Alas - so slow that you can't cry if you want to......

What to do......

Qian Yi walked out of the amusement park alone.

Then unconsciously walk towards a certain location.

In the remnants of the late summer heat, the colors of autumn have been changed there.

Among the trees, pieces of fallen leaves are flying.

Sentimental feelings instantly surged into my heart.

It's not even the height of the mountain, it's a small hill, and there is almost nothing around, so the view is good, and the sunset seen from here is so beautiful that you want to cry.

Qian Yi stood on the slope, looking forward to the sunset.

If you do cry, maybe it's more comfortable.

I've been thinking about it for six years, and it would be nice if I could spit it it all out.

She thought so.

Although I thought so in my heart, I couldn't cry.

On top of that, it's still some time before sunset.

Qian Yi cursed his stupidity and sat down to hug his knees.

The petite body appears even more petite.

Before the sun disappeared, I was lost.

Alas, I really can't help but want to sigh.

That's when —

"-Qian Yi!"

Suddenly hearing someone calling for her from behind, Qian Yi was about to sigh and swallowed it back.

Zhao Wu appeared.

Gasping violently, sweating profusely, and holding a familiar paper bag in his hand.

Orange-colored hair soaked in sweat and shining in the sun.

"Qian Yi, I'm sorry!"

Suddenly, he bowed deeply to her and apologized.

"I was startled just now, but you're suddenly angry because of my relationship, right? I'm sorry, I don't know how I made you angry, but I'm all to blame, I'm sorry!"

It's too straightforward.

Being apologized by him like this made her not know what to do.

"This is to express my apologies, please accept it!"

Zhao Wu said, then handed the paper bag in his hand forward and sent it to Qian Yi.

In the familiar paper bag, of course, there is a fruit sandwich.

Appearing in such a scene made people feel inexplicably funny, however, tears slid down her cheeks, making Qian Yi feel stunned. I've been abnormal since just now.,I really don't understand myself.。

I can't cry when I want to cry, but I cry when I want to laugh.

「…… Zhao Wu, why did you come here?" Qian Yi asked him.

"Because, this is the place for the two of us."

After Zhao Wu finished speaking, a smirk no longer appeared on his face, but a gentle smile.

「………… Zhao Wu......... Y-ah!"

Qian Yi suddenly felt embarrassed.

The place where I am now is the secret base where I used to play with Zhao Wu, and the place where I am full of memories.

Doesn't that make it a state of "Honey, come to me, come to me"?

Whoaaaa

Although she has always denied it, she is so dull that even if her friends say in unison, "Qian Yi is really a natural nerd", she can only nod silently.

Qian Yi's face was flushed with shame, but she was very happy.

Zhao Wu came to her.

Even if Zhao Wu is just out of the character of a good gentleman, she is habitually gentle and considerate, she is very happy.

However, she couldn't help but make a fuss.

"What the hell! Now that I think about it, I didn't even catch up with it just now!"

"Ah, that. That's because, I'm really sorry, I was going to catch up, but as soon as I jumped out of the boat, I accidentally fell into the water, and I couldn't find you, and I got lost......

Zhao Wu shrunk his tall body, looking very discouraged.

Hahahaha...... Really, I don't know what to say, should I say that it really looks like something that will happen to Zhao Wu......

"But—"

Zhao Wu raised his head.

Grinning, as always, with an innocent smile.

Then, in no uncertain terms-

"I know exactly where it is. I think you'll be here, because this is Qian Yi and me's important secret base."

In an instant, the oversized tears that could not have appeared in the girl's comics kept coming out of Qian Yi's eyes one after another.

"Zhao Wu, you stupid wow~~~~"

She grabbed Zhao Wu's slender and sturdy index finger and cried loudly.

For Qian Yi's little hands, just holding his fingers feels very thick and reliable.

In the past, I always wanted to grow up to be stronger.

I also want to hold Zhao Wu's hand and protect him forever.

Now I'm so weak.

It's just going to be strong, just trying to grow taller.

From now on, though, that's enough.

It is possible to cry or to be weak.

Petite me, tall looking for me, even so. Now it looks as if nothing has changed.

So, that's it.

As long as Zhao Wu smiles at me, I will laugh with me.

So it was then, and so it will be in the future.

Zhao Wu's big hand gently touched Qian Yi's head.

