Two or three things about Sakura no Mori Gakuen

Coming out of the examination room, Miri followed the crowd all the way to the gate of City University before finally shrugging her shoulders in relief.The incandescent light made my eyes uncomfortable for a long time.From the first subject to the last subject, it is finally over.

No desire to talk to anyone.Even if you know that the eyes of anticipation are far away.Mother couldn't come here because of work, let alone Se-ri.Although Reji Munakata seems to have mentioned that if there is no special important business on that day, half-pay leave can be granted, but according to Seri's personality, he would not have such a plan.

This is better.Going to the battlefield alone, sometimes the probability of victory is even greater.

It was only after walking under the pine tree [-] meters away that he sent an email to Zhou Fangzun.Didn't get a reply from him in a while.

"Come to HOMRA."

Curling her lips, Misato guessed that Toku must be holding a celebration party for her or something.A little tired, but I feel a little better.At this time, the only people who would think of her were those in the Barbara.

There is not too much attire, which can make Misato feel at ease.Hatta and Fushimi were absent, and there were only a few people in Barbara.

As soon as Kusanagi saw Misato open the door and came in, he said "Yo", and then extinguished the cigarette in his mouth, "What would you like to drink as a college student?"

"Ah...whatever." As soon as he left the examination room, his whole body seemed to be hollowed out.Misato put down the schoolbag on her shoulder, and answered in a weak tone.

"What's the matter? Are the test questions difficult?" Kusanagi took out a new glass from the cupboard and poured hot tea into it.

"It's okay." Misato sat on the bar, "it's better than expected."

"Oh, the implication is that there is no problem." Kusanagi pushed the cup in front of Miri, "I will send you a gift in advance to celebrate the end of the test. It is specially ordered."

It was only then that Misato noticed that her name was printed on the glass, and a small boa constrictor was drawn beside it.

"Why is it a little python..."

"Oh, I chose it on purpose." Kusanagi replied, "I'm not sure what you like. But considering that she is Xiao Seri's younger sister after all, the preferences may be a bit unusual."

Misato sighed, and couldn't help wondering what Seri's appearance in front of Kusanagi was, "Even if it's unusual, it shouldn't deviate so much."

"These are not important anymore." Kusanagi disapproved, "When you become famous in the future, don't forget about us."

Just about to say back, "Don't pull me back", when I turned my head, I saw ten bundles of smiles and Zhou Fangzun coming out one after the other, and mysteriously put their hands behind their backs, obviously holding something in their hands superior.

"Student Miri, congratulations on successfully completing the university test." Shi Shu said as he handed a gift box in his hand to Miri, "The editing took me a long time. With full sincerity."

Misato flipped through it in her hand, "What? A video tape?"

"That's right, from the school trip to the last time we met, it has completely recorded Misato's time from the second year to the third year of high school."

"Huh? Could it possibly include the time at the sports meeting..."

"It's an unforgettable experience." Shi Shu still smiled.

"It's better to have less memories of that unforgettable experience." Misato was still thinking about how to skip that part as much as possible when she watched it.

Ten beams smiled, then turned to look at Zhou Fangzun, "Is there anything King wants to give Misato? I just saw King messing around in the room for a long time."

"Hmm..." Zhou Fangzun stared at Shishu for a moment, then turned his head away in embarrassment, "I'm just looking for something. Don't think too much about it."

"Oh??" Kusanagi looked at Zhou Fangzun with great interest, "I seem to have missed a lot of wonderful things?"

"It seems to be a little secret between King and Misato." Shi Shu helped.

"What are you doing?" Misato couldn't stand their conversation, "Did you call me here just to make fun of me?"

"Not exactly." Ten beams propped his arms on the bar, held the glass in one hand and stretched out towards Misato, "The most important thing is to celebrate that Misato-san is finally freed from the abyss of the exam. Come on, cheers!"

"Ha..." Misato responded mechanically holding up her cup.

After drinking the water in the cup, Shiku let out a breath, "I say King, why don't you take this opportunity to make it public. Brother Izumo doesn't even know about it yet."

Kusanagi really looked at Toku in a daze.And Shi Shu turned his gaze to Zhou Fangzun who was standing aside.All expectations were focused on him.

