I have bound two systems.

Hesha still held the front of his clothes tightly with one hand, buried her hot face in his neck, and breathed heavily.

Chisato Suzumiya patted her back gently, smiled foolishly, and whispered her name over and over again.

At first, Touma Kazusa responded, but later she just hummed softly through her nose to indicate that she was listening.

The two of them hugged each other tightly, unwilling to let go of each other.

"Hesha..."

"kindness."

"I really like you."

"!"

Chisato Suzumiya suddenly felt a slight pain in his neck and realized that he had been bitten.

He was joking.

"You are born in the year of the dog."

"…I like you, too."

"Next time just tell me directly, can you please not bite me?"

Touma Kazusa slowly raised her head from his arms, met his gaze and shook her head stubbornly.

“This is a blot.”

"Blot?"

"It's your mark that belongs only to me. It will disappear in a few days, and then I will take a bite somewhere else."

"..."

Suzumiya Chisato looked at her quietly, and only when she saw Touma Hesa's cheeks flushed and she became more and more uneasy did she suddenly smile.

Dong Ma He Sha lowered her eyes in dissatisfaction and pressed her forehead against his chest.

"What's so funny!"

"I am so happy that I got lucky and met my treasure girl."

"Stop... stop saying such embarrassing things!"

"I swear I will always stay by your side, Kazusa."

"...!"

Is this person's face made of iron?

Why can such corny words be said so easily?

But... there's no way to hate it.

"...I will study hard."

Seemingly unrelated words came out of Touma Kazusa's mouth.

When Suzumiya Chisato was blinking in confusion, she continued, her words full of gentleness and sincerity.

"I will work hard to get into the same university as you, and from now on... we will always be together."

The girl expressed her thoughts firmly and decided the path she would take in the future.

Suzumiya Chisato couldn't help but hug her tightly again.

"I'll remember this and I won't give you a chance to regret it."

"That's what I'm going to say."

Feeling the warmth in each other's arms, Touma Hesa's face, which was placed obediently on his shoulder, was filled with joy and full of energy for the future.

And Suzumiya Chisato slowly closed her eyes, buried her head in Kazusa's hair, and hid her expression.

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"Mrs. Isshiki, this is Hiratsuka. Since you haven't called me, I..."

"Ah, I'm so sorry, Mr. Hiratsuka. I forgot to call you back because I had a lot of things to do at home."

"It's okay. May I ask how Caiyu is doing now? I don't have anything to do right now. If you need anything, I can go over and talk to her again right away."

"Thank you for your concern, but Iroha is doing much better now."

Mrs. Isshiki's obviously relaxed tone came through the microphone, which made Hiratsuka Shizuka feel a little relieved.

"After Caiyu woke up in the morning, she was no longer as silent as before. She took the initiative to walk out of the room and told me what she wanted to eat."

"Really? That's great. I can take advantage of her recovery period to find out what caused her previous condition."

"In fact, I asked the child, but she refused to say anything. I secretly heard her mumbling to herself in the bathroom, saying something like 'It's good that the result is good, at least the story doesn't end in tragedy'. It's puzzling."

Hiratsuka Shizuka silently memorized this sentence.

"Please don't worry too much, Mrs. Isshiki. I will find a chance to find out what is going on at school."

"Thank you so much, teacher."

"It's okay, it's my duty."

After some pleasantries, Mrs. Isshiki hung up the phone.

Isshi Iroha just walked out of the bathroom, wiping her wet hair with a towel.

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Chapter 202: The mysterious connection point

The man who lost his beloved was able to walk out of the abyss of despair and find the meaning of life again after his companionship, guidance, and even sacrifice.

Although he was still the culprit who caused him to fall into such a miserable state, but if we only look at the second half of his life, the two of them did live a happy life. They raised an excellent child together and supported their parents until they died of natural causes.

The same was true for the two of them, who supported each other in the years ahead and died just one year apart.

Your life has become so miserable because of me, so I have to take responsibility for it all. This is the path to redemption for the sinner.

At the final moment, when he saw his descendants burying their ashes together in the same place, the self-blame and sorrow that had always lingered in his heart finally slowly dissipated.

No matter what, at least for Chisato Suzumiya in the film, the most difficult time in her life has finally become a thing of the past.

