<1756> \{Giọng Nói} ""
// \{Voice} "Let's hurry to the cafeteria!"
<1757> \{Giọng Nói} ""
// \{Voice} "Okay!"
<1758>
// This is seriously bad...!
<1759>
// The school gates are still a distance away from me.
<1760> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... Tch..."
<1761>
// Going to the reference room is still much safer, huh...
<1762>
// Rattle...
<1763>
// I stoop my body by the window near the courtyard and wait for a while.
<1764>
// There doesn't seem to be a response from inside.
<1765>
// It seems the teachers aren't around for now.
<1766>
// Using the window frame as a fulcrum, I leapt myself into the reference room.
<1767> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Welcome."
<1768> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<1769>
// She meets me with a smile.
<1770> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "What's wrong?"
<1771> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Nothing... just a bit surprised."
<1772> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Would you like some lunch again?"
<1773> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Y-Yeah..."
<1774> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Then I'll make some. Today is curry pilaf."
<1775> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Okay..."
<1776>
// Miyazawa shrugs happily as she carries a frying pan and frozen pilaf towards the portable stove.
<1777>
// I catch my breath, taking a nearby chair and sitting down.
<1778> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "You're having a hard time, right?"
<1779> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
<1780> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "The teachers found you, didn't they?"
<1781> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "How do you know that?"
<1782> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "One of them came here earlier, asking if any suspicious people came around."
<1783> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Suspicious people, huh."
<1784>
// Well, going around in ordinary clothes while lessons are running is kind of suspicious.
<1785> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "But, how did you know it was me?"
<1786> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It's just a feeling I had."
<1787>
// She looks at me over her shoulder and says that while she holds the frying pan.
<1788> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I'm done!"
<1789>
// She turns off the portable stove.
<1790>
// She then puts a plate of pilaf which is covered with the smell of curry on the table.
<1791> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Help yourself."
<1792> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Thank you."
<1793>
// I take a spoon to the dish.
<1794>
// Miyazawa takes another seat, and just like yesterday she keeps on staring at me.
<1795>
// We had a special kind of relationship.
<1796>
// Even though Miyazawa might be seeing me as her brother right now...
<1797>
// It doesn't mean that she doesn't see me as the opposite sex.
<1798> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} (Not supposed to be like that...)
<1799>
// I hide my embarrassment by stuffing myself with pilaf.
<1800> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Is it good?"
<1801> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<1802> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I'm glad."
<1803> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I somehow feel bad always making you feed me."
<1804> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It's okay, please don't worry about it. It's something I like to do, anyway."
<1805> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I should be thanking you somehow."
<1806> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "If you feel the food tastes good, that would be the best way to thank me."
<1807> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Are you fine with that?"
<1808> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Yes. That should be enough."
<1809> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Then, you don't want to sleep on my lap anymore?"
<1810> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Eh?"
<1811>
// I give a smirk as I say that.
<1812> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Ah, that's... well..."
<1813> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I'd like it..."
<1814> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I feel really at ease... and it's warm..."
<1815> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "That's why..."
<1816>
// I put my hand on top of the stuttering Miyazawa.
<1817> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Then, once I've finished my food."
<1818> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Ah..."
<1819> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Okay."
<1820>
// She nods happily, blushing.
<1821>
// It was a peaceful moment.
<1822>
// The faint aroma of curry in a room with two people.
<1823>
// No words are spoken.
<1824>
// But there was warmth.
<1825>
// It's not like both of us are in contact yet...
<1826>
// Even then, we could feel each other's warmth.
<1827>
// But it's not enough.
<1828>
// Instead...
<1829>
// It tightens my chest more...
<1830>
// I wonder if I'm not satisfied...
<1831>
// What... I wonder what I want...?
<1832>
// Will I always be her brother's substitute...?
<1833> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "... \m{B}-san?"
<1834> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
<1835>
// Miyazawa was staring at me from my lap.
<1836> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You didn't sleep?"
<1837> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "No."
<1838>
// She nods, blushing.
<1839> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... I see..."
<1840> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "What are you thinking about, \m{B}-san?"
<1841> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What... you say?"
<1842>
// Miyazawa slowly raised her body and turns to look at me.
<1843> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "You were blankly looking at the space."
<1844> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Are you worried about something?"
<1845> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It's nothing like that at all."
<1846> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Would you feel at ease if you say it?"
<1847> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I wonder about that..."
<1848>
// I smile.
<1849>
// It could break me apart if I say it.
<1850>
// It might end everything if I say it through my lips.
<1851>
// It probably has something to do with the time now...
<1852>
// Her friends that gather around here must surely know about that.
<1853>
// And they should be pretty patient people.
<1854>
// Ding, dong, dang, dong...
