At the International Exhibition Center Station, Kato Yusuke got on the Rinkai Line train bound for Osaki.
The scenery outside the car window quickly receded, leaving Big Sight behind, and then drove past Odaiba Rainbow Bridge and Tennoshu Island.
He looked out the window.
The sky in summer is a clear blue, but there are dark clouds accumulating in the west, as if indicating that a shower is coming.
The rain symbolizes the change of seasons.
Pushing people towards autumn bit by bit, step by step.
It seems that summer has just arrived, but the changes of time are like the memories of youth, and you will turn the page if you don't pay attention.
The young man supported his head with one hand, his elbow resting on the car wall, and his other hand casually resting on his knee, holding a mobile phone with a cracked screen.
From the moment he got on the tram, his phone kept vibrating and the screen always stayed on.
Okano, Eiri, Akane Kurisaka, Mayu Sagara, Yoshida, Yuba Mishima... I receive messages from everyone almost every few seconds.
But think about it.
After all, a commercial work with an investment of more than 40 million yuan, the boss disappeared on the day of the game's release. The scene was not in chaos until there was a ghost, so he had to go back as soon as possible.
But before that...
Kato Yusuke narrowed his eyes slightly, he had to settle this matter.
At 10:15, the Yurikamome arrived at Osaki Station.
This area belongs to the industrial zone in the Linhai area, and Sony was established near Osaki Station.
He followed the sparse crowd off the train and headed to the Saikyo Line where he would transfer next.
On the seat on the waiting platform, a girl was sitting there quietly, looking down at her mobile phone.
She wore a peach-pink thin coat with a cream-white shirt underneath, and the hem was tucked into a white lotus leaf skirt.
Her shoulder-length hair was scattered on her back, and her skin was as white as cream under the sun. She was slightly flushed from the sun, adding a touch of charm to her clear and girlish aura.
Kato Yusuke's steps stagnated, and then he was urged forward by the chirping of cicadas, and slowly walked to the front of the seat.
"……benefit."
He said hello somewhat complicatedly.
The girl raised her head because of this, her beautiful eyes under the white beret were clear and clear. When she saw him, there was a slight ripple, but it quickly subsided.
She put away her phone and said as if nothing had happened: "Well~~ You're here, Yusuke. I've been waiting for you."
Kato Yusuke's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he sat down on the empty seat on the bench, "Sorry, Megumi, I can't go back now..."
"Yeah~ I know, you are going to Shinjuku next, right? Senior sister Kasumigaoka has told me the details. Anyway, I have no intention of forcing you to go back."
"You have no plan to force me to go back...?"
"Well, no~ Besides...even if I have that idea, will Yusuke listen to me?"
"..."
"So, take me with you?"
"...What did you say?" Kato Yusuke asked with a look of astonishment on his face.
"Hey, Yusuke, for your partners, when you encounter problems, you should report, contact, and discuss each other, right?" Kei said this for some reason.
Kato Yusuke was stunned, "...well, that's indeed the case."
The sun scorches the air, and wisps of heat waves float upward from the metal rails. The scenery around the platform floats gently under the light.
The girl looked forward and whispered amidst the annoying chirping of cicadas:
"Yusuke promised me a year ago, right? No matter what happened, he would report, contact, and discuss with me...but you broke your promise."
Kato Yusuke withdrew his gaze from her face and moved his lips, "Sorry, it's my fault..."
"Well, I also understand that this matter is quite urgent, so it makes sense that you didn't think of contacting me immediately.
I don’t intend to condemn Yusuke for this, I just hope you can consider my thoughts. Is that okay?”
According to the context of the master, Kato Yusuke understood that Megumi wanted to go with him next, which made him feel a little difficult to deal with.
To be fair, such a request is not excessive.
Hui neither forced him to go back to the club nor stopped him from going to the association. She just wanted to be with him out of worry.
Faced with such a considerate attitude, he should have been sensible and agreed. However, when he thought of that scumbag Kyouya, he couldn't say hello.
His heart is full of anger, and he instinctively doesn't want others to see the dark side of himself.
"...The situation over there may be dangerous, Hui shouldn't go."