"Hmm..." The brewing voice echoed in the quiet waiting, "We're dating."

Leave out the subject and object, and just have a single verb.

Misato herself was drinking water, and now she sprayed it all out.Kusanagi, who was affected, frowned, and kindly took out a roll of toilet paper from the side and handed it to her, "Although I know you must be in a complicated mood right now, but be careful not to choke on it."

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"Starting a new journey", "not the final destination", "towards a new level".These clichés that have been said so badly still make many people shed tears of sadness.

"Don't forget" or "see you again".There is even "Even if we are separated, we must be happy."There were all kinds of patterns drawn with chalk on the blackboard, as well as sobs and sobs everywhere. The short graduation ceremony was like being soaked in a sea of ​​tears. Even classmates who didn't have much contact with each other on weekdays could hug each other and feel sad about parting.

In front of the podium in the auditorium stood the headmaster with his hairline still back. He read the names of the students from group A according to the list.When it was time to read Misato, she got up from the folding chair and walked to the stage.

For a short distance, the whole person was under the gaze of other students.From the corner of Misato's eyes, she caught sight of Kushina-sensei, she was sitting upright, her gaze stayed on herself.

From the moment I got my graduation certificate, I was no longer a student in Group D of the third year of high school, nor was I a student of Mr. Kushina.The relationship with Sakura no Mori Academy also seems to be stripped away.

Even if he didn't want to admit it, in fact, he still felt a sense of loss and loneliness spontaneously in his heart.

A purple flower pinned to the chest, and a graduation certificate in a black envelope.Misato got off the stage and went back to the folding chair to sit down. After that, Shi Shu and Zhou Fangzun came on stage.

He bowed and held out his hands to receive the graduation certificate.The awkward set of movements made Misato couldn't help curling the corners of her mouth.

She sat on the farthest side of the third row and clearly saw Teacher Kuan wipe away her tears with her knuckles the moment Zhou Fangzun took the graduation certificate.Thinking of what Mr. Kuina has done for Zhou Fangzun, even Misato was indescribably moved.Now that he was able to graduate successfully, the happiest thing should be the teachers.

After returning to class, Kushina-sensei calmed down for a long time before she could speak complete sentences fluently.

"I have no regrets in the two years I spent with you." She took a deep breath, "Although we will no longer be able to sit together in class and experience various things from today onwards, please don't forget , you have laughed, cried, moved, and sad together. Please walk out of the school gate of Sakura Forest with your best wishes to each other."

Misato wrapped half of her palm in the sleeve of her sweater, and she could see the cherry blossoms flying outside the window.The seasons always reincarnate like this, one spring and one summer, one autumn and one winter.The annual rings of the trees circle and circle, breathing and words burn out in the timeline of memories.

I always say that time flies quickly, but in the end it is myself who is crying with tears in my eyes.Looking back and counting, the petals fell a little bit on the way.They will not lead to the future with themselves, but have become fragments of memory.

This is the saddest part of parting.Because next time we meet, no one will be the same person wearing the same school uniform anymore.

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The release of the rankings is one week after the graduation ceremony.The cold spring chill still permeates every corner of Zhenme Town.Misato and Zhou Fangzun rushed over early in the morning, and there were all students and parents waiting for the results in front of them. They all stretched their necks forward and waited for the school staff to come to announce the list.

"Are you nervous?"

"Ah..." She smiled a little embarrassedly, "Well... a little bit."

I paid a little attention to the wording and weakened the expression of my nervousness.The person next to him understood his temper quite well, and covered his head with a palm, "I think you seem to be shaking."

"Nothing!" blurted out subconsciously, and then felt that there was no need to be brave, so he spoke again, explaining his reaction of showing weakness, "It is always one of the major turning points in life... There is nothing wrong with being nervous, right?"

"Don't cry for a while." With an expression of "it will definitely be like this", he stood leisurely with his hands clasped together.

After a while, the school staff approached with several rolls of qualified candidates printed on them, and spread the white paper on the wall.The crowd in front rushed forward one after another, and the two had no choice but to move forward due to the push and push of the people behind them.

