, who isn’t planning a next time for Taichi and the others, ‘’to leave them alone unharmed’’.That is would doing this poorly lead to a decisively difference than usual?
Our own fates are controlled by the mind of that guy. That is why.
“Hey Yaegas.h.i.+? Are you listening?”
That is why, I am in dangerous waters. The worse for me is fine But, Fujihsima.
“…..Oh, I’m listening. Fujis.h.i.+ma was saying something crazy, so I was surprised.”
“So it is true.”
“…..No no.”
“Hmmm, will you simply confess to me?”
Said it, Fujis.h.i.+ma crossed her arms. It seems like she has gotten a hold of actual proof yet.
“Perhaps……, why did it become a talk about this?”
“Yaegas.h.i.+-kun. You were like that before though, my guess was too good. Normally it’s because you’re insensitive. Well, what’s more is that seeing the style of your consultation…..”
“The style of consultation you said…… was it weird? I admit that it suddenly became a rumor but.”
Did I make a fatal mistake in the way of using the “power”? I didn’t do anything unreasonable, I suppose.
“It was also an excessive manner as well in that though. What’s more is that it’s “Yaegas.h.i.+-kun”, right?”
“There’s some kind of problem with me?”
“That’s because you’re not the type to guide the others to go well when you give advice to them. For sure.”
“Eh?”
“Yaegas.h.i.+-kun doesn’t have intentions and determination, so it is expected as unreasonable.”
“…..Wait. It’s not like I don’t have intentions and determination.”
It looked like being told that I wasn’t thinking about anything, he suddenly felt angry.
“Ahh, sorry. Conveying the nuance looked difficult to do? Well, I’ll put it in another way. Yaegas.h.i.+-kun,”
---doesn’t have an ideology.
“Yaegs.h.i.+-kun, I’m saying, you are like a protagonist. One from a role-playing game from long ago.”
The way being called a protagonist also was done by Inaba the other day. Was it a coincidence?
“There’s an amazing power hidden away. There also is bravery. There also is decisiveness. That is why you can completely save someone. No doubt, a hero.”
“……It seems you considerably praised me.”
Taichi said filled with irony.
“I’m praising you. I think you’re wonderful. It isn’t flattery.”
“Well”
“But, you are only being washed away though”
Being washed away, only.
“You didn’t cause any of your own actions. You help the person in a pinch in front of your eyes. If you are told to help then you go help.”
Unconcerned, however steadily Taichi was driven to a corner.
“Because you have power, if an event happens then you will deal with it but you can’t make your own event happen, it seems. A role-playing game protagonist who doesn’t talk kind of feeling? You followed the prepared choices though. Yeah, for some reason, it is a sort of a good example huh?”
“…….praising yourself?”
I refuse to comply. However I can’t decided on how I should deny it so I made a remark that isn’t an obstacle.
“A Yaegas.h.i.+-kun without an ideology can’t behave like helping someone because you personally are the first. You also can’t arrive before others and consider the feelings of others well.”
“Hey….., a terrible way of saying it but how about you.”
Can you talk about other people’s things---, with no information to continue, Taichi shut his mouth.
One can think that with her imposing stance and intense presence, Fujis.h.i.+ma is stronger than Taichi.
It’s not a problem with the size of the body. It’s not a problem with the posture. What is makes it like that? Intention or determination or objective? ……What is ideology?
“ It is not like I particularly want to criticize you. That is because I hope we, who are still children, to find that from now on. Well, it’s about time that our career path must be deiced so while drowning but at the same time you should hold on to it at same time though.”
“What us with unless one’s criticized? Why do I have to be blamed by you?”
Getting straight to the point, said Fujis.h.i.+ma and started to say her preface.
“Yaegas.h.i.+ Taichi, you aren’t able to do your method of acts of kindness. As a person, for their growth, it is too extremely abrupt. Also, someone who is not involved, like you doing acts of kindness is extremely perfect. That is, it looks like you have a strange “power” in your hands.”
“…..I have something I want to say but I accept the first half. And then, how did you is thinking about a strange “power”?”
Once again pointing it out and Fujis.h.i.+ma frowned.
