Chapter 606 broken string

Chapter 606 The Broken String

Wait until you arrive at the shrine.

The family went in to worship together according to the plan.

Compared to the bustling Tokyo, although Asahikawa is a completely rural place, there is still an endless stream of tourists who come to visit.

According to traditional customs, if people do not come to pray to the gods for blessings on New Year’s Day, they will not have good luck for the next year, so everyone naturally attaches great importance to it.

Put coins in the cash box, ring the bell, bow, clap, make a wish…

Follow the prayer steps and complete the prayer.

Mrs. Ogiwara asked her son to line up to buy omamori together, while Sayu came to a corner of the shrine alone.

There are two tall pine trees planted here, connected by a rope in the middle, and there is a billboard erected beside it.

According to the introduction, the two towering pine trees were named “Male Pine” and “Female Pine” respectively, thus becoming a symbol of a good relationship.

「—I hope the once broken string can be tied again.」

She clasped her hands in front of her chest and closed her eyes lightly, praying sincerely.

A cherished person comes to mind.

It is said that the shrine is the best place to show determination, but this is already her greatest expectation now.

In a small open space, the staff of the temple placed a tin bucket with firewood burning in it for people to keep warm here.

After all, no matter how sunny the weather in Hokkaido is, the temperature is minus six degrees, which is extremely cold.

Sayu, who was slowly pacing closer, was about to warm herself by the fire, when a girl surrounded by the barrel suddenly raised her head.

The two eyes met inadvertently.

After the girl was stunned for a moment, her entire face lit up.

“Ah—Sayu-chan! Happy New Year! You came here to worship too!”

Needless to say, it was Yuko Masaka who appeared in front of her eyes.

“Hmm… New, Happy New Year, Kyuko.”

Sayu greeted with a slow pat, and stood in the empty seat beside him at the sign of the other party.

Yuko Masaka was obviously very happy to see her at the beginning of the new year, and immediately put her arms around her arms enthusiastically and started talking to her.

After chatting, I learned that Yuko also came here to visit with his family, but because he met his father’s colleagues at work after the end, he was forced to come here alone to warm up and wait.

“That’s it.”

Sayu nodded lightly with a smile on her face, staring at the simple bonfire in front of her.

slap slap~

The firewood was burning, and the sound made people feel inexplicably calm.

“Speaking of which, Sayu-chan.”

The friend next to me asked: “Where did you go a few days ago? I was always worried that your mother would call my house to check the post, and I was worried about it.”

Yuko Masaka patted her chest in fear as she spoke, her eyes full of curiosity.

After a while, Sayu gave an answer.

“…I went to see a person and asked to verify some things.”

“Eh? You said meeting people and asking for evidence…?”

“Ok.”

“…??”

Yuko Masaka tilted his head in wonder, and was troubled by this vague attitude for a while. When he was about to ask in detail, a certain idea suddenly appeared in his mind.

“Sayu-chan—!”

She couldn’t help but widen her eyes in astonishment, and asked anxiously: “Could it be that you went to Tokyo—!?”

Crackling~The burning sparks are jumping.

“Ok.”

Sayu raised her hand and brushed the broken hair by her ear, nodded calmly and admitted, “I went to Tokyo, and I also went to see Iwanami-san.”

“-why?!?!”

Yuko Masaka asked in disbelief, her voice raised twice unconsciously, causing the people next to the fire to look at them strangely.

Sayou let out a sigh of relief, turned around and walked back.

“…Let’s go over there and talk.”

“Ah, wait for me…!”

…

The two came to a place with relatively few tourists and sat down side by side on a bench.

As soon as he was seated, Yuko Masaka asked impatiently.

“Hey! Sayu-chan, is it true that you said you went to see that person? Why did you do such a thing—??”

Facing this inquiry, the girl was silent for a while, and then said softly: “…I want to draw an end to that summer.”

“What-??”

“Sorry, I don’t want to say too many things, but…”

Facing her friend’s gaze, Sayu slowly turned her face away.

