"Leaving suddenly" is not a prank on the whim of Narumi Yu.

Rather, it was because when he paid the fare, Imadegawa Chisaka had already walked towards the entrance of the train station.

He could only hurriedly follow.

Walking into the station, Imadegawa Chisaka stood at the entrance of the waiting hall, quietly waiting for him.

Because of the suddenness of the incident, he didn't expect to buy tickets online, let alone that there would be many people on the train even at night.

Whether it is at the ticket office or in front of the automatic ticket machine, there are still three or four people queuing up to buy tickets.

Narumi waited at the back of the line at the ticket vending machine while watching the person in front of him operate and familiarize himself with the process of buying tickets.

Registration information is required to purchase tickets, and there is no way to buy a ...... for Imadegawa Chisaka It's a pity.

There are only two trains left in Kyoto, 21:00 and 21:30.

It's 8:27, and it's time to catch the train that departs at 9 o'clock.

The shinkansen takes just over two hours to drive from Tokyo to Kyoto.

If you're lucky, you might even catch the last train on the subway and train.

Tickets cannot be purchased in Imadegawa Chisaka, so if you want to sit together, it is best to buy a ticket for a non-reserved seat.

[Non-reserved seats: 0]

But when he clicked on the ticket purchase interface, there were no seats in the non-reserved seats.

There are also a few reserved seats, but they are scattered and separated.

That's a few thousand yen more – the state of the stateroom is the opposite of the reserved seat, with only a few slots occupied.

……

After Yu Narumi finished buying the ticket, Imadegawa Chisaka followed him into the waiting room.

If the girl can be seen like ordinary people, she will definitely be caught as a fare evader.

Get on the train and watch as the lights of the platform disappear from view as the train moves slowly.

"I don't care, but I want to ask, why did Imadegawa-san suddenly take the Shinkansen to Kyoto?"

The seats in the special class are wider than the reserved and free seats, and in a way, it's not a good thing for Narumi - it's a pity that I can't sit next to the beautiful girl.

And with the vacant seats in abundance, Imadegawa Chisaka sat across from him casually.

"Why did Narumi suddenly come to me at eight o'clock in the evening?"

The girl leaned forward slightly, propped her right hand on the table between the two, held up her chin, and her eyes drifted nonchalantly out of the window.

"Nothing, just ......"

"I just suddenly wanted to do it." Yu Narumi was taken by her halfway through her words.

"You've seen the news, about my father.

His tomb is in Kyoto,

I suddenly wanted to go back and see. ”

"......" Narumi Yu knew that it was not appropriate to speak at this time, and listened quietly to the girl's words, and then fell silent with the slight noise of the train moving.

I don't know if it can be attributed to luck.

The train is a bit faster than usual.

It was nearly a two-and-a-half-hour drive, and it only took a little more than an hour.

When Yu Narumi and Chisaka Imadegawa arrived at the station of the Kyoto Shinkansen, it was not yet eleven o'clock.

"Would you like to eat something first?"

In the rest area, Narumi Yu saw the restaurant that was still open and asked.

Imadegawa Chisaka silently stopped in front of the self-service ordering counter and raised his hand to tap the touchscreen.

The order page showing various types of ramen was unresponsive.

Narumi Yu stepped forward, looked at the tonkotsu ramen under the girl's slender fingers, and ordered two servings.

The girl gently lowered her hand in mid-air and took a step back to the side, as if disgusted that Narumi was too close.

"Do you want something to drink?" He asked again.

"No, drink it yourself."

“……”

It seems that Miss Imadegawa-sama is suddenly a little angry.

Narumi knew that the girl had a similar ability to read minds, so she could probably guess what she was angry about.

At least not because he ordered food for her without permission.

"Imadegawa-san should have known from the beginning that I was a fool."

Narumi sat down across from Imadegawa Chisaka with two steaming bowls of ramen and brought the other party's portion off the plate.

