Seirei Gensouki's
Chapter 89: It's like a Curse
The night before Rio went to the evening party.
Everyone in the capital was already asleep in the middle of the night.
A few days had passed since he had stayed in the capital of Galwark kingdom, after finally getting used to the life in the inn, they could take the suspense bit by bit.
Lying with her back on the bed that was still unfamiliar, it was time for Miharu and co who were staying at the inn of the capital to sleep also ―― 、 Ayase Miharu saw a dream.
A boy and a girl whose faces he remembers face each other in sephia-colored scenes.
It's only natural that he remembers them.
Since the two are childhood friends, the girl is Miharu herself.
Although it was inside his dream, strangely his head was calm, even his consciousness was clear.
Miharu looked from the side at the figure of the boy who was her childhood friend and a very young version of herself.
"There is no doubt about that" .
The dream he saw now was to replay his past experiences.
It was a certain day in the summer.
Bright light of sunshine flowing relentlessly— ―― That day was a bitter incident for him.
What he feels.
He was at that time whiny and weak-minded, he naturally followed on the side of the boy who was his childhood friend.
He was very shy towards strangers, at that moment, it seemed like he didn't even have any friends except for the child.
That's why it's natural.
After her childhood friend disappeared in front of her, the current Miharu was crying nonstop.
Miharu from her dream frantically embraces her childhood friend while crying.
Unlike her younger self who was crying nonstop, her crying childhood friend comforted Miharu to be firm.
When she thinks back about it, her childhood friend is always by her side, always gentle, and protects Miharu more than anyone.
「Let's get married when we meet again!」
Her childhood friend said that resolutely to Miharu who was crying nonstop, no matter what she did.
Surely, after we meet again.
Young Miharu stared blankly at her childhood friend.
Even Miharu who was looking at them from the side became a little embarrassed, she was looking at them with her face facing down in embarrassment from the street corner.
"……Do . Let's do it . We're getting married！ 」
The young Miharu in the middle of her crying replied to him while showing a bright smile.
She decides to split up whether she will kiss her childhood friend.
The current self might be able to do that. Unexpectedly, her current self was probably a brave woman.
When he thought about it, he became a little embarrassed again. Even though it was inside her dream, she felt her cheeks blushing.
The dream moved forward in that way, the young Miharu became silent when she saw her childhood friend who left by car.
The young Miharu frantically waved her hand towards the car that went from a distance.
There is no happiness as big as today in Miharu's life. And then, there is no greater sorrow than today. [TL: Is he really a child?]
But, after today, Miharu swore to herself that she would become stronger and more positive.
And then, Miharu did her best to become a great bride.
He believes that he will come to pick her up someday――
（EH?）
The scenery in front of Miharu changed as quickly as when she changed the television program.
Section 2
His eyes slowly opened wide at the sight that spread in front of him.
In front of him was the figure of his childhood friend.
The scenery continued to change as if it was fully digested.
But, the scenery became a place completely unknown to Miharu, and she was on the side of a boy she did not know.
Amidst the ever-changing scene, the boy for some reason handled things with his best efforts.
Studying, helping with homework, helping with farm work and, martial arts, the boy wholeheartedly did his best.
The figure of the man is charming, without realizing Miharu is looking for a boy in her dream.
The boy grew little by little.
It seemed like the reason the boy did his best was to meet Miharu.
「Let's get married when we meet again!」
Those words did not even have binding strength, it was a light and short promise.
How to be the future of boys and girls exchanging appointments is something unknown――
Usually, they might forget about such promises as they grew, perhaps they did not even think of protecting such promises.
But, the boy in his dream was trying his best to fulfill that promise with just simple honesty.
Everything for Miharu――
Even if it was just his wish that was made in his dream, he was really happy about it.
Perhaps, the real him was also making this kind of effort.
His cheeks loosened and he accidentally blushed while thinking about it.
But, if that was true, he might be able to reunite with the boy again.
"I'm not on earth now, I was sent to a world far—"
Miharu's recalling an indescribable memory.
While he was thinking about it, the scenery changed again.
Before he knew it, the boy had now grown to the same age as Miharu.
（As I thought, maybe she is popular among the girls ……. ）
The boy in the dream grew up to be a very handsome young man.
There were few traces left of her younger self, she thought that she might actually grow into this youth.
To his surprise, the boy seems to be entering the same high school as Miharu.
（Although I am very happy if it is true. Traveling to high school together ………. . ）
If, if he entered the same class in the same high school, at that time there were so many things he wanted to say to her.
But, the reality is not so sweet, for once, the boy did not enroll in the same class as Miharu.
Miharu came to this world practically after the first day of school.
