I have forgotten what night it was, and I had a dream that I was attending a wedding. I don't know the bride, but it's certainly not me, and as for the groom, I know the groom, the Kintaro-kun who is several years younger than me.

Ah, is he old enough to get married? I've heard that Japanese people are adults at the age of 20, but boys can get married at the age of 18, which sounds very incredible to a Chinese. Of course, such a scene is most likely to be several years away......

I thought about it repeatedly, what was the origin of that bride and how did I know him? Maybe it's the female manager of the track and field department or the baseball department, or it's just a fan, it's normal for a campus figure like him.

Strange, why have I been thinking about this since then? Who he marries and what does it have to do with me? As someone else, I should congratulate him. He has his own family, and he will have his own children in the future, and I will also start a family in the future, and then I will have my own family......

When I raised my head slightly, I saw that the bride and groom were kissing, and I subconsciously looked away.

I seem to understand that the reason why I think about issues that have nothing to do with me is because I want to calm down my mind by thinking about it. What kind of mood can be calmed down?

"Why are you crying? After all, it's the ...... you're going to give up the relationship."

I heard Huabiao's voice, and I suddenly noticed that she was also by my side. It was then that I noticed that I was in tears—I was jealous.

"I know you really want to be a teacher, but can't you fall in love with a foreigner when you become a teacher? Why do you always like to shackle yourself? Will you be able to be happy in this way? ”

I couldn't answer a word of Huabiao's question, and then I woke up......

Her name has the character "table" in it, and my name has the traditional character "裏", and the two characters with diametrically opposed meanings also indicate that the two of us have diametrically opposed personalities. She always got her thoughts out there, but I kept them hidden...... So she quickly got a boyfriend like the pharmacist, and the relationship has always been very good, so she must be much happier than me, right? Many times, I was really envious of her.

Ah, it's a good thing all those were just dreams. But I knew in my heart that if this continued, everything in my dream would become a reality in the near future.

***

Koshien has ended, and the result is that Osaka Kiryo won the championship, and the luck of Reifuin High School is really too bad.

I still come to the school track and field every morning to practice in the morning, but I am actually waiting for him. It's hard to change people's habits right away, and maybe he'll continue to come here every day for a run......

August passed, September passed, October passed, November passed, and I never waited for him. Thinking about it, he is also about to graduate, and he is facing the problem of choosing a path. Maybe the fate between us, with the defeat of Koshien, has already ended......

Even so, I decided to stick to waiting there every morning, maybe someday before graduation, I would wait for him.

It's December, and the second semester is coming to an end. It was a weekend morning, it was raining, the weather was very cold, and I went to the track with an umbrella, but there was no one. I'm stupid enough to come here early in the morning to find something......

For a moment, I remembered a short song I had just learned last semester: faint thunder, hazy sky, but I hope that the wind and rain will come, and you can stay here.

Is this short song from "Manyoshu", or is it from "Ancient and Modern Waka Collection"?

Really, I'm sad and can only recite poetry and lyrics?

When I turned to leave, I saw the man standing there with an umbrella.

"Faint thunder, hazy sky, even if it's rainless, I'll stay ......here," I subconsciously recited the answer to the tanka in Japanese.

"Sister Ura, what did you just talk about?"

"Nothing...... It's been a long time since I saw ......."

What's the matter, this guy is obviously Japanese, but he doesn't know this tanka? Isn't the Chinese class taught? But I really didn't expect that after waiting here for so long, I really waited for him, and I wasn't mentally prepared.

"yes, it's been a long time since I've been here, I'm ...... Just turn around on a whim......" he whispered, "by the way, how is your paper?" ”

"It's been written, and the tutor has read it again, so I'm waiting for the official submission and defense after the winter break," I said, "The things you told me are very useful, thank you for ......"

"That's good......" He asked after a moment of silence, "Sister Ura, you really want to return to China after graduation, right?" If you become a teacher, wouldn't it be okay to stay and become a foreign teacher? ”

"I really want to be a teacher, but I'm still very attached to my homeland," I said, "but I've learned a lot of things during my years here, and I've seen things that don't exist in my homeland, such as your club activities and so on, if only the students in our country could have access to such a variety of club activities......

"But if you are just a teacher, how much can you change the status quo?" He asked.

I was a little surprised. I admit that I am a bit hot-blooded, but I didn't expect that he was a high school student who was more rational than me as a college student when it came to ideals.

"You're right, an ordinary teacher's abilities are indeed very limited, even so, I still want to try my best to change something......"

"Yes......" he was silent for a moment, "then...... Will you get married when you return home? ”

I was stunned, I really didn't expect him to ask such a question, I always felt that it was too rude to ask such a question so straight. But you can't show your embarrassment, you have to think about how to answer.

"I guess so, but I don't know when...... After all, as I get older, my parents will also be anxious...... "If this continues, the atmosphere will be embarrassing, and I have to quickly change the topic," Speaking of which, you are also a person who is about to graduate, right? What are your plans? ”

"I ...... I haven't thought about anything, and I can't even figure out what will happen tomorrow......" he sighed, "I talked about the three sides several times, and in the end, the approach survey was filled in casually......"

"Wouldn't it? It's all this time......"

"I'm going to get ready for the exam, but to be honest, I don't feel motivated......" he thought for a while and continued, "but I think I'm probably going to leave Kyoto and go to a ...... far away from my parents."

"Huh? Do you have a bad relationship with your parents? I was surprised.

(To be continued)