A youth story of a passerby at the end of the world

Chapter 80: The moon is beautiful tonight

Uesugi Genshin instinctively wanted to get away from the place and took two steps back.

It would be best to pretend you didn't see it. Put yourself in their shoes, how would you feel if someone saw you crying?

Thinking of this, he took two more steps forward, returning to Miura Yumiko's sight.

Yumiko Miura stopped looking at him and turned to look at the ground in front of her.

The fact that he didn't say something like "go away" at least shows that their relationship isn't that of strangers or classmates. Could they be considered friends? His definition of friendship is quite high, but the other person doesn't know.

Uesugi Genshin walked to the ground next to her and sat down, placing the plastic bag he was carrying beside him.

A silent atmosphere filled the air between them. The other person remained silent for a long time, and he had no intention of lingering there any longer.

"I'm sorry, but if I were sad somewhere and someone I know saw me and then walked away without saying a word, I would worry that she might gossip. So I won't gossip," Uesugi Genshin explained, explaining why he was sitting next to her.

Once bitten, twice shy.

That incident in his class had greatly shocked him. He now understood the regrets of most female high school students and developed empathy for Hachiman.

The moment there's the slightest rumor, it spreads throughout the entire class. They're so bored they can't be more bored!

For sensitive and vulnerable people, this kind of thing will stay with them for a lifetime.

After saying that, he pulled out a tissue from his pocket and draped it over Yumiko Miura's sleeve.

"Where's your handkerchief?" She finally responded.

“99.1% of people in Japan use handkerchiefs, and I am in that 0.9%,” said Genshin Uesugi, expressing his pride in being among the minority.

"Where's Yui's?" Miura Yumiko's bloodshot eyes looked at the handkerchief tied in Uesugi Genshin's palm. It was light blue, not the pink Yui had worn before.

"Ah~, that one was covered in blood, so Yukino gave me a new one. Come to think of it, I haven't returned it to Yuihama yet after washing it."

Thinking about it, it seems that Miura lost her handkerchief at that time, and Uesugi Genshin began to consider whether to keep the whole pack of toilet paper.

Her red, swollen eyes were so heartbreaking that they could make one's mind wander.

"I'm leaving now." Uesugi Genshin stood up. He should go back today.

He picked up the plastic bag and was about to leave when his trouser leg was tugged. He looked down, but Miura Yumiko wasn't looking at him; she was looking straight ahead. But this movement...

So he sat down again.

But the other party remained silent, and Uesugi Genshin began to ponder why he had stayed.

"Let me guess why you're crying... Is it because of Hayama?"

Only matters of the heart would leave her alone on the rooftop; for everything else, she would definitely be with Yui and the others.

"Don't worry about it. Hayama will be the same as always, so you don't need to take it to heart."

"Hayato... is the one who least wants to ruin our current relationship, but I don't want that." Perhaps because she had been crying, her voice was clearer.

"The confession failed?"

"No, my confession was stopped beforehand." She wiped her wet eyes with a tissue.

"..." It's hard to say which is worse.

"Then it's not a failure. Just pick yourself up and start over. I think if you wait a little longer, your success rate will be higher."

“No, no, Hayato…” Miura Yumiko shook her head, the fragrance of her curly hair wafting over.

"No, wait for that moment that moves him, and he will fall in love with you."

So you don't love me now? Miura Yumiko smiled bitterly, "Isn't this forcing myself?"

This is the understanding that comes after being rejected.

"That's what happens when feelings grow over time. You could even confess to Hayama in front of everyone, and he might not be able to refuse you because of the situation."

"How could that be possible? This would only trouble Hayato." He didn't want to cause any trouble.

Moreover, the girl wanted to receive pure and innocent love.

"Realistic love requires any means necessary, while ideal love depends on fate." So he kept searching, and for Shiyu, he was the ideal one. Although he initially deceived her and later leaned towards the ideal, as long as she was happy in the end, that was all that mattered.

"And what about you? What would you do?"

"What should I do?" My confession was stopped?

Uesugi Genshin pondered for a moment and then gave his answer: "Generally speaking, I would make a clean break. Waiting without end, without result, and without promises can lead to despair. There are so many beautiful things in the world. Surely, under the same sky, there is someone else looking at the same place as me."

He looked up at the stars in the night sky. As the city lights gradually went out, they shone with their own light. Perhaps soon, the entire Milky Way could be seen here.

"It's a full moon tonight." They were sitting on the rooftop, where they could see it even more clearly.

“It’s beautiful,” Yumiko Miura murmured.

"Hmm, the breeze is quite pleasant." That's why he wanted to drink on the rooftop, but he didn't expect to encounter such an unexpected incident.

As expected, she said, "I'm going back now."

"I understand," Miura Yumiko said softly, whether referring to the present moment or the moment before.

After the person left, she continued to look at the night sky, then picked up the pack of tissues someone had left there, pulled out a tissue, and wiped her nose.

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On the way back, they bumped into Yui Yuigahama, who was walking uphill.

"what......"

"Oh," Uesugi Genshin greeted.

"Hey, is Xiao Xuan taking a walk?" Yui Yuigahama waved her hand.

"If it's just aimless wandering, then no, I'm planning to go back."

"Have you seen Yumiko?"

