early morning.

The rising sun rose slowly across the horizon, and a Honda sedan was parked on the coast.

The car door was opened, and a thin figure rushed out with a surfboard.

"Muzi, please slow down."

Mii Sumida looked at her sister Muko Sumida flexibly running down the slope, running all the way to the sea, leaving only a word from afar, and was sent by the noisy wind.

"Sister, I'll go first."

Mii Sumida shook her head in a white shirt and followed helplessly.

"Really, why do you have to come here to surf so early?"

"Only now I have time to surf, I have to film during the day, and it is too late to go back at night. This time period is exactly the most suitable."

Sumida Muko sat and warmed up and replied:

"Besides, there will be scenes of me surfing in filming in the future. I haven't practiced it for a long time now. When the shooting is done, I will not be afraid of being embarrassed, but I am afraid that it will cause everyone to reshoot it for me. That's so much trouble."

"Muzi... Could it be that you are still thinking about the expensive tree?" Mii Sumida suddenly asked.

"Sister, you've been thinking too much, it's been so long."

Sumida Muko paused for a moment, and then replied: "I just feel regretful sometimes. If I were not so willful at the beginning, would our relationship be better? You see, there is no sibling between us at all."

"Forget it, most brothers and sisters are like you. There is so much to say, let alone you are cousins. Although you have been together for a while when you were a child, you have not met each other for ten years now, and you can understand even if you are unfamiliar with each other."

"But, I think the relationship between the Superintendent of the Emiya and his sister is very good."

"Forehead…"

Mii Sumida was stunned for a moment: "This cannot be used for comparison."

"I'm ready, I'll practice for a while."

Sumida Muko stood up and ran towards the sea without looking back.

Seed Island at the end of March is not the best time to surf, but Sumida Kiko, who has lived on the island for a long time, always has a way to find a good place to practice.

The strong wind blew the waves and quickly faded after it surged onto the beach.

Sumida Muzi cuts over Shanghai, waiting for a suitable opportunity.

Her eyes were erratic, and she basically unconsciously judged the size and shape of the waves in front of her.

...

Many years ago, I also pulled the precious trees and waited for the waves to come.

Children who grow up by the sea have a feeling for the sea.

I think the Kiki comes from Kobe, which is also very close to the sea, so I must have the same feelings.

So I dragged the tree out of the room without hesitation and ran towards the sea.

...

Sumida Kiko still remembers the first time she saw the takaki.

At that time, when he heard that a cousin from a big city wanted to live at home for a while, Muzi felt very curious and ran to the hall to take a look.

At that time, Qishu was wearing a jacket that was not in season, with long hair and a dull expression.

The expensive trees sitting among a bunch of adults seemed out of place, and their eyes were always running around unconsciously.

Soon, he noticed himself hiding behind the door.

I ran away in a hurry, but I was still very happy.

From what the adults said, it can be understood that Guishu should have lived here for a long time, and parents who have always hoped that there was a boy at home can always be happy now, right?

It probably didn't take long before I got to know you with the precious tree.

The personalities of many boys on the island are a little different. Guishu is a person who is even more "quiet" than girls. In the eyes of many boys, this is undoubtedly an outlier manifestation.

But unexpectedly, Kishu didn't care about these things. He looked through the books in his hand as usual. He didn't know how many books he had changed in just a few days.

‘The precious tree is an alien.’

I don’t know when this idea has been imprinted in my mind. What’s strange is that I didn’t feel awkward because of this, but I was very happy.

This may be because I am also an outlier.

I always look careless, always like to run around the beach with barefoot, like games played by boys, and don’t like learning.

In short, according to my sister's words, there is no way a girl should look like, and she is not as obedient and sensible as a girl.

It was at that time that my mentality gradually changed.

I always hear something in school.

"Takaki Tono is so disgusting. He always pretends to be obedient." "It's not sociable at all. He didn't agree to it last time he asked him to play." "A person who is even more girlish than a girl."...

These words echoed in my mind like magic sounds for a long time.

Not long after, I made a decision.

It is enough that I am the only alien here, and precious trees should not be treated like this by everyone.

So I want to save your tree in my own way.

At that time, I never thought that my rescue would be a big mistake, nor did I think that Guishu would become a quiet and alien person because of his own desire.

If you don’t consider other people’s feelings and use your own way to correct others without authorization, it will be a mistake in the end.

...

After making a decision, I immediately started to take action.

"Qi Shu, why do you, a boy, stay at home every day? Why don't we go out together?"

"This, I may..."

"Okay, okay, go play with me."

Finally one day, I pulled Guishu out of the door.

As I expected, Guishu gradually became a normal boy.

Be able to mingle with other boys and no longer hide in the corner with a book in your arms.

...

One day before August is already in the summer.

I pulled Guishu and wanted him to learn surfing with me.

The big waves rushed towards the beach one after another, and I floated and sank into the waves. Although I didn’t succeed in surfing, I felt extremely happy inside.

When I came to my senses, Guishu had no idea when he sat by the beach, burying his head deep.

Shortly after returning home, Guishu developed a fever.

And the situation was very serious, the body temperature once reached 40℃.

Only then did I realize that the reason why Guishu never attends events was because he was very weak at that time, and he had just finished the operation and had just recovered from a serious illness. He came to Seed Island to recover from the disease.

"I was wrong."

Recalling the experience that day, it was already a little blurred.

Whether it was the scolding of parents or the comfort of sister, they slowly sank into the deep sea where there was no light.

I woke up from the night countless times, and there was only a picture in my mind.

Guishu lies on the hospital bed and cannot open his eyes because of illness.

After the second high fever, Guishu stayed in the hospital for three days.

Three days later, the school will start.

After I came back from school, I only heard one news.

"Are the expensive tree? I was picked up at noon today."

From that time on, I began to change slowly.

Evolved from an "alien" to an ordinary girl, no longer looking careless.

I think this is self-punishment.

In the days that followed, I never received any news about Guishu.

Even during the Chinese New Year, I have never met once.

Within ten years, the only contact we have was only two or three phone calls and holiday blessings without any meaning.
Chapter completed!