"So--"

Yamaguchi threw the finished fruit core into a garbage bag and said casually: "How about it? Do you want to participate in the folk dance event later?"

"Forget it." Takei raised his hand first to answer, patting his round belly and said, "I have too much barbecue in my belly, and I don't want to move it now."

Jiazi held her chin with one hand and continued: "I can participate or not. It depends on Xiaohui how to do it, so——"

She looked at the two people with a smile and asked, "Can you dance with Kato-san? Xiaohui."

As soon as these words came out, the three of them focused their meaningful gazes on the two people.

The atmosphere began to change.

Kato Yusuke and Kei looked at each other.

The girl took the lead and started talking: "Well, why do you specifically refer to the two of us? Folk dance is an activity that everyone dances together, right?"

"Maybe it was like that at the beginning, but the pas de deux later is the highlight, right?"

"What Yoshiko said is right, so what do you think? Are you ready to match up with Kato-san? Kato." Yamaguchi asked meaningfully, giving Yusuke Kato a deep look.

The parties involved remained silent on this.

As for the preparation, there is no need to say more.

After all, dancing a pas de deux on that occasion, whether it is the party who invites or the party who agrees, has a special meaning in itself.

Asking for a dance is an act of showing love originating from ancient human civilization.

As long as Kato Yusuke and Megumi pair up and participate in folk dance, it is basically announcing to the outside world the fact that "we are dating."

He took a deep breath, and then looked at Hui, who was sitting next to him, and Hui was looking back at him quietly, as if waiting for something.

The warm firelight shone in the girl's eyes, like a candle lit in the dusk, soft and quiet.

Just before Kato Yusuke was about to speak——

"——Hui, Hui!"

A voice like an oriole emerging from the valley suddenly sounded from behind them, "Let's dance a folk dance together, Hui."

Following the sound, I looked back and saw Erili standing there with an uneasy look on her face.

A pair of blue eyes switched between their faces, and they looked a little nervous as they pinched the hem of their clothes.

"Ah, it's Eiri~ Well, you can dance," Hui said, getting up from her seat and walking over.

"Thank you, Megumi, that's great, I want to dance with you."

Yinglili first breathed a sigh of relief, then glanced somewhere unconsciously and bit her lower lip gently, her expression a little hesitant.

Hui's eyes fluctuated slightly, but she didn't look back. Instead, she said nonchalantly: "...However, I always feel that it's strange that there are only two of us girls. Do you want to call some more people?"

"--Eh?"

"So, can you please dance with us? Yusuke."

"Huh? Ah, no, why do you call him Hui?"

"Even if you ask me why...how do you want me to answer you?"

"...!"

A flash of panic flashed in Yinglili's eyes, and she instinctively turned her gaze away, muttering: "...Forget it, since Huidu said so, just let him do it."

"If you feel uncomfortable, I can just watch you from the side, Eiriri." Yusuke Kato walked over, scratching the back of his neck helplessly and sighing.

"I didn't say that!"

"So, even if you and Hui have a good relationship, you don't need to call me an accessory, right?"

"snort!"

"Well, since we have decided, let's go to the bonfire together."

Hui said this in a calm tone, and at the same time glanced at someone without emotion, and then took Ying Lili's hand and walked forward.

Himekawa Yoshiko was stunned when she saw this, and then she shouted, "You can add me as well," and chased after the two of them.

Kato Yusuke originally wanted to follow them, but just as he was about to take steps, a hand suddenly touched his left shoulder.

Slowly, the sound of Yamaguchi sounded.

"You escaped again, Kato, but to be honest, it's better for you to make a decision sooner, otherwise -"

After a pause, the second half of the somewhat serious sentence also reached his ears.

"-Sooner or later, you will face the day when you have to make a choice without any preparation, which is the so-called turning point in life."

A slight tingling sensation emerged from my heart.

Kato Yusuke silently took away his hand and replied in a low voice: "...I have made my choice in life a long time ago."

"Kato, you——"

"I'll go over first, that's it."

Ignoring Yamaguchi's stunned expression, he walked forward.

When they arrived near the bonfire, there were already many people gathered around. There was just a gap left in the circular crowd, so the four of them walked up, preparing to fill the gap.

However, when she saw the person in the gap clearly, Jiazi, who was still smiling happily, immediately put her face up and ran to the other side.

There was no other reason than that the person standing there was Shinjoka, and she didn't want to hold hands with this scheming girl at all.

"Good evening, President, Sawamura-san, Kato-san, Himekawa-san." Shinjoka greeted in a friendly manner.

"Um."

""Good evening, Shinjou-san.""

"..."

The three people from the student union also greeted them back, but Jiazi ignored them.

Before the atmosphere became awkward, Kato Yusuke took the initiative to stand on the right side of Shinjoka, and asked Eiriri, Megumi, and Kako to line up on his right in order.

Bang! The wood in the fire crackled.

The warmth scorches the air, turning the surrounding temperature into a fiery heat.

Yinglili stared at the huge fire in front of her and said softly: "It's so hot here."

Kato Yusuke nodded and replied: "After all, we are in front of a bonfire."

"But..." Megumi said, "The bonfire is great. Just staring at it can calm you down."

"However, the smell seems to remain on the clothes afterwards."

Hearing what Eiri said, Shinjoka curiously interjected into the topic.

"Sawamura-kun, haven't you participated in this kind of activity before?"

"...I rarely have this kind of opportunity. I mostly attend parties at home, but I have still seen videos of folk dances."

"That's it. But you just need to hold the president and vice president. Everyone is holding hands and spinning around like this. It's very simple."

"Well, I understand, thank you, Shinjou-san."

"No~ I'm also very happy to have the opportunity to dance folk dance with Sawamura-san."

"Hypocritical..." Kako muttered quietly and took the hand of Hui and the student on her right.

When everyone was almost gathered and no students were planning to join in, Masaru Nakamura pressed the play button on the speaker, and melodious music started playing.

The students forming a circle began to hold hands.

Kato Yusuke also reached out and took Shinjoka and Eiriri's hands.

Compared to Shinjoka who took the initiative to hold his hand, Eirili who was held by him was obviously a little nervous, and her hand movements were also very stiff. It took a while before she dared to slowly hold her hand back.

Even so, Yinglili didn't dare to look at him, she just stared down at the bonfire in front of her, her eyes illuminated by the firelight seemed to be filled with countless flying fireflies.

A blush crept up to the base of my ears.

Bang... bang... the firewood made a slight crackling sound.

Sparks are flying in the sky.

The light from the bonfire floated, and the shadows of boys and girls swayed happily.
Chapter completed!