Chapter 41: The Chaser
Kazuya didn't know that with the current developed network communication, his sister already knew the fact that he had escaped from the hospital now, and he didn't know that Aragaki was now in the house because of Ayase's sudden departure, and he just came to Waai City with his full of enthusiasm and the somewhat surprised eyes of everyone in the train.
And then he didn't know what to do.
Although he knew that Shiyu was in the not-so-big city next door, although, Kazuya also roughly knew how many locations Shiyu might be in, but now, as a patient with one leg still in a plaster, he unexpectedly rushed from the hospital to the city, which is already the limit. Now, his hands have been worn out because of the constant pushing of the wheels, and there is a faint soreness in his arms that have not been exercised for a long time, all of which makes Kazuya realize that if he chooses the location carefully, because of impulse, he has nothing but a tram card, today, he may have to sleep on the streets of this relatively unfamiliar city, and then go to the police station tomorrow to ask for help like an embarrassed homeless man.
"But, though I should be cautious, I don't know where I'm going?" Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings and the whistling traffic, Kazuya looked very helpless and lonely at the door of the tram stop, although he is a believer in the saying "there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain", but from the perspective of the latter, it is necessary to be fully prepared before doing everything.
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At the same time that Kazuya was at a loss at the entrance of the train station because of his impulse, Ayase was also running towards the hospital at a high speed.
Of course, Ayase was more prepared than her impulsive brother, at least, she still brought her phone, handbag and house keys, but, in the end, the two of them are facing the same situation now.
Just as Kazuya was at a loss, Ayase Aragaki stood at the door for a long time as she looked at the empty situation in the ward that should have belonged to her brother, although the moment she saw Twitter, she was mentally prepared for the worst. However, when she ran to the hospital, she still hoped that it was just a prank made by her brother because he was depressed, and she hoped that her brother would soon appear at the door of the ward, looking at himself who was worried about him, and making that embarrassed and panicked expression, Ayase seemed to be able to see Kazuya surprised and dissatisfied because of his appearance; She also seemed to be able to see Kazuya's expression of apologetic bowing her head when she learned that she had done a lot wrong. However, until Kazuya returns, all this is false. Ayase, who didn't know where Kazuya was going, had to sit silently on the hospital bed, feeling the heat of Kazuya still remaining in the futon, while waiting silently in the dark ward.
"Brother, you must come back!" This is the only thought in the mind of Ayase, who is a little helpless.
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And also has been sitting on the platform for a long time, I don't know how to be good, he finally chose a simple way to wait for the rabbit, he believes, Shiyu will definitely take the tram back in the end, so, wait at the door of the tram stop, although the method is a little stupid, but now the most reasonable way to move is difficult.
However, as the time gets later and later, the frequency of the train becomes less and less, the number of people who get off the train becomes less and less, and naturally, the number of people entering through the entrance is also decreasing, and the hurried pedestrians, when they see Kazuya, also slowly change from the initial surprise to indifference, Kazuya, in the long wait, his dull sculptural posture, as if to merge with the surrounding environment, can no longer attract the attention of others.
However, Kasumigaoka Shiwa did not appear, and for just an hour and a half, Kazuya carefully watched everyone who got on the train, carefully observing every woman with a long black straight hairstyle, and for this, his eyes were already a little sore, but until he realized that there were only the last two trains, he did not see Shiyu.
"Is it time to go back?" Although I am very unwilling, although I feel that if I miss it today, the result may be completely different in the future, but I still have to choose to give up.
However, as he slowly pushed his wheelchair through the entrance and prepared to swipe his card to enter the station, he discovered a fact that made him feel embarrassed: his tram card was no longer enough to pay for his return trip.
"Looks like something really went wrong this time!" Looking at himself who had nothing on his body except for a thin card, Kazuya smiled bitterly.
