Let's say a person.

Let's say a guy who hurts himself.

Even if you're hurt, you'll be smiling.

"Why are you still laughing?"

Daniel asked her in disbelief.

"Didn't the strong little girl and the gentle little boy just now also have smiles?"

In vain mention those who intervened to help.

This is not the answer Daniel wants.

In vain!! What the hell are you...... It's a good lady again, and it's a housekeeper's wife. Crybaby again.

yes, I can't help it.

How so? Daniel asked her.

The result is said firmly in vain!! "Because...... That's who I am. ]

......

The black cat said, "Yes, white. Have you decided what you want to make?"

"Ah...... Do you mean making a wish to the stars...... That one...... I didn't think about it at all."

"Don't you have any wishes?"

"Well, I guess there is."

What is it. What wishes?

This one...... Do you have to say it?

"I'd love to know."

"I really want to say it."

"Say it, say it...

"Alright then...... My wish is—"

"Exactly?"

"-Forget it, I won't tell you."

A pure white girl with a beautiful smile

......

The light shone brightly, once again streaked across the sky.

Falling into the darkness, it is a white flower.

The girl smiled.

In the daydream-like landscape, the girl smiled slightly.

"Sometimes you think it's okay to just do that, don't you?"

She said in a very calm, yet rather childish, uncanny voice.

Long white hair with white clothes.

And especially eye-catching, a pair of red shoes.

She has always maintained this posture.

And the way she speaks, sometimes it sounds like she's singing.

"Even if everything doesn't go well, even if all the answers you get are incorrect, doesn't it?"

At this moment, the black shadow rang a bell, as if in response to her.

But it wasn't a shadow, it was a cat.

The black cat's eyes shone golden yellow, like moonlight in the night.

In contrast to the black of the whole body, there is a slight whitening at the end of the tail, which contrasts.

The black cat spoke—

"Well, I don't know...... But there's one thing I know very well."

The black cat has a childish voice and feels like a child.

It doesn't seem to match its deliberately reinforced tone.

"What is it?" She asked him in a tone that was clearly foolish.

Alas—the black cat sighed, and then said, "It's very simple, what you just said in vain sounds to me as a declaration that 'the next work is going to be derailed.'"

"Is that so?"

"That's it, can you stop saying that before you start your mission? I want to get the job done...... Every time, every time, every time...... It should be said that this is the case with all tasks...... It's just the same."

As a result, she laughed mischievously.

"In that case, please take care of Law, Daniel—"

......

- Actually, you just don't realize that you are the best and the best.

In order to convey the thoughts in his heart, he closed his eyes.

On a quiet morning, the sunlight illuminates the interior faintly.

The boy folded his hands in front of the person in the photo.

It was a cheerful, grandfather's smiling face.

When I close my eyes, I feel as if I have seen my grandfather again on that day.

On that day, you passed away. What do you want to convey before leaving?

In order to cut off the inseparable concern in his heart, he opened his eyes.

"—I'm leaving, grandpa!"

Then, the boy stood up.

The Last Game.

It's like those days when the two used to play together.

Go find it.

Go find it.

Because, there is a feeling of being able to see each other again.

Grandfather.

I'm going to—looking for memories.

The sky is out of reach.

Especially in this season, the feeling is even more profound.

In front of the courtyard were planted a few unknown trees, whose leaves had turned color, red or yellow, and scattered to the ground in the breeze.

As soon as Zhou Lang stepped out of the house, he stretched out his hand to block out the sun's rays.

I didn't think of the sentences in the lyrics, but I felt as if my palms were shining with a faint red light.

「…… Although it is not very clear...... But it's okay, just go up......

Zhou Langlang muttered to himself and took steps.

It's mid-September, and it's a pretty cool time.

The slightly cold air quietly surrounds the beginning of the day's action.

On the first day of the holiday, the hands of the clock were approaching six o'clock in the morning.

There were hardly any passers-by.

It can even be said that no one would have expected Zhou Lang's actions at all.

On his shoulders he carried a sports backpack with three sidelines, and he wore a hot white shirt with black trousers. Very ordinary student.

It's like I'm on my way to a club event.

