I wanted to be a bad actor in the anime, but I failed.

The blonde beauty in front of me overshadowed the entire airport hall.

Stunning looks, graceful gestures, and sharp, shrewd eyes.

There is no need to prove it, she has an absolute advantage over Yamauchi Sakura in terms of appearance, personality and ability.

But such a woman obviously has other feelings for the man in front of her.

This is the keen sixth sense that Yamauchi Sakura has towards the same sex, which is unique to her as a woman.

This made Yamauchi Sakura feel inferior.

After the blonde woman arrived, she, who was originally a talkative girl, stopped talking.

In the end, she could only watch with regret as the blonde woman left with the man she fell in love with at first sight.

"Yakura! Why are you here? The plane is about to take off! Damn! We've been looking for you for so long!"

Suddenly, her mother's anxious voice came from the side, waking up the dazed Yamauchi Sakura.

"Ah! I see! Sorry!"

She took one last look at the two receding figures, stood up with a wry smile, and muttered in a tone that no one else could hear: "Yeah, that's a good idea too."

Then he said to his anxious mother, "Mom! Let's go! Hurry up and get on the plane! We are finally going home!"

......

On the fifteenth floor.

A luxurious double room, of course, the kind with two beds.

There was the sound of water splashing in the bathroom and the sound of car horns honking continuously coming from the open window.

The cozy decoration, set against warm tones and paired with the bustling night scene outside, appears particularly ambiguous.

However, the heavy temperament of the man sitting by the window tore all the beauty into pieces.

His deep black eyes looked down at the street scene outside the window.

This is the street in Tokyo that he has been to before.

And it was on the same street where the dessert shop where they had drunk milk tea together was located.

Everything seems to have happened just yesterday.

In fact, it has been half a year.

The street scenery remains the same, with always bustling snack bars and a constant stream of tourists.

But I don’t know what happened to them.

And...what kind of fate will the mother and daughter face.

These thoughts made Mu Lin feel powerless as if he had fallen from a great height.

He could only pray that they could rely on themselves to be safe, and live happily without him.

Just consider it as early adaptation.

My endless thoughts were interrupted by the crisp sound of the bathroom door opening.

Mu Lin turned his head and saw the incredibly beautiful half-Irish woman in a newly changed white casual outfit. She was wiping her wet, bright golden hair with a bath towel and slowly walking towards him.

As if it was a tacit understanding, her deep blue eyes met Mu Lin's for a glance, then she quickly turned away.

As if feeling guilty, he sat down on the bed and used the remote control to lower the temperature of the air conditioner.

"It's even hotter after I took a shower."

After traveling from Japan to Germany and then from Germany to Japan to meet Mu Lin, Hayasaka Ai was exhausted and took a bath to relax herself.

It's just that she feels guilty, but that's secondary. The main thing she feels guilty about is...

Before Mu Lin asked, she answered first.

"I booked a room to keep a low profile and not be discovered. I didn't do this on purpose!"

"I don't even want to stay in the same room with you!"

"Of course, this is actually better to take care of you, a disabled person!"

"Ah."

Mu Lin responded faintly and saw Hayasaka Ai tied her hair into a high ponytail with a blue rose-like hairband.

The change in hairstyle made her go from a fluffy and lazy look like a golden cat to a clean and neat look.

"suitable for you."

Hayasaka Ai was taken aback by Mu Lin's casual comment.

She rolled her eyes and said in a complaining tone, "It's okay. Compared to other people's gifts, my gift is a lot cheaper."

"So, have you completed the task I asked you to do?"

"What is the thing you asked me to do that I haven't completed?" Hayasaka Ai asked back.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Ah, it's really not easy for me for these three words." The blonde beauty lay heavily on the bed and said sarcastically.

"What was the situation like?"

"Um......"

Hayasaka Ai thought about June 6th, when she wore a courier's uniform and delivered a very valuable piano to the Mu Lin family.

See the expression on Nishimiya Shoko's face when she received this gift.

It was like an angel shedding tears, an expression that made one's heart ache just by looking at it.

She cried loudly, and pulled Hayasaka Ai as if she was angry, and whined in an awkward and unpleasant voice, regardless of the pain of her throat being torn, as if she was trying her best to ask something.

Anyone with an ounce of empathy would feel terribly uncomfortable thinking about this.

This made Hayasaka Ai unwilling to recall the past.

"You can imagine it yourself without me telling you."

“Can she learn piano?”