“…..Frankly, even I think that I am saying something weird. But it is strange. …..Recently, it is also like that but since exactly last year around this time or so. Sometimes, the people from the Cultural Research Club including Yaegas.h.i.+-kun were acting strange.”
How? With eyes suggesting as if saying that, Taichi couldn’t return any words. He swallowed his saliva.
“Separately, it was a minor “ aren’t they a bit weird” feeling that was spilled from that. But when that acc.u.mulates, there is no choice but to be confident that it is an “abnormal event”. And then noticing that it is an “abnormal event”, if I rethink about it, I become unable to think that something has happened.”
With a total of six times, they were induced phenomenon. And Taichi and the Cultural Research Club has always been within the areas of isolation to talk and thought that we were successfully at keeping it among themselves. But even if they are in an isolated community, without denying it, Taichi and the others were not witnessed at decisive situations.
Arriving at the correct answer, is not a miracle.
“I expected that, Yaegas.h.i.+-kun, aren’t you the center of this, I thought about that but.”
As I thought, there are parts that are also mistaken. The cold sweat running down my back can be felt.
“What are you all doing?”
Fujis.h.i.+ma approached one step closer. Taichi took a step back.
Finally, Taichi took a step back. His leg b.u.mped into the table. The chance to escape was lost.
He was cornered.
“What are you all, doing?” Fujis.h.i.+ma’s face approached closer that it looks like one will ask are you going to kiss me. The inside of a refres.h.i.+ng expression is in no way becoming breakable and secured trust was glimpsed.
I’m letting my guard down, Taichi realized.
He knows that she has a sharp intuition. He knows that she has a meaningless potential.
But, she broke through with her weird direction of “It’s romance” “It’s love” up until now or wandering off course, or get carried away with her jokes, she was that kind of girl I thought.
The situation now that she caused to me. Confronting a person who has been entangled in important occasions of the phenomenon, my own behavior was reckless.
“…..Well, you won’t answer it for me huh?”
Said Fujis.h.i.+ma and she moved away from Taichi.
“But, it’s a compet.i.tion from her on, Yaegas.h.i.+-kun. Be prepared because I will flawlessly expose your secrets. There is something, for sure.”
Fujsihima turned her power at Yaegas.h.i.+-Taichi and then also at the secrets within the Cultural Research Club.
Instinct tells me. One should seriously not make this woman an enemy.
“After all now, I am, yeah, great detective Fuijis.h.i.+ma Maiki.”
Suddenly, she extended her arm and decided on a pose. Fujis.h.i.+ma was seriously fooling around and declaring war on Taichi.
Going against Inaba. Having war declared on by Fujis.h.i.+ma. But, even so, no, that is why Taichi has decided with that day to take actions using “Dream Perception”
If he stops here, surely he has a feeling that he will become accepting that he “doesn’t have an ideology”.
The path that he believes is correct himself, even if there is an obstacle, must be carried out, he thought.
Taichi talked to Kiriyama about the incident with Fujis.h.i.+ma immediately the next day. Kiriyama was worried saying, “Is it alright I wonder….”, but Fujis.h.i.+ma’s target narrowed down on Taichi it seems and that there was no signs of her suspecting Kiriyama. It can be said with confidence that the appearance of the consultation job was practically in the form of Taichi volunteering for it.
The truth about the incident with the phenomenon being thought as suspicious by Fujis.h.i.+ma should probably be discussed with Inaba and the others. But Taichi did not do that. That’s because they are the ones using the “Dream Perception” themselves and that it is obvious that it is a problem they should solve themselves.
This time, it was no longer the five of them.
One day, two days, three days…… time pa.s.sed.
Taichi received consultations and the rumors about the considerably boasted rumors about the percentage of solved problems, gradually gradually spread out. Of course, Inaba and Fujis.h.i.+ma also moved it looked like. Sometimes, “I was told but Inaba-san that “Don’t consult with them” though,” or “During the conversation consulting with Fujis.h.i.+ma, I was pressed with questions but what was that?” sorts of stories were heard. However, there wasn’t anything done by directly grabbing the tail. Still, several days pa.s.sed.
“Hey Taichi, have you chatted with Inaban?”
Entering the clubroom, Nagase, who approached nearby, asked.
