The eyes that were stung violently immediately moistened. Liu Quan blinked, but accidentally blinked a small tear from his eyelashes. The droplet quickly slid down the corners of her eyes and the arc of her cheeks, and then fell silently from her jaw and disappeared without a trace.

Yanagizumi had to blink again, trying to make a nonchalant expression, and at the same time hoping that Tezuka's bespectacled eyes would not be so indifferent to this little accident—but Tezuka's reaction quickly shattered her little hope.

She noticed that his erect body had stiffened in an instant, and there was a slight expression on his face that was always calm and stern, and he didn't know how to respond, and his gaze fell on the corner of her eye that caused the accident, and she couldn't help but sigh softly.

After she leaves, the plot will continue to develop. If the story collapses here, not only will she lose the opportunity to continue her journey as a regular player and hope of returning home in the future, but the person in front of her, the person who also came here to see her off, and many of the companions she has met in this world, will even lose the basis for continuing to survive - after all, after the collapse of this world, how can the people who live in this world be spared?

"Parting is always sad, I have to admit it...... I seem to be a little more sentimental than I thought. She deliberately said something similar to an explanation in a light-hearted and joking tone, habitually showing a smile that [Sunshine and Health always look ahead].

But this line and this expression didn't seem to take Tezuka's attention away from the corner of her eye. His brows furrowed slightly, and his expression slowly became a little grim - as if she was the biggest opponent in Qingxue's way to winning the national championship. Yes, she used to be, but she couldn't anymore, so why did he put that on that face?

"Oh, are you surprised because you've never seen [Tears of Snake Spirit]?" In order to hide her true love, she had to change her painting style and re-find the [True Snake Spirit Disease + Paranoid Twisted Emoji] equipment, and her tone also changed, a little fluttering self-deprecation.

"Don't worry, in fact, the effect is similar to [Crocodile Tears], probably with a little side effect of confusing the opponent's mind, but it is impossible to cause any substantial physical damage. She continued jokingly.

However, this distorted painting style of snake spirit disease doesn't seem to have immediately brushed off the other party's favorability for a while today.

Tezuka's face didn't show a speechless expression of "Ah, sure enough, don't care about this snake spirit's illness", but seemed to be thinking about something, and after a moment of hesitation, as if he had made up his mind, he suddenly bent down and opened a small pocket on the outermost side of his suitcase, took something out of it, and then straightened up again, and reached out to her.

Liu Quan looked at it, and his stunned feelings rose to the top in an instant.

…… A new handbook for young learners!

"W-...... this!?" she stammered.

The former head of the tennis department of Qingxue bent the corners of his lips slightly, and a faint smile seemed to flash quickly on his face.

"Willing to gamble and lose. He replied simply.

Boom.

Liu Quan's heart skipped a beat.

Although I know that it is unlikely to brush out any higher ending beyond the friendship line, but my lord, you occasionally reveal a certain kind of warmth or ...... Something gentle, really...... It's really a foul?!

She reached out and noticed that her hand was trembling slightly. She quickly took the latest Qingxue handbook from Tezuka's hand, held it tightly in her hand, and felt that the hard corners of the handbook quickly left a shallow mark on her palm.

She hung her head slightly, as if to briefly examine the brown leather cover of the notebook. After a moment, she let out a chuckle.

"So...... The winner is the Ice Emperor, isn't it? ”

Tezuka seemed to be slightly stunned, but it seemed to be true in terms of the outcome of this bet alone, so he replied simply, "...... Yes. ”

She finally looked up and looked directly at him. With a smile between her slightly curved eyebrows, as if this simple conversation had regained her sparkling energy, she jokingly said, "How about another agreement, Tezuka-kun?"

Tezuka was slightly moved, but this time he didn't show the same cautious expression as last time, and quickly responded, "Yes." ”

This unhesitating answer deepened the smile on Liu Quan's face, and the warm and bright smile slowly spread from between her eyebrows until it covered her entire face.

"I will find the full meaning of my existence and life in every place where I have it...... The highest meaning. ”

Even if we can't see each other again, I will remember all the warmth and kindness I received from you. Because every encounter cannot be meaningless.

The encounter with you must also have a deep meaning...... The highest meaning.