"Although she has a hearing impairment, she can still hear the piano tones with a hearing aid, so she can learn it. She is very talented, but the tunes she learns are depressing, just like her mood."

"I see... that's good."

"I feel like you've changed." Hayasaka Ai suddenly said.

From the details of their interactions that day, she could sense that Mu Lin's personality had become more lovable.

This change has transformed his temperament a lot.

Just like when Hayasaka Ai first saw him, and just like now, she had the urge to go up and hug him in her arms.

“This is not change.”

"Ok?"

"Yes, it has changed back. In fact, it's better if it doesn't change. I prefer the way it is, not caring about others and only caring about being happy, no matter good or bad."

"Although it's more selfish, it's not bad. And if you miss a point, you will also want the people you care about to be happy. Now, I just want to suffer with everyone."

Hayasaka Ai's last words were, of course, meant as a joke.

Although this is indeed the case in terms of the result, on the inside, Mu Lin had to make this the optimal solution because of everything he feared in his heart.

Mu Lin chuckled, then suddenly covered his mouth and coughed a few times.

This scene made Hayasaka Ai frown. Seeing that Mu Lin had not yet recovered from his cough, she hurried to pour him a glass of water.

"Don't tell me you haven't recovered from pneumonia yet."

"I caught a cold. It was snowing where I was before."

"Antarctica?" Hayasaka Ai said with one eye larger than the other.

"Maybe."

Mu Lin casually responded to Hayasaka Ai's teasing, drank some water, and felt much better.

The joking chat allowed the two to temporarily escape from the pain of memories and illusions.

But there was one very important thing that forced Hayasaka Ai to pull Mu Lin back again.

Although doing so would not bring any benefit to her, as her friend, and for Mu Lin...

"Oh, there's something I have to tell you."

"what's up."

"It's about Kato Megumi." Hayasaka Ai paused for a moment, looking at Mu Lin's gloomy expression, and continued, "Except for the necessary eating, sleeping and going to school, she sits at your door every day."

"No matter if it was windy, rainy, thundering, or anything else, she would sit on the eaves, as if waiting for someone to come back."

"I didn't do anything. I really didn't do anything. I just sat there like a robot, waiting for someone to come back."

Hayasaka Ai said this heavily and took out a photo from her bag.

Above is a girl that Mu Lin is very familiar with.

She sat under the eaves in a daze in the gloomy rain.

Let the strong wind and heavy rain trample on her fragile body.

Her wet beauty made her incomparably heartbreaking.

Especially...the eyes that were once full of spirit now had lost all their luster, and Mu Lin felt a pain in his heart.

"Time can heal everything."

He seemed to be talking to himself.

Trying to reassure myself with such a low-level excuse.

"Similarly, it can also increase the pain."

Hayasaka Ai said this with empathy, and without even realizing it, she also covered her chest, and her mind flashed through the painful thoughts that had made her feel from time to time over the past few months.

"Especially those who have gone too far down the emotional path and there is no turning back."

Even she, who should have the least connection with Mu Lin, has reached this point. It is hard to imagine what the others will be like. Maybe they are similar to Kato Megumi and Nishimiya Shoko?

Mu Lin was silent, staring blankly at the night scene outside the window that was getting darker and darker.

"So let's go see them now."

"...No."

"They will be very happy even if they meet once."

"Then we won't be able to leave each other anymore."

"Why do we have to leave each other?"

Mu Lin did not answer Hayasaka Ai's question. He just shook his head gently, pushed the wheelchair to the bedside and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore."

He climbed onto the bed with difficulty by himself. His helpless yet strong appearance made Hayasaka Ai feel extremely distressed, and she hurried forward to help him.

"So what happened to make you like this?"

Mu Lin remained silent.

"You can tell me, I won't tell anyone else."

Mu Lin remained silent.

This made Hayasaka Ai grit her teeth and try to lower her voice and shout, "Is it really okay to keep everything in my heart?"

"I'm used to it."

"Even if you get used to it, you can't suppress the pain!"

“But it can improve the ability to tolerate pain, like these four prosthetic limbs.”

Mu Lin looked at his hands and said indifferently, "Whenever I want to move my prostheses, I feel severe pain where they are connected. But no matter how painful it is, it won't move me, because I got used to this kind of pain a long time ago. Now I just picked up this habit again."

Although she didn't quite understand what Mu Lin was saying, Hayasaka Ai tied Mu Lin's hands tightly to prevent him from moving.

