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[Because you have no destination, you decided to board the first route bus that came, planning to get off at a random stop, and then look for any interesting places nearby. ]

[Except for some elderly people, the route bus in the morning is empty. Nowadays, most social workers choose the subway as a means of transportation. Except for foreign tourists who are particularly interested in this, there are not many passengers on the route bus, so you can relax. I found a seat for two in the back row by the window. ]

[Sitting inside, Honami Ichinose took out the lemon scented tea he made when he woke up early from the bag he brought. There were a few dried lemon slices floating in the large thermos cup. There was a warm, sour and sweet taste in your mouth, so the two of you They chatted and drank tea together while watching the scenery outside the window, the morning light was shining brightly. ]

[I randomly got off the bus at a platform called XX Park. As soon as I got off the bus, I saw a huge road sign stone. Although it was still early, there were already many tourists and local residents, either exercising or in the park. Birdwatching, the lush woods can be seen as far as the eye can see, making people unable to help but take a deep breath. ]

["How about holding hands? There are quite a lot of people here."]

[Obviously when you were young, you could interlock your hands and hold hands all day long without any scruples, but now, you can only find a lame excuse that makes sense and extend your stiff right hand to the girl next to you. ]

["Have fun today."]

[Ichinose Honami took your outstretched hand generously. Her hand was a whole circle smaller than yours, so you could easily wrap this small palm in it. Your palm was a little It's cold, and you can clearly feel the heat coming from her palm, as if warm blood is seeping into your veins from there. ]

["Well, I'll be happy."]

[You replied. ]

[As long as you are with her, happiness is a very simple thing to get, just like the fruit candy you fed me when I was a child. Now I can no longer find the taste of fruit candy. ]

[Plot CG triggered: Actor]

[Actor: You are forcing the person who loves you most to perform improvisationally. ]

[Do you want to read this plot CG? (This may be helpful for your next game process)]

ps: Twisted (suddenly excited)

ps2: Can you understand the pain that more than three-quarters of the posts and book reviews are GKD?

Ichinose Honami's Summer Reappearance: Chapter 12: Actors (Part 1)

"Will Ryo always be by my side?"

"Huh? Maybe."

"Eh?"

The little girl let out a small scream, partly because of the other party's answer, and partly because of a centipede that the boy dug out of the soil that was seven or eight centimeters long.

"Just get it out of the way, okay?"

As if realizing that the girl next to him was really angry, the boy hurriedly used a small shovel to cover the poor centipede with soil that had just been dug up and didn't know what had happened. In order to express his apology, He stepped hard again.

He stood beside the girl who was still pouting at a loss. He wanted to hold her hand, but found that his hand was full of mud.

"Why won't Ryo stay with me?"

"Because no one can stay together forever."

Kitagawa Ryo said matter-of-factly.

"But I hope Ryo can always be with me."

She took a clean handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the boy's hands.

"Today a girl from our class moved to Hokkaido. We had lunch together a few days ago, but now we can no longer see her."

Kitagawa Ryo probably knew what the girl meant. He dug around in his pockets for a long time. Boys of this age always had their pockets filled with strange things, including rocks that looked like five-pointed stars, and a dead one. Cicada, a complete maple leaf, etc., but in the end Kitagawa Ryo took out a small wooden stick from there.

"for you."

He said this to Ichinose Honami.

The girl took it and saw four words carved on the stick in the sunlight:

"Come again - one root"

"This is the ice cream I bought for lunch today. I won a prize."

The ice cream in Kitagawa Liangkou's mouth is a soda-flavored popsicle that can be bought at the entrance of his elementary school for only 60 yen. It has no packaging and the taste is very light. However, due to the low price and the possibility of winning a prize, this kind of popsicle is Ice cream is undoubtedly the most popular product among children in that snack shop.

"Why did you give me this?"

Ichinose Honami's eyes widened in confusion. She looked left and right, but all she had in her hand was a simple wooden stick.

