How can I let go of the matter of saving my stepsister?

It was as if he was cleansed by the clear and soft picture. His heart had been restless after experiencing the ups and downs in the mundane world, but at this moment it unexpectedly calmed down.

As you keep pulling your finger down, the picture keeps changing.

There is no dialogue, only the constantly changing background images, the male protagonist who appears in the screen but does not occupy the central position, and the narration that finally connects the contents of the letter after going through multiple screens.

[Although our summer is very hot, it is much more comfortable than Tokyo. But now that I think about it, I also like Tokyo's hot and humid summer.

I like the melting asphalt road, the outlines of high-rise buildings shrouded in heat, and the coolness of air conditioning in shopping malls and subways. By the way, the last time we met was at the elementary school graduation ceremony...】

I like the summer in Tokyo, I like the hot and unpleasant weather. Even though I have listed so many things I like, my favorite is probably the summer in Tokyo with the male protagonist Takaki Toono.

The long-distance love is told through letters, so tenderly. If it were not expressed in the form of comics, but in the form of animation or radio drama, the heroine Mingli's voice at this moment would definitely be filled with a sweet smile and full of nostalgia.

But the friendship in my heart must be bitter.

[Takaki-kun must be changing little by little. 】

The letter is very long, more than ten pages in total, and Mingli is still talking. The scene gradually turns more to the male protagonist, showing how he is trying to adapt to life without Mingli. His cautious and conflicted look when replying the letter shows how much he cherishes the feelings in his heart.

After one letter comes the next.

From summer to winter, the long distance separated the boy and girl, but it made their friendship even deeper.

The world is just a stone's throw away, and their hearts are always connected.

"We must, we must meet again and be together."

The painting style is so fresh, the story is so plain, even the dialogue does not exist. In dozens of pages, all that is presented are the monologues in letters of the heroine Akari and the life of the hero Tono Takaki. However, the emotions are conveyed so clearly in such a narrative without ups and downs.

True feelings can be found in the ordinary. The manga "5 Centimeters per Second" drawn by Sato Yuu may be the perfect footnote to this sentence.

To the extent that he didn't even know what Akari looked like now, Oya Hideki was praying so earnestly.

I pray that Sato Yu can give these boy and girl a perfect ending.

Volume 101: Chapter : . The Sick Person

After just reading the comic for a while, I was already praying devoutly for a happy ending between the hero and heroine.

In the past, having read numerous romance novels, comics, animations and movies, he would always be moved by the plots and would offer blessings and pray for lovers.

But this time, he was already so immersed in the comic after only reading about forty pages.

"Ha~"

Ooya Hideki let out a long, drawn-out sigh.

Perhaps, he saw the shadow of his first love in the heroine Mingli.

He was once too young and naive, too self-centered, stupid, and so weak that he could not control himself. He had met a girl as pure, with a lovely smile and gentle words as Mingli, but he had also lost her.

Now, guided by the delicate and soft comics drawn by Sato Yu, and tasting the bitterness and sweetness of the young love between the boy and the girl from the letters of the heroine Akari, is he also drawn back to the time that he once thought he had forgotten?

Good comics are extremely infectious. It is clearly a very simple story, but it resonates with him.

After I realized it, I looked at the comics again and my mood changed.

The scene turned again. I had been thinking that everything in the scene was so old-fashioned, and the hero and heroine were only communicating through letters. The story should have happened decades ago. In this page, Sato Yu finally gave a clear indication.

[I was surprised to hear that Takaki was transferring schools this time]

Following the content of Akari's letter, a magazine appeared in the middle of the comic box, [Train Timetable - JR All Lines, Issue 1995, 2].

Not only did the heroine Akari move from Tokyo to Tochigi Prefecture, this time, the hero Takaki Tono also had to move to Kagoshima, the southernmost part of Japan.

The two people who were already separated by distance are now separated even further.

[This time it's really far. We can't just take the train to see each other when we want to meet. 】

On the unfolded railway map, the male protagonist Takaki Toono outlined the route from Tokyo to Tochigi Prefecture with a red pen. Before actually going to Kagoshima, the boy and girl who had been separated for a long time made an agreement to meet each other.

