"Be careful." Minami Yuxi stretched out her hand and held up the juice that was knocked over by Ibuki Yuko's arm.
It is Friday afternoon, and he, Ibuki Yuko, Asagiri Mitsuki, Komori Ai, and Chiju Kazumi are in a karaoke room together.
With the help of The Sims, Minami Yuki changed the future where Yuko Ibuki was spilled with juice.
"Thank you." Ibuki Yuko looked at the boy who suddenly approached. The mottled light and shadow cast by the neon lights in the private room were reflected on the boy's cheeks, making her dizzy.
"That was a close call," said Mizuki Asagiri, a little scared. She pushed the cup in front of her further into the table. "Although today is Friday, it will be troublesome if the uniform gets wet."
"Senior, you are so handsome!" Ai Komori gave a thumbs up.
"Ah? Yeah!" Chishou Kazumi responded a beat late.
She was not very good at dealing with this kind of live-action scene. The hot girl combination of Komori Ai and Asagiri Mizuki made her feel at a loss. She looked at Ibuki Yuko who was very close to Minami Yuki and felt envious.
"A song of HERO, dedicated to my seniors." Asagiri Mitsuki picked up the microphone, and her singing voice came through the speakers on the wall of the private room. The song was beautiful, with a bright sense of liveliness and joy.
She held the microphone in both hands, her bright eyes staring at the lyrics on the display screen. Nan Youxi looked at her lips pressed against the microphone. In the dim light of the private room, the girl's white teeth were faintly visible.
He thought of the plot in The Sims. Is the girl singing now really as lively and cheerful as she seems
His gaze lasted only a moment, but it did not escape the observation of Chiju Kazumi and Ibuki Yuko.
After the 90-minute set meal ended, they picked up their school bags, walked out of the karaoke bar together, entered the subway entrance, and parted in the lobby.
Asagiri Mitsuki and Chiju Kazumi are on the same route, while Minami Yuki, Ibuki Yuko, and Komori Ai are on the same route.
There were not too many passengers on the subway. Minami Yuki quickly occupied a seat and gave it to Ibuki Yuko and Komori Ai.
He held the handrail and stood beside Komori Ai.
"Are Ibuki-senpai and Minami-senpai a couple?" Komori Ai thought of her good friend and decided to ask for her.
Nan Youxi wanted to answer directly that it was not the case, but when he saw Ibuki Yuko's head tilted slightly, he changed his words: "For now, it is not the case."
"So, Mitsuki still has a chance?"
"That depends on Mitsuki's opinion."
"Ah, you actually followed me and called me Mitsuki, so cunning!" Komori Ai said with a smile, "Even Mitsuki can't help but have some thoughts when facing her senior!"
Minami Yuki thought that Mitsuki Asagiri not only had no thoughts now, but also had no thoughts after having sex with him. It seemed that this Komori Ai did not know Mitsuki Asagiri very well.
He changed the subject: "Does Komori know what happened to Asagiri before?"
"What happened before?" Komori Ai narrowed her eyes. "Love investigation? Although I didn't know Mitsuki very well in junior high school, I've never heard of Mitsuki being in a relationship! How is it, are you attracted, senior?"
"Maybe a little."
"That's a very ambiguous answer. It's the same answer I gave to Ibuki-senpai just now. What do you think, senpai?"
Ai Komori looked at Yuko Ibuki. She stared into Yuko Ibuki's eyes, trying to see what the girl was thinking.
She failed; her eyes were calm and revealed nothing.
Five stops later, Ai Komori changed to another subway line, and ten minutes later, the subway arrived at Tsukimisato Station.
Ibuki Yuko walked behind Minami Yuki. She looked around and saw that the billboard she saw yesterday was still hanging in the same place today. Nothing had changed.
Her plan to use Asagiri Mizuki's information in exchange for the boy's favor seemed to have failed. The boy just took her with him, but they didn't get any extra closeness.
Not only did she fail to receive special treatment from the boy, but she also brought herself a difficult enemy.
These days, after realizing that she had no preference from the boy, the courage and passion in her heart had begun to dissipate.
The motivation for her actions comes from a belief: she believes that the boy loves her and that she is loved by him. Love is the sea water, and her courage, wisdom and passion are the hull, rudder and sail. The meaning of this ship's existence is to sail on the sea of love.
Now, she found that the sea water did not exist. The ripples on the water surface she saw in the past were just passing clouds and the varying depths of shadows cast by the sunlight on the dry land.
Although she could use her persistence to pull the boat forward on the dry riverbed, her persistence was because she believed that the sea water was surging ahead, and her persistence was because she could hear the sound of the tide in her ears.
She was able to hold on because she had created a false sea for herself with her imagination. If it could not be filled with real sea water for a long time, this false sea would evaporate and dry up under the scorching sun of reality.
Walking out of the subway exit, the sun setting towards the horizon was blocked by the tall buildings next to it. A huge shadow came towards her, covering her body. Standing in the shadow, everything seemed dimmed in brightness.
After crossing the road, the tall buildings disappeared into the distance behind her, but the shadow kept following Ibuki Yuko, lingering. She looked at the back of the boy in front of her. The sunlight shone on the back of the boy's uniform, casting a twilight shadow.
The boy's shoulders are like a mountain. The setting sun is quickly falling behind the solid mountain. The world is about to fall into darkness, and the silhouette of the mountain will disappear in the night.
