adriatic bride

The author has something to say: When I read this cartoon in high school, I was very moved and liked it very much. It may be that I participated in the emotion of wanting to avoid the college entrance examination, and I am full of affection for this story that happened in a foreign country.So I thought about writing it into words, and wanted my mother who worked hard all day to experience it (she couldn't understand Japanese manga-I believe many middle-aged people couldn't understand...)

However, the draft was too rough, and I didn't have the patience to input it into the computer. Until today, I typed it into characters bit by bit.It's been [-] years... (probably) but the story and the mood haven't faded at all.I no longer consider introducing it to my mother only, but also want to introduce it to many friends, so I no longer use some words in a vague way, but convey my feelings more authentically.

Like everyone can like.

Even if you are not interested, it is definitely not the fault of the original author Qiu Naimoli, it is my fault~ This is adapted from her short comic "Bride of Adriatic", maybe a friend who is destined has read this before stories.The version I read is attached at the end of "The Innocent Princess of Everything" (also known as "As You Like", which is also the work of Qiu Naimoli. Friends who like "Pet Shop of Horrors" should be familiar with this author).This is an excellent short film by Qiu Nai. It changed the fantasy style of most of his works and turned it into realistic themes. It is still very romantic and magical (isn't life just like "drama"? Ha ha).

Okay, this is the end of the introduction~ I hope you all have a pleasant trip to Italy with "Bride of the Adriatic"~!

"Ah!—what is this!"

On the streets of the station where people are dressed like flowers and wearing various masks, a Japanese girl in black with short hair stared wide-eyed—she is Dongcheng.

"Although I've heard that Italians are weird...but it's not like that!" Dongcheng was carrying a big suitcase in stark contrast to the fancy crowd around him.

As a result, it attracted the attention of many people.But they all spoke a language she didn't understand—Italian.

"You are so annoying!", "Don't pull me!"... But the short-haired girl can't understand the language, and she strongly rejects their actions, whether they are good or bad, but she wears clothes wherever she goes. People in strange clothes will pay attention to her.

"Well... where is the hotel?" Just as she was looking around in a panic, the suitcase in her hand was suddenly snatched from behind!

Dongcheng immediately turned around and shouted: "Ah! ~ Thief!!"

"What?" A blond-haired young man held her suitcase in one hand and asked her with wide-eyed questioning expression, "Do you want to transport the luggage to the hotel by yourself?"

Ah, English?Dongcheng thought to himself, he understood.Unknowingly, the tense mood just now went down by more than half.

"Where is the hotel? Sedritan?" the young man walked in front of Dongcheng without saying anything and asked with a smile as he walked, as if he wanted to lead the way.

A gray jacket jacket, inside a high-necked long-sleeved T-SHIRT with horizontal stripes, and "popular" jeans.

what!It turned out to be the guide. "THANKS..." Dongcheng was a little uncomfortable facing such a smooth situation.

"You also made a special trip to see the carnival?" He suddenly turned around and asked.

"Carnival?" Dongcheng was stunned for a moment—"Ah! That's right! It's as strange as I imagined!" That's right!The people I saw just now were dressed so strangely, as if... as if they only appeared in dreams...

"Strange? If you didn't come to see 'Kaniba Road', what are you doing alone?" The boat seems to be a common means of transportation here. The young man put his things away and enthusiastically stretched out his hand to help her onto the boat.

"Shopping? Or take a gondola? Or—" he winked at her and smiled, "—to find a beautiful relationship?"

Gosh, winking at strangers... This is unacceptable behavior in Dongcheng.She immediately thought: Don't say it so disgustingly... This person's eyes...

Dong Cheng's face was flushed red by his words.

How can there be such a thing!Dongcheng frowned.

Well, but... If you are looking for a relationship, the relationship 20 years ago... Dongcheng hesitated.

"I'm here to find earrings." Dong Cheng finally revealed her purpose.

"earrings?"

Dongcheng took out a white handkerchief with a brocade border from his pocket, and opened it: "Look! There is only one left." She pinched the ear button to show the blond young man.

