Vol 6 Chapter 8 (1/2)

Kokoro Connect:Volume 6 Chapter 8

The school field trip caht of this day’s afternoon, Taichi and the others will return home

The last day is sightseeing in Otaru Just like Yaroups decided for the complete free time There was the incident from yesterday and the restriction on the area of activities were also seemed to be discussed, but in the end, they were able to move forward as planned in a lenient conclusion

In the activities of the spare tiy froive authorization for the “Sapporo nightti you involved he said Taichi hiht of hiy and between the two of the up this incident

Again, he felt he was obligated to apologize to the entire class of his year that he has caused problems for them buy as he expected, he could not take tiize to the entire class when he returns to school, so he went to each class representative for a favour

“Yaegashi+-kun Your eyes, aren’t they red? Are you ok?”

He was asked by a boy who looked concerned

“It’s nothing I’ht”

Last night, he did not get an instant since he thought about various things so he only did not get enough sleep

Ther were a lot of things he should do There was apologizing to everyone and following up on the people he gave advice to His path that he has decided from noas that

But, before that, there was a matter that he absolutely must settle

Running away as he is defeated, he cannot begin afresh

But conversely, he can begin if he faces his defeat, he thought

Defeat and fight Until now, above all else he felt that is cutting into his own heart Even if he finishes accepting his own faults and cleanses his heart, the failure he has commited in reality, the mistake he has exposed, will continue to remain in that spot as horrible

He has decided But there was hi and couldn’t decide on a course of action Aren’t I burden now……he also thought

Checking the time, Taichi took out his phone and he received one mail

The sender a Chihiro It was an unexpected sender He looked over the content of the mail

“Sorry for sending it in the uy who said I want to confess to so study outside of school time, so I want to consult with Taichi-san Could you listen to only my story? ……That was the mail sent and I was asked for help so I fulfilled ht if you do not reply”

It was mail that was difficult to deal with Even now after such a long ti time…he suddenly remembered

---Taichi-san, that, frankly speaking is disgusting

It was the words Chihiro told hi about it, Chihiro also, seeh Taichi’s bad points So it suddenly came to histo phone Chihiro now, he thought There is a little ti time

In the resting space on the first floor of the hotel, Taichi pressed to send button

A few rings and the other person appeared

“”……Yes, goodTaichi-san……Sorry You’re not pleased with the ht?”

Coht it is on the way to school or in the classroom before the start of classes

“No, it’s not that Well, is it ok for a phone call?”

“”Ah--, yes If it’s for a little while I’ll leave the classroom now””

Sorry, said Taichi and he waits for a short moment

“”So, what’s the matter? Is there a point you’re not satisfied in the mail? That or is it some other case?”

“Ahhh…ummm…what is it”

“”…Even though Taichi-san didn’t need , you still call me? That is a little, creepy””

“Don’t say it’s creepy Well, I don’t need anything frouous but Only, what is it? Ummm…that’s it”

The unco the side of his throat finally came loose

“Ahh, the mail If it was the Chihiro fro asked for help by so so like that”

Taichi entered the battle into a discussionKimura, who came to ask for help It was Chihiro’s character to say “It’s none of nore it

“”Fro about?”

“uht More or less, until around June or July……”

“That’s talking about pretty far back”

Chihiro used to laugh scornfully Only saying nothing but things that were off the point

“”Ahh, sorry well…… I have changed dramatically since that time””

“……changed huh?”

Certainly after the phenomenon with the appearance of that fake, Chihiro said “thanks to the StuCS, I was able to change” Similarly, Enjouji also said it

Change That’s right change Taichi was at his limit now, he did not have a proposition

“Drae somehow?”

“”I could change If you try it, it’s surprisingly easy Whether or not you face it head on is only problem in your mind””

Whether or not you face it head on is a problem in your mind

“”How should I put it, a you already knew is a good thing””

“Already knew, you said… It’s not anything like that you see I…I am a person who has somewhat utterly failed, completely defeated”

The whining that he should be saying to a kouhai early in thewas not cheerful But, if noticed, he spoke

“…defeated, is that right? Well, are you telling me that? I am also the worst person as defeated as well And that, I was defeated by Taichi-san as well”

“No, I’ unpleasant…but Chihiro, you have gotten over that defeat?”

Until an answer, there was only silence

“”Gotten over……it isn’t sos already lost are not there anymore and well lets do it kind of feel”

“Even so… you were defeated so you fight, isn’t is scary?”