"It doesn't matter to me what you want to do, don't say that." The girl's voice was cold, and she took the chopsticks from his hand, stopped talking, and slowly ate the ramen in small bites.

"Thank you."

“…… Scold. Imadegawa Chisaka had a disgusted expression, but he could feel his expression relaxed.

Narumi's idea is simple.

Since everyone in the world has forgotten the maiden, let them remember it again.

Since the original existence is taken away, then a new existence is created.

Although it's not clear if it's useful, you should at least give it a try.

It's better than doing nothing and waiting for Imadegawa Chisaka to disappear before her eyes.

Late at night, after nearly two hours on the train, a bowl of warm ramen can not only replenish your strength, but also give you a sense of peace of mind.

Actually, all foods are the same. No matter how stressful life is, at least at the moment of eating is relaxed and at ease.

This was his first time in Kyoto, and when he was passing through a residential area by taxi, he saw Kyoto-style architecture described in a book at the Arakawa Library.

Although the Kyoto style is more reflected in the soft furnishings and gardens, the appearance alone is a little different from the residential areas of Tokyo.

The architecture here is more ancient, preferring gray-black cedar planks, and the older streets will have street lights similar to those in Imadegawa Chisaka's house.

Kyoto's subway stops at 11:40, just in time for the last train.

"Where are you going?"

Narumi Yu looked up at the station table in the carriage and saw the words "Imadegawa Station" on it.

After that, there are [Shijo Station] and [Kujo Station].

"Takeda Station."

"The last stop? Then why don't we just take the shinkansen and get off at Takeda Station? ”

"Then you'll have to ask the person who bought the ticket."

“……”

Although he was the one who bought the ticket, the other party did not explain this to him in advance. But it's also his question if he didn't ask it clearly, and if there is a next time, he has to remember.

Being good at reflection and self-summary has always been one of his strengths, but that doesn't mean that the other party doesn't have any problems at all.

There is still some unconvinced Narumi Yumasa wants to take this opportunity to say a few more words to Imadegawa Chisaka, "That's also"

As a result, the other party was once again in front:

"I wanted to buy something more."

"Then why didn't you just say that?"

"It doesn't make sense, I didn't buy it myself."

“…… I threw in the towel, because I didn't know beforehand. ”

Today's Imadegawa Chisaka is different from before.

There is a little less fierceness that no one can approach, and there are a lot more words than before, but there is always a trace of tiredness.

It was as if the strings that had been tight suddenly broke and hung limply in the air.

"Hmmm......"

On the second day of the old calendar, the moon in the sky was only a thin and curved line, shining with a faint light.

After about half an hour's taxi ride from Takeda Station, I got off at a town on the side of the road, and I followed Imadegawa Chisaka all the way through the town, and the road under my feet became a forest path.

It happened to have just rained, and there were still a lot of mud puddles on the road, and if you accidentally stepped on it, there would be a string of muddy splashes.

Imadegawa Chisaka could not care about any of this in the slightest, but he had to be careful to dodge.

"Why are you here?" It refers to the cemetery of the Imadegawa clan.

He originally thought that it was just in the suburbs, at least not far from the city, but he didn't expect it to be such a quiet place.

It is almost completely hidden in the mountain forest.

"It's been here since the Kamakura period." Imadegawa Chisaka took out the key and pushed open the cast-iron gate of the cemetery, which looked as old as the old wooden buildings on the street that were more than 100 years old.

This time Narumi saw it clearly - the key was taken out of the pocket hidden in the frills of her skirt. The last time Imadegawa Chisaka took out his work card, he thought that the "angel" had some other-dimensional pocket like Doraemon.

A cool breeze blew into Narumi's heart with the rusty "squeak" of the gate, making him touch his nose and resist the urge to sneeze, hesitating for a few seconds before stepping into the cemetery.

"If you don't want to come in," the girl said abruptly, turning her head, "and go up the road until you see the lights, and then walk to the left, and you can get a general view of Kyoto." ”