You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I?

The next moment after enlightenment.

Stand on tiptoes.

His fingers pulled the boy's face close to him.

She remembered a line she had seen in a movie before.

——It turns out that noses don’t touch noses when kissing.

……yes.

How could it touch my nose?

Now, haven’t you encountered it?

"—"

Toyokawa Sho opened his eyes wide from his trance.

He didn't expect that Toyokawa Shoko would actually kiss him.

Watching Toyokawa Shoko quickly distance herself after the kiss, covering her increasingly red face with her hands, he reached out and touched his lips, his eyes full of confusion.

"you--"

"I'm just... returning the favor."

Shoko Toyokawa avoided his gaze, but after a few seconds, she mustered up the courage to look directly at the boy in front of her.

Although she was still very embarrassed and her cheeks were burning, she almost wanted to escape back to her bedroom immediately, but she gritted her teeth and stayed where she was, just like her stubbornness and self-esteem, unyielding.

"Didn't you do this to me... on your first day here..."

"Hey, that's because—"

"Because you mistook me for Mu...right?"

puff.

The sound of my heartbeat returned to my ears.

Toyokawa Sho's facial features seemed to be copied, and he looked at Toyokawa Shoko in disbelief.

"Why... do you know?"

"Because I seem to be able to see your memories now."

Shoko Toyokawa lowered her eyes. The feeling did not deceive her. Ever since she kissed Sho Toyokawa, she had seen part of Sho Toyokawa's memory.

Although only a rough outline.

To describe it, it's like a plot summary.

But even these are enough to prove one thing.

That is, the oneness between the two of them.

If it's not the same person.

It is impossible to achieve the miracle of being able to see the other person's memory.

"...Impossible, could it be...the Corridor of Life...?"

Toyokawa Sho shook his head, his face showing surprise, but also a glimmer of hope that was about to break out of the shell.

"My Corridor of Life... you can actually use it—that, that means..."

She is another self.

Toyokawa Sho knelt on the ground in a daze.

His body was so tense that his mind suddenly relaxed and he almost fell down.

Shoko Toyokawa hurried over and supported Sho Toyokawa.

Toyokawa Sho slowly raised his head. His silver-blue hair blocked most of his vision, but he could still see the girl in front of him.

For an instant.

Hot tears broke through the restraints of her eye sockets and rolled across her cheeks which were beginning to turn red again.

Before falling to the ground.

Countless memories rolled down in crystal tears.

The quarrel when they first met, the relaxation when they met again, the vows they made together with the ribbon, and the scene of them climbing up to the shrine to watch the moon together...

These profound emotions transcend time.

In the end, it fell into the heart of Toyokawa Shoko.

She saw the person in front of her choking with sobs.

Reach out.

Grateful, trembling, and reborn.

He hugged her as if he had grasped the meaning of life again.

45

Chapter 45: The last highlight of this season for the weak Xiaoxiang.

A light green rain fell from the sky.

The raindrops fell on the road, forming puddles that reflected the colorful neon lights.

Umbrellas of various colors are like flowers blooming in a rainy night. The water splashes from the sea of clouds step on the already wet umbrella leaves, rolling into crystal clear water droplets that quickly slide down into the air, just like a fleeting night-blooming cereus, which blooms for less than a second before disappearing.

Toyokawa Sho was sitting in the car, and the window couldn't be opened because of the rain. Kaname Rana, who was carsick, was completely exhausted, and fell on Toyokawa Sho's lap in her newly bought clothes.

She is petite, only 1.5 meters tall, and she doesn't feel constrained even if she takes off her shoes and lies on the back seat.

Toyokawa Sho looked at the child with his head on his legs, his two little hands scratching his pants weakly like a cat scratching a wall, and helplessly asked the boss for help.

However, the boss had already fallen into the realm of driving. Talking to her at this moment would only result in a merciless look. Facing Toyokawa Sho's request for help, she turned a deaf ear and continued to say the same thing.

If she wants to hug you, let her.

If she is feeling unwell, please take care of her more.

Obviously, the bloodthirsty Shura had been converted to Buddhism by the family warmth she felt that night.

The Dharma image behind him was not some demonic being that had defeated all the nine heavens and ten realms without a single one to stand up to him. It was clearly a Buddha or Bodhisattva with kind eyes and a precious vessel in his hand.

Toyokawa Sho realized that Tsuzuki Shifune was determined to make him Lena's "brother", so he turned a blind eye to Lena's behavior, waiting for him to have the ability and qualifications to educate Lena in the future.

It’s a good trick to play the long game and catch the big fish.

What a trick of boiling a frog in warm water.

Toyokawa Sho closed his eyes.

He had little spiritual attainments and limited skills, and was no match for the great Buddhist masters, so he had no choice but to accept the fate of having to raise a cat for the rest of his life.

