Reborn in Tokyo after picking up Sayu who ran away from home

Chapter 587
Checkout complete.

When I walked out of the coffee shop, it was already dark outside.

The two talked inside and seemed to kill a lot of time.

The night wind began to blow, and the cold air kept creeping in from the gap in the neckline.

Kato Yusuke tightened his sports jacket and took out his phone.

At this time, Sayu also came out from the shop.

In the dim vision, he couldn't see the other person's face clearly, only saw the brown hair shaking lightly.

The girl rewrapped the scarf and retracted her small face inside.Only that soft and weak behavior is no different from Sayu in the past.

The conversation in the store just now seemed to have cost her a lot of effort, making her look a little quiet and haggard at the moment.

Kato Yusuke searched for nearby hotels on his mobile phone, and said, "Let's go."

"Ah."

The girl nodded and agreed gently.

The two started walking.

There was no one on the street, adding to the deserted atmosphere unique to the night.

creak creak ~

The snow on the road dances with the sound of footsteps.

Teenagers and girls keep a certain distance to walk.

The sound of the soles of shoes rubbing against the snow and the sound of boots stepping on the snow echoed in the night streets.

The uncoordinated footsteps continued, and the distance of that step could never be filled.

People, cities, seasons.

All is moving forward, noticing it or not.

Kato Yusuke buried his head forward without saying a word, as if there was a slight pause, and the robbers of time would catch up.

Sayu followed closely behind him.

While watching his back, he compared it carefully with the outline deep in his memory.

From the summer of the second year of high school to the winter of the third year of high school.

Time flies, but the figure from the dream has always been deeply rooted in her mind, clear and inexplicable.

Like the proud frost branch in the cold winter, the yellow beam dream in the dark night.

It seems very close, yet extremely far away.

She can only lie in the fragments of time, thinking about each other's past.

The two silently searched for a hotel where they could stay.

I don't know if it's because of Christmas, after running to several hotels one after another and getting the reply of "full room", Kato Yusuke couldn't help but walked out of the room with deep brows.

The girl was standing at the doorway illuminated by orange street lamps, with her hands in front of her ruddy face, breathing in small mouthfuls.

The cold moonlight shone on her face, and the white breath she exhaled slowly drifted away under the light.

Seeing him coming out of the hotel, he naturally cast his gaze at the convenience.The light from the street lamps reflected in the amber pupils, making them particularly bright in the dark.

When on the line of sight.

Sayu seemed to feel that his behavior was not very good, so he cautiously put his small hands back into his coat pockets, hesitated and asked, "...Excuse me, how are you doing?"

Kato Yusuke shook his head slowly.

"Is that so..."

A trace of guilt appeared on Sayu's face, and said softly:
"Well, thank you for helping me so much, that's enough. I'll find a place to stay by myself, so I don't need to bother you anymore."

"..."

Kato Yusuke took out his mobile phone again, expanded the search area slightly, and made a call while standing still.

But I asked around.

The only hotel with rooms is also 10 minutes away.

And on this snowy night, there is no taxi on the street at all, and even the tram has been announced to be out of service.

In this situation.

If one wanted to get to that hotel, the only option left seemed to be trekking.

thought here.

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but glanced at the girl next to him, but what appeared in his mind was the way she was rubbing her hands to keep warm just now.

After a short thought.

"...If it's not a hotel, can you accept it?"

"what……?"

Surprised by this question, Sayu stayed where she was for a while, but luckily she was able to squeeze out a sound.

"Er...not a hotel, you mean...?"

"My friend lives near here. She has a vacant room over there, and she can let you temporarily stay for one night."

A second passed.

"If it's convenient...then please."

The boy nodded and walked in a certain direction, "... this way."

Sayu hurriedly followed.

At this moment, the night is falling, and the cold wind is blowing.

Street lamps are like faintly glowing candles, warmly lighting up the night.

Undeliverable prayers, unfulfilled wishes must all exist somewhere in the world.

but--

At least don't choose to be cowardly when you should be aggressive.

Even the breath out of the mouth might blow someone's candle.

Sayu prayed secretly in her heart.

Teenagers and girls walked silently.

As I was walking, I accidentally turned my head white.

