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It wasn't until the moment when he stood at the gate of Mitsuhashi University that Shinobu felt the feeling of 'ah, I'm back in Japan'.

The weather is not good.The stuffy air grayed out the whole sky, there was no wind, and the still trees were pressing down one by one, the colors were thick and depressing.

The campus is a little deserted. At a glance, there are only two girls sitting on a bench talking in the distance. Occasionally, someone passes by on a bicycle.Walking step by step on the avenue with few people, the sound of my own footsteps, inexplicably lonely.

In the past, when we walked this road with him, there was always a distance of one person between us, each with their hands in their pockets.His steps are heavy and fast, and his own steps are lazy, but he seems to be cooperating with him, unconsciously following his beat; he doesn't talk much, when we are on campus, he and I look like ordinary students and Teacher, even with such selfishness, I still allow myself to catch it with my peripheral vision unscrupulously.His straight and slender legs, broad shoulders, and the wind that passed through his body when he walked, made him feel uneasy no matter what.

Even if they don't hold hands, the tacit sound of footsteps one after the other is his exclusive tacit understanding for himself.As long as I think of this, my heart will be infinitely satisfied.

Unknowingly, she walked through the shade of the tree, went upstairs, walked through the long corridor, and Shinobu was already standing in front of Yong's office.The door opened a small crack, and it was quiet like no one inside.

【"Ah, it's so boring, Hiroki... Hiro———————————————————————— Tree——Wow, why are you at the door, you're so scary!!】

The corner of his mouth with a cigarette in his mouth and his astonished eyes were fixed in front of his eyes, and he smiled slightly.

There is only him, who is almost 40 years old and still so bluffing.

That memory gradually faded away with the disappearance of the smile, and time and space returned to the calm and gloomy morning, as if the pictures and words in my mind just now had never appeared in my life.

"Who, you've been at the door since just now..." The gradually clear footsteps in the office were accompanied by a man's angry voice, and the moment they opened the door, both of them were in a daze.

"...Long time no see..." Although I didn't like the man named Kamijo Hiroki who opened the door very much, now because he has some relationship with my past, I feel a little happy unexpectedly.

"Hmmm... Long time no see..." Hiroki gasped a bit confused about the situation.When the other party raised his head, he looked into the door as if asking for something, Hiroki opened the door, "Come in... just sit for a while."

"......excuse me."

Back in the town, Yong asks Ryosuke out.

The two sat down at the noodle shop, and when Ryosuke gritted his teeth and said to the store manager, "Two bowls are extra large", all three of them laughed.After taking a sip of beer, Ryosuke's face immediately turned red, and he held up his mobile phone to show Yong the photo of the store manager's newborn daughter.

Ryosuke has never been to Kagoshima, and excitedly pulls Yong to tell him what he has seen and heard along the way.When he said this, Yongcai realized that his memory of Kagoshima only stayed on the day when he met Hiroki's mother.Somewhat embarrassed, Yong told Ryosuke the introduction of Kagoshima that he read in books in the past almost from memory.Seeing that Ryosuke even forgot to eat noodles, he had an envious expression on his face, and felt guilty while sweating for himself.Unexpectedly, as soon as the introduction was over, the child clamored to see the photos again.

"Eh? Well, it seems...forgot."

Feelings can be fabricated, scenery can be described, but real objects cannot be concocted.Yong raised the cup unnaturally to cover his mouth, and tried to avoid Ryosuke in his eyes.

"Eh??!! How can there be seniors who don't take photos when they go out to play!!??" Ryosuke looked disappointed, and picked up the cup and started to drink.

Because I didn't define this trip as a play in my mind from the beginning, so I didn't even think about leaving anything.On the way there, I kept rehearsing everything in my mind after meeting Hiroki’s mother. When I saw her, I said everything I wanted to say in a daze, and even explained my own memories of the bottom of the box. Now Thinking about it makes Yong feel very regretful.

"However," Ryosuke laughed after finishing the glass of wine in one breath, "Listening to Senior's dictation of this journey, the images in my mind have filled me with anticipation. Sure enough, he is a professor at the university. Senior is really amazing! Next The next time I have a chance, I will also go to Kagoshima to see the scenery that my predecessors have seen..."

Looking at the clear gaze from the opposite side, Yong felt very sorry for the child's simple and trusting expression.Even though he is so young, he has always cared so much about himself and took care of himself, just out of respect for his teacher.

"Next time I find time, I'll take you to play with me."

"Oh? Really?! Thank you senior!!! I'm so happy!!"

Just because of such a promise that I don't know when it will be fulfilled, I showed this expression, and the previous anxiety was replaced by bursts of warmth.

I remember someone said that when you see how big the sky is, your heart will be as wide as possible.In this small town, because there are no tall buildings, you can't see the sky at a glance.It is precisely because of this that there are so many ordinary but precious feelings.

Feeling warm in his heart, Yong picked up the wine bottle and poured the last wine into Ryosuke's cup.

"Please have some tea."

"Thank you."

Putting down the teacup, Hiroki felt a little unnatural, turned around to bind the papers that had just been copied, drank tea quietly, and then stared at Yong's desk.

The silence in the office was a bit penetrating, and the sound of the stapler was harsh.Feeling that going on like this would only make it more embarrassing, Hiroki pushed his glasses, turned around and opened his mouth.

"It's been a long time since I saw you."

"Well, it's been a while." The tea still has the same taste, rushing hot from the throat all the way to the heart.Shinobu squeezed his teacup, raised his head and looked at Hiroki, "Are you... how are you doing recently?"

"Me? Ah, um, good."

Not knowing what happened between the two, and not knowing whether his position as a bystander is appropriate, Hiroki was thinking about how to talk to Ninja about mediocrity.

"that......"

"Excuse me!" The voice of this sentence was loud, and Shinobu felt a little embarrassed, and his face turned half red instantly, "Excuse me, may I ask if Miyagi has returned to his country?"

"what?"

"I'm sorry, but I really want to know." The cup in his hand was so familiar that his eyes hurt, and he tried hard to control his emotions, "Although I also know that the distinguished professor is very busy and has a lot of discomfort in another country, and... I promised him, but..."

"Wait a minute," Hiroki frowned, "In another country or something, you mean Professor Miyagi?"