Will rain...will fall from the high altitudes of this world again?

"Hmm~~~Okay..."

After a brief agreement, Nako chose to accept Mai Shiraishi's invitation.

In fact, she couldn't refuse.

This girl, who has an exquisite face like a porcelain doll, has the attribute of "not admitting defeat" in her heart.

Because of Sakura's existence, she, like herself, chose to keep certain things deep in her heart.

However... Yimo's suppression does not mean that it will not disappear. On the contrary, it will gradually deteriorate as you get along with the people you care about.

One day, you won't be able to bear it anymore and will drive yourself crazy and paranoid.

"I must get him!"

After Takiichi left, the enthusiasm that surged out of them continued to illustrate this concept.

Mai Shiraishi, on the other hand, is relatively gentle.

Forget it, you can't avoid it after all. Instead of avoiding it, it's better to clarify your position in the subsequent conversation.

When he lowered his head and thought, his little hand was tightly held by the person in front of him and he moved forward slowly.

After passing through the entrance of the park, it was already very dark inside.

Street lights that only work late at night disperse the darkness within a two-meter radius.

Within this area, dark-colored grass is mixed with a number of dark greens.

Along the way, the two of them stepped on the small stone path beside each other, making a pleasant thumping sound under their shoes.

Nako inadvertently cast his eyes on her feet.

Those shoes are really special, like high-heeled sandals.

But...the height of the heel is only less than three centimeters, which is completely the heel design style of an ordinary shoe.

As for the width, it is somewhat similar to the very wide high-heeled shoes that Nako's mother bought in the shoe cabinet at home.

It looks like a piece of soft wood with the top facing upwards. The four ribbons that are divided into front and back are crisscrossed around the soles of the feet. They are probably made of special materials. Once exposed to the dark night, a bright purple light will be emitted from the corners.

of light.

Are you using fluorescent powder for decoration?...No, if you use that kind of thing, it will be easily washed away by the rain and snow, the humid air and the washing of rain. In this way,

This pair of shoes has lost its biggest feature.

Her shoes are as high-end as her clothes...or maybe it's because of her face that is stunning at first sight. Even wearing ordinary sneakers will give others a youthful and beautiful temperament.

.

But this pair of shoes is different from the high heels that Mai Shiraishi wore when she last saw her. They are definitely not ordinary products on the market. They just match the shape of the owner's feet.

Whether walking slowly or running on a flat road, the reasonably measured internal space will not squeeze the soles of the feet at all, causing any damage to their own skin and skeleton.

At this point, Nako had to admit that her feet were as beautiful as her shoes. It must have taken a lot of thought to design suitable shoes for such an owner.

After arriving at the destination, Shiraishi Mai stopped.

The familiar pavilion began to be surrounded by darkness tinged with green.

There is no one here.

A leaf fell from above the head.

"This is the place where I reunited with Taki-san for the first time since I came to Tokyo."

Mai Shiraishi's beautiful eyes slowly scanned the surroundings and pointed at the stone bench in the corner.

There seemed to be light there. When Nako turned around, he realized that it was just a stone lantern shaped like a Japanese garden that was lit.

"At that time, he was sitting here quietly holding a book, and it was raining lightly in the world outside the pavilion.

I was just about to go home after finishing my part-time job, and came here to take shelter from the rain on the way.

The convenience store where I work is about two minutes' walk from here. It's a very close and very bustling place. Although I didn't bring an umbrella, I was really happy when I found out it was him."

"Is it such a coincidence?" Nako was slightly startled.

"I remember that Maiyan told others that you came to Tokyo from Gunma Prefecture to follow in Taki-san's footsteps."

"That's right." Shiraishi Mai smiled faintly, her fingertips went around her cheek to pick up a strand of hair, and wrapped it carefully behind her ear.

"When Taki-san chatted with many people, he often mentioned that because of his uncle's and aunt's work problems, Taki-san often moved with them when he was a child. If you calculate it carefully, Taki-san basically can name any place in RB.

Been there all over again.

Gunma is not the place where he has stayed the longest, but the amazing thing is that the school Taki-san attended before entering Gunma Prefecture was in Hokkaido~~, but before coming to Gunma, he studied with senior Kimura Takuya

Lived for a while.”

As for Hokkaido... isn't that...

In a trance, the image of a girl who always wears a headset and sits in the corner of the practice room reading, jumped out of the depths of my mind.

Looking back, every time he lived in a place, even if it was not long ago, he would always gather an enviable number of friends around him.

Many of these people later became artists under his influence.

The reasons for going to Beijing are becoming more and more singular at a certain stage.

In order to break through the confusion that is just around the corner, in order to make important choices in life leading to the crossroads...

"I... am someone who believes that school is not good, and I used to be very afraid of going to school."

Putting her hands in her pockets, Mai Shiraishi stared at the glowing stone lantern for a while.

During this period, his body involuntarily moved to the stone bench and sat down.

The biting feeling of coldness penetrated the thin clothes, trying to fight against the temperature in the body.

But perhaps thinking that this stone bench had always been his special seat, Mai Shiraishi felt a heartbeat and heat that she hadn't felt in a long time while sitting on it.

When psychological suggestion reaches a certain level, the body and consciousness will produce hallucinations.

It's like now... there's the fragrance of cherry blossoms in the air, exactly the same smell you'll smell when you get close to Takiichi.

This pavilion was considered by her a long time ago as a place where secrets could not be revealed.

Every late night in Tokyo, when most people have gone home to rest, a young man and woman will always come here to exchange and talk about the day and recent events, just like the pen pals between elementary school students sharing each other's stories.

The same secret.

When did he become so important?

When telling the secrets sealed here, Shiraishi Mai has been thinking about this issue, which also triggered Nako to think about the same issue.

They have something in common that is worthy of recognition, and it is also because they are the same people who recognize each other.

The answer was ready to come out the moment the two looked at each other.

From the first acquaintance, the first familiarity to the change of titles, the smile towards the other person is no longer polite but estranged and awkward.

"Because I vented my anger on a girl at school, I was ostracized by the people around me. That kind of depression is like being choked, and over time you will die completely."

Bringing up the embarrassing aspects of the past again, Shiraishi Mai could face it as calmly as possible.

"My mother once asked me why I didn't go to school. This kind of thing... I think anyone who has experienced it would not know how to answer.

Because, no matter what explanation we give, in the eyes of parents, it may be a reason to avoid studying...

But... what happened next made me determined to change myself."
Chapter completed!