Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 389
Standing on the balcony on the fifteenth floor, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding area.

Tall buildings stand tall, and the sun slant westward, leaving long shadows.Not far away, Lake Biwa is blue like a mirror.

"The scenery is really nice..."

The wind kept blowing, leaning against the guardrail and watching for a while, Soya turned his head to look at Akane Kirino beside him.

With long hair fluttering, she was also looking at him.

Their eyes met, the girl turned her eyes and looked forward again.

"what do you think?"

"what."

"The apartment, of course."

"..."

Under the leadership of Motoya, the two of them have visited all parts of this apartment.At this time, the intermediary Mr. thoughtfully left space for the two to discuss and sat alone in the living room.

"I don't know... I haven't rented a house before, so I don't understand anything."

Akane Kirino glanced back, through the floor-to-ceiling windows, scanned the various places she had visited, and quickly looked away when she looked over from the house.

"The rent must be high."

"Well, it's said to be a newly built apartment in 30. The design itself is very good, and the location is also very good."

Soya turned around and leaned his back against the guardrail, "As for the rent, I think it's around [-] yen."

"so high……"

Akane Kirino sighed, and looked at him for a while, "Are you really going to move out?"

Soya didn't answer directly: "Do you want me to stay?"

She pursed her lower lip and turned to look at Lake Biwa.

From afar, it looks peaceful.

She has made up her mind.

He moved out and had fewer chances to contact each other, which also allowed her to come out earlier.

"Whatever you want."

"Really." Soya took a deep breath, and patted the guardrail again, "You can watch the scenery here for a while, I still have some questions to ask Mr. Motoya."

"Oh."

He went inside and left her alone on the balcony.

Watching him sit down next to Mr. Motoya, Akane Kirino moved to the right so that she could see the two people who started talking at the same time without attracting too much attention from them.

"What are you talking about..."

The balcony was very windy, and the floor-to-ceiling windows were specially closed by him. She could clearly see the expressions on their faces, but she couldn't hear what they were saying.

It's nothing more than some problems that cannot be seen directly with the naked eye, she guessed.

For example, the light in winter, the noise at night, or whether the apartment manager is responsible or not.

As for the rent of the apartment, the intermediary should not be able to decide, right?
"..."

Looking at Soya who was talking and laughing freely, Akane Kirino suddenly felt a little stuffy in her chest.

He was serious about moving out to live.

Even if he didn't like this place, he would still continue to look for the next one.When he showed her the chat history yesterday, in that brief glimpse, she saw that Minami Noma had sent him information about several apartments.

They are finally going to separate.

And she couldn't keep it.

Because in another sense, they have separated.

The lake wind blows, and the eye sockets become moist.

She hasn't even told him what she wants...

I can only blame myself for realizing it was too late.

However, the person he likes is Hongzi.

Even if he realized it early, would he accept her?

If I had confessed to Soya sooner...

"..."

Putting aside the chaotic thoughts, Akane Kirino turned around and wiped her eyes against the wind.

There is no such thing as an if anymore.

Now, he chose Hongzi.

——And she also chose Hongzi.

He just told Mr. Intermediary that he wanted to live with his girlfriend, which meant that Hongzi would also move here.

"Do you live together..."

She leaned on the guardrail and looked down at the fifteenth floor.

The people on the street were like ants, she opened her palm, and the wind slipped through her fingers, unable to catch anything.

"Cy."

After a while, she faintly heard Soya calling her, and Akane Kirino turned her head, only to see him shake hands with the intermediary, and then signaled her to go in.

It looks like the chat is over.

Already decided?

When she returned to the house, Sogu didn't say anything, and pulled her out first.

When she came to the elevator, Akane Kirino looked back for a while, "Mr. Motoya, won't you go down?"

"I've finished looking at the house. He wants to stay and close the doors and windows. We can just leave."

"Oh……"

Ding--

The elevator has arrived.

The two walked into the elevator, and Soya pressed the button for the first floor.

There was no one else in the elevator, Akane Kirino looked at the blurred figure reflected on the metal elevator door, "Have you decided?"

"Decided."

She bit her lip, "Oh."

The elevator fell, her body was weightless, and her heart also had a feeling of being suspended and homeless.

Soon, the elevator reached the ground floor.

The two walked out of the apartment one after another, Soya looked around, and soon found the supermarket that the agent said was very close.

"It's really hot outside, eat some ice cream before going back."

"I do not want to eat."

"why?"

Kirino Akane didn't want to talk either.

He came over and took her hand, "I treat you."

She struggled but failed to break free, willingly and reluctantly followed.

"Don't take my hand."

"why."

"This is inappropriate."

"Isn't it the same as before? You were the one who held my hand back then."

"..."

Akane Kirino suddenly felt remorse, and struggled again with her hands.

It's just that he didn't expect that he really let go.

"If you don't think it's appropriate, then forget it."

"..."

When her hand was empty, Akane Kirino's heart also fell into a huge vacancy, and she stood still.

Zongya walked a few steps before turning her head, she turned her face away.

"I won't eat it."

He walked back again.

