Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

Hearing what the boy in his daughter's body said, Toshiki Miyamizu breathed a long sigh of relief, and his body, which had been tightly bandaged, relaxed.

As the body relaxed, the chaotic memories in his head seemed to become more orderly. The first one is the conversation between the two when they first met and parted.

At that time, he came to visit Miyamizu Shrine as a folklorist. His wife's mother was very impatient with his arrival, so she handed over the reception task to Futaba, who was not his wife at that time.

Even though so long has passed, whenever he recalls that time, Toshiki Miyamizu can't help but be intoxicated by his wife's charm. Unlike her rigid mother, Erye made people feel extremely comfortable no matter what she said or did. Even before we parted, she was already looking forward to the next meeting.

Then, when they were saying goodbye, he asked about something that had been on his mind for a long time.

"When I came to bother you just now, you seemed to be surprised when you saw my face, but you soon smiled again. What's going on?"

Erye's beautiful face still had a full smile, but she looked a little embarrassed, and what she said shocked herself:

"I can't say why, but when I first saw you, I thought you would become my husband. Why exactly? It's incredible."

Erye looked as if nothing had happened when she spoke. After seeing her surprised expression, she turned her face away, rested her chin on her hands, and exclaimed in a low voice:

"Oh, I, it's so strange...isn't it so strange?"

Yeah, weird? Toshiki Miyamizu couldn't remember how he answered at that time. But at this moment, he still had a clear answer in his heart: It's not surprising. When I saw you, I felt familiar, as if I had known you for a long time.

When the two met for the first time, they used polite and unfamiliar honorifics. Thinking of that memory still made Toshiki Miyamizu feel warm, interesting, and missed.

"So, you and Aunt Erye have indeed had the experience of body-swapping?"

A sudden voice interrupted Miyamizu Toshiki's memories. His eyes regained focus, and then he realized that he had unconsciously spoken out that memory.

Really, is it because the mind is ups and downs too much? He blamed himself secretly. However, if I had also exchanged bodies with Erye, then this would make sense, but why didn't I remember the other person?

"And after I return to my body, the memory of the exchange will become very blurry. Maybe after the exchange is completely over, I will be like you and Aunt Erye, and you may only have a vague impression of each other." Hojo Kyosuke didn't wait for the other party to think, and then expressed his speculation.

"This..." Toshiki Miyamizu's eyes widened, everything seemed to be explained.

Just like Sanye is now called the Divine Miko, Erye will seem to know everything, and it is also because she has seen things that she has never been exposed to through her own eyes. Although the memory of each other will disappear after exchanging bodies, will some common sense things and special memories be retained?

It was also because of this that his wife had such a high impression of herself when they met her for the first time and fought hard with her mother to marry her. And to support himself at the expense of falling out with his family, saying goodbye to his mentor in school was not just love at first sight, but the two of them had a deep relationship before?

"So that's it, that's it..." Toshiki Miyamizu murmured. He picked up the tea cup and brought it to his mouth. When he was about to drink, he found that it was empty.

Hojo Kyousuke now knows that Mitsuha Miyamizu's father who respected him so much before was not an ancient Nara ritual, but regarded himself as an unknown god. Of course, he became discerning again. He quickly picked up the teapot from the tray and helped Toshiki Miyamizu refill the tea.

"Please use it." Offense and defense are instantly replaced.

"This seems to be the first time in the past four years that I have drunk tea poured by my daughter. I never expected that it would be in such a situation."

Miyamizu Toshiki looked at the amber-colored tea, shook his head and smiled bitterly. The long-standing worries in his heart were relieved, and he also knew the secret between himself and his wife. He was in a good mood for a while and had free time to think about other things.

"Well, with all due respect, even if you want to join politics, there seems to be no need to leave Miyamizu Shrine, right?" Seeing the opportunity, life coach Hojo Kyosuke decisively entered the battlefield. Yesterday, Yotsuba's words "Dad ran away from home." It kept playing in his mind, stuck in his throat and he couldn't forget it.

If her father still existed at home, Yotsuba would never be so happy because of a bicycle. Maybe she could go to school every morning in the mayor's father's special car. At first, when Hojo Kyosuke saw Yotsuba wearing shorts and short-sleeves every day, he thought it was the uniform of neon country children, but later when he sent Yotsuba to school, he found that her classmates were also wearing beautiful little skirts. Yotsuba's childhood really made Hojo Kyosuke feel sad, but fortunately it was still too late to save it.