Misato's gaze has long been fixed on the list that has not yet been fully expanded.I kept thinking about my test number in my heart.Finally, I followed the numbers all the way to the area starting with 3. As a result, the moment the line of sight moved to the top, someone covered his eyes, leaving only darkness in front of him.

"Hey hey hey! What's going on!" Misato complained and tried to break Zhou Fangzun's hand.

"Hmm..." After a long while, he put down his hand covering Misato's eyes, "I saw your test number, 315, it's on it."

So it was supposed to be the most exciting moment, but Zhou Fangzun revealed the letter in advance.It's like he told the contents before others opened the gift.So the surprise disappeared immediately.

"Ahhh! Really?" After hastily confirming that she is really qualified, Misato jumped up, grabbing the sleeves of the people around her tightly, "It's great...finally...it's finally...today..."

All the way out of the crowd, Misato didn't let go of Zhou Fangzun's hand.The excessive joy after the extreme tension made her speak a little disorganized.The topic ranged from the poodle in the neighbor's house to the underwear thief who made a fuss some time ago, Misato didn't seem to stop talking alone.

"I knew you would look like this, so I was kind enough to help you see it in advance." Zhou Fangzun glanced down at his wrinkled cuffs, and couldn't help sighing, "As a celebration, what do you want? .”

"Oh?" Seemingly aware of her gaffe, Misato slowed down before she really thought about it, "It's still early, why don't you go to the shrine to fulfill your wish. Thank the gods there after you lost the copper coin with the lowest denomination He also helped make wishes come true.”

"Fulfill your wish?" Zhou Fangzun frowned, "What do you want to do?"

Misato thought for a while before saying, "That is to thank the gods for their blessings and make another wish."

"Do you still want to make a wish?" It's endless.

"Yes." He squinted at the people around him, "Aren't you happy? Even if you eat and sleep well, you don't just hope it will last for a while, right?"

"If you just want to eat and sleep well, there is no need to make a special trip." He was already hesitant.

Misato stopped and looked at the buds sprouting from the branches.

"Then...how about praying for something else?"

"Well?"

"Everyone in Barbara is safe and sound. HOMRA's business can get better and better. The university can graduate smoothly. The family can be healthy." Miri took two steps forward, "And you and me in the spring after To be able to walk side by side like this.”

The person in front of him froze for a moment, and then the expression on his face relaxed.

"There is no need to pray to the gods."

"Huh?" She blinked, waiting for his next words.

Zhou Fangzun put his hands into the pockets of his jacket, raised his head slightly and looked at the blue sky in early spring not far away.

"I promise you." He breathed out, "We will be together in the future... until the end."

Swallows flew across the sky.New greenery emerges from the branches.There was a dank chill in the air.A road that forks in reincarnation.

In the past, there were continuous forests.Steps in pairs.The mottled shadows under the light-leaking trees, the poetic cherry blowing snow in the spring.

The reason for the encounter is a meager probability in 60 billion.Four small pieces of paper folded into several sections facing each other.Feeling uneasy about each other.The final closing rest is perfectly drawn.

【Meeting you is the greatest happiness in life. 】

[Even if you do it all over again, you will still be calling your name on the parallel wood road. 】

"We must do what we promised." Misato laughed "hehe", "Don't go back on your word."

"If you repent..." There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, "then forget about me. But I think, according to your small belly temper, even if you want to forget, it will be quite difficult."

"What a shame!"

"So..." Looking back, the corners of his brows were smudged gently, "Remember what you said today. Don't forget."

-----END-----

☆, Grass Dan/Birth Extra Story

[one]

The bar was deserted after closing.The dim yellow light on the bar lit up, and someone pushed in at the door.Without raising her head, Kusanagi said, "It's closing time."

"Can't you be a little more flexible." The speaker was wearing a short fur coat, with slender silver high heels stepping on the polished marble floor, "You can be an old classmate. I really want to talk to someone about this point."

Kusanagi smiled helplessly, "Don't just treat me as someone who confides your troubles."

"Don't you want to?"

"It's my pleasure. Madam." He said, holding out a clear glass, "Drink something."

"same as usual."

