Chapter 67
As Ryosaku stared at the light leaking through the glass part of the sliding door, he saw a vague figure reflected through the frosted glass.
Immediately, he thought, "Maybe Mieko is in the house...?"
However, when he took a closer look, he noticed that the person's movements gave the impression of a "busyness" that Mieko had never shown to Ryosaku in the past.
(No...this is not Mieko-chan.)
He realized that...
（If it's not Mieko, then who is the figure inside? ?）
With such a question, Ryosaku stood in front of the door, unable to move, lost in thought.
For the past three years since Mieko disappeared, there had been no sign of anyone in the room, but now there was someone... It was a slightly eerie situation.
Perhaps this will be a great opportunity to erase all the demons that have relentlessly obstructed Ryosaku's earnest desire to see Mieko again and destroyed all hope.
And it seemed to him that it was also the "small change" he had been waiting for.
Up until now, Ryosaku has been able to maintain his composure because his "partner", who is as powerful as Mieko, was right next to him, "Lisa Tanaka" was able to maintain his own identity.
However, Ryosaku's ally Lisa, who is infinitely kind and bigger than anyone else, is now in the distant land of Hokkaido, out of reach of him.
Ryosaku has grown accustomed to the calm, peaceful, and sweet days he has been living with Lisa.
Because of this, he was quietly erasing all traces of Mieko from his own memory.
But now, in such a situation...the current situation has stalled and shows no signs of change at all, but some small changes are occurring...he feels more "anxious" than "hopeful".
(Although there was no "stimulation" or "excitement" like when I was with Mieko-chan, the stable daily life with Lisa Chan was very quiet. Now, "something unstable" is attacking me.)
That's what he thought about.
(Maybe I should just go home quietly and do nothing...)
Ryosaku was getting scared.
Feeling anxious, he turned around and headed home.
At that moment, what flashed into his mind was Mieko's eyes from the last time Ryosaku met her... those bright red eyes that burst into tears because she missed him.
(After all, I have to meet Mieko-chan. I have to make good on that "discrimination"...)
After much thought, he finally made up his mind to knock on that nostalgic sliding door.