"It's not interesting for me to eat alone, come here."

He held her hand again, let her struggle, and let her go after entering the supermarket.

"Choose it yourself." Zonggu opened the freezer, "Beforehand, I don't have much money with me."

"Then I want the most expensive one."

"Are you finding fault?"

Akane Kirino sniffed sharply, "I want the most expensive one!"

After several selections, she picked up an ice cream that looked more expensive, and Soya also took the same one.

"Didn't you bring much money?"

"Bring the card."

"……Humph."

Akane Kirino stuffed the wallet back into her pocket again.

Blowing the air-conditioning from the supermarket, the two stood at the door and went out after eating the ice cream in their hands.

"It still feels hot outside..."

"The station is just ahead, so it won't be hot in the past."

Returning to Otsukyo Station, the two came to the platform, waiting for the tram to go back.

Looking into the distance along the railway track, the nearest tram will arrive at the station in two to three minutes. Akane Kirino said: "Starting tomorrow, we will seriously produce our magazine."

"Yeah." Soya nodded.

According to the schedule made at today's meeting, they had to write out the ten ghost stories within three days, and then proofread and typeset them.

The time is a little tight, but fortunately the division of labor is clear, so it shouldn't be a big problem to implement it.

Akane Kirino paused for a moment, took another deep breath, and moved her eyes to the sky: "Tomorrow, I will start again."

"..."

Zongya looked over and could only see half of her profile.

"Abandon the past and start a new life."

Akane Kirino turned her head, with a smile on her face: "That's right."

"Songya, go to my house later. I have something to tell you, and I don't want to be disturbed by others."

Is it today?

Once you make up your mind, you must act. She is more decisive than he expected.

Soya didn't ask her what she wanted to say, but nodded.

"Ah, here comes the tram."

Squeezing onto the tram coming from Danko, Soya and Akane Kirino stood at the door and looked inside the car.

I didn't see Hongzi and Zhao Wuling, but I did see a few familiar faces, all students from Class A or Class B.

Among them, some people also noticed that the two people who got on the train from this station had different expressions.

"Isn't Soya dating Yoshikawa? Why..."

"Hey, is that Si?"

"Did they go to the shopping mall together on the bus at Dajinjing Station?"

The two stood together, aware of the sight in the carriage, Kirino Akane pushed Soya.

He glanced at her, then stood aside a little.

But at the next stop of the transfer, in the evening, the car was overcrowded, and the two of them could only squeeze together as soon as they got on the car.

The car door was closed, and Akane Kirino, who had nothing to rely on, turned around and hugged Soya's waist.

"Don't you care about other people's eyes?"

"It's all crowded like this, who can see it." She lowered her head.

Tomorrow will start again, today is the last day, this is her last bit of willfulness.

Akane Kirino closed her eyes and thought to herself.

"Wait a minute, it's too tight..."

Soya felt a little panicked.

"I won't be able to hold you tomorrow." She whispered, not intending to let him hear clearly.

But he could hear clearly, "Don't make it sound like I'm going to disappear tomorrow."

"...Don't talk nonsense. Don't move."

Soya didn't speak, raised his other hand and hugged her too.

Akane Kirino remained silent, her head buried deeper.

At a certain moment, feeling some moisture on his chest, Soya looked down at her for a while, then looked outside again.

One stop after another, the passengers gathered from Kyoto gradually dispersed, and the carriage became empty, with many seats left.

Akane Kirino buried her head and did not move, and he has always been her reliance.

"Near the lake station—near the lake station, arrived—"

The car radio sounded overhead, and Soya patted her on the back, "We're here."

"Ah."

Akane Kirino let go of him, her eyes were moist, and the hair on her forehead was messy.

"My hair is messed up."

She grabbed a couple of them indiscriminately, turned around and got out of the car.

After walking out of the station for a while, she broke free from the extreme depression and reluctance just now.

"It's already this time."

"Hmm. Are you hungry?"

"Fortunately."

Sogu turned to look at her, "Go directly to your house?"

Akane Kirino was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Go."

When she came to the bottom of the stone path, she stopped and looked back at him.

"You go ahead."

Sogu stepped forward, "You didn't set any traps on the road, did you?"

"Fool." She smiled, "That's something I only did when I was a child."

"So you really did."

"It's normal for kids to do this kind of thing."

"I never did."

"Liar." She moved closer, looked at his back, and kept a step away from him.

"I'm a good kid from a well-known orphanage. I don't lie, fight, or bully others."

"Wow, who would believe it..."

Akane Kirino pursed her lips, wanting to laugh again.

"You always lie to me."

"sorry."

"... Who wants you to apologize."

"I won't lie to you again."

"..."

She raised her gaze to the back of his head.

After today, it doesn't matter.

"It's almost at your house, hasn't the trap appeared yet?"

"It's all said and gone."

"I don't believe it." Sogu turned his head and held out his hand to her, "Unless you come with me."

"..."

Akane Kirino looked at him, took a step forward, and took his hand.

"Like a fool."

"Are you talking about yourself?"

"I'm talking about you! . . . Of course, I'm a fool, too."

