Tokyo Girlfriend Guide

Chapter 816 Miyamizu Mitsuha's heart aches as if it's broken

"Before I read that book, it had nothing to do with me, no different from a thousand other books, things I wouldn't even bother to read even if I had a sleepless night. But after I read it, I even talk about it at a time like this, at a time of happiness like this."

Yamauchi Sakura's voice seemed a little ethereal in the bathroom, just like the white steam that kept drifting towards the courtyard along the air flow.

"Do you really feel happy now?" Sanye asked coldly.

Yingliang turned her head in surprise and said in astonishment: "Huh? Mitsuha, when did you become so strict? I bet even Yukino must feel very happy today."

Yukinoshita Yukino quietly turned her face away. She didn't want to lie, nor did she want to be so cowardly as to admit that she was indeed extremely happy today.

Well, there was no need to ask now, Mitsuha knew the answer instantly, because she was also very happy.

"Hahaha, that's it. On days like today, it's obviously just the Earth orbiting the moon... orbiting the sun... wait... rotating on its own axis!"

As Yingliang spoke, her tone suddenly rose, and she slapped the water in surprise:

"The earth actually turned around on its own today!"

Her voice was filled with emotion, the kind of happiness that made her want to cry.

"Hey, Mitsuha! Yukino-chan! Today! Today the Earth didn't just keep revolving around the Sun, but it turned on its own! It's amazing, it's already a mature Earth, you know!"

Sakura held Mitsuha in one hand and Yukino in the other, and asked with surprise.

"..."

"..."

The two people whose arms were caught looked at each other from a distance and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

This guy, must his brain be confused from soaking in the hot spring?

Although they thought so in their hearts, they were very wise not to talk to her. Who knows if Sakura will lead the topic to publish a paper to announce this great discovery to the world in the next second. At this time, the best thing to do is to ignore Sakura. Her interest is always in waves, and it will soon dissipate if no one pays attention to her.

Sure enough, the next second Sakura gave up the great research of studying the earth and returned to her topic.

"The strong and mature, brave and confident earth made a circle, and we got one day. There is nothing special about such a day. After all, there is tomorrow after today, and the day after tomorrow after tomorrow. But today is different. Today, I, Yukino, Mitsuha, Kyosuke...we went out to play together on the Victory Swallow, so today became very special.

My time and my existence are perceived by myself because I am happy, quarreling, eating, drinking and shopping with everyone.

It’s not that my existence depends on other people, but…”

Yamauchi Sakura frowned in distress and shouted:

"Anyway, you get it, right? Just like The Little Prince, and just like the day the earth rotates, it's because I and everyone else chose each other that we are connected and become special."

Yukinoshita Yukino frowned tightly, as if there were countless broken threads in her head, and she was trying desperately to connect the same thread together.

According to her life plan, she would definitely take philosophy as an elective course in college, and pursue a master's degree in philosophy after graduating from college, so she was instantly touched by Sakura's words.

Miyamizu Mitsuha also frowned, but she quickly spoke:

"Kyosuke once said to Yotsuba to tease her that she should learn to listen to the sounds of food, and that way the food will taste better. You all know how serious that guy is when he teases people, so Yotsuba believed it.

From then on, whenever Siye went shopping in the supermarket, she would pay special attention to the origin information. If it was convenient, she would ask the supermarket staff. If it was not convenient, she would check the food labels herself. When buying beef, she would even watch videos of local ranches to understand the grass that the cattle eat..."

"Yoto told me that this way you can taste the unique flavor of the cow's hometown..."

Mitsuha Miyamizu said with a complicated tone:

"She often regretted that if she could communicate with the pigs and cows while they were still alive, or simply raise them directly, she would be able to eat more delicious meat."

"Hahahaha, Prince Jia will definitely agree with this!"

Yingliang laughed out loud. After all, Kashiko's catchphrase is "When the cow at home grows up, I'll treat you to a meal."

