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Shoko nodded. "Yes, we are classmates."
"Where did Itsuka-kun learn sign language?" Shoko finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her.
“Uh…” Yuto Itsuka was a little embarrassed. He couldn’t very well say that it was a skill he got from playing a dating simulator, and that he probably only got it because of the glass in the simulation.
"I learned it myself, by reading books and watching videos."
"Self-taught?" Shoko's eyes widened in surprise. She had also been learning sign language and knew how difficult it was. "Wow, that's amazing! To reach this level through self-study, Itsuka-kun must have put in a lot of effort, right?"
She expressed her admiration.
Yuto Itsuka felt a little guilty after hearing what she said, but then he thought, so what if the system gave it to me? Didn't I get it after I painstakingly completed the simulation? Wasn't it still something I earned through my own efforts?
That's right, that's it.
"It's alright, I'm pretty good at languages." That's what he said. Sign language can probably be classified as a language, right?
If we calculate it that way, he is now fluent in at least four languages: Chinese, Japanese, English, and sign language, three of which are at a native-level proficiency.
I feel like if I can't continue writing light novels in the future, I can become a translator and make a living.
Although Eriri doesn't understand sign language, she can read the air. Seeing Shoko's adoring little eyes, she felt annoyed again.
Yuto Itsuka then translated the conversation between Eriri and Megumi Kato.
"Hey, Yuto, didn't you say your Mandarin is terrible? And you even said you have a talent for languages!" Eriri deliberately teased him.
Wuhe Youdou, the black man, was puzzled.
Is the national language and language, or the Vietnamese language, the same thing?
Moreover……
You actually believe someone who's the top student in their grade?
Eriri, whose grades were in the lower middle range, fell silent.
“Mandarin is Mandarin, and sign language is sign language. Don’t confuse reading comprehension with language learning!” Yuto Itsuka said with his “Kō-san face”.
"What's the difference? Aren't they all the same?" Eriri argued illogically.
"..."
Kato Megumi, who was watching from the side, suddenly spoke up: "Itsuka-kun, Nishimiya-kun seems to have something to say to you."
Yuto Itsuka looked at Shoko.
Shoko hesitated for a moment, then took out a notebook and a pen from her bag and handed them to him.
This familiar gesture sent a shiver down his spine; in the simulated world, this was how they communicated.
“Itsuka-kun, I have a feeling we’ve met somewhere before?” Shoko gestured in sign language.
what?
Yuto Itsuka was somewhat bewildered.
What does it mean?
Could it be that glass in the real world has a simulated memory?
He shook his head, trying to appear calm. "No, this is the first time we've met."
Shoko's eyes dimmed. "Is that so... But I feel like Itsuka-kun is very familiar, like..."
Her gestures paused, as if she were organizing her thoughts.
"Like someone from a dream I had."
This damn system!!
You come out here!
Yuto Itsuka shouted in his mind.
【…】
"Nishimiya-kun, you might have mistaken me for someone else." Itsuka Yuto chuckled, gesturing casually, "Or perhaps you've been reading too many light novels?"
Shoko was stunned. A light novel?
Yuto Itsuka thought for a moment and decided to try to change the subject, so he wrote on his notebook:
[To be honest, I'm actually a light novel author. I often see readers saying things like, "I dreamed about characters from your books tonight," so I was wondering if you felt the same way.]
[Maybe there are characters in light novels who are similar to me, or something.]
Shoko looked at him in surprise, "Itsuka-kun is a writer?"
"Author?" Eriri noticed the words on the notebook too. She leaned over to take a look. "Hey, you idiot Yuto, why did you tell her this?"
"There's nothing to hide, is there?" Itsuka Yuto shrugged. "It's not like it's anything shameful."
“That’s true…” Eriri thought about it and agreed, since she and Kato Megumi both knew anyway.
Mika Kimura curiously came over, and upon seeing the words on the notebook, she exclaimed in surprise, "Amazing! A writer!"
Shoko looked at Yuto Itsuka, her doubts not completely dispelled, but she couldn't find any reason to refute him.
Perhaps it really was just a coincidence, and that dream was nothing more than a dream.
The line moved forward slowly, and finally it was their turn.
However, they were stopped by staff just as they were about to enter the Ferris wheel cabin.
"I'm sorry, but for safety reasons, each carriage can only seat a maximum of four people. If there are five of you, you'll need to travel in two separate carriages."
"..."
This is awkward. Who should sit with whom?
Eriri immediately took Yuto Itsuka's arm: "I'll sit with you, you idiot Yuto!"
She even gave Shoko a defiant look.
When Shoko met her gaze, she instinctively lowered her head and took a step back.
Yuto Itsuka frowned. Eriri's hostility was too obvious, which would make Shoko very embarrassed.
