The shining Shoko Toyokawa

When students are bullied, they tend to make excuses or deal with it perfunctorily.

Renai had no expectations at first, until she...actually came before him.

At that time, she was not the kind of person who lived a life of plenty.

After working more than eleven hours a day, excluding eating and sleeping, I only have about two or three hours left for myself.

Add to that all sorts of chores, and there's even less 'free' time.

But she is willing to spend this precious time on people she is not very familiar with.

Perhaps, before getting into trouble,

On that night when she took the girl to see the stars,

The girl fell in love with her.

But it's all too late,

The girl is late.

Even if she realized her feelings from the beginning,

But she was 'late'

Not half a month,

Not even half a year,

She...is almost 8 years late!

When 'Char' and 'Chihaya' met on the hijacked airliner, she was still in elementary school, learning the 50-character kana.

The longest distance in the world is not from Tokyo Skytree to Chicago in North America.

Nor is it from the sake cellar in Takamagahara to the Red Well,

It's time.

Time that cannot be crossed!

Even if Rencai spent her entire life to build a curvature spacecraft,

Able to fly at 99.999999% the speed of light,

But in this universe described by the theory of relativity, humans...cannot catch up with time after all.

Renai's love was destined to end 8 years before it even began.

So, the moment her 'subconscious' understood all this, the girl shed tears.

Before being discovered by others, she still had some time to herself to commemorate her love... which ended before it even began.

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"What? The one who snatched Garuda from Earth was Chihaya?!"

On the Agama, in Jeanna's dormitory, Momoka learned this explosive news.

"It's over, Captain Maya must have been exposed..."

Unlike her who was frowning, Jeanne was quite calm.

"It doesn't matter if it's exposed. Given her friendship with Ms. Chihaya, Ms. Chihaya will definitely help her keep the secret."

"I will help her keep the secret, but the probability of Captain Maya suddenly disappearing has also increased infinitely!"

Jeana understood immediately, "You mean Miss Chihaya, there's a high possibility that Captain Maya will be secretly imprisoned?"

"If it were me, I would definitely lock her up!"

Taoxiang answered very seriously, without any hint of joking.

"No, I have to go to Earth too!"

Jeanna teased, "Taoxiang, you're not going to strike first, are you?"

"I'm not Chihaya," Momoka said with a wry smile, "Right now... Nina might be feeling very sad..."

"yes…"

Jeanne looked up at the Earth passing by the window.

"It's really hard to like a woman like Captain Maya."

"Who says it isn't?"

Taoxiang smiled bitterly, "How should I tell them? They don't seem to know about MYGO yet. 'An' has also been involved."

"Captain Maya has done this herself. Let her figure it out herself."

Taoxiang always felt that Jeanna seemed a little angry now.

That must be just her illusion.

After all, it wasn't Maya she liked.

Chapter 77: No, Maya-san, Chihaya-san is watching

"Rencai..."

Later, when Maya opened the cockpit of the Mark Rabbit from the outside,

For some reason, I felt a little guilty. "It's time to change shifts. Let's go and rest first."

"OK,"

The girl was wearing a helmet and hadn't turned on the communication. Her voice sounded a little muffled.

"You don't have to wear a helmet all the time when you're on standby,"

Maya smiled and reached out to take off the girl's helmet.

But this normal action was avoided by the girl this time.

"Nina?"

Maya was a little confused, but before she could ask, the girl got off the Mark Rabbit from beside her through the plank road.

Maya's heart panicked and she quickly chased after her. She followed behind the girl and asked, "What's wrong, Rencai?"

"It's okay, Maya-san,"

Although she said she was fine, Renai's voice was a little hoarse, as if she had a bad cold.

"I'm just, just... tired, that's all."

When people say nothing is wrong, it often means something is wrong.

Maya couldn't help but hear it. She subconsciously reached out to the girl, wanting to hold her.

But when his hand was halfway extended, he retracted it.

The pink-haired girl's happy smile with tears in her eyes appeared in her mind, making her feel a little...guilty.

'Fool…'

Renai didn't turn around, but she noticed Maya's movements.

When she reached out her hand, the girl subconsciously wanted to escape.

But when her outstretched hand froze in mid-air and even showed signs of retreating,

But the girl hoped that the hand she extended to her would not hesitate.

But...even if she really reached out to me, what's the point?

After all, she still likes the girl with pink hair.

If anyone wants to blame someone, then it's only because the girl came late...

"I... am such an idiot..."

In a strange universe, a beam of light shines into the world of a lonely girl.

She thought that light would continue to illuminate her whole world in the days to come.

But that was just her wishful thinking after all. She had been through life and death with the person she loved for a long time, and they had a bond that could not be severed even by the passage of time.

Just as she was looking at the photo of the Y organization spokesperson and pilots with the Gundam on TV with her eyes shining, they had already been eating, living and fighting together.

And now, she is so ignorant that she wants that light to stay in her own world forever...

It's really... pitiful, sad and ridiculous.

…………

Rencai's back unconsciously hunched a little.

Looking at the girl's back, Maya felt that she looked like a wronged dog.

In a trance, she recalled the girl who sat by the bed waiting for her until late at night.

When she pushed open the door, the girl's upper and lower eyelids were already fighting.

But when she saw her, the girl's eyes, as clear as the sky, instantly lit up.

The joy in it seems to be able to fill the whole world!

"Nina!"

As if by instinct, Maya's body moved on its own accord, grabbing the black-haired girl's hand and preventing her from leaving.

She obviously shouldn't have done that.

She shouldn't do this when she loves someone else!

The most painful thing in the world is not losing, but the person you like is right next to you, but there is no possibility for you and her.

Since it was impossible to be with the girl from the beginning, you shouldn't give her hope!

Obviously, she and Niina should have kept a certain distance from the beginning.

But...why did it turn out like this?

"Let me go, Maya-san, please let me go..."

The girl could no longer suppress the sobbing in her voice, "Otherwise I would definitely start expecting it again..."

"!!!"

Why would a girl like Nina say such unwarranted expectations?

"I know you like Miss Chihaya, right? If that's the case, then don't let anyone misunderstand you."

"Rencai..."

Maya grabbed the girl's hand and unconsciously loosened it a little.

And her hesitation was naturally felt by the girl.

The girl turned around and gently stroked her face, smiling so tenderly that her tears kept rolling down, but she could see them clearly even through the plexiglass made of resin.

"Ms. Chihaya is a very important person to Maya-san, right?"

She reached out, tiptoed slightly, and gently stroked Maya's face.

"You have to cherish her. It's so hard for you to meet again."

It was the girl who was crying and the saddest, but she acted like Maya was the one who needed comfort the most.

"This is simply... no, this is a true miracle."

Miracle, what an inspiring word, but it often does not belong to oneself.

But for Rencai, this is fine.

To her, Xia Ya and Chihaya were like two stars in the sky.

As long as they are still alive, it is great news for the girl.

In addition, Xia Ya, whom she admired the most, had been by her side for more than half a month.

With two happy things intertwined, shouldn't she be so excited that she can't sleep for several days?

But...why did it turn out like this?