.
As soon as Torii said, "That kind of fraudulent means, you will definitely be deceived." Others immediately expressed emotion, "It's really too much."
At this time, someone said: "The money donated with great difficulty can't be used in a decent place. It's really bad."
Another person said: "The little money we donated can't be used for anything."
"It feels like hypocrisy, I hate that," said a girl with a grumpy face.
"However, it's strange to donate money to one group but not to other groups. My words and deeds are inconsistent. The reason why I do this is just for self-satisfaction." I don't know who smiled Said.
At this time, Nishijima suddenly stood up and said loudly: "What are you talking about! You are so smart that you will not get any benefit. Most people in this country are afraid of being regarded as idiots by others, so they are afraid The real idiot is the one who is afraid to death of being thought an idiot by others!"
The momentum of Nishijima's speech shocked all the girls and they couldn't help but lean back.Because Torii and I still have some immunity, we took a posture to prepare for the next wave of attack, thinking "it's coming".
"What's the use of your suspicions that 'the people holding the donation boxes may be liars'? You don't have to donate, and you don't have to donate. What do you say that you hate hypocrisy and say such things? Guy, you must be willing to lie calmly for your own benefit!"
"Nishijima, okay, okay." Torii stopped him with gestures, but Nishijima couldn't stop.
"For example——" Nishijima stretched out his finger, his eyes under the glasses became sharp and shiny, and his chubby face seemed to swell suddenly, "For example, the matter of you guys traveling through time and space is fine. !"
"What did you say?" Hasegawa was so excited that he leaned forward involuntarily.Nishijima's speech completely crushed the morale of the girls' camp.If you want to use the sea as a metaphor for the atmosphere of fellowship, Torii and Hasegawa worked hard to create waves, which had already pushed the waves to the beach, but Nishijima’s high-spirited theory "whether he changes history or not, put all the antibiotics Take it and use it", but ruined both of their efforts in an instant.Just like a person pointing to the dry land and saying "This was the sea a long time ago", I can also say a nostalgic sentence to the table and chairs in front of me, "Don't look at us now. It looks like, this place used to be a warm and friendly atmosphere."
Perhaps the ability to be sensitive to changes in the atmosphere of the scene is a condition that veterans in this type of event should have. Torii said immediately: "Let's go out. Go to the second restaurant, the second restaurant."
I guess these girls must have been eager to escape from this fellowship earlier, but instead of saying "I won't go", they gave a positive answer of "Where should we go to the second store?"This surprised me.Birdi also had an expression of "I really didn't expect it", looked at them back and forth, and said, "Go to sing karaoke? Or should we find a quiet place to drink?"
"How about going bowling?" Hasegawa made a suggestion.Torii and I immediately looked sideways at Nishijima like a reflex.
"Ah, it's okay to go bowling!" The girl next to Hasegawa agreed loudly.As soon as she said this, the other two girls immediately followed suit: "Let's go! Go bowling, go bowling!" The fellow party members at work stood up and shouted "Yes! Yes", the whole process was really smooth, and the smoothness made me think it was a bit too much.
"It's disgusting, I don't want to go." Nishijima clearly objected like a coquettish child, but the girl sitting opposite me said in a contemptuous tone: "That's fine, So be it, those who want to bowl can go, those who don't want to go home."
"Are you going to Beicun?" The girl sitting diagonally across from me asked me.The makeup on her face was heavily applied, making her look more mature than her actual age.
"Me?" I didn't know how to answer, "Are you going or not?"
"Go, go, Kitamura, Nishijima Yamada, you all should go too. Ah, by the way, today is actually my birthday, my nineteenth birthday. Then let's hold a birthday bowling tournament." Torii was full of confidence, as if animals would be saved if they got on Noah's Ark, and we would all be happy if we all went to the bowling alley. He said firmly, "In short, let's go bowling."
The elevator in the bistro is very cramped and very crowded.Because of this, we had to let the girls take the elevator down first, and we waited at the entrance of the tavern for the elevator to come up again.
"How is it?" Torii said to me.At this time, Nishijima went to the bathroom, and Yamada was sitting on the bench with his head drooping in a state of drunkenness.
"what you mean how?"
"Which one do you like, and is there anyone you like?" Birdi's tone softened, "Beimura thinks you can get it."
"Get it?"
"Girl. The girl sitting across from you looks like she wants to 'connect' with you."
"Everything is universally connected." Although my answer was very boring, but the very boring itself showed that I was shaken in my heart.
"Yamada seems to like the girl sitting across from the west." Torii said softly, pointing to Yamada behind him with his thumb.
"When did you communicate?"
At this time, Xi came back from the bathroom. "Nishijima, if you really hate bowling, you can go back by yourself first."
"No. It's so lonely to let someone go back alone. Besides, if I want to go back, those women will definitely say 'that idiot escaped by himself' or something, so I have to go to fight for this. "
Nishijima himself seems to understand the current situation very well, but he still insists that "going back alone is too lonely", which is really commendable for being strong.At this moment, the elevator came up, we set up Yamada and walked in.
When the elevator reached the first floor, my eyes were divided, uh, it seems too prose to say so, anyway, I saw two things.Two things I can't ignore.
First, I saw a girl behind Hasegawa who raised her hands and shouted "Quick, let's go".That was the girl who sat across from me at dinner just now.She was talking on her mobile phone.The fact that she's on the phone isn't a surprise in itself, because she might be in contact with her family and say "I'll be home later today"; or she already has a boyfriend on the phone saying "I'll just hang out for a while, Don't worry, these people are not unscrupulous men"; or she is calling a friend to confirm tomorrow's class schedule and so on.But judging from her expression, she looks like a spy who is reporting the situation, and it seems that she must have other plans in her heart.My gaze met her for a moment, and she immediately avoided my sight in embarrassment, and hung up the phone.This can't help but make me very concerned.
Another thing that caught my attention was behind her, further away, across a narrow alley.There is a ramen restaurant there. The noodle restaurant has a very long billboard, and there seems to be a faint figure flashing past under the billboard.The figure apparently disappeared after seeing us.
At this time, Torii waved to us like a tour guide and said, "Everyone, let's go to the bowling alley."
I thought about it again, also, how could we people be followed and monitored by others, maybe it was my illusion.So I ran a few steps quickly and followed behind Bird Well.
For the sake of caution, I looked back again, and saw a girl's head protruding from behind the billboard, and there was another person.Guess they've been waiting for us to come out of the tavern, so there's no doubt they'll follow us in a while.
What is this for!I turned my head back, very puzzled.
What is this for, Dongtang and Xiaonan, do you really care about the progress of this friendship?
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