The shining Shoko Toyokawa

Or maybe it's just that the evening breeze feels so good when it brushes against my sweaty cheeks.

More likely - she was holding So-shi's hand and running away, so she smiled.

Sometimes, when you save others, you are also saving yourself...

But...it is often difficult for people, especially ourselves, to redeem ourselves.

"Dad, Mom...Is it really okay for me to be so happy?"

Chapter 125: The Girl Who Can't Cry

On the seventh day back in District 11,

It's a little unbelievable that Aine, a Gundam pilot, has returned to school.

In District 11, for people her age, going to school is a normal and natural thing.

But in some areas, people of this age are generally already mothers (fathers).

"So, for most pilots, the joystick isn't used to control which foot to step out first. Those details are handled by the computer."

"Huh? Why am I still talking about this when I'm back at school?"

Aiyin was a little confused about her current situation.

Speaking of which, she only attended classes for a few days in Yuqiu.

For her, MS is a place more familiar than school.

"By the way, do I really need to go to school?"

Aine was skeptical about this. If she wanted to, she could easily find a job.

Even if you don't find a job, live streaming on the Internet, in the words of a purple-haired Internet celebrity, is simply a saint with millions of fans.

But Aine had no motivation for these things.

She is now in the MS Research Club at school.

The club members looked at her in admiration. There were more than ten people... or perhaps even more people who asked for her autograph. Aiyin didn't count them.

"Ms. Chihaya, are you interested in becoming the president of the MS Research Club?"

"Yes, if we have Chihaya-sama leading us, our club will definitely flourish. Chihaya-sama is someone who has driven a Gundam before!"

"Chihaya-sama, that's really exaggerated..."

Aine was surrounded by a group of chattering girls. If it were her a few months ago, she would definitely be grinning from ear to ear with joy.

She originally liked to be in the spotlight, otherwise she wouldn't have been the student council president in junior high school.

But now, Aine only felt, 'How foolish, I used to be like an idiot...'

She dealt with the little girls' whims and ideas, and for matters not related to MS, she just nodded or shook her head in response.

"Who's the stronger champion of the first season of 'Who's the Next Gundam Pilot'? Between Mutsuki Wakaba and Aine-sama?"

The name Wakaba Mu cheered up Aine a little. She was Su Shi, Li Xi, and Xiao Deng's former bandmate.

And she has a strong talent for MS driving. As an amateur who has never touched MS,

However, he easily defeated those quasi-pilots with good basic skills sent by the Self-Defense Forces in the simulated battle.

"If she goes through some training and actual combat, she should be stronger than me."

The pink-haired girl objectively said something that was inconsistent with her personality, "But he shouldn't be as strong as Xiao Deng."

"Hey? Xiao Deng?" The girls who knew Deng were all amazed at this conclusion. "Xiao Deng, such an introverted kid, is actually so strong?"

Xiao Deng came to attend classes at Yugaoka at the beginning of the school year. Unlike Aine, the "transfer student from London", many girls knew that there was a girl in the first grade who was as cute as a small animal.

This is what is called stereotype.

The equation that one is not strong because they are 'cute' seems to exist.

The outside world, especially ordinary people, although they know the drivers of Organization Y,

However, we don’t know much about its functions, division of labor, and strength.

Netizens generally believe that Li Xi is the strongest. In the promotional photos, Li Xi stands straight with a look of "I will win", and he looks invincible!

As for the playful Aine, the timid gray-haired girl, the gloomy-faced Suyo, and the cat girl who didn't even look at the camera when taking pictures (she was looking at the reward for taking pictures, the matcha parfait), it was obvious that they did not have the aura of a strong person.

"But Miss Ruoye has lost..."

Aine paused on this question and instead followed a highly-rated comment online: "I can't seem to understand why she's fighting. Winning or losing, it seems like it doesn't matter to her. It's almost like..."

'It's mechanical.'

She did not say what she was thinking, because it was not good to say bad things about others.

Moreover, because of a touch of gray, I came to the door of the activity room.

"Little Light! I'm here!"

The pink-haired girl's silent eyes suddenly came alive, as if her soul had returned to her body.

In an instant, she transformed from a walking corpse into that lively and innocent girl.

This stunned the MS Research Club members who were not familiar with her. "Weren't you so cool just now? How come you suddenly turned into a brilliant sun horn?"

"Aine..." Deng hesitated to speak.

When she came to school today, during the break, she was pestered by her classmates with questions, and she had no chance to ask Aine why she came to school.

The funeral just ended yesterday...

“Death is not a sad thing. Our bodies die, but our souls are in heaven with…”

Deng still remembers the solemn prayer and the confused love sound at the funeral two days ago.