<1855> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It seems that lunch break is over..."
<1856> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, it is."
<1857>
// Miyazawa slowly raised her body up and stands up out of the chair and made a stretch.
<1858>
// I also do the same, stretching my body to relieve myself.
<1859> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "\m{B}-san."
<1860> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
<1861> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "About tomorrow... will you come again?"
<1862> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, if it isn't a problem..."
<1863> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "If you can, by all means."
<1864> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Though I know you'll be having a hard time if the teachers see you... I still want you to come."
<1865> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "...? I don't really understand why, but I'll come."
<1866> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Thank you very much."
<1867>
// She says that and puts her hand to her chest as if she's relieved.
<1868> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'll make sure I won't be found out by the teachers tomorrow."
<1869> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Yes. But please, don't overdo things."
<1870> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<1871>
// She lowers her head and smiles at my answer.
<1872>
// The main bell rings, and I become alone in the reference room.
<1873>
// I checked the situation a little bit so I wonder if I should leave school.
<1874>
// I grab an old magazine to kill some time and sit on a chair.
<1875>
// Rattle...
<1876> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
<1877>
// The sound of the window being opened.
<1878>
// Someone's coming again, so I stare at the window for a while.
<1879>
// A familiar blonde-haired head sprung up.
<1880> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... Sunohara...?"
<1881> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "... Yo..."
<1882> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You just came now? Lunch break's already over, you know."
<1883> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "I came during lunch break."
<1884> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
<1885> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "It's not like I could just barge in with that kind of atmosphere."
<1886>
// Sunohara sulks as he says that.
<1887> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... How long have you been watching us?"
<1888> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Around the time Yukine-chan was lying down her head in your lap."
<1889> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<1890>
// Seems he saw everything...
<1891> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Damn it~... though I know you're just being a substitute for her brother, I'm still jealous."
<1892> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Or rather, it's definitely worrisome if someone saw all of that."
<1893> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What do you mean?"
<1894> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "I mean, you might someday turn into a wolf for going after Yukine-chan's weakness."
<1895> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What stupid words... I wouldn't be able to walk on the street from that day on if I do that."
<1896> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "That's probably true."
<1897>
// If I think about Miyazawa's friends who come here to adore her, I surely won't be able to do that.
<1898>
// To be honest, letting her sleep in my lap is walking the thin red line...
<1899> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "So, what will you be doing tomorrow?"
<1900> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You were listening well, weren't you..."
<1901> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "I was just watching you if you're going to pull something strange."
<1902> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'm not gonna."
<1903> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "The result wouldn't be like that, huh."
<1904> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Well, if it was me, I think I wouldn't be able to control myself."
<1905>
// He says that without any pride and shrugs his shoulders.
<1906> \{Giọng Nói} ""
// \{Voice} "Oh...? What is it that you wouldn't be able to control?"
<1907>
// A grim voice echoed in the room.
<1908> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Eh?! Eh?! Where?!"
<1909>
// I also look around in confusion.
<1910>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Here."
<1911>
// And under the table is the stern looking man making an appeareance.
<1912>
// Sunohara's face cramps up. I also take a step back.
<1913> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "S-since when were you?!"
<1914>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Ah~... man... I've been chatting with Yukine since the beginning of lunch break..."
<1915>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "A staff member suddenly came, so I ended up hiding."
<1916>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "And after that, you came."
<1917>
// He glares at me with a glitter.
<1918>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Beyond that, you made an atmosphere the same as yesterday..."
<1919>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "So I couldn't just come out... Damn it..."
<1920>
// I... I didn't notice...
<1921>
// So it means...? That while Miyazawa was sleeping on my lap, this guy is just at my feet, hiding...?
<1922>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Yukine is Yukine too... she's completely forgotten about me..."
<1923>
// He stretches and hits his hips that must be aching from squatting for a long time with his fist.
<1924>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "... Well..."
<1925>
// Letting his shoulders rest, he breathes on Sunohara... no, he glares at him.
<1926>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "What is it that you wouldn't be able to control, huh?"
<1927> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "E-Eek! T-T-That's... well..."
<1928>
// Sunohara motions his eyes at me, appealing me to save him.
<1929> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Isn't it becoming a wolf?"
<1930> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Guaah, damn you, \m{A}-!"
<1931>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Hey blondie! Come here for a bit!"
<1932> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Hey wait, don't pull my clothes, they'll rip... hey, to the window?!"
<1933>
// The man drags Sunohara by the scruff and heads towards the window.
<1934>
// Several second after they disappeared from the window frame...
<1935> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Uwaahh..."
<1936>
// A striking sound which is hard to put into words echoes around...
<1937>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Whew... man..."
