With her head resting on her knees, Nino turned to look at him.
After watching Shinichi for a while, Nino said it bluntly.
"If I change, we can never go back to the same past, it's like throwing away all our good memories with mom."
"I don't want to be like this, so I don't want to change."
"I don't want to make my grades better, and I don't want foreigners like tutors to change our daily lives."
"Even if I'm the only one who thinks so, it's fine..."
"I think so ..."
"I plan to stick to this..."
She slowly buried her head in her knees, her long hair covering her upper body like a shawl.
"Why do you want to change me without permission..."
"Stupid."
Nino spoke softly.
Shinichi averted his gaze from her, unlike her who lowered her head he raised his head to look at the night sky which wasn't very bright.
"If you really think so, then blame me."
"I interfered in your life beyond my power, and led you down a more difficult and winding path without permission, and I also wanted to change your pile of big and small troubles."
"If I have the ability to influence your life and future, now, feel free to blame me."
He spoke softly.
"If I do, I will admit it. If it was me, I would take responsibility."
"If your hard work all this time is because I forced you."
This time Nino was silent.
It took a long time before she spoke.
"It's unentertaining, it's ugly, and it's sometimes realistic and upsetting. You are just a public enemy of women."
"My change... I don't need someone like you to take responsibility."
Nino lifted her head and looked at him.
"Listen carefully, even if I blame the sky and blame fate and blame the air, I will not blame you."
"I also want to thank you for letting me know that I have to take responsibility for what I do... My growth is my own choice."
She always says that she doesn't want to change, but in fact, like everyone else, she has her own.
Being able to dress up, the swallowtail hair accessory on her head is her trademark, and her tone of voice is also different from them.
When the sisters took different paths, and she was left alone on her original path.
After all, she had to face it, and it was impossible not to face it.
Five identical seeds will sooner or later grow different leaves, each shining brightly in the sun.
When she faced this fact head on, she was able to move forward side by side with her sister and never fall behind.
"Obviously you have an answer in your heart, why do you still come to me?"
Shinichi rolled his eyes and took an apple casually.
Nino immediately took her hand and ate the apple piece.
"Because..." Nino chewed and a blush crossed her face, she narrowed her eyes and smiled.
"Talking with you makes me feel good, doesn't it?"
Shinichi looked at her in amazement.
"Hahaha, you're scared? But this isn't a confession, don't get me wrong."
Nino smiled, let go of her hand, stood up and patted her pants.
"Didn't you say to that Uesugi before, 'You don't understand Nino's pride'? I cannot forgive you if you dare to deny or forget about it."
Shinichi nodded.
"Thus, a proud person cannot be bound by the past and avoid moving forward."
She curved her mouth and looked at Shinichi.
"That's what I wanted to tell you."
"Whether it is today, tomorrow, or in the future, I will never be silent."
"This is the pride that you believe in, so just look at it from the front."
In the present, Nino tells Shinichi the determination she made in front of the list during the midterms.
Let him know that she is still behind him and watch his back to make changes.
This thanks, but also a preview.
After Forest School, the next target is Shinichi!
Facing the bustling crowd, Nino showed a joyful smile.
Shinichi looked at the empty dinner plate, and then at Nino's figure.
"This is really... Stupid..."
He lowered his head and laughed.
Then he glanced at Ichika walking from the side, she looked around as if she was looking for someone, and came closer here, maybe she would find him sitting in front of the bonfire in no time.
Shinichi shuddered, with an inexplicable bad feeling, and hurriedly stood up with his head down, avoiding his gaze and sneaking into the crowd.
Maybe more than 80% chance, Ichika like Nino, came to have a heart to heart talk with him.
Please, he is not a public lover, consulting line, or psychology professional, so don't do this kind of thing twice in a row!
Sneak away.
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After a while, the bonfire party folk dance officially started.
At first, the bonfire would be the centerpiece, and the whole group would form two or three big circles, and exchange partners one by one according to the rhythm. How to dance is predetermined and cannot be played freely.
Except for a few single students who couldn't find a dance partner, or those who didn't want to dance, freedancing was a rare and living part of the past. After all, everyone was a rich kid who had participated in various banquets, so of course everyone was willing to actively participate.
Shinichi didn't find a partner, and he didn't want to participate in the ending.
He had always felt that participating would make the current situation even more complicated, so he simply planned to dance in its entirety, and then quietly leave to do his own thing.
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