"Ah, Tequila and gin must be paired with that..." Kusanagi turned around, "Your taste, I will never understand."

"It's because you didn't realize its charm." The woman put the purse on the seat next to her, "Where is Zhou Fangzun?"

"Upstairs in the room." Kusanagi brought the mixed wine to the woman, "Did you have something to do with him?"

"As an indirect person, please care a little bit." After finishing speaking, he let out a long sigh, "That kid from Misato looks indifferent on the surface, but he really cares in his heart."

"Misato is indeed that kind of person." Kusanagi smiled knowingly.

After taking a sip of the cocktail, the woman put down the glass in annoyance, "I'm so sad, and I have to hold back from looking for him. I've lost a lot of weight recently."

"Is it that exaggerated?" Kusanagi recalled Misato's immature expression as a child in the past, "Zun really... hurt people's hearts."

"To be honest, since the result is like this, there shouldn't be any intersection from the beginning." Shili held his forehead, "That's why I tried my best to stop it at the beginning. Unfortunately, no one is in the same camp as me."

Kusanagi didn't answer immediately, but looked up at the empty stairs after a while.

"He's also been very irritable lately."

"I know. The deviation value has been soaring, and the director can't hold back anymore." The mention of work made the woman even more troublesome, "Can you stop me from thinking about work for the time being?"

"what happened?"

"Recently, a drug cartel has started to move around again. Most of the members are people with supernatural powers. They have been staying up all night for a while, so they can finally take a break."

"I didn't expect that the dignified iceberg beauty workaholic would complain about work sometimes."

"What a strange name." The woman glanced at Kusanagi, "Recently, Misato also likes to call me Bingshan Beauty. Anyway, avoid this topic and don't mention it."

"Yeah. That's good." Kusanagi said nothing more.

One of the two people was doing cleaning work, and the other was sitting on a bar stool thinking about something.There was silence for a short time.Until Zhou Fangzun, who was full of sleep, came down to look for food, the woman met his eyes, and the hostility broke out instantly.

"Hmm..." Zhou Fangzun only glanced at the woman, and then sat down on the seat outside the bar counter, "Is there anything to eat?"

Kusanagi has long been used to it, and took out a few sandwiches from the refrigerator and gave them to him.Zhou Fangzun took it and swallowed it in a few mouthfuls, then leaned on the table and didn't speak.

"It's really quite leisurely." There was already dissatisfaction in the words.

Zhou Fangzun knew that the target was himself, but pretended not to hear, he picked up his sweatshirt and scratched his itchy stomach.This move caused greater dissatisfaction among women.

"If Misato suffers too much harm because of this incident, as a sister, I will never forgive you." The woman announced like an afternoon call.

Kusanagi shook his head, "It's better to say whether you are too rational or too realistic."

"What and what."

"Those words you said when you rejected me..." Kusanagi rubbed his face with his sleeve awkwardly, "I still remember it."

"Ah, those." The woman seemed to remember it too.

"'I want to be a member of the Qingwang clan, and it is impossible to have such a beautiful and romantic love with you as the Chiwang clan. So let's stop the relationship here.'" Kusanagi repeated, "Is that what you said at the time. "

"Seems to be."

"I really didn't even have any hesitation at all...the determination made me want to cry on the spot." Kusanagi said in an exaggerated tone.

"If you hesitate, you may be shaken." The woman drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, "so make up your mind from the very beginning. This is the right thing to do."

The woman grabbed the leather bag on the seat and walked a few steps to the door. Before opening the door, she turned around and said, "Thank you for the hospitality."

Kusanagi waved at her, and waited until her back was out of view before looking at Zhou Fangzun with displeasure, "Why did you come down at this time, it's quite a sight."

Zhou Fangzun pulled out a gloating smile, "On purpose."

[two]

It's still a bar after all, so it's not the busiest time of day.Thanks to the current season, Kamamoto has regained his attractive figure. An extra labor force and the appearance of all the staff really helped a lot.Kusanagi stood behind the bar quietly watching the noisy barbarians, with an unlit cigarette in his mouth.

"I said..." The drawn out tone successfully attracted the attention of those nearby.Still sipping his cigarette, he said, "Is it necessary to do such an absolute thing?"

