On the Shinkansen that runs from Tokyo to Hokkaido, a girl with black hair and silk sits in a warm white dress with cherry blossoms, quietly looking at the "Manyoshu" in her hand.

White curtains hang on one side, and the light that shines into the window is soft.

Outside the window, the sky is clear, the fields are lush, and the hills are rolling in the distance.

"Having Yayoi-san sit by the window was the best decision I've ever made."

Narumi Yu took the scenery outside the car window and the girl reading a book into her eyes, feasting her eyes.

"Huh?" Yayoi Aki raised her head, brushed the strands of hair that fell on her chest behind her, and looked at him suspiciously, "Didn't you disturb Narumi-san to see the scenery?" ”

"Not at all."

"Oh." The girl lowered her head again and turned the page of the book of poems in her hand.

Narumi glanced at it, and "Manyoshu" had been turned to only a quarter of the position by Yayoi Akiza.

"Yayoi-san, have you ever read a poem? Not in "Manyoshu". ”

"What?"

"You sit in front of the window and read a book, and the people watching the scenery look at you."

"It's not the original sentence, is it?"

“…… How do you know? ”

"......" Yayoi Autumn didn't talk to the stupid guy in the morning, and turned another page of the book.

"Well, it's actually [you stand on the bridge and look at the view, and the people watching the view are looking at you from upstairs. The bright moon decorates your windows, and you decorate other people's dreams. ]”

"Good poems can't be compared with Narumi Sang's changes."

Narumi is a little unconvinced, but decides to compromise with reality.

"My current goal is to be the No. 1 chef in Tokyo, not a poet."

"Oh."

It's disgusting.

Despised for it.

"Then you're going to make a song?"

"I didn't say I could write poetry."

The girl continued to read, and Narumi Yu also stopped, took out her mobile phone and sent a message to a piece of pine nut.

These days are the days of the middle and high school holidays, but there are not many students like them who rush to the station as soon as they leave the school gate.

In order to save time, he didn't even change his clothes himself, and he was still wearing the summer uniform of Mikagehama High School.

[Yu: Didi.] ]

[Matsuko: What's the matter?] No. 003. ]

[Yu: Ahem!] ]

[pine nut: ......]

[Matsuko: Nishikawa-gumi, the native power of Nai-e Town.] ]

[Matsuko: The commission is to get people back.] ]

[Matsuko: I also asked about some other things, do you want to listen?] ]

Narumi Yu looked up and saw that the girl was still looking down at the book, looking focused, so he continued to send a message.

[Yu: Say it.] ]

[Matsuko: No. 003, watch your tone!] No matter what happens in the future, you are now a subordinate of Miss just like me. ]

[Yu: Got it!] Please let me know the news! ]

There was movement over there in the early morning of Yayoi, and Narumi quickly turned off the screen, and then saw the girl take out a bottle of marble soda from the messenger's bag she was carrying and press the marble.

When he turned on his phone again, a series of messages had already been sent from the other side.

Automaton doll is she?

How can he type faster than someone like him, who has a long history of typing experience?

[Matsuko: The father of Miss Yayoi, the author of "Nai River", owes a total of 50 million yen at the gambling table. ]

[Matsuko: On the other side, the chips of the Nishikawa group are "news of Miss Yayoi's mother" and "the previous arrears are written off."] ]

[Matsuko: For the sake of "fairness", they use a hand-washed mahjong table every time, in fact, the mahjong table does not need to be machine washed at all, and even hand-shuffled code cards to thousands is simpler. It is even possible that the Jinchuan group will not be able to give him any news at all, and it is completely empty gloves white wolves. ]

[Matsuko: Yayoi-sama's father must have loved his wife very much, and the chips at the table for the last time weighed on everything he owned except for Yayoi-sama.] ]

[Matsuko: At the same time, he is also very smart, although he has borrowed money from other people many times, and he has repaid it by various means, and the only thing that can be found is the 50 million yen owed by the Jinchuan group.] ]

[Matsuko: Speaking of which, if you're smart enough about 003, you probably already know what they want from the beginning to now.] ]

“……”

After reading the message, Narumi turned off the phone screen and tapped his finger on it.

Although there had been speculations for a long time, after the speculation was confirmed, it still made him a little upset.

The train passed through the tunnel, and Yayoi Aki gave up reading for a while, leaning back in his seat and closing his eyes to recuperate. He stared out the window at the barrage of tunnel lights.

Soon, the train rushed back into the blue sky from the other end of the tunnel, and the light inside the train was bright again.