"Didn't I say I had something left behind? So, I came back and got it."

His voice, his body temperature, everything was so warm.

After crying to his heart's content, Qian Yi finally regained his composure and hugged Zhao Wu tightly like a coquettish child.

Compared to when I was on the garden boat before, I hugged it tighter and harder.

Zhao Wu is here at this moment.

Maybe it's okay to ask now.

「……… Zhao Wu, let me ask you."

"Huh?"

Just a one-word question is enough to make Qian Yi's heart beat faster at this moment.

Even so, she was determined to ask.

"Well, you said something leftover...... Doesn't it mean the object of your first love......?"

As a result, Zhao Wu replied very succinctly and forcefully.

"yes, yes."

Nodding briskly.

His heart tingled slightly.

However, Zhao Wu continued, "So, I'm back. Because my first love—that's you."

"Oh...... Hey? I? Is it me?"

Throw a fit.

However, yesterday it was clear that ......

"Didn't you say you were going to find your first love?"

"Ahh

As a result, Zhao Wu replied succinctly and forcefully again.

Hey?

W-What do you mean?

Zhao Wu smiled slightly.

"My grandmother, I used to have a favorite object, but then I heard that because of the war, I was separated from that person, and I lost contact with him......

After that, the war ended, and I went to Germany with my grandmother.

I met a man in the area.

Soon, the two gave birth to a boy, and the boy would go to his mother's homeland and meet a woman, so Zhao Wu was born.

Not...... That reminded her.

Zhao Wu seems to have foreign ancestry, and this matter seems to have been heard before.

"Then, Zhao Wu, are you a quarter of a half-breed?"

"That's right."

Zhao Wu nodded.

Qian Yi also nodded.

That's why I grew like a doll when I was a child, and then I'm so tall now, right......

Qian Yi accepted it calmly based on his stereotype of foreigners.

"Your 'orange head' is also because of this relationship."

Qian Yi gently stroked Zhao Wu's hair.

Zhao Wu was a little embarrassed and said, "Uh...... Not exactly."

"Huh? Isn't it?"

"My grandmother was from this country, but she had long red hair. It is said that when she was a child, she was often bullied because of this, but fortunately, that 'first love' always came out to protect her."

"Huh? I see......

Perhaps, Zhao Wu also had unpleasant memories because of the color of his hair......

"As for me, I really like my hair color."

However, as if he could read Qian Yi's thoughts, he responded to her like this.

"Originally, I thought it was a beautiful color, but Qian Yi called me 'orange head' and said that my hair color was very beautiful, so I liked it even more."

After speaking, Zhao Wu smiled at her.

"Because, Qian Yi is me—the favorite person."

He scratched his cheeks a little shyly.

"Heh, you're so cute!"

Qian Yi suddenly hugged Zhao Wu hard.

…… It's just that the height difference is too big, and as soon as Zhao Wu stood up, he looked like a hanging horizontal bar.

This is what Qian Yi heard from Zhao Wu later.

The reason why Zhao Wu returned to China temporarily, in addition to seeing Qian Yi, also had another purpose, which was to find his grandmother's "first love".

Zhao Wu's grandmother is currently in the hospital and has passed away not long ago.

On the sickbed, my grandmother said negatively that after death, I should be able to see the first love I have been looking for for a long time.

Therefore, for the sake of my grandmother, I decided to find that person.

Grandmother used to try to find each other, but that was many years ago.

Nowadays, the information network is developed, and it may or may not be possible to find it.

That night, Zhao Wu told Qian Yi that he was going to "find his first love", so he began a search operation.

The result?

He found it very easily, without much effort.

I searched for the name of the person my grandmother said on the Internet, and the relevant audio immediately appeared.

The man seems to be a rather outstanding glassmaker, having won numerous awards for his work.

It's just that those are all things that are happening in this country.

It did not reach the ears of my grandmother, who lived in a distant land.

Furthermore. The reason why Zhao Wu wanted to go to that theme park was actually another reason, that is, the glass crafts displayed in the amusement park were created by his grandmother's first love.

However, because of Qian Yi's violent relationship, Zhao Wu was unable to see that work.

After listening to the whole story, Qian Yi said, "Then, let's go again!" Take it for granted, it contains 20 percent apologies, 80 percent joy.

