112: If This Is a Dream, Please Don't Wake Me

He took time off work specifically to watch this episode with his daughter.

He would never have done such a thing before, even if his life depended on it.

Since the relationship improved, Wu Ping has genuinely reflected on his actions.

He spent a lot more time on his daughter.

Taking time off work to watch cartoons with his daughter was something he wouldn't have dared to even consider before.

But that's reality; you never know what will happen next.

Yes, just like Uesugi Yuichi and Nakamura Cho, that couple... no, that married couple.

Wu Xiaoyu was watching TV while pulling out tissues.

She was a perfectly pretty young girl, but her eyes were red from crying, and her emotions kept breaking down.

Let alone her, even Wu Ping, a grown man, couldn't bear it. He remembered the despair he felt when his wife died, just like Uesugi Yuichi.

But at least he had a daughter, while Uesugi Yuichi had nothing.

This guy is in such a bad way.

Wu Ping also took out a tissue for later use.

He figured he might need it.

After Uesugi Yuichi and Nakamura Cho got married.

Nakamura Cho may have exhausted herself at the wedding, and her health was deteriorating.

I could barely make ends meet before, but now I can't at all.

Uesugi Yuichi showed everyone his love for Nakamura Cho through his actions.

Life is not just about poetry and distant places, but also about the mundane realities of the present.

Love always gives people the feeling of recklessness; it's a momentary impulse, a willingness to live in the moment and throw caution to the wind.

But now, Uesugi Yuichi feels that love is just a part of daily life, and even the most intense love will eventually settle down.

Its true nature is its simplicity and ordinariness.

In the end, Uesugi Yuichi and Nakamura Cho did not engage in any intense struggle against fate.

Faced with the same death, humanity is powerless.

After Nakamura Cho became unable to move freely, Uesugi Yuichi Amaterasu life, attending to her every need meticulously.

Inoue Hikoo didn't make the animation too detailed, only showing a few shots of the bathroom.

The animation has now reached part b.

Winter has arrived.

As the seasons change, this is the very season when Nakamura Cho made up her mind to confess her feelings to Uesugi Yuichi.

Uesugi Yuichi stayed by Nakamura Cho's side through thick and thin, but his mental state inevitably deteriorated.

In this small hut shared by two people, he could keep going as long as she was alive.

Speaking of the room, the landlord, after learning about their situation, didn't kick them out. Instead, he let them stay there peacefully until the very end.

He did not drive them away for fear that someone would die in the room.

Out of guilt, Uesugi Yuichi said he would buy the room. But he didn't have the money now and would pay him back little by little in the future.

The landlord agreed, gave Uesugi Yuichi and Nakamura Cho a deep look, and then left.

The audience seemed to sense something from that dejected figure walking away.

Time passed day by day.

The miracle did not happen.

Both Uesugi Yuichi and Nakamura Cho realized that time was running out.

"Yuichi, I want to sing with you."

One day, Nakamura Cho, who was lying in bed, suddenly said.

"Good."

He was about to get up and play a record.

Nakamura Cho made and sold some CDs while busking on the streets, and they sold quite well.

She has written Shaoge, but when she talks about the songs she wants to sing with him...

Needless to say, it must be Small Love Song.

She didn't sell this song.

She said this song belongs only to her and him.

When Uesugi Yuichi stood up, Nakamura Cho shook her head and laughed, "Don't play the CD, bring the guitar, I'll teach you to play."

"... good."

Uesugi Yuichi brought over a guitar.

He wasn't particularly interested in playing the guitar, but it was rare to see Nakamura Cho showing interest in something these days, so he naturally wouldn't object.

"Take a look at my fingering."

Nakamura Cho took the guitar and began to play with difficulty.

P. S.: I'm too lazy to find a suitable song, so I'll just write some random lyrics.

P. S. 2: I applied to move to a surreal city setting, to see if I can attract new readers.

P. S.: Can anyone write a long review and give me a like? sobs

Lately, all my readers have been putting the book on hold, it's infuriating! All this effort I've put in to update twice a week, and I haven't missed a single update since the book started. Can any other Shuke do that?!

