I Refuse To Become Scumbag In Tokyo
Ch - 188: Beginning?

5 Centimeters per Second is the story Shishio wrote.

Before he wrote this story, he had thought of some stories in his head before, but he felt that this story was the most suitable for him to say goodbye to his past.

"Is this really a romantic story, Oga-kun?" Shiro-san asked curiously as the title seemed quite interesting.

She knows that Shishio has been writing romantic stories since Shishio told them in the morning, but she still asks to be sure because the title is so unique.

'5 Centimeters per second, huh? I wonder what that means.' He rubbed his chin while trying to understand the meaning behind these words.

"It's romantic" Shishio said from the kitchen as he was about to prepare dinner.

"Read it first and tell me what you think."

"Oh."

Everyone nodded and started reading the story Shishio had written.

"Chain a short story about their distance."

The words were written under the title, which made everyone feel interested.

"Hey, they say it's five centimeters per second."

"Huh? Whatchu mean?"

"Sakura flower fall speed. It should be five centimeters per second."

"Akari, you must know a lot about such things, huh?

"So.. don't you think it's like snow?"

Leaving those words behind, the girl ran over.

"Hey, wait!" The boy was chasing after the girl when she left so suddenly.

The girl continued to run and pass through the railway crossing.

The boy wanted to chase after her, but the railway crossing was closed, and he could only see the girl passing across.

"Acari!"

The girl turned around and looked towards the boy with both hands behind her.

Holding the pink umbrella in his hand, he circled around, showing a beautiful smile towards the boy, and said, "It would be great if we could watch the cherry blossoms fall together again next year."

Hearing such words, the boy wanted to say something, but the train passed by, so his voice was not heard by the girl.

After reading those words, everyone started to read the beginning of the story.

The story of 5 Centimeters per Second is just a romance story that tries to empathize on the exploration of time, distance, memories, and love.

The reason why Shishio wrote this story was because this story was a story that could perfectly describe his relationship with his girlfriend in his previous life.

The cherry blossom trees bloom in two weeks.

Eventually, the leaves fell off, and as time went on, the distance between the tree and the leaves increased, just like how his relationship with his girlfriend in his previous life had separated.

Both are in different worlds.

He died in that world.

Therefore, there was no way the two of them could be together anymore, even if it was possible in the future due to the system.

With distance, time, and space as their obstacles, their feelings would only become faint memories.

The precious memories between the two would be a distant memory for his girlfriend.

As for him, it was impossible to forget, considering he had "Enhanced Memory," which was why he could not forget even if he wanted to.

Shishio is a pragmatist, and though he knows that it would be better if his girlfriend in his past life did not forget him, kept thinking about him, and even was single after he died, he said, he knew that it was not good, considering both of them were young.

So even though it was painful and made him uncomfortable, he did not want him to waste his youth, but if he could return to the previous world, he would not have, then he would rob his girlfriend without hesitation even if he had married someone.

Still, if her boyfriend really meets someone, Shishio can't blame him.

After all, she had also done the same since she had dated two girls at once in this world.

Shishio tries to turn off his heart by teasing many girls, losing his first time after a month, acting as if he wants to be the strongest or richest when in fact, he doesn't really care about any of it, he doesn't really care about it, but he knew he couldn't come back.

All he can do is learn to love others.

When the leaves and the cherry trees separate, they will bloom again after some time.

Shishio may not be able to see her anymore, but he can love someone again, and if one person is not enough, then two, if two are not enough, then three, then three, and more until he could fill the void in his heart.

Despite the jokes, he knew it would not be easy.

If it was just a playful and related interaction***, then she might not think too much, but love is different.

Shishio sighed and felt that love was very troublesome.

For him, love was illogical, and it only caused a lot of trouble for him, but it was so beautiful that it was very hard to forget when it actually happened.

Hopefully, time will soften these memories, and she can learn to love someone again.

'Not hopefully ...' Shishio smiled.

"But I'm sure of it."

However, when Shishio thinks of his girlfriend in his previous life, he wishes his girlfriend had not gone crazy and created a clone of him.

His girlfriend is a scientist, and he is very interested in cloning technology.

If the girl really created a clone of herself, then combine it with black magic knowledge to summon her soul back before returning it to the cloned body.

'If it really happened, I'm not sure what would happen...'

Shishio felt the more he thought about this matter, the more he felt a headache, but enough of it was because the important thing was the matter of the story.

As he said before, the story has three segments, and he only wrote one segment, but the story is quite simple.

It is the story of a pair of childhood friends Takaki Touno and Akari Shinohara, who are separated physically and emotionally with the passage of time.

"We forget the people we have loved the most. Maybe that's life. You have to move on regardless of all your emotional ties. Over time, childhood bonds become increasingly weak until they eventually break when we become adults. Memories still exist somewhere in our subconscious, but they fade away gradually."

