335 332. Only the days with her.txt (1/2)

' - 'I was a phantom chasing a phantom'

'The world (you) can't even exist' -

With that ”chanting”, the magic power is now evenly matched.

The reasoning of ”the one who steals the logic of the stars” begins to cancel out the reasoning of ”the one who steals the logic of the water” (・・・・・・).

◆◆◆◆◆ ...

It's stone country again.

Stone houses and stone streets and stone towers.

After the young Kanami ran away from her father, she no longer trained as a performer.

Then, like me, she began to attend what she thought was an academy.

It's the same scene as when I spent my time in the Great Holy City surrounded by knights, and he is steadily finding his new self.

I'm not sure what the rules are in this other world, but in that academy, a group of kids as big as Kanami gathered together and seemed to be having a great time learning.

There was no threat or cornering, no competition for their lives.

Honestly, it was lukewarm.

So Kanami spends his time there, not as a performer, but as a normal academy student.

He uses his experience to date to perform to bury himself in the group. He may have understood, even at a young age, that his own birth stood out, but there was also the 'ideal' of his parents.

Since Kanami had guessed that his father and mother wanted a 'trouble-free child', it was only natural for him to aim for that. He kept his speech at the academy to a minimum, kept his grades mediocre, and never made close friends.

The extra time was spent in endless entertainment, turning away from the painful reality for a bit.

It's perfect.

It's the 'ideal' of my father and mother, but perhaps it's also the 'ideal' of the heartbroken Kanami, thanks to that.

--Just, of course. That 'ideal' life doesn't last.

There was a turning point in his life.

Just like me, he had an important meeting.

It was an encounter with a pretty girl with brownish hair that hung down to her shoulders.

The place was in between a series of stone towers. It was a coincidence in the academy life.

Kanami had been avoiding the girl at the academy for a long time, but when they finally had an encounter, she was able to--

'Eh, could it be ....... Aikawa-san's ......?

She stopped me at what seemed to be a crossroads in the academy.

The girl has a strong glow from me, so naturally she attracts the attention of those around her.

''I've been told that ...... often. But it's different just because we have the same last name.

Kanami knew this was going to happen, so she returned the words she had prepared in advance without pause. However, it wouldn't work for the girl.

''No difference!　I've seen him!　I said hello to you at a party when you were little!　We were close in age, so we played together and trained together!

...... haha. Are you sure you're not the wrong person?

Immediately, Kanami let out a loud sigh and tried to act dumb and run away. But that would be the deciding factor for the girl.

'See, that!　That shuffling, heartless performance!　I miss it!　There's no way I could be wrong about Kana-chan!

'Yeah, yeah ......?'

He looked convinced and crowded in, calling out his childhood nickname.

Kanami was taken aback by this, and his performance slackened a bit.

His inner thoughts and memories now, thanks to ”Affinity”, are well understood.

She's apparently the daughter of a zaibatsu (probably something like the daughter of a great aristocrat). Hence, he was acquainted with Kanami, who was in a similar situation. -- no, Kanami herself doesn't seem to want to admit it, but it's probably not an acquaintance, but a close friendship.

Without a doubt, the two of them were close childhood friends.

When I looked at the girl who was my childhood friend, I suddenly remembered my acquaintance, Franlle Helvilshain.

Clever maybe, but noisy anyway. Once she gets involved, she won't let go until she's convinced. A very troublesome young lady.

I feel like that kind of ...... or rather the face is quite similar. Their hair color is different, but the rest of them are like sisters.

And it turns out that this girl who is a childhood friend of mine also has quite a bit of nerve, just like Franlure.

''Hey, Kana-chan!　Oh, you can call me by my name, too!　Just like the old days!

...... Yeah. I'll admit that I used to play, but let's not do that. Also, let's stop yelling.

So, Kana-kun?　Not bad, this too!

■■chan?

I felt uncomfortable during the process.

Only the name part was strangely difficult to hear.

'Really don't. ......■■■ you can understand, right?　I'm at school right now, and, well, you know, what it's like: ......

Yes, it's thin. ...... I'm in a similar position, so I'm well aware that I'm an easy target for bullying and such. But that's not the reason. --Uzumi-kun.

From earlier, the girl's name has become ■■■ and can't get to me: .......