Moreover, Hojo Kyosuke knew that Mizoguchi Toshiki was originally called Mizoguchi Toshiki. The reason why he did not return to his original surname after running away from home was probably because he was borrowing the influence of the Miyamizu family in Itomori Town. Otherwise, in a closed town like Itomori, it would definitely not be that simple for an outsider like him to become the mayor in a short period of time.

In this case, even if he wants to enter politics, it will not affect him from continuing to stay at Miyamizu Shrine, or even continue to serve as the shrine master. After all, as far as Hojo Kyousuke knows, Miyamizu Shrine does not belong to the main shrine, and many of its rules are different from those of ordinary shrines. The main shrine hall, which manages more than 79,000 of Neon's 80,000 shrines, has many rules, but the authority of Miyamizu Shrine in Itomori is much higher than his.

If Toshiki Miyamizu still serves as the god master, he may not even need to run for office. Just like Mitsuha Miyamizu now, if she says she wants to be the mayor, maybe the townspeople will launch an initiative to "suggest that 14-year-old girls can also participate in the management of local governments."

"It's not what you think. Although I am indeed borrowing the power of the name Miyamizu, if I stay there, my wish will never be realized, and the tragedy will still happen again."

Facing the face that looked like his own daughter, Toshiki Miyamizu unconsciously spoke a little more, but then he became angry again. Yes, it is because of this boy that Mitsuha became a divine miko! Only the townspeople would regard Sanye as the agent of the gods who surpassed Erye. After all, Sanye has not shown his wife's extraordinary talents since she was a child, but now she has become so outstanding under the influence of this boy.

"Tragedy?" Hojo Kyosuke asked doubtfully. In terms of Itomori's tragedy, he could only think of a comet hitting the earth.

"It's all because of you that Mitsuha has become like Futaba!" Toshiki Miyamizu was furious. He was not a god, but a boy with unknown origins who was using his daughter's body to do mischief. Although he may have done similar things when he swapped bodies with his wife, he is now a father.

"...I know you are angry, but please don't worry. At least let me know why you are angry. After all, you see, it was not me who caused the body swap. Maybe there is some arrangement somewhere."

"Are you kidding? If that's the case, have you been brainwashed by the Miyamizu family?"

What Hojo Kyosuke didn't expect was that as soon as he said those words, the man opposite seemed to become even more angry.

"Erye was like this at that time, and so was you. It's because of this that I want to completely destroy this ignorant place!"

Hey, hey, it's too hot-blooded to destroy this place or something. Uncle, you don’t have a cursor above your head, so don’t pretend to be the protagonist of a hot-blooded comic. Hojo Kyousuke complained crazily in his heart, then raised his hand and pressed it twice, trying to calm down the furious man.

"Let's talk slowly. There may be some misunderstanding. Let's start from the beginning. What is the tragedy you mentioned before, what Aunt Erye said, what will happen if Sanye and Aunt Erye become the same." It's not a riddle. People will be expelled.

Lifting up the slightly cold tea and drinking it in one gulp, Toshiki Miyamizu turned his head to look out the window and took two deep breaths.

Hojo Kyosuke followed his movements and turned his head, only to find that the outside of the window was facing the Miyamizu Shrine on the top of the mountain. The yellow light turned on, and he remembered that the place seemed to be the Kagura Hall, where Miyamizu Mitsuha and his sister practiced Kagura dance under the guidance of their grandmother.

"My wife, Futaba Miyamizu, was killed."

shock!

Hojo Kyosuke was startled by these words and quickly moved his gaze from outside the window to the face of the man opposite. But he saw that the other party was still looking at Miyamizu Shrine, with unspeakable hatred in his eyes. This made him swallow the murderer he was about to blurt out again. He couldn't have been killed by his grandmother or Siye, right?

So the famous swordsman Hojo Kyousuke in Tokyo put down the knife in his heart and decided to listen carefully and not be in a hurry to deliver justice. He knew that once he started talking, Toshiki Miyamizu would continue talking without having to push him.