<1938>
// After he's done, the man straddles back into the room.
<1939> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... Where's Sunohara?"
<1940> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Feeling this pain means I'm alive, right...?"
<1941>
// I saw a trembling hand accompanied by a faint voice beyond the window.
<1942>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Well...?"
<1943>
// The voice of the man turning around.
<1944>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "You'll be coming tomorrow too, right?"
<1945> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... 'Too?' Speaking of that, what's the occasion tomorrow?"
<1946>
// If I think about it very well, Miyazawa told me that first.
<1947>
// He answered me with sorrowful eyes as I asked that question.
<1948>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "... You'll know if you come."
<1949>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Well, you shouldn't look like an idiot getting chased around by the staff like you were today."
<1950> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I won't."
<1951> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Besides, all of you will come tomorrow too?"
<1952>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Ah? Well, yeah."
<1953>
// So it means, it's not like she invited me specially because it's me.
<1954>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "What? Why do you have that disappointed look on your face?"
<1955> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'm not really disappointed."
<1956>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Perhaps, you were thinking 'it's not like I'm the only one she specially invited.'"
<1957> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... Ugh..."
<1958>
// The way he's so accurate bothers me.
<1959>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "... I think you're pretty special, you know..."
<1960> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
<1961>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "You're special since you were invited despite being outside the group."
<1962> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Is something happening tomorrow?"
<1963>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "........."
<1964>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "... You'll know if you come..."
<1965>
// He says that as he walks towards the window.
<1966> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You're heading back?"
<1967>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Hmm? Well, Yukine ain't coming back here today."
<1968>
// He puts his leg through the window, and turns my way.
<1969>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "See you tomorrow."
<1970>
// So he informs me quickly, and then leaves through the window.
<1971> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Gyaah!"
<1972>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Ah, my bad, stepped on you there."
<1973> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<1974> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Ow ow ow..."
<1975>
// Sunohara groans as he soaks his face in a towel.
<1976> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Seems painful."
<1977> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "It's freaking painful!"
<1978> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Since it made a loud sound."
<1979> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "It would have been better if you saved me!"
<1980> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Nah, I didn't really feel like doing it."
<1981> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Just do it a bit! We're friends!"
<1982> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Ahahahahahaha!"
<1983> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Hey, should you even be laughing at this part?!"
<1984> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "That's the part where I shouldn't really agree, right?"
<1985> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "I'll cry..."
<1986> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Cry all you want."
<1987>
// I totally flat out refused him as I take out a magazine.
<1988>
// Sunohara starts to cry in sorrow.
<1989> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Sunohara."
<1990> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Sniff... what... I don't need your comfort now..."
<1991> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You're an eyesore so why don't you go cry further in the corner."
<1992> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "You sure don't have blood or tears, do you?!"
<1993> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Well, take it as a joke."
<1994> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "... Was that really a joke?"
<1995> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "The chance of it being a joke is less than 1%."
<1996> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Sniff... sniff... sniff, sniff..."
<1997>
// He started his sorrowful cry again.
<1998>
// I'll ignore him for now and advance our topic.
<1999> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What do you think about tomorrow?"
<2000> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Sniff... no way I'd know... sniff..."
<2001> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... I guess so..."
<2002>
// Even if I say so myself, I was stupid to ask...
<2003> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "...Sniff ...sniff, sniff... sniff, sniff..."
<2004> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... It's depressing even if you're in the corner, so could you please leave the room?"
<2005> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "This is my room!"
<2006>
// Yukine
<2007>
// The third day of suspension from school...
<2008>
// Technically, it's still house arrest up to today.
<2009>
// Thump...
<2010> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... Umph."
<2011>
// I change into my school uniform and adjust my necktie.
<2012>
// This is my answer to yesterday's mistake.
<2013>
// Blend in with the people during lunch break.
<2014>
// Even if the teachers find me, it'll probably be all right.
<2015>
// I look at my watch. It's about time.
<2016>
// When I arrive during lunch break, the school is filled with energy.
<2017>
// I give an innocent look as I walk.
<2018>
// Though I'm being suspended, I think only a few people would recognize both my name and face.
<2019>
// No one should suspect me, and all thanks to the uniform I'm wearing.
<2020> \{Giọng Nói} ""
// \{Voice} "Eh? You've been cleared from suspension, \m{A}?"
<2021>
// Found out by a classmate, I remain silent as I dash away from him.
<2022>
// I guess it's better to pay a little bit of attention to my surroundings...
<2023>
// Rattle...
<2024>
// I open the door to see Miyazawa sitting down in a chair.
<2025>
// She immediately lifts her head to see me.
<2026> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Ah..."
<2027> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yo, I'm here."
