I don't know why, when playing here, Furukawa Ozawa has a sense of déjà vu that he is playing [Reverse Degree People].

In the reverse degree, time also goes back to the past step by step.

It's just that those things really happened, and now it's the equivalent of browsing through John's past memories.

How nice it would be if it were a contrarian person.

Then with the reverse flow of time, it is time for the creek to come back to life.

Furukawa thought to himself.

Who is Anya?

Until now, Hirosawa Furukawa did not know.

In short, as they stepped back step by step, they learned by entering John's memory—

John's wife, Creek, is getting sicker, and John Sr. even plans to sell his house and lighthouse in order to treat Creek.

But even that didn't save the creek's life.

……

This time the memory fragment was a paper rabbit on the ground, and they passed it back to a few years ago, when John, who had just passed middle age, had a thick mustache, and on the second floor of the old house, he picked up the yellow-colored paper rabbit on the ground.

"Creek?" He shouted and walked down the stairs.

The two doctors followed.

Downstairs, Creek was sitting on a chair stacking rabbits, with the stuffed platypus at hand.

A large pile of rabbits filled most of the room. There was a bucket beside her with a large tuft of long, freshly cut orange hair.

John saw her and said, "Why did you cut your hair short all of a sudden?" ”

"Rabbit," Creek said. "See the rabbit I left for you?"

"See."

"Tell me about it." Xiaoxi looked up and stared at John with a deep gaze, "Describe it." ”

John scratched his head and said, "Uh...... It's yellow and a bit fat. ”

"What else?" The brook stared at John tightly.

"Alright...... It's just a paper rabbit. You're a little perverse, Creek. Did something happen? ”

Brook's eyes were a little red, and she fell silent, bowing her head and continuing to fold the rabbit.

Dr. Watts said to Rosalin, "It's really getting more and more nonsense. Do you think the creek is a little?"

"I don't know," said Rosaline, "but again, she's not a customer, so hurry up." ”

……

There must be something wrong with this rabbit.

Furukawa thought to himself.

It's just that he hasn't been able to understand what the mystery is behind yet.

But judging by the reaction of the creek, the rabbit is definitely important.

Traveling through the memory again and again, Hiroshi Furukawa learned-

It turned out that Xiaoxi was suffering from a rare disease.

Asperger's syndrome

A social disorder, which can be regarded as harmless autism, but can only be said to be harmless to outsiders.

So Xiaoxi should be an autistic person.

But is it because of this disease that she started stacking rabbits?

Hirosawa Furukawa didn't understand.

But he guessed that she must have been unable to tell the reason why she folded the rabbit because of this illness.

The fluffy platypus has helped them through John's old age, middle age, and youth.

Watts' eyes widened in surprise and he pointed to the foot of the creek, where the fluffy platypus was located.

"It's unbelievable that this weird thing can be traced all the way here."

"It looks like someone has protected it very well," Rosalion said. ”

……

The game progresses through a constant journey into John's earlier memories.

This time it's John and Creek's wedding.

A beautiful and romantic outdoor wedding on the grass with the beautiful sea in the distance.

It is surrounded by beautiful and colorful illuminations, and is full of people's laughter.

At this time, the wedding has come to an end, but in such a venue, there is no groom and bride in sight.

In the end, Hirozer Furukawa found John and Creek under the lighthouse.

Unlike the lively and laughing scene outside, around the lighthouse, it is very peaceful.

John said to the creek, "Does it feel any different?" I mean, we're married. ”

Creek replied, "It's no different. Why do you ask? What do you think? ”

Brook blinked wide-eyed, as if eager to hear something from John's mouth.

"I think it's a little different." John touched his head and laughed innocently.

"What's the difference?" The creek is even more energetic.

A pair of big eyes stared at John.

John was a little surprised, but he didn't know what to say in such an atmosphere, he thought for a while, and responded: "I just feel that something is different, maybe it's a sense of responsibility." ”

The light in the brook's eyes dimmed again.

Furukawa Hirozer didn't understand what the future was.

John replied that there should be no problem.

The two men were silent for a moment.

