The sky was exceptionally bright in the afternoon, but the mood of Asaba Oriyuki was apprehensive.

Sitting on the slightly shaky tram and looking at the backward city scene by the window, she couldn't calm down for a long time.

For Mihara's sudden invitation, she felt more panic than surprise. After all, the last time the two met, they didn't even want to say a word, what will happen this time?

I thought I could go home with Saionji-kun today, but it turned out to... It seems to be in the soup again.

always felt like something was stopping her in the dark, although Asa Yu Zhixue has always had a good temper, but at this time she couldn't help but complain about God.

Looking at the brilliant radiant sun, the girl glanced directly at it a little and muttered.

"Hurry up and go down!"

…

Shuttling through the dense crowd, Asaba Oriyuki soon came to the place where Mihara Eda made an appointment with her, a café about a hundred meters ahead of the high-end apartment where Saionji-kun was located.

"Welcome~" Yonko Hayasaka, who had changed into a waiter's costume, greeted her with a smile on her face, and when she saw the girl's pink hair and delicate and lovely face, she immediately woke up, "You are Asaba-san?" ”

"Yes, I have a friend who has an appointment... Excuse me..."Oriyuki Asaba quickly responded.

"Please follow me." Yonako Hayasaka smiled, and took Oriyuki Asaba through the relaxation area and the cat area to the café's only exclusive hospitality room.

This hospitality room was also set aside by Yonko Hayasaka for Saionji Akino, and if there is anyone you want to receive or something important to discuss, it will be held in this reception room.

And recently, whether it is the interview between Shunji Kawano and Mihara, or the meeting between Oriyuki Asaba and Mihara today, this hospitality room has been put to good use.

"This is it." Yoneko Hayasaka said, opening the door and seeing the environment inside.

Completely different from the café, it is a tea room with tatami mats, and at this time, Mihara is kneeling on it, carefully making tea, and you can see that her movements are very rusty, obviously this is the first time to do this.

Oriyuki Asaba opened her lips and wanted to say hello, but then saw Mihara nod to Yonko Hayasaka.

Yonko Hayasaka smiled and walked away and gently closed the door for them.

Mihara held out his hand and invited Asakawa to sit down.

Asaba Oriyuki looked at her quite polite movements, stunned, and also took off her shoes and knelt down to sit down, but her feet in small white socks still couldn't help curling up because of nervousness.

Asaba Oriyuki looked at Mihara very reservedly.

And Mihara is still silently making matcha.

After some tinkering, he finally got the finished Mihara branch and handed the teacup to Asaha Oriyuki.

After Asaba Oriyuki took it steadily, he continued to look at Mihara.

After seeing Mihara nodded her head, she took a sip.

"Hmm... It's delicious..."Oriyuki Asaba complimented with a smile.

However, there was no reaction from the three original branches.

The two fell into an awkward silence.

It lasted a full ten minutes.

During this period, the two girls constantly exchanged glances, and every time they touched each other, they would subconsciously dodge, but when they looked at it, they would reunite together.

I don't know how long it was, but Mihara stared at Asa Haoriyuki and finally said the first sentence.

“… Weaving snow. ”

"I, I'm here." Asa Haoriyuki's slender and thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and her light pink eyes were rippling, and her emotions were mobilized at once.

Mihara called her name, which means that today's conversation is not... In order to break off friendship completely?

Mihara showed a wry smile: "I'm sorry. ”

"Huh?"

"After such a long time, I have figured out a lot of things, but I have not been able to fulfill the original agreement, and I have my own problems... It's not so much an agreement as something I unilaterally imposed on you... I failed to take into account your feelings... I'm sorry. ”

"No, it's not." Asa Haoriyuki's eyes turned red in an instant, she already felt guilty, and this time she heard Mihara take the initiative to apologize, and that guilt was even deeper.

"Twig, you didn't do anything wrong, it's just that I... I betrayed you unilaterally, and I should say I'm sorry... Sorry sprigs. ”

Mihara looked at Oriyuki's reaction, and suddenly felt that he was really stupid when he had been entangled before.

It's obviously a good friend, why do you have to make a fuss like this because of this little thing? And Zhixue's character is like this, she has never been strong, she has always been gentle and gentle.

In the end, I'm just competing with myself.