<2028> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Yes, thank you very much."
<2029>
// She bows her head with a smile.
<2030> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Would you like to have lunch?"
<2031> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yes, please."
<2032> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Do you have any requests?"
<2033> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Then, how about omelet rice?"
<2034> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Okay, understood."
<2035>
// She nods and smile then takes out the frying pan and moves toward the portable stove.
<2036> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You actually can?!"
<2037> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Yes. The chicken rice inside would be from the usual frozen food though."
<2038>
// She takes out the cooler box she gets pilaf from all the time, and instead pulls out a package of chicken rice.
<2039>
// And then, two eggs.
<2040> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "When you first came here, \m{B}-san, you asked for omelet rice, and so I made preparations so I'll be able to make it if you say it again."
<2041> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It would have been better if you said so..."
<2042> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "No, the food tastes best the moment when you think you want to eat it."
<2043> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "But eggs are perishable, wouldn't it be a waste when you rarely cook them?"
<2044> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It's all right. I always bring them home and eat them at the same day."
<2045> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You'll build up a lot of cholesterol."
<2046> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I'm still young, so it's okay."
<2047>
// She gives a sweet smile as she says that.
<2048>
// She skillfully makes the omelet rice.
<2049>
// It may be frozen food, but on the outside it looks homemade.
<2050>
// It has a different flavor from before, so it became a first-class lunch.
<2051> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Okay, I'm done."
<2052>
// She places a paper dish with omelet rice in front of me.
<2053> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Ah, delicious!"
<2054> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "You haven't eaten yet, though."
<2055> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I can understand even without eating. This is definitely delicious."
<2056> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Ahaha, please, help yourself."
<2057> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<2058>
// I take a convenience store spoon in my hand and eat the steaming omelet rice.
<2059> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "\m{B}-san."
<2060> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
<2061> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "After you're done with your meal, there's something I'd like to ask of you."
<2062> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Chomp, chomp... gulp..."
<2063> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What is it? Lying on my lap?"
<2064> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "No, a spell."
<2065> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'll be doing it?"
<2066> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Yes... well, it's something one person can't do."
<2067> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<2068> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Pouring in genki dama?"
<2069> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "That's okay too."
<2070>
// Miyazawa giggles as she smiles.
<2071> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "But today would be bit different."
<2072> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I don't mind doing it if it isn't embarrassing."
<2073> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "........."
<2074>
// Her smile freezes.
<2075> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Is it embarrassing...?"
<2076> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Eh, um, haha, a little."
<2077> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "How bad is it compared to the genki dama?"
<2078> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It's a hundred times worse, I think."
<2079> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... How is it 'a little'..."
<2080>
// Speaking of which... I wonder what she wants me to do...?
<2081> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "But, it should have an immediate effect."
<2082> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... Well... you made omelet rice so there's no way I can refuse..."
<2083> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "If you don't like it, I don't mind if you don't want to."
<2084> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'll think about what to do once I hear it."
<2085>
// I say that as I eat the omelet rice.
<2086>
// I quickly finish up the last remaining pieces...
<2087>
// And then--...
<2088> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food."
<2089> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It was nothing."
<2090>
// I finished eating.
<2091>
// Taking in all of that omelet rice, I become ready.
<2092> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "All right, now about that spell."
<2093> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Y-yes... if you will."
<2094>
// Miyazawa's face blushes as she quickly bows her head.
<2095> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "So, what should I do?"
<2096> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "... Umm..."
<2097> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "........."
<2098> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "... Please... hold me..."
<2099> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "?!?!"
<2100>
// I suddenly look around the room with those words.
<2101>
// I imagined all of my hair standing up all of a sudden.
<2102>
// I wonder if anyone heard that?
<2103>
// There's no one hiding under the desk just like yesterday, right?
<2104>
// There's no one outside the window, right?
<2105> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I want to do that thing from before."
<2106> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Eh? Ah... You mean holding you?"
<2107> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Yes."
<2108>
// She nods, her face blushing heavily.
<2109>
// I felt a little relieved.
<2110> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And then, we'll close our eyes together, and chant 'Look Ahead, Look Ahead, Look Ahead' three times in our mind."
<2111> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What kind of effect does this have?"
<2112> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "You'd become stronger for today."
<2113> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And no matter what happens, you won't lose yourself..."
<2114> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "You won't get distracted and you'll be able to stand straight..."
<2115> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "You'll be able to hold on."
<2116> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<2117> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Can I ask you for help with this?"
<2118> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... Is it all right if I hug you?"
<2119> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Is it all right...?"
<2120>
// I respond by spreading out both my hands slowly.
<2121>
// Miyazawa smiles as she sees that.
<2122> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Then, if you don't mind..."
