Let me see your face.
Even Flying Fish didn't know what she was feeling when she said that.
When Seiji said that he would stream for her in the future, she felt an inexplicable stir in her chest, and then she felt like he was just being polite.
If she accepted it just like that, it was possible that...
She didn't want that, and wanted to do something. She wanted to take this chance... which might be her last chance.
She had previously decided not to pursue Seiji's identity and not to make any further contact with him, but that was in order to not change the current situation.
But now, the situation was about to change.
If things continued like this, the two of them would just be ordinary internet friends... Although it wasn't impossible, Flying Fish's instincts told her that if she didn't do something... that would really be it.
She didn't want it, that was all.
That was why she overturned her previous decision and made this request.
Her heart began to beat faster.
Would he accept?
If he accepted and really let her see his face... would she recognize who he was?
Flying Fish was nervous.
He was just a stranger... that was the best possible result.
He was a boy with ulterior motives... She felt that the possibility of that was quite low. Because if that was the case, he wouldn't voluntarily stop the stream.
Someone he actually knew... who could it be?
There was no reply on the screen for a long while.
Flying Fish felt that she was becoming more and more nervous.
Just as she was about to say something else, a reply appeared in the chat window.
"Do you really want to see?"
There was no additional expression on the screen, and it seemed like a very plain sentence.
But Flying Fish was so nervous that she gulped.
Her hand slowly moved over the keyboard...
On this side.
Seiji was feeling rather complex.
He didn't expect her to ask to see his face.
He treated her as an internet friend, and thought that she thought the same as well, so he didn't intend to deepen their relationship.
They were just online, maintaining a distance and getting along happily.
Seiji thought that things would continue like this.
Perhaps things would change in the future, but that would only happen in the future due to some other opportunity...
But he didn't expect that she would suddenly take the initiative to take a step in his direction!
This was a step that allowed him to pass through the mist.
Flying Fish Who Loves Cats instantly stood in front of him and reached out her hand to take off his mask.
She should have realized something... no, she was smart enough to have already guessed it.
She and he might actually know each other.
She was doing this because she wanted to see the truth.
Should he block this hand?
He wanted to push her away, maintain the status quo, and be a relaxed and happy online friend … that was exactly what Seiji wanted.
However, he felt that he could not refuse her request. Because no matter what, he had lied to her to a certain extent, so he needed to make up for it.
In other words, he felt that he owed her and that he had to pay her back.
Moreover, he also wanted to see the truth.
Therefore, he decided to agree.
Before he agreed, he had to confirm one last time.
"Do you really want to see it?"
He wanted to end his carefree and happy online friend relationship and see the true face … to see the truth.
The other party did not reply for a long time.
Then, finally …
"Yes."
It was just one word.
Seiji could see the determination in this simple reply.
Alright then.
"Alright, I'll let you have a look. Don't be scared by my handsome face." A bright smile followed.
Both sides came to a decision.
After that, it was time to see the results.
Seiji found his mask and put it on. After getting ready, he started the live broadcast.
"Flying Fish Who Loves Cats" came in.
He smiled.
"Hey, beautiful Flying Fish.
I'm quite surprised that you'd make such a request.
I'm sure that you've noticed as well.
There are so many mysteriously similar things between us that it's enough to suspect that we're not strangers. "
He looked at the webcam, as if he wanted to see her through it.
"As I said before, my past … isn't that good.
I've hurt many people … I don't think that I'll be forgiven.
That's why, if you see my true face, perhaps you'll recognize that I'm some terrible bastard. "
Seiji's smile became rather bitter.
"I don't want that … I don't want to lose you as my online friend, so I actually wanted to refuse.
"But this is your request."
You're my only audience.
I don't have much self-awareness as a streamer, but I at least have the resolve to satisfy my only audience's request. "
Even if this relationship was likely to end here.
Seiji slowly raised his hand.
"Then, please have a look."
This wasn't some farewell performance, but the moment that the clown on stage revealed his true face might be the moment that the curtain finally fell.
Seiji took off his silver mask.
What was revealed was an incredibly handsome face.
Seiji smiled at the webcam.
'That's me.
Do you recognize me, beautiful Flying Fish? '
…
Flying Fish Who Loves Cats was completely stunned.
When she saw his face, she was confused at first, but then her expression completely changed as she thought of something.
Impossible … Impossible, impossible, impossible, impossible … Impossible … Impossible … Impossible …
How is this possible! Such a thing!! '
She felt like she had fallen into a situation that was completely indescribable with words.
Something tremendous, mysterious, and unfathomable had enveloped her.
If she had to force herself to describe it, perhaps this thing should be called "fate?"
Her mind was completely blank.
She was unable to think.
Her chest was filled with things that even she didn't know about.
Fragmented scenes and voices kept flashing through her mind.
"Er … I'm going to start singing now, and I'll even dance a little later. I hope that you can watch to the end.
"Thanks, but there's no need for that. It's fine as long as you're by yourself.
"I know how to sing, this … it's a children's song from many years ago, and I happen to be quite familiar with it.
"… In the past, I've hurt many people.
"I'm not lying, so why don't you believe me?
"I probably won't livestream anymore in the future …
"Do you really want to watch it?
"… You're my only audience."
All of this, the handsome boy in front of her, the chubby figure in the past, and everything in the past …
Flying Fish felt like she couldn't take it anymore.
She reflexively turned off her screen, unplugged her computer, and lay down on her bed, curling up under her blanket.
'Impossible.
'None of this is real.
'I must have seen wrongly … no, I must have thought wrongly!
'How could he be, how could he be …'
His chest was filled with something, and it was gradually surging up.
She squeezed out tears from her eyes.
"Wah … wah wah wah wah …"
She started sobbing in a low voice.
'Why are you crying? Why are you crying?'
Flying Fish didn't know.
She didn't know anything, and she didn't want to understand anything.
She just hid under her blanket.
She isolated herself from the entire world.
However.
It was as if the world's will didn't want her to reject the world. At this moment, someone knocked on her door.
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