Sure enough, although Toshiki Miyamizu turned his head and glared at Hojo Kyousuke because he didn't expect anyone to praise him, he continued to speak:

"Shortly after Yotsuba was born, Erye fell ill. I don't know if it was because my subconscious was very repulsive. I still can't remember what the disease was. I only know that the immune cells in her body were out of control. But even if she was already sick, It’s very serious, but she still refuses to go to the hospital, do you know why?”

Hojo Kyousuke still didn't speak. He knew that the man opposite did not need to respond. He was asking himself in his memory.

"Because she is the shrine maiden of Miyamizu Shrine, the messenger of the gods in the hearts of the townspeople, and the representative of the gods. And why does such a being need to go to modern medical facilities for treatment?"

Every word of these words seemed to be squeezed out from between the teeth. Just listening to it, Hojo Kyosuke could feel the overwhelming hatred Miyamizu Toshiki had for the townspeople and Miyamizu Shrine. He also understood why the other party said that tragedy would happen again to Sanye.

"Even though she was sent to the hospital for fainting in the end, Erye still refused to go to a hospital in a big city for treatment. In an ordinary hospital in this small place, I could only watch my wife fighting the disease in pain alone. , the condition is getting worse day by day.”

It seemed that he was gradually returning to the memory that could never be forgotten. Hojo Kyosuke saw that the man opposite him was trembling uncontrollably. He clenched his hands so hard that his finger bones wanted to break out of the flesh.

He couldn't help but think of Sakura. If Sakura didn't cooperate with treatment like this, he would force him to a better hospital no matter what, right? But if the treatment was too painful, he might not be able to bear it, but at that time Sakura would definitely smile and comfort him, saying that it didn't hurt at all. There is no way, he has always been so indecisive when facing the one he loves.

"My wife seemed to have completely given up her desire to live. Even when I knelt in front of the hospital bed and begged her, she just smiled and said to me, 'Everyone has their own destination.' Just because of that ridiculous reason, she wanted to give up her life. Me and my daughters?”

Hearing this, Hojo Kyousuke knew why Toshiki Miyamizu was furious because of what he said before. What he said about free arrangements was indeed very similar to what Aunt Futaba said.

"I will never allow, as a highly educated person, I will never admit that the development of modern medical technology is just to save those tragedies that were powerless in the past!"

Okay, I think so too! Hojo Kyousuke cheered inwardly, even if the medical technology is not good, I still have a universal system, and there is absolutely no possibility of plot killing or anything like that!

"Just after I contacted a major hospital in Tokyo that specializes in treating immune system diseases, I received a call from the hospital that Futaba was dead."

Hojo Kyosuke was slightly stunned. She didn't expect that the death of Aunt Futaba, who had so many legendary figures, would be so ordinary and hasty.

"The only thing she left me was an even more incomprehensible sentence, 'This is not a farewell.' But, isn't the so-called death just a farewell?!"

Speaking of this, Toshiki Miyamizu actually cried. Then he raised his head and looked at Hojo Kyousuke. The ferocious expression at that moment surprised the latter. Regardless of complaining about Yanyi's performance, Hojo Kyousuke was quickly shocked by what the other party said next.

"Regarding Erye's death, none of the townspeople who usually respected her so much showed a sad expression. 'Miss Erye was such a good person and so outstanding, that's why she was called by God early.' Every time they said, Everyone is saying this."

The expression on Miyamizu Toshiki's face was very strange at the moment. He seemed to be smiling, but he was crying, and the corners of his mouth were bent. Hojo Kyosuke thought for a long time before he found a similar expression in his head. It was the smile of a clown who went to see a psychiatrist for depression, but was recommended by the doctor to watch a clown show.

"Even my wife's mother, the shrine master of Miyamizu Shrine, she said, 'Since Erye said this is her destination, let her go.' Such bastard words. But Erye is A living person. Why did he refuse to go to the hospital or to a hospital in a big city? It was all because of them!"

The scene described in Toshiki Miyamizu's words made Hojo Kyosuke shudder. Even if an unfamiliar neighbor died of illness, he would lament the impermanence of the world and send him silk money. But in Itomori, when faced with Miyamizu Futaba's death, the townspeople's reaction was so, indifferent? ruthless? Bizarre?

How could a messenger of God get sick? It must be God's grace that she got sick, right? Hojo Kyosuke finally understood the source of Toshiki Miyamizu's anger, which is why he said that Aunt Futaba was killed. No one knows whether her illness can be cured, but she may have given up on survival because of this. desire.