Through an online search, Zhao Wu learned about the communication address of his grandmother's first love, and immediately contacted the other party.

Unexpectedly, that person had already passed away.

This is really very regrettable news, and it is said that the other party also has a grandson of the same age as Zhao Wu.

"I was going to talk to that grandson, but, uh, it seems like it's a bit confusing."

"Chaos? What do you mean?" Qian Yi asked.

"That's it, uh...... At first, when I called, his mother picked him up and told me that he was not at home after going to tutoring, and the result was ......."

"The result?"

"I don't know what's going on, I think I heard his mother say—

"Oh, Zhou Lang, you came back just in time, you have a grandfather's ...... Hey, how did you come back at this time? Isn't the cram camp until tomorrow? Wait, what the hell is going on!'

Then, the phone beeped-beeped."

"Hung up?"

"Well, hang up."

Then I immediately replayed it again, but no matter how long it rang, no one answered the phone.

He didn't know that on the other end of the phone at that time, a vigorous and earth-shattering parent-child war was being staged.

"That's right...... The details are not yet known, but it's a pity."

Qian Yi said so, and Zhao Wu continued-

"When I come back next time, I have plenty of time, so let's check again."

Understatement.

But for Qian Yi, it means far-reaching.

I think it's going to turn pure white.

Everything will be, pure white.

It's like a glow.

「…… This is the most important memory between me and him...... It's great to be able to tell you, and after I tell you, I feel like I'm going to be able to convey this thought, which is incredible......

After the old woman finished speaking to the white girl, she slowly closed her eyes.

"I'm a little tired, can I get some sleep......

"Hmm." The white girl nodded.

"What if...... It would be nice to see each other again...... I hope to see that person again......

"Definitely, we'll meet again." The girl said so.

Then the girl smiled at the black cat, and the black cat jumped lightly and jumped to the old woman's side.

Then, put the "thing" in her mouth and put it in the old woman's hand.

Time flows quietly.

The old woman quietly - fell asleep.

In the years.

Sleeping thoughts.

At the end of the years.

Convey the thoughts.

Not long after, a teenager with orange hair walked into the hospital room.

"Grandma, I'll be back. You know, I saw Qian Yiye...... Hey? Grandmother...... Are you asleep?"

The boy saw a smile full of joy on his grandmother's face.

And in the hands of the grandmother, she is holding a glittering glass marble.

Open windows, curtains fluttering in the wind.

Looking out the window, the view in front of you.

It is a whole piece of chrysanthemum that does not belong to this season, blooming in the wind.

Far away –

- Suzu.

It was as if a bell rang.

That day, the words he said inadvertently had a meaning that could not be ignored to Qian Yi.

It means that Zhao Wu is about to go back to Germany.

It's so annoying, she doesn't want to be separated from him at all.

"Actually, I'm going to go to high school in China." Zhao Wu said with a smile.

"Huh——! Really?"

Qian Yi's expression lit up and he was very happy.

"Well, it's true. I'm going to stay here for the time being, and I'm going to have to come back again soon because I've heard that the entrance exams for high schools in China are very strict."

Qian Yi suddenly realized.

Qian Yinian's school has a so-called international department, which accepts international students.

Zhao Wu decided to sign up for this subject.

Of course, I also have to prepare for the entrance exam, so on the one hand, I returned to Japan to collect information and inquire about the difficulty of the exam.

After a while, Zhao Wu will go back to Germany first.

But—

"From next year, we will be able to be together every day." Zhao Wu said.

Petite her.

Tall him.

Always look up.

Be that as it may—

"I'm a sister a year older than you!"

......

"I think you're going to make a very good acolyte." Daniel said.

That was before he had become an acolyte at the end of his life, before he worked for the strange White Grim Reaper.

"That's what I said, so I can't be wrong."

As if with some kind of conviction, Daniel said.

The other party was a little embarrassed, but he couldn't help but be happy.

"Well, thank you. But I want to say the same thing to you, Danny."

Nicol, with short gray hair and turquoise eyes, set his eyes on Daniel beside him.

"Yes, yes, Nicol said that, it made me feel like I really could."

Daniel smiled sheepishly as well.

"I think so, too. Because you said it, it made me feel like I could do it, and I could be a good acolyte. It seems to be full of confidence all of a sudden."

Daniel & Nicol.