Sakura, who only existed in Taki's eyes, stood in the channel extending towards the rocket launch.

It was as if not long ago, she was stepping on the railway tracks of Central Station, walking straight towards the distance without stopping.

The figure of Sakura always echoed in Takiichi's heart. He always thought that he would have trouble sleeping because of it, but in fact it was not like this.

He got on the return car in a hazy and gloomy state. At that time, his parents were either working outside the home or visiting relatives and friends, and his two younger sisters were both in Korea. Even when he felt hungry in his stomach, he could do it casually in the car.

Bought some food for dinner.

A TV program was playing in the carriage on the train, and Sakura's figure, who was in front of her not long ago, clearly appeared on the TV and was being interviewed by the MC.

The B-side single "I Like You More Than Yesterday" from AKB48's 35th album "Go Forward", which will be released on February 26, with Sakura participating, is playing on the TV.

News related to the part-time team HKT48’s 3rd album - "Sakura, Let’s Taste Together", which will be released on March 12.

The focus of the program's questions probably falls on girls' emotional world and personal views on love.

The MC chooses the type of boy Sakura likes compared to current artists, which is similar to the "Ideal World Cup" that is often held in the Korean variety show industry.

Didn’t it say that idols can’t fall in love? Why would such a question be raised in the show?

Are you kidding me? I know Sakura can't reveal this kind of thing casually on the show.

But... when I saw this program at that time, Takiichi did feel a little anxious.

Although I remember Sakura Country's variety show process and bad news by heart, I just asked about the topic of love. In any case, as Sakura gets closer to adulthood, fans' attention will become more strict and focused.

"Actually, I have noticed many times that dating idols is an extremely tiring thing, but because I lost Sakura, I became at a loss and didn't know how to continue, so I could only endure it with a smile.

Perhaps as she became more and more focused on her idol career, she didn't feel that I was helping her, and instead it became a pressure that she had to take care of from time to time. This was probably the reason Sakura put forward.

I never wanted to admit it, but now Sakura and I are indeed people from two different worlds.

Sakura hoped that I could become an artist, maybe she thought this would be the most effective way to shorten the boundary between us, but..."

As soon as Taki turned around, Hirai Miki listened to him quietly.

And Nako, wearing a light blue kimono, appeared outside the room at some point.

She was leaning there, half of her body and her entire face breaking into his line of sight.

She stood there with her eyes open in disbelief, and tears were shining on the surface of her pupils.

When did it appear?

Takiichi asked himself why he was caught up in memories of the past and at the same time unable to notice that there were other people around him.

It was at that moment that he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Nako's petite body is like a little devil to him.

But then again, if he had known about it in advance, would he have stopped talking?

Looking there like this, the pause would attract his mother's attention, and some emotion in his mind controlled him to continue speaking.

Maybe, after meeting Nako's eyes and knowing what the look in her eyes meant, this pause was just a momentary act.

The end of his romantic relationship with Sakura was not only a complete breakdown of his original "inherent pattern" of life.

It also left an indelible mark on Nako, which deeply caused her to bear tremendous pressure from her friends when facing herself.

From the past to the present, Takiichi felt it was a pity to intervene in the relationship between him and Sakura.

So for Nako, he is full of friendly guilt.

"What's wrong?"

Suddenly, Miki Hirai's voice came, as if she was surprised by his sudden pause.

"No...it's okay."

Taki smiled and looked again. Nako had already withdrawn his body and was hiding outside the door.

But looking at the slightly exposed figure, she is still there.

"Time is cruel, it doesn't understand human emotions, and neither Sakura nor I have noticed it these years.

Time is changing our thinking and hearts little by little, and what we want is mixed with too many other things.

Perhaps Sakura had foreseen this 'crisis' a long time ago, and indeed I am still 'slow'."

He could still remain surprisingly calm when saying things like breaking up, but at that time they each turned their heads in opposite directions.

The scenery outside the window gradually became hazy, or perhaps it was the mist in Takiichi and Sakura's eyes that obscured their vision at that moment.

Under the lonely afterglow of the evening, we continued to set off from the starting station to the next station.

The scenery of groups of houses and shops changes with the distance, just like a landscape painting.

The glass embedded in the carriage is like a mirror covered with water vapor. After being wiped slightly, it vaguely reflects their appearance. Through the glass in front of you, you can still feel the profile of the other person quietly engraved on it.

For Takiichi, Sakura is the center of the world he lives in.

Because of the name of the center, this feeling made them feel an indescribable sense of emptiness and relief after they talked to each other and eliminated all the bad things in their hearts.

I feel that I am being cared for, and I feel that I am being abandoned.

When they arrived at Hakata Station in Fukuoka, they could see an extremely uneasy emotion in each other's eyes, filling the place.

It’s time to say goodbye because we don’t know when we will see each other again.

Perhaps for each other, all they need to do to meet is to say something.

If you can hear the tone of begging in those words, you will definitely come to meet me regardless of your own safety.

But...if you never speak.

"Goodbye, Taki-san... please be happy in the future. I will always cheer for you."

Reciting Sakura's last words before getting in the car, it was like hallucinating Sakura's voice in my ears again.

The combination of the two voices expresses different emotions.

That sound reached Nako's ears outside the door, causing every inch of skin and every area of ​​her body to tremble.

At first she thought this feeling would be unbearable after it penetrated deep into her bones.

However, this kind of abandonment is like losing one person and losing the whole world.

All of a sudden, the sound waves transformed into pictures, which continued to play in my mind.

"Nako-chan, I broke up with him, and now he is alone."

This was the shocking and unacceptable first thing Sakura said when she met Nako after that day.

Her voice was mixed in with the conversations of other teammates, reaching her ears unreservedly and loudly.

The meeting place is the "Nishitetsu Performance Hall" in the "Se" shopping mall in Tenjin-ku, Fukuoka.
Chapter completed!