"You said you wanted me to be by your side all the time, so I give this to you."

Kitagawa Ryo seemed to be proud of the good idea he had come up with. He explained to the girl in front of him:

"If one day the two of us stop playing together, and both of us are very angry and neither wants to talk to the other or want to apologize first, then this will come in handy."

"Because at that time I will definitely be unable to help but come to you to ask for this thing. Maybe I will find you fiercely and say to you:

'Hey, Ichinose, give me back my stuff, I'm going to exchange it for free ice cream. '

In this case, the two of us will have to meet. "

Kitagawa Ryo looked into Ichinose Honami's eyes and continued:

"As long as we meet, we will never be separated."

"why?"

Kitagawa Ryo looked away shyly, completely losing the composure he had shown a few minutes ago when Centipede appeared in front of him:

"Because I won't be able to part with it."

He glanced around secretly, then leaned into Ichinose Honami's ear and spoke quietly, as carefully as if he was showing his most precious treasure to a friend:

"When I see you, I can't bear to leave."

[Ding bell ring ring ring——————————! ]

Kitagawa Ryo habitually clicked the alarm clock on the bedside. He heard the low rumble of the main unit when the air conditioner was running. It was still working diligently after forgetting to set the time last night. Kitagawa Ryo, who turned off the air conditioner casually, was still there. Feeling the urge to go to bed, he lay quietly for a while. The air-conditioning quilt that covered him last night had been kicked to the corner of the bed, and he used his toes to hook the quilt back.

Almost a whole year has passed since he left and moved out of the apartment where the Ichinose family lived.

His gaze rose slightly, focusing on the slight seams between the wall and the ceiling caused by the wallpaper. It wasn't until the sleepiness in his mind completely disappeared that Kitagawa Ryo finally got up.

[years ago? Eight years ago or seven years ago? ]

The morning sun had just cast its first ray of light. Kitagawa Ryo opened the curtains in the room, stroking his chin while recalling last night's dream and predicting today's weather conditions. The Buddhist bead bracelet on his right wrist shone in the sunlight. , today is just as the weather forecast predicted, it is good weather.

After a simple wash, he heated up a large bottle of milk and drank it slowly. Kitagawa Ryo sat on the sofa. He didn't like to cook, and he had no intention of cooking this morning, so he took a box of cookies from the cupboard. , chocolate filling.

[Let's take care of it a little]

For some reason, Kitagawa Ryo thought of his sloppy self when he was a child. With this thought in his mind, Kitagawa Ryo lingered at home for another half an hour.

By the time Kitagawa Ryo arrived downstairs at Ichinose Honami, it was less than five minutes before the time they agreed on. It was a good time to make the appointment in advance. After all, it is not always better to go to an appointment as early as possible. Being too early is also a way of putting pressure on the other party.

"Liang, wait a moment, I'll be down right away."

The window on the fourth floor was opened, and Ichinose Honami stuck his head out and waved to Kitagawa Ryo, who nodded in response.

Sure enough, less than a minute later, Kitagawa Ryo saw Ichinose Honami coming downstairs. When the other party came to the stairway on the second floor, Kitagawa Ryo finally saw the other party's dress clearly.

Ichinose Honami didn't have the habit of using hairbands and hairpins, so her long golden-pink hair was scattered as casually as ever. Two fair and tender wrists poked out from the sleeves of her cool white shirt, and her chest was stretched out in line with her actual age. The incompatible and attractive curves, the light blue pleated skirt covered the position above the knees, the plump and straight legs were wrapped in white stockings, and finally disappeared into the light white leather shoes.

The way she hurried downstairs with her bag on her shoulder caused the breeze to lift her skirt slightly, and Kitagawa Ryo turned her head away in embarrassment.

"Good morning, Ryo."

Still a very energetic greeting.