……

Walked for about 10 minutes or so.

The two came to an apartment near Takado Bridge.

"You wait here, I'll get the key."

"Ah, okay."

Sayu, who was arranged by Kato Yusuke to wait downstairs, obediently agreed.

While observing the environment left and right, he secretly sorted out his thoughts.

Although the other party's attitude has been very cold, but she still did not give up the plan in her heart, determined to ask what happened later.

This is the purpose of her traveling all the way to Tokyo.

While thinking, she inhaled her nose, which was a little red from the cold, and the colder air entered her lungs, slightly stinging her nasal cavity.

click.

There was a soft door opening and closing sound from the second floor of the apartment.

Accompanied by the sound of approaching footsteps, Kato Yusuke walked down the stairs alone.

"follow me."

"……OK."

The two came to the door of "Room 101" together, opened the door with the key and entered.

"excuse me……"

Sayu shook the fine snowflakes on her head, took off her shoes in a similar manner, and followed the boy into the room step by step.

As for the ambiguous and dangerous behavior of following a member of the opposite sex into a strange room at night... She strangely didn't have any worries.

Maybe it's because her mind is already occupied, or something else, she just can't feel guarded against that person.

What's more, her physical fitness is still very good, so that she can't even call for help when she encounters a crisis.

"Clap" sounded.

The room suddenly became brighter.

Presented in front of you is a 1LDK single apartment.

Wardrobe, low table, single bed...

Some basic living furniture are simply placed in the house, which looks very new and has no traces of use.

Kato Yusuke turned on the air conditioner on the wall with the remote control.

Not long after, warm wind was sent from between the fan blades.

"...That's it. Someone will bring you a change of clothes later. Remember to open the door. This is the key to the room. Just give it to the person in room 201 when you leave."

After explaining these things, he was ready to leave.

however……

"Please wait...!"

As if expected, Sayu moved and took a step sideways, blocking his only way, with a tight face.

"You are Iwanami-san, right?"

"..."

Kato Yusuke's lips moved, as if to say something, but he fell silent immediately.

The girl stared at him closely, with a bit of stubbornness in her eyes.

"... Otherwise, why did you say those things to me when you were in Hokkaido?"

She took a deep breath and threw out the questions in her heart one by one.

"Not only asked me if I remember Iwanami-san, but also asked me if I remembered Yusuke, and the promise..."

"In addition, "Xiaoyou is the goldfish we caught, and there is another one named Xiaoyou, which was named by you", you said these things yourself..."

"...Obviously, including me, no one remembers Iwanami-san, why do you know? Please, please tell me the truth..."

The girl looked over with pleading eyes, tightly pursed her lips, and the words in her stomach were only lightly reduced to two words in the end.

"Yusuke."

"........."

Kato Yusuke clenched the key in his hand, and the moment he met her eyes, his fingers were full of blue veins.

There were no windows in the living room.

A closed room lacks air circulation, amplifying the dull atmosphere.

Outside, the bustle of Takadanobaba's Ekimae Street.

——The sound came from afar.

Penetrating through the thin walls, it disrupts the quiet interior into chaos.

In the sound like a puddle of muddy water, her heartbeat was particularly distinct.

"Yusuke..."

She called his name again in vain.

When it came to the end, her voice choked up without warning.

Kato Yusuke clenched his teeth on the side face, his joints protruding faintly, but he didn't say a word.

These changes did not escape the eyes of Sayu who had been watching him, and at the same time made the girl more convinced of something.

In fact.

She confided so tirelessly and carefully, but she wanted to confirm that everything in the dream was not false, and to prove it from him.

And now, she seems to have found the answer...

Thinking of this, Sayu's eyes couldn't help but feel slightly hot, and his nose felt sour.

"Yusuke..."

There was remorse in her soft voice, and loneliness and sadness were hidden in her eyes.

Thoughts began to roll, rolling in like a tide.

If her dream is not false, then other experiences will not disappear.

Like that slap.

those excessive words.

And the apology that I still can't say until now...

Probably also felt the dignified silence.

The young man let out a deep breath, and said simply: "You have misunderstood the person..."

Just five words, but it seems to contain intricate emotions.

