I.W.B.A.L

　　The clerk looked at the girl in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and wanted to remind her that she seemed to have a girlfriend, but after thinking about it, it seemed that there was no reason for her to remind him like this, and...

　　After scanning the code of the milk and collecting the money, the clerk watched the girl leave the convenience store alone and sighed in the quiet store.

　　After returning home, Kento didn't read the comic for long. He just flipped through it casually and spent an hour to finish reading the comic. Then he put it on the desk, took a shower and went to bed.

　　"Kento, this is our daughter."

　　Looking at Sayuri holding the baby, Kento looked at the baby whose eyes and eyebrows were somewhat similar to his own, and a gentle smile bloomed on his face. He stretched out his right hand and gently lifted the baby's hand with his index finger.

　　"Where's our daughter?"

　　Kento was moved as he smiled and looked at Sayuri, who was full of maternal love.

　　"Thank you for your hard work, Sayuri."

　　"No, when I think about this being our daughter, no matter how hard it is, I am happy now. We must be together forever, Kento."

　　"Yes, we will always..."

　　Just when he was about to promise Sayuri that they would be together forever, there was darkness in front of him. Everything disappeared and turned into deep darkness. A piece of pale cloth appeared in front of him, and next to the cloth was a slightly swollen and bloodless hand.

　　He opened his mouth, but all the words were stuck in his mouth. Kento standing in the darkness, trembling with his steps, walked slowly and hard towards the paleness, knelt beside the body covered by the cloth, and looked at the familiar ring on the hand...

　　"Ah...ah, ah...again...have we lost everything again?"

　　"Ah…ha, haha…ah…"

　　A deep despair suddenly surged into his heart, and a strong feeling of emptiness that seemed to have stopped even his heartbeat made him give up thinking all of a sudden. Everything in front of him turned gray and white. With the chirping of birds in his ears, Kento's moist eyelids slowly opened, and he looked at the familiar environment around him with a numb expression.

　　"....Dream?"

　　She reached out her hand and wiped her eyes; her tears were not yet dry. She tilted her head slightly and felt her cheeks were wet. She gradually sat up and touched her pillow, which was also wet with her tears.

　　After taking a deep breath and calming himself down, Kento opened his quilt, got out of bed, grabbed the pillow in annoyance, and roughly took off the pillowcase. He walked to the washing machine in slippers, threw the pillowcase in, and then walked into the bathroom.

　　Looking at myself in the mirror, my rosy eyes and somewhat pale face, I rinsed my cheeks with water and after trying hard to adjust my mood, I looked better.

　　"Is it because you have such a serious reaction just because you heard the news about Sayuri once?"

　　He felt a headache and rubbed his temple. Then he slowly left the bathroom and prepared breakfast silently. However, he found it difficult to swallow.

　　After half-forcing himself to chew and swallow his breakfast, Kento left the plate in the house, packed up his schoolbag, and left his room early.

　　I raised my head and looked at Qingpu's family, not knowing whether Setsuna had gotten up yet.

　　Walking slowly towards the school, he didn't really want to meet Setsuna at the moment. With a sullen expression on his face, Kento went straight to the school, entered the classroom, and sat down in his seat.

　　"Your complexion looks a little strange today. Did you have a nightmare?"

　　When the get out of class was over, Ichika came to the table, looked at Kento who seemed a little absent-minded, and spoke to show her concern.

　　"Well, it was a very bad nightmare. I was trapped in the basement by you, Ichika. I was tied to a bed, and then I woke up."

　　"Eh? There is such a dream? Then, why do you have such a dream, Kento? Are you expecting such a development?"

　　"Then you should see my smiling face instead of my ugly face now."

　　"So, Kento is looking forward to being tied up in the basement by Sawamura-san?"

　　"ha?"

　　He glanced at Ichika who was smiling beside him, but there was no smile in the other person's eyes. Instead, it seemed that the other person was observing his reaction. Kento sighed, then stretched out his hand, clenched his fist, put it in front of him, and took a deep breath.

　　"Then my reaction...well...may be even worse than it is now."

　　"Oh~"

　　Ichika looked at Kento in front of him with a meaningful expression.

　　During lunch break, a person left the classroom and sat quietly in the atrium, only to find that the girl in the white coat still appeared in this place as she did some time ago.

　　"Futaba-san, we meet again. Are you alone today too?"

　　"Aren't you alone too?"