He still had not become closer to his classmates, there was no one to be said to be his friend except those who attended the same high school as him, she said, she hoped she would recognize him if they entered the same school.
（Insiden just a few months ago kan）
That's right, even several months have passed since Miharu and co came to this world.
Although it was a blink of a times, Miharu felt that the time she had here was very dense.
If time passes as usual on earth, it may be about the time for summer vacation.
(Can I…………… . Going back?)
Section 3
Miharu shook her head in denial as if denying the anxiety she couldn't see before.
He concentrated on the scene in front of him.
Somehow, the boy beautifully walked into the same school as Miharu, and came to the entrance ceremony.
Even though she didn't even go there for a few days, this place was definitely the high school where Miharu went.
The boy moved his gaze to the notice board posted on the school grounds and found his own class.
Suddenly, his sight was fixed somewhere.
（Ah, maybe he found my class）
Although in his dreams, it was truly happiness if they were in the same class.
Miharu who was slowly stopping by the boy's side while her heart skipped a beat, she saw the name knitted in front of her gaze.
（Eh …………. My name?)
Somehow, it seemed like the line of sight of the boy stopped in his name.
He had been convinced of that since he enrolled in first grade, it was not unusual for the boy to find his name before him.
The boy's eyes were fixed on Miharu's name.
A soft smile formed on his lips.
After which, he found his own class and then looked around restlessly at the surroundings. He might be trying to find Miharu.
But, there were so many people because this was the entrance ceremony, the boy reluctantly left the place.
（Uhm, today, Takahisa-kun and Masato-kun fell asleep, so we were a bit late when going to school ………. ）
If this was based on reality, he might have almost arrived right before the start of the entrance ceremony.
Miharu and the three Sendou―― Takahisa, Aki and, Masato went to school together as usual.
Although at first she was going to go with Aki to elementary school, Masato and Takahisa, the son of the second husband of Aki's mother were following in the middle, so it became their custom.
Since it was a dream, it was certainly not real, although everything would be perfect if he came at the same time――, this dream is strangely inflexible.
Miharu unintentionally smiled wryly.
And then, the entrance ceremony began.
At that place, Sumeragi Satsuki, senpai since the middle school era welcomed new students.
Satsuki works as the president of the school student council, she is the face of the entire student body.
With her talent and beauty, be it studies or sports, she always gets top results, she enjoys the attention as an admiraiton object of the students around her.
（As expected of Satsuki-san）
The freshmen, all regardless of their gender were looking with an envious look towards Satsuki.
Despite her beautiful, dignified appearance and, she had a brilliance that would inadvertently attract people regardless of their gender.
Maybe the boys are also fascinated by it.
Thinking so, Miharu timidly looked towards the boy.
But, somehow she noticed Miharu's class, Satsuki's greeting doesn't seem to be listed in her ear.
He did not even see Satsuki speaking.
Although she could not speak, she was happy, Miharu unintentionally became amused.
After that, she also ignored the slightly boring headmaster's speech, Miharu decided to look at the profile of the boy.
Section 4
The entrance ceremony had ended, when the somewhat old homeroom teacher finally finished, the boy headed straight for Miharu's class.
Although she was invited to go to karaoke by a group of boys and girls sitting by her side when she was about to leave, she politely declined their invitation.
When he stopped in front of Miharu's class, probably because he was nervous, the boy took a deep breath.
(Do your best!)
Miharu cheered on the boy in her mind as she stood by his side.
He in his dream will be a little happy by reuniting with the boy again.
Miharu who was looking from his side was also a little nervous.
Although it seems that Miharu's class has already completed their homeroom as well, most of the students are still in the class, the sound of their conversation loudly echoing all the way to the corridor.
He timidly looked at the situation inside the classroom from the classroom door that was left open.
Even though he looked at the class uneasily, his gaze remained after he found his target.
(Ah is not . Me ………. . ）
The person sitting at that place must be Miharu.
Miharu was sitting there as she daydreamed looking ahead, probably thinking of something.
（Uuh, I became ceria）
Some of the already formed groups were in the middle of the conversation, empty areas were created around Miharu.
A strong shy character is not much different from the past.
The thing about talking to someone he had just met was not his advantage and made him very nervous.
Although he was not as nervous as starting a conversation from his side if the other party was female, when the other party was male, he was often troubled and at a loss for words to talk to the other party, she said, of course it's the same for conversation .
The boy's childhood friend was often teased by male students after he moved in, and, perhaps the reason he realized that he was not good at talking to the opposite sex was when he was being handled by an all too familiar man while walking in the middle of the city after coming to this world.
One of the reasons why he may not have much immunity in talking to the opposite sex is because he speaks nothing but Masato and Takahisa, who are the only ones who talk to him, sister-in-law and brother-in-law Aki after the middle school era.
