I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

"How did you know I was hiding under the table? The tablecloth is so long that you shouldn't be able to see me."

He rushed over and hugged Chitose, telling Lenai not to care what the other person thought.

It doesn't matter if you think she's weird, it's all Chitose's fault. It's all because Chitose's embrace is too tempting.

"How rude! You just came right over here."

"Ah."

Oh, girl so close to me, your eyes are still so unique.

Chitose's hand was suspended in the air, but she finally chose to hug Kaname Rakuna from the bottom of her heart.

When the simulation ends, you and I meet again in reality. You have all the memories but dare not speak out, and I know everything but cannot say it.

We feel each other's body temperature in the sadness and joy... You say "hmm" with your mouth, but you actually have thousands of words hidden in your heart.

"You asked me how I knew you were there... Actually, it's very simple. Your guitar was placed aside. If you looked carefully, you would remember it."

"Thank you for understanding me so well. Can you be my friend?"

"Ah," Qiansui winked playfully, not letting any of his extra emotions show.

"What are you talking about? Haven't we been friends for a long time?"

"I see... We've come full circle."

The refreshing scent that was unique to Chitose was about to suffocate Lenai.

She used her limited rationality to break free from Qiansui's embrace, her mind was blank and she didn't know how to express her feelings.

I have been alone for a long time, and the memories can't stop coming like tears.

Ch427. Can I push you into the river?

Silence and passion are not opposites.

Sometimes, people don't speak not because they are disappointed, but because they have said everything they wanted to say and there is nothing left to communicate.

besides…

Sometimes people keep silent because they have so much to tell each other.

They had no idea where to begin the discussion.

"We're friends now... We're friends now."

Following Chitose all the way, Kaname muttered to herself as if she was possessed.

We are already friends, so what’s the next step?

The next step is to get married or go through the adoption procedures?

Is it better for Chitose to adopt her or for her to adopt Chitose?

[No, no, what are you thinking about?]

It's a very formal meeting, how can you think about such messy things!

Although... Lenai should know clearly that it is only her unilateral opinion that this is a formal meeting.

Walking in silence towards the setting sun, Kaname finally spoke some true words;

"I missed you so much, Chitose Nodai."

[Forget it… now that things have come to this, let’s continue.]

Anyway, she is just a junior high school student.

[Maybe you can express yourself freely with your status as a junior high school student and your unique personality! It's Lenai!]

"Is this true? We've only known each other for a few days."

"I just miss you so much. I've been looking for you... I feel like we're actually very familiar with each other."

They were walking by the stream. The water was very clear and shallow, only reaching up to the knees. There were only a few stones on the river that could serve as a stone bridge to cross the river.

Students coming and going often stroll here, enjoying their empty but beautiful youth.

But now it was getting late, and only Kaname Rakuna and Noshiro Chitose were left here.

"Really? You're quite interesting."

Chitose walked on the stone path in the river with a smile on his face, while Lenai stood motionless on the shore.

The familiar yet unfamiliar girl stopped halfway and looked back at her, so Lenai couldn't see the meaning in her eyes.

"I say, why are you so different from before? You're so good... Yao, Le, Nai."

"I don't know, have I changed a lot?"

"Yeah, you weren't like this before," Noshiro Chitose said with a sweet smile, twisting her hair with her fingers and making a crackling sound. "Before, you loved running around and acting like a spoiled child like a wild cat."

"I... because... I..."

Lenai knew that she should answer Chitose's confusion, and she also needed to answer those confusing words she just described one by one.

She stared down at her toes, her shoes stained with withered, yellowed cherry blossom petals.

"I've been feeling weird and a little depressed lately. I don't have any friends, and you're the best person to me. Even though... we may still be strangers, I can only talk to you."

She said a lot in one breath, although it was intermittent, but Kaname Rakuna was very glad that Chitose didn't interrupt her.

"Even after saying something so inexplicable, you still don't despise me? Noshiro Chitose, you really..."

Le Na raised her head cautiously. Under the blood-red setting sun, she saw Chitose Noshiro extending her hand towards her with an unwavering smile.

"Poor kid, thank you so much for your trust. So... you need me to help you relieve the bad mood caused by something that happened, right?"

"Yes."

"Also, since you have no friends," Noshiro Chitose paused, the brilliance in his eyes even more brilliant than the afterglow of the setting sun, "the only person you can rely on in your life, the only one you want to rely on, is me, your close friend, right?"

