Late night eatery in Yokohama

-Cheese Tamagoyaki ([-])-

Cage Island Green didn't know what to say when he looked at the orange-haired young man in black with a serious expression on his face.Silently and helplessly, she cast her eyes on Ranbu, "Mr. Ranpo, can you wait for me at the door of the store with the cats in your arms first?"

"Also, you too..."

The little girl spoke in a soft voice, and Mr. Detective obediently kept his mouth shut, but left a sentence "Don't mess around" when passing by Dazai while picking up Sanhuamao and the leader, Miaozai.

"..." Osamu Dazai let out a soft "huh".He lowered his eyelashes, with a gloomy expression, he didn't know what he was thinking.

Today, the entrance of the late-night cafeteria has been bombed in a mess, and the wooden signs, picture frames and other decorations on the walls have been destroyed without exception.Well, really, it can be seen that Zhongyuan Zhongye is still a little lenient, otherwise the whole restaurant may be a pile of ruins by now... right!

"Dazai, what's going on?!" Nakahara Chuya frowned and was about to grab Dazai, but he was dodged lightly by the other party, and the person beside him said calmly, "Sure enough, the wooden fish pendant is not there. It was half damaged by the dwarf."

Then, without hesitation, he pressed the golden eyeball of one of the wooden fish, and the protruding eyeball made a crisp "click" sound when it was pressed.

Ranbu who was about to walk out of the door suddenly froze when he heard Dazai's words, and then turned around to stop him, "Wait, Dazai, don't press it yet!!!!" But it was already too late ——

Almost subconsciously, Zhongyuan Zhong also immediately activated his ability to suspend himself in the midair of the room. After a violent twirling, the whole shop was suspended in... midair at an incredible inclination? !

From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the clouds floating outside the window at an unknown time, and Zhong Yuanzhong also shrank his pupils suddenly, and turned his head to look in the direction of the bar. The little girl who was standing there just now had disappeared.

"Cage Island—?!"

The moment Cageshima Green was thrown out of the house, it was too late to call for help...

The first minute of the fall...

Her breathing was stagnant, and her heart was pounding.

The second minute of the fall...

She saw other people jumping out of the house.

The first minute of the fall...

She saw the "Late Night Canteen" hanging in the air gradually shrinking, and finally turned into a white light and turned into a ring wrapped around her ring finger.

The first minute of the fall...

The orange-haired boy covered in red light rushed towards her with a whistling wind, and his curly orange hair that shone like flames flew wildly in the air...

The first minute of the fall...

Nakahara Naka also hugged her, and at the same time Ryoshima Midori thought of her childhood.

...Actually, it's not a complete childhood, it's just that part of the original hazy memory seemed to gradually become clear after she saw the scenery under the clouds.

A large area of ​​grassland is covered, and the mountains and fields are dotted with flowers all over the mountains and hills. From a distance, the forests are verdant, and the water-colored lakes reflect the same blue sky and rolling clouds in the mountains.As charming and colorful as described in the previous dream, as beautiful as a bright and dazzling watercolor painting...

The wind is whistling in the ear.

However, the young man's hat and the overcoat draped over his shoulders did not move at all.In Zhongyuan Zhongye's blue eyes that were slowly widening, Cageshima Green saw her wind-blown hair gradually blending with the sky...

Closing her eyes involuntarily, she thought of the owner of the moving castle that the Baron mentioned, that is, the blond brother whose face she couldn't see clearly in the dream, but who actually took care of her for a long time when she was very young. ...She remembered it all.

Speaking of it, although she still couldn't remember why she came to this moving castle at that time, she clearly remembered the man named Hal.Yes, the owner of the Moving Castle is this young wizard named Howl.

On the night when he walked into the castle by his hand, she developed a high fever inexplicably.At that time, Hal also used a wonderful magic to instantly eliminate her discomfort.She vaguely remembered that the first thing she saw when she opened it while lying on the bed was the shining drop-shaped earrings, and then a pair of tender treasure-like earrings.His eyes are like the sky after the rain, they are clear blue, lingering in his mind over and over again.

Since then, she has fallen in love with the sky after the rain.

Recalling here, I have to mention Calcifer, the first little friend she made in Howl’s Moving Castle, but Calcifer is neither a person nor someone’s pet or servant, it is a castle A talking flame in the fireplace.

Calcifer said that the reason why he stayed in the fireplace was because it made some kind of contract with Howl a long time ago.In fact, its true identity is the fire demon, which is the energy source of this magic castle, and it is it that makes this moving castle "fly" in the air.

But she felt that Calcifer was not at all like the "villains" in the picture books of fairy tales that Hal gave her.

So she showed Calcifer the illustrations in these storybooks, and the result was that Calcifer's flames aroused another layer of aura. It turned into pink in shame and anger, and kept yelling that it was a demon. Come to coax the little ones of human children.

Apparently Calcifer said so, it thinks he is a great demon, fearless!However, when facing its owner, Hal, Calcifer was unexpectedly shy, and being praised was even more arrogant.

