[Comprehensive Manga] time and time

Tsunayoshi Sawada raised his head and looked at the stars shining faintly in the dark night above.

There was a breeze blowing, gently lifting his hair, very comfortable.

Just like his mood at this moment, extremely calm.

"Is it really here?" A familiar voice came from behind, and Tsunayoshi Sawada didn't look back, and didn't even change his movements.

Rebron sat down beside him, and now he was no longer the size of a baby, but a child.

"Are... thinking about her again?"

Still like before, he explained what he was thinking in one word, without the slightest reservation.

It's just that Tsunayoshi Sawada at this time is no longer the 14-year-old boy who still holds his head in surprise, and now he is exactly 20 years old.

What is the 20-year-old Tsunayoshi Sawada like?

He has grown a little taller, his temper has become calmer, his strength is stronger than before, and he has more and more loyal partners around him.

It's just that those eyes that embrace everything have not changed at all.

Yes, Tsunayoshi Sawada, or Tsunayoshi Sawada.

"Originally, Xiaoxi died this year, right?" He sighed softly, but he didn't get any response from the people around him, and he never thought of getting a response.

At the age of 20, it is the good time of youth, and it is the time to start to understand the darkness and splendor of this world. What you see in your eyes is what you couldn't see when you were young.

"Gang, you are an older brother, so protect Xiaoxi well."

"Well, I will definitely protect Xiaoxi!"

【It will be well protected】

So he swore.

But the reality is actually the opposite, whether it is when the other party helps him put a band-aid on him when he falls, or when he is standing with the trash and slightly excluded in school.

The one being protected is him.

It has always been him.

It was just because of the boring self-esteem of a boy when he was growing up that he began to avoid her who was better than him, but also because of that time, he almost lost her.

The pain of loss was also clearly felt at this moment.

——I don’t want to lose, this is not the ending he expected to see.

"Please, save her." He cried, clutching the doctor's white robe tightly, even Nana was at a loss, and could only hug him tightly after he and the doctor separated.

I am sorry.

I shouldn't have left by myself first.

I am sorry.

He clearly promised to protect you, he clearly promised, but he escaped.

—It was his fault.

During the time when she was being rescued, he was even more muddled at school, and even those classmates who often bullied him felt bored and stopped looking for him.

The doctor said that although she survived, she fell into a deep sleep. She didn't know when she would wake up, maybe... she would never wake up.

If it really became like this, maybe he will never forgive himself for the rest of his life, and this incident will always be his nightmare.

Fortunately, she woke up.

When Xiaoxi woke up, Nana immediately sent a message to the school to ask for leave for him.

He stumbled to the hospital and met her soft black eyes.Because of a daze, he fell to the ground.

It seemed that something... quietly shattered at that moment.

Because he is extremely clear, better than anyone else, that Xiaoxi was not like this at the beginning.

Xiaoxi is gentle, but not so watery.

Xiaoxi is not timid, but she is not so brave.

She is also afraid of pain, just like all girls.

She would be afraid too, like all small children.

Xiaoxi was kind to him, but she was just learning something from him.

At the beginning, he didn't understand what she could want from such a useless person like him, but now that he thinks about it, he can't understand.

Like him, she was longing for warmth.In fact, she was even more insecure than him, and at that time, he was the only one by her side.So as long as he reached out and grabbed her and touched her a little bit, he could become the other party's support.

That's why he knows better than anyone else.

Xiaoxi is still Xiaoxi.

But it has already changed.

is her.

Not her either.

She woke up.

She is still asleep.

She would smile at him, soft as water.

She'd care about him, like... a mother.

In fact, I hope that you are like that time, I hope that I will protect you, need me, and long for me to be by your side.

But the one who destroyed this wish with his own hands was himself.

From the day she woke up, things began to change.

You started to treat me well from the bottom of your heart, and there was no longer the timidity and longing in your eyes that were almost invisible but real.He can only protect her now, and she no longer needs his protection.

Then I'm still protected by you, and I can't do it the other way around.

Sawada Tsunayoshi stood up and walked back to the house.

In the center of the living room, hangs a huge mural.

Blood-red roses surround her.

So beautiful, so alluring.

In fact, it is not difficult to hide it from Nana, and as for other people, there is no need to hide it.

Because she said something like "I will take this child away".

It's not that he doesn't know, but maybe he doesn't want to admit it.

If she is Citria, what about Sawada Nozomi?

where is she?

[On the day my child was born, my wife also left me. 】

[Is this the offspring you will give birth to even if you sacrifice your life? 】

20-year-old Tsunayoshi Sawada knows the truth better than anyone else.

Sawada Nozomi became Citria for Sawada Tsunayoshi.

At least she was Sawada Nozomi first, and then Citria.

so...

Sawada Tsunayoshi lowered his head and lightly stroked the ring on his hand. It was cold in texture and did not become hot at all due to his body temperature.

"Can you find her?"

can you find her

She had promised him she wouldn't die, and he knew it was true, but would anyone be there for her?Is she alone?

"I'm not qualified to go to her side."

"So, if you can, don't let go."

The 20-year-old Tsunayoshi Sawada is still so happy.

Now...

Parents... very healthy.

Friends... there are many.

There is also...a very good teacher.

I...have nothing to lose.

So... don't worry, I'm fine.

It's just that there is a corner in my heart that is slightly missing, and it can't be filled anymore.

In the ideal world you gave me....

The author has something to say:

Well, I had a bloody fight today.

I told my friend that this article is almost over, so I am so happy, and then she said, "I guess you still have to write abuse."

Yeah yeah, so there is a branch line.

Next chapter... um... high energy?

Actually, I don't think it's so...abuse?

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