Although the opportunity to familiarize himself with men had increased when he spent his time together with Aki, who was like his own little sister, other than the younger Masato, there were certain details that made him somehow a little aware of it the first time he met Takahisa .
（That reminds me, I don't feel nervous when I talk to Haruto-san yeah ………. . ）
Although there was an emergency case the first time they met, she did not feel nervous when they talked to the two of them during everyday life afterwards.
Although it was probably because he had subconsciously piled up the image of Rio and Haruto in his mind—
"I'm sorry . The girl's name is Ayase Miharu-san right？ 」
The boy asked the female student who was chatting near the entrance of the classroom.
「EH? …………. . A, yeah, uhm maybe so. Ah, wait a minute, will I confirm from the list of names？ 」
Section 5
The female student who was summoned replied to the boy with a slightly astonished face.
Just like that, he confirmed the seating table that had the student's name on the teacher's desk. The female student who was left behind asked the boy's name and class with a very interested face.
「I'm back！ Sorry for waiting. All right, we'll be back by then. Let's meet Aki and Masato. Oops ………. Letter from Satsuki-san 」
His name is Sendou Takahisa, Aki's brother-in-law.
When Takahisa entered the classroom, the female students became a little excited.
The tall and handsome Takahisa had this friendly atmosphere.
That was why it might be natural for him to be marked by female students even on the first day of school.
「Aah, maybe they're really dating. The girl and Sendou-kun 」
「They match with good looking and beauty right」
「But I'm so envious of those who enroll in the same school as lovers of love」
Over and over again, the female students had spread sly gossip.
Looking at the scene, the boy had a slightly astonished face.
（Eh, AH …………. ）
Miharu turned pale because she had this unpleasant premonition.
Of course, they looked like lovers when they saw their exchange just now.
Although they had already promised to return together with Aki and Masato because it was an entrance ceremony.
Maybe the boy misunderstood.
After that, in that place,
「That girl is Ayase-san」
The girl who confirmed the seat chart and the roster returned and told the boy that.
「…………. . Is it so . Thank you very much"
The boy said his thanks with a slightly awkward smile.
Turning his heels around like before, the boy left just one step away from the classroom where Miharu was.
（K-You misunderstood！ S-Stop!）
Although the panicked Miharu tried to stop him, her voice would not come out.
Even when he thought that it might happen in this dream, he was unable to interfere with the characters in this setting.
Since he was trying to leave right after asking that, even though the female disciples that were in that place were also trying to stop him, the boy had just left after saying 「I'm sorry. I'm in a hurry" .
（It's a misunderstanding. It was just a misunderstanding. Hey, help！ Please stop!）
The boy did not stop his work regardless of his request.
The boy showed an expression as if biting a bitter bug.
Miharu recalled the tightening feeling in her heart seeing her profile.
After that, the dream scene changed again.
The current stage is the apartment where the boy lives.
Maybe because he had just moved, the boy just lay on his bed staring at the ceiling with his eyes blank in the room where you could feel someone living in it.
He's been in this condition since a while ago.
What he might think.
Everything was unreadable from his completely expressionless face.
Section 6
Miharu looked at the situation of the boy with an unbearable feeling.
But, maybe because this was in her dream, Miharu forgot about the severe fact. That is, despite urging her to approach him at once, she had been lying in wait for a few days-
How many times have I wondered.
The place changed quickly.
How many days have passed.
The boy had a refreshing expression on his face more than the time when he saw Miharu some time ago. As if he had already made the decision—
It seems that now he is going back to high school.
The boy walked towards the school wearing a new school uniform.
Without stopping after arriving at school, the boy went straight to Miharu's classroom.
And then he looked around the class uneasily.
But, it seems that somehow Miharu has not come.
After sighing a little, the boy returned to the classroom.
The scene just changed. Now is lunch break. Although the boy visited the class again hoping to meet Miharu, as expected, there was no Miharu.
And then, the setting changed again several times, in scenes repeated several times, the boy heard from the students in the class that Miharu had been absent from the school.
It seemed like there was no contact whatsoever related to his absence.
Hearing that, the boy looked a little anxious.
(Could be–)
Miharu's face was narrow because she had an unpleasant premonition.
（This dream tells me the story after I lost ...........）.
Miharu was attacked by a frozen sensation on her spine.
If that's the problem――
He was afraid to imagine what would happen next.
No .
I don't want to see.
I don't want to see this again.
Seeing this is scary.
But, the dream was mercilessly continuing to move forward.
On any given day, one part of the students including Miharu disappeared, that fact was clarified to the students later.