"Hmm~~ If this is the case, wouldn't Yusuke also be in danger?"
"This is different, I can handle it."
"Well, I know~ Because Yusuke, you are the hero who changed me and will always lead me from the front. I never doubt your ability."
Hui spoke softly as if recalling something, showing an innocent and warm smile, and her expression relaxed.
"hero……"
Kato Yusuke caught a glimpse of her profile from the corner of his eye, and felt extremely embarrassed inside, feeling that he was not worthy of such an honorable title.
Hui added: "Also, even if there is any danger, Yusuke will definitely protect me, right? I will try not to cause you any trouble, is that okay?"
Kato Yusuke silently lowered his gaze and deliberately answered in a cold tone.
"...The place Kei should go to is Big Sight."
As soon as the words fell, the scene fell into silence for a few seconds.
As if she didn't expect to hear such words from his mouth, Hui was stunned for a moment, then raised her eyes to look at the sky outside the platform.
The cumulonimbus clouds couldn't wait to stretch out, just enough to block the sun and cast the platform into shadow.
"For Yusuke, which side is more important..."
Hui raised her head, looked at the thick clouds and murmured: "Is it a unique thing that no one is allowed to touch?"
Just like there is a gap in the dam, the negative emotions accumulated in the heart gradually reveal the tip of the iceberg.
She lowered her head, folded her hands quietly on her thighs, and talked to herself.
"I have contacted Shinjo-san for the time being. It seems that many people have gone there..."
Kato Yusuke took out a deep breath, as if trying to break away the heavy air, and spoke heavily:
"Yes, Yin Teng, Saito, and Zuo Teng are all here, and Mr. Lin from last time is also there..."
"So, can they handle the problem over there?"
"……Can."
"What will happen if Yusuke doesn't help?"
"What......?"
"If you don't go, won't it be possible to solve it over there? Will Shinjo-san, Miss Asami, Miss Sayu, the three of them be in danger?"
"...I don't think so."
No matter how much he goes against his will, Kato Yusuke cannot deny this.
Although Kyouya is a scumbag, he still belongs to the category of ordinary people.
Not to mention Mr. Lin, who is facing a professional bodyguard, the Santo combination alone can make that bastard walk away without food.
Therefore, even if Kato Yusuke doesn't go, the matter will definitely be resolved smoothly.
After a moment's thought, one can come to a conclusion, even he himself knows it very well, provided that he has no selfish motives...
Reason told him not to meddle in other people's business, but sensibility told him to take this trip.
After getting a conclusion consistent with her own from his answer, Hui continued to ask as if suppressing something.
"So...even if there is no Yusuke, it doesn't matter to Sayu-san, right?"
"Um……"
"If there is any emergency, Shinjou-san will definitely contact you immediately, right?"
"Um……"
"Then...even if you don't help, there won't be any problems, right?"
"Um……"
"...Even so, you still want to go?"
"……yes."
Hui's shoulders trembled slightly and then fell silent.
Kato Yusuke couldn't clearly see the expression on her lowered head, and could only get a glimpse of her mood at the moment from her shoulders that were hanging weakly.
On the platform shrouded in clouds, trams come and go.
His mouth opened and closed like a fish stranded on the beach, clearly wanting to say something but unable to make a sound.
I do not know how long it has been.
"Really...can't you take me with you?" Hui said softly.
Faced with this inquiry, Kato Yusuke slightly moistened his dry lips with the tip of his tongue and considered his words.
"When I leave, Hui will be me. Please lead everyone."
"So, then...are you going to give it up?"
"What……?"
"Because, Yusuke, if you go to that side, it means you are abandoning our side..."
At this point, Hui's voice suddenly choked up for no reason, but she didn't stop there, but continued thinking about it.
"Our game is the product of everyone's hard work for a year, right?"
"I don't understand, Yusuke...I don't understand at all."
"Are other people's affairs more important than our games? I really, really don't understand this part..."
Words full of repression were spat out from the girl's mouth, and the emotions she had been suppressing also increased in the process. Every word was harshly criticizing Kato Yusuke's heart, and the feeling of being cut to pieces spread.
