be king

"Please use."

Soft drinks were placed on the table, and the sound of the aluminum cans colliding with the wooden table made the dazed Xianyuan turn around.After carefully thinking about the source of the so-called "change", the girl whose mind was blank finally returned the things.

"Thank you very much, but I don't need it." Lowering his eyes again, Xianyuan glanced at the boy's name tag: "...Munakata-kun."

Was it taken as a favor?

The boy frowned.

It feels really bad.

"It's just the change of the boy Jump, Yuzhang-kun don't need to think too much." Munakata smiled and looked at the red-haired girl. The light from the rising sun hit her skin, giving this person's indifferent appearance a bit of fireworks. : "The meaning of the boss."

"I was shot lying down."

The rocking chair made a creaking sound, and the boss in the windbreaker began to spit out sporadic complaints about himself: "It's a lot of age, and it's still digging graves for juniors chasing girls."

"I have no intention of dating her."

"Do you say that while trying to show your presence in front of others?" The boss opened his eyes and glanced sideways at the boy who was arranging the bookshelves: "I also came from your age, so you have to speak decently when you lie, boy."

"I don't need to lie," the young man adjusted his glasses, "I just feel a little reconciled to being ignored like this."

It's not just a little bit of reconciliation.

In fact, I saw her in winter.

Bitter cold wind mixed with goose feather and heavy snow, flying in the sky ragingly.Since the explosion that devastated the people of Kanagawa, the climate of this land has undergone tremendous changes—everything is no longer gentle, but like a murderer who has changed his face, he is torturing the people who are still alive here.

With the help of a friend of his parents, Munakata traded a large old house for a place in the safest villa area in Kanagawa. Although this transaction is a bit disadvantageous in terms of money, it can make life easier. Stepping into a normal track makes people feel that it is still worthwhile.

Although the location of the house is a bit remote, it still has a strict security system network and 24-hour patrolling guards.There is no scooter, but the distance to the school is only a quarter of an hour away.After leaving the gate, turn left and there are supermarkets and shops, and life is very convenient.It is also because the residents are either rich or expensive, and the attitude of the staff is also very good.

I have lived here for more than a year, and most of the neighbors around me don't communicate with each other.The wife who once visited her home saw him living alone, and invited him to sit down, but she always felt a little uncomfortable after seeing the other family of four living in harmony; also because she refused to accept the shelter after the death of her parents. , so he didn't get along well with people in the same situation as him.Anticipating that he would be alone, Munakata was indeed prepared for this, but as expected, he still felt...

A little lonely.

Just came back from the supermarket, bag still in hand.Suddenly, he didn't want to go home very much, and Munakata walked aimlessly in the huge residential area.Once he went back, it was just an empty room, and the black cat he picked up that he planned to raise to relieve his boredom hadn't been seen all day long—the physique that doesn't like animals by nature makes people weak and depressed at the same time.

Standing alone, inseparable from each other.

It's so miserable.

Some self-deprecatingly patted off the thin layer of snowflakes on his body, Munakata sat on the bench for a while and planned to go back.I have already received the admission letter, and Kanagawa Prefectural High School is also the top school here. If I work harder, I will get the admission letter from Teito University.

After having established goals, I have some motivation. Although I don't have the support of my parents, I can't continue to sink like others.Even if the small voice in my heart is clamoring that the current life is too boring, I can only ignore it as much as possible.

The incident four years ago has ruined the dreams of everyone in Kanagawa, but it has no ability to deprive others of their upward and positive confidence.The days now are hard but also very fulfilling, because I rely on myself.

Even if it makes you feel lonely.

There is the sound of stepping on snow.

Subconsciously looking back to see what happened, there was a brilliant red in front of my eyes, which seemed out of place in the pure white scene.Wearing a shirt, a thin sweater, and a pair of jeans, the girl jumped out from the bushes, holding a black cat in her arms.

Too beautiful to be someone who should exist in Kanagawa.

And isn't it really cold?

Not paying attention to Munakata's gaze, the red-haired girl looked at the name tag on the cat's neck, and then looked in the direction.It was only then that Munakata realized why the black cat looked familiar——

——"Hei, it's time to go home."

Munakata stood up.

The black cat meowed, and then hid behind the benefactor.The expressionless girl looked down at the cat's movements, picked it up again, and read the name tag around her neck again.

"Munakata..."

"Munakata Reishi." The boy smiled and said, "Thank you for finding Hei. If you don't mind, come and have a seat."

