[Wen Ye] Migration

Enemies who were once become friends too—this is a reconciliation between us and you; old barriers will disappear—so I finally reintegrate into the world of mermaids, now you.Isn't that what it is? "

Dazai smiled.A smile is incredibly contagious.He flipped through the photos one by one, most of which were photos with the man named Nakahara Chuya.He said in a voice full of disgust that it was his former partner as well.Sometimes there are men with orange hair and short beards on their chins. "This is Oda Sakunosuke, my friend." A nostalgic look appeared on his face.

"Then who is this?"

Atsushi Nakajima points to the expressionless brunette in the next photo—just calling him a brunette might not be accurate.The boy had short black hair, slightly longer at the sideburns, and the tips transitioned to bleach-dyed white.The pupils were pitch black, like a pool of stagnant water without waves.

"Ah, he is... Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Although he is young, he is also a member of the Mafia. I used to be his mentor."

"It looks gloomy."

"Yes," Dazai smiled wryly, "Even in the organization, he can be called a radical. At least until I left, he had always been a firm anti-ground party. Remember that Atsushi was an orphan, right? Akutagawa is the same as you. The difference is His father died of illness, but his mother was killed by the people on the ground. Nearly a hundred years ago—this is a long time for the people on the ground, but it is only the time from birth to adulthood for the mermaid."

——What stands between you and me is your pain, the deviation in your understanding.

"Is there anything about him that interests you?"

"It's a little bit, because...he looks very lonely."

And what connects each other is the shadow of the downcast self seen in the other person.

To this day, whenever Atsushi Nakajima thinks back on that day—a smile appears in the corner of his eyes.He boarded the train with Akutagawa and lined up at the ticket gate together.On the rest day, the playground was almost full, and the two of them lined up one after the other in the queue waiting to play.

"Just be patient a little bit, just be patient a little longer." Worried that Akutagawa would lose his patience because of this, Atsushi leaned forward and shook Akutagawa's hand firmly.This time, Akutagawa didn't beat him up.

"There are a lot of people."

"Yes."

"But, in the sea. Never seen anything like it."

While riding the roller coaster, Dun felt like his hair was going to blow off.He quietly looked at Akutagawa amid the loud shouts from the people in the car.There was a bright and novel expression on that indifferent face as before, and a string of transparent bubbles popped out unhurriedly at the corner of his mouth.

"So, how is this guy named Akutagawa doing now?"

"I don't know. I haven't seen him for a long time. Although I have gone back to the sea from time to time in the past few years, I have met some acquaintances. But it seems that no one has heard about him since the disbandment of the Mafia."

Dazai's brows were tightened, revealing a look of remembering.

"Speaking of which, he was a lone wolf in the Mafia. It's one thing to be competent, but it's worrying about people skills."

——So, I hope that you, like me, can go out.

The two shuttled through the crowded amusement park.The time spent playing was less than the time spent queuing, but Dun felt very happy, and the forehead was full of joyful sweat.

Encourage Akutagawa to go shopping and deal with merchants by himself; give directions to foreign tourists; use clumsy Japanese to comfort a crying child who was separated from his family—and Atsushi Nakajima, who supports and witnesses Akutagawa's doing, just laughs become softer.

I hope that you, like me, can go out, and that your vision is not restricted by the sea level—even if you are hated, even if it is regarded as wishful thinking. "Want to be someone's help" - only this kind of mood has never changed.

It was already nine o'clock in the evening when Akutagawa was sent back to the coast.At the time of parting, Atsushi suddenly remembered what Dazai taught him: "'I am very happy to be friends with you, and I hope the friendship will last forever.'" He said it verbatim.

Akutagawa's face suddenly turned red for some reason, and he simply swung his right hand and hit him directly in the abdomen.Dun never thought that this seemingly thin body would burst out with such astonishing power that even a trained policeman could hardly resist, and almost fell to his knees.When I came back to my senses, I only saw a string of water splashes and a small piece of fish tail floating on the sea surface.Saw it and disappeared again.

It seems to be the end of a journey and the beginning of another song.The only thing that is clear is that he and Akutagawa have really changed since that moment.

Then, winter comes.

The sea is getting colder and colder, and Akutagawa will follow this generation of mermaid tribes to migrate to warmer places.

"See you next summer."

"At that time, I will try to come to the shore." He changed the language and began to say in Japanese, "If, you are the one who... said the words from the bottom of your heart that day - the afternoon of the first Sunday in June next year , under that tree."

