That's goodbye.

After saying goodbye, Okada has this buffer opportunity brought by Kiko's mistake, and that's it.

After that, whether to advance or retreat, and when to meet next time, will still need to be decided by her.

At the last moment, Akina Nakamori finally didn't dodge anymore and looked directly into Shinichi Iwahashi's eyes.

With such a look at each other, she saw Iwahashi Shinichi suddenly show a look of surprise, but he immediately returned to normal. He didn't evade, he looked at her generously, and the two silently exchanged glances.

Is it the first time tonight? but also the last time this evening.

Then, Shinichi Iwahashi was the first to speak, "See you next time." He said.

Until next time......

Shinichi Iwahashi had a gentle expression and said a code that only the two of them could understand. In the face of his gentleness, Akina Nakamori couldn't help but relax her heartstrings, as if she was encouraged by him.

As soon as she relaxed, the words that had been churning in her chest all night but could not be spoken, at this moment, because of this gentleness, her heart was full again.

Yukiko Okada was already in the car.

Akina Nakamori restrained her thoughts and replied in a low voice: "See you next time." He nodded to him again. Until he sat in the driver's seat, his heart still echoed Iwahashi's gentle gaze as if he was encouraging something.

He said "see you next time".

......

At this time, there is a bit of traffic jam on the road.

"Is it okay to turn on the radio?" Akina Nakamori asked Yukiko Okada.

Yukiko Okada gave her an affirmative answer.

Although due to a deviation in an important part of the plan, Yukiko Okada's detective game was forced to end early. However, when she got into Akina Nakamori's car and was sent home by her, the previous prank idea was immediately thrown behind.

On the way back, she talked to Akina Nakamori about all kinds of things that she didn't have. Just after the end of the New Year, there is no shortage of interesting topics. With Okada and Kiko by her side, Akina Nakamori forgot for the time being the hesitation and troubles of Shin Iwahashi tonight.

The traffic lights change, and the traffic begins to move slowly.

Although the radio was on, the two of them patronized and chatted, and neither of them cared about what they were listening to, until a familiar melody sounded.

Yukiko Okada said "ah", "It's "Future Vision II". ”

She thought of something, and asked Akina Nakamori with a smile, "Akina-san, doesn't this prelude look like the feeling of 'oo

The metaphor is kind of cute, and Akina Nakamori can't help but laugh, "A little. ”

But in any case, the two inattentive listeners were indeed drawn back to their attention by this "oh oo

In December last year, "Future Forecast II" was already playing on the radio.

At first, the firm paid for publicity and forced promotion, but when the popularity rose and won the championship, it became spontaneous publicity. After the band's first public performance, the on-demand rate of the song on the radio station has risen again.

"The brake light flashes five times" as a code for confession, which is both subtle and gentle, and most importantly, easy to imitate. The threshold for imitation is low, and the public is easy to participate, which makes it more convenient to become popular.

"How can you make five times of the brake light think of confession? "Okada has a serious emotion from Kiko.

"yes. ”

Akina Nakamori echoed. I thought in my heart that the reason why it could become a code for confession was because the two sides tacitly agreed. It is because there is an "agreement" first, and then there is a "code".

And the reason why an agreement can be an agreement is because both parties want to protect it.

She remembered the phrase "see you next time" with Shinichi Iwahashi.

To others, it sounds like an ordinary goodbye word, but if it is between the two of them, the meaning is different. When I said "I'll see you next time" with Shinichi Iwahashi, I really wanted to see him again.

This became a code that only the two of them knew. Isn't this the reason why this is the agreement between the two?

"I asked Iwahashi-san if there was a Future Map I since it was Future Vision II. Yukiko Okada continued to talk about the gossip that she was one step ahead, "Iwahashi-san told me that there is also Future Vision III. ”

Akina Nakamori responded, but her mind drifted elsewhere.

Shinichi Iwahashi also wanted to meet her again, so he said "see you next time" when saying goodbye like her. ...... If you think so, does it also touch his thoughts and feelings?

Even if it's just a little bit.

When saying goodbye tonight, Shinichi Iwahashi also said "see you next time".

......

Akina Nakamori sends Yukiko Okada to the downstairs of her apartment.

"It's a pleasure today. Yukiko Okada said, "When I saw Akina-san, I also saw Iwahashi-san." ...... Although it was my willfulness. ”

Anyway, when the three of them met tonight, it was Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori who were responding to her request.

"It doesn't matter. Akina Nakamori smiled and didn't mind.

Yukiko Okada asked her, "Do you have any arrangements for Akina-san next?" Would you like to go up and sit down?"

Akina Nakamori politely declined.