“……Ending up not chatting, I know about it?”
Even if there was a declaration as enemies, I will still partic.i.p.ate in club activities. I’m not child. We said that our ways of thinking are different and won’t deny to the extent of the humanity of the other.
“You two alone, as lovers, Isn’t that obvious?”
“Well, that……”
Currently the appearance of the conservation with Inaba is in nothing but only the clubroom.
“That’s the case I thought~. Today you see, there’s something to do and what not, few people will come to club activities you know-. Generally, it’s only me, Taichi, and Inaba.”
Frankly, there isn’t someone with deteriorating rates of attendance but it is only the gathering in the Cultural Research Club that has gotten worse.
“That is why today”
“……Yo” and the door opened with Inaba appearing.
“The two of you will be having a date. It’s an order from the Club President!”
“Huh? ……What? Hey, Iori!?”
“Don’t push, Nagase. Huh, hey!?”
Nagase forced the Taichi and Inaba closer together and drove them out of the club room.
“Hah? I don’t get the meaning of that girl.”
Taichi explained to Inaba, who raised her voice unable to understand the situation.
“Eh….. because today there’s few members coming today, go have a date the two of you, she said”
“Don’t say something stupid. We can be called lovers, but now we are enemy countries in a war. There’s no way we are severing diplomatic relations but we can’t sit down together easily.
“Don’t say something admirable and stiff.”
The talking Inaba was able to look somewhere timidly. Even though she stiffly explained in a roundabout way and pulling one line…… No.
Shall I point it out? No. What’s more than that, I should forcibly go from here, I think.
“Even so, it’s because we’re boyfriend girlfriend, so let’s go have tea.”
Without out waiting for a reply, she walked out first. And, for a little while after that, Inaba nervously came back.
“…..Boyfriend girlfriend……emphasizing that is…… foul play.”
Going across his back, while listening to Inaba’s voice, Taichi thought.
The guess was, right?
---It’s not like that.
Why is it that the denying words of Fujis.h.i.+ma were heard?
Stopping by at a familiar café, Taichi ordered black tea and a cheese cake and Inaba ordered a chocolate cake and coffee.
Recently how were the cla.s.ses or what was the result from the soccer game we played yesterday or anytime now a movie will be released or etc. The conversation continued temporarily without obstacles but at the point they finished eating the cake, both of them were silent.
Inaba’s silence was originally not unpleasant. But, now, my heart can’t calm down.
The drinks fell down the mouths of the two for holding the pause.
The first to finish drinking was Inaba. Huu and let out a breath looking like she has an idea spoke.
“You’re still doing it, that.”
The eyes are not meeting. It is rare, for Inaba.
“Ahh.”
“Presently, you don’t have any intention in stopping?”
“……Even if I don’t say it from myself, people appear coming to consult with me. Now, ending it is”
Inaba in one instant, made a really painful face.
“This time’s phenomenon doesn’t have a frontal attack so, it’s tough right? Being attacked by an enemy, a disaster happening……, making us fall into that kind of difficult is easier to deal with.”
Without becoming aggressive, the two talked.
It was a calm atmosphere. But the heart was noisy one.
“…..I really used all my strength to stop.”
“You won’t stop?”
Asked Inaba, and her eyes shrunk light glaring at Taichi. I’m probably being provoked.
“If it’s a way to seriously stop you then, there is. Physically confine Taichi, or something like that. Your social confidence is in the direction of failure. It means that it is good if no one listens to you talk.”
Inaba murmured. Not saying it with extravagance or eccentricity is scary.
“But of course, I can’t do something to that degree. If that is done, after this is over, things can’t returned to the way they were before. That…..is defeat that “guy’s” compet.i.tion.”
In other words, even if there is a feeling that it won’t return to the way before, that is a possible reality.
For a short while contemplating, Inaba shook head to the side.
“……I can’t. That is a line I can’t cross, …..I think. I will persist with my own correct thinking and want to hold on to the correct conclusion…….. No. I must not yield.”
Noticing that Inaba drank her coffee empty, irritated, she moved away from the cup.
“Perhaps I should say, what do you think about having an idea opposing mine?”
“What, you said.”
