Chapter 44
Surrounded by warm friends, Ryosaku was guided to the "tanzaku" they had written.
There were many strips of paper hanging there...all of them were messages of hope for Ryosaku's recovery.
"I hope Takada-kun gets better soon and comes back healthy."
"When Takada-kun recovers, I want to talk to you a lot about what I haven't been able to talk about until now! "
"I love you, Takada-kun. I have always been a fan of Takada-kun! "
All of Ryosaku's classmates...were always concerned about him and genuinely worried about him.
Ryosaku realized how much he had been avoiding his classmates and shutting himself in his own self, without even trying to find out everyone's true intentions.
"...We were really embarrassed to write this, but... our wish came true and Takada-kun came back. We're so happy, we can't help it."
"That's right...Rika-chan has actually been in love with Ryosaku-kun for a long time...I definitely knew that!"
"Hey, stop it, Asami. Why are you breaking it up in front of me? But, Ryosaku-kun, you must be in love with 'that girl' who transferred to a different elementary school.? You still love her, right?"
"Eh...? Ah... yeah."
Ryosaku frowned slightly when the topic of Mieko came up.
"...Ah, I'm sorry. I made you remember something painful. Ryosaku-kun, please take a look at the strip of paper that the first graders wrote."
Ryosaku, along with the first-year students who still hugged him and didn't let go, headed toward the strips of paper they had written that were cute to Ryosaku.
"Onii-chan, please read the 'wish' I wrote."
"What are you talking about? Hey, big brother, read what I wrote first!"
"Come on, come on, don't fight. Onii-chan will take his time reading the strips of paper you guys wrote."
His classmate, Rika Toyama, speaks to the first-year students...and Ryosaku looks over the "wish" they have written.
"My dear brother, please get well soon. "
"Onii-chan, let's play again. "
"Onii-chan, please don’t die! "
(Hey... I'm not going to die. But... everyone, thank you. I'm happy. I'm happy...)
When Ryosaku looks around at the strips of paper from other grades, he finds that they are full of warm and kind messages, wishing for Ryosaku's recovery and return.
