The train from Kyoto to Kyoto, and when I arrived in Imabetsu at 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, there were not many passengers on the train.

Even in the carriage that Narumi Yu and Yayoi Aki were riding, there were only two of them.

"Destiny...... That boy's statement is very apt. ”

Yayoi Akizao leaned against the car window and turned her face sideways to look at Narumi Yu, who was sitting next to her, unzipping her shoulder bag, and looking for Narumi to pass the time.

"Probably......"

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In a way, fate is like a local sandstorm that is constantly changing direction.

You change your steps to avoid it, but the sandstorm changes your steps as if it were you. You change your steps again, and so does the sandstorm—and so on and so on and so forth, like the ominous dance with death before dawn.

This is because sandstorms are not two unrelated [what] from somewhere far away.

That is, that guy is who you are, what is in yourself.

So all you can do is to step straight into that sandstorm, cover your eyes and ears tightly to prevent the dust from entering, and walk through it step by step.

There was probably no sun, no moon, no direction, and sometimes no time, just bone-thin white dust swirling high in the sky – imagine a sandstorm.

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Probably not someone who knows his past life like him, but a teenager who has lived in this world for more than ten years.

He was able to say something that made him think about it.

The second volume of "Sakuraso" is almost finished, and Narumi Yu is flipping through the pages in his hand while fantasizing that the author will update one volume a month like Yayoi Akizao.

"But more than what he said, I believe that what happened between me and you is, to a certain extent, a microcosm of fate that I can see."

“…… Well? ”

Yayoi Aki couldn't help but yawn and wanted to recline on the seat to rest, but when he heard Narumi Yu's words, he briced up a little more.

"In April, before the cherry blossoms had fallen, I met a sleeping girl surrounded by little girls. After that it snatched my bread a few more times. ”

"After that, I submitted to the Haruba Society, and in a chat between Ichijo-san and the editor of Fumimura, I heard your name."

"I went back to school at Mikagehama High School, and I had to participate in club activities because the absenteeism rate was too low, which was a coincidence, but I prefer to believe that it was fate - I don't like trouble, and I will definitely go to the Department of Classics, which is basically invisible."

"In the student council, I was just surprised that your personal talent within the school was not associated with the best-selling light writer of the Haruba Society."

"After that......"

Every time they meet, it is full of unreasonable coincidences.

As a sandstorm, as a fate...... Whatever it is, even if there is no Neko, the story they have experienced from meeting to the present is incredible enough.

What he didn't say was the first book he read at the Arakawa Library was "The Autumn Rain of the Nai River".

Amnesiac will definitely go to the library to read books, and he will definitely choose to go home near the evening, and then meet the bed. In order to make a living, I went to the Harunba Society to submit my writing, and I joined the Classics Department in order to fulfill the school's regulations......

Everything is accidental, and everything is inevitable.

While Narumi was talking to himself, Yayoi Aki squinted his eyes and fell asleep.

After all, climbing and descending in the afternoon, for a girl who is not physically strong, the amount of exercise is undoubtedly exceeded.

"Yayoi-san......?"

"Hmmm......"

Narumi Yu sent a message to Kan Shiwan's informant, and the other party replied almost instantly.

The attitude is respectful.

[Yu: Don't be so nervous...... Is there an industry related to an organization, is there a hotel? ]

[Informant: Yes!] Don't worry, young master! Absolute safety guaranteed! ]

[Yu: Two single rooms, preferably next to each other.] ]

[Informant: I'll arrange it!] ]

When the train arrives, Narumi tries to wake up Yayoi Akizao.

The girl slept very lightly, but he shook her shoulders and woke up rubbing her eyes.

"Arrived?" She asked.

"Well, it's Naie Town."

After getting off the train, as soon as I got out of the station, a middle-aged man in his thirties walked up quickly.

"Master Narumi!"

The attitude of being too respectful made Narumi a little uncomfortable.

Yayoi Akizao was standing behind Narumi Yu's side, about half a step apart, still yawning.

"Who is this......?"

"Classmates." That's all Narumi says.

"Sorry! It's me who asked! The middle-aged man immediately bowed and bent to nearly ninety degrees.

drove the two of them to the hotel.

"Young Master Narumi, and this young lady, you have a good rest, and I won't bother anymore."

There is a private room and a separate bathroom, and although the hot spring at the inn in Imabetsu is very comfortable, it is more convenient to have a private bathroom like this if you can't bathe with a beautiful girl.

Until they are separated by a wall and hear each other's bodies submerged in water......

“…… Narumi San,"

The girl's voice was like a shower with cold water on full, splashing the coolness from nature on his body from top to bottom.

"You wash first, and then you go out."

"Yayoi-san...... If you soak in the water for a long time, something will happen. ”

"Don't worry."

……

……

By the time they all lay in bed and turned off the lights, it was already the second half of the night.

Narumi Yu recalls the list of Nishikawa-gumi forces that the informant sent him.

The event area is basically on the west side of Naie Town, and most of the entertainment venues are operated.

Izakayas, mahjong parlors, and some shops where Narumi Yu can't enter......

Although there are mahjong parlors and the like, there are more of a daily grocery store that sells things that are often used by people.

Yayoi Akiha's home is not actually in the small town of Naie Town, but in a village not far from the town.

Although Yayoi Akihaya's father had already made a bet on the house and lost to the Nishikawa group.

But judging from the photos taken by Kan 40,000's men, it seems that there has been no damage.

Like his home, in the courtyard, which has not been pruned for more than a year, all kinds of plants grow freely. On the bluestone pavement in front of the door, emerald green weeds burst out of the cracks in the stones, and there was no trace of being trampled on.

As long as they hide it a little, even if they run to see it during the day, it probably won't be anything......

Just as he was in the dark room, with his eyes open and combing his thoughts, there was a brief knock on the door.

"Narumi San, it's me."

Yayoi Akizao's voice came in from outside the door.

The girl took a deep breath and left him with a gentle but firm promise,

"I don't know exactly what Narumi-san's plan is, but be sure to take me with you."

"Also...... Thank you. ”

"It's time for me to try to rely on other people."