[Yuu: Miss Yayoi's father, can you find out the whereabouts?] ]

[Matsuko: Whereabouts unknown.] ]

[Yu: Whereabouts unknown......]

[Matsuko: Not necessarily suicidal...... I also checked the news of Miss Yayoi's mother, and the whereabouts are also unknown, and the death is not confirmed. In the countryside of Hokkaido, it is relatively easy to survive even if you do not have a social status. ]

I hope so.

Don't end up with the same ending as the neko in "Nai River......

[Matsuko: So, question:]

[Matsuko: If Yayoi-san's father is caught by the Nishikawa group, will he be killed?] ]

The answer to this question is obvious.

[Yu: No.] ]

[Matsuko: Got it right, next question:]

[Matsuko: What was the goal of the Nishikawa gumi from beginning to end?] ]

[Yuu: Miss Yayoi.] ]

If you just want money, you can't pay so much attention to an ordinary middle-aged man.

Yayoi Akizao's father will definitely not be able to take out 50 million yen.

I don't have to chase Yayoi to Tokyo in the morning.

And Yayoi Akizao's father, whether he was smart or simply conscientious, did not put his daughter on the gambling table until the end.

In Neon, children are not obligated to inherit their parents' debts. If the Nishikawa gumi wants to have a valid excuse to catch Yayoi Akihaya, they have to make sure that her father is still alive.

[Matsuko: Pretty smart, promising.] Final Question:]

[Matsuko: Given you guns, helicopters, and a yakuza organization the same size as the Nishikawa Gumi, how sure are you that you can get rid of the Nishikawa Gumi?] ]

“……”

Narumi Yu fell into thought.

In the end, he didn't answer the question, but held up his mobile phone to the window, delayed Yayoi Qiu's reading time for a few seconds, and took a picture of a pine nut.

[Yu: Shinkansen view outside the window.jpg]

[Yu: That's enough.] ]

[pine nut: ......]

[Matsuko: I know your mahjong skills are pretty good, but for an organization like the Nishikawa-gumi, even if you follow the rules of the underworld, you can't ensure safety.] ]

[Matsuko: Remember to ask your subordinates to block the gun for you when you are in danger, and send me a message when you get there, and I will have someone hand you over.] ]

[Matsuko: Remember, when you come back, you can't have any injuries on your body.] ]

[Matsuko: Otherwise, it's not worthy of Miss.] ]

[Yuu: Thank you.] ]

The phone was put down, as if a brick had been dropped.

Narumi leaned back in his seat and let out a long sigh of relief.

Even the girl reading by the window, and the scenery outside the window, fell into his eyes, and became more beautiful than before.

"Yayoi-san."

"Huh?"

"I like you."

"Oh."

So, don't die. ’

Even if one day, you wait for the news of your parents' death. ’

What haunts Narumi at this moment is an indescribable emotion.

Maybe it's sympathy, maybe it's the sympathy between lonely people, even if it's understood as simple lust, there's nothing wrong with it.

[I'm walking home]

[Cheerful mood, just the weather, beautiful scenery]

[I'm looking for it in the Manyoshu]

[Find a poem, let me recite it, tell me what I miss]

[I close the book of poems and sigh softly]

[No lamentation, no hometown, no return]

[I look at the scenery and moan softly]

[It's better to put it down, the scenery is just right, why be sad]

Narumi Yu was really bored, so he took out the second volume of "Sakuraso" and read it again to pass the time.

The girl took advantage of this time to cover up and take out a pen and write on the bookmark.

But in fact, Narumi Yu, who was not focused at all on the side, was already peeking when she opened the messenger bag.

When the girl finished writing, she quickly stuffed the bookmark into the middle pages of "Manyoshu" and glanced at Narumi Yu.

The two happened to be looking at each other.

“…… I didn't expect Narumi to have the habit of peeping into other people's privacy. Yayoi Akiza's eyes turned cold.

"Coincidence, absolutely coincidence! The main thing is that Yayoi-san is too cute! I couldn't help but look at it. ”

“……”

The girl lowered her head and turned the page of "Manyoshu", but it felt a little absent-minded.

“…… What do you think? ”

Half-ringing, she asked suddenly.

"I have the feeling of a sixteen-year-old literary and artistic girl who thinks of adolescence, I like it very much."

Yu Narumi gave her own pertinent evaluation.

Then, the pain of being pressed the surface of the foot under the table.

"Thank you." At the table, Yayoi Aki said in a calm tone.