“You have it, some kind of feelings or complications.”
“I, yeah. Of course but…… I somewhat don’t want to oppose Inaba. It is something I must do, I think.”
Words were terminated.
“……Is it only that?”
Inaba opened her eyes a little. Looking surprised as if saying that’s not possible.
Is it only that? Is there something that was mistaken? No, it’s right.
“Hey, I’ll ask?”
The wavering voice is conveying that the next line is filled with an important meaning.
“---Who are you living for?”
I didn’t think that that kind of question would be thrown at me.
“Who, you said. That……”
It was beyond what I expected. Because it was beyond what I expected, I couldn’t give an answer immediately. It’s because, it’s beyond what I expected.
Still unable to produce a voice, an answer couldn’t be given. Taichi searched within himself.
“That is….., of course.”
Of course, I think.
“For, everyone.”
“……Don’t screw around with me?”
Like a roar from the depth of the ground, Inaba’s voice crept up Taichi’s body.
It was quiet but a sudden anger was let out at Taichi.
“Still, your fully open selfless spirit babbling?”
“You’re wrong. I understand that is to satisfy myself alone. I’m not only sacrificing myself, I am also thinking about everyone.”
“Stop. Enough, don’t say it.”
Interrupting, Inaba covered her face with her own two hands.
“Slowly…..I understand the person you are. ….The true meaning.”
Her voice was weak and seemingly afraid. What is she afraid of, I don’t understand.
There is a feeling that, Inaba has seen through me. Taichi was afraid, of that.
At the same time, Inaba’s transmitted uneasiness was in some way or other something she wants to do for me, I thought. However, now, my own side is serious…… Ahhh…. I somewhat don’t get the meaning.
“I’ll only say it to you this time.”
Removing her face from her face, Inaba stared at Taichi. Cruel, a great distance can be felt.
“In this world, everyone is living for “someone”. Someone is living for someone else and that someone is also living to another someone. ……, If that becomes a cycle, it will become none having their own goals. For someone else….., it’s because there’s nothing but people who think that.”
“For someone” and “for everyone”, I suppose it’s not a mistaken virtue. Even so, Inaba,
“The world reaching that result, will become a dull decay and death.”
Thoroughly deny it.
Taichi remembered the denying response. Not wanting to accepting Inaba’s cycle. However, there is one truth that makes sense----.
【A girl is there. Short cut, a small piercing on her ear. Setouchi Kaoru. Setouchi is looking up. A tall book shelf. She was fixed on one book. But as it is now, she can’t reach it. Suddenly, a pedestal appeared. Looking satisfied, Setouchi stepped on the pedestal.】
“----Why are you suddenly standing up, Taichi?”
“Uhhh……No….That”
Fl.u.s.tered, Taichi sat back in his seat. Right next to the café is a big chain old book store. Those shelves are unusually tall and taking the works at the top requires a foot step. Probably, Setouchi is in that store now and without a pedestal she is in trouble. That was unexpectedly a “Dream Perception” that happened close to Taichi……
“Hey, Taichi.”
Huh, said Taichi and connected with a focus on Inaba’s face.
“Are you listening? s.p.a.cing out….. unless you. Did you see someone’s “dream”?”
Startled, he trembled.
“…….Does that mean you will go help in that? Hmph, this bulls.h.i.+t b.a.s.t.a.r.d.”
Showing her unpleasant feelings, Inaba poured poison on Taichi.
Since when, was Inaba like this. After starting dating her, practically didn’t happen I think.
“Say Taichi.”
Inaba confirmed the bill on top of the table beginning preparations to go home.
“If there is a difference in the ways of thinking, whether to date or not is a different story?”
Their eyes did not meet. Inaba’s gaze was deceiving at hand.
“Things about me, things about the future, are you properly thinking about them?”
Not driven by violent emotions but calmly, Inaba only asked the question.
The unpleasant silence heaved between the two. Isn’t there a huge wave concealed behind this small one?
Dating someone to Taichi was the first time. That is why he doesn’t have experience in that. But emotionally in this atmosphere, how soon, the “let’s break up” is announced, it isn’t strange, he thought.
Inaba stood raised her back and continued, Taichi also stood up.
