The moment we heard this answer, we couldn't believe that this device in front of us, which looked like a coffin sleeping at the bottom of the sea, actually had the ability to travel through time and go to the past and the future at will. "Grandpa, have you made something so powerful?"

Xia Fan looked up at the image floating in front of him with a face full of surprise and confusion. "yes, how's that? Awesome, right? The figure in the picture moved, smiling happily. Confidently asked. The voices couldn't help but float......

"Then why haven't you seen any clues?" Xia Fan unceremoniously interrupted his somewhat smug voice in his own voice. "It stands to reason that if it's such a powerful invention, newspapers and news will always compete to report it, right?"

"That's right—" At this moment, the man in front of him seemed to have been poked in the sore spot, and his voice became much quieter and waver. Moreover, the gaze began to wander. "But until now, I haven't seen any reports about it. What's going on? Grandfather? ”

"Could you please explain?"

As soon as the words fell, Xia Fan's expression suddenly became very serious, and she seemed to be a little angry. In an instant, the man couldn't help but cringe back and took two steps back before continuing. "The reason why there is no report is because this is just a trial version......

At this time, the man's voice was a little embarrassed. He shrugged his shoulders with a helpless expression. "Because it was a trial version, I didn't tell anyone. Of course, that includes you. Then, I couldn't help but sigh again, a little depressed.

"Prototype? Is there something else flawed? ”

At this time, Aster's voice sounded from the side, instantly overshadowing Xia Fan's voice. Although Xia Fan was a little surprised, he didn't want to interrupt her. "This device can only transport people to the past, or the not-too-distant future, relative to the present point in time, and if the teleported target has no way to return, then they can only stay at that point in time forever."

As he spoke, the man's expression became a little unwilling.

"In other words, is there a way to go and never return?"

"Yes."

Suddenly, being pierced by Aster, the man's expression became even more depressed. - He held his head and slowly crouched down beside him, as if he was very depressed. Izumi was also a little angry when he heard it. "That means it's not completely useless!"

As soon as the words fell, another sigh sounded in front of him.

"Even if that's the case, I want to try!"

At this time, Chihiro's words startled everyone. "Are you crazy?" Shion walked over, grabbed his hand, and said with an incomprehensible and nervous expression. "Once you go, you can't come back!"

"I know—"

As soon as I finished speaking, Shion did not hesitate to overshadow my voice with her own voice. "No, you don't know! What if I can't come back? As she spoke, she reached out and pressed my shoulder, her voice a little excited......

"But—"

At this time, my expression was a little embarrassed. Shion stared at me seriously, and stopped talking...... "I'm not from this world at all." I told her with a somewhat helpless expression. You shouldn't be here in the first place, right? ”

At this time, the man next to him, who had been silent until just now, shook his head. "Even if you want to stay here, I'm afraid you can't." Then tell me with a very calm expression. "The world has the power to heal itself,"

For a moment, I was a little confused, and I turned my face to him in confusion. "What does that mean?" At the same time, I also felt a little nervous. "Can't I live here as I wish?"

I couldn't help but blink my eyes several times.

"I don't think so. Because the world will remove the 'foreign matter' on its own. "When I heard that, I felt even more confused." In other words, am I a 'foreign body' to this world? ”

"Yes."

The man's words were a little cold, and I didn't know what to say for a while, so I could only laugh awkwardly a few times to relieve the sudden heavy atmosphere. "Even if you want to stay out of your own volition, it will be removed as a 'foreign object' after a while, right?"

At this time, his words still did not stop.

"Clear? ......”

I lowered my head a little depressed and couldn't help but think, "Turns out that I will be ostracized no matter where I am?" Then, turn your face away from them where you can't see them. At this time, Lola reached out from behind and gently pushed away the aster and walked directly through the image to me. Shaking his head desperately......

"What?"

Then, looking at me with tears in his eyes. Then, after hesitating for a while, he took out the notebook he usually carried with him from the inside pocket of his coat and began to write carefully with a pen. Everyone gathered at this time......

