"Huh... What do you say?"

The sudden appearance of Hugo's name caught Akita a little off guard, so he looked at Zhizhi with some stupidity.

"I said... Have you heard from Hugo lately?" Zhizhi repeated his question.

"Oh, oh... Hugo..."Akita still didn't know how to answer this question for a while.

Perhaps afraid that Akita would misunderstand something, Zhizhi continued to explain: "I remembered that Hugo applied for Tianying, but now Tianying is..."

"Ahh Hugo, he's fine, he did enter Tianying, but he wasn't there on the day of the accident... Well... I contacted him after the incident... He's all right now. For some reason, Akita felt like her thoughts were a little confused.

When he heard that Hugo was okay, Zhizhi's expression eased significantly, and the worried look on his face just now also subsided.

"Whew... That's good, if he is a person with special abilities, he can escape even in a temporary disaster..."

"Huh... yes—" Akita continued to echo, but not in his head.

Hugo and Zhizhi have not really known each other for a few days, and it can be said that they do not know Hugo in the slightest. And now that she knows that Hugo has been admitted to Tianying, she thinks it is time to investigate. Although Hugo is Shiba's lifesaver, and it is natural for Shibashi to do some research on this, Akita just feels very uncomfortable in his heart.

At the same time, a thought was born in his mind and lingered.

Zhizhi so readily agreed to meet him, is his real purpose to understand Hugo through himself?

Just when Akita was suspicious, Zhizhi continued to ask: "I never know how you and Hugo met, even though they are both alumni, but I haven't seen you get along on weekdays. ”

Akita chuckled, "At that time, I was a bullied otaku in the eyes of many people, and it was normal for me not to pay attention to me. ”

The expression on Zhizhi's face suddenly froze when she heard this. And Akita, who had already spoken, was also suddenly shocked, and he couldn't understand why he suddenly said such a thing.

But the water was hard to recover, and Akita hurriedly explained with a smile: "We met quite early, and we met after graduating from junior high school. What is the specific connection between them... I think we all have a mutual friend. ”

"Oh, that's right. Zhizhi smiled forcefully, and then lowered her head to sip the drink in her hand, and the atmosphere between the two of them dropped sharply from the previous enthusiasm.

Akita felt nothing but chagrin at this, and because of his emotional excitement that caused a beautiful date to become like this, Akita couldn't wait to bang his head against the wall.

The atmosphere lasted for a long time, and Akita said to Shiba, "That... Want to go out for a walk? It's hard to see how clean it is now. After being stunned for a moment, Zhizhi nodded in agreement.

After checking out, the two left the café and strolled down the street.

The sun was shining brightly in the sky at the moment, leaving the whole city in a state of light, as if the catastrophe had never happened before.

However, even with the good weather, there are not many people walking on the streets, which gives Akita a comfortable space.

"It's the first time I've seen it in my memory. Akita said with emotion.

"Maybe this is a scenario that a lot of people are experiencing for the first time. Zhizhi said, maybe the walk made him feel a lot more open-minded, and the concealment on Zhizhi's face just now also dissipated.

"If you lose your horse, you must always learn to be optimistic, and there will be a bright side in dark things, in short, resist the darkness and enjoy the light. ”

Zhizhi smiled: "Your current tone is so mature that I can't accept it for a while." ”

Akita said: "It's just that I've experienced too many things in the recent period, so I just feel emotional." ”

Speaking of this, the expression on Zhizhi's face condensed again, and Akita was a little helpless when he saw this, he didn't know which of his words made Zhizhi unhappy again.

After a moment, Zhizhi whispered, "That person... We're the ones who killed us—" The person she was referring to was Da Kui.

Akita knew that Da Kui's death was a knot in Shiba's heart that could never be erased, and although all this was deserved by Da Kui, Da Kui's sin still left a shadow on Shiba.

"No, he was killed by me. "Akita Road.

Zhizhi shook her head and said, "You don't have to comfort me, I know that everything you have done is because of me, and my heart is full of gratitude for this." ”

Is there only thanks...

Akita stared at Shiba.

Zhizhi looked up at the sky blankly and said, "Maybe I'm too sentimental, because Tianying's incident reminds me of the night at the Laser Stadium." Once upon a time, I was glad that I was born in the peaceful land of Tsukishima, and I enjoyed every day happily. However, I don't know when, such tragedies happened one after another. Tens of thousands of people left the world suddenly. This gives a feeling of extreme unreality, as if... One day, death will come upon you. ”

"Don't talk nonsense," Akita stopped.

Zhi Zhiwan smiled and said: "Actually, it's okay, after all, I have experienced the real test of life and death, and I am more familiar with death than others, and I am relatively less afraid of it." It's just that what I don't understand is that I haven't grown much of myself after all I've been through. I have not become as brave and capable as you are in the face of the difficulties that come my way. And I seem... can only remain immersed in the pain of the past..."

"That's enough!" Akita stepped forward and grabbed Shiba's palm.

"I can understand your pain, but I don't want you to be in this pain forever. First of all, you didn't do anything wrong, never from start to finish. You're the kindest and gentlest girl I've ever met, and you deserve all the best in the world. ”

"Maybe the darkness traps you in it, but don't be afraid, after all, it's all over. And now... I'm there for you!"

When the last few words were spoken, the thoughts that Akita had felt squeezed in his heart for a long time finally blurted out.

Shiba-shiba stared at Akita with wide eyes, and her beautiful eyes shone with a sparkling light.

The beginning had already begun, and Akita was full of courage in his chest.

"In the future, no matter what happens, I will not let danger befall you again. I will always protect you. After a pause, Akita emphasized again, "Forever!"

Zhizhi looked at the sincere look on the face of the young man in front of him, and finally laughed.

"Thank you. ”

Looking at the smile on Zhizhi's face, Akita felt extremely happy and satisfied.

However, at the next moment, Akita only felt that the sky was spinning in front of him, and then his eyes turned black, and he rolled over and fell to the ground.

When he was dying, he vaguely heard Zhizhi's eager cry, and then completely lost consciousness.