<2123>
// She slowly walks straight in front of me.
<2124>
// And then, just like before, she places her head on my shoulder.
<2125>
// I slowly close my arms around her.
<2126>
// And gently wrap up that small body of hers as if I'm embracing her warmth tightly so it won't escape.
<2127> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Please close your eyes."
<2128> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Okay."
<2129>
// Saying that, I close them.
<2130>
// A dark world...
<2131>
// I think to myself as if the warmth in my arms was the only thing that existed.
<2132>
// I can hear Miyazawa's heartbeat throughout my body.
<2133>
// My heartbeat also begins to race, which is a little bit embarrassing.
<2134>
// The smell of her soft hair is making me dizzy...
<2135>
// Yeah... this is certainly embarrassing when she said it was...
<2136> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "In your mind..."
<2137>
// She surprised me with her sudden words.
<2138>
// Miyazawa's warmth almost made me forget my purpose...
<2139> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "... Please chant it three times in your mind."
<2140>
// Look Ahead, Look Ahead, Look Ahead...
<2141>
// I chant it three times in my mind...
<2142>
// A peaceful and quiet spell.
<2143>
// How long should I hold her like this...?
<2144>
// Is it okay to let go now...?
<2145>
// But, it doesn't seem like Miyazawa will let go any moment now.
<2146>
// My lips touched her hair as I slowly retreat my chin.
<2147>
// I softly pushed my lips at her head so she wouldn't notice.
<2148>
// It's ticklish...
<2149>
// It's soft...
<2150>
// She smells nice...
<2151>
// I wonder what would happen if a colleague of hers saw us...
<2152>
// This really is a life threatening spell...
<2153>
// Ding, dong, dang, dong...
<2154> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<2155> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "........."
<2156>
// The bell echoes, indicating the end of lunch break.
<2157>
// I let my arms go from Miyazawa, though I regret losing that warmth.
<2158> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... Miyazawa...?"
<2159>
// But Miyazawa didn't move away.
<2160>
// Her head was still placed at my shoulder as if she's stiffened.
<2161> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Lunch break is over."
<2162> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "... Yes..."
<2163> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You have to return to class."
<2164> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "........."
<2165> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Miyazawa...?"
<2166> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I'm leaving early today."
<2167> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
<2168> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "There's a place I have to go to now."
<2169> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I want to take you there, \m{B}-san..."
<2170> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And also, I want you to come there today."
<2171> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Where are we going?"
<2172> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "........."
<2173>
// Miyazawa slightly frowns at the question.
<2174>
// A smile filled with sadness and loneliness... that kind of face...
<2175> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "... A graveyard."
<2176> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<2177>
// After saying that, the smile from her face disappears.
<2178>
// ... It seemed painful... she showed me a facial expression that I haven't seen before.
<2179>
// That spell from before...
<2180>
// Now I understand why she wishes to have strength for today...
<2181> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Today is... the day my brother died."
<2182> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... I see..."
<2183> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I'm sorry for suddenly telling you something like this..."
<2184> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It's okay, I'm at fault for keeping quiet..."
<2185> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "About what?"
<2186> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm... about knowing that your brother had passed away..."
<2187> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Eh?"
<2188> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Another guy came here and told me while you weren't around."
<2189> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "And... he told me that I was certainly similar to your brother."
<2190> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Is that so?"
<2191>
// Miyazawa smiles a little bit.
<2192>
// Even then, it was fleeting the way she was just now...
<2193>
// I wished so strongly that her smile would never fade.
<2194>
// I wanted to... hold her.
<2195> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... Miyazawa..."
<2196>
// I shortened our distance with a single step.
<2197>
// Rattle...
<2198> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
<2199> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Ah..."
<2200>
// I saw the window suddenly open, with two people coming in.
<2201> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "U-umm, I'm sorry for interrupting but..."
<2202> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<2203> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Eek! D-don't give me that serious face!"
<2204> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Anyway, it's almost time... and this person is..."
<2205> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "This person is...?"
<2206>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "That's how it is."
<2207> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Woah..."
<2208>
// The man from yesterday appeared right beside Sunohara.
<2209>
// And in his hand, he's holding... a flower.
<2210>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Yukine. It's time to go."
<2211>
// The man passed the flower in his hand to Miyazawa as he said that.
<2212> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Okay."
<2213>
// The blue sky spreading out in the early afternoon.
<2214>
// Sunohara and I walk on the road in our school uniform.
<2215>
// And walking in front of us was the man in normal clothes and Miyazawa...
<2216>
// The guy glares at me with suspicious eyes from time to time as if he's her grandmother, being suspicious. It can't be helped.
<2217>
// Of course, we're normally supposed to be in class at this time.