[We haven’t seen each other for a year. I’m really nervous.]

The letters are still being sent, and this time, the picture finally reaches the heroine Akari. At dusk, she is sitting on a bench looking up at the sky. The grown-up Akari has such gentle features, which once again reminds Oya Hideki of the girl in his memory who once made him want to spend his whole life with her.

[There is a big cherry tree near my home. In spring, the petals there may fall at a speed of five centimeters per second.

I think it would be great if spring came with Guishu-kun. 】

Beautiful pictures, beautiful words, without the calculations of adults, the measurement of money and the entanglement of interests, the thoughts of young boys and girls are always so simple and so pure, without the slightest impurities.

Ooya Hideki smiled because of the picture and the sweet words, but there was a hint of bitterness in his heart.

He was suddenly frightened.

Judging from the tone of the story and the progression of the plot, it’s time for a turning point, which means... the two of them will never be able to meet in the end?

Please don't do that, Sato Yuu, Sato Yuu, if you fail the expectations of pure love and let two people who love so pure miss each other...

Oya Hideki's eyes sharpened.

"I won't let you go easily."

He was too immersed in the play and liked it too much, and Oya Hideki could not help but protect Akari and Toono Takaki in the story.

After all, he always wanted to find a little comfort in fantasy stories for the beautiful things that he had not been able to grasp from beginning to end in reality.

[The journey is long, so be careful. I will wait for you in the waiting room at 7pm as promised.]

The agreed day finally arrived. The narration in the letter in the upper right corner of the comic box conveyed a very plain notice, but Oya Hideki seemed to be able to feel the heroine Akari's inner joy and anticipation from it. He really connected with the characters in the story.

Eagerly, unable to wait to see the scene of the two meeting, Oya Hideki pressed the screen and swiped rapidly downwards.

[On the day I agreed with Akari, it started snowing in the afternoon]

This time, the text in the upper right corner of the screen is the monologue of the male protagonist Takaki Tono.

A flashback is inserted, after school, they stop together for a cat on the roadside, run in front of the shrine and the streets, chat about the books they have read recently in the cafe, and then their classmates who noticed their feelings for each other make a scene, wipe the umbrella off the blackboard in the noise, and run away with Akari...

Everything is so pure, beautiful and touching.

Perhaps, most people’s first love is like this, or at least, it fits one of the scenes.

The long-buried regrets were unearthed in this way, and people who have had such experiences really have to feel sad about it.

Phew~ When it comes to arousing the audience's emotions, the talented painter Sato Yu is really an expert, even to the point of being annoying.

The fingers tapping the screen were no longer so hurried, and his heart became calm and gentle again. Oya Hideki slowly pulled down the screen.

As expected, an accident happened.

[I had never thought about the train being late before.]

The snow in the afternoon became a foreshadowing. The train was delayed. Because of the severe snow that fell at the most anxious and worried moment, he stayed in the carriage, constantly raising his wrist to check the time, waiting in the wind and snow, and Tono Takaki's heart was almost frozen.

[The unprecedented snow scene outside the window, the slowly passing time, and the dull pain in my empty stomach added to my inner uneasiness]

[As a result, the train stopped in the empty wilderness for two hours. At this moment, even one minute seemed very long to me. However, time slipped away from me mercilessly. I gritted my teeth and tried hard not to cry.]

"Sigh~"

Not only Tono Takaki in the comics, but also Oya Hideki in real life clenched his teeth while taking a hissing breath.

I have to go there and see Mingli!

At this moment, Ooya Hideki was looking forward to it, and he almost wanted to turn into a strong man and rush into the comics, holding the rear of the car with both hands and pushing it in the cold wilderness.

This is how he was moved by a comic book, and this is how he hoped to have no regrets.

[Miri, it would be nice if you had returned home...]

And the next moment, when he saw the inner monologue of the male protagonist Takaki Tono in the comic, his nose suddenly felt sore.

They wanted each other to meet, but... Mingli must be so uneasy and scared waiting alone in the station. Isn't her situation too miserable?

