[Net King] Pilgrim

At the end of the song, there was endless applause and cheers in the venue. The students in Group B of the first year exaggerated to the point that half of the class stood on chairs and shouted.

After the curtain call, Machida ran back to the backstage, unable to hold back the smile on her face. Along the way, many people cast admiring or surprised glances, obviously watching her performance.

After she returned to the dressing room out of breath, she realized that she was sweating a lot, but she didn't feel sticky at all, she just felt refreshed and comfortable all over her body.

Machida sat in front of the vanity mirror, biting the straw in the water glass, trying to calm himself down.

She hasn't been so happy to be herself for a long time.

In order to follow in the footsteps of Machida Hisashi, she has always trapped herself on one road, never trying other possibilities, always doing what he does, thinking that she can be as good as him in this way.

But when she stood on the stage, doing what she liked, and feeling everyone's affirmation and praise, she finally discovered that even if she didn't follow in her brother's footsteps, she could still be outstanding.

In fact, Echizen Ryoma also wanted to tell her this——

Everyone excels in the same way.

The sky outside the window had already darkened, Machida went to the window, propped his chin to look at the moon in the sky.

She just thought of Echizen Ryoma on stage.

Machida found that she always thought of him recently, and whenever this time she would become very strange, never before.She grew up among boys, and that group of brothers-like people is her most familiar partner so far, and she has always felt very comfortable getting along with them.

But Echizen Ryoma is different.The way she gets along with Yuta and the others feels completely inapplicable to Echizen, and it may also have personality reasons, but she has always gotten along with boys like this.

The door of the dressing room was suddenly pushed open, and students in costumes poured in, shouting, "It's finally finished!"

When Machida turned his head, he realized that the performance was over, and hurried to pack his backpack.

Remembering that she was going to have dinner tonight, she took out her mobile phone and was about to call Machida Hisashi, but saw two missed calls.

Called back, and before she could speak, she heard the other end say: "Hajime?" Along with the noisy crowd, Machida Jiu had to raise his voice.

"I'm backstage. I'll go out to find you after I change my clothes."

"Don't worry, there are too many people now, help us go to the sushi restaurant first after we go out, you can just go there after finishing."

Machida was taken aback, "But I don't know the way."

Machida seemed to be bumped over there, someone was apologizing to him, and returned to her after a while: "You pack up and go to the entrance of the lobby on the first floor, someone will go there with you." It should be that there are too many people outside, Before she could speak, he hung up the phone.

Machida frowned and held the phone in front of his eyes, complaining that he half-spoken.

So who went with her?

Before she had time to think about it, she hurried to change her clothes.There were a lot of people in the changing room, she delayed the meeting, and when she went downstairs, there were only a few people left in the hall.

As soon as Machida jumped down the last step, he walked out of the stairs and saw the person standing in front of the hall at a glance.

She stopped immediately.

Echizen Ryoma leaned against the wall in front of the glass door, with his hands in his trouser pockets, and the bright moonlight outside the door shone on him.

Hearing the sound, he turned his head to look at her, and was silent for a moment, "If you don't leave, there will be no food."

Machida was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that the person Machida Jiu said on the phone was him, and hurried over, "Sorry."

Echizen Ryoma's eyes followed her from far to near.

She has changed back to her daytime clothes, but it seems that she hasn't removed her makeup, and there is still a little glitter around her eyebrows, shining under the light.

He looked at her, turned and walked outside.

As soon as Machida was a few steps behind him and walked to the door, the person in front stopped suddenly.

She also stopped, "What's wrong?"

Echizen Ryoma looked at her from outside the door, "It's cold outside."

Machida was stunned for a moment, followed his gaze, and looked down at the coat on his arm.

"Ah," she reacted, and quickly put on her coat.

Seeing that she had finished wrapping up her coat, Echizen Ryoma opened the door, and the chilly wind blew in from outside the door instantly.

The temperature dropped sharply at night, Machida put his hands on his cheeks, and let out a long breath.

Echizen Ryoma turned his head to look at her, "Cold?"

She shook her head and asked instead, "Where are we going?"

"Kawamura Sushi Restaurant." He stopped at the intersection and waited for the traffic light. "It's owned by senior Kawamura. It's a third-year senior from the tennis club. You'll know it when you go."

Machida nodded.

People are coming and going on the road, and the shops and restaurants on both sides of the street are brightly lit.

"Echizen, thank you." She said suddenly, but she looked straight ahead, and her voice was soft.

Echizen Ryoma turned his head to look at her suspiciously, and heard her go on to say: "I felt very happy when I was standing on the stage. It was the kind of happiness that came from the bottom of my heart and I haven't experienced it for a long time. Now I know that even if I don't follow in the footsteps of my brother If I take one step forward, I can also become an outstanding person.”

Machida looked at him with a soft and bright smile, "So thank you, thank you for your encouragement, I just took a step forward to stand up."

Echizen Ryoma was stunned for a moment, and met her eyes scattered by the street lights.

After a long time, the corners of his mouth curled up a little, "It's good that you can have your own direction."

After a pause, "You sing very well."

"I know." Machida raised his eyebrows with a smile, and thanked him without hesitation, "Thank you for your compliment."

Echizen Ryoma seemed to be used to it, and looked away with a faint smile.

The traffic lights had already changed once, and the crowd of people crossing the sidewalk had dispersed, but the two of them had remained standing.

He looked at the traffic light on the other side of the road that turned red again, and was silent for a while, "I have also been encouraged and helped by many people."

Machida looked at him puzzled.

Then I heard him say quietly: "So I also want to try to help others."