She held his hand tightly, "Otherwise, I wouldn't..."

It won't be what it is now.

Step by step, the two shoulders touched shoulders, and their hands were connected together.

Soon, they came to Kirino's house.

"Great, Mom and Dad are not at home..."

Akane Kirino breathed a sigh of relief.

She has already made up her mind, and she doesn't want any accident to disrupt her plan.

"It's already this time, I've already gone to the store."

"Ah."

"Miss Qingzi asked me to help out today, do you want to go with me?"

Kirino Akane paused for a moment, stepped forward to open the door, "Let's talk about it later."

When she entered the room, she just took off her shoes when he grabbed her wrist.

"what happened?"

She turned around in surprise, and Soya pulled her closer.

"If you have anything to say, just say it here."

"Wait a minute." Akane Kirino opened her eyes wide and looked up at him, "I'm not ready yet..."

"Then let me speak first."

"What does Soya want to say..."

Soya raised his other hand, wrapped her hands together, and looked into her eyes.

"I like Akane. It's the kind of boy's love for girls and love."

"..."

With a bang in her mind, Akane Kirino opened her mouth, her legs felt weak, and she sat down.

This is... a confession?
Why did he confess first?

"That's what I want to say... that's right..."

Soya knelt down, took the panicked and dazed girl's left hand, and kissed lightly on the back of her hand.

"Sorry, I have been hiding it from Qian all this time, but I actually liked you a long time ago."

She stared at him blankly, the bewilderment and puzzlement on her face became more and more.

"I have already felt Qian's feelings for me."

He already knew her feelings for him?

"why……"

"Because I have seen more people and things."

"Why didn't you tell me?" She stared at his face, "If earlier..."

--wrong.

She suddenly reacted.

He likes her?

How could he like her... What about Hongzi?

"Because I didn't expect at that time that I would come to this point. I just think it's better not to let you know about this relationship."

Soya inhaled slightly, "It's just that I'm much weaker than I thought."

What the hell is he talking about...

Akane Kirino's eyes turned straight, her gaze never leaving his face, her brows were tightly frowned because of puzzlement and bewilderment.

"I like Si, but not only Si."

Soya no longer concealed anything, and chose to confess everything to her, "Hongzi, Ling, and Kyoko are all people I like."

"..."

Kirino Akane finally understood.

He really likes Bell, and he really likes Sugawara-senpai... It turns out that there is a reason for his closeness to them all the time.

It's really fun...

But he also said just now that he likes her.

"..."

Akane Kirino didn't know if she should be happy now, if she should smile, or stop holding back her tears.

She likes him, and he likes her, so is there no regret?
No, she hasn't spoken her mind yet.

"I like Soya."

"Ah."

"I like you."

"Well, I like you too."

Ah, I couldn't hold back the tears.

"So... the person Soya finally chose was Hongzi."

Just let her know all the things he concealed, and let everything stop here for today.

"..."

She looked at him, but he pursed his lower lip, lowered his eyes and took a deep breath.

"I really don't want you to see me like this."

"what……"

Zongya raised his eyes and also raised his hand, wiping away her tears and holding her face.

"I choose to have it all."

Kirino Akane looked at him blankly.

"Akane, do you still remember your plans for the future?"

"I want to be... a doctor who saves small animals?"

"Not this." Sogu looked into her eyes, "You said, even if you go to college in the future, you will continue to live with me, Ling and Hongzi."

Akane Kirino was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood, her eyes widened a lot.

"Soya wants to..."

"Is Qian still planning this now?"

"I..." She wanted to nod, but felt that this was an impossible dream, "But..."

"That's what I plan to do." Soya said, "I want to continue living with Akane, Hongzi, Suzu, and Kyoko. Of course, it doesn't have to be a real life together, it's just a formality."

Akane Kirino didn't speak for a while, she had some longing for the future he envisioned, but she still felt something was wrong.

"I want to be with you all the time, but now... is the future that Soya said really possible?"

Soya understood her confusion and asked, "In Akane's vision, how do we continue to be together?"

She looked at him.

"Is it money, ideals, or something else?"

"Probably...feelings."

"What emotion?"

"Everyone's friendship."

Soya squeezed her hand, "Akane's feelings for me, is it friendship?"

She now understands that at that time, she already fell in love with him.

"It's love."

"Since that's the case, Akane is going to date me as a lover, but Ling and Hongzi who also like me can not only be friends with me, but also have to live with us, right?"

She bit her lip, "I came first..."

"It was Ling who came first, Hongzi who said he liked me first, and Jingzi who I fell in love with first."

"..."

Kirino Qian looked at him, speechless for a long time.

Putting her hands together, Soya bowed his head and kissed her.

"But the person who let me stay here is Qian. After I escaped back to the world, the person who really gave me freedom is also you-you are the beginning of all my choices."

Akane Kirino pursed her lips, "Why didn't Soya fall in love with me first?"

Soya was taken aback, then smiled.

"Probably because we have no distance from the beginning. We are too close to each other, and liking is always an afterthought."

(End of this chapter)