The RV drove into the courtyard of a villa. After everyone got out, they saw the courtyard covered in snow, and the whole world was a vast expanse of white.
Looking up across the courtyard, they could also see a towering building in the distance.
Even from here, it was faintly visible that the building should be a hotel.
"Oh! So that's the hotel on the mountaintop."
Sakuya shielded her eyes with her hand, looking at the towering building.
With her eyesight, she could indeed tell it was a hotel.
"But do hotels not usually get built at the foot of the mountain? Is the hotel here special?" Sonoko thought for a moment, then shook her head slightly.
"It is not really special. It is just that the space on the mountaintop is larger, and the foundation is more stable, otherwise a hotel would not be built up there."
"Plus, this place has a natural skiing environment, which is why there is a hotel on this mountaintop."
"During weekend breaks, after enjoying the snow scenery, you can also do some moderate exercise to release the stress accumulated over the week."
In fact, compared to a weekend trip, this ski resort was more suitable for a week-long relaxation trip.
However, for students, it was naturally impossible to stay for a week without a holiday.
"Oh!!!"
Just as they were about to enter the main house, chaotic shouts came from the distance.
Listening carefully, it was the sound of a crowd.
"Why are there so many voices?" Kaguya looked toward the source, puzzled.
"Hayasaka." She glanced at her maid.
Hayasaka bowed slightly, then directly crossed dimensions.
In less than thirty seconds, the dimensional gate opened again, and Hayasaka returned.
"It is confirmed, Miss Kaguya."
"It is a private high school's ski trip. They just got off the bus today. It will be a two-day, two-night trip."
"A private high school's ski trip, huh."
Kaguya nodded slightly. Such things in public schools usually happened in the second half of the second year, or the first half of the third year.
These collective trips were quite common in private schools, mainly depending on the school's arrangements.
Kaguya remembered that Shuchiin did not organize such trips.
Ultimately, for the students there, going on trips was not uncommon, especially for those from pure backgrounds.
Perhaps for this reason, Kaguya had never heard of any such events.
"Hmm~ Shuchiin has not had such arrangements, right?" Chika also clearly remembered there did not seem to be travel arrangements.
"Fujiwara, do you usually need the school to arrange your travels?"
"Eh? Ah, so that is how it is."
She was stunned for a moment by Kaguya's words before reacting.
The situation in other private schools was hard to say, but she knew most people in Shuchiin were rich.
For most wealthy families there, travel was not a big deal. In fact, everyone traveled on their own, without needing the school to organize it.
As for the small number of mixed-background students, they entered by hard power, which made them value grades more and have less interest in travel.
Of course, some families were more modest. Compared to spending time on travel, they preferred to study to change their future.
Chika knew of one such student.
Shirogane Miyuki, the current Student Council President of Shuchiin.
But now Chika was not sure if he still was. After all, she and Kaguya were no longer in the Student Council, and she was not sure if Shirogane could keep those VIPs in check.
But she quickly pushed such matters aside.
After all, she and Kaguya were no longer in Shuchiin, so why care?
She glanced in Ren's direction, then quietly leaned over and poked his sleeve.
"Ren, are you good at skiing?"
"..."
Ren, suddenly asked this, fell silent for a moment. He recalled his memories from both lives. He seemed to have only seen snow during a snowfall in 2008 in his previous life. He had no other clear memories of snow.
As for skiing.
"Not at all. I have never even tried it."
Chika's eyes immediately lit up. This was the first time she knew something Ren was not good at.
"In that case, how about I teach you?"
"...You are good at it?"
Hearing this, Ren did not believe it at all.
He looked down. She did not look like she was good at skiing.
"Of course."
Chika proudly puffed out her chest. The thick clothes did not show much of a spectacular sight, but she was clearly confident about skiing.
"In the past, during holidays, our family would go on trips. Things like skateboarding and skiing are both areas I am good at."
"How about I teach you skiing today?"
Seeing Chika promote herself so hard, Ren found it hard to refuse.
"If you do not mind, I do not mind."
"Great! Then it is decided!"
With that, Chika directly pulled Ren and ran into the main house.
The others exchanged glances.
"Ha… it looks like Chika was holding it in for a long time in the car," Sakuya complained as she watched the two figures.
"Hmm, Fujiwara is very energetic, just like Sakuya used to be."
Segawa Izumi, who had been troubled by Sakuya clinging to her for a period, was very familiar with such a scene.
"It is mainly because we did not play with her in the car," Nagi hit the nail on the head.
"She cheated so openly. How could we play with her?" Sonoko also disliked such blatant cheating, especially Chika's.
Looking at Ren's back, she felt no dissatisfaction or jealousy at this moment, and even could not help but sigh.
"Let us just sacrifice Ren to this troublesome woman."
"Mhm, mhm."
When Chika was full of energy, she would come to them with cards. Rather than letting it turn out that way, it was better to let her vent all her energy on Ren.
At least after her energy was vented, she would not come to them with cards.
(To be continued.)
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