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Ayase didn't know how long she had been waiting in the hospital room, and for the first time in her life, she had spent the night in this overly large and dark environment. Smelling the pungent smell of disinfectant in the ward, Ayase shivered unconsciously, a single room means a clean environment, but at the same time, it also means a lonely individual in a vast unfamiliar space, which makes Ayase, who has never been separated from family or collective life, shudder. Although she had not spent the first few days in this room in the first few days of taking care of Kazuya, the feeling of waiting alone for the verdict without her brother's company was something she had never experienced.
"Brother, do you sleep in this lonely atmosphere every night?" Looking at the huge hospital room so empty that she could hear the echo of her own words, Ayase suddenly felt sorry for the loneliness that Kazuya felt every night.
"It's already 11 o'clock, hasn't my brother come back yet?" In the past hour or so, the only thing Ayase can rely on is the light of the mobile phone in her hand, and the anxious Aragaki couple called her, but Ayase did not tell her parents the reality of Kazuya's disappearance, she just explained that she was not worried about Kazuya who went out on the first day, so she wanted to accompany her brother at night. Although the Aragaki couple were surprised by their daughter's somewhat inexplicable explanation, they finally chose to accept it in view of Ayase's persistence and their daughter's good behavior that had always reassured them.
For more than an hour, the only way Ayase could try to get information about her brother was to keep scrolling through Twitter, but, after the initial message, all the news about the person who was able to participate in the wheelchair race was very little, and the last news Ayase could see was a photo of Kazuya struggling to jump on one foot while trying to take the wheelchair onto the train, Ayase knew that Kazuya left here on the train, but where he went, she could only wait.
Helplessness, darkness, and fear of the unknown made this fourteen-year-old girl spend this short hour like a week, and although she was very tired from the tense state of the day, she never dared to fall asleep in the hope that her brother might come back.
The phone's battery is about to run out, and Ayase slowly falls into despair.
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Looking at the tram card in his hand helplessly, Kazuya was hesitating about his next choice: the first option was to continue to wait, although Shiyu did not appear tonight, but Kazuya believed that he had not missed that shadow, Shiyu must still be in Hehe City, and the next day, she would definitely still have to come to the station to take the train, so what he needs to do now is to wait for the enhanced version of the rabbit. The second option is to take the initiative, although there is little hope, Kazuya can still think of a few places that Shiwa may appear closer to the station, but this means that the insecurity is constantly rising, and the situation of his already somewhat broken hands is further aggravated, and this is based on the premise of not considering the impact of the possible vibration on the road on his plaster legs.
In the end, after comparing the two options, Kazuya chose the second option, "They have already run out at such a cost, and they must stick to the end!" This is Kazuya's idea to leave the station in a wheelchair.
Although it was the height of summer in July, the temperature in Wahe City was not high in the middle of the night, which made Kazuzu, who was only wearing a thin pajama-style hospital gown, shiver unconsciously, but he still firmly moved towards his first destination, the bench in the park in front of the station.
Although Kazuya himself thought it was ridiculous, in the middle of the night, aimlessly going to the park to find someone, he always felt that if he had to let Shiyu choose a favorite location in the city, it must be the bench in the park where the two had talked many times, talked about creation, talked about the plot, and talked about the ideal of life.
However, Kazuya was disappointed, and the bench under the shadow of the trees, except for the water droplets condensed at night due to the somewhat low temperature, could not even see the traces of living creatures, let alone a living person.
"That's right, I'm still taking it for granted, senior sister is not the kind of person who will sit alone in this kind of place and think about life, this kind of somewhat hypocritical approach is not what that domineering senior sister will do!" Looking at the empty happiness around him, Kazuya laughed at himself
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Ayase's eyes can't be opened, the only thing that can support her is the last bit of the prompt sound in the mobile phone, although, she also knows that the power of her mobile phone can't last long, but, she still doesn't give up the last glimmer of hope, she firmly believes that even if a person who is curious about Kazuya sees him, and then casually shoots it on the Internet, she can find Kazuya's location with this information, and the time of the last tram is about to arrive, Ayase has no hope for Kazuya to come back tonight, but, Since her brother doesn't come back, then she has to look for it, which is Ayase's secret determination for herself.
