Say it quickly.

'It can only be now.'

Faster...faster...

"I……!!"

Before the fire rising in my chest burns out——

Lost Star Chapter 24 Summer Record: Chapter Forgotten Recording

"wait wait wait!!"

Before the mind could react, the mouth spoke the words.

But this time, Gao Songdeng was no longer afraid or regretful, but extremely grateful...

"Huh?" The man was the first to turn around.

His eyes, bluer than the sky, were incredibly calm.

"Really?" The strange blue-haired girl was a beat slower and also turned around.

Her face, more delicate than a doll's, was full of life.

One on the left and one on the right, two parallel lines that do not intersect each other.

…But at this moment, he stopped only for her.

"Zheli, sir——"

Her mosquito-like voice turned into words.

"……what?"

The man's originally calm eyes began to ripple.

Gao Songdeng still kept his head down.

'In the blazing light of the rising sun, the brilliance of the stars is too faint to be seen.'

But Gao Songdeng knew.

——Even so, the "stars" are watching her.

Somewhere in this vast world, there is someone just like you.

One, unique someone.

Her "star".

Said I wanted to work hard with her.

So, she wanted to believe...

"Really, thank you."

"It was the same last time, and it is the same this time..."

She hugged the notebook tightly, almost crumpling it.

She still had a small stone in her breast pocket.

It symbolizes "the unique self".

——Just that one sentence gave me courage.

At this time, the blue-haired girl asked in surprise: "Do you two know each other?"

Let’s not talk about the girl who looks very introverted for now. The other one was about to leave without even saying a word?

She shifted her curious gaze to the man's face. He saw an even more surprised expression.

“…I’ve met him once.” Baodeng Zheli said.

Of course he didn't forget the girl in front of him.

Even though it was just another person I helped as a matter of course, like a daily task.

But her words touched Baodeng Zheli's heart for the first time in a long time.

【I want to be a human】

Isn't that the truest wish of Baodeng Zheli, who is now a "non-human" person?

"I just didn't expect she still remembered my name."

Zhe Li didn't want to act like a shameless old man and try to get close to someone, so he didn't take the initiative to "recognize" her. Of course, the stone the girl gave him at that time is still carefully kept in a drawer in his room.

Since you have accepted the gift, you should cherish it.

“—I, wrote it down!”

The girl nodded vigorously at Zheli's words.

His expression was as solemn as if he was stating some unquestionable truth:

"Although the Chinese characters...are unclear...but I have written down the pronunciation."

As she spoke, she flipped through the notebook in her arms and suddenly opened a page to show it to Zheli. Zheli quickly found a line of slanted words that were obviously written in a hurry.

ほと?おれい (Hoto Orei).

——Baodeng Zheli.

Most of the girl's face was hidden behind the notebook, but her eyes were always staring at Baodeng Zheli.

Zhe Li was speechless for a moment, staring blankly at the notebook filled with words.

Apart from his name, every blank space was filled with line after line of words expressing his feelings.

"...notebook, can you lend me that?"

After a few seconds, he smiled and said:

“Oh, and a pen.”

“Hmm?…Hmm, hmm!”

Gao Songdeng looked a little confused, but without hesitation, he handed him the notebook and pen.

Then, Zheli wrote the four Chinese characters "保登折隷" (Bao Deng Zhe 隷) in the blank space next to the line of characters. He tapped the tip of his pen twice on the paper and smoothly wrote another line before handing the pen and notebook back to her.

"This is how Chinese characters are written." Zheli said.

But Gao Songdeng's gaze did not linger on Zheli's name, but subconsciously glanced at another line of text.

——Takamatsu Tomori.

"so."

At this moment, Zhe Li stared into her dazed eyes with a smile on his face that was calmer than the spring breeze.

"It's your turn to write to me this time, Ms. Takamatsu Deng."

"Uh-huh!"

She hurriedly grabbed the pen and clicked it several times, causing the overlong pen core to break when it touched the paper. But she didn't care and used the remaining part to quickly write three Chinese characters: "高松燈".

"My name! It's...it's written like this..."

As if feeling shy only now, Takamatsu Touma's voice gradually became quieter after he proudly displayed the note with his name on it.

But her hands tightly gripping the notebook showed no sign of giving in.

Zhe Li smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll remember that. Thank you for your guidance, Miss Gao Songdeng."

"Yeah!" Gao Songdeng nodded vigorously, his eyes shining like stars.

"Well, I have something urgent to attend to, so I'll take my leave..."

Baodeng Zheli waved to the two of them.

Before turning around, he paused again, looked at Gao Songdeng's face, and said:

"See you next time."

“——…….”

The girl took a deep breath.

"Yeah! ...See you next time."

The man finally ran away in a hurry, just like every man who had passed by her in the past.

She watched the figure disappear at the edge of her sight.

But this time, she firmly believed that they would be able to meet again next time...

"Excuse me--"

The strange girl's voice came from behind.

"Excuse me. So I'll take my leave now?"

"...Wait." Gao Songdeng said again.

The girl looked confused. "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

At first, she thought Gao Songdeng was calling her, but she realized he was calling another gentleman. However, she thought it would be too rude to leave without saying hello, so she stayed until now.

I didn't expect that she also wanted to talk to me about something? But I really don't know her...

"--band-aid."

"Eh?"

Gao Songdeng stared at the girl's amber eyes.

"My home is nearby. I have lots and lots of Band-Aids at home..."

"The injury on your hand...is caused by me, so—"

She spoke slowly, softly, and intermittently, but with great effort.

But compared to her voice, the blue-haired girl was more concerned about her eyes.

At the bottom of the deep pupil, a little light was shining.

——The starlight residing in her eyes gave her courage, even if only for a moment.

"……hehe."

So the girl couldn't help but laugh softly.

"Oh, I see."

"...?"

"It's Ms. Takamatsu Deng, right? Sorry, I didn't get to introduce myself yet."

The blue-haired girl pressed her hand against her chest and bowed slightly to Takamatsu Deng gracefully.

"My name is Toyokawa Shoko, and I'm a third-year junior high student at Tsukinomori Girls' Academy."

"Please give me more advice."

She looked at Gao Songdeng and laughed widely.

The smile is as bright as a ray of sunshine piercing the darkness.

……

……

"Su Shi?"

The girl slowly turned her head.

It was clearly a beautiful day with a gentle breeze and a sunny day, but the girl's expression was as dead as icy rain.

Until I saw the figure that haunted me, I slowly melted into the sunlight...

"Sorry, I'm late."

Baodeng Zheli clasped his hands together and bowed his head deeply.

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