<2218> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "........."
<2219> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... What is it...?"
<2220> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "It looks like you're walking on a tightrope with your life, huh."
<2221> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What do you mean?"
<2222> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "........."
<2223> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "I was outside the window during lunchtime."
<2224> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<2225>
// So he saw us again...
<2226> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "At the same time, that person was also with me."
<2227> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Eh...? Serious?"
<2228>
// I look at the man walking beside Miyazawa and slowed down my pace.
<2229> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Humans can smash stones just by grabbing it, huh..."
<2230> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<2231>
// They saw everything, huh...
<2232>
// I wonder if I can return home alive today...?
<2233> \{Giọng Nói} ""
// \{Voice} "Hey, Yukine."
<2234> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Ah, Arai-san."
<2235>
// A man from another street came with flowers and calls of Miyazawa.
<2236>
// He didn't look spirited at all.
<2237>
// He only greeted her with a sad facial expression.
<2238> \{Giọng Nói} ""
// \{Voice} "Yuki-chan."
<2239> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Kusakari-san, you were waiting here?"
<2240>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "Yeah. I was thinking we should go together."
<2241> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Yes, let's do that."
<2242>\{Người Đàn Ông} ""
// \{Man} "These are the sweets that he liked."
<2243> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Thank you very much. I believe he'd surely be fine with this."
<2244>
// As we continued on the road, the number of people in our group grew.
<2245>
// And they all have a bright and cheerful voice with them, but loneliness is printed somewhere in their facial expression.
<2246> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... It seems everyone here was a friend of Miyazawa's brother..."
<2247> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "You're right. Somehow, I'm wondering if it's okay for us to even be here...?"
<2248> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<2249>
// We certainly do seem out of place...
<2250>
// Each and every one of the guys gathering around now all had memories of Miyazawa's brother, and came to mourn.
<2251>
// But for someone who I had never met face to face, all I could do was sympathize and say as little as possible.
<2252>
// I wonder why Miyazawa invited me...?
<2253>
// I wonder why she wanted to do that spell that involves holding her...?
<2254>
// It'd be nice if she could at least properly explain her reasons.
<2255>
// It'd also be nice if I change into a clown for being overly self-conscious...
<2256>
// By the time we had arrived at the graveyard, there were already other people gathered there.
<2257>
// Everyone greeted Miyazawa.
<2258>
// Sunohara and I decide to distance ourselves a little further from there and watches the situation.
<2259>
// The people who came to visit left some things in front of the tombstone as they said what they are doing 'now.'
<2260>
// --I'm attending a specialist college right now--
<2261>
// A single incense stick was left there...
<2262>
// --Actually, I have a child now and I'm also married too--
<2263>
// And another one...
<2264>
// --I'm working now, it's physical labor but it's fulfilling--
<2265>
// And another one...
<2266>
// --You always run after our fight even when you're winning, isn't it--
<2267>
// One by one, they increased...
<2268>
// --I wanted to have more fun with you--
<2269>
// White smoke rises up to the sky...
<2270> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "\m{B}-san."
<2271> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm? What is it?"
<2272> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Here."
<2273>
// Saying that, she hands me a lit incense stick.
<2274> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Would you offer this to my brother?"
<2275> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Sure."
<2276>
// I receive it from Miyazawa, and continue in front the grave.
<2277>
// I leave the incense stick in front of the polished and clean tombstone, in the crevice where all the other sticks are.
<2278>
// Even still, I was careful not to break the others' incense sticks as I put my incense stick together with them.
<2279>
// And then, I put my hands together and close my eyes...
<2280>
// The things I'll tell him...
<2281> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<2282>
// --Your sister is working hard every day.
<2283>
// --And she's being adored by various people, without indulging herself...
<2284>
// --She's stronger now, and is moving forward.
<2285> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Would you hear me out?"
<2286>
// I open my eyes, startled by her sudden voice.
<2287>
// I don't know whether or not she was talking to me or she was talking to everyone here.
<2288>
// It's just that everyone in this place gave their attention.
<2289> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It's a story about my family."
<2290> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I had a brother."
<2291> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "My brother would always fight with my parents whenever he was at home."
<2292> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "We were raised in a family that was quite strict..."
<2293> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And also... I always remembered those unhappy things."
<2294> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Why is it that we have to follow the road that our parents decided for us?"
<2295> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "We should be more free..."
<2296> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Because there should be plenty of roads out there..."
<2297> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Yes, he was on a stray path..."
<2298> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "While I followed my parents' decisions, I made accomplishments, I studied hard and grew."
<2299> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "My brother became violent when he grew up..."
<2300> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And I became polite when I grew up..."
<2301> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "We grew up in opposite ways, like a mirror."