“…… Yayoi-san? ”

"What's wrong?"

I stepped harder, but fortunately, the girl didn't have much strength.

"Foot ......"

"Huh?" Yayoi Aki tilted her head early, with an innocent puzzled expression on her face.

Even if the god of Takamagahara comes, he will definitely be easily deceived by the girl's expression.

"It's an honor to be stepped on hard with her feet by a beautiful girl like Yayoi-san."

But he is not a god of Takamagahara, and if he were asked to make up mythological stories, the name Narumi Yu would definitely be superior to those gods.

What do you mean by that?

It is better to praise the heavens than to use them.

, a man named Narumi Yu, is set to be such a protagonist with great ambitions.

A light serialization set against the backdrop of the myth of an island nation!

But he just thinks about it.

“……”

Yayoi Akihaya couldn't stand Yu Narumi, who could talk about his sexual fetishes in a serious manner and without burden, so she removed her feet from Yuu Narumi's feet and shrunk to the side, keeping her distance from Yu Narumi under the table as much as possible.

"I'm starting to regret it."

She said,

"I shouldn't have promised to sit with you in the first place."

“……”

Add another villain! Set as a cat demon, and finally was impressed by the hero's spirit and became his subordinate.

Yayoi Akizao noticed his gaze and closed the Manyoshu vigilantly, holding the book thicker than a dictionary to his chest in a gesture of self-defense.

"Narumi-san, I don't know what you're thinking, but I want you to put away your dirty thoughts."

"Yayoi-san, how do you know I'm thinking about what my last name will be if we have a child after we have a child?"

“…… Isn't it generally the father's last name? ”

"I plan to have two, the first child is surnamed Narumi and the second child is surnamed Yayoi."

"......" stupid high school students have deep skills in small talk, and the simple-minded girl is bypassed if she doesn't pay attention to it.

At this time, he reacted, and his face turned a little red.

"Wait, Yayoi-san promised to marry me in the future?"

“……”

The girl couldn't bear it anymore and turned her head to look out the window.

"Angry? Is it because I'm still called by my last name? Sorry I was wrong! Autumn morning sauce. ”

"Die!"

Narumi, who finally received a clear answer, looked up at the roof of the car leisurely, feeling happy.

He waited for this answer, for days.

Is this a disease?

Narumi thought about it.

Although it is said that the cute girl will dislike him and avoid having a good impression of each other in the future, it is his strategy to disguise himself with frivolous behavior.

But after doing this, I was obviously disgusted by the girl, but my mood became better.

Isn't something wrong......

"Yayoi-san?"

“……”

"I like you."

"Give it up, Narumi-san, even if I marry a panda, I won't like you."

"What did the panda do wrong? They're so cute! If pandas could become humans, I would marry pandas. ”

Finally, he saw the familiar look of "looking at garbage" on Yayoi Akiza's face.

It's not decisive enough, but it's already the feeling he wants.

"Thank you, Yayoi-san! When you compare me to the great pandas, I've already won. ”

The girl, who didn't want to talk to him at all, turned her head to focus on the scenery outside the window.

Narumi felt the excitement inside her and fell into deep thought.

It's scary.

Is this the strength of a beautiful girl with a charm above nine o'clock?

Even the expression of disgust will make the men feel excited.

From noon to evening, until night completely falls, the train slowly stops in Imabetsu Town.

When the two of them walked out of the station with their luggage, the starry sky was shining and the night sky was dazzlingly beautiful.

"Where are we going next?"

Yayoi Akizao, who had persisted for most of the way, finally had to open his mouth to talk to Narumi Yu.

"Let's find a restaurant to eat at first, and then go to the hotel." Narumi Yu looked at the time on his phone [8:31], "It's not early, there's no one at home, and the last time I cleaned up was when I left Imabetsu Town." ”

"Oh."

Back to the town where he has lived for more than ten years, familiar to him.

Narumi Yu, who has lost his memories for more than two months, has some emotion in his heart.

Walking on the familiar and somewhat unfamiliar streets, he couldn't help but open his arms and feel the familiar sea breeze at night in his hometown.

Before he learned geography as a child, he would often run to the beach at this time, looking at the sea alone, imagining whether the other side of the sea would be the mainland.

When I learned about the geography of the island nation in junior high school, I learned that Hokkaido, not Tohoku, was on the other side of the sea.

Wasted an unknown number of days of affection.

"Narumi-san? You don't want a suitcase anymore? ”

"Ahh Accidents. ”