…………

……

On the fourth day after returning to Area 11, the worst news finally reached Aine—

When Ratvian was attacked by a nuclear weapon, her parents were on the passenger plane that was loaded with nuclear warheads.

Not to mention the body, even the personal belongings that were with him at the time are impossible to find...

The only good news is that her parents will not feel any pain before they die.

Death at the center of a nuclear explosion happens in an instant...

The average speed at which human nerves conduct electrical signals is 50-70 meters per second.

At the center of the explosion, before anyone could even feel anything, they were gone...

“Aine…”

The young former drivers looked at the girl in white clothes with concern.

It is said that the Chihaya family was a prominent family in the past, but by the time of Aine's grandfather, there was only one child left.

The elders on both sides passed away early, and in the end, the funerals were organized by Chihaya's neighbors, Ying Lili's parents, and her parents' colleagues.

Many uncles and aunts that Aine didn't know surrounded her and asked her about her well-being. Some even politely expressed that they would welcome Aine to become a member of their family, but the pink-haired girl shook her head and refused them all.

She just stared blankly at the coffin behind the two portraits, neither crying nor laughing.

Even though they weren't there...

In my father's coffin lay his favorite folding knife.

My mother's violin was the one she used from middle school until Aine left home.

The guests gradually dispersed.

Late at night, when everyone pushed Xia Ya back to the hospital at Aiyin's request,

The uncles and aunts who wanted to help keep watch were persuaded by Aiyin to go home.

Aine is the only one left in this huge house...

As she listened to the lonely chirping of cicadas outside the house, she finally felt that her parents would never come back.

Before this, she felt like she was dreaming, and when she woke up, her parents came back.

Just like when she was little, when I came home and woke her up from the sofa...

Aiyin pushed the sofa back to the living room, or rather the mourning hall, with some difficulty, and lay down on it with her clothes on.

Maybe because she was too tired, she fell asleep quickly.

However, this time, until the next morning, when the pink-haired girl woke up from the sofa,

Nor did I hear my parents' concerned yet somewhat accusing voices: "Ain, why don't you go back to your room and sleep?"

“Because…” Aine, a child, smiled and looked at her parents happily.

"Because..." The grown-up Aiyin had messy hair and was lost in thought.

"Because I'm waiting for my dad and mom!"*2

The two voices overlapped as if they had traveled through time and space.

But this time, the grown-up pink-haired girl didn't hear her parents' voices.

Of course, no one would touch her head gently.

She felt so wronged that she wanted to cry, but she couldn't cry.

"Why did this happen to Mom and Dad?!"

“Who should I seek revenge on, or what should I do…”

These two questions have been echoing in the girl's mind, but she still has no answers.

Reality is not like the happy revenge martial arts novels or hot-blooded comics. In the end... the pink-haired girl doesn't even know who killed her parents.

Chapter 126: Classroom in the Pocket

“Aine…”

Without waiting for the onlookers to eat their food, Aine took the gray-haired girl's hand and left the activity room.

"Xiao Deng, after school this afternoon, do you want to go see Xia Ya together?"

It was lunchtime at Yuqiu, and after lunch, some of the girls walked in the courtyard under the summer sun.

But most of them were busy in the sports warehouse and auditorium. Some students even brought their work into the classroom. In Aiyin's class, someone was cutting corrugated paper, as if they were going to make a robot model?

"Um,"

Xiao Deng nodded hurriedly, "Let's go together!"

"By the way, Xiao Deng, your family is moving, right? Aren't you going back to help after school?"

Aiyin knew that it seemed that Deng's family could no longer bear the harassment of the paparazzi, so they finally decided to move.

"No, I hired a moving company, and it's not convenient for me to show up."

The gray-haired girl seemed troubled and reluctant.

She would probably be happy if she could fold up her home and take it away.

The two walked for a while longer before Deng hesitated and asked, "Anon-chan, do you want to join the MS Research Club?"

"Eh? What should I do?" The pink-haired girl looked at Xiao Deng with a half-smile. "If I go over, the president will give me the position of president and will always provide free snacks."

She deliberately pretended to be very excited, but in fact, Aine didn't even notice whether there were any free snacks in the MS Research Club.

She said this to 'bully' Xiao Deng who was hesitant to speak.

"Oh," Deng forced a smile, "that's really good."

Aiyin felt that the light seemed to have become dull. The dullness here was not the kind of dullness that a male protagonist in a harem would never realize a girl's feelings.

But the sense of the new human has become dull,

In the past, although Deng hesitated about whether to drive a MS, he was always desperate, as if he was pursuing something.

But the lights now don't have that feeling anymore.

Maybe I gave up, or maybe I have found what I have been looking for.

But anyway, this is more like a female high school student,