"Then why do you still use this kind of prosthesis? Even if you are disabled, I... they won't look down on you!"

"If not, I really won't be able to resist at all."

"So, really, it's not over yet?"

"This matter has nothing to do with you."

Looking at Mu Lin's determined look, Hayasaka Ai really wanted to beat him up.

But the pain in her heart prevented her from doing it.

She couldn't imagine that Mu Lin had become like this in just a few months. What would happen to him in the future?

Absolutely...you'll die, right?

Think of this.

Hayasaka Ai suddenly felt a pain in her heart and had difficulty breathing.

She covered her chest with her hands, her face pale, as if she was trying her best to control the beast locked in her body.

The furious beast wanted to rush out and roared fiercely at Mu Lin.

In the end, she still had it all under control, speaking fragilely.

"I can help you."

"You'll just die in vain if you help me!"

"If it was Hui and Naoko, they would be willing to die in vain as long as they could help you!"

"I do not want to!"

"What about me?! You should be willing for me, a tool that you have no feelings for, to die in vain, right?"

"I do not want to."

Mu Lin's refusal without hesitation stunned the half-crazy Hayasaka Ai.

A certain part of the heart bulges outward like a pointed cone.

An indescribable feeling made her almost speechless.

I want to help him, even if it means death, I will help him!!

The crazy thoughts that filled her mind almost made her lose her mind.

But when she was stared at by those cold black eyes, she calmed down as if a bucket of cold water was poured on her.

She was no longer as strong as before, nor did she have the willfulness to joke with Mu Lin at will. Instead, she spoke in a fragile tone.

"At least, I can give you a little warmth, right?"

Having said this, regardless of Mu Lin's reaction, she walked forward and hugged Mu Lin in her arms.

......

Just like a homeless butterfly in the summer night, it searches for the safe haven it longs for in its heart under the silver moonlight.

The breeze was gentle, the tide was calm, and the lighthouse was shining like a star.

The butterfly flew forward vigorously.

Under the white light, its unique blue wings finally appeared.

No matter how far the road is or how exhausted it is, it flies forward without hesitation.

Just want to reach the safe haven under the lighthouse.

pity.

The dazzle of the glory made its wings falter.

Finally it fell into the calm sea.

And the sea, which is as dark as the abyss, no matter how cold it is, when the butterfly falls into it, it suddenly feels unexpected warmth.

The desired safe haven turns out to be just an illusion of one's own.

It turns out that the true destination is this endless sea.

It turns out that she has been flying over the sea.

......

It was an unforgettable hug.

Although she wanted to take the next step under the impulse, she was stopped by him in surprise.

He was as calm as the peaceful sea at night, and regret appeared on his face as if he was thinking of something extremely guilty.

"Hayasaka, calm down."

"Ah."

Hayasaka Ai answered lazily and shyly like a golden cat, still immersed in the warmth that enveloped her whole body.

Now she finally understood why they were so obsessed with this scent.

This breath of light and warmth that elevates the soul is truly intoxicating.

"Get up."

"......Um."

The two of them were hugging while lying on the bed. Mu Lin was pressed down on the bed and was a little breathless, while Hayasaka Ai sat up like a duck and looked down at the man under her.

Normally, she was the one who submitted to him, but now he was the one who submitted to her.

At this moment, it seemed as if she had to do whatever he wanted.

This queen-like feeling made her a little selfless.

But no matter how much desire or how morbid it was, she would never forget the conscious desire that arose from nowhere to unconditionally obey any order from the man in front of her.

She stood up reluctantly with a red face.

The girl who was once smart and rational has now become a shy golden cat at home.

"Your headband."

Mu Lin pinched the blue headband that fell on his chest.

"Ah."

Hayasaka Ai took it and put it into the bag on the other bed.

"Go to bed, it's getting late."

"......" Hayasaka Ai hesitated to speak, and seemed reluctant to go to bed now.

"what happened?"

"Can you... hold me again?"

It was like a child's coquettish behavior, which was unimaginable even for her best friend Kaguya Shinomiya.

Hayasaka Ai's pretty face flushed as she expressed her desire directly.

This also made Mu Lin stunned.

Finally he smiled bitterly and said, "Yeah."

After getting the answer, the golden cat jumped over happily and threw itself into the arms of its owner.

Then she whispered in her master's ear.

"Please call me Ai from now on, not Hayasaka, and definitely not Hayasaka Ai."