No garden is always in full bloom.

It's snowing.

Snow covers the branches.

Both the leaves of the evergreen trees and the branches and treetops that have lost their dead leaves are covered with a thin layer of snow.

The swing is no exception, and the swing chair covered with snow seems to have been occupied by no one for a long time.

In the corridor not far away, the girl stood quietly under the eaves, watching the snowflakes and turning the pages of the book in her hand.

Winter always comes, just like the book in her hand always turns to the last page and sees the end of the story.

The servant came and whispered something.

The girl closed the book and walked into the house.

The picture is obscured by white fog.

When Narumi Yu saw the picture again, the place where the girl was located had become the house where Imadegawa Chisaka now lived alone.

Several maids dressed in maid costumes helped clean the room, and Imadegawa Chisaka stood alone under the eaves looking at the pond that had not yet frozen.

There are already a few goldfish in it.

He looked intently, and even recognized one, which he had seen when he was kicked into the pond.

At the end of the day, it was getting dark, and Imadegawa Chisaka walked back into the house, and the white fog obscured the picture again.

According to the previous law.

At this moment, it was almost time for him to wake up.

Or move on to the next clip.

Narumi waited quietly and couldn't help but yawn.

There is no clear perception of time in the dream, and I don't know how long it has been.

……

"It's surprising that your real life is so unsatisfactory?"

Familiar sounds cut through the white mist, from far to near.

He didn't hear any emotions other than the surging mockery.

The white mist dispersed, and the girl in the white dress stood in front of him, looking at him with a scrutinizing and scrutinizing gaze,

"Have you ever thought about starting over? Jump straight off Tokyo Tower. The love for you from heaven may really make you reincarnate and live another life."

「……」

There was nothing but a white fog all around.

Narumi Yu can only look at the girl like this, and there is no way to divert his gaze.

He first thought of Shiina Miyo, the increasingly ambiguous relationship between him and the cute girl who loved him.

But it always felt wrong.

There is no communication between Imadegawa Chisaka and Shiina Mio, and the only point of connection is him.

[Because I have an unsolvable problem in my heart, I dream of Imadegawa Chisaka.] This logic seems plausible.

But on the other hand, Imadegawa Chisaka is an "angel" is just his own imagination and metaphor, and the girl has no reason to answer his questions.

What's more, why did he think that Imadegawa Chisaka could help him answer his doubts?

Because the maiden knows his past?

……

"Imade," a piece of pine nuts flashed through his mind, "If the bird in the court has doubts, can the caged bird really help it solve its doubts?"

Doraemon is a treasure bag, or a tree hole for anxiety.

It's just one side of the story of Chisaka Imadegawa.

Other words

The phenomenon that he entered the dream of Imadegawa Chisaka, why can't this world help the girl ask him for help?

Thinking of this, he tentatively opened his mouth while observing the bright and deep eyes of Imadegawa Chisaka.

….

In reality, he always thought he could see the starry sky from inside.

Imadegawa Chisaka knows almost everything about his past, and at the same time understands that there is no need to hide some things between the two once they start to get suspicious.

knows the roots, so the girl should know that he is an extremely selfish person, and what he believes most is always his own judgment.

"It's smart," Miss Angel said as if judging her own believers

, nodded approvingly, but his expression sank a little, "It seems that during my absence, you didn't become stupid because of laziness."

"So is there anything I need to do for you? Lord Angel."

"No, I'm not down enough to need someone to help me, and ......" Imadegawa Chisaka tilted her head slightly and brushed the hair around her ear, "What do you think I am?" A simple girl who ran away from home after falling out with her mother?"

It is precisely because he knows the roots, even if he doesn't have mind reading, Imadegawa Chisaka can still easily see through what he is thinking.

"The news I got from a pine nut is pretty much like this......

"And how much credibility do you think there?"

"Who knows, she's not you, at most [Friend's Perspective], more than I've seen, but it's definitely far from the actual situation."

Narumi shrugged his shoulders and tried to find a place to sit. Just stood like this, not tired but also tired.

"Narumi-san," Imadegawa Chisaka suddenly smiled, a very clean smile that even made Narumi feel like it shouldn't be on her face, "I don't know if I should thank you or hate you."

"But if I hadn't met you, I would have left this world back in April."

"Of course you should thank me."

"Perhaps, but I don't think so for the time being."

"Imadegawa-san," Narumi said, thinking of the sound of the howling wind drowned out when they fell from a high altitude on the night the two of them ran to Kyoto together, "though I don't know you well enough to judge your choice."

"But in this world, there must be something you are nostalgic for, whatever it is."

"So what?"

"I won't interfere with your choice, but if [Imadegawa Chisaka] can wake up in reality, I hope Imadegawa-san can give me a chance to get to know you."