Are you looking for her?

"Hmm, Hime suddenly said something like it's late and she needs to find Yumiko to come back." Yui Yuigahama was a little confused.

"I saw what she said; she was looking at the stars on the rooftop."

"Really? Then I..."

“Speaking of which, Yuihama, your handkerchief is with me. I need to return it to you. Come with me.”

Yui Yuigahama crossed her fingers in front of her chest, fidgeting shyly, and began to wriggle and hesitate, "No, no need."

"Follow me." Uesugi Genshin walked straight ahead.

"Hmm..." Now that Yui knew that Yumiko was alright, she obediently followed along.

When the classroom door opened, Yui Yuigahama peeked inside from the doorway.

"what are you doing?"

"Haha, this is my first time in a boy's room."

Does "......" count? ......It really does count.

"Did you take that?" Yui Yuigahama asked curiously, pointing to the blanket on the table.

"Yes, I brought it back from outside. I plan to use it as a mattress on the floor."

"Huh? Why isn't it covered up?"

"Because the ground is dirty, just cover yourself with your clothes."

"Oh, I see. Hehehe, we didn't have any over there. Oto and the others only brought back a bunch of food and clothes." Yui Yuigahama recalled the noisy scene. Oto was still bragging loudly to Hina, and then Hayato called Hina out for some reason, which temporarily calmed things down.

"Those idiots~, how are they?"

"They're energetic, but a bit noisy. Ah! You're the one who made them drink, aren't you?" Yui Yuigahama discovered the truth and then looked at him with disdain.

"Hahahahaha..." Uesugi Genshin burst into laughter, "Sorry."

"Honestly, I just wish they could be quiet when they're sleeping," she said, puffing out her pink cheeks in feigned anger.

“My reason. Hmm…” Uesugi Genshin thought for a moment. Acting drunk and disorderly was indeed tasteless. He handed over the blanket on the table. “Here, you girls can use this. Consider it my apology.”

"Huh? No need, what about you?" Yui Yuigahama hurriedly refused, using both her head and hands.

Uesugi Genshin patted the other one and said, "I have another one here." Then he stuffed the blanket over to him.

"Then... I'll accept it." Yui Yuigahama nodded and immediately turned her head away, her face flushed.

The girls can squeeze together without any problem; in fact, that's how it's been these past few days.

For the first few days, Yumiko would turn her back to sleep, but for the last two days, she has been sleeping with her arms around him.

But Yumiko smells really good, sweet and soft, hehehe...

"Here's your handkerchief." Uesugi Genshin handed over the pink handkerchief.

"Hmm, hey, is this your handkerchief, Genshin?" Yui Yuigahama reached out to take it, but her eyes fell on the one tied to Genshin Uesugi's hand.

“This is from Yukinoshita. I don’t have my own handkerchief, so I’m borrowing hers for now.” Uesugi Genshin waved the blue handkerchief in his hand.

"..." Yui Yuigahama's outstretched hand paused. "Is it for Yuki?"

"?" Uesugi Genshin tilted his head and asked, "You know her?"

“No.” Yui Yuigahama shook her head. “But doesn’t her name have snow in it?”

what......

"Then you can have my handkerchief." Yui Yuigahama pulled her hand back behind her back and started tapping her toes on the spot.

"Hmm? Are you alright?" Handkerchiefs hold a special importance for Japanese people, and they are used habitually in any situation.

"Ah, there's some of my blood on it that I can't wash off." Uesugi Genshin also thought he should just keep it.

Then Yuigahama Yui snatched the handkerchief away, saying, "Thinking about it carefully, it's really strange for a boy to use a pink one. I'll find a new handkerchief in a different color and give it to you."

“That works too.” Uesugi Genshin lowered his hand.

Actually, it didn't matter if he didn't have a handkerchief; he could use and throw away toilet paper whenever he wanted, which he found much more convenient than a handkerchief. When he was in elementary school, his family allowed him to bring one; his mother picked out a mint green one with pansies, but he stopped using it altogether after that.

The door suddenly opened, and Hina Ebina appeared. "Ya hello, Yui, Uesugi."

"Hime! How did you know about this place?" Yui Yuigahama asked in surprise.

"I was looking for Saki next door, and then I heard your voice, Yui, you're the one..."

"Hahaha, but we found Yumiko. She's on the rooftop. Let's go there together."

"Ah, um, I think we can talk to her later." Hina Ebina changed the subject.

So the reason for coming out wasn't simply to find Miura Yumiko.

Uesugi Genshin sat in the chair and said, "It's alright, it's fine to go now. Maybe she's already gone back."

"I see, thank you." Hina Ebina said with a sincere smile.

"I'll play next door a little longer, Yui, do you want to come along?" I really don't want to go back right now~

"I... I don't need it. I'll go find Yumiko then," Yui Yuigahama said after considering for a moment.

"Bye-bye~" "See you later, Xiao Xuan."

"See you."

The classroom was empty except for him.

He picked up the stack of blankets on the table. Hmm... he had originally planned to keep one for himself and give the other to the hardworking accountant, because she couldn't afford to collapse.

Now there's only one left.

"...Go check, she's still working overtime." Uesugi Genshin picked up a blanket and walked out of the classroom.