Let's Laugh at This Beautiful Day

"Well, thank you, Izumi-kun."

"You're welcome." He smiled and bowed. He Quanming turned and was about to go back to the bar, but his footsteps stopped suddenly, and the expression on his face was stiff.

Wait wait, what did I just hear? ...Izumi-kun?Who would call me that?And the voice is so familiar...

This fluttering tone that is difficult to attract others' attention is like the sound of a spring that flows into your ears in a trance. You know it, but you inadvertently let it disappear in your memory along with the wind; you can see it, but In the blink of an eye, he was turned away by the dripping water, and when he looked back, there was no trace of it - that vague sense of existence...

Among the people Izumi Akira knew, there was only one guy who would make people feel this way.

"Megumi Kato who came by the wind", class Rider.

"Kato, it's you!" With a sudden turn of his head, Izumi Ming Zhang squinted his eyes and stared at someone sitting in the seat. Her mosaic-like figure gradually changed from fuzzy to clear. , just like adjusting the resolution from smooth to ultra-clear in the lower left corner, a beautiful and refined girl appeared in front of his eyes.She raised her gaze on the menu.

"Well, it's me, what's wrong?" Kato Megumi asked in confusion, shaking his shoulder-length black hair.

"...No, it's nothing, it's just a call." He Quan Ming shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Kato seemed to know what he was thinking. He lowered his head and continued to look at the menu. At the same time, he said indifferently: "Don't worry too much, Izumi-kun. After all, I didn't greet you when I came, nor did I make any special gestures. , you seemed to be thinking about things at that time, so it's normal not to notice me, I'm used to this kind of thing..."

"It's not a matter of whether you're used to it or not..." Izumi Ming sighed and looked left and right. There were no other customers in the store except Kato Megumi. The store manager was also handling his precious coffee beans in the back kitchen, so he didn't call him. She probably won't come out, so she just sat down on the sofa opposite Megumi Kato, loosened the bow tie around her neck, and muttered.

"I said, you are my friend, no matter how low your sense of existence is, no matter how you blend into the natural background, others can ignore you, but I can't, absolutely not! This is what I was right on that day. The things I promised myself—if I want to be your friend, I have to pay accordingly, and the first thing is to never ignore your existence!”

"I don't want to make a friend who often forgets about myself, so I have been avoiding making myself that kind of person... But just now, you were talking to me right in front of my eyes, but I didn't realize it until now..."

"Even if you're used to this kind of treatment, I'll never be used to this kind of treatment - so sorry, Kato!"

Facing Izumi Akira who bowed his head and apologized, Kato sighed lightly, put away the menu, his tone was serious, and he looked directly at him.

"Izumi-kun, please raise your head."

"...Huh?" He Quan Ming raised his head according to the words, and his eyes immediately met Kato Megumi's clear and bright black pupils. The swaying waves in the pupils seemed to twinkle like stars, which made him in a trance for a moment.

But after that moment, the eyes of the two people merged with each other.

Kato Megumi suddenly curved the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Smile lightly and simply.

It was just an ordinary smile, but it was full of feelings that a young girl rarely showed—he could guarantee that it was the most direct-to-the-heart smile he had ever seen in his life.

As if the morning light came through the dark clouds, it was not warm, but it was fascinating.

"Thank you, Mingjun."

Kato Megumi said this, it was so bright that even the air warmed up, it was a tender feeling within reach.

At this moment, the dim light of the cafe is dyed with the beautiful color of the morning sun.

"Kato..."

As if bound by both light and heavy feelings, Izumi Ming could only froze in his seat, quietly listening to the sincere words of this friend who had been with him for a while.

"—Thank you for your words, and thank you for taking me as a friend. I'm really touched. No one has ever said that to me before, and no one has ever felt so guilty for ignoring my existence. , it's you who let me know - there are still people who are chasing my presence, and there are friends who have always wanted to watch me..."

"I'm really happy, Ming-kun. It's been a long time... I haven't been so happy."

Kato Megumi smiled and pulled up Izumi Akira's hands, wrapping them tightly in his palm.

"So I accept your apology. Then thank you again, my friend - Izumi Akira."

- too warm feelings.

——Too rich expression.

- A very touching smile.

The girl named Megumi Kato uncharacteristically removed the shell of indifference and tried her best to reveal her thoughts and feelings to her former classmates and current friends.

There was no special incident, no story to sing, and it was just because of the boy's remorse that touched the girl's deep heart.

- I don't want to ignore you because you are my friend!

The self who has long been used to being ignored has someone who wants to be seen.

- No matter where you are, I will find you!

I have long been used to being ignored, but I have someone I want to be noticed.

- Kato Megumi, you are my friend, there is no doubt about that!

That's right... I just listened to it as a joke, I didn't take it to heart at all... But before I knew it, I recognized him as my friend.

When did Megumi Kato want to be noticed so much?

... no, it's not.

Not trying to get noticed.

From before to now, she has never had that kind of thought.Live your life in an ordinary and peaceful way, don’t do conspicuous things, express your feelings appropriately, and don’t have to have deep friendship with others—this perception has never changed.

Only now, there is one more person who wants to see him.

Let a guy who always says "Kato, you are my friend" to himself, see Megumi Kato's response to his friendship.

Also, this dusty smile.

"...Among friends, thank you instead of sorry, why did I forget?" Squinting, Izumi Akira held Kato Megumi's hand instead, and under her shallow exclamation, he interlaced his fingers.