I, who tortured the readers, was knocked to the ground by them!

Chapter 114: Centimeters per Second, the end.

Takaki, who has already grown up, sat in front of the computer, looking at the codes constantly flowing on the screen, sighed with lifeless eyes.

Takaki, who had good grades, successfully got admitted to a university in Tokyo. After graduation, he stayed in Tokyo and started working in an ordinary way.

He returned to Tokyo.

In the second volume, the country girl who once had a secret crush on Takaki was ultimately unable to successfully be with Takaki.

Because Guishu is still constantly writing letters and sending messages on his mobile phone.

Of course, the recipient column has long been blank.

He still couldn't let go of Mingli and kept writing her letters that she would probably never receive again.

Even though he knew long ago that there was no possibility for the two of them to be together anymore.

As an adult, Guishu always buries himself in his work.

Because when he stopped, he always felt that he would be immersed in infinite sadness.

But now, exhausted both physically and mentally, he is ready to resign.

The first part of the opening made the young man who came to buy comics frown.

Although everyone has already understood that the ending of the story of 5 Centimeters per Second may end in tragedy.

If I open this comic today, I will probably feel sad because of a heart-wrenching story.

But knowing all this, he still opened the comic.

What if there is a good ending?
Just think of it as weaving a beautiful dream for everyone’s past regrets.

Many readers have such expectations in their hearts, and so does this young man.

However, the opening alone makes one feel uncomfortable.

But the unpleasantness has just begun.

Mingli, who has not appeared in the story since the third episode, finally appears.

Many years have passed and Mingli has grown up.

Her waist-length hair was still as gentle as ever, but her face had lost some of the girlish innocence and looked more mature and virtuous.

In the picture, Mingli, who was packing up, opened a box that had been covered in dust for a long time.

Inside was a pink envelope without a stamp.

It said, Recipient, Tono Takaki.

Mingli's monologue is written on the screen.

Yesterday, I had a dream

The young man who was hoping for a good ending was suddenly pleasantly surprised.

Could it be that they are finally going to meet again?
Just when he was thinking that maybe this comic could finally give him a happy ending in the virtual world for the regret in his heart.

The young man's expectation was completely killed by a close-up shot on the next page.

Mingli raised her head slightly and looked at the sky outside the window.

There is a ring on the ring finger, which symbolizes engagement.

Eh? Mingli got married? Is it the male lead?

The young man who was flipping through the comics was suddenly stunned and his brows were instantly twisted into a knot.

Reason told him that this would probably not be the case in the real world.

But what if it’s just a weird narrative?
The wedding ring might have been given by the male protagonist, right?

Be a kind person, Teacher Sakurato Shuzu, I voted for you!
The young man didn't know whether he was deceiving himself or unwilling to accept the development that was too realistic. He still held a glimmer of hope in his heart and continued to turn the pages.

Mingli's monologue was interrupted.

The screen jumps.

Takaki returned to the place where he grew up, the slope where Akari had agreed to watch the cherry blossoms with him.
Guishu walked down the long slope with his head down. The spring on this slope was still the same as in the past. The cherry blossoms were constantly dancing in the wind, which was extremely beautiful.

He recalled the girl running in front of him.

"Hey, did you know? The speed of cherry blossoms falling is five centimeters per second."

Thinking about the past, Guishu walked along the tram tracks from his childhood and suddenly passed by a figure.

Guishu suddenly looked up, stunned.

If I look back, I have a strong feeling that she will turn around.

Thinking of this, Guishu stopped and slowly turned around.
The figure with waist-length hair also stopped almost at the same time and turned his head slightly.

The young man's frown suddenly relaxed, and then his eyes widened.

Great, the two of them can fulfill their promise to watch the cherry blossoms together!

I couldn't wait to turn the page.

【beep! 】

The tram sped through the tracks between the two people, blocking the distance between them!
The tram passed through a field of dancing cherry blossoms.

And behind the tram, there was no one on the opposite side.

Only the cherry blossoms were falling slowly at a speed of five centimeters per second.