Anyone would think so.

However, this is not the case.

Zhou Lang is currently in the third year of junior high school and has faded out of club activities.

At this moment, he has a completely different goal in mind.

Wearing a uniform is a kind of cover. At the same time, it also symbolizes a "determination".

What made him decide was what happened that day.

Grandfather wrote him a letter.

Letters left to him by those who are no longer alive.

His favorite grandfather.

The last letter.

The letter begins with a sentence like this—

- The old past, I think, should have said enough.

So, at the end, let's play a game with grandpa.

It's a, scavenger hunt......

It was a day when the rainy season was about to pass and the sky was gloomy and uncertain.

"I'm out there, grandpa."

As usual, Zhou Lang waved his hand as he spoke.

My grandfather stood at the entrance and said, as usual, "Okay, be careful on the road." Then send him out with a smile on his face.

The third year of junior high school, the last summer.

The final race before the summer break.

However, the baseball team to which Zhou Lang belonged was quickly eliminated in the first leg of the regional preliminaries.

For a long time, he had shed blood and sweat to hold back his tears, and survived the hellish ordeal. What is it for?

…… Such agitated and exaggerated cries did not appear at all.

In fact, the baseball team at Zhou Lang's school is quite weak, and the weekday training is surprisingly loose.

It's a relaxed club that doesn't even know the meaning of existence.

Therefore, the result of three years of negligent practice was that the game ended early in the fifth game with a miserable score of 18-0.

If the game continues, I don't know how many more points I will lose...... Just thinking about it feels outrageous.

Of course, no one will cry about this.

Only the captain Zhang Cang, who still didn't understand the situation, said-

"What are you doing, you guys, don't be hippie smiley! Won't you be reluctant to lose so badly!"

The words were choked with full of blood.

It's a pity,

"—not at all."

There is no unwillingness.

Because it was a matter of course, they went from not practicing seriously to the point of crying bitterly.

And it's a baseball team that somehow runs to sign up for a football game during practice.

Even everybody played well. One can't help but wonder if it's better to join the football team.

By the way, if he remembers correctly, this guy Zhang Cang also played football with everyone.

It should be said that you only get serious at such a time, don't you feel ashamed?

"Tears are not something that can be shed at any time, because the value of tears is not determined by oneself." Grandfather Zhou Lang once said so.

It's not very clear, but it's grandfather's consciousness. It should be said that men don't flick when they have tears.

Zhou Lang automatically made such an explanation, but then felt that such an explanation "doesn't seem quite right."

That morning, Zhou Lang was obviously so healthy and smiling as he watched himself go out.

After the game, in order to celebrate the graduation from club activities, all the second-year players went to sing KTV together.

I don't know why. The one who sang the most devoted and excited was Zhang Cang, who was still very enthusiastic until just now.

sang several songs of popular idols in a row, and also matched dance moves.

When he was about to do another song, everyone finally opened their mouths to stop -

"Hey——! Stop, stop! Enough is enough for you, stop making trouble!"

Immediately force the interruption.

After that, there was a chorus of all the members, and the song was "Hometown".

Everyone sang in chorus with shoulders and waving hands.

Zhou Lang sang two songs that no one knew very seriously, and the audience burst into laughter, and the loss was completely forgotten, when Zhou Lang returned home......

"You're back, Zhou Lang. Let's play the game."

On weekdays, his grandfather, who would always be the first to come out to greet him and look for him to play electric, did not appear in front of him.

Instead, he was greeted by his red-eyed mother.

"Grandpa, he's gone." Mother said so.

It is said that my grandfather was sitting by the sunny window at the time, and seemed to be leaning back on the sofa for a nap.

Happily, peacefully, in the light of the sun, the grandfather just walked away.

Mother said—

"Grandpa must be very happy."

With tears in his eyes, he tried to smile and said.

However, Zhou Lang felt that his heart seemed to have been dug a hole inexplicably.

How could such a thing be?

Grandpa has already made an agreement with him.

He said that he would go fishing together next time, and said that he would go together after he quit club activities during the summer vacation.

Grandpa also said that he ran like a fool and asked where people could fish, didn't he?