He was looking forward to seeing her, but at the same time he hoped that Mingli would stop waiting for him and go home earlier. Conflicted and entangled, Oya Hideki's heart suddenly twisted into a ball and ached slightly.

His fingers tapped quickly again, and Ooya Hideki quickly skipped over the transition scenes.

"!"

Soon, he was completely stunned. When he saw the thin figure of Akari, who was warming herself by the fire in the waiting room of the station, with her head lowered and her features unclear, as if she was drowsy but more like hiding her pale thoughts and boundless fear in her heart, tears welled up in Oya Hideki's eyes.

Tears.

These were not the words that usually appear in the comments to express touching feelings, but words that actually happened in reality. His vision was blurred and Oya Hideki could hardly see the tablet screen for a moment.

Wiping away the tears from his eyes and sniffing his nose, Oya Hideki was unwilling to stop for even a second as he continued to flip through the comic book that once made him sad, conflicted, and entangled, but now made him infinitely moved and filled with sweetness.

【Ming Li】

At the call, Mingli looked up with a look of surprise, and then tears filled her eyes. She grabbed the hem of Tono Takaki's clothes and sobbed with joy.

This kind of portrayal is really too touching.

During the long wait, Akari must have been panic-stricken and worried, and even accepted in her heart that Toono Takaki would not come, so she showed such astonishment when they first met.

But even so, Akari still did not give up waiting, and the male protagonist, Takaki Toono, also experienced the hardships of wind and snow along the way, changing stations again and again, and rushing on with strength.

Such love is so beautiful and makes people happy.

Tears could not stop flowing. Oya Hideki kept flipping through the pictures. He saw the two of them cuddling in the station, enjoying the meal prepared by Akari, walking in the snow after the station closed, and finally confessing their love under the bare cherry tree without any fallen petals, kissing each other solemnly...

[At that moment, I seemed to understand the whereabouts of eternity, mind, and soul.

I feel like we understand everything about each other over the past thirteen years.

The next moment was filled with indescribable sadness.

How to treasure Mingli's warmth and her soul, and where to take them?

I have no way of knowing any of this.

I know very well that we can't be together forever after this.

That huge life, that tiny time, these are inevitably blocked in front of us. 】

Tears flow in an instant, and stop in an instant.

Watching the scene of Akari and Takaki Toono kissing, followed by the night in black with only the inner monologue of the male protagonist in white, Oya Hideki's lips trembled uncontrollably.

He seemed to be being toyed with by Sato Yu, a young boy who had just reached adulthood and was just beginning to drink to relieve his sorrows. His emotions changed uncontrollably between his brushstrokes.

If Sato Yu wanted him to cry, he would cry; if he wanted him to laugh, he would laugh.

And now, seeing the two finally meet each other, he was clearly so happy in his heart, but this passage pulled him back from the fantasy story into reality, making him think about the "reality" in this fantasy story.

After tonight we will still be separated, and will be separated even further away. Only paper can express our feelings. Where will the love between this young boy and girl go?

Suddenly, the scene he first saw flashed through Oya Hideki's mind.

At the railway station crossing, the train sped past, and the railway station railings separated the young girls.

Is it the same now and in the future?

"hu~hu~"

His heart was tightening and Oya Hideki was having difficulty breathing.

He was clearly attracted by the comic and wanted to finish it, to see the sequel and the ending. However, after the first chapter ended, Oya Hideki did not move for a long time. He just placed the tablet between his crossed legs, staring at the ceiling with his head tilted up for a long time.

Sadness lingered in his heart and he seemed unable to get out.

"How did it happen?"

he asked himself.

Initially, he had clearly come to see how Sato Yuu would develop a high intensity attack in his new manga, but now...

The one who was sick seemed to be himself.

Volume 102: Chapter Chapter . Ultimate Anger

"Whoo~"

A sigh, still a sigh.

For a long, long time, the tablet screen was not clicked and gradually dimmed until it went off, and Oya Hideki was unable to turn the page again.

He was holding a breath in his heart, unable to express it, and his boundless sorrow grew and spread like a raging wildfire.

He just closed his eyes and the last narration of the comic flashed through his mind.

[That huge life, that tiny time, these are all inevitably blocked in front of us. 】