She stretched out her hand, trying to sweep away the twilight on the mountain peak, and gently rubbed the strong shoulders.
Her hand stopped, she was afraid that if she jumped over the mountain, she would still see a barren land.
She was distracted and didn't notice the boy stopped, and her palm hit his waist.
Nan Youxi grabbed her hand and turned to look at her: "What do you want to do, Senior? Are you going to tickle me secretly from behind? How childish!"
Ibuki Yuko didn't hear clearly what the boy said. Her attention was all on the boy's hand holding hers.
Nan Youxi's hands were as warm and powerful as in her dreams. The boy's palms and dark eyes contained the rich sea of love that she longed for.
"Speaking of which, Senior Yuko's grades are very good, right?" Nan Youxi took another step forward, holding her hand and walking forward.
"Yeah." Ibuki Yuko's heart was beating wildly, and she felt like she really heard the sound of the tide of love.
"Can you teach me? The time is set every night."
"Um."
Ibuki Yuko stared at the boy's shoulders. The arc-like curve swayed with his footsteps, up and down, back and forth, as if it had turned into ripples on the sea, and in the ripples, the clear sound of the tide could be heard.
"I'm too tired today. Let's start tomorrow."
"Um."
"Hmm?" Ibuki Yuko felt something was wrong. Generally speaking, shouldn't Minami Yuki be the one who prepares the gift
"Even if we are informal teachers and students, we still have to exchange gifts. What does Senior like?"
It turns out that it is a gift exchange. But is there such a custom
Ibuki Yuko buried her doubts in her heart. She thought about it and said, "It's all right."
Just the word "gift" made her extremely happy.
"Anything is fine?" Nan Youxi looked at her in surprise. "If you don't ask, I'll just give it to you."
"child."
"Um?!!!"
"There are some kids over there."
"You scared me. I thought the senior wanted a baby."
“It’s not impossible.”
"I don't think so!"
"mean."
"Pull your face!"
"Then I want something you often use."
"I see. Let me go back and look for it. By the way, why do you want something I often use?"
"Head down."
“… Are you kidding me?”
"perhaps."
"Please be more resolute!"
Ibuki Yuko walked beside Minami Yuki, and the boy let go of her hand. After a brief loss, she regained her confidence.
Because the tide surged out from the other side of the mountain, the dry earth was covered by the blue sea, and her ship was drifting on the sea of love again. As long as she sailed on the sea, she had the confidence to survive all storms and reefs.
At the last fork in the road leading to the apartment, Minami Yuki turned into the alley leading to Asano's house, and he waved goodbye to Ibuki Yuko.
Yuko Ibuki returned home, took out the remaining paper, and folded the paper crane again. In her mind, she replayed the scene of her journey home over and over again, and her eyes flashed like ripples of the sea.
It was dark, and Ibuki Honoka returned home and went straight to the dining table. There was nothing on the table.
She opened the bedroom door and carefully looked at her daughter who was sitting at the desk. She was relieved after making sure that her daughter had no darts in her hands and her expression was not fierce.
"Hey, where's my dinner!" she cried.
"You do it yourself."
"Huh? If I can do it myself, what else do I need you to do? What are you folding? Hurry up and cook for me! Do you hear me?"
Ibuki Yuko put down the paper crane in her hand and glanced at the number in the paper bag next to her. It should be enough to fold a few more in the evening.
Taking money for groceries from the drawer, she opened the door and headed to the nearby supermarket.
She was responsible for the three meals a day routine, and she did not feel any resentment. She prepared dinner according to the usual combination and asked Honoka to come out for dinner.
After eating, Honoka went to the bedroom to rest. She cleaned the table and washed the dishes.
While she was wiping the water stains off the dishes, Ibuki Honoka walked out the door with her bag.
After putting the dishes away in the cupboard, she returned to the bedroom and found that her paper crane and the box it was in had disappeared.
She stood for a moment at the empty desk, counting the remaining papers; they were not enough.
Taking the money, she went to the supermarket.
It was late at night and Ibuki Honoka had not returned yet. Ibuki Yuko folded the paper crane, put it in Honoka's schoolbag, which she usually didn't search, and slept on her own folding bed.
In the early morning, she was awakened by the sound of Ibuki Honoka entering the room.
Honoka looked sleepy. She walked straight to her daughter's bed and tapped Yuko's head with her finger: "What a crappy paper crane! I don't like it at all!"
Ibuki Yuko stepped back and asked, "Are you not breaking up anymore?"
A few days ago, she took photos of a man named Aren cheating on her and sent them to her mother via an anonymous email address. Her mother drank to drown her sorrows for several days and said she wanted to break up.
"What breakup? It was just a misunderstanding. Ren has already severed ties with that woman!"
“… Yesterday, a man whom Mom probably liked asked me about Mom.”
"It's none of my business. I have Ren now."
Looking at her mother climbing onto the bed, Ibuki Yuko frowned.
Honoka is the storm in her sea of love, and she must calm it down before she can float peacefully on the sea. Honoka must break up with Jin and marry Nakajima Yohei.
If it were Yuuki, what would she do now? She thought for a while and came up with an idea.
Breaking off relations with that woman or something. If that man lied to my mother, then they must still be in a relationship.
At this time, what would happen if she sent the photos of the affair she had taken before to the woman’s husband
Sorry for being late. I filled out a form with several thousand words during the day, which took a long time, so I haven't been able to write. There is still one chapter to be written at around 2 o'clock.
(End of this chapter)