Chapter 17
[You know very well where Asano Nao’s anxiety comes from. You intruded into her life because you ran out of living expenses and came to find food, and now you have money again.]
[Asano Nao nervously eats pizza, biting her finger in the process. You laugh.]
Memory scene appears.
Asano Nao holds her finger, Minami Yuuki’s laughter doesn’t make her blush; at this moment, her heart is filled with unease and reluctance.
She looks up at Minami Yuuki, who always has a smile on his face, as if worries never touch him. He must be happy about the money, right?
Of course, with money, he doesn’t have to see her gloomy self anymore and doesn’t have to eat with a weirdo like her. Isn’t that a good thing?
She gradually feels sad, puts down the pizza, and stands up, pressing against the chair.
She doesn’t want to sit there, tormented by waiting, nor does she want to face the inevitable goodbye. Instead of waiting for Minami Yuuki to say he won’t come anymore, it’s better to let him disappear suddenly, just like he suddenly barged into her life, making it all feel like a dream.
Dreams are always fragmented; an ending would only ruin this illusion.