Xiaoxi said: "Do you like the name 'Anya'? ”

"Anya? I love it. ”

"So, would you call her Anya?"

Xiaoxi looked up and pointed behind her.

There stands a lighthouse.

"What do you think of being called Anya?!"

Yes!

Seeing this, Furukawa Hirozer suddenly realized, and his brain buzzed.

Anya.

It turns out that Anya is the name of the lighthouse!

And the two of them built the house near the lighthouse, because then they could see it every day.

Is it worth it for Creek to refuse to sell it to heal itself for the sake of a lighthouse?

Is the lighthouse so important to her?

Could it be that because the lighthouse is a testimony of their love, Xiaoxi is reluctant?

But, Furukawa thought to himself, your lover is close by, so why cling to a lighthouse.

Well......

How to say it, Furukawa Hirosawa frowned.

The other games get clearer and clearer the more you play, and as you solve the puzzles, you'll find the truth at your fingertips.

In this game, on the contrary, the previous puzzle has not yet been solved, and in the process of finding the answer, there are more and more problems.

What is the significance of origami rabbits?

Why did Brook keep breaking the rabbit on his deathbed, and kept asking John if he remembered what the rabbit was.

The lighthouse is now known to be called Anya, but why is Xiaoxi reluctant to sell it?

What does a lighthouse mean to two people?

And that platypus doll, what does it mean?

What's more –

Why does old John have to go to the moon!?

None of these things seem to have anything to do with going to the moon.

Furukawa Hirosawa thought to himself, if he were himself, wouldn't his greatest wish be to be able to grow old with his wife?

Or would you like to stay in the sweetest day of John and the Creek?

None of this seems more meaningful than going to the moon, right?

Going to the moon is more important than a creek, is it?

It's really off the beaten path, pokeni.

However, Furukawa Hirosawa faintly felt-

The reason why Mika Ishino designed it this way must be that something was waiting for him in front of him.

That thing, although I don't know what it is, inexplicably touched Hirosawa Furukawa's heart.

……

Let's go dance on it. John took Brook's hand and said excitedly.

Xiaoxi looked a little embarrassed, blushed, and said softly, "But I won't ...... it."

[It's okay, I'll teach you!] 】

As he spoke, John stood up and took Brook's hand.

The two of them ran all the way to the very top of the lighthouse, and the bright yellow light rose above it, like another bright moon in the night sky.

The shadows of two people fell on the pane of the lighthouse.

Accompanied by a beautiful piano sound.

This scene is really romantic.

……

The style of Pokeni's painting is really beautiful.

As time goes back, the two of them are also getting younger.

The bride at the wedding, Xiaoxi is really cute, with long orange hair and big eyes, like a princess who came out of a fairy tale.

Time passes back little by little, and Furukawa Ozer also witnesses John and Xiaoxi's old age, middle age, youth and adolescence.

In old age, two people snuggled up to each other, bought a lighthouse, and built their own house.

In middle age, they rode horses together, just to treat Xiaoxi for autism.

In the lighthouse, two people gently hold each other's hands and dance together.

When they were students, they had a quarrel in the movie theater, but they were able to reconcile immediately......

Through flashbacks, Hirozer Furukawa witnesses the life of John and Creek.

……

The next time I traveled, I went back to John's boyhood.

Little John tidied up and prepared to go out, and his mother was supposed to be standing next to him.

"I'm going to school, Mom."

"Have a good time, Joey."

"Huh? Why did his mother call him Joey? Watts said.

Furukawa Hirozawa also thought it was strange.

Rosalien also shook her head, "I don't know, maybe it's his nickname." ”

John left the house and his mother muttered, "Grow up, my precious son"

Looking at the expression on the mother's face, Rosalien felt indescribably weird: "No, something is getting more and more wrong.".

Inside, in the bedroom, there is a soccer ball that glows dimly.

"Come on, let's activate it." Watts said.

"Wait, there's something not quite right in this house"

"What's that?" Watts looked around, a very ordinary bedroom.

"Forget it, maybe I'm thinking too much, let's go."

