Shimizu Arisha's words suddenly brought Mogami Kazuto, who was standing on the edge of the cliff, back to reality.

The red light in the child's eyes gradually dissipated, and the cloudy eyes quietly regained a trace of clarity.

Immediately, endless sorrow swept through his body from head to toe.

Sakura Ayane.

Sakura Ayane.

Sakura Ayane.

He is Sakura Ayane's lover, and that girl is the only one in this world who he absolutely wants to protect.

I don't want to hurt her, and I can't let her down.

So what do the things I do and the words I say now count?

What on earth...am I doing.

It's so worthless.

Obviously I already have that irreplaceable girl in my heart, but still...

Shimizu Yusha took a few steps back in embarrassment, his face was full of tears, and he couldn't tell whether he was crying or laughing, which made Mogami and Kazuo's heart feel like a knife.

"Kazuto-san...it's not that I want to go somewhere else."

"It's that I can't stay by your side anymore. If you are still alone, even if you keep rejecting me and hurting me, I will still stick to you without hesitation."

"But it can't be done now, it can't be done..."

She stood under the weak swaying street lamp, and the warm yellow light made her look like someone outside this world. Mogami Kazuto stood under the shadow, obviously within reach, but unable to get close.

What is between them?

They know each other very well.

"Heren-san, Heren-san, Heren-san, Heren-san..."

The girl shed tears and kept calling Mogami Kazuto's name. Mogami Kazuto could understand the meaning.

【Don't come here】

Standing there, endless grief emanating from my heart, I raised my arms, my fingertips trembling, trying to touch the halo, but I couldn't reach it no matter what.

It's still too late to turn back now.

Shimizu Arisa noticed Mogami Kazuto's actions and took a step back slightly. The halo on her face faded by half, as if she was about to escape into darkness.

Mogami Kazuto couldn't help but take a step forward.

"No, if you come here."

Her words were like an ancient bell standing on the top of a mountain, deafening, making him stand still.

"If Kazuto-san comes over now, I will definitely not be able to bear it."

"I know very well what kind of person He Ren-san is. If he does something irreversible, He Ren-san will definitely regret it afterwards. I am very sure that you are such a person."

"So, please don't come over."

The raised hand gradually fell down, and Mogami Kazuto's eyes gradually changed from sadness to calmness. There was nothing that could be done about it.

Well, there is nothing that can be done about it.

I have experienced this too many times so far.

So this time, it must be the same.

Life is a process of constant loss. Precious things will slip out of your hands one after another, like a comb with broken teeth.

Such a natural thing, Mogami Kazuto has known for a long time.

The only regrettable thing is that only when you are about to lose something, you will suddenly understand what you have lost.

And whether that is valuable.

That’s it…

At the moment when Mogami Kazuto's hand was about to fall back to its original position, his brain seemed to have been hit hard, and the dark box hidden in the depths was opened, and countless fragments spewed out.

The memories of two years ago were all stained with brilliant red light, spreading around his brain like cracks in glass, swallowing him up.

The first time I was confessed to in person, the first hug, the first time holding hands, the first time kissing.

On that midsummer night, the girl, with tears in her eyes, sat on him without hesitation.

He can still remember the expression full of despair.

【Heren-san, please love me.】

Are we going back to the past again?

Are you going to hurt her again?

Already, I don’t want to think about it anymore.

Don't want to hesitate, don't want to hesitate.

(The rest, your body will tell you what to do.)

Just when Shimizu Aisa's figure was about to completely escape into the darkness, Mogami Kazuto stepped forward violently, and raised his arms that had been hanging down once again, clasping Shimizu Aisa's bright wrists in his palms.

"and……!"

Some people in Qingshui did not expect that Mogami Kazuto would step forward so decisively. They did not react at all and instinctively wanted to retreat, but because Mogami Kazuto tightened his grip on his wrist, he lost his center of gravity.

"First Evolution"

The next moment, she was pulled into Mogami Kazuto's arms.

The strong embrace made it impossible for her to break free.

In other words, at this moment, there was no real resistance in her heart, and she didn't even break away from the idea. She was just silent, feeling everything about him for the first time in a long time.

"I'm sorry... Yousha."

He held the girl in his arms tightly and whispered in her ear.

Qing Shui Yousha stood quietly, still imprisoned by his hands. Knowing that this was something that could not be forgiven, she felt a sense of peace of mind in her heart.

Ah... As expected, Kazuto-san's chest is still so warm.

Wait one more second.

If I had just stayed in his arms for one more second, even Neru-san would have forgiven me...

This is a lie.

She knew that Sakura Ayane would never forgive, and she also knew that...she couldn't bear this feeling, and it would disappear in another second.

Time seemed to be blocked, the street lights overhead flickered slightly and made a sizzling sound.

Three minutes passed.

No one said anything.

Suddenly, the clear water in his arms opened his lips lightly, and his voice was surprisingly calm.

"Kazuto-san, do you know... what you are doing now?"

"……Um."

"This is betrayal and something that a man must never do."

"Um."

Mogami Kazuto hugged her a little tighter, as if he could predict that she would disappear immediately after he let go of his arms.

"Then, it's the same for me. To betray my friends and indulge in your arms is an even more outrageous thing than what I did before."

"I know……"

"even so?"

"even so."

Qingshui Yousha was silent for a while.

"I really don't understand you. You can do such a thing to a girl you don't like that much. You really...

I have become what Neru-san calls a scornful person."

"Maybe..."

Shimizu Arisa slowly raised her hands, moved them up little by little, and tightened her grip on the clothes on Mogami Kazuto's back.

He raised his crying face and stared into Mogami Kazuto's eyes. As time passed, his breathing gradually became heavier.

"Kazuto-san... let me be the bad guy. Kazuto-san just needs to be the victim like he has been until now."

Mogami Kazuto immediately understood her thoughts. Faced with Shimizu Arisa's actions, Mogami Kazuto gently pressed down on Shimizu Arisa's shoulders to stop her behavior.

Qing Shui Yousha was startled and showed a slightly painful smile: "Repent? It's still too late."

Mogami Kazuto didn't respond, looking at Shimizu Yusha's tear-stained eyes, he slowly lowered his head.

Qingshui Yousha did not dodge, muttering to himself:

"It's really... it's so bad, so bad. So are you, and so am I."

Their lips touched at this moment, each other's tears mixed with each other and flowed into each other's mouths, and they closed their eyes together.

I'm sorry, Ayin, I'm sorry...
Chapter completed!