The same was true for herself. It was not just out of a desire to atone for her sins. She also developed a definite love for him in the later period.

The two of them supported each other and had a happy ending after going through the hardships. This could not have been a better ending.

Issei Yu's eyes drooped and her thick eyelashes trembled slightly.

The most important thing was that when she woke up from that strange dream, she saw three big words "The End" on the TV screen.

She couldn't help but feel relieved, perhaps this meant that such things were coming to an end.

This inexplicable and weird feeling could easily guide her emotional dreams in reality, and she never wanted to experience it again.

That's good, treat it as a special experience that only you know about, and nothing in reality has changed.

"Iroha..."

Isshiki Caiyu came to her senses and looked up to meet her mother's worried gaze.

"Is the food not to your liking?"

"Do not……"

Isshi Caiyu looked at her young mother in front of her and instantly thought of what she had seen in her dream, when her hair was gray and her body was thin when she was dying.

My eyes felt a little sore again.

It’s great that mom is still healthy and doesn’t have to stay in bed.

"It's delicious, Mom."

"If it tastes good, eat more."

Mrs. Isshiki tried her best to suppress her worry and put a piece of fried fish that her daughter liked into her bowl.

"If you're not feeling well, we can take a few more days off from school. You don't have to push yourself so hard."

Although Iskiryu's behavior has been relatively normal since she woke up today, her condition in the past few days did make her, as a mother, worried.

Compared with my daughter's physical and mental health, studying is really nothing.

But Isshiki Iroha shook her head.

"I'm fine mom, it was just a nightmare, don't worry."

She pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes, giving the same familiar smile she always gave.

Mrs. Isshiki could clearly sense that she was hiding something on her mind, but she still responded to her daughter's smile and nodded slightly.

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on Monday.

Sobu High School.

In the staff room, Hiratsuka looked at Isshi Iroha calmly.

She was in good spirits and looked much better than before. Although her face still looked a little haggard, it was only a matter of time for her to recover.

"…So you're telling me that the reason you were acting so worryingly those few days was just because you had a nightmare?"

"Yes, I am a coward, so I am like that... I am sorry for making you worry, teacher."

Isshi Caiyu put her hands behind her back and smiled gently.

She slept well last night and was not dragged into that strange dream again.

Just as she thought, with the words "The End" appearing, everything was really over.

No matter who it is, even if she herself has never experienced such a thing, if she only hears others talk about it, it will be hard to imagine such a situation.

Therefore, she was unwilling to mention this matter to anyone, and did not want to be seen as an outcast in the eyes of others.

Anyway, the negative consequences caused by the dream were not serious enough to affect her real life. The most seriously injured was only her fragile spirit.

Reason told her not to try to find out the root cause behind this strange phenomenon.

She doesn’t want to go through this unfortunate experience again. Now, Isshiki Caiyu just wants to return to her peaceful campus life in peace.

Her parents were still alive, and she hadn't made any major mistakes. Except for the fact that she no longer had a considerate and gentle brother, everything was much better than the script that unfolded on the screen in her dream.

In that case, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?

Only after experiencing suffering can one realize how precious today's happiness is.

This is Isshi Caiyu's true inner thoughts now.

"Now that you put it that way... I understand."

Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at the expression of the student in front of her, and did not continue to ask questions. She turned her gaze back to the messy teacher's desk in front of her with an indifferent expression.

"Teacher, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

This page is turned, and it's all over.

Isshiki Caiyu bent down slightly and walked towards the door of the staff room.

Then--

"Wait a moment. I'll take up some of your time. Please accompany me."

The chair with wheels made a humming sound, and then Isshi Iroha's shoulders were hugged, and Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was leaning close, held a key in her other hand.

If someone else suddenly made such an intimate gesture towards her, Isshi Iroha would definitely feel physically uncomfortable and would implicitly or obviously move away from the other person.

But now the person who made this move was her teacher, who was also a woman like her, and there was no way she could refuse.

"Where to?"

"Don't worry, I won't ask you to do any hard work, nor will I delay your meal time. It will only take a while."

Hiratsuka Shizuka said these words casually, patted Isshi Iroha on the shoulder, and the two walked out of the staff room together.

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Sobu High School Special Building.

Different from the teaching building, the main function of this building is to meet the students' extracurricular activities after studying. Multimedia and home economics classrooms as well as most club activities are located here.