Chapter 402

At this moment, a fragile and unpleasant expression appeared on Star Flower's face.

Don't cry.

But then he hugged the teacher in a disgusting manner.

She dreamt that her teacher, who had been shrunk, knew nothing, and was unable to protect her, actually came to save her.

"What does that mean?"

The teacher she dreamed of was no different from the one she remembered.

She will never lose her composure, no matter the situation.

Rather than saying this is calm, it's more accurate to say it gives the impression that Teacher Haihara is uninterested in anyone else.

"... Because the teacher doesn't remember anything."

"They don't know me, and they have no interest in me."

"Nothing happened, we weren't teacher and student, and I've only met him once."

Sakaki Chika seemed to have finally let go of everything regarding Teacher Haihara, whom she had dreamt about, and confided in Haihara as if talking to herself at that moment.

"So... that's why you couldn't possibly be here."

Although it is merely a statement of logic.

But this seems more like a denial of Haihara herself.

Unlike others.

For Sakaki Chika, the shrunken, amnesiac Haihara could never be the one who saves her in her dream.

Because their connections are the most fragile.

Seeing Star Flower's state, Haihara sighed.

She raised her hand and stroked Star Flower's flushed face as if coaxing a puppy:

"Now, come out with me, and you'll see that I've appeared."

This only made Star Flower more frustrated.

Every time Teacher Haihara says an extra word, her heart aches even more.

Without realizing it, she let go of Haihara.

The Magic girl's eyes finally dimmed completely, and with a soft inhale, she uttered the final words in a flat tone:

"Would things get better if I left this nightmare now?"

Although, in this nightmare, things changed slightly because she wasn't a Magic girl.

But some things haven't changed.

Whether in the past, present, or future.

She didn't know what to do.

"Everything I have now is a lie—what my grandmother taught me, the love I receive as an idol... my dreams, my friends, everything..."

Even if she gets out of here now, she doesn't know what to do next.

The reliable adult she wanted to rely on disappeared at that moment.

She couldn't rely on Haihara, who was also a child.

Even the way she confides in Teacher Haihara now is ridiculous.

In the end, Star Flower said nothing more.

She looked at Haihara.

So, after she has poured out everything, how will she react to this dream?

Will you comfort her?

Or perhaps he's showing an even colder expression, disappointed by her current state?

However, neither of those were the case.

Haihara gently tugged at Star Flower's hand.

Then he turned around and said:

Things will get better.

How could someone say such a thing?

Star Flower couldn't understand.

However, when Star Flower was pulled by Haihara's hand again and started walking forward, Star Flower began to notice scenes from her past dreams appearing around her.

She had already seen those, of course.

Without exception, they were all memories she didn't want to see or face again.

There is absolutely no way out of here.

Star Flower said.

This place is full of terrible memories.

Therefore, there is no way out that can be found.

"I'm trying to find my way."

Haihara seemed not to have heard what she said.

Star Flower, of course, dared not exert any force on Haihara's hand, and could only let her pull her along.

In this situation, she felt quite helpless, and as the other person pulled her to find her way, she had no choice but to look around at the surrounding scenery again.

---That was when she was in elementary school.

After school, while other children are picked up by adults or leave with friends.

She always had to walk a long way alone.

Later on, when it got dark after school, she could only go home alone in fear.

However, when she looked closely at herself, who should have been alone on her way home, something changed.

Beside the little girl appeared a strange, blurry-faced high school girl.

The girl was following behind Chika Sakaki Chika.

Who is that?

Does she remember anyone like that?

"Big sister, does your house also go in this direction?"

Chika Sakaki Chika looked up and asked curiously the girl whose face she couldn't see and who she was.

The girl's voice was also somewhat indistinct.

"Yes, head in that direction, but a little further ahead, there are two directions."

"Until then, can you come with me?"

"I think that's fine."

It's like a continuation of the memories that I didn't finish watching before, like in the Star Flower.

A fact that had never occurred before appeared in this dream.

Star Flower didn't understand anything and could only continue following Haihara forward, still full of doubts.

Next, Star Flower discovered that many of her dreams had been altered by others.

Whenever regrets arise from her past.

Then someone, whose identity is unknown, will try to make up for her regret in a clumsy way.

It appeared very abruptly.

Moreover, its existence in that incongruous dream seems highly illogical.

That girl would appear when she was alone in the park during her childhood, when no one was with her.

Or perhaps it's silent companionship.

Occasionally, he would quietly pass by and then silently push the swing for her.

Also, when she's playing with her toys alone at home.

When her mother abandoned her.

"..."

When she first became an idol and no one paid attention to her, in the corner, the unrecognizable figure of that girl also stood quietly in the corner.

This reminded Star Flower of something.

When she arrived in this dream... she seemed to also...

She passed by in a hurry, and the dream began to grow from chaos and disorder, starting from her childhood, and continued to move forward.

The maze that originally had no exit now seemed to have a path revealed.

So, where is the finish line?

Where will they stop?

As the time drew closer, after she announced her idol's graduation and encountered a girl asking for her autograph, Star Flower finally stopped in her tracks when they stopped in front of a Christmas tree on campus at night.

And Haihara had no choice but to stop.

Star Flower quickly realized what was going on.

While she was experiencing those dreams, Haihara began appearing in her life at some point.

That's why these memories that never existed exist.

When she reached this point, Haihara stopped walking, because from here on, the future had not yet occurred and was outside the scope of Sakaki Chika's memories.

There was no exit to leave.

Haihara was also tired from walking.

She stopped and caught her breath for a moment.

At this moment, Star Flower wanted to ask something.

But then Haihara suddenly said:

"Don't give up."

She said softly.

"What did you say...?"

Star Flower was momentarily confused by what she had just heard.

Before she could think, she heard Haihara's voice again.

"I said... please, don't give up."

Star Flower paused for a moment.

She saw an expression of disbelief on Haihara's face.

She even doubted that she was seeing things.

Although it was difficult to see clearly at night, Haihara's expression was still faintly illuminated by the neon lights of the Christmas tree.

"Whether it's dreams, friends, or people who like you."

Even if they are lies, or even if they are all lost one day, it doesn't matter.

You will have it back in the future.

Perhaps, very few people will realize this.

That is, Haihara likes to stare into other people's eyes.