"Huh?" The person sitting on the bar chair was a little irritated.

"Even if it's a breakup, you have to do it step by step. If you say 'forget me' suddenly, no one can stand it."

"Hmph." The person being preached was not annoyed, and turned the topic back with a hint of malice, "In comparison, your problem is bigger."

"Oh? How should I say it?"

"You never gave up on that woman." It was in an affirmative tone.

Kusanagi took the cigarette from his mouth, "What she hates the most is men who smoke."

After a short pause, he continued, "I'm working hard with this goal in mind."

"It's rare to see you look lonely." The other end also lit a cigarette.

"Two men who are trapped by love are smoking cigarettes." Kusanagi laughed at himself.

"You are the only one trapped by love."

On the way, Kusanagi went out to teach Hatta who was running all over the room.He's performing a skateboard stunt for Kamamoto's childhood friend.Shi Shu kept sighing "It's amazing", and Zhou Fangzun couldn't help turning his head to tell him to shut up.

Finally calmed down a little, Kusanagi returned to his original position.Just about to continue the topic just now, the phone just rang.Reluctantly, Zhou Fangzun spread out his left hand, and shook the newly replaced mobile phone with the other hand, implying that the caller might be in trouble.Press the earpiece to your ear, and the familiar voice sounds as expected.

"Mr. Kusanagi?"

"it's me."

"I have one thing to ask you..."

Criminal groups dominated by supernatural beings have recently been active in the area under the jurisdiction of the Chiwang clan.It even led to several headless murders.Scepter4, which has a government department on the facade, is in charge of investigating this case. Considering that they have to set foot in places where barbarians often appear, they decided to join forces with each other after weighing it.

"Double Win is always considered, and Qing Wang is superior in this regard." Kusanagi subconsciously wanted to light a cigarette, and then realized something, twiddled the cigarette butt with the fingers that had just touched his lips, and put it back.

The people around him just glanced at him quickly, and didn't make any comments on his behavior.

"That's right. Your king seems to have nothing but strength."

"Don't say that." Kusanagi was quite helpless at her slanderous truth, "At any rate, he is also the third king."

"If it wasn't for the mission, I really wouldn't want to get in touch with you at all." The woman said coldly.

In the end, he still raised the cigarette and lit it, "I'm a little bit disappointed, Xiao Shili. Even if it's me, it can't be regarded as special treatment."

The woman glared at him, "Before I get angry, let's start the investigation."

Kusanagi looked at her meticulously coiled hair, and suddenly asked abruptly, "Did you take it that day?"

"Ah?" The person who was bending over to observe the scene frowned and looked at him, "What?"

"The tie I put on the table." After extinguishing a small piece of still burning cigarette butt, he threw it into a nearby trash can, "Actually, you took it."

[three]

top student.Member of the Student Union.Never make low-level mistakes.

A similar label has been hanging on Seri Awashima for three years.So the student representative speech at the graduation ceremony naturally fell on her.Wearing a neat school uniform.The skirt was not deliberately shortened, and the long straight hair was draped over the shoulders, exuding an awe-inspiring aura.

Just as he was walking off the podium, Kusanagi leaned over slightly and said in a low voice, "Not bad. Even I was moved."

The reply he got was Shili's strange eyes.

Walking from the auditorium to the class, Kusanagi received no less than five love letters from all over the way.The friend nudged him, "I think Wen Hui who just sent a love letter to Group C is pretty good, and there's nothing wrong with a little dating."

Kusanagi just smiled, but did not open the love letter he got.

Since it was the last day at school, the probability of being confessed increased accordingly.Although Kusanagi's popularity is not one of the best, it is still in the top ten.If it wasn't for his begging and clinging to Shili, maybe the girls from the same school who came to look at him every day would have to line up outside the class.

The friend happily ran all the way from the door of the class, pointed at his half-open neckline and said, "I was asked for a tie by a girl I don't know!"

"Ah..." Kusanagi laughed bitterly, "It means you still have a certain market."

"At first, I thought it was just a souvenir!" My friend exaggeratedly held her head, and didn't elaborate on what the girl looked like just now. "There is a feeling of 'three years are finally in vain'..."