From the blossom to the fall, to the snow falling on the branches.

The relationship between the young girl and her deceased father and mother ......

The picture in the white mist aroused his curiosity.

"Look at your performance." Imadegawa Chisaka spoke meaningfully.

"By the way, what did you and Neko say when I went out on the day I met him?"

"The cat?"

The figure of Imadegawa Chisaka is gradually becoming a model lake.

He seemed to see the girl curl up the corners of her mouth, or just mocking him,

"If you want to know, ask the cat, he likes the world more than he does."

The white mist was like a wave, drowning the girl's figure, and his consciousness was also slapped into the bottom of the sea.

It wasn't until the alarm clock rang in reality that he was fished out of the sea.

"Ah——! Remote!

Kontamura gritted his teeth and roared, and the alarm clock rang one after the other throughout the room, "Why did you set the alarm clock so early for a school trip?!"

….

"Forgot to turn off yesterday's ringtone?" Of course not.

Narumi opened his eyes, took his phone, and turned off the alarm clock.

At six thirty-two, according to his routine, it was not too early.

"Am I so stupid in your eyes?" Although he said it, Murakazu Konda had already started to get dressed, "It's past six o'clock, we're already on the train, where is the alarm clock?"

"Well, I'm asleep."

"Get dressed! It's rare to get up so early, so let's go and tell Asahi to get up and show off!"

High school boys' inexplicable desire to win......

"You go and call Asahi and Natsume-sensei, and I'll go to Yayoi-san's side to have a look."

"Where's Shiina?"

"Isn't Shiina in the same room as the teacher?"

"Oh." Muraichi Konda still didn't feel right, but his mind was not completely clear, he patted his forehead, kicked his slippers and ran to wash his face.

After washing, Narumi Yu walked through the atrium and came to the crew of "Nai River".

The corridor in which it is located.

Only then did I remember that I forgot to ask Yayoi Autumn Morning about the furniture in the room......

[Yuu: Yayoi-san, are you awake?] ]

I waited about half a minute.

[March 7: Getting dressed.] ]

[March 7: The room on the left side of the atrium is my room.] ]

[Yu: Where am I waiting for you?] ]

After sending the message, he looked up and found himself standing in front of the door of Yayoi Akizao's room.

[March 7: Atrium.] ]

[Yu: I'm in front of your door, I'll be waiting for you in the hallway.] ]

There was no response to the message.

About five minutes later, the sound of water as the girl washed up sounded in the room.

Narumi Yu leaned against the wall and used her mobile phone turtle soup while waiting for the girl to wash up.

[Noodle soup: I lost my sister and didn't find it until the following spring......]

Human trafficking?

But the words that emphasize spring are more like murderous eucalyptus......

Can't the traffickers sell the hero's sister and throw her body in the snow...... Then in the spring, when the snow melted, I found it.

After sorting out his thoughts, Narumi swiped down the screen and looked at the soup base.

「……」

This question doesn't count, the next one.

[Noodle soup: Three brothers, they have a good relationship, they eat and sleep together.] The third brother is very dependent on his two elder brothers, and he has to sleep between the eldest brother and the second brother every night. One day, the eldest brother fell into the river and died, and that night, the third brother killed the second brother. ]

According to the logic of the previous question, the protagonist's mental state is also a little problematic.

In general, the words that appear in the title are the clues of emphasis.

Then, the deliberate emphasis on the sleeping position is most likely the protagonist's motive for killing.

If you were bolder......

Do you move the knife vertically?

The more he thought about it, the more weird it became, and Narumi stopped his thoughts and looked at the soup base.

Really......

Is there a bit of a problem with the mental state of the questioner?

No wonder Natsume-sensei was so scared that he didn't dare to sleep alone at night.

Next question.

[Noodle soup: A child in kindergarten always says "1,2,3,7" when counting, and always misses "4,5,6" in the middle.] However, when I corrected her, she said that her mother had taught her, and I was very puzzled, so I offered to visit her home, and after the home visit, I told her "1,2,3,7"]

Wow~

Narumi was still reading the question, and the door next to him was suddenly opened, startling him.

….

plain white shirt, under the curve of the chest, slightly propped up a few folds; The gray plaid skirt, from three inches above the knee to the ankle, is the white and tender skin outside.

Wear sneakers on your feet that are easy to move around.

"What are you looking at?" Yayoi Aki noticed his gaze early, but didn't care, but was more interested in the fact that he was scared by himself, "You installed a hidden camera on my suitcase, and you were peeping with your phone just now?"

"How is that possible! I've always acted above board, and even if I wanted to see it, I would see it with Yayoi-san's permission."

