Let's do it again, Yukino.

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Consciousness gradually sank into darkness.

Gradually buried,

In the dim light,

Junko seemed to hear a familiar boy's voice softly calling to her and saying something.

I'm willing to pay any price, just to give that girl the best possible "what if".

I hope she can live a good life.

Hearing this, she couldn't help but laugh.

Is it true that a mother and child are connected at heart? She could even feel the heartache in that guy's eyes when he said those words.

Even though he inherited his somewhat eccentric and silly personality, he still says things that even he himself can't understand.

He's just a fool, can't he live a simple and carefree life like her?

He just had to fall for that girl.

And at this point, his first thought wasn't even of his birth mother.

With her lips pouting, Junko was furious.

Thinking about another woman who has nothing to do with her is no longer something her son should be doing.

but,

Her soft heart led her to respond to the fool's call at that moment.

after all

The meaning of Junko's life in this world

Only that boy remains.

……

Ok.

I opened my eyes again.

"Junko, don't sleep on the floor, you'll catch a cold."

Before she knew it, Chunri and Xiaoxue appeared in front of her, looking down at her with a hint of worry in their eyes, making her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Ha, I was a little distracted."

Dispelling the memories from her mind, she scratched her head, smiled foolishly, and, reverting to her usual self, looked at the two of them before standing up from the floor again.

"We'll go cook for you. Please wait a moment."

Junko wrapped the apron around her waist and walked towards the kitchen. Then, as if remembering something, she suddenly turned around and looked at the two of them with a puzzled yet cunning expression.

"Oh, by the way, where did you two just go?"

"..."

Without the slightest hesitation, the boy and girl responded to Junko in unison.

"I just went for a walk."

"...And what about the sweat on your foreheads? And your disheveled clothes?"

"I just ran too fast, so I didn't pay attention to these things. Junko, stop nagging and hurry up and cook. I've been starving for ages."

Haruhi, enraged, came up from behind and pushed Junko into the kitchen, shouting loudly to cover up his guilty conscience.

"We're just a little curious, aren't we? Hehe, if you don't want to tell us, fine, we'll do it for you right away."

The gentle moonlight filled the small kitchen, enveloping the woman's figure in a silvery glow.

After dinner,

Chunri decided to leave the apartment and go home with Xiaoxue.

Before parting,

Standing in the entryway, I heard the crisp, clanging sound of the door being closed by Xiaoxue outside.

Before him stood only Junko, now dressed in her pajamas, her face bearing the same silly grin as always.

He scratched his head, unsure of what to say. He touched his nose, wanting to say something, but it turned into a sigh.

……

"Mom, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

"...Okay, be careful on the road, watch out for the cars in front."

He put his hand on the doorknob and then withdrew it. Turning around, he bowed deeply in front of the woman.

"Thank you so much for everything during this time. Thank you so much for accepting Xiaoxue. Thank you so much."

"And... I don't know if I'll ever come back after I leave today, but you must take care."

He squinted his eyes and then said something casually at the end.

"Yes, I know, I've known from the beginning."

“I…I…I love you, Junko.”

Spring blushed and said something to her mother that she had never said before.

"Please don't dislike Xiaoxue. She is your future daughter-in-law, and I don't want to get involved in your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's arguments."

"If you really disliked her, you wouldn't have let her come along the first time you met."

"Hey, Haru, why don't you stay tonight? Junko has a lot to tell you. Can't you spend a little time with me?"

Junko couldn't help but grab Haruhi's hand, which was on the doorknob, and said in a flustered manner.

Spring pushed away those long, slender arms and shook her head slightly.

"I don't want to listen to your nagging, Junko. You're almost forty years old, you should be more mature by now. Besides, someone else will listen to your nagging. Also, I'll have a certain jerk deliver your fortyth birthday present to you. But remember, please don't cry when you receive it, or I'll feel really embarrassed."

"What gift? Couldn't you just give it to me in person?"

Junko didn't realize that she was smiling through her tears as she asked the question.

"It's a secret. Junko will find out when she receives it. Anyway, you'll definitely be happy when you receive it."

He put his finger to his lips, grinned mischievously, and said nothing more, shaking his head again.

He waved his hand, pushed open the door, and walked out without looking back.

The woman standing in the entryway maintained her waving goodbye gesture.

I don't know how much time passed.

Until everything in the apartment slowly faded and blurred from her sight.

……

………………

church,

White doves fluttered their wings and flew over the cross.

The aloof yet handsome young man softly called out the name of the woman in the white wedding dress.

"Junko, you're awake?"

"Yan'an?"

The woman, dressed in a white wedding gown, was so beautiful she seemed otherworldly. Looking at the man who was embracing her with such tenderness in his eyes, she couldn't help but call out his name.

As she looked down, she noticed a silver ring on her finger.

to my love.

Engraved on her was the man's sincere and pure love for her.

This is an important gift that will be remembered for the rest of her life.

I've already asked that bastard to deliver it to you, Junko. It cost me quite a bit of money, you know.

"You look even more beautiful in this white wedding dress than I imagined. You truly are worthy of being my wife, Junko Shinomiya."

"Junko, I love you more than anyone else in the world, so please marry me, and I will love you well."

The young man whispered something in the young woman's ear, and his icy expression melted as he laughed happily.

"Junko, why are you crying? Are you unhappy? Or did I do something wrong? Even though we're getting married because you're pregnant, you have to believe that even without the child, I would still marry you. Family matters are less important to me than a single hair on your head!"

"...Waaah...waaah...I'm not crying anymore, I really am not crying anymore..."

She frantically wiped away the tears on her fair cheeks, shaking her head violently.

Then the tears, like pearls from a broken string, fell one after another to the ground.

Flowers, crowds, church, priest, wealth, love, future, happiness, light.

All the beauty overshadowed her soft sobs.

All the good things in the world were a gift from some fool to the strongest and bravest woman in the world.

The woman could still faintly hear the voice of a boy.

When you receive it, please don't cry, or I'll feel really embarrassed.

because,

Junko.

May all the good things in this world be intertwined with your future.

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