Sayu's body shook, and she only felt a little needle-like pain piercing into her chest, but she didn't stop, but took advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness and forcibly grabbed his left fist hanging by his leg.

On the back of the hand that should have been as white as jade - there is a hideous and ugly scar!

Only the color of that piece of skin was completely different from the surrounding area, and it also had irregular jagged lines.

"This is……!"

The girl lost her voice for a moment, and her expression became distorted in an instant.She covered her mouth and made a moaning voice: "Why..."

The inner emotions are like finding a gate, and once they are vented, they can no longer be controlled.

Tick ​​tock, warm tears rolled down from the eyes.

"I'm sorry, right... oh, I'm really... sorry..."

Sayu lowered her head repentantly, hugged that hand tightly in front of her face because she wanted to warm the other person, and kept apologizing.

"Ugh, uh...I'm sorry, it's all my fault, it's all my fault...caused you to suffer such serious injuries..."

The dream turned into reality at this moment, easily crossing the blurred dividing line.

seriously.

... How much sin did she make this person bear?
She burdened him with her fragility, her dependence, her cunning, her grief, her regrets, and her faults.

Obviously it shouldn't be like this.

Obviously the real heroes should be rewarded at the end.

but--

"...why... I can't remember anything."

The body temperature transmitted through the fingers is very warm, but it makes people feel extremely painful.

"I'm sorry I said such exaggerated things to you..."

"I'm sorry, I beat you..."

"Sorry, I haven't apologized to you..."

"I'm sorry I misunderstood you for so long..."

"Sorry for making you suffer..."

She held that slightly trembling fist, her voice trembling uncontrollably.

"Woo, woo, ahem... You must be suffering, it's all my fault."

The girl's cry echoed in my ears, accompanied by a strong nasal voice.

The wet and cold tears were like broken beads, dripping patter, hitting the back of the boy's hand, as if to wake up his senses and his already paralyzed heart.

Kato Yusuke's eyes shook violently, his expression was a little out of control, and his throat was slightly blocked.

The moon hangs high in the night sky outside the window.

The girl's moist eye sockets, sad lips and lonely tears were illuminated by the bright moonlight and deeply imprinted in his eyes.

no such thing...

Don't cry, it doesn't look good...

My Sayu has the prettiest smile...

Whenever the hot and humid breath made his throat vibrate, he wanted to blurt out some words, but he repeatedly clenched his teeth and swallowed them back.

His lips trembled, but the chest he wanted to control was heaving up and down in disobedience.

A faint fragrance floated over from the other party's body, it was a somewhat unfamiliar smell of shampoo and perfume, sweet and fragrant.

He looked at the girl in front of him, his vision was blurred, and he could only hear his heavy breathing, his breath fragmented.

Fortunately, the other party kept his head down, so he couldn't see the expression on his face.

"..."

Kato Yusuke suppressed the soreness in his eyes, gritted his teeth, and forced himself to calm down.

after awhile.

"……you are right."

He squeezed out some words monotonously from his throat, as if thinking that doing so would relieve the pain in his chest, his voice was cold and hoarse: "You're looking for the wrong person, I'm not the one you're looking for."

Words came as if they wanted to crush their own feelings.

Sayu's shoulders trembled, and the crying stopped.

She shifted her gaze timidly and raised her head.

The face of the boy who dared not look directly because of guilt and shame was inexplicably heavy at the moment.

Under the illumination of the indoor lights, the boy's cold expression clearly drew a dividing line.

Apart from that sentence, the other party had no other explanation.

See him like this.

Although it wasn't cold, a shiver ran through Sayu's spinal cord.Her big eyes were filled with tears, and they shone brightly in a slight trembling.

"..."

Kato Yusuke withdrew his left hand without saying a word, put the room key in the girl's hand, and said, "...you should have a good rest, and if you need anything, just ask that person later."

After finishing speaking, he bypassed her and strode outside.

It wasn't until the sound of closing the door came from behind that Sayu suddenly recovered and looked back.

——It was already empty there.

She knelt on the ground in a daze, and finally realized one thing.

He was no longer a star in the clear summer night sky.

He is her winter.

……

(End of this chapter)