Maki Nishikino felt very defeated. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Yes, failed.

This is not only her feelings about her life, but also for herself, for the girl named Maki Nishikino.

It's so useless.

It's awkward.

If I could have been a little more proactive and honest, maybe I wouldn't have staggered for so long.

Maybe you won't have to wait that long.

Maybe I'll be able to get closer to that person sooner.

But saying so much maybe, it also shows that she has not done anything.

In fact, it is.

Ever since he was seven years old, when he met that person and met the boy named Natsuyu, Nishikino Mahime felt as if he had been enchanted, and his eyes could no longer be separated from him, as if he had become a lifelong dream.

can be longed, and it is also the feeling that is the farthest away from understanding.

I always longed for that person, but I never took a step closer to him.

Although Nishikino Mahime has been working hard to surpass Natsuyu on the piano, hoping to get his attention in this way.

But in fact, it doesn't work.

This truth was not realized until long after Xia Yu disappeared, and Nishikino Mahime realized it.

If she could do it again, she wouldn't be as awkward as she used to be.

As if hearing her wish, Xia You appeared in front of her again, as a pianist.

When she saw Natsuyu again, Maki Nishikino almost cried.

Fortunately, she held back, and she didn't want to show her embarrassing side in front of that guy.

Looking back now, we met more than two weeks ago.

Since then, Mahime Nishikino has never been to the Kirigo Cafe.

She fell back into the hesitation of the past.

Although every time Aunt Chihiro passes, she will be asked to go with her-

Although Mahime Nishikino would like to ask in person why Natsuyu missed the competition in the past and why he gave up the piano.

But after all, she never followed Aunt Chihiro to the café once.

She didn't understand the reason for not going.

Maybe it's because I'm afraid, maybe it's because I don't know how to face it, in short, even after more than two weeks, Nishikino Mahime has never been able to go over and see Xia Yu again.

The only thing she could do was to listen to the music played by Xia You that day recorded that day.

It's called a song called Thoughts Across Time and Space.

Mahime Nishikino really likes this tune.

At first, when I was recording it, I cried several times when I hid in my room and listened to it alone.

She didn't know if she was so good at crying, or was that guy too good at making girls cry?

Despite listening to it hundreds of times, Maki Nishikino still looped the song single, without feeling tired of it at all.

In the past two weeks, except for the fact that she has been worrying about whether to go to Xia You, she has been living a fairly flat life.

Oh no, one more thing has happened these days-

About two weeks ago, a few days after I met Natsuyu again in the café, Maki Nishikino, who was memorizing words in the class, was called to the rooftop by three girls from another class.

At first, Nishikino Mahime thought that these three people, like the senior sisters who had come to her to trouble her before, were all people who couldn't get used to her.

But when she went up to the rooftop and started talking, she realized that this was not the case.

The three girls formed an idol group, μ's.

They seem to be planning to use this method to save Otonogihan Academy, which is about to be abolished.

And the leader among them, a girl named Takasaka Honoka, invited Mahime Nishikino to join them.

In this regard, Nishikino Maki naturally refused.

Just participating in various piano competitions and having a solid academic performance has already taken most of Nishikino Makihime's time, and she has no time to be an idol at all.

After refusing like this, the Takasaka Hono did not give up, and instead invited her to visit the practice of the three of them.

Although I wasn't interested in their practice, by chance, during a walk, Nishikino Maki came to the Kanda Myojin Shrine mentioned by Honoka Takasaka, and saw them practicing there.

Not?

What! What do you mean by that expression?!

Don't you believe what I say?

I didn't go to watch it because I thought they were sincere and had some interest in being an idol!

I just walked over there by chance!

Yes, by chance!

Don't overthink it!

Although in the process of watching the three of them practice, Maki Nishikino was attacked by a very strange purple-haired girl, which made her a little unhappy.

However, the overall feeling is quite good.

After watching it, Maki Nishikino returned home.

After hesitating, she finally wrote a tune for the three of them.

As for the reason for doing this, Nishikino Mahime doesn't understand it very well, probably because from a few of them, I saw my former self.

Constantly working hard for a certain goal, sweating, step by step towards the direction of hope.

Mahime Nishikino doesn't hate such things.

Because that's what she used to do.

Although the reasons are slightly different -

They are there to protect the school, and Maki Nishikino is just chasing the figure of a boy.

But it's all the same.

Perhaps it was because of this mood that Nishikino Mahime did not choose to be original, but adapted the song that Xia You played across time and space.

With a lot of effort, she successfully transformed the sadness in the original song into a positive mood.

I sincerely hope that this piece will make the three of them go further.

After writing the song, Maki Nishikino recorded the song on a CD and sent it to Honoka Takasaka.

After that, she didn't pay much attention to it.

Nishikino Mahime thinks that she has done enough of this, and the next thing can only depend on them.

...

After school, Maki Nishikino often comes to the library alone, or goes to the piano class.

In short, it is to go to some places where there are fewer people.

And today is no exception.

Due to the small number of students at Otonogihan Academy, there is no third person in the huge library, except for Nishikino Maki and the administrator.

The sunset shone through the window, and it was warm and quiet.

Maki Nishikino sat alone in the corner.

Although she had a novel in front of her, her attention was not on the text, her fingers were wrapped around the green silk, and she looked a little embarrassed and hesitant.

"Hmm, after hesitating for so long, maybe it's time to meet him, right?"

But what do you have to say when you really meet?

Can you ask him directly why he gave up the piano?

Won't this make him unhappy?

Mahime Nishikino has some gains and losses.

Due to her family background and focus on learning piano, she has almost zero experience with boys.

The only person who can communicate normally is my father.

As for how to talk to Xia You, Nishikino Mahime has no bottom at all, and she doesn't know what to do.

"But you can't drag it out, you can't do it, you have to cherish the time, and you can't let the opportunity pass slowly....... Didn't Kaoru just tell me that?"