　　Futaba Rio pursed her lips, feeling a little shy in her heart, but she still mustered up her courage and came to Kento's side and sat on the same bench with him. She glanced at the person next to her and noticed Kento's expression. She was a little concerned for a moment.

　　"What's wrong? You look a little unwell?"

　　"I had a bad nightmare."

　　"That's a terrible thing. It seems that the nightmare had a great impact on you."

　　Looking at Kento's pale expression, if it was just an ordinary nightmare, he would basically forget it when he woke up. However, the nightmare he dreamed of was obviously not such an ordinary nightmare.

　　"Yeah, I dreamed about some pretty bad things, but it's all in the past, so we should still look forward, right?"

　　"....Um."

　　Her eyes fell on Kento, and that forced smile didn't seem like she was looking forward to it. It was just that she had only known Kento for a short time, and she didn't know how she should care about him. She could only sit quietly beside him like now.

　　He raised his head, looked at the tiny rays of sunlight shining through the branches and leaves onto his face, and slowly closed his eyes.

　　After school, Kento took the initiative to come to Eriri, stretched out his hand and knocked on her desk.

　　"Are you free after school?"

　　"....No."

　　"About Sayuri."

　　"...Didn't you say you didn't want any more contact?"

　　Eriri still felt a little upset about what happened yesterday. Looking at Kento in front of her, who seemed to have come to her for help because of Sayuri's matter, Eriri didn't want to give in to his wishes so easily.

　　"Then I'll go straight to Sayuri."

　　"Let's go."

　　She picked up her schoolbag gloomily and looked at Kento in front of her. When she heard that Kento was going to take the initiative to find her mother, Eriri quickly picked up her schoolbag and walked out of the classroom.

　　Under the inexplicable gazes of others, Kento quietly followed Eriri out of the classroom.

　　— — — —

　　My fingers are numb from the cold at home, while my friend in Guangdong is still turning on the air conditioner. When I think about this, I feel numb.

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Cherry Blossom Season: 98. Is this what they call bad fate?

　　Although she said she was busy, after leaving the school, Eriri changed her state in the classroom and dragged Kento around outside. It was obvious that Kento had something to talk to her about, but she was forcibly dragged by him to Shinjuku. They walked around the bustling commercial center and stopped in a cafe in Shibuya.

　　"So, what do you want to tell me?"

　　Holding the coffee in front of her, even though Kento's face was full of reluctance, Eriri's mood had improved a lot.

　　Kento taking the initiative to find her was a good start in Eriri's mind. Even if he came to her because of Sayuri's matter, it also meant that she was the only person Kento could seek advice from. With this as a relationship, the two of them could gradually get closer.

　　Now Eriri no longer cares what Kento thinks. She just wants him to stay by her side. As for whether doing so is bitter or sweet, it no longer matters.

　　"Sayuri, did you remember something like me?"

　　Looking at the coffee in front of him, it was quite expensive. If it wasn't for the important matter, he would not have entered this cafe and ordered such a cup of coffee with Eriri.

　　However, since I have already come in and ordered a cup of coffee, there is no point in thinking about such questions.

　　His eyes fell on Eriri who was sitting opposite him. Looking at the girl in front of him, Kento was silent for a moment. He did not waste time with Eriri on unnecessary reminiscing. He went straight to the point and asked about the thing that cared about most in his mind right now.

　　Facing the gaze of Kento, Ying Lili's eyes flickered unsteadily, and the expression on her face became slightly serious. Looking at Kento in front of her, she pursed her lips.

　　She knew that the topic that Kento would talk to her about would not be simple, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to come and talk to her.

　　Thinking about how her mother had once talked to her about things related to Kento, Eriri looked a little unnatural, but after taking a look at Kento in front of her, she decided to ask first why Kento cared about this issue.

　　"You saw her?"

　　"She was seen near my apartment."

　　"It's not strange to see her near your apartment, right? She's not that far away, so it's normal for her to appear near your apartment."

　　"So, have you remembered it?"

　　Looking at Eriri who was explaining, Kento keenly noticed that there was something wrong with her attitude. After thinking about it for a moment, he guessed the result and felt a little heavy.

　　"No."

　　When Kento's eyes fell on her, Eriri felt a little unhappy. She didn't know why the other party didn't trust her so much. But since Kento felt that Sayuri remembered him, she thought it would be better not to tell the matter and make it more troublesome.

　　After truthfully telling the person in front of her part of the facts, Ying Lili couldn't help but feel a little depressed in her heart.