From the fact that Satsuki was among them, as a number of rumors had already started to run rampant inside the school, even the school judged that they could not hide this fact anymore.
The boy at this point today almost lost all of his smiles.
Although there are rampant rumors in the school that Miharu and co are doing whatever they want is the reason they ran away from the school, the students also instantly lose interest.
There was nothing the high school boy could do except to search for his whereabouts, every day had passed like that because he was worried endlessly without an outlet.
Miharu could not even turn her face away from that scene, she was just staring at the boy who was slowly changing days.
It might be better as a consolation if she enjoys a happy life after Miharu's trouble runs away.
Although it was painful to see her become intimate with other girls and to forget about her, it was even more painful to see her stay alive while being chained by her.
（Will this still continue .............. . ?）
The boy inside his dream―― No, the young man has entered at the university of Tokyo.
Somehow, this dream is not over.
How long is this dream? This dream is like a shortened version of his entire life in the digesti―― version
Section 7
There was no one by his side.
Although the young man had received confessions from the girls several times, he continued to reject them all.
Living alone, working part-time, even though he seems to be spending a fulfilling university life, the young man spends his life as if keeping a distance from others.
Even so, he helped the troubled old man by the roadside, helping the little girl who had been crying ever since he had missed his bus stop, his kind nature was there, she said, Miharu was somehow driven by a feeling of helplessness every time she saw him like that.
It was fine even if he could not speak properly to her. It's okay even if you don't pay attention to yourself. Although this was in his own dream, however, it was painful to be by his side.
Miharu decided herself and decided to look at the way of life of the young man.
The unchanging days continue.
He felt this was a long dream that was completely unreasonable.
The fact that this is a sad story.
The story of him just living aimlessly out of whatever suffering, despair and frustration he has in him *. [TL*: Help– 、 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 。]
［Alt: A story about continuing life aimlessly, in frustration, despair, and suffering. ］
He hoped at least it would turn into a happy ending.
Without himself. He hoped that the end in the future would provide a bit of happiness with the young man bound to someone.
But, Miharu's wish was not granted.
（A ............... A, AAAAH ……………. ）
The bus where the young man had an accident.
The young man died with a face full of regret.
Instant death―― It was a sight that made him think of nothing.
The young man already did not maintain his original features in the place where he was sitting.
One part of the bus that crashed became red with blood.
（T-No …………………. . NO-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!）
Miharu screamed in her dream.
「!!!!! 」
So he woke up.
「Ha, ha, Ha, haa …………………. 」
At the same time as she opened her eyes, Miharu's heart was beating hard, she became slightly breathing.
His heart skipped a beat as if it was about to explode, his pajamas drenched in sweat.
His entire body felt cold as if he was not a living being.
His body shakes nonstop.
Miharu raised half her body and pulled the blanket, she looked into the darkness intently.
「It's a dream ........
He muttered in a low voice.
Yeah, it was a dream. It's dreaming.
Must've been dreams.
Otherwise, he cannot be redeemed.
The ――
That is, as if—
（Maybe because I …………. . If I stop crying, he won't make that kind of promise …………. ）
Something like a promise in childhood will disappear as they grow.
Perhaps he was a fool or an abnormal human being to him who was trying to fulfill that promise.
Section 8
But, Miharu and the boy grew up well due to such sweet promise as their foundation.
Miharu kept waiting for the boy, the boy always chased after Miharu, he kept chasing after her shadow even after Miharu disappeared—
Perhaps, that promise was a curse to the boy.
Back then, if Miharu stopped crying, it would end in a beautiful farewell, and the boy did not start talking about the promise.
In that case, the boy did not need to live a life bound by that promise.
Miharu thinks so.
Right, to make him die with great difficulty—
「Maybe because I selfishly said that ……………. 」
As she said those words, Miharu cried.
He knew it was just a dream.
But, even though it was just a dream—
If the event really happened――
As if suffering from Paranoia, the end of the young man was ingrained in his mind.
"…………… Who?"
The sound of ruffled clothes immediately resounded by his side, Miharu reflexively asked for the identity of that person facing the darkness.
Because he was sure the person was facing towards him—
「Miharu」
「Ai ...................... - Can？ Do you need anything？ 」
As a result, standing at that place was Aisia.
Perhaps because she was wearing a black piece, Aisia's presence became thinner than usual under the shade of darkness.
Aisia suddenly approached and then rubbed her cheeks Miharu.
His hands felt cold as if they had no feeling of life.
But why now.
Miharu somehow felt somewhat warm in her chest.
He was immediately attacked by a comfortable drowsy feeling and he quickly lost his consciousness.
"Good night . Miharu 」
As if to give him a good dream now――
Aisia muttered in her ears as Miharu fell asleep quietly.