A wry smile appeared on Takaki's lips, and then he turned and left.

Everything is just as Guishu once said.

How can I meet you?

"Shit! Why is there a tram?!"

The young man holding the comic book couldn't help but curse when he saw this scene.

After a brief silence, the young man came to his senses and realized that he was in a bookstore, so he lowered his head in shame and embarrassment.

The owner, who had finished smoking and returned to the bookstore, did not blame the customer for his impolite behavior. He just shook his head in understanding and sighed.

When Sakurai Itsuki saw this scene, the corners of his mouth became so "sad" that they kept rising up.

"It would be nice to go back after New Year's Day."

"It's okay, we'll see each other again at the wedding next month." Mingli said goodbye to her parents at the snow-covered tram station.

Simple conversation.

Mingli, is already married.

And the groom obviously would not be the one who looked back under the cherry tree but could no longer find her.

at the same time.

Guishu also took a look at the message.

That was a message from my girlfriend of three years.

He chose someone else after all.

With the arrangement of time, both of them found a new home.

Is this a good ending?
Just when the young man was asking himself questions.

The text message record appears on the screen.

【Takaki, are we finished? 】

Guishu just glanced at his phone and put it down expressionlessly.

On the tram.

Mingli closed the book, and there was a close-up of her ring finger, with a beautiful ring on it.

Mingli's monologue continued.

【Last night, I dreamed about things from the past.】

He and I were still children.

【It must be related to the letter I found yesterday.】

Guishu lit a cigarette and hung up the phone.

He also began a monologue.

[{I still like you}, a girl I've been dating for three years wrote this in a text message.]

But I think even if we exchange a thousand text messages, the distance between our hearts can only be one centimeter closer.

【I had a dream yesterday.】

The scenes then alternate between Akari and Takaki's shared monologue.

Mingli: [That was a very distant dream.]

Guishu: [In the dream, we were still thirteen years old.]

Mingli: [It was a countryside covered with snow.]

Takaki: [On the newly accumulated snow, there are only our two footprints.]

Mingli: [Next.]

Takaki: [One day, we can enjoy the cherry blossoms together again.]

Mingli: [He and I are both unwavering in our belief.]

There were no more lines after that.

At this moment, the tune of "one more time, one more chance" just sounded in the bookstore.

As the pictures unfolded, the young man continued to flip through the pages.

When he saw the result of the tram, he felt quite resentful.

But when he came to his senses, he realized that even if the tram had not stopped the two people, the ending of the story would not have changed.

Behind the comics, there are only beautiful close-ups, and only tears in his eyes.

The two of them made an appointment to go to Changpo to enjoy the cherry blossoms together.

Mingli wrote a reply in distress.

Guishu sat on the grass in melancholy, sending text messages to no one.

Mingli held an umbrella and ran happily to the mailbox, but she felt lost as she looked at the empty mailbox.

Takaki was accompanied by a girl who was not her.

Mingli was accompanied by a boy who was not his.

Takaki wandered among the crowds of Tokyo.

Mingli put the ring on someone else's wrist.

The tram passed by.

【end】

The young man looked at the last word of the story, and the song in the store gradually reached its climax.

How much more must I lose before I can be forgiven? How much more pain must I endure before I can meet you again~

[One more time, please don't change the seasons~]

Under the touching song, the young man kept falling into memories and couldn't extricate himself.

The girl in the story who made his heart beat faster when he was young and ignorant, probably already has someone by her side, right?

In the end, the story between her and me can only be like that of Akari and Takaki, living in two completely different worlds in completely different storyboards.

This is the end.

Sakurai Itsuki looked at the young man crying in public and couldn't help but sigh.

I guess he also has a regretful past that he can't forget?

The boss came over, looked at the young man crying and asked, "Can you smoke?"

Then the two of them went to the smoking area together. I believe that there they would reminisce about the story that now belongs only to the past.

How sad.

Fortunately, my happiness is built on your sadness.

(End of this chapter)