Once, after she inadvertently caught a glimpse of Hal crushing the broken egg shells and throwing them into the mouths of her friends while cooking, she never forgot...

Over time, when she cooks in the kitchen, she also learns from Hal. When frying poached eggs, she throws the broken egg shells into Calcifer's mouth.Seeing the little friend with the attribute of devil chewing on the crispy and sweet eggshell and praising the deliciousness, she was a little speechless?It wasn't until later that she learned that her little friend ate not only firewood and eggshells, but also cooked bacon and poached eggs!

Is it really a flame?She was lost in thought.

When summer is approaching, Hal often takes her to vacation in some sparsely populated ancient forest wilderness every three days, and he even bought her an umbrella with a yellow duck on it?And the military knife, saying that even the patron saint of the forest must protect himself.Really, if it wasn't for the age difference, she would want to call Hal a father.

The most impressive summer trip happened on a rainy day.That day the moving castle was flying above the forest, and she was sitting by the bedroom window listening to the familiar roar of steam engines mixed with cicadas at different heights. The gurgling of the stream, and the sound of the wind blowing the leaves.

"During the hot summer, obedient child, Lu will enjoy sea salt flavored ice cream balls, melons, lychees and canned peaches with us."

That's what Hal said when he handed her a jar of sweet peaches, and she took it flattered.

I dug a spoonful and put it in my mouth, um, it's so sweet and delicate.She held her face and thought.

Objectively speaking, from his appearance to his attire, Hal is undoubtedly a young wizard who has grown in aesthetics.Whether it's a bedroom full of the natural atmosphere of plants, which is as beautiful as a garden, or buying a red cloak and a delicate little black dress with similar styles.

The reason why this trip impressed her the most was not only because she saw mountain elves wearing strange masks in this lush forest, but also encountered wild big cats that could fly!The big cat with two raised rabbit ears has a fat and puffy body, but it is able to shuttle and jump flexibly in the rain with a small yellow umbrella. In her bright eyes, the big cat rode away on a cat bus. .....

Hal said that the big cat is the owner of this forest, and the cat bus was summoned by the big cat.

He also said that when he was very young, he had fantasized about owning his own RV one day in the future, and there must be a ridiculously large floor-to-ceiling window in it for him to enjoy the beautiful view of the sky without any scruples. .The RV does not have to be luxurious, but it must be warm and sunny. He wants to plant an osmanthus tree in the RV, as well as a lot of weird but lovely flowers and plants.

She was shocked by Hal who rarely showed his childishness, and after the shock, she burst out laughing, goose goose goose.

Then she was pinched and rubbed by Hal for a long time, as miserable as a poor hamster cub.But she refused to accept it. In terms of physical skills, she has been beaten by Hal all the time, and she is not as strong as the other party, let alone magic.

In fact, she has always felt that Hal is letting her down when she is competing with her. She often uses the excuse that no one will hurt you even if Lu does nothing!ocean!water!The flood discharge has been discharged to a certain extent.

She blindly guessed that someone asked Hal for the training, but unfortunately she still couldn't remember this memory...

During the year in the castle, when Hal was not around, she mostly sat in front of the hot fireplace, poured a cup of hot cocoa or baking soda lemonade, wrapped in a soft blanket, teased Calcifer, and simply spent it like that one afternoon.

Calcifer disliked her house, but she would rather stay in the castle than go to a nearby town to play.

But it wasn't like that before.she thought silently.Ever since she'd heard the pretty ladies of the town whisper that the owner of the Moving Castle was an evil wizard who would eat young girls.

Not so, she felt disdainful.Howl had never eaten a human girl's heart, let alone some evil wizard, so she stopped shopping for food in town until a long, long time later.

Calcifer asked her if she liked her master.

So what is like?What is love?She asked Calcifer, but the other party asked her to find Hal.

So that night, when I first learned that I love someone, I couldn't help but say something sweet to him (her)?After words and the like——

"Well... Then if I praise Hal every day, is this also love? Calcifer said that when he likes someone, he even looks at the other person's eyes with a built-in filter function. Does that mean I love him too? What about Er?"

"...I think Hal is such an existence in my eyes."

She whispered, with unconcealed curiosity in her eyes.

"Hehe, is that what Calcifer said to Lu?"

He laughed again, he was so pretty when he smiled, she couldn't help but take a few more glances before lowering her eyes with some reluctance, staring at the starry sky under her feet in a daze.But if she could take a closer look at that time, she would find that the other party's golden hair was also dyed the color of the starry sky, as bright as the starry sky under her feet.

"But... liking is not the same as love."

Really?No, no, no, she thought that Hal must still despise her for being too "small"!

The memory came to an abrupt end after that night.

At the end of the memory, she and Hal sat on the railing of the terrace that night, blowing the comfortable evening breeze, counting the silver stars among the clouds, and eating a strawberry pie each.No communication, no worries, no confusion, everything is just right...

Everyone has their own most beautiful and pure memories. Once recalled, there will always be a moment when you can't help but want to cry; there is always a person who can live in the softest heart for a lifetime.