readx; "I said...... Lin Yu, you already know the reason why I don't want to have surgery, right? ”

Lying on the hospital bed, Hiiragi quietly looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window......

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"Can't stand losing a leg, right?"

This is the news I got from Otono Yuzuru before.

"yes......"

There is also a sense of weakness in the language.

"Why? Is that leg heavier than life? ”

Sitting on the hospital bed next to him, Lin Yu asked.

"I'm sorry...... It is as important as my life. ”

Hiiragi Katsuhei said.

"This leg used to be all my ......"

Is that...... The memories of the ceasant.

"Athletics?"

Lin Yu confirmed.

"yes...... I didn't expect Lin Yu to know. ”

From the side of the face, I saw the sadness in the eyes.

"There's one thing I want to tell you about."

Turning his head, no longer looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window, Hiiragi Shengping looked at Lin Yu.

"I ...... Actually, it's an orphan......"

Full of lonely eyes.

"Shortly after I was born, I was abandoned in front of the orphanage...... There, there are a lot of children in a similar situation to me. At that time, I used to doubt the meaning of our children's existence......"

Abandoned in an orphanage, it must be ...... I don't see any hope.

"Perhaps, I am one of the happier of them...... For me. I have never experienced the warmth of the family, I have never experienced anything, I was abandoned, it must be a happy thing. ”

"Among us, there are also those who have been cruelly treated by their relatives and have been sent to orphanages...... No, rather, there are more such children. ”

Lonely eyes, filled with sad smiles.

"We don't have anything. Nothing was gained, and it was born like this, as an unblessed life, as a sad person who was denied survival......"

Speaking of this, Hiiragi Katsuhei suddenly smiled with relief.

"At that time, I thought that this was the way my life would end...... However, I saw an unexpected person......"

"Yusuke Yoshino is a famous musician, and I like his music very much. That kind of heartfelt cry...... That's what he told me......"

A nostalgic expression.

"Even if it's just one thing. Just believe in it and move forward, and for him, that's music, that's what he says...... If it's very convincing, believing in something is as if it were something close in front of you. ”

"From that day I thought, what is it for me to believe? What am I proud of? Just like that person. What is it that gives courage and hope to others? ”

Then, he set his sights on the leg with osteosarcoma.

"So I noticed that I still had this leg, and since before, I had never lost to anyone else in running, so I wanted to run. Run faster than anyone else and move forward with your own strength...... In a meaningless life, I am looking for the meaning of my life, gradually. Recognized......"

It must have been, a very difficult process.

"I love running because it's the only pride for me who has nothing, because it's all I have...... So...... After knowing my condition, I was already dead, and I couldn't run, and I was no different from death...... I'm not alive, I'm just waiting, or rather welcoming death, and I want to spend this limited time with this leg......"

"I think even if I can't run, it's okay to walk...... So, I took painkillers and walked around on foot, and then I came to this town......"

"Now, it's really the best thing to meet the people in this town at the end of your life, and to meet Lin Yu...... But ah, for me, I can't afford to lose, this leg...... Death is only a matter of time, I just greeted it first, and as for grief, it will heal over time...... This is the truth that everyone in the orphanage understands......"

“……”

Silence.

"I said...... For me, the Katsuhei I know is not a guy who can only run...... I know a guy who behaves in a weird way and occasionally does something embarrassing...... My friend, this is the kind of person...... Isn't it? Running is not all you ......"

"Friend...... Oh, yes...... In Lin Yu's opinion, only the current me is Hiiragi Shengping, even if you don't know my past, you still came to visit me, and said that I am your friend...... I'm really, very, happy...... But ......"

"I'm sorry ......"

"Victory!"

"I'm sorry ......"

I can't change my mind about apologizing......

As a result, in the end, I still couldn't persuade him......

……

"Sorry...... Failed......"

With a sad expression, Lin Yu dragged his tired body and walked towards Otono Yuzuru......

When you hear something like that, how can you persuade again......

At the end of the day, I'm just a friend......

Still, just an outsider......

Hiiragi Katsuhei's heart, which is completely wrapped in darkness, is definitely ...... Untouchable ......

That's a ...... A world completely enveloped in darkness...... A sad world that can't even be confirmed by his own figure.

Is that...... The identity of a friend is a darkness that cannot be touched.

Regardless of the relationship, a friend is just a friend after all, not a relative, nor a lover......

When needed most, a friend can't lift a small lantern to illuminate the path under his feet.

At this moment, Hiiragi Katsuhei's heart full of darkness is no longer touched by anyone, right......

No...... Perhaps, two more people......

"I'll think of something for now, then, take my leave."

Feeling more and more that it was possible, Lin Yu quickly left the hospital after saying goodbye to Otomu Yuzuru......

Finding a corner where no one was around, Lin Yu took out his mobile phone.

"Na, Miku, I remember, Kazeko-sensei, who resigned before, his husband, is called Yoshino Yusuke, right? As for the other person's location, Miku, please find out. ”

It would be nice if it was Yusuke Yoshino who gave Hiiragi Katsuhei the courage to chase his dreams in the first place......

In the same way, the only people who can touch the heart are relatives and lovers......

Then, there is only one person left......

As a child from an orphanage......

The only loved one, only ......

Orphanage ......