Chapter 83
"Ryosaku-kun... you're Ryosaku-kun, right?"
"Mieko...chan..."
"I'm going to put on my shoes now, so please wait."
With that said, Mieko put on her shoes and went over to where Ryosaku was standing at the entrance...
Mieko's height had now grown to be the same as Ryosaku's.
And on the day when Ryosaku and Mieko first met...the angelic smile she showed during the commemorative photo shoot in the schoolyard to mark their entrance ceremony was still the same as it was back then.
Mieko's voice still retained some of her old cute tone, but it had changed into a charming, beautiful voice with the aura of a grown-up woman.
"Ryosaku-kun... it's been a really long time. How many years has it been since we last met...?"
"...Seven years. That's seven years."
And the two of them stare at each other in silence for a while.
What came to mind in Ryosaku's heart...and in the heart of the grown-up Mieko were the many precious memories from their first meeting to their parting...and the long, painful, trying days since that day they last met.
"Ryosaku-kun...I've wanted to meet you for so long!"
As Mieko said this, she jumped in and embraced Ryosaku with all her might.
"... Mieko-chan."
Ryosaku also held his beloved Mieko tightly in his arms.
"Mieko-chan... you've grown so much. And you're so much prettier than when we last met."
"You've grown so much stronger, Ryosaku-kun. So manly and powerful..."
Ryosaku gently stroked Mieko's long hair, seeming to love her.
Mieko, too, became dependent on Ryosaku like a little child.
She buried her face in his chest and rubbed her cheek against his beloved's face again and again.
"Mieko-chan... you smell so good. It's the same sweet scent of cherries as back then..."
"You, Ryosaku-kun, have a wonderful smell, like fresh greenery. You haven't changed at all since the old days. You smell just like my dad... and Lisa-chan..."
Ryosaku was surprised.
He, Lisa...and Mieko's father all had the same scent...!
