章 393: Ren’s Smile
"Are you talking to me?"
After looking around, Ren confirmed it was directed at him.
He hadn't spoken to anyone other than the supervisor in a long time.
"Yes." Yotsuba approached. "Are you lost or something?"
"I'm not lost." Ren denied.
In his situation, he wasn't lost at all.
Yotsuba asked puzzled, "Then why are you standing here not moving? Are you waiting for someone?"
"I'm not waiting for anyone." Ren denied again.
"Separated from your parents?" Yotsuba asked with a hint of concern. "If so, it shouldn't be too difficult."
"It's not that I'm separated from my parents."
Hearing the words "parents." Ren's eyes dimmed for a moment, and he continued to respond.
"Then why are you here? You're not lost, not waiting for someone, and not separated from your parents." Yotsuba looked increasingly puzzled.
It was the first time she had met such a peculiar person.
"I want to move freely and explore." Ren said seriously.
"So, you're here for a field trip too." Yotsuba nodded, as if finally understanding the current situation.
"What's a field trip?" Ren had never heard this term before.
"You don't even know this? How strange."
Yotsuba looked very surprised but still explained to him, "A field trip is an activity where you learn from traveling. I remember Sensei saying so."
"I can't understand." Ren couldn't grasp her explanation.
"Because you're not here for a field trip, you should be here for sightseeing then?" Yotsuba changed her mind.
"Yes."
After thinking for a moment, Ren admitted.
It shouldn't be a problem if his actions were referred to as field trip.
"Did you come alone?"
Yotsuba looked around and realized that Ren seemed out of place, so she asked hesitantly.
"Um."
Ren came here alone using [Teleportation].
"It's amazing that you can travel alone." Praised Yotsuba.
"I'm not great."
Ren came here alone, but he didn't even know what to do; it wasn't considered great at all.
"At least you're better than me; I can't even travel alone." Yotsuba said with a smile.
"But I don't know where to go now, not very good." Ren said quietly.
"Let's explore together!"
After staring at him for a moment, Yotsuba made a decision.
"Together?"
Ren paid more attention to this word.
"That's right, because I'm here for a field trip, so it's okay to wander around with you." Yotsuba said.
"Thank you."
After a long silence, Ren expressed his gratitude.
"You're welcome. Besides, I'm separated from them, can't find them, and now I'm alone." Yotsuba explained shyly, "I'm not good at traveling alone."
"..."
Ren didn't answer, but he understood her words.
"Anyway, let's go for a walk. It's boring to stay in one place all the time."
Seeing Ren silent, Yotsuba randomly chose a direction and suggested to him.
"Um."
...
"Look, look! You can even see the Kyoto Station we just visited from here."
Standing next to the fence, Yotsuba quickly pointed.
"You can really see it." Seeing Kyoto Station in the distance, Ren was slightly surprised.
It was a sight he had never seen before.
"You seem happy."
Looking at him, Yotsuba said gently.
"Yes." Ren nodded, "I am very happy."
"Do you seem to enjoy wandering like this without any purpose?" Yotsuba asked curiously after recalling their recent experience.
Even though they had no goal and just went wherever they found enjoyable, Ren still looked very happy.
"Yes, I do."
Ren lifted the corner of his mouth slightly and answered with a smile.
Compared to sitting in a bright room in a daze day after day, freely wandering outside could be said to be the most beautiful thing.
Seeing his smile, Yotsuba was stunned for a moment and couldn't recover for a long time.
She had never seen such a smile before. Clearly, it was just an ordinary smile, but it made her feel like the world had turned black and white, and the man in front of her was the only color in the world.
"What's wrong with you?"
Dispelling his smile, Ren asked with concern.
Yotsuba had been standing here for a long time because of the shock.
"No, nothing. I just found your smile charming." Yotsuba patted her cheek to wake herself up a bit before answering.
"Did I just smile?"
Ren touched the corner of his mouth and couldn't believe it.
"Don't you know?"
Yotsuba didn't quite understand his reaction.
"I don't know."
Ren shook his head, then forced a awkward smile.
"Am I smiling now?"
"Not really." Yotsuba hesitated in her response.
Although Ren looked like he was smiling, it was clear at a glance that it was fake and nothing compared to the previous smile.
"Okay."
Seeing the failed attempt at reenacting, Ren returned to his expressionless face.
Indeed, it was still somewhat difficult for him to understand emotions correctly.
"Let's go to the next place."
After calming his emotions, he turned around and left.
"Um."
Yotsuba initially wanted to ask what was behind his smile, realizing that Ren had already left, so she had to abandon the idea and quickly followed him.
...
It was already evening before they realized.
"Is this a forest?"
Seeing the dense trees on both sides, Ren asked.
"Yes." Yotsuba confirmed, "Haven't you been to a place like this before?"
"No."
Continuing to look around, Ren answered.
He was confined to a room, a place like a forest that he only saw in educational programs.
"I'm so glad I could take a walk in the forest for once."
After saying that, Yotsuba suddenly found something, pointed to the sky, and reminded him, "Look at the sky, the stars are so beautiful tonight."
Ren saw countless stars filling the entire sky; it was very brilliant.
"How about it? Nice, isn't it..."
Before she finished speaking, Yotsuba realized that Ren's clear eyes were filled with stars; she didn't know if it was a reflection of the sky or if they were actually there.
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