“Yes! Yes…”

Oh my god, she's talking about me.

Besides, a close friend.

Pursing his lips, he felt his mouth dry and Kaname subconsciously took a step back.

Many emotions perhaps shouldn't be revealed. After all, Kaname Rakuna doesn't want to cause any trouble to Noshiro Chitose.

But looking into the eyes of the girl in front of her, she unexpectedly felt safe and secure.

Just like being scratched on the head and chin by the other person under the table, Chitose Noshiro always gave her a sense of security in many unexpected ways.

"So, can you help me?"

I subconsciously used a very intimate name, but Kaname was too busy to care.

She walked towards Noshiro Chitose step by step. She walked from the grass to the stone, and then stepped on stones of different sizes one after another to get closer to the girl who was close to her.

"Yes, Lenai, as a friend, I can help you solve all your troubles, but the premise is..."

"What is it?" Yao Lenai almost blurted out.

"The premise is that you have to trust me 100%. This is just a small test from me."

"Can you trust me 100%?"

Chitose Noshiro's voice is sonorous and powerful. Even just listening to her tone will make you want to kneel down and fall at her feet.

"I trust you, can you help me?"

"Okay, but go put the guitar on the shore."

"Ok?"

Why put the guitar on the shore?

Kaname had a strange premonition in her heart, but she didn't care.

She walked back and forth quickly, and finally held Chitose Noshiro's hand again in front of the stone in the middle of the stream.

……

Noshiro Chitose took Kaname Rakuna's hand again.

The hands were smooth, but the calluses from playing the guitar were a bit rough.

[Xiao Lenai, it's time to help you with psychological counseling. ]

Judging from Chitose Noshiro's past experience, the girls who just finished the simulation and returned to reality would more or less cry like widows who had lost their wives.

Now it is time for Chitose Noshiro to provide after-sales service.

[After-sales service 1: First, use strong and proactive means to control the victims, so that they can feel at ease, trust you, and be able to express their inner distress.]

The first half has been completed and the second half is in progress.

"Lena, talk to me before the sun goes down."

"..."

"I have a very good friend who left... I..."

Rakuna stared at Noshiro Chitose and quietly changed her words, "My seniors and juniors are gone too, so I'm in a bad mood today."

"Eh, so that's how it is?" Noshiro Chitose held Kaname Rakuna's small hand and caressed it. She hugged the lost Kaname Rakuna in her arms and gently patted her back:

"I'm sorry to hear that. I've experienced the pain of separation myself."

"Huh? Really?"

Kaname Rakuna, who was slurring her words and was being kneaded in Chitose's arms, suddenly didn't feel so sad anymore.

"Yes, I lost a very important member of my family, but I always find ways to escape the sad reality."

【Escape...reality?】

Kaname Rakuna's body trembled, and then she heard Noshiro Chitose whisper in her ear:

"Since you said you can trust me 100%, then please tell me, can I push you into the river?"

Ch428. My summer is over

"Excuse me, can I push you into the river?"

The girl's voice was clear and ethereal, and the words that were so familiar to her were now formed into such a sentence.

"Push me...into the river?"

"Yes, it's a great experience. Do you want to try it?"

"I can…"

"No, I don't want you to answer me like that. I want Lenai."

Chitose blocked Kaname's lips with her fingers, and with her other hand, she pulled away from her back and pinched the victim's chin:

"If you answer 'yes' or 'no' right now, it's not a genuine response. Just like what you want to tell me, it should be up to you to decide, not for me, someone who can interrupt you, to actively open your conversation."

"You have to make your own decisions about what you want to do. My parents taught me this since I was a kid, and it still benefits me greatly today."

Yoru Na, even if I get hit, I won’t let you go.

I will forcefully break into your life and give you all kinds of compensation, whether it is companionship, friendship, love or even life.

But, bringing you back from your soft and sticky state is also one of my tasks.

【I want to put your life back on track, work hard with me. 】

It's not just the river that pushes you in, but also the fate you can't escape.

After I push you down, your mood will definitely improve. After all, the process of falling is the process of returning to my arms, and the water in the stream is very shallow, so it will be extremely difficult for you to choke.

But even such a shallow stream will still be an important decision in life.

"I…"

"For example, Lena, you're at a restaurant and you're trying to decide what to order, and someone recommends, 'I've had this grilled miso dish before, it's delicious.' What would you do?"

“I’d probably follow the other person’s order.”