"Then I'll wait for you. No doubts, no confusion, just—"

"Waiting for you. (7)"

Atsushi Nakajima felt that the corners of his eyes were warm, and the sudden emotion hit his heart——

end or start.

And now, this beach is only missing your presence.

Atsushi Nakajima thought a little lonely.

Sky.The blue water under the sky.The sea sparkled like clouds floating in the sky.Suddenly, the end of the cloud began to stir.It was a white dot at first, and then gradually enlarged, enlarged——

It's a mermaid.The mermaid who left last winter is rapidly approaching at this moment.Atsushi Nakajima's nerves tensed immediately, and he searched for the shadow of Akutagawa among the mermaids.

- He saw it.

The dark shadow mixed in the mermaid group left the team halfway, separated from its companions, and swam towards itself.Atsushi Nakajima took off his shoes, ran barefoot into the sea, and at the moment when the figures of the two were about to overlap - hugged him tightly.

Akutagawa's shoulder twitched, but he didn't run away.His hair was still wet, staining Dun's shirt across his chest.

"Long time no see." Dun said in mermaid language.

"Long time no see." Akutagawa said in Japanese at the same time.

Dun smiled, and let out a crisp laugh.Akutagawa also smiled, faintly, with a voice like a whisper.This was the first time Don had heard him laugh.

"I got permission to move to land. I started thinking about moving my stuff up, and finally thought, I should come here first—come and see you."

"But I'm really sorry," Dun said in his ear. "The walker will be delivered tomorrow, and I didn't borrow someone else's walker this time. I have to wrong you first on the way back."

"Do you want to continue sleeping in the bathtub?"

"No, not this time."

Dun hugged Akutagawa by the waist.Akutagawa's body is not as light as he imagined - it looks so thin.

"My cooking skills have also improved. I learned a few dishes from the 'big chef' in the bureau, and now I can cook more complicated dishes." While saying this, Atsushi helped Akutagawa sit down slowly. In a tank of sea water.The water pump had been turned off and was put back in the trunk.He closed the back door, walked back to the beach, put on his shoes, and turned back toward the car.

In the end Dun bought a convertible.

He turned the key to the car.The engine started.

As expected, the sound of the wind poured into his cochlea.While driving, he glanced at Akutagawa's expression through the rearview mirror.Akutagawa's dark, deep-sea-like eyes slowly widen. First, there is a little sun, and then the sky, white clouds, cities, and continuous mountain-like houses are reflected.He clasped his hands on the edge of the water tank and opened the corners of his mouth slightly.The whole string of bubbles spilled out and floated into the sky, like a whole piece of transparent balloon.

——Can I be your help?

This question does not seem to need an answer.And when Akutagawa uttered "Atsushi Nakajima...Atsushi" in Japanese for the first time, the anxiety in Atsushi's heart seemed to be completely filled by something.

"Now I've come to my senses, so—" Akutagawa paused for a moment, as if he was preparing for something mentally, "'I'm very happy to be friends with you... I hope the friendship lasts forever.'"

"Me too, Ryunosuke." Atsushi replied.

The car headed towards the city.Akutagawa Ryunosuke turned his head, but the sea could no longer be seen.

【End.】

The author has something to say:

1. I don't know if the price is expensive or not.In the text, it means quite expensive.

2. The author has never eaten figs before. Of course, the method of eating this paragraph is checked by the almighty Internet (kneeling).

3. Is it a common line?But I still took the opportunity to sell a wave of Amway (although it is common, but it is indeed the form of dialogue between two people in this comic I read not long ago): Ido ぎほう teacher "Night is the best friend" (translation, the whole article has Chinese), If I can, I will hit three "gods" to praise the teacher (firmly).

4. This can be regarded as a stalk of P4, right?The setting of the women's group's cooking skills is really interesting.

5. It’s a movie about cats playing (seriously). Dundun likes cats so he watches them every day. This is what Akutagawa plays when he turns on the TV.

6. Dun Dun's cat.I originally wanted to use the cat name of the three-dimensional Lidun family, because I seemed to have seen it on Weibo before, but I couldn't find it, so I had to make it up myself.

7. Still borrowing the lines from "Night is Best Friend": "Just waiting for you." Brackets recently came down and tried to read pictures and write words through this comic. Of course, the writing level is too sorry for the teacher. There is a copyright issue, it's just that I wrote it myself... No, my note seems to be basically Amway.