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Whispers in the Winter Wind

Yasushi Futakao lives in Ginsukimura, a city where it snows for eight months of the year, followed by four months of intense heat. This young man, carrying memories of a past life filled with regret, tries hard to correct his past mistakes. His efforts often don't work out, but things change when he starts his second year of high school. One day, a new transfer student arrives. She looks a lot like Jingliu, a character from the Honkai Star Rail gacha game. Her aloof attitude and quiet behavior get people's attention, making Yasushi wonder about the secret behind why she's so guarded. Over time, the barriers between them slowly come down. What starts as just a friendship slowly turns into something deeper. Yasushi, though, starts to feel like something's weird about the world around him. Strange things start happening, making him wonder if the supernatural might actually be real. With his parents and other people looking into progress in quantum technology, the line between science and what can't be explained starts to disappear. Follow Yasushi as he deals with the tough parts of love, figuring himself out, and a world that might not be what it seems.

Haruki_Murakami · อะนิเมะ&มังงะ
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Postscript

With that, Volume 2 concludes. Volume 3 will begin the following day, assuming no delays. As I mentioned in the postscript of Volume 1, Volume 3 will be the shortest in this fanfiction.

It's unlikely that we'll reach 300 chapters, and I'm surprised by how much longer this project has become than anticipated. While I wish I had included more slice-of-life chapters in Volume 2, I'm satisfied with the ones I did manage to include.

As for Volume 3, the main focus will be on Yasushi and Jingliu, along with a few other characters. Significant time skips will occur throughout, spanning days to weeks, possibly even a few months, though not years. Perhaps only the last chapter might skip forward that far, but most readers can likely anticipate how it will play out.

If you've read the Volume 1 postscript, you may recall that I didn't initially plan this fanfiction. It all began spontaneously, and I simply followed where it led.

With that said, the choice to include supernatural elements was something I debated. Eventually, I decided to bring them in—not to the point of giving Yasushi powers to compete with them but to enhance the world-building.

Yasushi had an experience that I'd call this original world's version of a "Black Flash." I tried coming up with a name for it but eventually gave up. I might give it one in Volume 3 after doing some research—maybe something Latin.

Anyway, thanks for reading this garbage I put together, whether you're a current, past, or future reader.

The Volume 3 postscript will be the last chapter that may allude to any future fanfictions I might make, though my main goal on this account is just to write slice-of-life fanfics. In the distant future, I might create a new one that's more action-focused, though that feels jarring at the moment.

Current Word Count: 446,757