“Say Taichi, I like you.”
It doesn’t look like she is embarra.s.sed, Inaba dispa.s.sionately said. It is only as it is.
“And….. Do you really like me?”
In that moment, Taichi was confused at the way to answer that.
----That confusion was mistaken, all of it.
The side of Inaba’s face became pale before his eyes. The colours of despair were steadily soaked.
“No…..Inaba, that was a mistake. I with out a doubt like ----whoa!?”
Inaba covering her eye, looking practically she is going to punch, forcefully stuck out her fist. Taichi caught that fist and Inaba pushed the money to him.
Inaba slightly lowered her head, with a b.u.mp, her forehead hit Taichi in the chest.
It faintly smelled of the remains of the summer, a smell of a girl.
Even though Inaba is this close. Even though her body is entrusted to me. There is a feeling that like the s.h.i.+mmer of hot hair, she will disappear in front of my eyes.
Taichi looked like touching with his hand and Inaba quickly drew back her body.
Not making a sound. Taichi succ.u.mbed to his irritation. But he could not think of a sensible line to say.
“…..How should I put it, I’ll pay for the bill toady. I invited you out.”
Taichi said. Inaba made a broad smile and shook her head.
“It’s good. Because we’re enemies, I can’t take something like a bribe.”
The exchange as a couple in love is over, from now on it is an exchange between enemies. They were pulled into that sort of line.
“I like you, Taichi. That is why I am really crushed.”
---For example, even if it ends up breaking up with you.
They were together until the station and Inaba separated from Taichi as he takes his route home.
Being told those words from Inaba, the body became indecisive.
If there is a chance for something, it looks like it will be destroyed completely. While riding the train, the head was still s.p.a.cing out and could not work well.
Walking out of the fare gate, quickly---- and there.
was standing.Taichi has been used to taking this road countless times. Because it was as if he naturally slipped in to that scenery, at first Taichi thought whether it was an impostor.
But Gotou Ryuuzen’s figure cannot be mistaken, however it was not Gotou Ryuuzen but a different existence.
For a long time, he was worried but in this way forcibly use a “body”, is Gotou’s physical body and life alright?
“…..Somehow, this time you appear quite often, in front of me.”
Taichi said to with the languid figure of Gotou Ryuuzen.“……Is that what you think…..? Well, it actually is like that though……”
Taichi thought whether it’s good to be talking to each other t a place with a normal amount of traffic. But, if he makes sure carefully, it was a place close to a parking lot with very few pedestrian traffic. Perhaps this was merely falling in his plan.
“Is there something, you’re aiming for appearing in front of me?”
“No…..well…..how should I put it…… An important thing….. I have feeling it seems like I will find it.”
“An important thing?”
Whether speaking about the truth of something important, Taichi antic.i.p.ated. But, immediately it was a wasted hope and gave up. Anyhow, here even if he says “Ahh….. I should not have said that and ended up regrettably saying it…..”, the conversation is suppose to stop. ----And, even though thinking that.
“Ehh…… I did something awkward…..Huh? Ahhh, it will go well…..huh? If that key…….is seeing Yaegas.h.i.+-san……wouldn’t you understand…..?”
was seriously answering the question. That is, different from the usual .“Why, me and the key?”
“No, well, it’s that kind of feeling…… manner of speaking…..Ahh, but….... Could it be that….., what is it? If it’s me making expression……Is it because Yaegas.h.i.+-san and I are…… similar?”
“…..huh?”
Myself and ?“No, hey….. wherever you look, it won’t become like that. We are not similar to the end.”
When I was told An existence that humans don’t understand is similar to me, it is a creepy feeling.
“Ahh…. As I thought, the way I said it was mistaken…… but it is how it was said. ……And, why am I here…… Ahh. I came here to encourage you…… Do your best.”
Cheering? The purpose of his actions, I completely don’t understand.
It’s obviously < heartseed=""> until now has a differing incentive to take action.
“Well…..I’m staying here to long and awkwardly being caught….. I want to avoid it…… shall I go?”
“Being caught….? Who are you talking about…..huh, hey. ……Ignoring me?”
Selfishly appearing, selfishly talking, and then selfishly leaving.