You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I?

I just felt that the sound of my heart drowned out everything else.

He always viewed Shoko Toyokawa as a savior.

Even with these two major differences, he was still able to pick himself up and walk up to Toyokawa Shoko and say, "I will continue to help you."

But in fact.

Shoko Toyokawa didn't need his help.

After all, he and Shoko Toyokawa are not the same person.

Toyokawa Sho remembered the question he asked Toyokawa Shoko on the first day he came into this world.

【You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I? 】

When he first came here, he felt at a loss about everything about Toyokawa Shoko and felt that this person had replaced him.

But later he realized that rather than caring about such things, he felt more distressed by the pain and loneliness suffered by this child who was almost exactly the same as him ten years ago.

So he took the ribbon and wanted to help Toyokawa Shoko as his future self, at least to make her life less difficult.

But the closer he got, the more he realized that Toyokawa Shoko's fate was different from his. This difference made it impossible for him to regard Toyokawa Shoko as the same person, and now, this sense of difference reached its peak.

Toyokawa Shoko is neither like him nor needs his help.

The meaning of his existence in this world was completely denied.

After realizing this, Toyokawa Sho was speechless for a long time.

He turned his head stiffly, and what he saw in the reflection in the window was a face that looked lost.

Tick.

Tick.

The sound of rain came over the window again and into the room.

Toyokawa Sho silently put the man, who had fallen into a deep sleep after speaking his heart out, back on the bed. Then, he staggered over and closed the window.

really.

really.

He muttered softly, his voice like shattered glass.

“…Nothing good ever happens on rainy days.”

……

……

……

"Then I'll leave today."

after eating.

Toyokawa Sho walked to the entrance and waved to Toyokawa Shoko with a smile.

"Are you really not staying home tonight?"

Shoko Toyokawa said worriedly, it was still raining heavily outside and she was really a little worried.

"It's okay. Didn't I just tell you? My boss is waiting for me downstairs. I need to stay at his place for a while because I need to record some songs recently."

Toyokawa Sho pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and assured Toyokawa Shoko.

"Don't worry, I'll call you when I get there."

"..."

Shoko Toyokawa still felt a little reluctant.

She always felt a little uneasy, and her intuition told her that she must not let Toyokawa Sho leave at this time.

But she finally chose to respect Toyokawa Sho's wishes, and her gaze fixed on the waves hid her reluctance underneath.

"Xiang, be sure to pay attention to safety."

"Well, I will."

Toyokawa Sho nodded, then walked forward and gently hugged Toyokawa Shoko.

Probably because she had just taken a shower, she could smell the girl's faint fragrance more clearly during this hug than before. Some strands of her light blue hair still had water droplets hanging on them, like delicate petals with dewdrops, and the heat of the water mist still lingered beside her ears.

Shoko Toyokawa was startled by the sudden hug.

Her petite body subconsciously trembled, but after she came to her senses and realized that it was Toyokawa Sho who was hugging her, her face turned red again, and then she hugged him a little embarrassedly. Her pale arms hugged his broad back, but for some reason, she could faintly feel his body trembling slightly...

A look of worry flashed across Toyokawa Shoko's eyes. She wanted to ask what happened, but she heard Toyokawa Sho calling her softly.

"Xiangzi."

Toyokawa Shoko blinked. If she remembered correctly, this seemed to be the first time Toyokawa Sho called her by her name.

Normally, she should have felt happy, but for some reason, when she heard the other party address her by her name instead of the "dark history" that she always mentioned before, she felt a strong sense of unease.

She couldn't say why.

I just felt that there was a place in my heart that suddenly became empty.

"What's wrong?"

Shoko Toyokawa felt uneasy.

Toyokawa Sho looked at her sparkling eyes with a complicated smile on his face.

He leaned down, hugged her gently as if she were a butterfly, and whispered in her ear.

"I wish you happiness."

This is his blessing from the heart.

This is also the only true words he can say to Toyokawa Shoko now.

"Wait, wait...! Xiang, why are you saying that all of a sudden?"

Shoko Toyokawa was suddenly unable to hold herself in such an intimate hug. She spoke unclearly and her tone seemed a little flustered.

"I'm not afraid that you'll want to see me again..."

Toyokawa Sho deliberately joked, but seeing Toyokawa Shoko frowning and looking at him annoyed, he stopped joking and said goodbye.