"And what about Tezuka-kun...... Tezuka-kun is trying to climb to the highest peak of tennis. Once you've reached the highest peak, try to stay there for as long as you can—"

She took a deep breath.

"In that case, I will feel that my dream has been fulfilled at the same time. ”

There was a hint of cunning in her smile.

"How? This agreement sounds a little ...... compared to the last time. It's not that scary, is it?"

It was in stark contrast to her face and Tezuka's expression. Moreover, his brow gradually furrowed again.

"No, I always feel ...... This agreement sounds even more heavy......" he said with a slight hesitation, his slightly confused expression almost like to say, "My intuition seems to tell me that something is wrong, but in the final analysis, my emotional intelligence doesn't seem to be enough to deal with it."

That kind of expression appeared on his always strict and calm face, which actually made him look a little cute that did not match his sense of age. Liu Quan couldn't help but be sentimental and funny at the same time, and finally the funny feeling prevailed, and the big smile on her face narrowed a little and turned into a smile.

"Probably because the goal is so ambitious, it feels a little bit like reading "The Legend of the Great Man" and setting a big ambition or something, rather than a daily conversation, right?" she tried to make her tone seem lighthearted.

"But...... Those aren't bad goals. So...... That's it, isn't it?Tezuka-kun? Because I'm going to fulfill that agreement—"

For I can surely continue with the warmth and kindness that you and others have placed on me, no matter how bad the situation may be, no matter how bad the world will be.

Even if you can never re-enter the same world, the warmth and kindness, the companionship and friendship that were once formed, will not disappear.

Even if there will never be any of you around me again, those cherished warmth and kindness will always, forever, inspire me to move forward.

That is the truth that I have only understood after so many things. ”

Tezuka bowed her head slightly, her bright, straight gaze falling on her face through the lenses. He was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay." ”

Hearing this simple answer, Liu Quan slowly turned at him and showed a bright smile again.

Suddenly, the radio in the departure hall went off.

"If you are traveling to New York on JAL JL4, please note that boarding is about to begin on your flight."

This sentence made Liu Quan shake slightly, and the smile immediately froze uncontrollably on his face.

Of course, the traces who walked away to the side also heard this announcement. He looked back from the floor-to-ceiling window, glanced this way, then turned and strode towards Tezuka and Yanagizumi.

Now that the words have been spoken, the next goodbye seems to be simple. Or maybe Tezuka and Kibu didn't come with a goodbye mood like Yanagizumi, and they said goodbye to each other in a warm atmosphere and exchanged a few words of encouragement.

Then, Tezuka turned to Yanagi Springs.

The parting was finally close at hand, but Liu Quan felt a little speechless for a while.

It seems that he can't express his feelings in his heart at the moment in any language, and even the sadness of being about to say goodbye seems a little unreal, as if he still can't accept such an arrangement in his subconscious, so he doesn't want to really admit it; Liu Quan paused, still unable to think of what to say, so he could only say dryly: "Please take care, Tezuka-kun." ”

As if he was a little surprised by her simple farewell, the expression on Tezuka's face moved slightly, and he returned to the normal seriousness and strictness, and responded: "Ah." …… I'm leaving. ”

Traces said in a casual tone, "Ahhh Keep up the game. ”

Tezuka was probably already accustomed to this way of sending off the traces, so he nodded and responded as if he didn't want to: "Ah." ”

…… The response is fluent and fast, almost like an assembly line operation. It seems that this kind of dialogue should happen every farewell, and it has been repeated many times, so get used to it.

But there is also a new character on the side who only appeared at the time of this farewell.

As a new NPC who appeared in the scene and event of [Airport Departure], Liu Quan had no idea what lines he should say at such a time.

I didn't seem to have experienced anything like this before.

No, she didn't fail to be so bad that she had no relatives or friends in her life. But the separation from those relatives and friends will never be goodbye forever. So far, only this time, I knew in my heart that I would never see this precious friend again, but I was not able to reveal a little bit of related affection and signs at all. Otherwise, the mission will fail, the world will fall apart, and the friend will disappear - in the face of such a difficult situation, the player feels a moment of helplessness [novice players suddenly enter the epic difficulty for no reason].

The system is on the top, seeking strategies.