Yukiko Okada didn't insist, got out of the car, and waved at her, "Good night, Akina-san." ”

Send off Yukiko Okada, and Akina Nakamori return home.

On the way back, there was no Yukiko Okada talking endlessly, only the car radio played content that she was not interested in, but she was not bored with.

She listened to it for a while, her heart was confused, and she simply turned off the radio.

There was an instant silence in the car.

Although he politely refused Yukiko, in fact, there was no arrangement to go back.

Akina Nakamori subconsciously thought, is Iwahashi Shinichi going back now? As soon as I think of him, I immediately remember the gentle gaze he gave when he said goodbye, and I remembered what he said, "See you next time".

Akina Nakamori is willing to believe that Shinichi Iwahashi, who said "see you next time", really wants to meet her again. And she herself, when she said goodbye, she also responded to him with "see you next time".

Isn't it true that you want to see him again when you say "see you next time"?

All the troubles are because I want to be close to him, I want to "see you next time" with him, not because I want to push him away.

When is the next goodbye?

The words she wanted to say but couldn't say were churning in her chest again. It seems that if you can't vomit quickly, it will burn her.

When she was about to get home, Akina Nakamori heard her pager ring. I was driving a car, so it was inconvenient to see. It wasn't until I drove the car into the parking lot and into the elevator that I took the pager out.

It was Shinichi Iwahashi who called.

After entering the door, Akina Nakamori did not change her clothes, but came to the phone with a pager and called Shinichi Iwahashi back. It took a while for the call to be answered.

"Shen Yijun. ”

......

Iwahashi Shinichi didn't have much to do next, so after saying goodbye to the two girls, he went straight home. But on the way back, Akina Nakamori finally looked at him from time to time in his mind.

Tonight, he spotted Akina Nakamori casting his gaze several times.

Throughout the night, her gaze always stopped for a moment and then quickly looked away, this kind of caution, not like she was worried about piercing the "secret" she had agreed to keep in front of Yukiko Okada, but as if she was afraid of being caught by him.

But although Akina Nakamori was careful not to let herself be noticed, she didn't escape his eyes at all. When we first met tonight, I noticed that she wanted to stop talking, which made Iwahashi Shinichi pay special attention to her reaction all night.

When Akina Nakamori went to see him, Shinichi Iwahashi wasn't paying attention to her. Because of this, I was surprised by the way she looked at her when she said goodbye at the end.

The more she looked over and dodged, the more Shinichi Iwahashi was convinced in his heart that the hesitation that Akina Nakamori he was aware of was not due to the inconvenience of Yukiko Okada's presence.

What she was going to say was something that would make her hesitate even if it was just the two of them sitting facing each other.

Shinichi Iwahashi couldn't help but think of the phone call he made with Akina Nakamori on the day of the first day.

At that time, her somewhat abnormal behavior on the phone, and the eyes that kept falling on him tonight and quickly moved away, and the look of wanting to stop talking, the three subtly overlapped everything for a while.

Until he returned home, Iwahashi Shinichi was still worried about how she looked today. And then realized how sincere the "see you next time" to her was when she was leaving.

Unconsciously, he was tugged at by the hesitation and hesitation shown by Akina Nakamori for a while, and wanted to ask what was going on. However, I knew in my heart that a straightforward question might make her unable to speak.

After thinking about it, he came to the desk, opened the drawer, took out the origami peacock, and paged Akina Nakamori.

After waiting for a while, her call back came.

"Did Akina-san go back?"

......

"Just came back. Akina Nakamori replied.

Iwahashi Shinichi let out an "oh" and paused. There was a brief silence on the phone.

He didn't speak, which made Akina Nakamori a little impatient. Not because of Iwahashi Shinichi's silence and impatience, but because of the impatience that arose from the words that surged in his chest.

I wanted to say something, but I couldn't find a clue for a while. At this point, I felt even more clumsy.

While his thoughts were wandering, Shinichi Iwahashi spoke again.

"I was tidying up my desk and I saw the origami peacock again. ”

"Ahh

As a result, Akina Nakamori's reaction in turn startled Shinichi Iwahashi, "What happened?"

"Nothing ......"

Akina Nakamori's face was hot, and she couldn't explain it, and she didn't know what reason to make up to cover it up.

Iwahashi Shinichi sensed her embarrassment, didn't ask any more questions, and continued as if nothing happened, "Then, I studied the peacock again, but I was still helpless. ”

He didn't even make a joke to ease the atmosphere - this made Akina Nakamori breathe a sigh of relief even more, and he felt that he had taken care of him again.

With that breath of relief, the mood also relaxed.