"Your emotion is too strange." Kusanagi shook his head, "It's just a tie..."

After that, his eyes naturally turned to Seri who was chatting with another person in the corner of the classroom, and sighed.

When a boy agrees to leave his tie to a girl when he graduates, it means that he has a crush on the girl.This is an unwritten tradition of Sakura no Mori.The source is still related to the old-fashioned story of "leave the second button of the Chinese tunic jacket stand-up collar to girls", but with the development of the times, the current high school uniforms are rarely in the Chinese tunic style, and the custom has changed accordingly, and it has developed into a cost An expensive tie.

Although there were girls in the same class asking him for it before, Kusanagi still politely refused with various reasons.Even though he knew that there was no chance to send it out, he was still unwilling to give it up to others.

Stalking is not a good method, so I chose to watch silently.

After all, there was some karma, and people from other classes called to take a group photo before parting.For the convenience of movement, he deliberately took off the tie, rolled it into a ball, and threw it on the desk.It was just a "casual stroll", but it was already half an hour later when I came back.Everyone in the class has gone outside, and there are only a few students in the classroom.

But his tie was missing.

[Four]

"Has there ever been such a thing." Shili brushed the hair that fell on his forehead, and looked at the phone when he straightened up, "Ah, it's already at this point, it's time to call the chief to report."

Kusanagi scratched his temples helplessly with his hips crossed, and couldn't help feeling wronged for himself.He has been thinking about things for so many years, but it seems that there are not many traces left in Shili's heart.

"...Yes. Mr. Kusanagi is beside me..." Shili fiddled with the mark left on the wall, "...according to the situation left at the scene, it should be done by the A-TX organization or BROK...Details The situation needs to be further confirmed...OK...um...Understood."

Her words are crisp and clear.It is because of being too sober that it always makes people feel intimidated.Kusanagi stood against the wall and stood idly by, until the person in front of him frowned and looked at him, "I called you to do something seriously."

"Not paying me."

"My impression of Kusanagi Izumo is not such a snobbish person."

The person mentioned was stunned, and then spread his hands, "Probably the owner of the bar has been working for a long time, and he has started to care about money."

"In the future, if anyone marries you, they won't have to worry about housekeeping." Shili said casually, and continued to observe clues.

Kusanagi leaned his head back, "Why does it sound so bleak?"

"What?" Shili turned to look at him.

"As someone who still likes you, I don't want to hear that kind of words from your mouth." There was a playful smile in his eyes.

"How many times do I have to say..."

"Well, I know..." I couldn't help interrupting her, "I'm just... just talking."

According to the information obtained, he came to the abandoned construction site that had been shut down.There were broken pieces of rubble all around.Shili looked around various corners and forks, but found no information, so he finally had to give up, walked to Kusanagi who was standing idly at the entrance, and beckoned him to move on to the next destination.

There was not much conversation on the way, and Kusanagi just smoked silently beside him.When passing by a small grocery store, Shili walked in, and when she came out, she had two extra lollipops in her hand.

"Take it." She handed one of them to Kusanagi, "For the sake of the environment and health, it is best to quit smoking as soon as possible."

Kusanagi did not express any objection, but said sourly, "After all, he is a person who follows Munakata Reisi, even the admiration for a high standard of living is very similar."

"I'm thinking of you." Shili replied coldly.

"It's...Miss Awashima."

The place I passed was a country road, and there were even fields beside the road.Kusanagi marveled at the fresh air in the countryside for a while, and then talked about his favorite time to run around with his playmates in his hometown in Kyoto when he was a child.Back and forth, and finally brought the topic back to the original point.

"But where did my tie go?" Kusanagi looked at Shili who responded flatly, and really couldn't help wondering if some girl who admired him quietly took away his tie, "Isn't it really you, little girl?" Shili?"

Shili stared straight ahead, then paused.

"Speaking of which, I seem to have a little impression." She turned her head to look at Kusanagi, "I seem to have taken the tie."

Kusanagi held the lollipop in his hand in a daze, "So... Could it be Xiaoshili you..."