Haven't we made it yet?

Hurry up and take me there.

What are you doing, grandpa?

Alone, where did I go?

Don't want to play electric anymore?

Already satisfied?

I haven't had enough of you.

Grandfather......

Bell bell bell ......

At the window where my grandfather was sitting before leaving, the wind chimes rang softly.

A very lonely sound that I almost never felt.

This must not be due to the fact that the north is the wind blowing.

It's because of my sighs.

Whether it was the night of the wake, the process of the funeral or even the cremation, he never shed a single tear from beginning to end.

There is no reason to shed tears at all.

How can such a thing be taken care of?

My favorite grandfather actually passed away.

It was as if I could still hear the voice calling for me.

— and that's what happened in those days.

At that time, Zhou Lang was sorting out his grandfather's relics, and from the closet of his grandfather's room, he found something that was indicated to be given to him, which was a cardboard box, the size of which could almost hold Zhou Lang in his arms.

At first glance, the contents of the cardboard box were thought to be bits and pieces of rags - when I opened them, I realized that they were old clothes such as student uniforms, and in addition to that, there was a letter.

It was not a suicide note, but a "letter".

"To my friend, Zhou Lang-

The old past, I think, should have said enough.

So, at the end, let's play a game with grandpa.

Take on the role of the master of the role-playing game and embark on a journey.

Then, find out the treasure.

I know that lost things are not so easy to find.

However, everyone desperately wants to find it.

But I still can't find it, why is the competition?

Grandpa also used to find what he was looking for, but then I finally found it.

So, let's get started.

Think back to the time when we walked hand in hand.

This is the last game of Grandpa and Zhou Lang. Go and say okay to your old grandfather—"

Along with the letter, there is a hand-drawn map, a map that is dumbfoundedly simple.

It is illegible with watercolor paint, like a mountain or a tree, and a red "X" is mixed in.

It seems that this is where the treasure is located.

………… But—

- Who can read it!

Then again, maybe this is like grandpa's style......

My grandfather was a very playful man. At first, I bought an electric one for Zhou Lang, but it turned out that I was addicted to video games. Although he is old, he especially loves fantasy adventures and always enjoys them.

Maybe it's because his grandfather Zhou Lang has such a character that he left him this letter.

Although Zhou Lang was dumbfounded by what his grandfather's letter had written, he decided to join the game.

Because this scavenger hunt is the only connection between himself and his grandfather.

Present and past, memory and reality.

Packed in the box along with letters, maps, and other items, the item that appeared to be a school uniform was, according to my mother, an old coat worn by my grandfather during the war.

Plus - old past.

Something missing.

Look it out.

These words.

Thinking about these as clues to his grandfather's so-called "treasure hunt", Zhou Lang immediately had a clue.

In the past, he often heard his grandfather talk about the war.

Before the war, my grandfather lived in a much more remote part of the country than the town it has today.

When I was a child, I caught a lot of stag beetles in the mountains, and I swam in the river on the ice, and then I had a story about the girl I used to like.

All the stories I have heard have been searched out of my memory one by one.

Knock on the treasure boxes of memories in your brain and open them one by one.

One by one, knock gently.

Knock Knock –

Knock Knock –

- Is it here?

- Right here.

Brightly colored memories emerge on the eyelids.

Every twilight is a happy smile.

No matter what time it is, it's always full of laughter.

Even that morning, waving his hand to see his back go out, he was also smiling.

The words "former grandfather" written on the letter must also be one of the hints.

Based on this, it should be correct to assume that this map depicts my grandfather's childhood hometown.

No, not should, yes, this must be the correct answer.

It's just that Zhou Lang still doesn't have any clue about his grandfather's true intentions and wishes.

Just go and you'll know?

By the way, grandpa seems to have said this sentence once.

- "Go and you'll know."

Well? Didn't grandpa talk about this sentence?

Forget it, it doesn't matter who said it, it's already the last anyway.

…… It's the last game, grandpa.

I haven't had enough fun with you, I'm serious.

But...... Since it's the end, let's have fun.

Although it was only a little bit, the hole in Zhou Lang's heart began to be slowly filled.

- Okay, let's start the game.