Realizing that the other party was already standing beside him, Kitagawa Ryo regained his pretense of looking at the scenery:

"Good morning, Fanbo."

"I'm sorry. When I got up in the morning, I found that Maki was missing. I quickly called her, but I didn't wait until she made an appointment with a friend to go hiking, which wasted some time."

Ichinose Honami explained softly, but Kitagawa Ryo didn't pay attention. At this moment, all his thoughts were on the girl walking side by side with him on the path.

The irises in the green belt beside the road were in full bloom, and the morning air was particularly refreshing, which cheered up Kitagawa Ryo's mood.

"By the way, why did Ryo choose to take this route bus?"

After boarding the first route bus that arrived at the station, Honami Ichinose took out the lemon tea in a thermos cup from his bag and asked curiously.

"Because of the surprise."

"Life always needs a little unexpected surprise."

After Kitagawa Ryo finished drinking tea, he leaned his head towards Ichinose Honami. He looked out the window at the scenery, and the tip of his nose touched Ichinose Honami's hair, which was filled with the fresh fragrance of green orange-flavored shampoo.

"And it's fun to stop and see other people once in a while."

He looked at the hurried crowds on the roadside. Some of them were happy and had bright smiles, some were sad and had tears streaming down their faces, some were parting ways, and some had just reunited.

The two of them made up stories together for the people outside the window. Ichinose Honami guessed that this middle-aged bald man with a happy face might have just received the news of a promotion within the company, but Kitagawa Ryo guessed that he suddenly got a promotion at work. After receiving the notice of today's holiday, Ichinose Honami said that the sad-looking elementary school student must have not finished his cram school homework. Kitagawa Ryo said that it might be because he failed to confess his love last night and had to face his own confession today. Object...

Until they decided to get off at a certain park platform ahead, the two people continued to behave like children.

As soon as I got off the car, I saw a huge road sign stone with the name of the park engraved in bright red paint. Although it was still early, there were already many tourists and local residents here, either exercising or watching birds. The lush woods stretch as far as the eye can see, making people want to take a deep breath.

"How about holding hands? There are quite a lot of people here."

Obviously when you were children, you could interlock your hands and hold hands all day long without any scruples, but now, Kitagawa Ryo could only find a lame excuse that was justifiable and stretched out his stiff right hand to the girl next to him.

"Have fun today."

Ichinose Honami took your outstretched hand generously. Her hand was a whole circle smaller than yours, so you could easily wrap this small palm in it. Your palm was a little cold. , you can clearly feel the heat coming from her palm, as if warm blood is seeping into your blood vessels from there.

"Yeah, I'll be happy."

Kitagawa Ryo looked at the crowd in front and tightened the girl's hand:

"Crossing the sidewalk."

From a distance, it looked like nothing. After crossing the sidewalk and actually walking to this side of the park, the two of them discovered that the road sign stone was really huge. Seeing the tourists nearby taking photos to commemorate it, Ichinose Honami was also moved. , there happened to be volunteers here who were responsible for taking photos of tourists, so Kitagawa Ryo handed over his mobile phone and took a pose. The two simply held each other's hands, and with a click, the camera froze at the highest point of the smile. .

After buying the tickets and entering the door, the two of them meandered up a secluded bamboo path. A mountain of bamboo forests surrounded a long bluestone step. It would take a lot of physical strength to climb to the top of the mountain, but the two of them could do it. Their physical fitness is not bad. Kitagawa Ryo is the president of the football club, and Ichinose Honami has never slacked off in physical training. The two of them walked to the resting point halfway up the mountain in one breath before stopping.

This is a street selling souvenirs that must be found in tourist attractions, but the scale is even more exaggerated than the two people imagined. Snacks, clothing, handicrafts, and the most popular items on each stall are lanterns, folding fans, sarongs and essential oils. Due to the annual fireworks display, bathrobes of all kinds are also common.