So he took out the medicated oil from his pockets, rubbed it on the girl's temples, massaged her acupoints for a while, and then gently stroked her soft and smooth hair, which was softer than snow and lighter than silk, as if he was stroking a kitten's head, coaxing her to gradually get rid of the uncomfortable motion sickness symptoms and go to that sweet and comfortable dream.

I opened the car window slightly to let the fresh air washed by the rain rush into the car, but the air had already been mixed with raindrops. When the window was opened, fresh air would come in, but naturally, the cold rain would also hit my face with the wind.

Toyokawa Sho glanced at Kaname Rakana on his legs, and seeing that she would not be hit by the rain, he withdrew his gaze with relief, supported his chin, and looked outside at the lead-gray city shrouded in mist in the rainy night.

to be frank.

He doesn't like rain.

This would bring back a lot of bad memories for him.

The day the scumbag was kicked out of the family was a rainy day; the day he quit Crychic was a rainy day; being blocked in the alley by debt collectors with solid wooden baseball bats was a rainy day; after winning the fight, he returned to the rental house with wounds and saw graffiti sprayed on the door was a rainy day; being summoned by the police station, who investigated the gang fight but never mentioned violent debt collection, was also a rainy day.

Whenever it rains.

Something bad always seems to be happening.

Toyokawa Sho felt his mood becoming a little heavy. The clear sound of the raindrops seemed like the vibration of a drumstick hitting the drum. Every drop and every grain of rain fell into his heart, like ink dyeing clear water black, leaving his heart covered with a depressed emotion.

When I go back later.

Will bad things happen to me too?

Toyokawa Sho lowered his eyes, and a trace of imperceptible worry flashed across his deep, still amber eyes.

The girl who had unceremoniously placed her hand on his lap and used him as a pillow seemed to have sensed his thoughts. She gently placed her small hand on the back of his hand, seemingly erasing the uneasiness that lingered in his heart.

Toyokawa Sho was a little surprised, feeling the warmth from the little hand, which seemed to reach deep into his heart and melt the coldness.

His slightly wrinkled brows slowly relaxed, his eyes softened, a smile slowly appeared on his face, and then he softly said thank you.

The girl didn't say anything. She just leaned back weakly, curled up even more, and rested the back of her head against Toyokawa Sho's side. Her soft voice was squeezed together, and she whimpered uncomfortably.

Toyokawa Sho put her hand back, patted it gently a few times, and then continued to stroke her hair. This time, his eyes did not look out the window, but lowered their heads, watching the girl gradually fall asleep.

He looked up and saw the navigation displayed on the boss's mobile phone. He was getting closer and closer to the rental house where he and Toyokawa Shoko lived. It was only a few hundred meters away from the Akabane West Exit of Tohoku Ward.

He exhaled a thick breath.

My heart gradually calmed down.

……

……

……

"Hold the umbrella."

The car stopped downstairs.

Tsuzuki Shifune took out a folding umbrella from the co-pilot seat and handed it to Toyokawa Sho.

"Take the clothes too."

Tsuzuki Shichuan instructed.

"Here I am, boss."

Toyokawa Sho took off his windbreaker, folded it into a pillow and stuffed it under Kaname Rakuna's head, then picked up the bag of clothes next to him.

"I asked you to put on your clothes,"

Tsuzuki Shifune said unhappily, "Don't let me catch a cold."

"No need, boss. You've already parked me downstairs. It'll only take me a minute or two to go up. I won't be cold in such a short time."

Toyokawa Sho shook his head. Compared to him, Lenai, who was feeling uncomfortable, needed the windbreaker more. At least using it as a pillow would make her sleep more comfortably.

Then he thought that he might have taken too long, and seeing that Kaname didn't look very comfortable, he spoke to his boss.

"I'll try to come down as soon as possible. If I don't come down for too long, you don't have to wait for me. There might be some emergency."

"Don't worry about anything else, just go up and talk."

They all built poetry boat roads.

"I promised you I would wait for you, and I will definitely wait for you. Just like what I said in the store, you only need to consider whether you can face this family, and I will be responsible for helping you. No matter how long it takes, it's okay because I promised you that. Do you understand, Fengchuan?"

"……Understood."

Toyokawa Sho nodded heavily several times, then opened the car door, "Then I'll get out, boss."

"Well, let's go."

Tsuzuki Shifune nodded, watching Toyokawa Sho open his umbrella and walk towards the stairs, then turned back to look at Kaname Rakuna who was holding the windbreaker with a relaxed expression, and a hint of peace appeared on his old face.

I hope the child can be safe.

She prayed this in her heart, then opened her cell phone and began to think about the next arrangements for Toyokawa Sho.

On the other side, Toyokawa Sho had already reached the door of his home.

He stood hesitantly in front of the door, his heart inevitably beginning to fluctuate again, just like a soldier walking towards the battlefield, the closer he was to the artillery fire, the more uneasy he felt.

He took the key out of his pocket and looked at it, trying to calm his chaotic mood.

After a while.

He took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, inserted the key into the hole, and turned it to the side.