If I were asked at that time, if there was anything else I wanted to ask, after all, I was not good at lying.

Even if he looks cold and inaccessible on the surface, the emotion filled with the word "he hesitates to speak" will still be condensed in his pupils without any accident.

The girl held her hands behind her back and skipped ahead, humming unknown music, but it was indeed a very cheerful melody.

"Why...from beginning to end, there is an expectation in my heart that it is about to break through the soil? What is it?"

Another self in my heart asked this question to my mind.

As for what will happen in the future, probably only you who are in the future timeline will know.

As described in the novel, traveling back to the past from the future time and space, telling myself "there are some things you can't do, or you will regret it."

A similar thought came to mind at this moment, and then, a young figure turned like a rotating vortex, from spinning rapidly to being turned upside down and finally turning into its original appearance.

Asahikawa Elementary School...Fourth Year Class A...

The boy sitting in the corner holding a book and reading quietly at all times...

Nana Hashimoto could not recall many memories about that boy.

In the depths of my memory, I can only find him studying at Asahikawa Elementary School for only three months before disappearing.

The explanation given by the teacher was that he was transferred to another place, and even the so-called farewell ceremony was not held as usual.

Ah~~~ It seems that he refused, thinking that doing so would not only increase sadness.

It is not good to make classmates who had not impressed me deeply before feel the regret of leaving.

Looking back now, Nana Hashimoto can only sigh again and again.

The boy who was a few years younger than himself had more mature considerations than he did at that time.

Oh, speaking of age, I only found out that he skipped a grade and came to my class after he transferred to another place to study.

Because...according to his age, an ordinary person would be in the third grade.

I jumped from the third grade to the fifth grade. I accidentally went to the office to hand in my homework and overheard the teacher communicating with a Mandarin teacher in the next class.

"In fact, there is no problem with this child's knowledge level going directly to junior high school, but doing so will only attract more people's attention. His parents followed the child's wishes and finally let him enter the fifth grade."

The teacher felt sorry for his sudden departure, but such feelings could not be expressed in front of the students.

Maybe they also know that he, who is very popular in school, has actually caused immeasurable pressure on many ordinary students in disguise.

Before this, there had never been a transfer student who could quickly become a well-known figure in the entire school.

If you pick out any campus-themed comics, they seem to be tailor-made for him.

So, he finally left.

Maybe it was destined to be this result from the beginning.

Hashimoto Nana, who is close to an adult, understands all this.

Transfer students are an experience that anyone will encounter during their student years. The vast majority of transfer students are unable to stay in one school class for too long. This is because the choice to transfer to a certain school is only temporary.

Or...because of other reasons, they did not integrate in and were not accepted by their classmates after transferring to another school.

"Hashimoto Nanami-kun... I would like to ask for your guidance in the coming period."

When I first met that boy, he had a pair of eyes that were comparable to stars, and they always exuded clear light.

After the usual self-introduction, the teacher brought him in front of him and told him some words.

It's nothing more than "he will be your deskmate from now on, and you should get along well".

Because she has never been good at taking the initiative to socialize with others, Hashimoto Nana seemed very cautious about having an extra roommate.

"Hey~~This... Hirai-san?"

Listening to the strong Kansai accent when the other party first spoke, Hashimoto Nana held out her hand in a slightly reserved tone, "Please give me more advice in the future."

It didn't take long before I heard detailed introduction information from his mouth about his name and where he came from.

"My name is Hirai Takiichi. I was born in Kyoto. I recently moved to Asahikawa due to my parents' career.

Both sisters are studying in nearby schools, you can call me Taki, it doesn't matter if you don't use honorifics."

At the end of get out of class, after skillfully getting rid of the curious questions of his classmates, he turned to himself and said what he was curious about in a gentle and calm tone.

Just like at a sports ceremony, the host is making announcements to the teachers and students in the audience.

When speaking, he will keep his gaze completely level with his own eyes, and will not act arrogantly like other boys who take advantage of being taller than girls.

Although he was born in Kansai, Hashimoto Nana didn't realize that he spoke Tokyo very well.

Therefore, when the Mandarin teacher encounters students who have difficulty correcting their pronunciation during class, they will ask him to get up and help guide them.

A person who was born in Kyoto, but knows a lot about Tokyo, its humanities, geography, and various cultures.

When he talked about it, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and there was no desire to show off in his eyes.

This is a general summary of Hashimoto Nana's impression of him.

He is completely different during class and after class.

This is not about his character, but his attitude towards public time and personal time is completely different.

Compared with his concentration during class, he seemed to enjoy the short personal space after class.

Make reasonable arrangements for the limited time, and do not waste it meaninglessly on fun.

Hashimoto Nana was deeply envious and hoped that she could become someone like him. After that, she listed this boy as her "long-term observation" object.

From the initial conversation, to going home together after school, to inviting him to your home to review homework, and finally to farewell.

No matter when, in Hashimoto Nanami's eyes, he would always find a suitable place to lean on and open a book silently.

And in his favorite cherry blossom season, the sky full of cherry blossoms fell silently from the sky outside the window.

Sometimes a few cherry blossom petals would fall onto the book in his hand, and he would gently pick it up and put it aside, instead of treating it roughly like other boys.

The warm light penetrated from the top of his head downwards, and the peaceful aura surrounding the boy was completely incompatible with the playfulness and laughter of the students inside and outside the classroom.

Nana Hashimoto was not attracted to Takiichi Hirai like that.

Under his influence, later on, I fell in love with

In my personal time, I put on my headphones and leaned in a corner with a book in my hands, refusing to be disturbed by the outside world. This was the first thing I learned from him.

It's just that I never thought at that time that once such a change started, it would just move forward and never stop.

"If I have a chance and I have enough money, I will definitely go to the countryside of Kyoto.

I want to see what kind of customs and atmosphere of the place where he was born and grew up makes Hirai-san completely different from other boys."

This is how the goal was set. Regarding "Kyoto" and when he described himself, he would add the word "countryside", which was completely different from the one introduced by the teacher, which was relatively serious and rigid.
Chapter completed!