An earring in the shape of a vine flower fruit, adorned with 6 red glass gemstones, and golden vine branches, entwining the red stone gracefully.His eyes widened, and he whistled in surprise.

"I'm here to find another one." It seems that he was not only surprised by the beauty of the earrings, but also by her purpose -

"Oh! As expected of a Japanese girl, she was born with this condition and came to such a far country. Is this kind of thing very popular in Japan?" The young man put away his surprised expression.Such a thing, the dream of "looking for a beautiful relationship" can only be imagined by those unrealistic little girls, but I didn't expect Japanese girls to actually realize this kind of thing...

The young man sat firmly in the swaying boat.

"Still wearing black clothes, it looks like a devil's attire." Then the man said sarcastically, as if all of this was Dongcheng's deliberate attire, deliberately not blending in with this colorful carnival.

Dong Cheng huddled in his oversized coat. Hearing what he said, he didn't think it was a sarcasm. He didn't realize that there was a sad look on his brows: "That's right, it's considered a mourning dress! My mother passed away in a traffic accident last month."

"I'm sorry." The young man realized that his jokes and sarcasm violated her taboo.

"Stop talking." Dongcheng didn't politely forgive him.It can be seen that she is really in a bad mood.

Sitting in a boat.The boatman rocked the boat into a water street.There are many such boats on the water street, and there are many such streets in this water city.

The water is blue, is it sea water?

Dongcheng looked around.

That's right, I haven't been happy for 49 days, why would I come to this kind of place?

This lively foreign country... seems to be in a dream.

"Show me that earring again." The blond young man finally spoke.

"Ah."

Dong Cheng handed over the earrings, and saw that he held them close, put them in front of his eyes and looked at them carefully, his beautiful lips showed a positive smile: "It's really made here, beautiful red color. Hmm..."

"But... this kind of thing only sells for 2 lire at most in the gift shop here." The young man meant that this kind of earrings are very cheap and very common.

How can it be? !Dongcheng thought in surprise, but he couldn't believe it when faced with the serious and affirmative face of the blond guide.In this way, what is the meaning of my behavior here? !Want to find the other half holder...

what to do?There seemed to be a blank in my mind, but I had to face the reality——

"Go back!" she said to the guide.She means going back to the train station.She was going back by car, to her country.

"Ah?" The kind guide thought he had heard wrong.

Dongcheng grabbed his ear roughly to prevent him from being unable to understand his English: "I said, my trip is over, go back to the station!"

"Why?!" The young man endured the pain of being pinched by Dongcheng, and was even more surprised by her reaction: "Your child doesn't know anything!"

The carnival has just started, and tourists from all over the world have come here one after another, but she said she was going to leave right after she arrived...? ?

Dong Cheng stopped, took back the earring, held it tightly in his palm and said earnestly: "This earring is the only clue I got. It is the only clue to find my mother's love affair 20 years ago!"

So, I thought it was a very common earring, so I lost the confidence to look for it.

"20 years ago?" The young man seemed to remember something.

"Wait a minute, if it's in 20 years, it's a different story."

"what?"

"This technique of applying gold powder has only been spread recently, and it was only owned by some famous craftsmen 20 years ago." He pointed to the golden part with his finger: "Look carefully, this part of the gold carving."

He looked like a real connoisseur.

"Really?" This earring was not simple, and it was beyond Dongcheng's expectation.

"Do you already know who bought it?" Dong Cheng looked hopefully at the guide who was three heads taller than her.He rested his chin in his hand, thinking: "Hmm..."

Instead, he smiled and said, "Would you like to visit Murad Island? That's where there are many craft workshops."

"Murad Island? Where is it?" While speaking, the boat slowly moved out of the water street, and the dark blue water surface began to brighten from near to far.

The young man's blond hair shone in the reflection of the sun and the sea, facing the slight sea breeze - he smiled and said, "Look ahead!"

Without the cover of the tall buildings on both sides of the water street, the eyes suddenly lit up—the boat had completely driven out of the alley.