"How did Nako know?"

At that time, I felt increasingly unable to calm down, so I even turned my gaze to the scenery outside the window.

"Nako-chan takes the very early bus and passes there every morning.

He obviously didn't come to look for me, but he probably heard the sound of someone shooting an arrow one time, so he went around to take a look."

Takiichi chose to accept this explanation. When he fell into a serious state, even if someone stood there for a long time next to him, he would not notice it until he got out of that mode.

Now I think of many mornings when Nako used nearby trees as obstacles to shield her petite body, so she was always by his side. It was really touching.

"But why did Taki-san suddenly choose archery? Is it because he discovered a new interest after kendo and judo?"

"Because I often can't calm down recently. If Sakura is not by my side, I can't concentrate.

So I chose to try it this way, even though the technique was terrible at the beginning."

"Then it's the same as me~~"

Sakura became increasingly anxious and restless, and Taki noticed that she looked at the time on her phone several times at that time.

Lovers before breaking up probably have a sense of crisis, and they can clearly feel the arrival of that moment.

At the same time, the heartbeat will begin to accelerate abnormally, and the muscles in the chest will contract together with excessive force, making breathing feel like a sin.

Maybe both of them thought that in the last moment, the other would say something to save them, or maybe they should ask each other more about recent events.

Thinking about it calmly, they may not be as reluctant to leave as lovers after breaking up.

Sitting there like this, she was still talking about the music she heard in the club, or some problems she encountered when learning the violin.

This kind of respecting each other as guests, switching back and forth from lover mode to AUO or above, and not being a lover is a very strange thing.

But even he himself didn't know why Sakura became silent after saying "we are the same" at that time.

An elderly couple came supporting each other, and there was no room suitable for them to sit in the car.

Takiichi and Sakura stood up quickly, as if they had done this many times.

The two of them each supported the elderly man and sat together.

"Thank you~~"

At that moment, they looked at each other and smiled, and could feel the many gazes coming from the car.

Some were pleased, some admired, and some didn't care at all and just glanced in the direction here.

"It's fine."

Sakura took the initiative to hold Takichi's hand and walked towards other carriages, moving from one carriage to the next.

In the end, Sakura didn't find a place to sit down, and just leaned against the partition wall between the front and rear carriages.

Taki stood beside her and leaned against the partition wall.

"Winter vacation is coming soon, how are you going to spend it, Taki-san?"

Sakura tilted her head to look at the scene outside the window, and her crystal earlobes were particularly eye-catching.

"I'll probably go on a trip, and maybe go to a cram school, right? The judicial examination will be coming in a few months, so I need to be well prepared."

"The Judicial Examination? I almost forgot~ It's great. We have made this wish since we were young.

Taki-san was admitted to law school, and I was admitted to medical school, but... ended up becoming an idol. I don’t know how to tell my family about the future~~"

Sakura's words brought Takiichi's memories back many years ago.

This is just like in a space science fiction movie, where the pilot drives the spacecraft to jump from one point in time to another in time and space.

Sakura's grades are very good and she is always at the top of the class.

No one has ever discriminated against her idol status because she cannot come to school often. She has gained the respect of many people with her own efforts.

Even many years after becoming an idol, going to medical school was still one of Sakura's biggest dreams.

She studied at Shigakukan Junior High School in Kagoshima, and Sakura was a student of the school's medical department.

Studying medicine and law has become a joke among adults who often joke that they are the "most suitable couple".

"They don't know that you are not good at doing what you want to do without telling your family, right?"

"Hmm~ Maybe, I will be afraid of being exposed by my family." Sakura said while holding her short hair around her ears.

"However, I have recently decided to confess to my family. Although it is difficult to take care of my studies, I still don't want to give up my idol career because of it."

Although it is too common for idols to give up their studies in order to focus more on their careers as artists.

But Takiichi knew that Sakura's pride did not allow him to do this, and it was also because of his influence.

Idols generally do not have enough academic qualifications. This deep prejudice has existed since the concept of "idol" appeared in the entertainment industry of Sakura Country.

Sakura wanted to break this prejudice, so she worked extra hard.

While he was lost in thought, Sakura asked him again.

"After Taki-san passes the judicial examination, will he work in the legal field?"

"It's possible, but I can't say for sure right now, and I might not pass the exam."

"You have to have confidence in yourself, I...and Nako-chan, and everyone else, all believe in Taki-san.

Do you know? The teacher has seen a lot of people showing off about Taki-san recently. The teacher has always said that he is about to have a student who will become an elite in the legal field."

At this point, the conversation with Sakura came to an end.

They didn't know when the other would bring up the topic again, so they waited cautiously.

As they slowly drove towards the stop where they needed to get off, they just listened quietly to the whine of the iron sheets of the train rubbing against the tracks.

The continuous sound is like sparks produced by friction, burning the rolling passing time.

Then after a moment, I no longer just feel like a doll, letting the car shake and shake my body.

At least the shaking of the car made Takiichi feel the sound of his own heartbeat, which he could hear with all his concentration.

While the carriage was shaking, he gently touched Sakura's shoulder, and the cold hand that the other party bravely held.

At that moment, for Sakura, a long-missed warmth surged through her limbs.

This feeling can be described as "security", and this feeling completely comes from Takichi beside me.

It's like being behind an endless field of flowers, surrounded by the heat that drives away the cold breath in your body.

Holding the big hand firmly, Sakura was enveloped in warmth and invaded her soul, as if she was slowly lying down in a flower field.

Rolling back and forth on this flower bed, I gradually lost the sense of laziness of "wanting to get up".

She felt that the negative emotions that were brewing or had been formed in her heart for a long time were being driven away bit by bit by the warmth and fragrance of flowers around her, and she was unable to resist.

It's more like being in a hot spring pool under Mount Fuji, or the center of the universe.

Of course, this is just Sakura's unilateral feeling.

But... this feeling was too strong, so strong that her heart beat at the same level. She hadn't felt such a strong stimulation in a long time.

"You treat me as my own life, and I regard you as my own heart. I will follow your heart and live my life. If you are here, my heart will be at peace. If you are far away, I will drift away."

Unconsciously, this piece of poetry written by Takiichi when he was fifteen came to mind.

Sakura felt like she was alone until she held this hand.
Chapter completed!