Leaving

Time passes peacefully...

Since that day, Kato Yusuke never appeared in front of the girl again, and Izumi, who was immersed in loss, did not call the police.

Sayu's life has returned to its usual peace. She commutes between school and home every day, and even goes out with Yuko on weekends.

Kato Yusuke rented a cubicle for resting at an Internet cafe near Asahikawa Station.

Without anyone knowing, he sneaked into the Ogiwara family's bungalow several times and found something in the girl's room.

After that, he went to the bank alone. When he came out again, there was only 100,000 left in the bankbook.

A week passed like this in confusion, and the time came to the night of September 20th.

The bright moon hung high overhead, and the night sky was dotted with stars.

The air is filled with a touch of coolness, and the fragrance of autumn night is floating in the air.

At ten o'clock in the evening in the countryside, the figures on the road have already entered a certain house, and even the sound of cars is sparse. Half of the people have fallen asleep.

In this blank time zone, Kato Yusuke, wearing a black sportswear, sat alone on the roof of Ogiwara's house, meditating.

Many memories keep appearing and disappearing before my eyes.

He longed to give Sayu happiness and hoped that he would no longer suffer misfortune and suffering.

So is Sayu happy now?

Through secret observation over the past few days, it seems that this is indeed the case.

Today’s girls are determined and courageous.

Dare to stand up for friends, have a protective heart, be strong and confident.

It seemed to be a collection of his best expectations for her, which was completely opposite to the crybaby who always relied on him, needed his protection, always had scars in her heart, and shed tears from time to time.

Surrounded by the protection of friends, the care of family, being liked and loved by others.

Everything around the girl was fine, but he was not there.

It's not like he never thought about taking Sayu away by force, and then slowly think of a way to tell her everything.

However, after the impulse subsided, I immediately realized that this was a dead end.

The other party neither trusts him nor likes him, and even hates him deeply.

Regardless of these things, even if we really take Sayu to Tokyo, let her stay away from her family and friends, and start over in a strange city with him, is it considered happiness?

‘Besides one-sided love, what can I give her?’ - This idea is deeply rooted in Yusuke’s head, cold and rational.

So what if he left without Sayu? What he was abandoning was his self.

He cannot selfishly think that being with him means happiness, and vice versa means he is unhappy.

Only two people who go both ways can be happy. To impose your thoughts and feelings on each other is, at best, an act of self-satisfaction and selfishness...

Kato Yusuke absent-mindedly stretched out his hand toward the bright white moon high in the sky, as if trying to estimate the distance between it and himself.

He thought he could reach the end, but when he stopped and turned around, he saw desolation in front of him.

There was something missing in his heart, a hole that couldn't be filled.

You can't get it when you ask for it, but you can't give it up.

The two emotions of rationality and sensibility are constantly colliding in the heart.

All the gifts of fate have already been marked with a secret price. He healed the wound in the girl's heart and filled the hole in her heart.

Instead, the void was transferred to himself.

Because he liked it, he hoped that the girl would be surrounded by people, and that the road the girl would walk would be full of flowers and bustling with people.

Judging from the results, he did get his wish.

However, there is a heart-wrenching emotion that is stuck in my heart, and nothing can be done to get rid of it.

He retracted his hand dejectedly and curled up, exuding a sense of loneliness and loneliness.

"system……"

"..."

"Give me my Sayu..." Yusuke buried his face on one of his bent knees and murmured in a voice squeezed from his throat: "Give me back that crybaby, follower...

…”

"..."

The cool moonlight shone on him, and the surroundings were always quiet.

It buzzed, and the phone vibrated silently.

This time, Kato Yusuke chose to answer.

"You finally answered the phone, Kato-san." A cold and sexy voice came from the receiver, with a hint of anxiety and relief.

"..."

"Kato-san...?"

"……ah."

"……What’s wrong with you?"

"...Is something wrong, Senior Shiyu?"

Shiyu on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and his voice became calmer.

"If anything, this is what I want to ask... Phew, but forget it now, where are you now?"

Kato Yusuke uttered two words in a low voice: "Asahikawa."

"……When are you coming back?"

"..."

"What? If you encounter anything unhappy, you can talk to me, sister."

"..."

"Although I'm very tired of catching up on the manuscript, and I'm also very tired of having to take care of someone else's script at the same time. I've basically been pulling all-nighters for two weeks in a row, and this body is almost broken by you, but listen to my lovely junior.

Worry...I still have this little margin, right?"

"Senior Shiyu..."

"Um?"

"...Do you still remember the name Sayu?"

"Kato-kun?"

"Um."

"When chatting with someone of the opposite sex, mentioning another woman is a very unfunny behavior."

"..."

"So? What happened to that woman?"

Kato Yusuke was slightly startled and raised his voice instantly: "Do you remember?"

A brief silence.

"...Rather, is that something I should remember?"

The excitement that had just surged suddenly subsided.

Kato Yusuke paused and said: "...No, it's okay."

"Really? Sorry, I never pay much attention to the people around me, except for a few."

Shiyu teased a little, and then asked: "So, when do you plan to come back? Teacher Nakamura said that your vacation is over?"

After that, he added: "By the way, even if you are the student council president, you may be suspended from a grade or dropped out of school if you are absent from school for a long time."

Kato Yusuke was silent for a long time, and the other party also listened quietly.

"...I'll go back tomorrow."

"Have you bought your tickets?"

"..."

"AM or PM?"

"...I will take care of it."

"Is that so, I understand... click, click... then that's it, good night, Kato-kun."

"Um."

The two ended the call.
To be continued...