Section 125, page 112: If it's a dream, please don't wake up.

Nakamura Cho had no energy left to play a song, so she taught Uesugi Yuichi little by little, splitting it up.

He also tried hard to learn this song.

He noticed the envy and loneliness in her eyes as he clumsily played the guitar.

His heart was breaking.

This spurred Uesugi Yuichi to practice even harder.

He practiced until very late every day because he had a very uneasy feeling in his heart.

Nakamura Cho's sudden request was as if he wanted to leave something behind at the end of his life.

I want to prove that I have lived in this world.

The countdown has begun.

Every minute, every second is so precious.

Uesugi Yuichi took a long leave of absence and didn't go to school at all.

He stayed by Nakamura Cho's side every day, greedily inhaling her presence.

She was sleeping for longer and longer periods each day.

Uesugi Yuichi was terrified that she would just fall asleep and never wake up again.

He deeply felt his powerlessness and could only vent his anger on his practice.

He played the familiar melody with great force.

"Yuichi, you used too much force."

Nakamura Cho's voice, which sounded much more energetic than usual, came through the room.

The guitar music stopped abruptly.

Uesugi Yuichi looked at Nakamura Cho's suddenly flushed face and gave a smile that was more like a grimace.

"I'm sorry, did I disturb you? I'll stop right away. You should rest well. I'll take you out to play again after you've recovered. It's okay, it'll be okay, you'll get better!"

He read it quickly, but he didn't even know what he was saying anymore.

"Yuichi."

Nakamura Cho's smile was gentle, "That's enough. Can you listen to me?"

"... you say."

Nakamura Cho, for the first time in a long time, managed to sit up on the bed on her own.

"After falling ill, I asked myself countless times, why me?"

She poured out her heart, which she had never told anyone before, "If it weren't for you, Yuichi, I probably would have broken down long ago. Thank you so much for everything these past few days."

"If you're going to thank me, then you'd better live a good life, I'm begging you!"

Uesugi Yuichi held her hand.

"Haha, Yuichi is really going too far, making a request that I can't fulfill."

Nakamura Cho touched his face with her other hand, wiping away his tears. "During this time, I've regretted, struggled, and had all sorts of wild thoughts. I've cried and cursed countless times while you weren't around. But when you proposed to me, I suddenly understood something."

"Although we cannot decide the fate of death, at least..."

"---It can determine your attitude towards death."

"So, smile. I don't want to see your crying face at the end of my life. If you want to cry, cry your heart out after I die, Curse the gods all you want, but at least while I'm still alive."

I hope to see the best version of you.

"In my heart, Uesugi Yuichi the most handsome."

Nakamura Cho's calm words carried an incredible magic, Uesugi Yuichi nodded vigorously.

He was silent for a few seconds, then smiled incredibly brightly, "Sure enough, Die is still Die, you know, your personality... is really difficult to deal with!"

"I know."

Nakamura Cho laughed, "So, do you hate me like this?"

Uesugi Yuichi smiled and said, "I like it the most."

"Then let's sing, Butterfly!"

"Um."

He sat on the edge of the bed, leaning against Nakamura Cho, and started playing the guitar.

With a pure and clear tone, Nakamura Cho sang with great energy.

Small Love Song.

"There is only one in the vast universe, and in the vast world of our blue Earth..."

An incredibly gentle singing voice.

An unprecedentedly heartwarming song.

The final duet Uesugi Yuichi and Nakamura Cho.

Nakamura Cho's singing grew softer and softer until, when she sang that one line...

The last two lines of the lyrics.

If this is a dream, please don't wake up.

If this is a dream, please don't wake up...

Uesugi Yuichi, who had been forcing a smile, could no longer hold back.

He broke down in tears.