He could understand Toshiki Miyamizu's anger. He could not forgive the crazy townspeople and Kazuyo Miyamizu. Someone had to pay the price for his wife's death, otherwise the anger in his heart would not be calmed.

Sure enough, Miyamizu Toshiki's next words confirmed his guess.

"Under the town of Itomori, there is a large invisible net. Everyone is in the grid, and the center is Miyamizu Shrine. It is this net that binds my wife. She will die before she dies. She made such an unusual move precisely because people in this big network cast strange eyes on her!

Miyamizu Shrine refers to the relationship between people, things and things, and people and things as kami.

In other words, Erye was betrayed by God. This ignorant belief, this damn relationship, is the murderer who killed Erye! "

Toshiki Miyamizu gritted his teeth and expressed his conclusion.

"So, you want to enter politics and change this town?" Hojo Kyosuke guessed.

"It's not a change, it's a destruction! I'm angry at the stupid people who have been brainwashed by God, and I'm also angry at the illusory God. I want to destroy this place ruled by the faith of Miyamizu Shrine! It's all because of this kind of thing, Erye even He cannot die normally like ordinary people! This kind of town should not exist in modern society at all, so he should be completely destroyed."

Well, I originally thought it was a hot-blooded comic, but unexpectedly it turned into a crazy one.

"But, wouldn't it be enough for you to take grandma, Mitsuha, and Siye out of here together? With your ability, you can make greater achievements no matter where you are, right?"

Shouldn't a normal person's thinking be to leave this sad place? Uncle, what you said just now is too much like a villain, you know. However, he also knew that those who were not involved would not be able to truly experience the unforgettable hatred of losing a loved one, but he didn't want to experience it either.

"...As I said before, the anger in my heart cannot be calmed if no one pays the price for this. Moreover, Mitsuha and Yotsuba both chose to stay at Miyamizu Shrine when I left home. !" Toshiki Miyamizu said sadly.

"Kacha"

The sudden sound of taking pictures brought Toshiki Miyamizu back to his senses.

"What are you doing?" Is there something wrong with the kid who is occupying his daughter's body? Why take pictures of yourself at this time? What is he thinking about?

"Look at how you are now. I think even now, Sanye and Siye will still be too scared to leave with you."

Hojo Kyousuke raised his cell phone and said that regarding the death of Aunt Futaba, the reactions of the townspeople and Toshiki Miyamizu were completely two extremes. The former was too indifferent, while the latter was so sad that his daughters were scared.

Is that you? Miyamizu Toshiki looked at the ghost-like person on the phone screen and couldn't believe it for a moment.

Yes, after the death of his wife, the ones who needed comfort most were the young Mitsuha and Yotsuba, but he was in tears all day long, and his daughter was completely taken care of by her grandmother. From time to time, the daughters would tiptoe over worriedly to see how they were doing, but they would be frightened by their own appearance.

Even when he left the shrine, he had a fierce argument with his wife's mother, completely ignoring his daughters who were hugging each other in fear.

Yes, compared to this kind of self, or the grandmother who was organizing her daughter's funeral during the most difficult days while taking care of and comforting the two granddaughters who lost their mother and father, they would be more willing to rely on, right? Or is it that the shrine full of mother's atmosphere makes them feel more at ease?

Miyamizu Toshiki was stunned on the spot, not knowing what expression to make. You know, he also had a hint of resentment in his heart towards his daughters who were unwilling to leave with him. However, he never expected that all of this was caused by himself.

"So, have I been wrong all along?" He lowered his head and murmured. The remaining tears on his face gathered together and fell into the teacup, causing the amber tea to ripple in circles.

Hojo Kyousuke didn't speak, he just turned his head and looked out the window quietly. He never said anything about other people's... well, he did say something about other people's family matters, but at this time, it was obvious that the other person already had the answer in his heart.

"Mother, Mitsuha, Yotsuba..." Toshiki Miyamizu, who received no response, raised his head and followed Hojo Kyosuke's gaze, his face showing deep longing.

Neon people call mother-in-law Yilimu, which is directly expressed as mother here.

When the knot between the daughters was untied, countless beautiful memories between father and daughter came to mind, bringing with them uncontrollable longing.

"So, Uncle Miyamizu, do you want to go home with me? My sister misses your father who has run away from home."

Gone