Still it was aa little, choosing his words

“”In ht But thinking about it now, that ti, then I wanted to say, “I was defeated so I can only fight now”””

---Defeated so I can only fight now

Ahh, so that’s how it is and Taichi caree with it

Certainly, the person defeated is helpless and only piling shame on top of sha for the day where it naturally fades, But if it coht and only a warped form of a “defeated past” remains

Only now

Really, only now

Even to what extent it is shaht only now

“”……If you can do that early, it would be to so last think but it’s that Already, I hope you can do it””

I have becaht But, it’s different There ords continuing

“That’s because, you’re not particularly going to die””

Not particularly going to die

“” If co Oppositely, if you are not going to die then you can already do anything””

When being told that When being told to that extent

Isn’t stopping instupid?

“”…Saying that, what a about… also just before, Yui-san also phned…”

“You talked with Kiriyama---“

““WAhhhh!? Hey, what the hell!?””

Suddenly it became noisy from the direction of the phone

“”What the hell is … it’s unfair… voice……the wonderful voice…… Chihiro-kun…… Change with me…… voice……””

Fro the interruption, he had a perfect idea of the actual situation

“”You’re sooverboard is orse!”

“……Hey, what’s the ht?”

“”Lend it to me, Chihiro-kun! …Yes! It’s the Enjouji you called! It’s shi+no! GoodTaichi-senpai!””

“……You’re really energetic early in the , Enjouji”

It seeet about her childlike character Right now, she seized Chihiro’s cell phone She’s too active

“”Yes! Because you’re on the school trip so you currently haven’t been free When your wonderful voice spread out from the fun suddenly! Anyone would be excited!””

“Well…sorry about that”

“”No no! There is no ridiculous bad points about Taichi-senpai…… …Welll, except for the voice, nothing entered ht my attention!””

“You’re co” because of that reason!?”

It seems like I lost my self-confidence

“Ah……ummm, Taichi-senpai?”

It see mode, she has calmed down a little

“’’A, a little while ago, Chihiro’s words, I arbitrarily listened so I don’t understand it well but……you are in trouble right now……huh?””

“That’s right……I’m probably, in trouble But Enjouji, you don’t need to worry”

“”Ye, yes I understand…Ah, well, well, please let me say this!””

Oh, said Taichi and he lied in wait In the direction of the receiver, there were sounds of adjusting one’s breathing

“”Do your best, Taichi……senpai!””

“……Haha, do your best, huh?”

Anytiiven to Enjouji this “do your best”, it was at an ie he has is a scene on top of the roof, but his memories was murky and couldn’t make clear of it Certainly, there was that scene

“”Ummm… my level of “do your best” could not be of any help and instead has caused trouble for…””

“No, it’s completely not like that It’s been a lot of help, thank you”

Thanks to that, hisafraid and taking action

“Could you switch with Chihiro?”

Enjouji with a reply “Yes!” switched with Chihiro

“The reply to the kid ants to consult with ive a proper answer”

Ied so he wanted to convey that

“Yes, I understand …I’ll look forward to it”

From the sound of Chihiro’s voice, it seeuy

See ya… with he was about to hangs up and stayed on While a little confused, Taichi ht noants to convey his feelings now

“It’s good… to have you two as underclassmen”

Towards the receiver earpiece, barely it see “Yes~~~~! So happy~~~~!” can be heard

Taichi in a hurry returned to his roo location with Watase and Ishi+kaere finishi+ng up with preparations Before he ca, he talked to Kriiyama

She excused here self from a male friend nearby and distanced a little away froroup

“Kiriyas under your eyes are horrible”

“Taichi as well, your red eyes”

The two pointed out to each other and the both of thehed

A cool white shi+rt with beige short pants put together with amature

“So, what’s up?”

“Um, hey listen…that…”

Kiriyama’s face turned extremely red Cohtened What’s wrong?

“My, my, my once in a life tiht, it’s not particularly a once in a life tih!”

“…ummm?”

“Ah~~~~~, I s to Aoki”

Kiriyama had her face become red and cast her eyes doards

“Confession, I can witness it?”

Couldn’t even believe that kind of suggestion will be made even in my dreams

“Wait, it’s not a confession! No…not at all…that kind of thing……”

“But, why me?”

Being able to see it probably won’t be a good feeling (It’s a talk about the position of peeping froo)

“…Until here, you have looked after me in various ways……at the end, I want Taichi to see the way I way I do things It feels like an obligation, for you taking care of me all the time”

“Don’t worry about it”

“I do mind it My warrior’s blood is roused up”

“…Your body anda warrior huh?”

But for a long ti ti that I’m not interested is a lie

“…And also, I cannot run away any , I seem to run away……”

Is it because she burned her boat, I see

“Ah, I already told Aoki! II will probably show it completely to Taichi”

”What about Aoki?”

