Chapter 38 three

However, I was not allowed to meet Chitanda. I went to another room, which was roughly the same size as the rest room where the men were.I don't know if there are more kerosene stoves, but this side is warmer than that side.A curtain was drawn inside the room with thick curtains.As for how many people are on the other side of the white curtain and who they are, I can't see them here at all.I guess no one will let me see it.In addition to the smell of lamp oil, there was also a scent of powder in the room. At this time, a calm and calm voice came from the opposite side of the curtain: "It's Oreki-san." It was Chitanda's voice... probably it was someone else.

But for a moment I was confused again.Although Chitanda often speaks in a calm tone, I have heard a similar tone, but compared to before, the voice coming from the other side of the curtain sounds cleaner and colder...it feels very serious. "I'm very sorry to meet in this form, because we are changing clothes here." Although I did consider the purpose of this curtain, did I really guess it... This is the women's dressing room.I grunted a few times in response.Compared to the current level of embarrassment, the serious meeting room just now was so relaxed that he could take a nap.I folded the trench coat draped over my shoulders and put it aside.

"I didn't call you here for anything else. It seems that something is wrong." "...That's right." "Is it serious?" "Seems." "That's it." The voice paused for a moment.Is there only Chitanda on the opposite side?Probably not.Chitanda was not alone in the parade dressed as a doll.I don't know what to wear, but I can't wear it by myself even if it's a normal Hina doll.I remained silent until the voice came again: "Well, please tell me what happened. It hasn't been long." You are right.If I leave at 11:30, I will almost have to change clothes.I understand the urgency of the situation, and I also understand Chitanda's desire to understand the situation.Instead of calling other people but looking for me, presumably it is because the age is similar and it is easier to talk.

but…… Talking without seeing each other's faces is actually similar to making a phone call.Although I thought so, I always felt that my tongue didn't work well.Probably because I suddenly entered a warm place from a cold place. No problem, not to the point of being speechless.I licked my lips and started to say, "That long bridge..." Construction has already started. Someone had already asked someone to stop the construction. However, the construction team seems to have received a communication that the construction can continue. As a result, the long-term bridge is impassable, and now there is a serious discussion on how to change the route.

I have stated the whole state of affairs in a concise manner without being too hasty. There was silence on the other side of the curtain, not even a cough could be heard.A little promise is fine.No, maybe Chitanda actually agreed, but the voice was blocked by the thick curtain, so I didn't hear it.I don't know how she listened.Sit and comb your hair while listening?It can't be listening upside down... In the end, did she listen? I suddenly became uneasy, so I stopped my narration and tried to ask: "Although there is a suggestion to go to the long-distance bridge... are you listening?"

Immediately there was an answer: "I am listening." To say the voice was cold would be inappropriate.Maybe it's a sense of alienation that I've never experienced before... Before I knew it, Chitanda was imagined as an image of Chitanda holding a fan and covering the corner of her mouth.It felt like she was holding on to the arm of the chair with one hand, holding back her yawns and listening to me.I sighed softly, and after telling her about the embarrassing atmosphere of the men, I ended my narration. After I shut up, the only sound left in the room was the crackling of kerosene lights.

……No. If you listen carefully, you can still hear other voices.It sounds like low rustling sounds, conversations between people, and so on.Is Chitanda talking?Or those around Chitanda who have never spoken to me? In short, there was a comment over there first: "You summed it up pretty well." thanks. But what happened next was a little different.It felt like she took a deep breath, and her voice became louder: "Mr. Murai is a member of the Shenshan City Council. If he negotiates, it should be difficult for the Zhongchuan construction team to refuse. That is to say, Natong told the construction team 'today can Construction' calls should really exist."

These words are mixed with a familiar element - that is the fire hidden deep in her clear pupils; it is my most direct association with Chitanda; it has affected me, Satoshi and Ibara countless times since the beginning of last April. something - curiosity. In other words, Chitanda was not holding a fan.Because she was curious about who did this kind of thing and why, she might have come to the side of the curtain.Not to mention yawning, those big eyes must be indescribably energetic now.This is Chitanda. "Why did you do such a thing..." Chitanda was curious again on the other side of the curtain.But that's all.

This enthusiasm just showed signs of it, and it was immediately ignored as if it never existed. Chitanda didn't say "I'm curious" to me sitting on the tatami.Here's what she said: "But I'm finally relieved. It doesn't look like a big deal." I, who had two questions at the same time, couldn't help but be speechless for a while.One question is "Is that how it feels?" Of course, this question does not need to be asked now.So I coughed and asked another question: "Really? But the people over there seem to be having a headache." "Maybe so, but that's not because the problem is unsolvable. Simply put, we are hesitant about 'whether we want to enter the area downstream of the long bridge for the worship ceremony'."

General tone of lecture.Affected by this, even though I had no interest in it, I almost said "Please explain in more detail". She paused for a moment, as if thinking. "Oreki-san, could you please send a message to everyone over there?" "Well, yes." "...Then you just say-" Starting with this, Chitanda's voice suddenly became firm: "I will greet the other party's palace secretary, and I will ask my father to contact the clan representative." For a moment, I thought that Chitanda had fallen into the old habit again, and only half-spoken again.Chitanda always skipped the explanation when asking others.Just a reminder, though, and she'll do a good job of supplementing it.

But this time is different, even if I repeatedly confirm "Is this sentence enough?", there will only be a cold mechanical answer coming from behind the thick curtain: "After saying this, they will understand." So I just conveyed that sentence. I returned to the room where the men were gathered, and while enduring the cold, I delivered a message to them.Before I finished speaking, I found that Hanai was obviously relieved. "Well, then leave it to them...Okay, everyone, go around to the Yuanlu Bridge." It seems that before I could scratch my head, the parade decided to divert to Yuanlu Bridge. What followed was a flurry of action, with no time for questions—there was no time to lose before the parade began.