"Don't say such sad things, I don't know what the 'power of the world' is, what to clear or something, and I don't want to know about that kind of thing. But at least, I think of you as a good friend, Chihiro. And it's a very good kind of friend! ”

As I finished, Lola held the journal up to me—"But......" Just as I was about to say something and look away from my notebook, she leaned over to me again. In an instant, the notebook was closer to the face. Now it almost obscures the view and most of the face......

"Or am I not worthy of your trust?"

At this time, I found that behind those words, there was an addition. "If that's the case, then please tell me what to do to make you believe me!" After reading it, I couldn't help but take two steps back, and at this time, the depths of Lola's eyes seemed to hide sadness that I didn't know. "It's hard to make friends, but why, why do you say that kind of thing?!"

She put the notebook back and glared at me angrily.

"But it's true—" As soon as the words fell, I didn't expect that Aster, who was watching us from the side, couldn't bear it anymore. "To hell with that fact!" She pulled Lola behind her and said to me. "Don't you have a good time here?"

"No, it's the opposite."

I couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Isn't that enough?" Shion looked at my face and sighed in disappointment. "So what's wrong with staying here?" Then, I put my hands behind my back and asked as I walked up to me. "Wouldn't it be nice as long as you're happy?"

It's still in the same tone that parents teach their children. "As long as you're happy, you can stay wherever you are, right?" As she spoke, she walked over step by step, and suddenly, I could only step back. After a while, my back hit the wall.

"Clear something, not now—" Then, she pressed her left hand against the wall, staring into my eyes, her expression suddenly becoming serious. "You're thinking too much!" With that, she slowly took two steps back and left me. But it's still in front of you, where you can reach it as long as you stretch out your hand......

"Besides, look at Lola's way of looking just now......" In an instant, she looked at me with disgust, as if she was looking at garbage. Suddenly, I couldn't help but shudder. "Alas......"

Then, she sighed again, as if disappointed in me.

"Do you have any reason why you have to go back?" Then, after a while, he looked at me again and asked. His expression was a little confused...... "It's Natsume, right?" At this time, Izumi thought of the answer and told Shion for me, who was still a little hesitant.

"But, Chihiro, it's more than that, is it?"

Then, turning his head again, his voice looked at my face in some confusion and asked. Now, there is no point in continuing to hide it, and there is no way to refute it. Because, she has basically guessed right. "I fled here......"

"Escape here?"

Suddenly, Shion, Izumi, and Lola's expressions were all very surprised. "What do you mean?" All of them had incomprehensible expressions on their faces, asking why. "Because, I want a healthy body, and I don't want to trouble Natsume anymore. So, when I saw that text message, I was honestly very happy......"

"I'm so happy that I want to shout!"

So, I told them everything I was thinking, and as I talked, I forgot when the tears began to appear on my face. In short, it is as if it wants to get rid of all the sadness and unwillingness that it has endured so desperately for all these years......

"It's an escape, I know, I know it!"

Before I knew it, not only tears, but even snot fell out...... As a result, I even gave up wiping. And just like that, I continued in a very strange voice. "But I did it anyway. And as a result, I got my health and made friends....."

"If—"

I sniffed. "If you saw me as I was, you wouldn't want to be with me like I am!" When I came back to my senses, my voice became very muffled and very depressed at the same time.

At this moment, Lola walked up to me, grabbed my hand and pulled me into her arms. Then some of the shy ones immediately let go again. Then he took out his notebook and began to write. Now, the room is quiet......

"If that's what you think, wouldn't it be nice to let me be your crutch?"

After a while, she held up the notebook to me, and it read something like this. "I'm going to be your best crutch!" She said with confidence. "So, you must come back!"

Then, she looked up at me and smiled slowly.

"That said, we'll all be waiting for you!"

Izumi probably saw that we were getting too close, and said in a very loud voice at this time. So, Lola hurriedly stepped back and shook off my hand...... With a stunned face, I didn't react at all.

"Chihiro—"

At this time, Mr. Xia Fan patted me on the shoulder. "Teacher?" I turned to face her.

"Go early and come back early."

At this time, the teacher's expression was very relaxed, but it made me a little nervous. There was a delay of a few seconds before the expression began to change......

"Got it!"

Then, I walked over to the device and went inside......