I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

Finally, the bassist grabbed the drummer's hand and was about to leave. Before leaving, he didn't even look back at Lenai and Chitose.

With the sound of the door slamming, only two people were left in the room, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Band? It's over?"

Chitose stared straight ahead in disbelief. She opened her mouth, unable to accept this fact just like Kaname Rakuna.

"It seems... yes, years old."

"Ah? Ah..."

Is this really the end?

For some reason, Rakuna's mind is now full of what Chitose Noshiro looked like in the past.

That spring she walked along the path for a long time, climbed over the wall into Chitose's house, and saw Noshiro Chitose with a lonely face on the third floor.

At that time, Chitose Noshiro was drunk and dreaming because of the triple blow to her band, career and dream.

That day, I approached Chitose, and Chitose looked up and gave Kaname Rakuna an incomprehensible look.

That look at this moment cut through time and space, suddenly appearing in Yao Lenai's mind at this moment, occupying all her reverie.

"!!!"

What does that look mean?

In the past, Lenai didn’t understand at all, but now Lenai seems to understand a little.

"ended."

I felt at ease.

SAPCE is over, and so is Crychic's resurgence.

"Ah."

Chitose closed her eyes, as if talking to herself or replying to Lenai:

"ended."

Ch384. What exactly does she carry?

"Alas, it still failed in the end."

Chitose Haizuka is free, and Lenai originally thought that she would never show a distressed look on her face at midnight in her life.

But today I saw it unexpectedly.

"Ah."

I tore apart and reassembled the words of comfort in my mind countless times, but in the end, all Lenai could say was a simple "Yeah".

It seems that this is destined and unavoidable.

Lenai couldn't bear to look at Chitose, so she sat on the sofa in the lounge, shaking her legs.

The light adds a silky effect to the naked shank, making this delicacy even more suitable for serving on a plate.

"Disappointed, old?"

"Ahahaha, maybe."

Is it possible?

They went there because their morale was visibly low, yet they kept saying things like “I’m fine,” “I’m okay,” and “I may not be sad.”

Is it really possible, rather than uncomfortable?

"..."

The girls were in a depressed mood, and the noise outside the house had not stopped yet.

Lively, festive and cheerful, it seemed like a big party rather than a funeral.

It is true that people cannot share the same joys and sorrows. For bystanders, today's ceremony is just a small banquet.

"Let's go for matcha parfait?"

Feeling tired, Lenai tried hard to dig out these pale words from between his lips and teeth.

"Ah... forget it today. I want to be alone and quiet."

Chitose said and walked towards the door.

She staggered, she was dejected, she... didn't seem as open-minded as she said or acted.

[Chitose Haizuka is still just a normal middle school girl after all.]

Lenai reached out her hand to try to keep Chitose.

But her mouth would not open any further, she was too tired.

She was so tired that she collapsed instantly when she heard Qiansui closing the door.

Want Lenai to fall asleep.

……

Lenai needs to wake up.

The jubilant noises grew distant, and all that remained were the desolate leftovers.

The moonlight fell coldly, making half of Lenai's face look pale.

"It's so cold."

It’s so cold, really cold.

The only warmth came from the plush layer of the sofa where he lay on his side.

"age."

Lenai's fatigue was somewhat relieved, but she still felt she couldn't catch her breath.

Chitose Haizuka, what kind of person are you?

You are strong, you are free, you and Chitose Noshiro are just like you...you are both so gifted.

You guys are so enthusiastic, even though compared to the big cat Chitose, you, Xiaosui, are more like a little wild cat, but...

"But you are still too much like her after all. You are so gentle."

You are gentle, you are bold, and the way you bravely pursue your dreams reminds me of someone who has come.

Lenai walked to the window and saw her cold reflection through the clear glass.

"You look too much like Noshiro Chitose, Haizuka...Chitose."

The reflection on the window kept changing, finally becoming blurry yet very clear.

Kaname Rakuna seemed to see the late Chitose Noshiro.

"What on earth have you been through, Xiao Sui?"

A fourteen-year-old female junior high school student flew thousands of miles from her hometown in the countryside to Tokyo, where she was unfamiliar with the place.

I paid for the trip with my saved pocket money. When I arrived in Tokyo, I had no money left to go back home or for food. The reason I started eating the matcha parfait I prepared for Chitose on our first day together was...

"Is it because you're too hungry?"

You are so clever and quirky, why were you so lonely just now? Poor girl, what are you thinking about at this moment?

What are you thinking about?

……

Where are you?

After the performance, Lenai returned to his solitary life.

Chitose rarely returned to the Noshiro residence anymore, and when she did, it was always late at night. When Lena woke up, she would see the girl lying tiredly beside her, sleeping soundly.

She once relied on her strong willpower to force herself to wake up and wanted to see the girl's face.

But every time I find some heartbreaking changes.

Qiansui looked visibly haggard, which was not good.

But every time Lenai wanted to hug Chitose and didn't want her to leave, every time Lenai sniffed the pleasant scent on her body, she would fall asleep again unconsciously.

When the next day comes, Lenai will lose years again.

[What on earth is Chitose Haizuka busy with? ]

Where are you?

"Lena, this place will be demolished tomorrow and a new building will be built."

"Oh…"

Kaname lay on the counter with a lack of interest, and his thoughts were once again forced to return to the real world.

The waitress brought out a free matcha parfait, but Lena wasn't interested at all.

Matcha parfait, not tasty.

Especially eating matcha parfait alone.

Eating sweet food when you're alone always makes you feel a little scared, but it's not that the matcha parfait has really become unpalatable.

"Two cups of matcha parfait, and a glass of lemonade to help with the greasiness. Excuse me."

As Lenae was nibbling on her matcha parfait out of boredom, a small hand suddenly appeared from behind her and pressed on her head.

"Years old! You're here! I missed you so much!"

Because she was carrying a gigolo bag, Le Na couldn't feel the softness of Chitose's body rubbing against her back for a while, so Le Na took it off in annoyance.

"You've been ignoring me lately. Do you not like me anymore?"

"How could that be... I like you the most! I've been feeling down lately and have been wandering around the city during the day."

The wild cat seemed to suddenly remember something, and fumbled in his pockets before finally finding a large stack of coins and banknotes.

"Today's matcha parfait is my treat."

"Huh? Why."

It was the first time for Kaname Rakuna to see someone paying for Chitose. Did the other person actually know the concept of money?

and…

"I've been working part-time these past few days, so I've got some money. After all... I need to save up for my trip home and get ready for school."

"So school hasn't started yet?"

Chitose just smiled innocently:

"Since we live in the countryside, of course school starts late... I was planning to stay in Tokyo after realizing Chitose's dream, but now it seems there's no chance."

I always feel that the other person's smile is unnatural and awkward, but Kelanai has nothing to say.

She suddenly thought that the girl in front of her didn't necessarily have to bear less than she did.

When the girl was young, she met the then down-and-out Chitose Noshiro on the ridge of a field. Looking at the similarities between them, how did Huizuka feel?

What kind of fate does the girl in front of me have to bear that would make her decide to travel thousands of miles to Tokyo alone?

"So, we have to separate?"

Are we really going to break up? Lenai had never thought about this.

"Ah, it's still early. Why think so much, little house cat?"

The matcha parfait was served, but none of them moved.

In the end, it was Chitose Haizuka who pushed one of the cups in front of Rakuna.

"Anyway, let's first taste the food I worked so hard for."

Ch385. Amidst the hustle and bustle, I will say goodbye

Chitose Haizuka said that she was leaving.