<2302> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Even though we were like that, I got along with my brother."
<2303> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "As if we were lovers."
<2304> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And when my brother entered high school, he made a lot of friends, and never came back home."
<2305> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And then society started calling him..."
<2306> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "A delinquent."
<2307> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "But I sometimes met with my brother to see if he was doing fine."
<2308> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "He told me that though our home was awful, it was fun outside and that he couldn't help it."
<2309> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "My brother made a lot of friends."
<2310> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "No matter what other people had said, my brother was proud of them."
<2311> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I haven't met my brother's friends before then."
<2312> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And back then, I really was just an ordinary girl..."
<2313> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Those types of people would usually frighten me."
<2314> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "My brother found his own place by himself and lived the way he liked."
<2315> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "At that time, my brother was almost as if he was disowned..."
<2316> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "He started a quarrel with our parents when he met them, and left just like that."
<2317> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "That's why my brother decided to live on his own, without seeing our parents."
<2318> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "But, he always came to see only me."
<2319> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And he brought me a lot of sweets as a present."
<2320> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "There were a lot of things I wasn't allowed to eat at home."
<2321> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Even though I might get cavities, I ate them."
<2322> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "The times we spent together were really fun."
<2323> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "We would eat together the lunch that I made..."
<2324> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I'd sleep in my brother's lap..."
<2325> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It was very fun... and I was really at ease."
<2326> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "But... even those times wouldn't continue on forever."
<2327> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "My brother got into an accident... he was still someone who had no home to return to."
<2328> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Even at that time, it seems he protected some friend of his."
<2329> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "My parents mourned... together with those people."
<2330> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I didn't really know all that well back then."
<2331> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "What was right..."
<2332> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It's just that..."
<2333> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "... I believe my brother was great."
<2334> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And a lot of people..."
<2335> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Who were friends of his came to his funeral."
<2336> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "They were wearing different uniforms and had a bad attitude..."
<2337> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "But even still... all of them looked really serious in front of my brother."
<2338> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "There were people that were crying too..."
<2339> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Those people are, people who have a deep relationship with my brother."
<2340> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "That's why, I..."
<2341> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I took the courage and called out to them."
<2342> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Saying that I'm Miyazawa Kazuto's sister..."
<2343> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I talked to them a little..."
<2344> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Then, I got acquainted with those people who he parted with..."
<2345> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And then..."
<2346> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "The people who lived together with the brother that I loved..."
<2347> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Filled the open hole in my heart..."
<2348> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "At that time, I remembered..."
<2349> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It's because, these people are..."
<2350> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "They are similar to my brother."
<2351> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Not looking beyond, you'll only see their violent side and not their honest side..."
<2352> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And, they'll show kindness by being reckless for others."
<2353> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "To me... I saw the same thing."
<2354> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "But, it became difficult as I thought more than that."
<2355> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Because, I was a normal girl..."
<2356> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "My strength is no more than that... I'm someone who's powerless..."
<2357> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I came and went to the place where my brother spent his time."
<2358> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And then, I talked to a lot of people around there."
<2359> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I was refused plenty of times."
<2360> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I also made scary memories."
<2361>
// So Miyazawa felt out of place at that time...
<2362>
// And then she thought how weak her existence was.
<2363>
// Even though it was good meeting them by chance...
<2364>
// If so, they should be able to be together.
<2365> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "When winter came, I knitted everyone their own gloves as a present."
<2366> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It acted like a warm sweet red-bean soup as the night became colder."
<2367> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Everyone was really sweet despite having a bad reputation..."
<2368> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "When Christmas came, I brought over homemade cake, and we ate it."
<2369> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I was the only one who looked like Santa..."
<2370> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "We were a bit festive, but..."
<2371> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Even then, everyone... ate it."
<2372> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And while eating we'd make sounds as if understanding each other..."
<2373> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And everyone would be grateful for the food afterward..."
<2374> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And then they'd ask if I'd come again..."
<2375> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And then a lot of people gathered around me."
<2376> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "That gave me a warm feeling..."
<2377> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Before I knew it... that place became a place where my heart feels at ease."
<2378> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "It became one of my place..."
<2379>
// As if feeling tired from finishing her speech, Miyazawa closed her eyes.
<2380>
// Or maybe, she's trying to imagine those tender sceneries.
<2381>
// But, if she opens her eyes, that place would be here now too...
<2382>
// ... In this place.
<2383> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Right now, I'm being supported by a lot of people."
<2384>
// It felt like those words intensified everything she said.
<2385>
// Is this how Miyazawa has lived up until now?
<2386> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I see... well, you're already all right now, right?"
<2387> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Yes, if I feel anxious because of this, it would be inexcusable to everyone."
