Levelmaker

"I wonder where it was... There it is."

It was a single data medium that was retrieved.

It is a medium for higher performance video storage than conventional products, developed in the modern era.

"What's that footage?

"Well, it was eight years ago... when the leaves were six."

"Ha..."

"The research facility, actually, is sending me some of the experimental records as data."

Sakura has never heard that story before.

Without worrying about how it was going, the future stepmother plugged the data into the TV with a familiar manual and opened the video selection screen.

"I want to show you one of those cherry blossoms. I know you have a lot to ask, but just sit there and watch."

"Yes, sir"

As I was told, Sakura sits on the couch.

One of the videos was selected and played back by remote control operation. The contents of the experimental records were apparently just to be interviewed about the state of everyday life.

Cherry blossoms are driven by nostalgia by the leaves of childhood familiarity that appear beyond the screen and are mistaken for a beautiful girl.

And at the same time, I was surprised that she was such a beautiful girl because it was the first time I had seen her clearly young.

"Ye, so cute..."

"You look like your brother... It's me and my dad, for sure."

Leaves waiting for something while sitting in a round chair across the screen, one researcher comes after about a minute. The researcher did not appear on the screen and seemed to have sat next to the camera or somewhere.

"You made me wait."

"It's okay."

At the age of 6, Ye answered with a calm voice.

With a crisp eye, I can take an alternating look at the camera with the researcher.

'So can I ask you regular questions? How old are you now?

"I'm 6."

You just enrolled in elementary school.

"Ha."

I answered with great pleasure. Whoever sees it can see that school is fun.

"Is school fun?

'It's fun! There's a lot of people.'

'Well, that's good.... Which is more fun than kindergarten?

'... yet, I don't know. I need to go through at least a month.'

"So is that, Hmm."

The researcher wrote something down.

'Ip, if it's your IQ... no, Ip, you must already be intelligent enough to take and pass an exam once you've studied for college. That's what a lot of past geniuses from the same IQ as you do...... why wouldn't you? May I ask why? "

'That's natural. You don't have any body. "

'No body...?

The young leaves nodded cocklessly.

Researchers are recording again.

What do you want?

'I also want friends my age and stuff, and when I was in sixth grade I read in the book that I had school trips and stuff! You can't go to college on purpose without doing what you can only do at this age!

"Oh... I see, you think so"

Researchers are happy with whether the answer was unexpected or, for some reason, because it is different from past data.

"But I'm obviously inferior to you around, and I'm probably more incapable of being a teacher than Ye, right? I'm sure classes and stuff can get boring, but what do you think about that?

'Well, I'm afraid of that, so I'll just listen to half the class, and then I'll go to bed or something else!

"Heh, heh. Are you going to skip now?

'... it will be'

Researchers are laughing at the overly prestigious declaration of skipping. My mother and cherry blossoms were also spilling a laugh.

"I'm doing what I have to say..."

"Hey... I really didn't think I would do that. As a result, Cherry Blossom will pull you out of the test."

"Really!

Beyond the video, researchers and leaves are still discussing it.

"The next question I'd like to ask is about your childhood cherry blossoms."

…

Sakura looks out and tilts her ears even better as her name comes up.

"Yes."

"I know all about that girl. I've heard it many times, and you're not blind unless your glasses are aided by an accident when you're 3, are you?

"Yes."

The face of a young, poor leaf becomes serious itself. Everyone is amazed at how enlightened a child named 6 can look like that.

"What is that girl to you? My blind friends, don't they get handicapped?

"... cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms are for me"

The researcher's slight change of voice colour made this question seem unintentional. Ye is trying to answer that with a serious look on his face.

Sakura was listening.

'... who should be protected for me'

"Someone to protect? Why? '

"When I lost my cherry blossom eyes, I felt like something in me was missing."

Researchers take notes again.

Until earlier the atmosphere had already disappeared and the air seemed to flow as the expression on the leaves.

'I still don't have an answer for what that is. But I have to protect it... somehow...'

"Is it a sense of purpose?

'That's it. Shimekan will do it. "

Sakura has already heard about the leaves.

The mother laughed happily as she saw how it was going.