"Okay, I won't say any more to you. I'm going downstairs, and you should go back quickly too."

"Let me take you downstairs."

Said Toyokawa Shoko.

"It's so cold outside. You're wearing so little. What if you catch a cold?"

Toyokawa Sho shook his head.

"But aren't you just wearing a shirt, too?"

Toyokawa Shoko was skeptical.

"We are different, Xiangzi."

Toyokawa Sho sighed softly, and seeing that Toyokawa Shoko still had a puzzled expression, he didn't explain anything more, just smiled lightly, then turned around, pushed open the door, and gave instructions.

"Remember to go to bed early. You are very tired today."

"Same here, Xiang. Go to bed early."

"I will. See you next time."

"...Yeah, see you next time, Sho."

The conversation between the two ended here.

Toyokawa Sho closed the door, and the smile on his face slowly turned back to the confusion he had just had.

His superb acting skills were no longer effective, and his social mask fell off, revealing his true self.

He squatted down weakly, covering his cheeks. He couldn't recover after a long time. He wanted to vomit, but when he opened his mouth, he just dry heaved.

In the end, he forced himself to stand up again and walked down the stairs slowly step by step.

soon.

He walked downstairs.

The boss's car is still waiting for him.

In the heavy rain, the Mercedes-Benz turned on its headlights.

Toyokawa Sho opened the car door and saw that Kaname Rana was still sleeping. He was about to reach out to help her, but Kaname Rana reacted faster than him.

When she saw the car door was opened, she rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat up, then put the windbreaker that was on the ground on her legs, and took Toyokawa Sho's fingers with her little hand, motioning him to sit next to her.

Toyokawa Sho nodded, then took back the umbrella and placed it under his feet. After closing the car door, he leaned his head back tiredly and slowly closed his eyes which were already difficult to open.

When Tsuzuki Shifune saw Toyokawa Sho's expression, he almost knew what was going on. Something must have happened again.

The old woman sighed, knowing that the other party wanted to be alone the most at this time, so she didn't say much, stepped on the accelerator, and the car drove away in the rainy night.

Toyokawa Sho originally wanted to fall into a deep sleep and isolate himself from the real world.

But at this moment, the phone vibrated.

Open it and take a look.

It's a message from [Junida Mana].

He clicked on it and saw an audio file with a few words below it.

[Juntian Mana: Sho-kun, this is the song my friend composed that I told you about! I practiced it in the practice room for ages before I dared to send it to you. What do you think of it?]

【Juntian Mana: Do you have time over there? 】

【Juntian Mana: Eh, it was read in seconds. 】

【Juntian Mana: Great, it seems you should have some time, why not give it a listen? Mana thinks the singing should be quite good.】

【純田まな:Cat Happy Picture Jpg】

【Juntian Mana: Sho-kun, are you feeling unhappy? You haven't replied yet.】

【Juntian Mana: What happened again? Let's put the song aside for now. If you'd like, you can let Mana be your audience.】

【Juntian Mana: Mana will be with you. 】

【純田まな:Cat worried picture Jpg】

【Junta Mana: Actually, it's okay if you don't want to talk about it. Although Mana feels that if you have something on your mind, you should vent it immediately, but everyone has their own way of relaxing.】

【Juntian Mana: As long as I can make you happy, Sho-kun, any method is fine.】

【Junta Mana: Mana, can you tell me some interesting things that happened in our office? Cheer up, Sho-kun.】

【純田まな:Cat hug picture Jpg】

Toyokawa Sho looked at the glowing screen of his mobile phone.

He wanted to type something in reply, but gave up in the end. Instead, he took out a pair of headphones from the bag next to him. This was one of the things Li Xi gave him on the bridge.

He plugged the earphones into the headphone jack and put them next to his ears. However, as soon as he put them in, the cat next to him snatched them away and put them into his own ears.

He didn't mind Maomao's behavior. He just turned his head, reached out to help her put the earphones into her ears, and then put the remaining earphones into his own ears.

The two sat together.

Connected with headphones.

He clicked the audio on his phone.

Then, a brilliant singing voice came out from the headphones.

【——Here, The World! Department?]

(The world is here, let's connect)

【——Instigation, リズム生まれるニュ一ソング?】

(A new song born from heartbeat and rhythm)

【——Here, The World! Mirai は明るいよ?】