Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

"(This must be my imagination.)"

Xiangzi said this to himself.

Even a lamp would not always be so sure in the face of irrefutable evidence.

The light is to face the solid data indicators and admit that your feeling is wrong.

Xiangzi had seen her sad and confused because of such things several times.

Could fool her.

Xiangzi kept saying this to himself.

But she just couldn't convince herself.

Chapter 127: The person you are greeting is not me

Ding-dong-dang-dong-

Ding-dong-ding-dong

The ringing of the bell made Xiangzi raise his head.

She was thinking too hard.

In the blink of an eye, the get out of class is over.

Xiangzi said "Oh no" inwardly and looked towards the classroom door.

The lamp was already standing there.

"..."

Xiangzi tried very hard to convince himself that “the lamp was coming to find someone else.”

But it was obvious that even she couldn't believe this lame excuse.

"(Or, just tell the lamp the truth.)"

This thought flashed through Xiangzi's mind.

“(…You must be joking.)”

Xiangzi waved it away immediately.

It's her own business.

Just because you can't keep it secret any longer, you take the initiative to tell irrelevant people?

“(How is that possible?)”

Xiangzi would never do such a thing.

Now the look in Deng's eyes when he looked at himself was full of sadness and confusion.

Up to here, it’s fine.

Xiangzi absolutely could not accept that the look turned into concern and pity.

Because now, we are in the same school.

This is even more unacceptable.

"(I can't hide it any longer, so I have to hide it.)"

Xiangzi glanced at the door again.

The lights clearly caught it.

When our eyes met, she looked as if she wanted to say something.

"..."

Xiangzi could only reject her using the only method she knew to reject the lamp.

Xiangzi glared at the lamp.

She showed obvious determination.

At that moment, the lamp showed a look of hurt.

Xiangzi didn't continue reading.

She turned her head.

……

When Xiangzi looked outside the classroom again, she found that the lights were off.

Leaving earlier than last class.

“(The light remains the same.)”

Xiangzi looked at the empty corridor and thought.

The Deng in Xiangzi's memory is a person who has his own ideas but backs down easily.

Because of her different perspective on the world from that of ordinary people, Deng has always been unable to integrate well into the group since she was a child.

This made her develop a timid character.

When faced with other people’s strong ideas, Deng always chooses to retreat and accept them.

Xiangzi's best way to reject the lamp was not to hide it.

Instead, it directly expresses "I don't want to see you".

This way, the light will go away on its own.

"..."

This is indeed the case.

The lights went out.

She wasn't the type to get entangled.

Xiangzi thought that she would never come back.

This is a good thing.

Solved a problem.

But Xiangzi was not happy at all.

Rather, I feel more irritated.

"(It would be terrible if Deng came to find me and caused a scene in class, right?)"

“(Attention-grabbing and a waste of time.)”

This kind of self-talk could not calm Xiangzi's frantic heart.

Xiangzi spent this lesson struggling with himself.

During the break of the next class, the light didn’t come on.

"(……really.)"

The points of [Calmness] are taking effect.

Xiangzi had almost put his mood into place.

But it was time to go home from school.

Deng seemed to have made up his mind and stood at the back door of Class 1-B.

"..."

Whatever the resolution is, it has nothing to do with who you are now.

Xiangzi didn't intend to pay attention to the light.

"(If you leave it alone, the light will go back on its own soon.)"

Xiangzi thought.

She picked up her bag, stood up and left through the front door.

"Xiao Xiang!"

Xiangzi heard Deng calling behind him.

Xiangzi didn't stop.

She went downstairs.

Downstairs, students from other grades were also leaving school.

The crowd is gathering.

Xiangzi squeezed between them.

So...

however.

"and many more--"

"Xiao Xiang!"

Xiangzi suddenly heard Deng shouting behind him!

"——!?"

Xiangzi had never heard the lights make such a loud noise outside of live!

Then, the crowd behind him became agitated.

"Huh? What?"

"Don't push!"

It’s a lamp…

The lights are shining through the crowd!

The lights are catching up! ?

Xiangzi was startled.

Was Deng so powerful before?

Xiangzi was stunned.

More and more people noticed the commotion near the stairs.

Many students stopped.

The sound of their whispers was everywhere.

Some people started to crowd towards Xiangzi.

and.

Xiangzi also heard a very unpleasant conversation.

"……Eh?"

"That is……"

"is that a lie?"

"Is it really her?"

"How could she..."

"She's a celebrity, isn't she?"

Oops!

Xiangzi shouted in his heart, "It's bad."

Could it be that I was recognized?