'You want to have light?
Is this a request for help? '
Seiji slowly lowered his hand and looked at the girl again.
"Didn't I just tell you? I want to help out a little, if I can. "
"… You agree?" Shika Kagura looked at him.
Her tone was calm, and her eyes were calm as well. However, her beautiful eyes seemed to contain something special.
Seiji looked at her.
This sounded like a normal rhetorical question, but for some reason, Seiji felt that this question … was far from normal.
It was just like how Obi used a cute tone to ask if she wanted to sign a contract and become a magical girl … er, that didn't seem to be an appropriate analogy?
How should he put it? At any rate, he felt that if he answered this question affirmatively, something bad would happen … or something like that.
But so what?
'I'm the incarnation of light, and light is fearless!
… That would be strange! Why did such a line pop up in his head!?
'Am I actually having some fun?' As for playing chuunibyou with a girl he wasn't familiar with … no, he shouldn't think about it anymore!
But then again, she had been so calm the entire time. If he kept minding it, he would seem like an idiot.
Seiji smiled after he thought about it.
"Yes, I agree.
Or rather, I came here for this in the first place. "Seiji made a gesture as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"Oh lonely girl in the darkness, your call to the incarnation of light has been delivered."
I shall give you the light you desire! "
Seiji made a holy expression as he reached out his hand towards her.
He activated his playboy mode.
In this mode, Seiji was able to temporarily forget all his feelings of shame. His mental resistance in all aspects was increased by 100%. He was no exception to any chuunibyou or silly playstyle!
Originally, he would only activate this mode for people he was familiar with, such as Chiaki and Mika Kagura.
But now, after feeling embarrassed over and over again, he decided to go all out against this literary girl named Shika Kagura!
Would she be stunned, or would she retort?
Neither.
Shika was still the same, with an expression that said 'I'll just quietly watch you act cool.'
This way … the lethality would be the greatest!
Seiji's face twitched.
He wanted to take his hand back.
But the man raised his hand.
Shika Kagura slowly raised his small hand, his gaze also slowly turned to the boy's large hand, and then he reached out his hand.
The distance between the swings wasn't very far, and two hands could touch.
Seiji was rather surprised to see this, but he cooperated and straightened his hand even more.
Shika Kagura's hand slowly approached Hoshi.
Amidst the quiet atmosphere, this scene … felt a little ritualistic.
His hand was about to touch it.
Seiji waited.
However, just as they were about to touch, Shika Kagura lowered his hand.
"No …"
"This won't do …"
For the first time, an expression other than calmness appeared on the girl's face.
Even though it wasn't very obvious, Seiji could still see that it was a painful, sorrowful, and gloomy expression.
He had seen a similar expression not long ago, and he didn't want to see it again.
"You …" Seiji furrowed his eyebrows and was about to say something.
"I can't have light." Shika Kagura retracted his hand and averted his gaze as he muttered to himself, "I can't have light."
Then, she stood up and walked out of the park.
Seiji paused in surprise for a moment.
"Wait!" He also stood up.
'She's leaving just like that?
What's going on? Why? '
Shika Kagura didn't stop walking. She was about to leave.
Seiji chased after her.
"Wait a moment, you …" He reached out with his hand, wanting to stop her.
"Don't touch me." The girl suddenly turned around and looked at him.
Her tone was still as calm as ever, without any hint of coldness or disdain.
Seiji finally realized … no, he should say that he confirmed it.
Shika Kagura, this girl, was abnormal.
Or perhaps she was in some sort of abnormal situation.
She wanted to ask for help.
But she didn't dare to … or perhaps it was because she couldn't ask for help.
Seiji furrowed his eyebrows even deeper.
"I'm sorry, Harano Seigo."
Her calm words were spoken.
The girl slowly walked away.
"Although it's up to you whether or not you want to tell me."
Seiji spoke to her as she walked away.
"But if you don't say anything, nobody will be able to help you."
The girl didn't stop at all.
"You were actually waiting here for me, weren't you!?"
Seiji raised his voice as he questioned her.
This time, the girl stopped in her tracks.
"You found out from Hoshi that I was working at the Divine Taste confectionery store, and you even looked up my working hours and the route I took to get off work. Then, you intentionally waited for me here after I got off work!"
Seiji observed her back.
"You spent so much effort to meet me and talk to me … you actually wanted to say something, didn't you?"
Shika simply stood there. She didn't turn around, nor did she continue walking.
"Just say what you want to say! I don't have the ability to read minds. If you don't say anything, I won't know anything! "
But if he remained silent, nobody would be able to help him.
Seiji started walking towards her.
"Hoshi Amami … he was quite similar to you back then.
But you did one thing better than him, and that was voluntarily asking for help.
But why did you give up? You were so close to the last step!
You felt that I wasn't as reliable as you thought? You felt that I couldn't help you?
Indeed, I'm no superhero, and I can't guarantee that I'll be able to help you, but you spent so much effort just to meet me like this. At the very least … you should say something!
Even if I really can't do anything, at the very least … I can still listen to you. "
He walked up behind Shika.
She slowly turned around.
Seiji couldn't help but widen his eyes upon seeing her expression.
Smile.
A faint smile appeared on Shika Kagura's pure white and exquisite face.
Under the illumination of the street lamps, this scene had an indescribable, soul-stirring sense of beauty!
It wasn't just because it was beautiful.
It was also because this smile contained … indescribably deep emotions!
It was a huge contrast to her seemingly unshakable indifference and calmness just now.
That was why Seiji was shaken.
For a moment, he could only see sadness, helplessness, gentleness, and alienation in her smile …
"Thank you."
Her soft voice was like a fragile, melting bubble that disappeared into the night.
Then, her expression returned to normal.
She turned around and continued walking away.
Seiji could only stand there and watch her leave.
Just as her figure was about to disappear into the night, he suddenly shouted out.
"I'll come back tomorrow! At this time, right here! "
If you want to ask for help, or if you want to say something, then come.
That was all he could do.
…
"Shika Kagura?"
Hoshi Amami was delighted to receive a phone call from Senpai, but he was confused by the name Hoshi asked for.
"How do you know her, Senpai?"
"What? She went to look for you, Senpai!? "
Hoshi was astonished.
This … she felt so different from the girl he knew.
Harano Senpai asked this question over the phone.
"What type of person is she?" Hoshi returned to his senses and fell into deep thought.
"Hmm … I don't know how to say it right now … at any rate, in our literature club … and in our class, she's privately called …"
Seiji's eyebrows twitched when he heard the nickname Hoshi mentioned.
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