Hui slowly raised her head, with crystal tears hanging on her eyelashes, casting dull shadows in the dim light.
"Hey, Yusuke...what should I do?"
Her eyes were extremely serious and ethereal, and her slightly twisted mouth looked like she would burst into tears soon.
"I want to lose my temper unreasonably, blame and cry like a three-dimensional girl... Do I want to embarrass you in reality?
Or should I pretend to understand you as usual, smile, wave my hand... and send you off with a smile?"
At the end of the sentence, there was a cry in his voice.
The sky rumbled with a muffled sound.
The blue sky gradually turned into deep black.
"Uh...wu, wu, wu..."
As if her patience had finally reached its limit, two lines of tears burst from the girl's eyes.
"benefit……"
Kato Yusuke's chest tightened, and his heart seemed to be pinched by invisible hands.
He stood up and came to Hui, knelt down on one knee, and took out a handkerchief to help wipe away his tears.
"Uh...yes, sorry...sorry...Yusuke."
"No...it's all my fault. I'm sorry."
"Although, even though it is like this...but...oh..."
The girl lowered her head, let out intermittent sobs, and wrung her hands together.
Kato Yusuke's lips moved with difficulty, and countless thoughts were swirling in his heart.
After Shiyu, he made Megumi cry.
This girl who had never shed tears in front of him and who should be extremely important to him was now so sad that she couldn't help herself.
His original firm determination was gradually eroded by regret.
Maybe...it's still too late to look back.
This idea suddenly popped into my head.
As long as he is willing to apologize to the girl next to him and stop acting so insistently, the other party will probably be able to forgive him.
Then they can return to Xia I together, and then he will apologize to Shiyu, Eiriri, Xiaokano and everyone, and everything will be back on track.
After all, what reason does he have to continue to be stubborn?
For the sake of a soul that has long since disappeared from the world, I hurt these important people around me...
He gritted his teeth and maintained his appearance as though he was there.
The next second, his cell phone suddenly rang with an incoming call.
Serizawa Yu, who called, said in a panic: "Brother Yu! Sister Sayu didn't wait for the police and rushed to that person's house by herself."
Kato Yusuke's voice suddenly sank, and he blurted out: "I'll be right over!"
After saying that, he suddenly froze, and his eyes met with those of Hui, who just raised his head in response.
The girl stared at him with indescribably complicated eyes, and the tears that poured down wet her delicate cheeks.
Kato Yusuke silently put away his cell phone, hugged the twisted pairs of cold catkins with both hands, and lowered his head in repentance.
"I'm sorry... Hui, I have to go..."
His words seemed to be squeezed out of his throat, hard and dry.
Hui's nose felt sour, and her words seemed to be stuck in her throat, unable to make any sound.
She stared intently at the big boy kneeling in front of her, and after a moment of silence, she stood up from her seat.
"I'm sorry, Yusuke..." she choked, her voice soft and thin: "I really can't be your...first heroine."
The dark clouds roared loudly.
As if she was carrying the boundary between sunny days and rainy days, the girl turned around and walked towards the transfer direction of the Rinkai Line.
Kato Yusuke's face turned pale, he bit his lips involuntarily, and his slightly trembling hands became cold. He clenched his fists and dug his fingertips into his palms, but he felt no pain at all.
He closed his eyes tightly, put his fist on his forehead, and his left chest was shaking violently.
No matter what he is going to face ahead, he must solve it.
But he didn't dare to think about what kind of Hui he would meet when he went back, whether he could be forgiven by everyone again, and whether he could stand by her side again.
His inner conflicts and struggles are intertwined, but he must move forward.
Because that is the past that he must face, and it is also the future that he cannot avoid.
When he opened his eyes again, a pair of cold and clear black eyes had lost all emotion, and there was a kind of silence that was extinguished by the wind and snow.
He stood up slowly and walked with heavy steps into the tram that had just arrived.
There was not a single person in the empty carriage, and only the station attendant's recording sounded in the empty space, which sounded inexplicably harsh.
He numbly found a seat and sat down, and was carried by the tram into the depths of the wind and rain.