Chapter 316
At the beginning, of course, there were many inconveniences.
She actually regretted it a little as soon as she moved in.
This place is small and dark.
There were hardly any people living around, which made her feel very lonely and sad.
Living alone can be very troublesome, as it involves doing laundry, cooking, and cleaning.
However, she doesn't like to complain, nor does she like to regret.
Or even if they do know it, they don't want others to hear it.
This scene from junior high school was naturally witnessed by Kirishima Ai as she grew up.
Kirishima Ai watches over every detail of her past life.
Feeling lost due to anxieties about studying and life.
I'm sad because my younger sister still can't get out of bed.
I feel lonely because I haven't made any friends since starting junior high school.
I always walk home alone after school.
Seeing other people in groups or being picked up by their parents, she felt a little envious, and then, without letting anyone else notice, she pushed her bicycle away alone.
Sometimes, she would take care of herself when she had a fever by herself.
She was never involved in the school's parent-teacher conferences.
Every year at the school's sports meet, she would prepare a lunchbox for herself to fill her stomach, and then watch the other students cheer for the students running on the field.
She probably really isn't good at socializing.
In my memory, she was always alone.
The only time she would attract attention was after the exam, when the teacher praised her and told the whole class about her score.
It's very difficult to get a perfect score in junior high school.
But she did take it occasionally.
She had her report card, but she didn't know who else to show it to.
At that moment, she remembered what she had said when she was a child.
She seemed to understand why she was sad.
It seems that she is still some distance from becoming the amazing person she promised herself when she was a child.
Kirishima Ai walked through room after room.
From the first time I entered junior high school, to the lonely life I experienced there, and finally to my graduation ceremony.
On graduation day, she gave a speech as a student representative because of her excellent grades.
The theme is "What kind of life will you lead in the future?"
She wrote the content herself.
However, it had nothing to do with her thoughts; it was just about writing the correct words, like writing the title of an essay.
In her speech, she said that she wanted to live a happy life and become a wonderful person.
But she felt that her life had come to a standstill.
Then, her time stood still, frozen in that gray past, forever unchanging.
And the promise he made to himself as a child will never be fulfilled.
Will things change in the future?
She asked herself this question.
"Hello everyone, starting today, I will be your homeroom teacher. Just remember my surname Haihara."
"This is my first time being a homeroom teacher, and I guess it will be my last."
That was her first day of high school.
Let's get along well until we never see each other again.
That person's first self-introduction was very memorable.
This was the first time she had ever met a teacher like this.
Apart from that, everything about that person was quite unremarkable; he was practically the most boring kind of teacher.
He lacks enthusiasm for lecturing, has no interest in checking homework, and doesn't meddle in students' affairs.
Throughout the year, she rarely spent time in the classroom.
Therefore, Ai Kirishima Ai didn't have a deep impression of her, only that she often smoked by the open railing and that she didn't seem to like her job.
Kirishima Ai didn't seem to have any particular feelings about a teacher like Haihara.
In any case, the other party did an excellent job in their teaching duties.
There were only two instances where he left a truly memorable impression.
One instance was after a level test at the beginning of the semester for the class.
During the break, Teacher Haihara was handing out report cards to each student's desk.
Kirishima Ai didn't chat with anyone; she sat at her desk during break time as usual.
Then, when her report card was handed out, she noticed that her homeroom teacher lingered a little longer.
"Teacher Haihara?"
Kirishima Ai hadn't spoken to her homeroom teacher many times, and the teacher always had a cold expression, so she was a little nervous.
I hope they won't say anything harsh.
At that time, Kirishima Ai couldn't understand this woman at all.
"You did very well on this exam. Keep up the good work next time."
Unexpectedly, it was a statement of affirmation.
Kirishima Ai had already heard this countless times from several of her teachers in middle school, so it wasn't anything special to her.
I never expected that this teacher would say such things to students.
She developed this impression of Teacher Haihara.
Maybe she can do better on the test next time and see what Teacher Haihara will say?
The second time was...
Upon seeing this memory, Kirishima Ai stood silently for a moment, a slight surprise in her eyes.
"Teacher, I'm not feeling well and would like to ask for leave to go home. What is the Chinese homework for this weekend?"
During break, Kirishima Ai, who had a slight fever, came to find Haihara.
At this time, Teacher Haihara still had shoulder-length hair, and her pale, slightly gloomy face made it impossible to guess what she was always thinking.
"An essay."
"The topic is open-ended, but it can be something like: what kind of person do you want to become, and what do you envision your future to be like?"
"And are you now striving towards the goals you longed for as a child?"
Upon hearing this, Kirishima Ai at the office door.
This topic seems somewhat familiar.
Kirishima Ai remembered that this was an assignment given by Teacher Haihara some time ago.
The same requirements, and the same content.
So this assignment has already been given once...?
She has absolutely no recollection of it.
However, the Kirishima Ai in the memory was perhaps delirious from the fever, and therefore acted somewhat resentfully, or rather, willfully.
She shook her head:
"... I don't know how to write this."
At that time, Kirishima Ai was definitely not considered likable in Teacher Haihara's eyes.
But why did I say that back then?
Perhaps I really didn't want to write about this topic.
So, what did Teacher Haihara do back then? Did she reprimand her, or did she simply not care what she thought?
Haihara merely glanced at Kirishima Ai:
"Yeah?"
Her tone was calm and indifferent.
Then, Kirishima Ai saw the woman pick up a pen and draw a horizontal line on the White Paper with the homework requirements written on it.
Kirishima Ai, recalling the memory, wore a confused expression.
"Well then, this assignment is cancelled. However, I will collect it again next semester, giving you a semester to think about how to write it."
The woman's lifeless black eyes gazed calmly at the girl.
"You can go home now."
Kirishima Ai subconsciously thought:
This is really a strange person.
When they arrived at what felt like a temporary end to their journey, Kirishima Ai already guessed what lay on the other side of the door.
This is where the story begins.
It is also the end of this world.
In those endless beautiful dreams, nightmares, strange dreams, and delusions, everything from the past and everything she thought and imagined constituted this world.
Silver Feather seems to have always lived in this world.
This cold, lonely, and suffocatingly closed world has no way out.
It was her own mind that created this prison.
Only when she transforms into a Magic girl is Silver Feather able to break free and temporarily breathe in the real world.
So she got ready and pushed open the door.
Which one should I choose?
The sound of the Broken Wing seemed to be asking her a question.
When she pushed open the door, a slightly dazzling silver light shone in from the outside world, forcing Kirishima Ai to temporarily shield her eyes with her hand.
The light was very warm.
"Sky! Feather Wing! Future!"
Her gray, boring, and unchanging life began to change from that day on.
This was also the beginning of her good fortune.
When she opened her eyes again, the world on the other side of the door was a bright and sunny day.
Beneath the azure sky, a dazzling silver Magic girl slowly flapped her Feather Wing and opened her innocent azure eyes for the first time, gazing upon this world.
An ordinary girl and an incredible Magic girl meet face to face at this moment.
"Magic girl--- Silver Feather!"
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