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"Yo."

Hayakawa called her name from the side.

"Ugh!!"

Rizu Ogata was so startled she almost dropped her suitcase. She struck a pose like Ultraman firing lasers at Hayakawa, only to breathe a sigh of relief upon seeing her: "Hayakawa-san?!"

"Ah."

Hayakawa nodded, looking at her flushed face: "You seem quite excited."

"I'm not excited..."

Rizu Ogata touched her flushed face somewhat embarrassedly, then looked at the two suitcases in Hayakawa's hands and exclaimed in surprise, "You brought so much stuff, Hayakawa."

Chapter 252 A Doting Daughter is Truly Terrifying

"Oh, no."

Upon hearing this, Hayakawa looked down at his luggage in confusion and realized that he was carrying two suitcases. He then explained, "I didn't bring these. Furuhashi asked me to carry them. I only brought one suitcase."

"Oh, I did bring two suitcases of luggage."

Rizu Ogata turned halfway around: "There's also a backpack in the back."

"Guqiao has brought much more luggage than you."

Hayakawa recalled for a moment, then frowned slightly and said, "Two such big suitcases, two handbags, and a shoulder bag on her back. Seriously, is she moving? She's carrying so much stuff."

"I guess it's because he was too excited."

Rizu Ogata smiled slightly: "I'm about the same."

"I brought a lot of luggage to be fully prepared."

At this moment, Fumino Furuhashi arrived and blushed upon hearing their conversation: "Isn't it normal for girls to bring a lot of luggage when they travel far away?"

Hayakawa scoffed and sneered, "Isn't Ogata Rizu a girl too? I haven't seen her bring that much luggage."

Fumino Furuhashi protested, "Rika-chan is not an ordinary girl at all."

"Hey, Fumino, I can't pretend I didn't hear what you said."

Upon hearing this, Ogata Rizu's delicate brows immediately furrowed slightly: "What do you mean I'm not an ordinary girl?"

"Ahhh, I'm sorry, Ri-chan, that's not what I meant..."

The two girls chattered on and on about nothing of substance, while Hayakawa, sandwiched between them, dragged her luggage along in silence, her face full of dejection, her eyes gradually losing their light.

It's so noisy...

……

The three of them took a taxi to the airport, but because they had too much luggage, it took them a lot of effort to load it into the car. The overburdened taxi then drove shakily along the road, managing to reach the airport during the last stretch of the morning rush hour traffic.

After arriving at the airport, the three checked their luggage and then found a place to sit down with their boarding passes.

"There are still more than forty minutes left,"

Fumino Furuhashi looked curiously at the airport massage chairs and vending machines not far away, and said to Rizu Ogata, "Aren't we a little early?"

"not early."

Rizu Ogata adjusted her glasses: "To prevent unexpected delays in boarding, arriving half an hour to an hour early is reasonable."

"That's true,"

Fumino Furuhashi looked up at the airport's arched ceiling with a hint of boredom and said, "What should we do for these forty minutes?"

Ogata Rizu's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and she whispered, "If you don't mind, I brought playing cards..."

"Of course we should learn!"

Hayakawa resolutely pulled out his secret weapon—his vocabulary book—and loudly read aloud: "Debate! Debate!"

"Don't do this... Hayakawa-san."

Fumino Furuhashi weakly reached out and covered his mouth: "We've come all this way, don't do something so unpleasant."

Hayakawa blushed upon hearing this. As a student, to say that studying was a spoilsport was so unethical that he trembled with rage in broad daylight.

Hayakawa remained silent with a gloomy face, only lowering his head to study his vocabulary. In this dark and decadent world, he was the only one who could maintain his bright nature.

"Rika, let's go to the vending machine and buy some drinks."

Fumino Furuhashi suggested to Riju Ogata.

"But... playing cards."

Ogata Rizu said somewhat reluctantly, still harboring a lingering fantasy of playing board games together.

"Hayakawa doesn't know how to play."

Fumino Furuhashi was somewhat tempted, but still sighed slightly.

"Who said I don't play?"

Upon hearing this, Hayakawa's rebellious streak kicked in. He slammed the book shut and raised his head, saying, "Come on then, I have nothing else to do anyway."

"Ah... ok, ok!"

Ogata Rizu only paused for a moment before her eyes lit up. She hurriedly rummaged through her pocket and pulled out a deck of cards, handing them to Hayakawa with both hands and a smile on her face.

"Just play around with it."

Hayakawa silently took the card, said something, and took the cards out of the box. Seeing this, Fumino Furuhashi lost interest in checking the after-sales service machine and sat back down next to Hayakawa, tilting her head and calmly watching him deal the cards.

So the three of them started playing the most classic, simplest, and time-saving card game, Ghost Hunting. Ogata Rizu, who was terrible at the game, soon had several slips of paper on her face symbolizing her failure, but she never lost heart. Instead, she continued to play with great enthusiasm, never giving up despite repeated defeats.

Looking at her focused and attentive face, Hayakawa thought that if she had put even a little bit of that energy into studying, her grades probably wouldn't be what they are now.

Hayakawa thought to himself, silently taking the ordinary card that wasn't a joker from her hand. He watched as her delicate and cute face instantly fell, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his face.

But if that were the case, then she wouldn't be Rizu Ogata.

……

“My father is annoying.”

While queuing to board the plane, Rizu Ogata suddenly said something.