Yukinoshita couldn't help laughing. Hojo Kyosuke and Yamauchi Sakura were both as unscrupulous as her sister. They were not too serious about playing pranks on people. She had no doubt that these guys would jump off the building first in order to trick others into jumping off the building. They had such awareness.

"Although Kyousuke's words were meant to tease Yotsuba, in my family... I mean, in the teachings of my family's Miyamizu Shrine, the so-called gods are the connection between humans and everything. Drinking barley tea will make us connect with the earth and plants, and the house we live in needs to be in harmony with that land...

I think this is what you mean, Sakura?"

Mitsuha touched her hair subconsciously while speaking, but she didn't feel the orange and red knotted rope. Although she didn't have the same bond as Kyousuke, she undoubtedly had a bond with Sakura and the others. If she hadn't exchanged souls with Kyousuke, then Sakura would be just a stranger to her like everyone else in the world, and they wouldn't be able to sit in the same pool and enjoy the hot springs.

Thinking of this, Miss Miko's eyes and brows became very gentle. Even if it was just a small thing like sitting on the same bus by chance, it was enough to move people if they realized how rare it was. Not to mention that they were good friends who would not hate each other even if they liked a man. If you think about it carefully, it's as if the goddess of luck is always floating over your head.

The emotions that she had accumulated at the ping-pong table disappeared without a trace in an instant. She slowly turned her head and looked at Yamauchi Sakura gently, but saw a pair of confused eyes.

"Ok?"

Mitsuha frowned, and Yingliang nodded quickly and praised: "Yes, that's right, that's it! I'm so touched!"

Yukino didn't say anything. She was trying to understand the thoughts of the two people beside her.

"Anyway, you both asked me before, aren't you scared?"

Yingliang spoke again, and none of the three mentioned the incident, but they all knew it.

"Of course I am afraid. I am so scared that I am shaking all over."

She said slowly in a bright voice:

"To be honest, when I was very young, I can't remember whether it was third or fourth grade. I was watching a movie at Kyosuke's house. It was a horror movie. I can't remember the name very clearly, but it was the kind of movie with big-breasted beauties in bikinis, screaming, and ketchup flying everywhere. Although I can't remember the content, in terms of breasts and figure, the heroine should not be as good as Shiyu's. But compared to you, Yukino..."

"Idiot! Let's get down to business!"

"Hi hi hi~~"

Sakura grinned.

Although Yukino's tone was very stern, she now understood why Sakura always interrupted the conversation with nonsense when they were talking about such a serious matter. It was not because she had ADHD and could not control her thoughts, but she used this method to ease the emotions of herself and Mitsuha.

That guy, she was worried that the heavy pressure would make herself and Miss Miyamizu sad...

The evidence for this inference is the miko over there. Compared to when she left the entertainment room with a gloomy face, her mood has obviously calmed down.

Of course, it is also possible that Yamauchi Sakura herself could not... could not bear the pressure of having a serious discussion at that time.

But! That's no reason for this guy to make fun of his body!

"At that moment, a powerful question suddenly popped up in my mind: Why were those people afraid?"

Yamauchi Sakura said:

“Why should we be afraid of those supporting characters who run around screaming and die so casually?”

"Because there's a murderer chasing them?"

"Of course that's the reason, Yukino, please don't treat me like an idiot!"

"Hurry up and tell me, or I'll leave."

Miyamizu Mitsuha immediately organized when she heard this: "No! Yukino, you can't leave. I absolutely don't want to be tortured by this guy alone."

Yingliang grabbed each person's arm with both hands, using her actions to show that no one was allowed to leave, and she said in a vague voice:

"I know those people are running because they are afraid of being killed. What I wonder is why they are afraid of being killed and why they are afraid of death."

Yukino and Mitsuha both showed understanding on their faces. Although the fear of death is engraved in human genes, if a kindergarten child has never seen a gun or a knife and does not know what kind of harm it will cause to her, then when she sees a pervert walking towards her with a gun or a knife, perhaps before the gun or knife is about to hit her, the only thought that may come to her mind is "What does this uncle want to do?" To outsiders, she may look like a mentally handicapped child, but in fact, she has no idea that the weapon will bring her death.

