Chapter 92 (1/2)

Chapter 92

Chapter 92 – Misunderstandings 4

The thing I want to show Sakura are deep in the garden.

There is quite the distance to it, but it can only be seen for a small period of time each year, so I definitely want to show it to her.

We tried talking, but each conversation ended with 2 or 3 words due to the awkwardness of earlier. I try searching for different topics, but can’t shake off this feeling.

I hoped you would be able to enjoy this, but because of me…

I wonder if that view would be able to fix this?

Despiting hoping for that, I still tried to find a new topic to talk about.

While I was thinking about it, we got close to that place.

What kind of reaction will Sakura make?

When I saw it for the first time, I couldn’t believe in the beauty of it.

Eventually, the view became clear, and we could see the spectacle.

…. Just like before, it is truly beautiful…

Although I was enjoyed the view, I was worried about Sakura’s reaction, so I looked sideways.

She was petrified.

Her eyes were wide open in surprise. She slowly took an unsteady step forward.

「……This is…? 」

Eventually, I heard a small voice.

That voice was trembling indeed.

「This is what I wanted to show you. When I started to trade with the eastern country, they gave us this as a sign of good faith. At first it was only a small seedling, but now it has grown and blooms beautifully every year. I don’t know what tree it is, but I wanted to show it to Sakura, there is only one of it on the whole country.」

On the neighboring country, there is this very beautiful tree that only exists there.

I know of it because I spent 10 years there. 1

The tree has no name, but it blooms beautifully every year at around this time.

「Sakura…」

She muttered something.

I finally realized that she was looking strange.

「Sakura…?」

It’s not just surprise. She knows about this tree… It seems likely for some reason.

And I felt… As if Sakura would disappear at this sight.

「It is the tree, Sakura … As you can see, it’s what my name was based on. I really didn’t expect to see it on this world…」

…… I was surprised… No way, it was a tree with her name… And I was convinced of it somehow. Like small flowers desperately blooming, it overlaps with her figure.

「The Sakura were very famous trees in the country I’m from, there were several stories about them. The beautiful blooming and brief scenery was seen as the heart of j.a.pan, it’s a very familiar and important tree… I really love this tree and am pretty happy to see it. Fufu… It’s an important name.」

I listened without replying, because if I replied, I felt that I would lose something important.

Zaaaaaaaa…

The wind made the petals that were on the ground fly up, some of the petals on the branches also fell.

This is the sight that I wanted to show.

When I saw it for the first time, it fascinated me.

「…… Since there is a Sakura, we should’ve eaten lunch here. In my country there is a custom of eating Obentou under the Sakura, with some drinks… It’s an annual event.」

「Sakura …」

I unconsciously called her name.

It felt as if she was dissolving into the tree.

「I am all right, I just remembered a little…… I’m glad I could see this tree, I was

pretty sure I wouldn’t see it anymore.」

She showed a smile, but it felt empty.

Is she still remembering her previous world…?

「…… Is that so… In that case, how about taking one of the branches back with you? It should last a few days at least, right? I’ll take one of the lower branches.」

I want her to regain her smile, the usual gentle smile she always has.

She usually jokes around, but she can get serious when needed.2

I approached the tree and reached towards a nearby branch.

「Please wait! It’s very easy for Sakura to rot on the places it’s broken! So please don’t do it!」

Her fl.u.s.tered voice stopped my hand.

I Turned towards her, and she seemed desperate.

「There is a proverb in my country,  “The fools who cut Sakura, are the fools that don’t cut Ume” , I admonish cutting a Sakura. And as I said, the Sakuras start to rot if you break them, the root of the flowers tend to be very near the branch, breaking the branch will completely ruin the harmony of the tree. “You should be able to enjoy nature as it is.” It also contains this meaning.」

What…. In other words, if I hadn’t stopped, I would be an “idiot”…? Although I didn’t know, I nearly hurt her memories of this tree.

「I-is that so… I’m sorry.」

「No, I’m sorry for sounding so condescending, prince just didn’t know, so there is no problem, but please be careful in the future, okay?」

Ignorance is a sin… This old saying pa.s.sed through my head. Thanks to Sakura’s interference, nothing happened, but I could’ve hurt her through the tree.