And just when the battery of the mobile phone was already red, the latest Twitter post came into Ayase's eyes, which made Ayase's whole person feel refreshed!
"Outside of the nickname, is this the wheelchair racer? Look, I saw him outside the tram stop in Hehe City! Is he going to the park? ”
Looking at the screen of her phone in surprise, Ayase's eyes suddenly welled up with uncontrollable tears, and at this time, she finally remembered the memory of the afternoon, and what Kasumigaoka Shiyu had said: "I'm not okay today, soon, I'm going to go to Waai City to talk with Machida editor!" ”
Brother, are you going to find Senior Sister Shiyu? Although he realized that Shiyu's emotions were a little wrong at the time, his brother, who seemed to be the culprit, did not take the initiative to comfort him, but lowered his head and ignored it, which made Ayase have no choice but to watch Shiyu leave.
"But, I didn't expect that after my brother left, he went to find Senior Sister Kasumigaoka by himself!" At this time, Ayase didn't have the kind of jealousy that Kazuya went to find other girls, all she had was worry about Kazuya, "Really, as long as you call me, I will definitely send my brother there, he's like this now, it's okay to take the tram to such a far place alone, even if you get to Hehe City, how can you find someone?" ”
However, now that we know the location, we have the goal of the action, "The last train should still be able to catch up!" Ayase muttered to herself, jumping out of bed, as if the groggy feeling she had just now had completely disappeared.
"Wait for me! Brother! ”
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When Kazuya struggled to push the wheelchair and stopped outside the door of his second destination, he was too tired to shake his hands.
Harmony Jefferson Hotel, the lobby of the café.
Looking at the towering building in front of him, Kazuya breathed a sigh of relief and was about to shake his wheelchair to enter.
However, before he was about to enter, he was stopped by the doorman: "Excuse me, sir, do you have an appointment?" ”
"Do you still need to make an appointment? I'm just looking for someone, okay? "I've never been blocked from entering before, and I'm a little confused.
"Sorry, we don't allow people who are not dressed formally to enter."
"Well, I'm just looking for someone, and besides, don't I just push a wheelchair? You are discriminating against people with disabilities! ”
"Can you tell me which table or room you're looking for, and I can help you go in and ask." The doorman's reaction appeared resolute,
"I don't know about this!" Seeing that he was a little embarrassed, the hospital gown on his body was also soaked with sweat because of the long-term exercise, and he didn't even put on a pair of slippers on his feet, such a person, entering such a high-end place, it was really a bit inappropriate, but, even if the doorman had politely proposed an attitude of help, but he had no idea whether Shiyu was in it at all, and he couldn't say the specific location of the other party.
"Excuse me, but could you get in touch with your companion and ask him to tell you where he is?"
"That, this, I didn't bring my phone," Kazuya looked at the splendid hotel in front of him, and lowered his head decadently, "Okay, I know, I'd better go!" ”
Just as Kazuya was about to shake the wheelchair in disappointment and turn to leave, he heard an unexpected but reasonable voice that asked him to look for a night: "Kazuya-kun? ”
Kasumigaoka Shiyu, still dressed neatly in the afternoon, was looking at him with a surprised expression.
"Yo, Shiyu-senpai," Kazuya squeezed out a dismal smile, "That, long time no see!" ”
And at this time, on the train to Wai City, Ayase closed her eyes deeply: "By sure, you must catch up!" ”
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This chapter tries to switch between different perspectives between brothers and sisters.,If it's a movie or animation, I think it's still a strong sense of picture.,Of course, I think this kind of attempt is also very good.,Actually, and what to do next, I already know.,What to do next with Ayase.,I'll really have to think about it.。