Chapter 64-3
Ryosaku runs all the way to school, and eventually arrives in front of the sliding door of the nostalgic small house where Mieko once lived.
As before, there was no sign of anyone in the house.
Ryosaku remembered that day...the day Mieko moved out.
He remembers the day in the first grade classroom after school when he heard about Mieko's transfer from Teacher Suzuki, ran out with his indoor shoes on, and ran towards Mieko's house.
...And he remembered the time when he found a small note written on the glass of the sliding door in front of him with a sad farewell message from Mieko.
"Mieko-chan...I'm sorry. You're having a hard time right now, aren't you? You're in pain, aren't you?...And yet I..."
Ryosaku lies face down on the ground and continues to cry...
At that moment...a gentle voice reaches Ryosaku.
"Ryo-chan..."
Ryosaku looked up and saw Lisa's kind, but somehow lonely appearance.
"Ryo-chan, please don't cry...I know that Ryo-chan still loves Mieko-chan..."
"...Lisa-chan."
"I was Mieko-chan's best friend. I can see how Ryo-chan is feeling right now. That's why Ryo-chan... I'll take Mieko-chan's place for now. I... I'd lose to Mieko-chan. Because... Mieko-chan is the only one Ryo-chan really loves. That's okay. Just being by Ryo-chan's side makes me happy. It's so much fun. ...”
"Lisa-chan...you..."
Ryosaku became irresistibly in love with such kind Lisa...he couldn't help but hug her tightly in his arms.
"Ryo-chan..."
Lisa, as if responding to Ryosaku's feelings, hugged him tightly and buried her face in his chest.
And then there's Rika Toyama, watching the two of them from afar.
I'm sure they all knew each other's hearts.
But they have no choice but to do this now.
They have no choice but to do this...