”……he's flexible with an all okay …That guy's generosity is unbelievable…”

Kiriya he didn't understand

”And then…… this time's discussion about the problehed that hasn't been seen since a long ti ””I also sulked and was stubborn Whatever happens here, I thought that I had to be relentless” and apologized to me Probably, ere in the sa of until today has been cleared”

Taichi saw Kiriya that look, even if he goes taking a peep at theht

“If you two are really fine with it……, then I’ll do it Of course, I won’t get in the way”

“Alright, OK! ……Then, I’ll mail you the place a little later”

At the canal, everyone was dismissed and started their free time in Otaru The assembly location was the same place at 1 o’clock

Because it was completely free ti

“Ohh, so that’s a canal huh? In the end it’s a…… canal for sure?”

Miyagami said

The tiami, Sone, and Ishi+kawa joined with a nu together

Soic atmosphere, had beautiful hars and the parts that were developed afterwards Seeing the brick buildings and western stone buildinga eastern European country But, the essence of a japanese style was there and obviously had an atmosphere different from normal cities

”Say, Ishi+kawa, you're not going around toith your girlfriend?”

Sone asked

”At the end, for only a little”

”Absolutely, at that tiashi+, what are you going to do?” Miyagami asked him

”Actually… I o already”

That’s because all sorts of conclusions aiting for Taichi Sorry to everyone but

“Quick! But…… since it’s the last day, it’s better to be with your girlfriend! Hehe!”

When Taichi tried to part away froly on purposely whispered, “Yeah that’s right”

“I don’t get it, but do it properly”

Taichi was thankful froiven to him but his close friend since first year

“Huff huff……Frolass work shop, the second street, on the right……here?”

Al like he will be late for the specified tied to arrive At the back of what appears to be a two floored, long western styled mansion, were two people already there

They were standing a few meters distance away Aoki stared fixedly at Kiriyaround It see machine that did not seem to enter the two’s field of vision Taichi was silent and waited

Already for a really long time, Aoki had continued to say that he likes Kiriyama When he noticed it, he announced that his love and it was like that from then on Kiriyama is Kiriyama and while she embraced the wound called androphobia she also overca in front of Aoki today

The two of them were able to speak various stories All of that, it concludes today

As an observer, he itness that

Whether he wanted to or not, Taichi's tension increased Of course, it really did not compare to those two themselves

”Um, um, Um……To,to,today, th……”

”Hey Yui, calm down, calm down Because it even can't be people talk”

Aoki followed up on Kiriya on her words on and on

“Sorry, deep breaths…”

Huff puff huff puff, and adjusted her breathing, Kiriyaht” and nodded

Better than Kiriyama, but Aoki was obviously nervous that it can be understood fro him

”Alright! I'll go!” While saying that, Kiriyaht it down and lowers her head exactly

”I have trouble with ht now it seems that I becaht…, if I was asked ”what is the type of guy you like”, it can't be mistaken that it won't be you”

”Ehhh!?”

Aoki raised a shriek and at the same time Taichi also slipped out a ”…eh”

”With nothing holding back, a cool attractive man is my type Chihiro is probably close”

”Wha!?”

”…What's with youweird noise?”

”no…that probably caet worried…this is bad”

”Shut up and listen! Anyways, I kike a guy that looks like Chihiro”

”…gulp…”

Aoki, who seemed to have , I understood

”But, you know”

And, right there Kiriyama turned around

”But…, that sort of a guy, right now, I coht”

The vast land of the north, the autu watched over by it, Kiriyama said

”The ideal love I think is a sweet and ro wished for it But that is si” kind of desire It is ideal but not realistic It is not a fantasy that can become reality”

Gradually Aoki's expression also started to become tensed

”Really, realistically, what type of person should be going out with… when I think about it, probably, a person similar to my friends”

There are many forms of how you date some one I think, said Kiriyama

”If by humans, one probably can't see the correct kind of ro up then the extension of friends can be seen, probably”

While Kiriya that, still not once looking down, she raises her face

”When I tried to think more broadly, …It seee silly things, good? Because a cheerful and fun faood”

Taichi also listened quietly Kiriyaht

”And, in the end It's a talk about, what type person thatthat matches me And that……, if I don’t try it out, then I wouldn't know”

Certainly, there are limits when you only simulate it inside your head

”Probably a romantic love, a romance like friendshi+p, whichever one, I think I will try it And also, I think, I will go find the love that is for me”

As ere together for a very long tiht here That's because this is only the first checkpoint Because with that, life will continue to go on

”Sorry, so for”

Is she saying it's planned or is she saying it's faithful

”Your feeling of liking so But, must we like someone without any conditions? If I can have a love like fro dreams all the time”

People see drea very important But that's why, in the drealect reality Where we are living is in reality

”It can't be help for me to like you? Normally…like”

That line, was it in his ”dream”? Can't be? ----No

”Our two ”likes” are different I think”

