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The loss of someone important in your life, their complete disappearance, and the inability to find them by any means or method, torments your heart with a sense of helplessness, filling every second with anxiety.

Su Shi covered her arm and walked forward. The afternoon sun was so bright, but she was not happy at all.

I want to cry, but I can't.

"Heh heh? ~ Delicious little lamp? I'm going to flick you now?"

At the crossroads, a blue-haired girl skipped past Nagasaki Motoyo, humming lyrics that were difficult to decipher.

"!!!!!!"

Nagasaki Motoyo's entire being was captivated by that dazzling blue.

Her pupils contracted, followed by a violent tremor.

This is!!!!!

"Xiao Xiang!!!!"

Su Shi tried to call out to the girl, but she acted as if she hadn't heard him and hummed a cheerful tune as she walked towards the Moon Forest.

The handbag slipped off her shoulder, but Nagasaki Motoyo didn't notice.

Chapter 23. The Distance Between Poetry and Song

Some people are leaving, and some are following.

In broad daylight, a high school girl who looks remarkably like a divorced woman is stalking her prey in a peculiar manner.

Nagasaki Motoyo hid behind a trash can, using a mirror from her bag to observe Toyokawa Neko's movements.

No mistake! This is Xiangzi!

Same hair color, same hairstyle, same eyes, same appearance, same cuteness…

What else could this be but Toyokawa Shoko?!

Could it be that Xiangzi has a younger sister?

Never heard of it.

Su Shi suppressed her excitement and quietly squatted on the ground to secretly observe Ningzi's movements.

We can't alert him. Xiangzi might have something important to do, and going out now would make him disliked...

You need to call out to the other person at the right time!

Motoyo Nagasaki is still observing.

She must have a good talk with Xiangzi today.

The girl who gave her the warmth of home... finally reappeared before her eyes.

It wasn't really a big deal, just a friend... a very important friend...

But she is only sixteen years old.

If she had been healthy and hadn't suffered this unexpected misfortune, Su Shi might have lived for another forty, fifty, or even sixty years...

And until Nagasaki Motoyo's soul is taken all the way to hell, she may never see Toyokawa Shoko again.

But she only has one lifetime.

So we can't miss it again.

Nagasaki Motoyo was so excited that her lips turned white, as if she had made up her mind.

Seeing that Toyokawa Ningko was still playing on her phone, Su Shijian figured that she probably didn't have anything urgent to do, so he tidied himself up and stepped forward.

"Saki-chan! (Xiao Xiang)"

Nagasaki Motoyo waved to Toyokawa Neko in a high-pitched voice.

Ah! Xiangzi moved! So she noticed me after all!

Nagasaki Motoyo extended her hand—

"Little Lamp! Why are you so late? I've been waiting for ages!"

Under Nagasaki Motoyo's gaze, [Toyokawa Shoko] pounced on another girl and chatted with her in an almost coquettish tone.

"Oh, I'm so sorry! I was just changing my clothes!"

Nagasaki Motoyo's outstretched hand froze.

She recognized the girl who hugged Xiangzi.

It was Gao Songdeng, the lead singer of her former band Crychic? and a former friend of hers.

"..."

Nagasaki Motoyo remained silent and quietly retreated behind the trash can.

She should be under the car, not inside it.

"So Xiaodeng and Xiaoxiang... have been in contact all along?"

She simply couldn't bear to watch the scene of Gray Hair and Xiangzi hugging and cuddling; she found it too offensive and that's why she left! That's really all!

"Takamatsu-kun..."

"So you've been going out to play with Xiangzi all this time...?"

Ruoye... is in contact with Xiangzi, and Gaosong is also in contact with Xiangzi. Maybe Lixi also chats with Xiangzi often.

Nagasaki Motoyo felt like the sky was falling.

So in the end... am I the only one who can't contact anyone?

Am I being isolated?

why?

Why me?

Nagasaki Motoyo clenched her teeth; she felt like she could hardly breathe, but she still wanted to see Toyokawa Shoko one more time.