"Eri, stop fooling around." He pulled Eriri's hand down.
"I'm not making a fuss! I want to sit with you!" Eriri was unhappy.
Yuto Itsuka then said, "Kato-kun, let's all three of us together..."
Before he could finish speaking, Kato Megumi shook her head and said, "I think Itsuka-kun should sit with Nishimiya-kun."
"Huh?" Eriri and Yuto Itsuka were both stunned.
"Why?" Eriri asked, dissatisfied.
"Because, it seems like Nishimiya really wants to talk to Itsuka." Kato Megumi pointed to the notebook in Shoko's hand.
Yinglili: "..."
"But……"
Yuto Itsuka sighed, "Alright, Eriri, let's do as Kato says. We're just riding a Ferris wheel; there will be other opportunities next time."
He turned to Shoko and asked in sign language, "Nishimiya-kun, would you like to sit in the same carriage as me?"
Shoko looked up in surprise and saw Eriri's grumpy face. Somewhat reluctantly, she didn't want to upset anyone.
"I……"
"It's okay, Shoko." Mika nudged her back encouragingly. "Go ahead, don't you have a lot of questions you want to ask him?"
Shoko bit her lip and finally nodded.
Therefore, the groups were determined.
Yuto Itsuka and Shoko Nishimiya were in one carriage, while Eriri, Megumi Kato, and Mika Kimura were in another.
To ensure that the other three could communicate without any problems, Shoko gave the notebook to Mika.
Before boarding the train, Eriri glared fiercely at Yuto Itsuka: "If you dare to do anything weird, I'll kill you!"
Yuto Itsuka was both amused and exasperated: "What can I do..."
The carriage doors closed, and the Ferris wheel slowly rose into the air.
In the cramped space, there were only two people: Yuto Itsuka and Shoko Nishimiya.
Shoko sat awkwardly opposite Yuto, her hands on her knees, her head down, not daring to look at him.
Yuto Itsuka looked at her and sighed inwardly.
He first waved his hand in front of Shoko to make her look up, and then said in sign language, "Nishimiya-san, that blonde girl just now is called Eriri, she's my childhood friend. She might have a bit of a temper, but she's a very nice person, I hope you don't mind."
Shoko shook her head. "I don't mind. She's very cute."
That's exactly what she thought. This verbal argument was nothing compared to the bullying she had suffered since childhood.
She looked up at Yuto and said, "You two have a good relationship."
“Yes, we grew up together.” Yuto Itsuka nodded.
As the carriage continued to rise, the scenery outside the window became increasingly expansive.
“So beautiful…” Shoko murmured to herself as she looked out the window.
Wuhejun 61 San (2) Ren Erjiu Eryoudou looked at her profile and thought of the fireworks festival in the simulated world. She was like this back then, with her head tilted back and her eyes reflecting the dazzling sky.
“Itsuko-kun.” Shoko turned around, her expression serious. “You really don’t remember me?”
"This is the first time we've met." After saying that, he looked away and gazed out the window.
"But why do I feel like I know you so well?" Shoko's eyes welled up with tears.
"Your sign language, your smile, so many things about you... all seem to be like that person."
"Which person?"
“The person in my dreams,” Shoko gestured eagerly, “He was very good to me, he taught me so much, he made me stronger…”
"and then?"
“Then… he disappeared.” Tears streamed down Shoko’s face.
"That was just a dream, [I] already [was] [my] classmate Xigong."
"No, that wasn't just a dream!" Shoko retorted excitedly. "The feeling was so real, the experience, the sadness... none of it was fake!"
He said he wanted me to be happy.
Yuto Itsuka's eyes welled up with tears as he looked at the gestures.
He suddenly didn't know what to say.
He looked at the silent tears sliding down the girl's porcelain-white cheeks, sighed, and reached out to wipe them away.
“Nishimiya-kun, no, Shoko.”
"If that's what you mean by dreaming... then maybe I can understand you."
"..." Yuto Itsuka used a series of gestures to begin telling Shoko about some of his experiences in the simulation.
As he spoke, Shoko's eyes grew brighter.
After he finished talking about the fireworks festival, Shoko's head was practically blurry.
“So…” Shoko looked at him expectantly.
Yuto Itsuka nodded. "So, if the dream Shoko described is like this, then I have indeed had the same dream."
"The same dream..."
"Well, I didn't know how to tell you before, since this kind of thing sounds pretty fantastical, and no one would believe it if I told them."
"Even now, I don't believe that the experiences in my dreams actually happened in reality."
"I just think that with so many people in the world, no, in Japan, it's inevitable that some strange things will happen, like two people having the same dream or something."
Glass nodded thoughtfully.
That's right, that's exactly it, we should trust science.