Think again...
It's a good life. Oh, I think it stings.
I live in a whole house, and I have my own room, and I don't have that much, but I get a penny. My family was quite close, my mother prepared the meal, and my father prepared the bath.
Even if I take my laundry off and scatter it, it's washed and dried the next day. I don't know why I was dissatisfied with this because of the exhaustion.
"What? Are you trying to say something?
"No, come on"
"I don't do pennies."
"Different. Look, always take care of me, thank you."
"........................... is it also a fever?
Breakfast seats, staring at my father, he said that.
Well, you will. You suddenly have trouble telling me this.
But I wanted to tell you. I wanted to tell you. As much as I appreciate it, I wanted to say it right.
Anyway, now, I was in that mood.
"Rubbish, silly hilo"
Leaving the house earlier than usual, I came across Lianhua, who raised a sports bag.
"Why are you here at this hour? Didn't I see the wrong watch?
Still a busy one. I've always tuned in and thought he was like a halibut.
But this guy seems adorable today. Hate, even a togey attitude, kind of smiles asexually.
"Hey, what the fuck!
My chest was strangely warm and my hands were reaching out naturally. Put your hands on Lianhua's head and gently stroke this busy childhood tame.
"Stop it! Stop it!
I used to have cancer myself, but now, here's the thing. You were just old enough to stroke and rejoice.
Right, right. Lianhua was already in high school. That little one's grown up...
"You're a little weird today."
Even if you point your lips and complain, Lotus Hua lines up with nature next to me.
I was glad to hear that again.
"Seen it? Yesterday's Arr!
"Wow, that was a painting! I knew it was handwritten!
Lunch break, blurry in the classroom, the conversations around me came to my ears.
"Why don't we just leave it to AI?
"Chicks! You don't understand. Ah! I knew it was not human, but texture."
"I'm out, texture."
I guess we're talking about cartoons. They don't get tired of it, they talk about it all the time.
"Ugh, really?
"Really. Seniors said they saw it!
"No, but no contact?
Girls really like rumors. I'm talking about who and who stuck together, who and who broke down.
I don't know how he always does it. Sometimes I wish I could talk about something else, like a habit, well......
But this is good again. I like this vibe.
Wow, eventually, I'm talking about what I like about energetic weather...
Yeah, I knew you liked it. I've been wanting to hear it for a while now, and I thought so.
"Do you still want to drop by today?
"I don't care either way."
"I don't care either way ~. Come on, I don't know what to do"
After school, the usual three of us walked home.
There is no Lianhua today. Me and Len, it's just the three of you.
I've always had this combination since I got into middle school. When the corrupt edge got this far, it was fine, and I felt comfortable with the relationship I couldn't care less about.
"How's your university?
"Hmm?"
"Where do you want to go, do you have one?
Yusuke and Ren have spoken to me.
Where do you want to go?
"Yes, yes."
"It's up to you."
A little bothered.
The classic is Mac in front of the station. You can waste it over there.
Go home and rendezvous at VR, whatever. Plenty to play with in virtual reality.
It would be nice to get together at someone's house. I bought sweets and stuff on the way. The three of us spend a lot of time together.
You can choose any one of them. If you're this good, it's probably fun to do what you did. So I, as usual...
"Nothing. Anywhere."
Returns a lot of words.
Yusuke and Ren, who took it,
"Oh well. Right."
"Well. I don't care where you are."
That's what I said, I laughed and nodded.
Days that go on forever. A recurring routine. There's no need to rush to decide something, just time to flow comically.
That was my high school life: 17, two years of high school, time to be told I was middle-aged. Though they say it's an important time, I'm not aware of that, and we just lived that day.
I'm sure this day will continue tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, that and the next day, I'm sure all the way, all the way until I graduate.
So I don't care where it is. I don't know where I'm going.
"... Precious?
"What's going on?
I was just stopping at the usual triple fork.
The two of you look back strangely. Towards those decent guys, I...
"I had a dream."
"A dream?"
"Yes, dreams. Not here. Somewhere, a dream I work for."
Start talking to one. About your dreams. I saw it one day, about the view.
"It's a city called Gran Feria, and I worked. I opened a shop, hired a maid to work as a shop for anything."
…………
"But I didn't want to do that. Because you do, don't you? It stinks like working, it's not fun or anything, it's just trouble."