Once again, Kiriyaht, the ways people think are different

Aoki, has Aoki's Kiriyama, has Kiriyama's

Nothing will begin when you think to meet with some else's

So, I, that's why I

”But, even so I…even if I' with inning, I can only think about you”

That is why she said it Her very own, the wish only she has ”That is why, if it is alright, ------let's go out”

Kiriya and announced her conclusion

Without running away, Kiriyama found an answer She probably will be criticized as a person But to Taichi, he thinks it is so that should be faithfully respected

The Aoki, who is facing her; the Aoki, who says he truly likes her; hoill he respond----

“My answer, has been completely decided you see Because there were differences, I’ll pull it off Because differences wereIf we’re the sa”

Kiriyama was really embarrassed by Aoki’s expression and scratched her cheeks

“Well, thinking about it that ! Isn’t it good because our personalities have continued to be different and we listen to them? …how should I put it, anyhat’s more important”

Aoki’s words were cut off, once again, he sends words that would beco for the two of them

“I, love you, Yui”

Those ords of destiny, words of a beginning

“…You’re unbelievably big hearted……”

With that, Kiriyairlfriend and boyfriend

Without being noticed, Taichi left the two of the spirit has been injected into him Next, is Taichi’s turn

The time is 10:40 If he doesn’twith Fujishi+ called is an inconvenience on the schools field trip but if thinking about it very carefully, Fujishi+ her, “I have so to talk to you about”, she said, “When, where, now!?” and showed great interest about it

The place Fujishi+nated was the port area Warehouses were lined up on the pier On foot, it took 20on the tip with the ocean behind her back

”Well then, you will explain all the various sort of things for me? At all cost please do Confess them all! Ummm, <heartseed> and ”Dream Perception…”

”W, wait You're quick……”

Today, The Renowned Detective Fujishi+ether perfectly, was really living recklessly

”What's more, why take the trouble to come to this place even……”

Beloas gravel and it was far Soe to rely on a ood situation since no one whatsoever around

”When a criminal confesses his crimes, wasn't it obvious to speculate that it is at the ocean! Really, a cliff would have been good but, as I thought, instantly…… The sea is calm… Crash more, waves!”

It see in character

”…Well then First of all, there's so I want to say but, is that ok?”

This is not a competition if it was a coed it It's Fujishi+ma's win, Taichi's lost He tried to think that there was no point for a reversal but even how he think hard about it, he was prepared that it was impossible

That is why, the thing that Taichi will do is nothing but saying rubbish as a defeated warrior

But to Taichi, escape is not soht with his defeat

Go ahead, I have time, Fujishi+ma told him that and Taichi starts

”For about one and a half s I was criticized, I probably should express that”

”A war between a renowned detective and a suspect, of course”

”I was told things that s…… ”You are absolutely unable to guide anyone well” or ”you don't have thought””

Even if that was pointed out, I didn't try to think about thenized there was an obscured problem However I did not face it

The detested part ofthat, it was scary

”After a long tiht about that”

That was because I slammed into a wall Because I sla yesterday night, I looked directly at it and thought about things thoroughly Thanks to Nagase, I was able to do that And after that, after talking to the two kouhai as well, I was thinking in circles on the bus

With that little ti important at all

”Hmm, and…… so for who?”

Ahhh, as I thought, Fujishi+ and with that question I understand that

The smell of sea water stuck to his chest

”……for myself”

I can only live for myself I intended to understand that But at times when it was convenient, I relied on ”it's for so excuses, that is a way to express it

””For so thethe direction to move forward in, someone entrusted me with that”

Fujishi+ma said ”yeah”, and nodded

”If you wait for directions, you won't change right?”

Living by obeying soht if you move as you are instructed That is, an example, you are able to lose ”yourself”

And then it is difficult to be criticized as a person obeying

Being criticized froe of ”yourself” and is so

”While saying it's for soiving up on the things you have chosen yourself It was so”

”But, how is it that you were acco that?”

”That is---”

By chance, and run away? Deceive her? It was ”Drea about Fujishi+er as well, it was unlikely?

”I can't say it right away, so wait a little”

Okay, Fujishi+n

”I have a certainfor, there was no ”me””

I'll probably tell her the nuance to this ” about that, Taichi continues

Even though I was a person who continued to leave it to others and complied with them…… I had ”power”, and unfortunately became a person who could influence others”

Taichi conveyed the truth He conveyed what he felt and what he was thinking He did not lie He also did not bend the truth He h reality

Is she going to tell her thoughts? Fujishi+ma's eyebroitched

”That's why I was abused and failed For people aroundwith people around me”

”Going along with people around me”

”I failed and for the first time…… I was destroyed, and my naked self, I saw it ood”

”……naked self”

Fujishi+, so

”There was nothing into pile up The uni that is unnecessary, I will abandon them and believe in my true nature”

”……abandon …my own true nature”