Kasumigaoka Shiwa sat quietly in the café, looking at the flow of people coming and going around her, in fact, she had been here for a long time. Of course, this is not to say that Kazuya has been late for a long time, but because Shiyu has arrived a long time in advance.

When dating Kazuya, Shiyu always has a habit of going out a long time early, at first it was fun, wanting to tease Kazuya, but slowly, this has become something Shiyu has always taken for granted - although she doesn't date Kazuya many times.

Although the sunglasses concealed her pretty face, the long straight hair that hung down to her back in black and the beautiful figure that the cool clothes in the spring and summer seasons could never hide still attracted the attention of many people. Seeing that she was just alone drinking coffee in a café, and there were many people who felt good about themselves and wanted to talk to her.

For these people, Shi Yu usually refuses directly, but this time, she will ask the person she accosted.

There is only one question: "Do you think I am more of a student or more of a social person?" ”

At first, because of Shiyu's obviously mature dress, the vast majority of people will answer "more like a social person", and then Shiyu will chuckle and refuse the other party's accosting in the coldest voice.

Later, some people observed the previous situation and became smarter, and they would obey Shi Yu's meaning and answer "You are more like a student", for such a person, Shi Yu's attitude was much better, but she just sincerely expressed "I'm sorry, I'm waiting for someone now." ”

In the end, everyone understood that although this girl exuded a lonely atmosphere, she was an unapproachable person, and slowly, there were not many people to talk to.

Of course Shi Yu didn't care about this, she just stirred the coffee in front of her very carefully, slightly, with a satisfied look on her face, and she looked indifferent.

The question of the accosting person just now was just an impromptu fun activity for her, and it was good that other people didn't interfere with her, and she could slowly continue to think about some things, some things that belonged to her own and belonged to that person.

After going to college, coupled with his long-term activities as a light novel writer, Shiyu realized the cruelty of society earlier than everyone else, so whether it was the way he dressed or the temperament on his body, he slowly became a more capable social person - so, from this point of view, the group of people who regarded Shiyu as a social person at the beginning, they didn't say the wrong thing. The current aura on Kasumigaoka Shiyu should not be the aura of a student.

However, from Shiyu's own point of view, she still prefers to think of herself as a student - because, as a student, emotionally, she can get closer to that guy, even if this proximity is just a self-righteous and seemingly comfortable approach.

As the last person to call Kazuya before leaving, and at the same time the first to call Kazuya after he returned. It seems to be careless, but in this, Shi Yu doesn't know how much effort has been put in. Of course, she couldn't see him at school as soon as Kazuya returned like her classmates at school. So, the method she used was to estimate the time, and in the days when Ayase was almost supposed to return, she "accidentally" passed by the door of Aragaki house countless times, and saw if the light in the room that belonged to Kazuya was on—until one day, she found that the lamp that had been dark was on, and she was very satisfied, and slowly paced back to her home.

Then the next day, she called Kazuya, although she looked relaxed and happy to find out the information, but behind the scenes, no one knew about the efforts she made.

- Of course, she didn't want him to know that if he chose himself in the end, it was as if he used his own efforts to negotiate terms with the other party, and if the other party didn't choose himself in the end, then telling him these things would undoubtedly add a heavier shackle to his abandonment, and Shiyu didn't want Kazuya to bear such shackles at that time.

The matter of going to Europe to collect materials was not a temporary decision, but a long-term plan - almost the first time Shiyu was followed, the editorial department put forward this plan, at that time, Shiyu, on the one hand, because Kazuya had not returned, on the other hand, and because of the efforts of Machida, so she had been resolutely delaying and opposing this plan, but in the end she couldn't delay, she still had to go, in this inexplicable situation, she might really need to go.

Then, Kazuya came back, although the time was very tight, although he was about to go to Europe, but the man still came back - back, he still had a chance, although his time was really running out.

Shiyu almost counted the time to call Kazuya, and she prepared plenty of time for club activities and chatting with her classmates after school to make sure he could get through to her phone - because it was her last and only chance.

Of course, Shiyu didn't miscalculate this time, and Kazuya received a call, of course, when she said in the tone of a senior sister's "last pleading" "Go on a date with me!" Kazuya did not refuse. So now, she could sit here peacefully, waiting for the man to come—

Dividing line-

What is the reason why I like Kazuya? Shiyu was thinking about this question now, in fact, she hadn't asked herself this question for a long time.

A long time ago, she remembered that she had a very clear answer: because Kazuya was also the confident Kasumigaoka Shiyu felt that the only person who could catch up with herself, who could be on an equal footing with herself—maybe not completely on an equal footing, but that person, at least a person who could see her back, could also slow down and feel that it was okay to wait for him.

But is this answer really true? At that time when Kazuya was discouraged because of his own suppression, he was just getting farther and farther away from himself, didn't he like him because of the distance he was getting farther and farther away - in the end, he liked him even more, didn't he? When he returned to light fiction writing like child's play, and even gave himself a hard dismount in the head-on confrontation with himself later, did he rejoice that that person had defeated him? Not really, at that time, she just had a heart-rending pain that she had to contend with Kazuya, although she didn't want to show it at the time, and besides, she tried very hard to turn the situation around - if she really liked him because she recognized that person's ability, she should have liked him the most at that time, didn't she?