Do you really want to see a manga like the one drawn by Saionji-kun?

When things get to the worst, do I know regret?

Friend... The weight of this word, perhaps more than I thought...

"Weaving snow, can you lean over a little?" Mihara patted his side.

Asa Ha Oriyuki did so, so the next moment, Mihara Zhi hugged Asa Ha Oriyuki hard, "I'm sorry, I saw you before, and I had such a bad attitude towards you, and I haven't been in good contact with you... I'm really sorry. ”

When he really made these behaviors and chose to reconcile, Mihara also felt a little confused in his heart, and some dissatisfaction began to dissipate.

After all, does she really hate Asaba Oriyuki so much?

I was so angry before, but in fact, really, I really can't forgive her?

Hugging Asaba Oriyuki and feeling her body temperature, Mihara felt that her previous thoughts didn't matter at all.

"Twig..."Oriyuki Asaba can also feel the other party's blazing heat, and she wants to reconcile, and she also gives her friend a strong hug.

The reconciliation of the girls went much smoother than expected.

…

The two of them, who sat down together, drank matcha tea and talked about the past and what happened after the separation.

"At that time, the reason why I didn't continue to draw comics with Xiaozhi you... It's because I do recognize my limits, or understand that I really don't have any talent in comics. ”

"It's not that it's all the editor's gibberish," Mihara frowned.

"Is that really the case?" Asa Yu Oriyuki shook her head and said with a wry smile: "Actually, at that time, I was thinking really hard in private, and I also read a lot of books, but the more I read, the more I can understand my ignorance and incompetence. ”

"As I realized the gap, I felt more and more that the story I was coming up with was so bad that it couldn't even be understood... I can't come up with a story that satisfies me, so naturally I can't continue to work with you to draw comics. ”

"At that point, I realized that maybe I didn't like comics, but I liked drawing, just... I don't know how to explain this to you. ”

"Xiaozhi, your attitude towards comics at that time can almost be said to have gambled everything on you, your determination and courage make me admire, but I... But I really can't do it like you... Maybe I'm not as passionate as I thought? I'm sorry Twig, no matter what you say, it's my personal betrayal..."

"Forget these words, we should have made it clear just now." Mihara shook his head, then sighed softly, "Isn't it true love... That's really important. ”

Hearing this, she also dispelled the idea of continuing to invite her to draw manga with her.

Respect her wishes, that's what a true friend is.

"But why are you sudden, Twig..."Oriyuki Asaba looked at Mihara with some puzzlement.

All of this came as a surprise, but Asaba Oriyuki still felt a little sudden.

There must be some reason...

“… Let's show you this first. Mihara took out the sketches that Akino had drawn at Saionji Temple and handed them to Asaba Oriyuki.

Asaba Oriyuki took it and quickly immersed herself in the story.

Because the experiences of the characters in it can basically be said to be carved out of the same mold as them, is this a tailor-made story......?

Since the experience of elementary school, we have drawn comics together and submitted articles together, and they are exactly the same.

And the reason why these two protagonists separated, or that their dreams were separated, was because of the experience of the two of them going out to play together.

Kyomoto, who rarely goes out, was taken out to play by another heroine, Fujino, and after feeling the beauty of the outside world, they went to the bookstore together.

So Kyomoto saw a painting that amazed her and made her unforgettable.

At this time, the dreams of the two became different, Kyomoto wanted to go to the metropolis to learn these drawings, while Fujino chose to continue to work hard to become a manga artist.

Because of their different dreams and pursuits, the two had a conflict and finally parted ways.

It's just that a few years later, Kyomoto was successfully admitted to the art university he wanted to go to, and when he studied there, there was an accident.

A homeless man from nowhere attacked Kyomoto, who died after being beaten by a homeless man.

Then came the regret of the famous manga artist Fujino, reminiscing, and after she attended Kyomoto's funeral, she returned to Kyomoto's home alone.

Fujino began to feel that it was his fault, and if it weren't for the fact that she had brought the withdrawn Kyomoto out of the house, made her realize her dream, and finally went to that university, it would not have killed Kyomoto.

Maybe she shouldn't have used the manga to forcibly pull Kyomoto out, so that at least she could save Kyomoto's life.