At that time, Yingliang was thinking about why death was so frightening. Or, in other words, what death was.

"You all know that Kyousuke has been very smart since he was a child."

There it is, there it is, the exclusive lines for childhood sweethearts!

Mitsuha subconsciously thought that if Eriri heard this, she would definitely become jealous immediately.

"Kyosuke made me understand the horror of death with just one sentence."

Sakura's words made Mitsuha and Yukino open their eyes wide. It was not ordinary for a third grader to understand the meaning of death clearly.

The girl blinked and turned her face left and right, her bright amber eyes scanning back and forth between Mitsuha and Yukino's faces, very pleased with how serious the two were towards her boy.

She cleared her throat and sat up straighter.

"Death means that you and I will not be able to meet tomorrow."

Yamauchi Sakura said this, or rather, Hojo Kyosuke said this to her many years ago.

"Death means that you and I will not be able to meet tomorrow."

Miyamizu Mitsuha repeated subconsciously in a low voice.

Death? Tomorrow? You and I will never see each other again?

This is simply nonsense. Is there still tomorrow after death?

However, she had experienced... or rather, had seen that terrifying other timeline in Kyousuke's body. She remembered very clearly that when she stood on the hill in Itomori Town and watched the comet falling from the sky towards her, she shouted loudly at that time:

"生まれ変わってまた会いたい!" (Even if I am reincarnated, I want to meet you again!)

The strongest desire that erupts from the fear of death is both a desire and a fear. I still want to see you again in the next life, but I am afraid that I won’t be able to see you again after I die.

This is truly the most true understanding of death.

Suddenly, Mitsuha Miyamizu felt as if someone was squeezing her heart, and it hurt so much that she couldn't breathe.

She closed her eyes in pain, and two lines of tears flowed silently from the corners of her eyes.

"Kyosuke..."

The girl whispered softly.

She couldn't imagine how Kyousuke felt when he saw her tragic death, and the pain she felt at the moment was probably less than one tenth of it. And at that time, Kyousuke still had hope, he knew that he had successfully changed the future.

But, but what about Sakura now?

She knew she was going to die, and that she would soon face a tomorrow when she couldn't meet Kyousuke. How scared she must have been.

If it were me, if I took the train to Tokyo that day... if I knew at that time that I would die under the comet that night, would I still choose to go to Tokyo to meet Kyosuke?

If I hadn't given the hairband to Kyosuke at that time, would Kyosuke not have exchanged souls with me? If we didn't exchange souls, then when I died, Kyosuke wouldn't have been so sad.

This is based on the premise that one already has hope of changing one's destiny.

At this moment, Miyamizu Mitsuha understood Yamauchi Sakura.

Because she gave the answer in her heart.

She had wanted to pin the idiot to the ground and beat him up, but finally she realized that she was the real idiot.

How did Sakura do it? Why can she still smile so happily?

Mitsuha Miyamizu was very sure that the smile on Sakura's face that she saw was sincere and full of happiness.

Thinking of this, she asked in confusion.

"Of course it's because I'm very happy!"

Yamauchi Sakura answered casually, and then continued to talk:

"You should all understand how scary this sentence is. I was so scared that I burst into tears on the spot, even though Kyousuke made three desserts for me without stopping, although I finished them all. Oh, by the way, let me tell you a little secret, no matter how delicious the dessert is, it will become unpalatable if saliva is mixed in it, so I was even more sad at the time."

"Nonsense, if you eat while crying, not only will you eat with tears, you will also be at risk of choking, and it's not good for digestion."

Yukino complained subconsciously. Her head was full of all kinds of messy thoughts at the moment, and she said this completely subconsciously.

Yingliang was obviously very satisfied with the fact that someone was playing a supporting role, and she did not look at the complicated expression on Mitsuha's face. (End of this chapter)