"But it's not what you think." After saying this, Shili took out his mobile phone to confirm his position, "Go east for about 500 meters and you will be there. Let's go."

[Fives]

The newly arrived destination is a thatched cottage in the countryside.Se-ri found the blood-stained coat in the innermost corner.At the end of the evidence collection, he looked around for a while, Shili called Munakata to inform him of the progress, and then fell into deep thought.

"The bloody clothes and this remote location don't look like people from BROK or A-TX did it." She murmured.

"There is a symbol embroidered on the blood coat, which should be made by 'Code 0'." Kusanagi touched his chin, and followed suit to take a look.

"Sure?" Shili's attention was drawn to him.

"A while ago, there seemed to be a commotion in the jurisdiction area, but it was driven away by Hatta and the others. There should be nothing wrong." Kusanagi nodded as he said.

"Wait... This symbol appeared on the street corner just now, why didn't you say it then?" Shili stared at Kusanagi suspiciously.

"Of course it's because..." Halfway through the speech, he deliberately glanced at Shili, looking triumphant, "It was on purpose."

The woman on the other end was holding the hilt of the sword and was about to blurt out "draw the sword urgently", but Kusanagi quickly stopped her.

"Actually, I wasn't [-]% sure just now..." He coughed lightly, "Probably about [-]% sure."

The joke made again made Shili unable to blame him, so he simply put down his hand holding the hilt of the sword, looking quite helpless.

"You really...have loved to play such silly tricks since high school." Shili sighed, remembering the past when he and himself ran around in the second year of high school to verify the lost items of the student union. Sensei Asakura accidentally took it away, but he still pretended not to know about it. I wasted a whole day looking for it.”

Kusanagi didn't take it seriously, and even explained plausibly for himself, "That's because if you do this, you can follow Xiao Shili in a legitimate way. Isn't it a good strategy."

"Let's use it for the right way..." Shili didn't want to talk to him anymore, "But... the fact of the tie is actually..."

After deliberating for a while, she continued, "I saw your tie on the table, and I put it away for you because I was worried that it would be lost. I planned to return it to you as soon as you came back, but I forgot it later. gone."

Kusanagi had a smile that hadn't disappeared, and then coughed awkwardly, "If you don't tell the truth, at least you can leave room for fantasy."

"Aren't you the one who yearns for the truth?" Shili also smiled.

The wind blowing head-on, Kusanagi closed his eyes.It's been a long time since the last time I was outdoors with Seri.

Turning sideways, he said in a casual tone, "Is there really no chance..."

"No." He denied it simply.

Kusanagi chuckled, knowing in his heart that this would be the answer.He put his hands in his pockets and turned his head to look at the endless road stretching forward.

"That's okay. I'll still look at Seri from this position."

The people around were taken aback.Kusanagi let out a sigh of relief.

"Because I like you more than anyone else." After finishing speaking, he turned his back to Shili, "So Xiao Shili must always...live well."

☆、Talk about the side story in the future

It snowed in the early hours of the morning.When I woke up, I saw the flying noise falling silently outside the window.One corner piled up with white capes.It was as if even time had stopped suddenly.

Something was forgotten.

In a trance, I muttered a sentence silently in my heart.There is a gap in the memory out of thin air.

Breathe and breathe.The eyelids close and open again.Turned over, the night passed again.

[one]

At the age of 24, after graduating from university, he chose to enter a graduate school to continue his studies.It's not a pursuit of knowledge, it's nothing more than "let's live like this for a while before thinking about what to do."The first reason is this, and the second reason is to avoid the same kind of life as my sister.

Not hating each other.Just don't overlap.

The peaceful way of living together that has been followed for many years.Everyone's expectations were met.

Worked part-time at a donut shop when not in school.The customers who come and go and the store manager who keeps an eye on him.When you're too tired to complain, you can't just leave.Often entangled in the bitter sea of ​​contradictions.

The store closed at about eight o'clock, and I could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

On the side of the quiet street, there are lights from the shops.Only at this time will there be an inexplicable sense of loneliness.The soles of the shoes stepped on the concrete floor, and the sound echoed in the empty alley.

Pushing open the glass door of the bar after closing, the boss inside looked up, "Oh, it's Misato