"Is it Yu Zhang? What a rare surname."

Putting the teacup in front of Kanin, Munakata heard the five characters "Habari Mimisa" for his full name.It was Munakata's sudden decision to invite her to his home, and the other party's answer was indeed unexpected.

That kind of hesitation, no matter how you look at it, doesn't look like you will agree in the end.

"It's true that there aren't many people..." Xianyuan looked down at the black cat that was still rolling, and raised his head: "Excuse me, where to wash your hands..."

The washroom is on the second floor, but the faucet in the kitchen can also be used for hand washing.After returning to his seat, he took a sip of the tea soup, and the atmosphere in the room became quiet.Although it's not embarrassing, and it's not normal to be particularly enthusiastic, it doesn't look like Xianyuan has a special desire to communicate.

"Just now it...was hung on a tree." After putting down the teacup, Xianyuan said, "I took it off."

"I'm not at all surprised that Hei can do such a thing." Munakata smiled: "No injuries."

"I thought it was a stray cat, but then I saw the collar." Xian Yard poked the cat with its belly sticking out: "It seems like it hasn't been bathed for a long time."

Zongxiang paused: "...This is my mistake."

The phone rang, a very common system setting tone.When Xianyuan took out his mobile phone, he didn't answer it, but hung up the phone and stood up to say goodbye.Thinking that maybe it was his family's urging, Munakata didn't keep him, and after sending him out the door, he looked at the back of Xianyuan through the window.

How much did he know why he invited her, and why she agreed to come and sit with him.

Same... loneliness.

After a long time, Munakata learned that it was a leisurely courtyard at that time, and he just sat at home because he wanted to see what kind of life Hei was living.The food box next to the kitchen door and the cat toy in the corner of the living room reassured her, so she felt that there was no need to stay there any longer, and set the alarm clock as an excuse to get away while washing her hands.

And after that period of time, Munakata occasionally heard rumors about Miss Yuzhang when he went in and out.It doesn't matter if you go for an extremely regular morning jog every day, or don't wear too many clothes no matter how cold it is, recalling the posture of the person in the leisure yard in the snow at that time, I always feel a little close to the same kind.

We meet again at the beginning of school.

Because of his excellent academic performance, he was notified by the teacher to come to school early. When helping to sort out the files of his classmates, he was quite surprised to see the name "Habari Mimisa".No matter how calm he was, he was still a little excited about the existence that even the owner of the bookstore had never mentioned before, and he was about to become a classmate.

And on the first day of school, that person came to the school early and sat in front of his seat in the penultimate row by the window.

Hearing someone pull open the door, he turned his head. The red-haired girl averted her eyes and lowered her gaze after he approached.

"I am... Habari Mimisa, please give me your advice, Munakata Reishi-kun."

After many trials on the first day of school, Munakata was sure that Hanin really didn't remember his name.I was a little dissatisfied and complained to the boss and was caught. I thought the other party would be angry, but in the end I still didn't even leave an impression.

Probably because of her desire to compete, or simply because she wanted Hanin to remember him, Munakata carefully observed the state of Kanin's life: Kanin had been coming to school early in the morning to make up homework, but it was obvious that she didn't remember what the homework was. What.Munakata thinks this is amazing, but he will still tell the lady at the front desk what he needs to make up after he arrives early; except for Monday, when he will come to buy a book called "Shounen Jump", the books he comes to buy every day at other times are all over the place. Geography is all-encompassing——Munakata also learned what he did in the evening when he was not doing his homework in the idle yard.Every time I pay with a few ten-thousand-dollar banknotes, I don’t even have the slightest intention of asking for change.Soft drinks obviously couldn't make up the difference, but one day Munakata noticed that Kanin noticed the topic of girls in his class.

"Speaking of which, I know there is a newly opened shop with delicious cakes."

The next day, when Kanin took the book to check out, Munakata put the cake box on the book.

"Change." Munakata explained.

Xianyuan looked at the logo on the box, and lowered her eyes to glance at the boy's chest—the white shirt after taking off the school uniform jacket did not have a name tag, so she owed her thanks.

"Trouble, monitor."

"I'm not giving back change."

After Xianyuan left, the boss spoke lazily in the sun.

"I don't think you'll give back the change either."

The boy answered while doing his homework at the cash register.

"Just to let others remember your name, the price you pay is a little bit high."

The boy's pen stopped for a moment, and then he continued to write something.

When the boss was half asleep and half awake, he seemed to hear the answer.

"probably."