They activate the football and are ready to move on to the next memory.

But this time something went wrong. The place where the two came was blank, and there was a row of houses in the distance, but there was a huge, black void in between, and the two could not walk into the row of houses.

Furukawa also felt that something was not right.

……

Old John's memory came to an abrupt end here.

Beyond that, it was blank, as if it had been destroyed by something.

Wanted to explore, but the road ahead was hazy. There was also a foul smell.

Furukawa Hirosawa was a little dazed.

Stuck?

"What's going on? What is this void? Wait, what's this smell? It seems to be the stench of the squirrel that was crushed to death! How did it come to this time? Dr. Watts' head was full of questions.

"I don't know what's going on," said Rosalion. Maybe I didn't connect the memory reorganization. It must be that the advanced data protection system inside the machine is malfunctioning. ”

"I can't believe there are so many self-obsessed people in the maintenance department."

"It's okay, don't worry, we've saved some of the memories of the teenagers."

"Well, I guess that's it...... There's not much more to do here. ”

……

"The next step was to instill in John the desire to become an astronaut and thus fundamentally fulfill his desire to go to the moon." The female doctor said,

Nani?!

Furukawa Hirosawa was a little dazed.

Is this going to the moon?

But there are still a lot of mysteries that have not been solved.

The life of John and Creek described earlier has nothing to do with going to the moon, right?

And, what kind of secrets are buried in that unsearchable memory?

None of this is explained!

Why is there a feeling that you are going to end and forcibly fulfill your wish to clear the level?

Furukawa Hirosawa actually had a little anger in his heart.

It's a shame that this game has been laid out for so long, and it ends in such a sloppy way at the last minute.

It's no wonder that friends who have participated in the Tokyo Game Show before say that this game is not worth buying.

If you think about a game, he has been playing for more than 3 hours until now, and he is still confused.

Not only has the mystery not been solved, but it is getting bigger and bigger, and everyone will be angry, okay?

……

With a glimmer of hope, Furukawa Hiroze continued to play the game.

There must be a beginning and an end.

But the next plot made him even more angry.

According to the company's regulations and the instructions of Vice President SAM, whether it is this business or any other business, the only thing to do as a builder is to complete the contract strictly according to the employer's requirements!

In other words, from the very beginning, the purpose of their coming here was to fulfill the old man's wish to go to the moon.

That's all.

As for what happened between John and the Creek, it didn't matter at all.

As long as the old man's memories can be retraced, and the strong dream of becoming an astronaut can be instilled in John as a child, and help him realize his wish to go to the moon in his memory, then the contract will be fulfilled.

"Damn capitalists!"

Furukawa Hirosawa played here, and couldn't help but scold.

"It's not just a business anymore, okay?"

It's the life of John and Brook.

"Can you respect people a little bit!?"

Moreover, judging from Old John's previous experience, he had no motive to go to the moon at all, and he was not actually interested in the moon or astronomy.

On the contrary, Furukawa Hirozawa believes that the creek is the most important weight in his heart.

You ignore a living human emotion and run away to do some astronaut dream.

Going to the moon just to complete the trip to the moon is too impersonal, right?

……

However, Hirosawa Furukawa still can't figure it out-

Old John is not this piece of astronaut material at all, he has been accompanying and living with Xiaoxi all his life, why is he so obsessed with going to the moon?

It doesn't make sense logically at all.

Unless the creek has something to do with the moon.

But......

So far, Furukawa Ozer has not been able to discover this.

……

In the next part of the plot, Hirosawa Furukawa had a very uncomfortable time, because as the female doctor said, the next step is to strictly enforce the contract.

The two of them went to John's memories when he was a child, and began to put up various posters related to astronautics.

Insert astronomy into John's elementary school curriculum.

The after-school activities were also changed to astronomical observations.

……

In a word...... Influence John through the subtlety of all sorts of small details.

Damn, damn!

If the plot ends like this, Mika Ishino is too bad, right?

This is completely an act of smashing one's own reputation!

……

John! Come on, don't let them affect you!

…… (End of chapter)