　　"She only vaguely dreamed of you a few times, and talked to me about you, but she herself didn't know the details. She didn't know your name, and couldn't remember anything about you."

　　"So, why do you and Sayuri both think about that time?"

　　Eriri fell silent and did not answer the question.

　　Eriri's silence also made Kento silent all of a sudden. Looking at the elegant and unique cafe, Kento listened to jazz music quietly for a while, and his eyes fell on Eriri again.

　　"You don't want Sayuri to remember me, do you?"

　　"What do you want to do?"

　　Thinking of last night's dream, he felt that it would be better not to experience such a thing a second time.

　　"I won't take the initiative to contact Sayuri, so once Sayuri talks to you about me, you know how to answer, right?"

　　".....Well, that's it?"

　　"That's it. What else can we do? Move back to Gifu?"

　　"....."

　　In that case, Kento would not meet Sayuri, but Eriri would also not be able to meet Kento. Besides, it's not like Sayuri had not been to Kento's house before. Once she really remembers something, she can still find Kento even if he returns to Gifu.

　　Looking sullenly at Kento in front of her, Eriri nodded.

　　"I see."

　　"Well, let's leave it like this for now."

　　As they had reached a consensus, Kento didn't talk to Eriri anymore. He picked up his coffee, took a sip, and stood up.

　　"I'm going back first."

　　After leaving the cafe, Kento went straight back to his apartment. As for Eriri, she watched Kento's back as he left. She sat alone in the cafe, looked up at the crystal chandelier above her head, feeling a little lost.

　　"Apart from mom's affairs, is there nothing else to talk about?"

　　Lowering her head, Eriri sighed and silently picked up the coffee in front of her. As soon as she picked it up... her eyes couldn't help but fall on the coffee of Kento opposite her...

　　I was somewhat tempted, but I still couldn't do anything too foolish.

　　She hasn't fallen to the point of losing her composure yet. Even though she can't see much light of dawn now, as long as she keeps working hard, she will definitely see the hope of victory!

　　Kento was walking home alone and got some information he wanted to know from Eriri. However, his mood did not improve much. Instead, it became even worse. He walked on the road with his head down, sighed, and looked at the apartment not far ahead.

　　Things seem to have become complicated all of a sudden.

　　He shook his head and continued to walk forward with his head down. After he had taken two steps, he bumped into someone at a street corner. He took two steps back, but Kento did not fall down and the other person just said "ouch".

　　"Sorry.....while walking..."

　　He raised his head and was about to apologize to the other party, but when he saw the person in front of him, the expression on his face suddenly became stiff.

　　Eriri did not go home. Sayuri, who stayed at home alone, felt unhappy and thought about going out for a walk. She did not expect that she would end up in this place. Sayuri, who always felt like a nympho lately, began to feel a little concerned.

　　Why on earth did she keep coming to the vicinity of that apartment? Why did she feel inexplicably peaceful inside whenever she stood next to that apartment?

　　Sayuri, puzzled, looked at the familiar place and took slow steps towards it. Suddenly, she bumped into someone at the corner of the street. Fortunately, both of them were not walking very fast and neither of them fell to the ground.

　　But Sayuri, whose heart was still hit, was still a little concerned. When she wanted to see who was so reckless, a voice rang in her ears, making her speechless for a moment, and there was only a sense of inexplicable nostalgia in her heart.

　　When she raised her head and looked at the face of the boy in front of her, she was surprised to find that his face was so familiar. She had only seen his profile before, but when she saw his front face at this moment, she felt as if they had known each other for a long, long time, and she felt nostalgic.

　　Her cherry lips moved slightly as she looked at the boy in front of her.

　　"Kento."

　　She couldn't help but call out a name that sounded familiar to her, and then she saw the changing expressions on the boy's face in front of her: shock, surprise, uneasiness, pain and... nostalgia?

　　Seeing Sayuri in front of him, Kento never thought about himself and Eriri. He had just finished discussing how to deal with this matter and told Eriri that he would not take the initiative to look for Sayuri, but in the blink of an eye, he bumped into her.

　　He should have been on guard when he learned from Qingpu Mai that the other party appeared nearby, but he never expected that he would actually...

　　Especially when the other person called out his name, Kento had become numb, silently looking at the nostalgic face in front of him, looking at the still vivid figure, he bit his lips, his eyes looked a little painful, he lowered his head sullenly, and did not respond to the person in front of him.