Chapter 67: Thousand-year-old troubles, new friends (Part )

April nights are far gentler than winter nights.

The sea breeze gives people a soft feeling.

Rinka Hiiragi walked out of the hot spring shop and took a stroll under the moonlight along the coast not far from the hot spring shop.

Tonight, Chitose seemed to be busy in the hot spring shop.

She thought Chitose was a very nice person and wanted to try to help her think of some solutions to her problems, so even while taking a walk, she still kept her head down thinking.

Until she suddenly heard the sound of a trumpet not far away.

After letting Xiaoqing on her shoulder shrink into her clothes, Rinka Hiiragi walked over quickly.

She soon saw a girl on a concrete platform on the coast, playing a trumpet towards the moon.

It's Chitose.
The girl's profile was illuminated by the moonlight, and her short hair swayed slightly.

The vast sea surface was sparkling, making the girl's thin figure look extremely lonely.

For some reason, Hiiragi Rinka subconsciously thought that "Chitose-san is worried about something." It was not that she saw it wrong in the afternoon.

She didn't know whether she should talk to Chitose-san.
However, while she was hesitating, Yang Kui Chitose seemed to have noticed her a long time ago. After playing the song, she waved at her, motioning her to come over.

Hiiragi Rinka walked over.
"Chitose-chan, are you still practicing?"

"Yes, we'll have the duet tomorrow." Yang Kui Chitose stood on the beach, her short hair blown by the sea breeze, she stared at the trumpet in her hand and said.

"You really work hard! Of course, I don't mean to ridicule you. I am really praising Chitose-chan for her hard work. I don't mean it in a derogatory way."

Yang Kui Chitose smiled brightly, "I know."

The girl smiled in the moonlight, her hair blown by the sea breeze. The moonlight sprinkled on her body seemed to be flickering, as beautiful as a butterfly.

A thought came to Hiiragi Rinka's mind: She is so beautiful.
She was very curious about Chitose.

Just like the curiosity about Xinchun, Yue and the others' past.

"Chitose-chan, I."

"What do you want to ask?"

".Yes."

"Then ask."

Hiiragi Rinka hesitated for a long time, lowered her head, and asked in a low voice, "Chitose-chan, are you practicing so hard to beat Satsuki?"

"You call her Xiaoyue? It seems that you have a really good relationship."

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"I don't mean to hate you. My relationship with you is one thing, and your relationship with her is another."

"Then why."

"Ok?"

"Then why do you do this?"

Yang Kui Chitose's smile did not disappear. Instead, she faced the sea and said, "Rinka, you misunderstood. I worked hard on the trumpet, not just to win an argument with that woman."

"Eh?!"

"What's the point of simply beating her? She's a novice, and she doesn't deserve to be considered a competitor by me."

"I thought Chitose-chan was feeling down because her relationship with Satsuki had deteriorated."

Yang Kui Chitose was surprised at Rinka's sharp thoughts, "I'm in a bad mood?"

".Isn't that right.?" Hiiragi Rinka looked apologetic and wanted to apologize.

Yang Kui Qiansui's smile faded, and after two seconds of silence, he stopped her, "No, you don't have to apologize. It's indeed a bit bad."

"Then Chitose-chan, can you please tell me about it?" Hiiragi Rinka mustered up the courage to say this.

"Eh? Of course you can, but why should I tell you, Rinka?"

"Friend." Hiiragi Rinka buried her face in the ground, "Because Chitose-chan said I was a friend. I think as a friend, I should at least do something for my friend. Chitose, you seem to be practicing the trumpet so hard, there must be a reason. You are in a bad mood too. Today, your smile to everyone doesn't seem as natural as before."

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Yang Kui Chitose didn't expect that this taciturn and socially anxious girl could actually see these things from just a little bit of information.

She was indeed feeling depressed recently and had to force herself to smile.

".Rinka, do you have a dream?"

"Does collecting all the candies in the world count?" Hiiragi Rinka added in a low voice, "Of course, I also want to make good friends. I don't like being alone."

"It's a lovely dream," Yang Kui Chitose raised her head and looked at the moon on the sea, "As for my dream, it has always been because of one person."

"one person?"

"Yes, a person. The dream started because of him, and I also want to realize it for him." Yang Kui Qiansui looked at the trumpet in her hand again, "For this reason, two years after he left, I learned about his thoughts, developed a longing, and had my own dream."

"Help him realize his dream." Hiiragi Rinka didn't know whether the person was a man or a woman. "But, Chitose-chan, wouldn't it be very uncomfortable to do so? Because you are doing it for someone else."

"No, not for him. Rinka, do you understand that feeling of being the only one? I have been abandoned since I was a child, bullied since I was a child, and told not to fight back since I was a child. I have never had anything of my own since I was born, and no one is willing to cherish me. Let alone dreams, receiving a complete set of clothes on my birthday is something that can make me happy for a whole year."

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"Would you like to hear a story from me?" "If...if Chitose-chan is willing to tell it, I'd be happy to listen."

Chitose Haruki smiled again and sat down on the edge of the concrete platform, inviting Rinka Hiiragi to sit down.

Hiiragi Rinka sat on the edge of the platform with her, and the two girls hung their legs out from under their skirts.