…………
"Yeah, but they're terrible. Tell me to work. You always bring trouble in, you get me involved, you try to get me to work. You know, it's terrible, right?
…………
"You don't listen to me when I say I don't like it, and the maids are always nagging, and the rest of them..."
Tears spilled as we talked.
Whether I wiped it or not, I couldn't stop crying, and I couldn't keep talking.
But they watched me like that. Like an adult. Not like a high school student, with a calm smile...
"... hey, this is an illusion, isn't it?
"Yes, I am."
"Bored and troublesome, kind and warm... but it's all in the past"
"Yes."
"Even we're not kids anymore. I'm not in high school..."
"Precious..."
You know what I mean.
Two nods. Gentle facial goodwill and Yusuke smiled softly under the sunset sky.
"You've noticed, Guido."
"Yes, this is a world of illusions created by evil gods"
"Everything's fake... the real us, see"
"I just slept in the hospital. He's a vegetable."
As Ren slipped her hand, the footage floated on the block wall.
There was a separate hospital room where we slept quietly. "We're 21" connected to a tube, thin, just alive...
"This is a sweet world, but it's not real, after all"
"Yeah. Reality is, you see, it's just a big deal"
"So-so! Do it, take the exam, do it, get a job, just thinking about it gives me a headache!
"So do we. My sisters are just crying and it's going to be hard to follow."
"This rear charge!
"Ha..."
Even though it's a tough situation, we're the usual us.
That made us sexually happy and we laughed at each other face to face.
Then just a little, shut your mouth...
"Where I want to go, the truth is, it's already been decided, right?
"Huh?"
"You should want to go back to Earth now and defeat the evil gods! Isn't it?
"Oh, that's"
That's right. It's settled. I want to go right back to that world and defeat the evil gods. I want to put on the last four years and settle everything.
But...
"It's okay. You have it."
"Two years after you broke up with us, you're the only bond I've ever had."
"Here..."
Look at your right hand with your finger clasped.
Then I could see that the pinky finger on my right hand, as much of it, was tied with a blue glowing thread. The yarn leads to the right hand side of the triangle, long and long, and appears to continue everywhere. And from the end of the road, his voice - no, more voices, I felt like I could hear him.
"[Protection of Fairy Species] …"
It's a bond I made with Yumiel one day.
That was the way I was supposed to go.
"We can't. No bond, no edge."
"You can't shake off the reign of evil gods and go that way"
"Sorry, Guido. It's annoying."
"But, because - it helps. It's okay, I'll take care of it!
Yusuke and Ren nodded forcefully.
I'm telling you to go to me. If you've decided your mind, I'm telling you to move. I have the means to do so. If you follow the bond, you will surely return.
But, but I... I...!
"It's okay. I'll see you again."
"You said the world was connected, didn't you?
"So... yeah, I'm sure I'll see you"
I had a hunch.
If you defeat the evil gods, I'm over there, and you two are over there. Our souls go where they should be, where they want to be. I had a feeling about that.
And, you know, it's gonna be a long goodbye...
"... it's a promise. I promised I'd see you again."
"Yeah, it's a promise"
"Don't screw it up before then, okay?
"Uuch."
My voice trembles. Also, tears are going to spill.
But in front of both of you, I stretch out to the best of my ability, and I walk out on the right hand side of the Trident, the path indicated by [Fairy Species Protection].
"Um, I'll get rid of it right away!
"Oh, that's how it goes!
"Good luck, Guido."
That's right, walk. Walk your way, on your own free will!
Looking back again and again, with all due respect - just the legs, before, before -.
"You guys!
"What the heck!?
"... see you later!
"... oh, again!
"See ya!
At the end of the day, that's all I ever saw.
A city stained with sunset colors. Important and irreplaceable, my hometown. I keep walking alone on the way out of there.
I'm sure this means growing up. When you're twenty, you don't automatically grow up. Choosing your own path and walking on your own feet means growing up.
Maybe, I'm sure, a lot of people took this road. To nest out of my hometown, I'm sure you took this path just like me.
So this isn't sad. I'm sure it's a pleasure, something to be proud of.
"Ugh, shit, shit"
But there was nothing more I could do about the tears.
I spilled from next to next, and each time I wiped my tears.
But forward. Yes, to where you should be.
Eventually I kept walking forward, whether the view of the city vanished or my face crept with tears.