Does this mean that Kanami can't remember her name? Sure, maybe it's an old memory, but why is the name just like this .......

It feels like an 'artificial misunderstanding' as if it has been painstakingly painted over.

'Leave me alone ....... Mr. ■■ is too conspicuous ......

I don't like it. It's a chance to have an understanding friend at school. I don't want to miss it.

But this girl, she's been amazing for a while now.

Even though she's still about the same age as I was when I was a candidate for knighthood, she has this sparkle.

She also seems to have a very good head.

I'm sure she's a bit of a no-good person for what she's doing, but she's quick to spin anyway.

--And the same thing happened to young Kanami as I did, and she begins to give up on the idea that she can't get away with it anymore.

'...... I get it. As an understanding friend, I will cooperate with you, ■■. So, you can be my understanding friend as much as possible, too. ...... Please, .......

Yup.

The girl gives a gut-punch like a man, then reverses her expression.

Then she captures all the excitement she just had and whispers to Kanami alone in a whisper.

'So let's go quietly from here ....... Let's show everyone around us the act that it was all a misunderstanding, and then we'll part ways once we're done. Uzumi-kun can do it, can't you?　...... I'll see you after school.

...... Yeah.

The two young potential performers then use their skills.

To cancel out the earlier exchange - ”You were the wrong person, Aikawa-san!　I'm so sorry! 'Ha, already ....... Be careful next time you go to ......” - what a farce that was, and we'll meet again that evening.

All the while, Kanami's mouth was a little loose.

I can tell, because it's me, that she's leaking a little bit of her true feelings while performing various acts in parallel.

At the same time, I'm convinced that this is the equivalent of me and Rielle meeting.

Even though we meet in different ways and have different personalities, I'm sure these two are just like me and Rielle.

Maybe I just didn't realize it, but Rielle may have been a good actor, too. On the contrary, Rielle might have been acting out my 'ideal'.

My heart clenched at the thought of that.

And as if to chase after me, Kanami and the girl's days continued.

It's the daily life of two people who became friends after this day.

It is, for example, a common scene on the way home -.

I'm home.　Uzumi, it's a miracle!　So you were neighbors!

Are you nuts?　That's because my parents' incomes and positions are so close to each other, so it's not surprising that we're close to home. By the way, I've known about it for quite a while.

'What?　Why don't you tell me what's going on?　...... No, more than that now!　Uzumi, tomorrow we'll go home and go to school together!　It's just that it would be embarrassing if everyone saw it, so we're in the middle of it!

I didn't tell you because I hate that. ......

'Any friend of mine who understands, I'd like to see you do just that!

'Hmm ....... That's the kind of promise I made, so I guess it's no use. ......

It's annoying.

Kanami herself is probably just trying to keep her company as an act. For the sake of her own trouble-free academy life, she probably has no choice but to be her friend.

However, from my point of view, the opposite is true.

Thanks to the girl, Kanami really seems to be enjoying herself. Her 'happiness' stands out more strongly because she knows the days of her former training immersion.

But when you realize that, you know that it will bounce back to you as well. The days when I can see how I was misrepresenting myself as a young child continue.

For example, a common scene of two people having a meal alone together.

'Oh, my mom and dad were pissed at me today ....... They said I'm not an actor at all ....... They told me to be more normal .......

'I'm sorry, but I agree with your parents on that. You have a lot of emotions and a strong character, so you need to be more restrained than other people. If you show even the slightest bit of yourself, it's uncomfortable, like now.

'Oh, that's disgusting!　How about me?

'No, a lady's tone nowadays is ....... I've only seen it in manga except for ■■-san. I know the strange language (character) gets ingrained in you as you act in various ways, but you can always fix it, right, ■■?　Why don't you do it?

...... Sure, it might be weird. But this is who I am, I thought. I can't say exactly why, but this is who I am. Do you know what I mean?

'If you ask me, that's just like you ■■ or ....... Yes, I know what you mean. That's what makes it so important to have a personality.

You have no idea what I'm talking about. ...... Haha, that's as good as Uzumi-kun.

”Yeah, yeah ......?

They were helping each other.

Kanami, being an experienced person, would think he was giving her advice.

But he doesn't realize that he's actually advising her the opposite.

It's really irritating .......