Takaki and Akari have promised each other to meet and watch cherry blossoms together in the future.

So, in the last segment, they meet and see the cherry blossoms again, but unlike before where they see the cherry blossoms as childhood lovers, this time, it is, they see them as strangers who have moved in with each other.

It was a bitter and sad story, but it left deep memories for anyone who read it, which is why it is such a great story.

While cooking, Shishio observes the reactions of everyone, who reads the first segment of the story.

The first segment, "Cherry Blossom," mostly talks about the meeting between Takaki and Akari.

Takaki Touno is a young boy living in Tokyo.

One day, he meets Akari Shinohara, a girl who has just moved to elementary school.

The two quickly became good friends due to similar interests and health issues.

However, Akari's parents moved again, meaning Akari had to continue her schooling at another school.

At this point, Takaki and Akari are still in contact with each other through letters.

Due to the physical distance between the two, it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain a friendship.

In addition, Takaki also moved to another city that was further away from Akari's place.

As a result, Takaki decides to meet with Akari one last time before they stop meeting.

Takaki takes the train to meet Akari.

In his hand, he held a personal letter expressing his feelings for her.

Meanwhile, the blizzard continued to delay the carriage, and at one of the stops, he stepped out for a moment.

Then, a gust of wind blew towards him, making him lose the letter written to Akari.

The constant delay made him arrive at the station a few hours after the scheduled time.

Despite this, Akari is at the train station waiting for her.

Both Akari and Takaki exit the train station to seek shelter.

As they walked towards the warehouse, the two shared a kiss.

After spending the night in the warehouse, Akari and Takaki split up.

However, they promised to keep writing letters to each other.

Holding the bag in her hand, Akari looked towards Takaki, who was standing on the carriage right in front of her.

"Takaki-kun's..."

"Yes?"

"Takaki-kun's..." Akari called out her name gently again, with a mixed expression of sadness and doubt.

Then after a while, he looked at her and said with an expression as if he was fine.

"...I'm sure you'll be fine from now on. I just found out!"

"Thank you," Takaki said as the carriage door closed, but he still wanted to say something to Akari.

His expression was desperate, staring at the girl he loved, but could not express his feelings.

"Come, you're healthy too! I'll write you a letter! I'll call you too!"

As the train leaves, Akari stares at the carriage that slowly disappears from her eyes before she takes out a letter she wrote for him but cannot send it and decides to keep it to herself.

Of course, Takaki did not know about this matter because he also could not tell her that he wanted to send her a love letter.

"All I want is the strength to protect her. With that thought in my mind, I kept staring at the scene behind the window."

Everyone wiped their eyes with that last sentence, and they also smelled a good smell from the kitchen.

"How's that?" Shishio asked.

When they heard this question, there were mixed feelings in their hearts.

They were both frustrated and curious about this story.

They are frustrated by Takaki's worried actions.

Even so, they also know that it is very difficult to maintain their relationship if they really become a couple, given their situation since childhood, they have no money, he said, and they can't meet each other the way they want.

Even so, they were also curious as to how this story would unfold, whether the two of them could be together or not, and even if they were not together, they were curious as to how Shishio would write this story.

"It's sad and bitter." Shiro-san sighed, and somehow it reminded her of her past.

"But it's a good story." He looked at Shishio and said, "If you have published your book, tell me, Oga-kun. I'll buy it."

"....."

Shiro-san's words left everyone dumbfounded, but at the same time, they didn't feel surprised because they knew that Shishio's story could be published at any time.

"You're going to publish this book, aren't you, Oga-kun?" Shiro-san asked.

"Ms." Shishio nodded.

"Do you want me to introduce you to the editor at Kondasha? I'm sure they would love to know a genius writer like you," Shiro-san said without hesitation.

"Actually, I also know someone from Kondasha, Shiro-san. I'll talk to them after my story is over" Shishio said.

"Is that so?" Shiro-san nodded with a smile and did not feel surprised.

"I can't wait to read the finished product."

"Thank you," Shishio nodded with a smile, then he looked at Mitaka, who stopped at the entrance of the living room, which made it quite strange since this person was standing there.

When Shishio and Shiro-san stopped talking, Shiina wanted to say something, but...

"Shishio!"

Misaki quickly ran towards Shishio, held both hands, and said, "Shishio, please write the script for my anime!"

"...."

Shishio raised his eyebrows at this request and noticed Mitaka, who suddenly left at this moment, which made him sigh.

"Pay." Shishio smiled gently at Misaki.

"Yes, Shishio-kun!" Misaki smiles full-fledged and thinks that Shishio will agree to her request.

"I refuse," Shishio said with a warm smile.

"...."

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