"what happened?"

Hayakawa was right in front of her. Hearing this, he turned around and saw that she was looking down at her phone, her expression full of impatience.

"look."

Rizu Ogata handed her phone to Hayakawa so he could see the chat history.

Hayakawa looked closely and saw…

[Don't worry, daughter. If you encounter any danger in Hokkaido, as long as I have a breath left, I will rush there with two machetes!]

Hayakawa: "..."

Ugh... This is terrifying. What is this thing? It's really scary. This "daughter-obsessed" thing is just too frightening.

If he finds out that I went on a trip with his daughter, he might actually come looking for me with two machetes.

“How should I put it…”

Hayakawa handed the phone back to Ogata Rizu expressionlessly and said comfortingly, "You've really worked hard."

Standing behind Rizu Ogata, Fumino Furuhashi watched the whole thing with a strange expression. Although she sincerely hoped that she could have more interaction and intimacy with that "heartless" father, it was still too much to go to the level of Rizu's father.

"That's what I meant."

Rizu Ogata looked at the chat interface with a scrunched-up face: "I don't even know how to reply to these kinds of messages."

"Uh…"

Hayakawa kept his eyes down, his nose down, his mouth down, and his mind down, pretending not to hear.

"Never mind, I won't reply."

Rizu Ogata made up her mind and stuffed her phone back into her pocket: "When he asks me why I didn't reply, I'll say I turned off my phone on the plane and that's why I didn't see it."

Hayakawa: "...Whatever you want."

……

The queue ended quickly, and the three of them passed through the boarding passage and the narrow doors of the plane, entering the aircraft under the guidance of the flight attendants.

Chapter 253 Tinnitus

All three people booked economy class seats, which were in the same row next to each other.

Hayakawa herself definitely wanted to sit in first class, as that would be befit her distinguished status. However, considering Ogata Riju and Furuhashi Fumino, she bought the same seats as them, since even if Hayakawa wanted to pay, they certainly wouldn't agree.

The three followed the other passengers to their seats. Ogata Rizu wanted to sit by the window, so she went in first. Hayakawa followed her in, while Furuhashi Fumino sat in the aisle seat.

As soon as Ogata Rizu sat down, she peered out the window like a curious child, patting Hayakawa's shoulder repeatedly: "Hayakawa, Hayakawa, look out the window! We can see the wings right from here, they're huge!"

"Yes."

Hayakawa, who was sitting in a chair with his eyes closed, replied, "Very big."

"Hayakawa,"

After looking out the window, Rizu Ogata began to study the seating space in the cabin, pulling a magazine from the back of her seat and saying, "Look, this is an introduction to airplanes and airlines."

"Yes." (Casual)

Hayakawa glanced up and then closed his eyes again, looking as languid as a cat about to take a nap.

"Take it easy, Rijang."

Fumino Furuhashi whispered from the side, "We're outside, so it's a little quieter."

Rizu Ogata immediately blushed and covered her mouth to calm down.

Hayakawa found some peace and quiet, then turned to a more comfortable position, resting while waiting for the plane to take off.

Shortly after, with a slight vibration throughout the cabin, Hayakawa realized that the plane was about to take off. He opened his sleepy eyes and perked up a bit, just as the announcement began.

"The plane will be taking off soon. Cabin crew are now conducting security checks. Please be seated, fasten your seatbelts, stow your seatbacks and tray tables, and turn off any electronic devices you are carrying..."

The flight attendant's sweet voice echoed in the cabin as she made the announcement. Hayakawa straightened up and said to the two women, "Turn it off. Don't turn it on until the plane is stable."

"Oh, alright."

Ogata and Furuhashi hurriedly pulled out their phones, and at the same time the plane started up, the piercing sound of the engine running filled the air.

The graceful steel giant turned and entered the runway. The runway lights were still clearly visible in the midday sun, and the strobe lights on the sides of the wings were flashing.

The plane began to accelerate, speeding recklessly across the wide runway. Then, the nose lifted slightly, and the engine roared loudly. At that moment, it was as if an eagle, imprisoned in a dark cell, had broken free of its chains and soared into the pure blue sky above, seemingly oblivious to gravity.

Like a curious child, Rizu Ogata pressed her face against the plane window, watching everything on earth gradually shrink. First, pedestrians and vehicles appeared, then tall buildings, and finally the entire city became barely visible, like a stone submerged in a pond. A sense of inexplicable fear gripped her, and she quickly moved away from the window.

"I'm afraid of heights."

Seeing this, Hayakawa turned his head and asked a question.

"No, I'm not afraid of heights."

Ogata Rizu breathed slightly, and said defiantly, "There's nothing to be afraid of."

Hayakawa thought to himself, "You're afraid of the dark, ghosts, and lightning, what else are you not afraid of?"

However, he was happy to have some peace and quiet. It wouldn't take long to fly from here to Hokkaido, and Hayakawa planned to use this time to rest and recover from the fatigue of the journey, since he would have to enter the temple immediately upon arrival to begin his grueling training.

With that thought in mind, Hayakawa closed his eyes.

However, less than five minutes later, trouble began to arise one after another.

……

"it hurts…"

Ogata Rizu suddenly covered her ears, her expression filled with pain: "It hurts so much inside my ears."

Hayakawa opened his eyes and turned his head to look.

"What's wrong, Ri-chan?"