Let me take another look... All that hugging between Gao Song and Xiangzi just now was probably just my imagination, right? Haha, it must be because it's too hot and I got heatstroke.

A chill ran down her spine and into Su Shi's brain, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.

It's fake...it's all fake...Let me take another look. How could Xiangzi be hugging Gaosong so intimately...while not even glancing at his own message...?

Peeking out with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty, Nagasaki Motoyo saw Toyokawa Shoko pulling Takamatsu Akari's hand and walking away into the distance.

They were chatting and laughing, it looked so warm and cozy...

"It's true, it's all true..."

Nagasaki Motoyo felt like she was about to grind her teeth to powder; she couldn't understand where she had gone wrong.

After the band broke up, he couldn't contact anyone. Those who cared about him preferred to go out with others rather than reply to his messages...

"Why is this happening..."

All her strength had been drained by what she had just seen. Nagasaki Motoyo barely managed to get up and tried to rush over to grab Toyokawa Shoko's hand.

But... she stopped after only a few steps.

Now is not the time, Gao Song is still...

I don't really feel like I want it, but I see the other person's face.

Having been a vegetarian for a long time, he clenched his teeth and finally rushed home without looking back.

Get out of here quickly, it's all fake... Xiangzi and Gaosong are just illusions!

She stumbled and nearly bumped into a nearby streetlight.

……

Was that Su Shi just now?

Takamatsu turned her head uncertainly, but she saw nothing.

"what?"

Ningzi looked back upon hearing this. She didn't know what Su Shi was, but since Deng had mentioned it, it must be something interesting, right?

It might be something that will make people burst out laughing.

No, you must have misread it.

Shaking his head uncertainly, Takamatsu assumed he was imagining things.

Although her home is very close to Motoyo's school, the probability of her running into Motoyo Nagasaki by chance is still very low.

It can't be that we haven't run into each other for more than half a year, and then we do today.

This is not realistic.

"Little Lamp, do you know any fun places to go nearby?"

Toyokawa Ningko stared at the little leather shoes on her feet. She disliked wearing shoes, but after all, she was going out with her bride, Takamatsu Akari, and dressing informally would probably upset her.

It doesn't matter where we go, as long as there are lights.

I love you, light.

You have to love me too.

"I don't know..."

Gao Songdeng was speechless for a moment, racking her brains to think of places nearby where she could take Ningzi.

Aquarium? Planetarium?

If I take Ningzi to a place I like... will she think I'm a selfish person?

My mind is filled with thoughts of myself...

"Hey, Little Lamp, what's Ring? Look at this flyer, it looks pretty good."

Ningzi proudly displayed the flyer she had casually grabbed, pointing to the slogans and reading them aloud word by word.

"Ring? It seems to be really popular lately. My classmates talk about it all the time."

I heard about this livehouse by chance. It seems that many people in Haneoka go there to play after school.

It's so nice that everyone is always so lively and cheerful.

"Okay, let's go there and take a look around."

I'm happy to be able to go out and play with Xiaodeng. It doesn't matter where we go, since I won't have to pay for anything myself.

"it is good!"

The lamp could sense Ningzi's joy, and at the same time, the lamp rejoiced in Ningzi's joy.

It's so nice these past few days...

It's like going back to the past, no, I should say:

The old days have been brought back.

Ningzi…

Will my poem be given wings and turned into a song this time?

Ch24. Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?

Shiina Riki was wiping the table with a rag.

The number of customers today is not large. After all, this is a livehouse, and most of the people coming and going are there for rehearsals or to watch performances.

There are quite a few weekday afternoons like this when not many people come to drink tea or eat desserts.

"Hum hum…"

Hot rock music was playing from the Bluetooth earphones, and Shiina Tatsuki was playing the song "Disenchanted" that she had recently found on repeat.

The upbeat rhythm and lyrics that resonated with her made Lixi feel very happy.

Her fingers tapped on the table, like a drummer torturing her faithful drum kit.

"Lixi, you seem to be in a good mood."

The proprietress came out from the kitchen and smiled gently at Lixi, who was humming a song as she worked.