[To tell the truth, I've been using @

Is it done?"

"Nope."

"This kind of game usually requires constant questioning to get clues, right?"

That's why it's easier to create a terrifying atmosphere.

The process of constant questioning is also prolonging the player's thinking time.

"Just guess what."

At the same time, Yu Narumi also fell into thought.

Judging from the title, "4, 5, 6" is not important, and even what the number "7" is should not be important.

Follow the experience of the first two questions.

The "I" in the protagonist is probably assimilated by the child's mother.

Or rather, I saw something impressive, and I only remember "1, 2, 3, 7" for my mental disorder.

「……」

Can't think of it.

Maybe he can't think of it, it just proves that he is a normal person, maybe only people with mental state problems can see the answers to these questions at a glance.

"There are too few clues." Yayoi Aki shook his head, took the initiative to admit defeat, and removed the hand that was blocking Answer.

「……」

Yayoi Akizao looked at the mystery, his expression moved slightly, he was silent for a long time, returned the phone to Narumi Yu, and turned around and walked into the atrium without saying a word.

Narumi Yu looked down at the phone screen, but in the end he didn't catch up, only looked at the girl sitting by the pond from a distance.

She was the only one in the entire atrium, as if the girl was the only one left in this world.

The world definitely has an enmity against him.

……

……

[Soup base:]

[I am a kindergarten teacher.] ]

[When I was teaching the children, I noticed that one child always counted incorrectly, and everyone else counted 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, but she said it was 1, 2, 3, 7.] ]

[When I taught her to count correctly, she said,]

["Teacher, you don't teach my mother the same!] My mom used to teach me 1, 2, 3, 7. ]

[I was confused and wanted to visit her home, but she took me to a hospital.] ]

[Original ......]

….

[Her mother has a heart condition and doesn't have much time left.] ]

[It's March, and her daughter's birthday is in July.] ]

[In order to be able to accompany her daughter on her last birthday, she made up such a lie about her daughter.] ]

[When I learned about this, I told her the same in order to fulfill her mother's wish,]

["You're right, 3 is indeed followed by 7."] ]

I don't know if the mother celebrated her daughter's birthday at the end of the story.

"What is Yayoi-san's birthday?"

He came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and walked over to Yayoi Akihaya's side.

The morning sun barely rises above the eaves, and the bright sunlight slanted into the atrium.

"March 7th."

"That turtle soup just now is a coincidence, and I didn't specifically find it out for Yayoi-san."

"I know." Yayoi Autumn squinted at the morning sun, "It's because it's a coincidence that I ......."

"What do you want for next year's birthday?" Narumi Yu interrupted her, "Half a year to prepare, even if Yayoi-san wants a star, I'll find a way to pick it off for you."

「…… Bragging." Maybe even the girl herself didn't notice it, and the corners of her mouth were slightly curled unconsciously.

"Who knows......

According to what human beings can achieve by breaking through the limits, it is not impossible to take Yayoi Autumn to a manned spacecraft in March next year.

But pluck the stars...... It's not realistic.

"So what exactly does Yayoi-san want?"

"Where will I know what I want in the future...... Leave it to me to think about the future."

"And now?"

"Now...... I'm going to eat cherry blossom cakes."

"In August, how can there be cherry blossom cakes......" Narumi Yu suddenly stopped in the middle of speaking.

The girl glanced at him and smiled, "Yes, the cherry blossoms are all falling, so there is no cherry blossom cake."

The sun shines on the side of the girl's face, and the smile shines like the morning sun.

"Hey~!"

Suddenly there was a shout from Muraichi Konta.

The two turned back almost at the same time.

He beckoned to Kondamura, signaling that he had heard.

Yayoi Aki followed him early, and the two returned to the group on the school trip.

Teacher Natsume wanted to teach him a lesson, but he felt helpless.

Asahi Kurako quarreled with Kinda Muraichi again, saying that he shouted too loudly and would affect the rest of the other tenants.

The six of them walked out of the hotel to have breakfast, and Shiina followed behind Narumi and secretly took his little thumb.

Yayoi Aki walked at the back in the morning, and after being notified in the line group of the "Nai River" crew, he raised his mobile phone, followed the example of Narumi Yu, and took a photo of them.

Card.

The girl who doesn't try to take pictures seems to have forgotten that there will be a sound when taking pictures with her mobile phone.

Shiina Miyo hurriedly withdrew his little hand, and his pretty face flushed.

Narumi turned his head, but he couldn't see Yayoi Akiha's figure.

On the eaves not far away, the black cat yawned lazily, looked at the young man's gaze, and winked innocently.

I'm in Tokyo to save a beautiful girl with a dream.

Asakawa July