“—that person is not a bad person, he is very, very important to me, and the debt I owe him probably won’t last forever, as long as Jiezi knows this.”

“—!”

The girl’s expression is awe-inspiring, exuding a noble atmosphere, like a priestess offering Kagura.

Yuko Masaka’s eyes widened in astonishment, frightened by her inadvertent aura at this time, she was speechless for a while.

Didn’t care about the vacillation shown by his friend, Sayu looked at the bonfire not far away, the orange-red fire flickered in his eyes.

The two fell silent.

After a long time, Yuko Masaka gradually recovered.

“Sayu-chan…”

She murmured hesitantly, feeling as if something was stuck in her throat, but she couldn’t pursue it further.

If the other party intends to explain, he will definitely tell her directly.

Since others choose not to tell, it means that the owner wants to keep those things in his heart.

The two have been friends for so long, she can still understand this.

“…”

Yuko Masaka lowered her head, her expression constantly changing.

Frankly speaking, she didn’t understand at all why her friend said those words, but there was only one thing that was very clear.

That is, Sayu looks steady, but she is actually a very stubborn person.

Once you decide to do something, there will be a mysterious power to carry it through.

And as long as this propulsion is to push the master forward, there seems to be nothing to worry about.

Just when she was thinking about what to say, the other party suddenly added another sentence.

“Also, I’m sure I like him, and everything I do is out of my own will, you don’t have to worry about me being deceived.”

The tone was calm and very calm.

The lack of confusion caused Yuko Masaka to unconsciously raise his face and look to the side.

The quiet breeze caressed the tea hair of the other party.

… The person in front of him must not be praying to anyone, but swearing to himself.

「I want to draw the end of that summer.」

Suddenly, she recalled that sentence just now.

It’s like saying goodbye to the past.

In order to continue to the next season, the girl made a declaration at the shrine at this moment.

“…I see.”

Yuko Masaka exhaled through her nose, and her restless mood calmed down inexplicably.

Although there are many other things that she wants to say, and even she still can’t sort out her thoughts until now, there is still one sentence that she can’t express.

She asked her most important friend sitting next to her: “…what are you going to do next?”

The girl looked back at her, smiling peacefully as if sleeping.

“—I will miss him.”

Simple and simple sentence.

For some reason, Yuko Masaka sensed the hugeness of the feelings that were bred in the other party’s heart.

During the short three-day trip to Tokyo, her friend seems to have become more mature.

No, it should say—

The other party is considered to be the more mature type among peers, but I am the one who is relatively naive, and belongs to the party who is always taken care of…

She slightly kicked the stone road under her feet unwillingly, carefully sorting out what she wanted to say most at this time.

after awhile…

“In this case—”

She said in a firm tone: “Then no matter what decision Sayu-chan makes, I will support you! I promise you.”

“knot…”

Facing her suddenly protruding little finger, Sayu couldn’t help being stunned for a while.

But immediately, the girl understood what she meant, and gently lowered the corners of her eyes, and stretched out her right little finger.

“…Thank you, Kyuko.”

Sayu said softly: “No matter what, you are my best friend.”

The two little fingers are hooked together.

‘What a nice view…’

Yuko Masaka looked at the face in front of her, which was slightly clearer but still lovely, and felt as if her mind had been completely taken away, and she couldn’t move her eyes away.

—She could only look at the other person’s face intoxicated.

At some point, the Sayu she was familiar with disappeared.

Although the other party behaved as if nothing had happened.

However, there is indeed sadness and change flowing in those amber eyes.

She let out a breath unconsciously, and her eyes felt slightly hot and moist.

“…Uh-huh…!”

She suppressed the soreness deep in her nasal cavity, covered the opponent’s right hand with both hands, and at the same time pressed her forehead to it.

please-

She prayed.

Just like I was saved once.

At this moment, Masaka Yuko sincerely hopes that there will be someone in this world who can save her best friend.

—Let the other party stop showing that sad face.

…

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(end of this chapter)