Even if she really liked him for this simple reason at the beginning, now, can this reason still be counted? After being in the industry for so long, Shiyu is certainly a genius novelist, but that doesn't mean that she hasn't failed - she has even had tragic failures that still affect her until now, and compared to failed fiction writers like her, there are so many geniuses in this industry who have never failed - compared to them, what are she? Is it true that I should like those people?

Therefore, the so-called "the only person who can talk to herself" is just a reason for liking that she has imposed on herself—without this reason, she will still like him.

So, what exactly does she like about him? Shiyu thought about it for a long time, and she realized that she didn't know.

She thinks she'll like the kind of self-blame that Kazuya blamed himself for when he first tried to increase his popularity when he wasn't famous, and then found out that he could do very little, she felt that she would like the period of the cold war with herself and the embarrassment when she met herself, she thought she would like the clumsiness of that night, frantically pushing her wheelchair to chase her, she thought, she would like the anger when she and Miss Machida inexplicably went toe-for-tat, and even, she would like, that snowy night, The apologetic voice when he hurriedly called himself when he left himself alone on the side of the road to take care of Ayase.

All in all, she noticed him at first, and then, slowly, I don't know when, she liked him, and then, she already liked everything about him.

Of course, she will also have something that she particularly likes about Kazuya - that is, Kazuya's childlike side. Children are loyal, they don't know the ugliness of adult society, so they don't understand what betrayal is—so Kazuya is like a child, unreasonable, and keeps chaining herself to him, and she likes that; However, children are also simple, they don't know how to face real feelings, and they don't know how to express their feelings - so Kazuya is very troubled when everyone likes him, and he doesn't know how to choose.

Shiyu would think that if he chose himself at that time, she could slowly teach him how to solve other people's problems - but after that date, Kazuya chose Eiri Riri, who was just as childish as him.

Two children together, no matter how deep the relationship is, will eventually lead to tragedy because of the child's general misunderstanding. From Shi Yu's point of view, although there are some hindsights, this is indeed the case. Ying Li Li and Kazuya, their relationship is as sincere and beautiful as a child, but when the conflict erupts, it is also heartbreaking.

Shiyu chose a good time to intervene, and she succeeded in making the final problem that should have belonged to Eiri and Kazuya to solve internally, into a triangular problem with her own - at first she was a little apprehensive when she did this, but she was surprised to find that both Kazuya and Eiri were very grateful for her help—even if her assistance was so selfish.

"If you directly appease Kazuya at that time and be with him, it should be no problem!" Sometimes, the demon in Kasumigaoka Shiha's heart thinks so.

However, she will not do this after all, Kasumigaoka Shiyu always has her own pride, has her own self-esteem, which also determines that she will never do such a sneaky thing - as she and Ying Li Li expressed: "I'm here, I'm here to rob your man, so, do you dare to fight?" ”

Of course, the next problem doesn't seem to be his own problem.,Kazuya that kid doesn't know why it ignited the topic of the girl with Kato.,And then Kato and Eiri had a fight.,And then just like a child who didn't know how to be good ended up just hiding in the corner and crying.,Kazuya chose to escape.。

In fact, Shiyu herself was a little unclear why she called him before Kazuya left that day - like everyone else, pretending that she didn't know about it might be a better choice. Even if she called him, Shiyu felt as if she should say something more about her own benefits, instead of using that person's name to persuade him to come back.

Probably, at that time, she felt that she still didn't have a chance, right?

Although, Kasumigaoka Shiyu turned a dead game into a chess game that she could make herself open and vigorously confront, however, she had a feeling that in the end, she could only do the hardest struggle in this vigorous confrontation, and then, after the hardest struggle, dived alone and disappeared.

"But, sure enough, I still don't admit defeat! Why should I throw in the towel without trying? Shiyu put his hand on his chest and patted the ticket he had been holding on his chest, sighing as if singing an aria.

She still has one last chance, and she doesn't want to give it up yet.

Kasumigaoka Shiyu thinks that Aragaki is also a child, but how can Kasumigaoka Shiyu himself not be a child? If it weren't for a child, how could her mind be so sensitive, how could her thoughts be so romantic?

In the final analysis, every writer should be a child, and when they create their own works, they bring the most subtle expectations at the bottom of their hearts, so Kasumigaoka Shiyu should also be a child!

There was a happy expression on the girl's face - if it was a child, then it would be forgivable to fantasize about it, right? If it's a child, then it's understandable to work this opportunity, right?

Because, although I can pretend to be very sensible, there is still the softest corner in my heart.

Then, Shiyu saw that the person she had been waiting for for a long time walked into the café, looking around for her.

So she stood up and walked towards the other with a smile.

That smile was like a child's.