"Everyone says that children in orphanages mature earlier and are more sensible. In fact, everyone doesn't know the other side of the orphanage. Most of the abandoned children there have problems, some have mental illnesses, and some are born with deformities. The conditions in the orphanage mean that they can't receive a good education. Their thinking is more or less different from that of ordinary people. All the director can do is try his best to help everyone because there are too many people."

In this brief moment, Hiiragi Rinka couldn't figure out why Chitose mentioned the orphanage, but after seeing Chitose's eyes, she seemed to understand something.

Could it be that Chitose-chan is talking about herself?

"The happiest thing for everyone in the orphanage is the arrival of their own 'adoptive parents'. Every once in a while, a good family will come to the orphanage to pick up a child, and every child knows what this means. They will have their own independent room, complete and delicious food, and every birthday, they will have their own toys.

"For this reason, the children in the orphanage will welcome the arrival of adults. Because in their view, this may be an opportunity to be picked up. They will behave in front of adults, be obedient, sensible and most importantly, pitiful. But once they find out that you are not here to adopt a child, they will instantly lose interest in you, their expressions will become dull, their smiles will disappear, they will not want the candy you give them, and they may even dislike the cheapness of the candy and turn around and leave."

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"Isn't it scary? He is only a few years old, but he has such a mind."

"Um"

"This is the actual meaning of precocity in the orphanage. I am the least noticeable one among them. I have been weak and sick since childhood. Because my disease is more serious than ordinary heart disease, adopting me means spending a lot of money for treatment, so I will always be the first batch of children to be selected.

"Of course I know what this means. It means I have been abandoned and rejected time and time again."

The more Chitose Yang Kui's story goes on, the more depressing it becomes.

"But, Rinka, I still feel fortunate, because I am not alone. There are still people in this world who are willing to take care of me, who are willing to love me, who took me to see the sea when I had nothing, who gave me birthday gifts I never dared to imagine, and who taught me to recognize words one by one."

Hiiragi Rinka realized something and looked at Chitose's profile, "This person is the one who made Chitose-chan have the dream, right?"

"So for me, making him happy and helping him realize his dream is better than anything else. This is my dream. Rinka is actually right. I am in a bad mood recently. The reason is that I found that my feelings for him are a bit 'unclean'."

"Unclean?"

". I should say it was not pure. I wanted to help him realize his dream, but encountered resistance in the process. This resistance gave me the idea of ​​implementing a method. Although this method was not implemented, I still regretted having this idea afterwards."

Hiiragi Rinka nodded, "I see, Chitose-chan thinks that even if you didn't implement this idea, it has made the relationship between you and that person 'impure', so you are feeling depressed."

"Yes."

"Then, Chitose-chan, have you tried to go and ask the other party?"

"what?"

"Chitose-chan cares about the other person, but Chitose didn't consider his feelings towards you."

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"In fact, no one in this world is perfect and it is impossible for no one to have never made mistakes. We are all human. Even the most compassionate Buddha accidentally stepped on an ant and killed it before he became a Buddha."

Yang Kui Chitose smiled, "What a unique metaphor."

"Besides, Chitose-chan didn't do anything! She didn't hurt anyone!"

Hiiragi Rinka was a little embarrassed, but seeing that Chitose wanted to continue listening, she continued, "I think that instead of dwelling on the regrets of the mistakes you made in the past, it is better to accept the mistakes and try to forgive yourself. Chitose-chan, you can go talk to that person. Being honest is worse than anything else. Tell him what you want to do and why you did something wrong, and see how he responds!

"Maybe the other party doesn't care about this kind of thing at all. I think, Chitose-chan, you are just blaming yourself too much."

Chitose Yangkui's pupils dilated, and the blushing face of Rinka Hiiragi beside her was reflected in her eyes. She had never thought about it this way before.

Yes, I took the initiative to tell Brother Tree. Will the result be better?

Does Brother Shu not care at all that I’m jealous of him?
I have said words similar to "I like you" to Brother Shu before, and Brother Shu heard it all, but nothing happened, right?

Wouldn't it be better to seek forgiveness, learn from the incident, forgive yourself, and promise not to behave like this in the future?
Yes, after the ensemble tomorrow, I should tell Brother Shu a little bit about my inner thoughts.

Let’s find a good opportunity tomorrow and have a good talk with Brother Shu.

He obviously cares about himself.

She understood and laughed.

"Thank you, Rinka."

Chitose Yang Kui's smile on the beach under the moonlight was so dazzling that Rinka Hiiragi blushed and lowered her eyebrows in shame.

"It's good to be able to help Chitose."

This feeling of being thanked
Sure enough, it feels really good to have friends.

"Come to think of it, I've been wanting to ask you, why is there a snake on your shoulder?"

"Eh——?! Xiaoqing! Why did you run out?!"

"Xiao Qing? Is it your pet?"

"Sorry! Chitose, I hope it didn't scare you!"

"It's okay, it's not scary. I just think it's kind of cute."

Chitose Yangkui reached out to touch Xiaoqing's head, but she didn't expect that the snake was so scared that it shrank back into Rinka Hiiragi's clothes the moment it saw her reaching out her hand.

"Why did it run away?"

It was the first time that Hiiragi Rinka had seen such a situation. She was surprised and said awkwardly, "Maybe Xiaoqing is shy."

(End of this chapter)