<2388> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Because the happiness of being surrounded by people who support you, is surely not everywhere."
<2389> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I guess..."
<2390>
// To support and be supported...
<2391>
// This is surely a cycle...
<2392>
// And before realizing it, you gather a lot of people...
<2393> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} (I'm one of them, huh...)
<2394>
// I narrowed my eyes as it I was hit by radiant sunlight.
<2395>
// And from there, a single white light is fluttering over her head just now, as if it was just born.
<2396>
// As if it was watching over her from above.
<2397>
// I stretch my hand out.
<2398>
// The light softly descends, and buries itself into my hand.
<2399>
// It felt warm as it spread out.
<2400>
// As if I shared the same feelings as Miyazawa.
<2401> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "I apologize, I was quite serious, wasn't I?"
<2402>
// No one could say anything, even a single word.
<2403>
// They were just standing there with flowers in their hands.
<2404>
// I wonder what kind of feeling everyone is having right now.
<2405>
// They should be sharing that single feeling, I guess.
<2406> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "In that case, how about I try out a climactic spell?"
<2407>
// I was thinking of a single idea.
<2408> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Eh, is there such a thing?"
<2409> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Every person here would surely start a fuss though."
<2410> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "O-okay. In that case, if you will."
<2411> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Then, please excuse me..."
<2412>
// I embrace that small body... and kiss her.
<2413>
// No sooner than that... \pthey started a big uproar.
<2414>
// So I thought.
<2415>
// Yeah...
<2416>
// To fall for her...
<2417>
// Really means... \wait{600}risking your life...\wait{4400}
<2418>
// Yukine Epilogue
<2419>
// The reference room as always.
<2420>
// The faint scent of pilaf still floated around.
<2421>
// I take some after meal coffee and look outside the window as I drink it.
<2422>
// Next to me was Miyazawa, who was reading her book of spells.
<2423>
// And speaking of Sunohara...
<2424> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Listen... girls that act like a strong-willed person actually miss someone."
<2425>\{Yuu} ""
// \{Yuu} "Really?"
<2426> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Yeah... That's why, they're weak against broad-minded men who spoil them."
<2427> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Well, to make a long story short, they're weak against a person like me."
<2428>\{Yuu} ""
// \{Yuu} "Really?"
<2429> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "In the end, he's the type who gets treated lightly."
<2430> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Who cares if I get treated lightly! I just want to date girls!"
<2431>
// How is he able to say those thing with the kid behind his back...
<2432> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "By the way, Yuu, what about your school?"
<2433>\{Yuu} ""
// \{Yuu} "Today's the school anniversary."
<2434> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Does your school have this every week...?"
<2435>\{Yuu} ""
// \{Yuu} "Yeah."
<2436> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<2437>
// So he says...
<2438>
// He's become tough, hasn't he?
<2439> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Ah, Sunohara-san, I have a good spell for you."
<2440> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Eh? What? A spell so I can get a girlfriend?"
<2441> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "How about this. But this is like a spell that tells you if a person is compatible with you."
<2442> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "How do I do it?"
<2443> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Umm, first place both your hands on your partner's shoulder."
<2444> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "\m{A}, if you don't mind, help me test this."
<2445> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I somehow don't like to test my compatibility with you..."
<2446>
// Sunohara went in front of me as he ignored my complaint.
<2447>
// And then he puts both his hands on my shoulders.
<2448>
// ... This is kind of gross...
<2449> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "What's next then?"
<2450> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Your partner should then close his eyes."
<2451> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "That's what she said."
<2452> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "This is an unpleasant composition..."
<2453>
// For now I close my eyes as told while I imagine the third person looking at us at that time.
<2454> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "And then close your eyes as well."
<2455> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Okay, okay!"
<2456> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Leave your face like that..."
<2457>
// The atmosphere in front of me is stirring up.
<2458>
// I have a bad feeling about this...
<2459>
// The sound of Miyazawa turning the page.
<2460> \{Miyazawa} ""
// \{Miyazawa} "Umm... if you can thoroughly kiss him while your eyes are closed, you'll both become perfectly happy."
<2461> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, what?!"
<2462>
// I quickly open my eyes and just in front is Sunohara's face.
<2463> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "This is bad!!"
<2464>
// I quickly retreat my face and hit Sunohara in the nose with my forehead.
<2465> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "Bwaaaaah!!" \shake{3}
<2466>
// Sunohara, who got thrown on the floor by my forehead, is looking up at me with a nosebleed.
<2467> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "That was dangerous..."
<2468> \{Sunohara} ""
// \{Sunohara} "... Indweed... I'm in danger right now..."
<2469>
// His body twitches and groans as he lies on the floor.
<2470>