Machida was taken aback.

Under the illumination of the street lamp, Echizen Ryoma's profile was somewhat blurred, but the light in his eyes was clear and dazzling, like a bright galaxy.

She was suddenly touched, "This is very good." Maybe because she felt that she was not expressing clearly enough, she added a sentence: "It is very good to give back the help you have received."

The street lights in the field of vision are like a hazy white fog, and there seems to be no focus at the end of the road.

"Go ahead."

Echizen Ryoma looked sideways at her.

Looking at the busy scene in front of him, Machida slowed down his tone.

"No matter where the road ahead is going, who you will meet, and what kind of story will happen, I hope you can always keep your original appearance." She turned to look at him with clear eyes, "Just like now, know how to be grateful, be a Kind and clean people.”

Echizen Ryoma was slightly taken aback, and after a while, he smiled and said, "You too."

-

It was almost past meal time when they arrived at the sushi restaurant. The two of them were complained by the seniors that they came too slowly. A group of people sat on the tatami and greeted them with great enthusiasm.

"Little ones! Here, here~" Kikumaru jumped up from the couch, still holding the sushi roll in his mouth.

All the people here are seniors whom they met when they traveled together, and Machida didn't feel restrained at all.Only Minister Tezuka and Senior Kawamura are new faces, but they are also easy to get along with. After asking them how they are, she sat down next to Machida.

The sushi restaurant is closed at night, and the atmosphere inside the house is relaxed and casual. When talking about the show, everyone praised Kazu Machida's performance.

Blending into such a warm environment, Machida took a tissue to wipe his hands in a good mood.

Not long after, I suddenly heard footsteps approaching.

She turned her head and glanced casually, a little surprised, "I thought you were home."

Yuta came over and put a handbag on the table, and sat down along the side of the tatami, "No, I came here with my brother after the show."

Machida nodded, moved inside to make room for him, "Where did you go just now?"

"Greedy, go next door and buy a strawberry cake."

Machida glanced at the large paper bag on the table, thinking that this merchant is too generous, buying a cake for such a big bag?

Just wondering, there was a sudden noise from the side.

She turned her head and saw that Taocheng and Haitang were arguing for food, Kikumaru didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and ran over excitedly to join in the snatching battle.

"Eiji!" Dashi didn't have time to stop, and everyone watched helplessly as the three ran around the room.

Machida twitched the corners of his mouth and looked away. Yuta was taking out two boxes from his bag, and put one of them in front of her naturally, "I saw that the store sold Koruri, so I brought you one." one serving."

"Really?" Her eyes lit up, and she reached out to open the package as she said.

Open the box, the nose is full of aromas of caramel and rum.

She narrowed her eyes with a smile, and turned to look at him, "Then I won't be polite."

Yuta took a bite of the cake and glanced at her, "When have you ever been polite?"

Machida sneered, "It seems that I insist on letting you..." Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden and crisp "kuang" from the other side.

She was startled, and quickly turned her head to look over, only to meet Kaechizen Ryoma's eyes all of a sudden.

He pursed his lips, his face seemed sullen, his originally bright eyes were a little colder now, and he looked straight at her.

Machida didn't know why, so he was stunned, and his spine was a little chilled by his staring eyes.

She lowered her eyes subconsciously, only to notice that he was holding a teacup in his hand, and a small piece of water was spread on the table beside him.

While wondering, Kikumaru suddenly heard a very guilty apology: "Ah, I'm sorry, little one! I didn't mean to throw the sushi on you..."

Machida shifted his gaze and saw that Echizen Ryoma's lapel was scattered with caviar, leaving a cloudy mark on the white sweater.

It seems that an unnecessary accident happened when the seniors were scrambling for food.

When she looked up again, he had already looked away, but the dissatisfaction in his eyes was still obvious.

Perhaps it was because Echizen Ryoma rarely had such a low pressure. The seniors on the side hurriedly smoothed things over. The impromptu persuasion seemed funny, but it was unexpectedly effective, and the stagnant air was quickly broken.

Echizen Ryoma lowered his head, said softly "It's okay, I'll go to the bathroom", then got up and left the seat.

Kawamura followed anxiously, and then Oishi began to teach the three troublemakers earnestly, and dragged Tezuka along while talking.

Machida looked worriedly at the back of Echizen Ryoma leaving the table, recalling the look in his eyes just now, clearly revealing a very uncomfortable emotion.

"It's fine, don't worry."

Machida turned her head and met Fujisuke's smiling and gentle eyes, she pursed her lips and nodded slightly.

By the second half of the dinner, the banquet had resumed its original excitement.

Originally, Kikumaru was worried that he had made a big mistake, so he gritted his teeth and promised to pay Ponta, who had been in Echizen for a week, but the other party seemed to have completely forgotten about the stained clothes, but after a few seconds of being stunned, he still responded unceremoniously. Sentence: "deal."

Machida looked at Echizen Ryoma who was quietly eating grilled fish, and felt that his air pressure had almost risen, and the strange emotion in his heart dissipated.

-

Machida took a shower after returning home at night, and his mother was still in the kitchen when he went downstairs.

She walked over to take a bottle of soda from the refrigerator, and suddenly heard her mother ask in surprise, "Ah Yi, haven't you eaten your bento?"

Machida paused for a bottle.

My mother stood in front of the cooking counter and continued to open the bottom layer of the bento wonderingly, "Eh? You've eaten it." She was even more surprised, "But why only eat the bottom layer?"

"Uh..." Machida stammered, took a sip of soda, and said vaguely, "It's too much, I can't finish it..."