The huge self-blame made her very painful, and finally drew a new content in the original four-panel comic, which said that Kyomoto should not come out and stay at home forever.

At this scene, the picture suddenly turned.

The paper that was supposed to be painted for the dead drifted to another time and space, to the hands of Kyomoto, who was still alive.

is also because of this painting, the two have not known each other from the beginning, and their life trajectories are very different. Fujino didn't draw manga, but Kyomoto still took the road to the University of the Arts.

As a result, she still met the homeless man.

When she saw this page, Asaba Oriyuki's tears flowed down her eyes at once, and she couldn't help but look at Mihara beside her.

But Mihara encouraged her to continue watching with warm eyes.

So the page was turned.

At the last moment, at the moment when Kyomoto was about to be hurt again, suddenly a figure rushed out, without drawing a manga, but Fujino, who had learned taekwondo, happened to pass by, so he rushed up and knocked down the homeless man, successfully saving Kyomoto's life.

Asaba Oriyuki looked at these contents, and suddenly goosebumps stood up, such a rescue across time and space is really too romantic, too fascinating.

Because of this life-saving grace, Kyomoto and Fujino became friends again.

It seems like the perfect ending.

The screen can be rotated.

Returning to reality, the reality that Kyomoto is dead, Fujino, who feels great sadness, suddenly sees a piece of paper floating out of the room, on which is the follow-up to the four-panel manga she drew many years ago.

So Fujino took this opportunity to push open Kyomoto's room, and in the room, she saw all her own manga works.

Even during the period when the two were separated because of different dreams, there was no contact, and during the period when the relationship was severed, Kyomoto still collected all of Fujino's manga, like an avid fan, and she silently supported Fujino's creative career in this way.

And when Fujino looked back, she saw the clothes she had lent to Kyomoto before, with Fujino's name written on them.

By this scene, the comic officially ended.

The full name of the comic is lookback - looking back suddenly, it can also be called looking back.

Looking at such a manga work, Asaba Oriyuki's thoughts and emotions called moving can't be described in words, and seeing that this is not a true story, she can understand the meaning behind the comics.

That is to let them not miss each other because of some past misunderstandings.

Their friendship is hard to change.

Know how to cherish it.

Seeing the appearance of Asaba Oriyuki constantly crying, Mihara couldn't help but smile: "You are the same as me at the beginning, and when I saw it for the first time, I also cried a lot." ”

"Huh? This comic... Didn't you draw the twigs? ”

"Of course not." Mihara stroked the slightly rough sketch and said softly, "This is painted by Saiyuan Temple-kun." ”

"Saionji-kun...?" Asa Haoriyuki looked at Mihara in a daze.

"He helped me a lot, but in the end, he just wanted me to reconcile with you."

"It's really... It can only be said that he lost to him. ”

Asaba Oriyuki's head was buzzing, and she recalled the few chat records with Saionji Akino during this time.

He mentioned that he was a little busy.

Originally... Is he busy with this?

Is it for me...?

"Weaving snow?"

"Wipe your tears..."Sanhara continued to hand her tissues, but Asaba Oriyuki was so moved that she couldn't stop crying at all.

——

In the evening, Asaba Oriyuki, who had successfully reconciled with Mihara, returned to his home, although his eyes were red and swollen because he cried so much, causing Asaba's parents to panic.

But Asaba Oriyuki is radiant and smiles all the time.

After eating dinner and taking a bath, Oriyuki Asaba stopped Ichiri Asaba, who was also going to take a bath, and hugged her very hard.

"Thank you, Yili, it's really the same as you said..."

Asa Yu Yili looked at her sister's smile and crooked eyebrows, and couldn't help but say, "Sister, you look like you're glowing tonight." ”

"Glow?"

"Well, did you reconcile with Akino-senpai?"

"Not yet, but..."Oriyuki Asaba looked at her heart, clarified her intentions, and skimmed off all confusion.

She really likes Saionji Akino.

And it's very special, very much, very much!

This love will definitely not be lost to Kaoru Kijima!

"Sister?"

"Ichiri, you're also glowing~" Asaba Oriyuki didn't respond to her sister's question, and after touching her head again, she chuckled and went upstairs.

Looking at her sister's back, Asa Yu stroked his messy hair that was rubbed, and also showed a shallow smile.

Sister, come on!

(End of chapter)