Kitagawa Ryo casually walked into a shop. The owner of the shop was an old man with gray hair. There were a large number of perfumes and essential oils on the shelves, such as lily, lavender, rose, and frangipani. The scents included floral, fruity, and woody. The various carefully packaged perfume sachets, soap sachets and fragrances are so fragrant and grassy that people can't put them down, and Kitagawa Ryōdo has the idea of ​​buying a few to give away.

"Want to eat ice cream?"

Kitagawa Ryo, who was still thinking about it, heard Ichinose's voice. Unlike Kitagawa Ryo, she seemed to have taken a liking to a nearby stall selling all kinds of rough electronics. The ice cream in her mouth was naturally not Haagen-Dazs. Like this, it is the simplest style of ice cream that is packed in large buckets according to flavors.

"I want a chocolate one."

It was almost noon, and the temperature was gradually rising, and Kitagawa Ryo did not refuse.

"Then I want a mint flavor."

After hearing the words of the two people, the stall owner's wife, who was about forty years old, also took out a large spoon, opened the freezer and scooped out the corresponding flavor of ice cream. The special large spoon would close up and down into a round ball with a little force. The scooped out ice cream is pressed into a ball shape and then put into a carton.

After a while, Honami Ichinose came over holding a carton containing two ice cream balls of chocolate and mint flavor. She took a small spoon in her right hand and scooped out a small piece. Her pale pink lips seemed to be shining slightly. He opened his mouth and handed the spoon and the ice cream on it towards Kitagawa Ryo:

"ah."

Kitagawa Ryo was still communicating with the stall owner of the perfume shop, so he subconsciously turned his head to catch it. The cool and slightly bitter sweetness mixed with delicious food quickly captured Kitagawa Ryo's taste, and he simply gave up. With the perfume package in his hand, under the somewhat pleased gaze of the stall owner, he also picked up his own spoon and scooped out the ice cream on the other side and stretched it in the direction of Ichinose Honami.

The exposed handle of the spoon gently turned twice before Kitagawa Ryo pulled out the small spoon that had been sucked cleanly.

Feeding Honami Ichinose to eat ice cream up close, I always felt a subtle astringency.

The two of them finished feeding each other the ice cream one bite at a time.

While Ichinose Honami was going to throw away the garbage, Kitagawa Ryo quietly asked the boss to pack a rose-shaped perfume. When Ichinose Honami came back, Kitagawa Ryo had already packed it. He turned around and left the store as if the things were too expensive.

"Looking for a restaurant to eat or continue climbing to the top of the mountain? There should be service facilities there."

Kitagawa Ryo sat on the stone bench under the tree and spread out the travel guide, talking to Ichinose Honami who had been a little absent-minded from the beginning.

"Ah? I, I can do it."

Ichinose Honami looked like she hadn't reacted yet. She looked around and then whispered to Kitagawa Ryo:

"Maki just posted on Instagram. Why do I feel like the place is the same as us?"

When Kitagawa Ryo heard this, he also took out his mobile phone. He originally planned to silence his mobile phone all day long.

Clicking on the social software, before he could find Maki Ichinose's account, he saw the picture update sent by Maki Ichinose a minute ago:

In the picture, Ichinose Maki is holding a white cat, wearing a simple summer dress. Behind her is the big road sign where Kitagawa Ryo took a picture in the morning.

The girl standing next to her is wearing a small round sun hat on her head and a blue and white short-sleeved casual shirt with a lapel on her upper body. The lace cuffs on the edges of the buttons add a lot of color to the simple appearance. Careful. If you pay attention, you will find that the cuffs are also tightened, and the various small details are quite exquisite. The back part of the hem of the shirt is randomly tucked into the waistband of the denim hot pants, and the fluttering front hem is tied with a sharp knot. It looks very playful and smart.

Like the girls around her, her white and straight legs were proudly exposed. She wore a pair of small sandals and made a V-shaped gesture towards the camera.

Karuizawa Megumi.