At seven o'clock, Kato Yusuke woke Megumi from her sleep.

Although the other party was still very sleepy, he had no choice since dinner here was only served until 7:30 at the latest.

They came to the restaurant together, and the guide also chose this time to eat, so the three of them sat together naturally.

The dinner served at "Penglaikan" is a curry set meal.

The main dish is chicken curry and rice, the side dishes are beef patties and potato salad, and there is also a bowl of hot soup.

To be honest, being able to eat these at an altitude of over 3,000 meters is already very precious. However, the guide said this:

"Actually, this is nothing. What is really great is the ramen shop on the top of the mountain. Although it is not open now, if you can go and eat a bowl of hot ramen after watching the sunrise, it will be a delicious food in the world.

"

Kato Yusuke and Megumi were eating curry and listening to each other's conversation with great interest. They found it very interesting.

"Speaking of which, I have always been a little curious, why did Kato-san choose to come to Mount Fuji at this time?" the guide asked.

"Hmm... I guess there's no particular reason. It's more of a temporary decision, right?"

Kato Yusuke said and looked at Megumi, who was quietly sipping a cup of hot tea and smiling at him.

"Oh~?"

The guide smiled and patted his thigh, "Haha, it turns out it was just a temporary decision? Then I thought too much. I thought you had chosen this day specially."

"Did you choose this day specifically?" Kato Yusuke wondered: "Mr. Noguchi, what do you mean?"

"Eh? Because today isn't March 13th? Waiting until after midnight is the White Day that you young people like. Isn't it very romantic to watch the sunrise with your girlfriend at this time?" Lan

The guide looked at him in surprise, as if asking, "Don't you know?"

White Day——!

Kato Yusuke's expression froze on his face, and several faces subconsciously appeared in his mind.

Xiao Shi, Ying Lili, Xiao Kano...

Then he suddenly turned his head and looked to his side, and saw that Hui had turned his face to the other side for some reason, as if he had no idea about the conversation at the dinner table.

"..."

He opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. Finally, he picked up the paper cup with a grimace and drank the hot tea in it.

'What a tragedy, Xiaoshi will definitely be angry...'

Kato Yusuke thought absentmindedly, feeling as if there was an extra word "danger" on his forehead, and his expression became uncertain.

"White Valentine's Day and return gifts"

So many things happened recently that he completely forgot about it.

I took out my mobile phone from my pocket, and as expected, an "Outside" message appeared on it, indicating that I could not contact the outside world.

When I thought of this, a sigh naturally escaped from my mouth.

"Uh, Brother Kato...?" Lan

The guide opposite scratched the back of his head in confusion, his eyes wandering between them, as if he didn't understand why the atmosphere suddenly turned serious.

Kato Yusuke smiled bitterly and put away his phone and said it was nothing.

Now that the matter has come to this, it is useless to say anything else. We can only think about what to do next.

According to the scheduled itinerary, they will return to Tokyo tomorrow afternoon. As long as they rush to Xiaoshi's side as soon as possible, they should be able to make it in time.

Eiriri is not in a hurry because she is far away from the Nasu Plateau, and Kano-chan will not embarrass him on this matter. As for the others, they can wait and make up for it later.

It works, it works!

Kato Yusuke thought happily, he could only use Ah Q's spirit to comfort himself.

Hui next to him glanced at him secretly, with a hint of guilt on his face, then pouted his mouth slightly and lowered his head.

…

After dinner, the two parties parted ways.

There are no showers or bathrooms in the mountain hut, and no water for washing is provided.

Because of this, Kato Yusuke bought a few bottles of mineral water in the store for him and Megumi to use for washing.

Although the products sold here are somewhat premium, you cannot ignore personal hygiene just for this reason.

After Hui washed up, he also took his own things and set off.

Braving the cold wind, I came outside, went to the restroom located a little further away, and started washing myself.

By the way, due to the shortage of water resources on the mountain, even if guests want to use the toilet, they can only use it for free once, and they will have to pay 200 yen each time.

Due to the geology of Mount Fuji, there is no water field here. Mountain huts generally store rainwater through water tanks for toilet use.

Kato Yusuke first washed his face with mineral water, and then wiped his ears, neck, and feet with wet wipes to clean them to the greatest extent under limited conditions.

While brushing my teeth, I walked around the corners of the toilet with my mobile phone.

"Tokyo time, 19:29 - outside the circle"

Looking at the cell phone that still had no signal, he put it back into his pocket and returned to the accommodation area.

When we passed Odongpo, most of the climbers were already sleeping, including the guide Mr. Noguchi.

According to what the other party said during dinner, this is a common practice for everyone to catch the sunrise.

Kato Yusuke walked lightly and returned to his room.

In the space illuminated by light bulbs, the girl was sitting quietly in the corner, charging her mobile phone.

He couldn't explain the reason, but he intuitively felt that the other party was waiting for him.

"Um...have you washed it? Yusuke."

"Well, it's washed." Lan

Kato Yusuke reached out to close the curtains at the entrance, put the toiletry set back into his backpack, and asked casually: "What are you doing?"

"play games."

"Well, what kind of game is it?"

"Xiao Xiao Le."

"Don't play for too long? We have to set off on the road in the early morning."

"Yes, I know." Hui nodded slightly, and then asked: "Yusuke, do you want to come and chat?"

"Well..." Lan

Kato Yusuke pretended to be troubled and said in a joking tone:

"I'm not bad, but do you realize that we are now in a situation where a man and a woman are alone in the same room? Shouldn't you be more aware of the crisis?"

"Huh? But... this isn't the first time I've been in this situation with you, Yusuke, right? Isn't it too late to bring up the sense of crisis now?"

"...Then you can't be totally defenseless, right?"

Kato Yusuke said as he walked over to the other party and sat down on the ground, "You know I am a healthy male."

The girl tilted her head slightly and looked at him, "What... Yusuke, what you said means what you will do to me?"

"Is this..." Lan

Kato Yusuke looked up at the light bulb above his head, and then looked back thoughtfully, "What do you think?"

"..."

Hui's shoulders stiffened slightly, and she avoided his slightly aggressive eyes as if she was angry, and reminded in a low voice: "...that kind of extreme behavior is prohibited here."

"So didn't I say that..."

Kato Yusuke lowered his head slightly and whispered to her as before, "I will control it within the limits allowed by the rules, okay?"

"——!"

As if she had been stung by a bee, the girl's body trembled, her face turned red and she shook her head.

"I...I don't think it's good. After all, Yusuke shouldn't have decided the boundaries of this kind of thing...let's just rest."

As she spoke, she stood up, walked to the other side of the room as if running away, and got into her sleeping bag.

Kato Yusuke raised his eyebrows in a funny way, but without saying much, he stood up and turned off the light, and then got into his sleeping bag.

The room fell into quiet darkness, except for the mechanical sound of the ventilation equipment.

The pillows and sleeping bags provided by this mountain hut are very clean, have no peculiar smell on them, and are very comfortable to use.

The temperature in the room was on the low side, so they were all fully clothed to keep themselves warm as much as possible.

In the silence, a soft rolling sound sounded in the darkness.

"...Yusuke, are you asleep?" the girl asked softly, as if she didn't want the day to end here.

Kato Yusuke turned around naturally and replied to the source of the voice in the darkness: "Not yet."
To be continued...