The moment Furuya Rei pressed down on his head, Tangze, who had just been about to protest, heard Lavenza's voice in his ear.
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Having come this far, I don't think I need to explain anything else to you.
When it came to this person, and the friends who were now close to you, you undoubtedly knew them better than I did.
Do not hesitate in your steps. Do not doubt your choices. This was the future you most wanted to see.
After spacing out for a moment, Tangze failed to evade Furuya Rei's hand. Only after his head had been thoroughly ruffled did he realize what had happened, hurriedly rescuing it from the other man's grasp.
"So this is how you thank me?" Tangze smoothed down his slightly static-charged hair, pouting as he warily took half a step back.
"Only when you're being inexplicably humble like this can I tell that you're still just a kid after all." Furuya Rei smiled.
Though it was clear that Wataru Date's return had stirred his emotions far more than he let show, he did not add anything sentimental. Just as he did when bidding farewell to any ordinary day, he casually waved and headed toward the other side of the road.
Tangze watched his retreating back until he had left the intersection, when Lavenza's belated follow-up finally appeared.
Something translucent materialized out of thin air, drifting slowly downward before landing in Tangze's upraised palm.
It was a sharp fragment at an odd angle, like part of a shattered mirror or pane of glass.
Tangze stared at it, barely making out the image on its surface against the dark night.
Just as Tangze had expected, it showed Furuya Rei with his eyes closed, collapsed over something.
The bluish-purple color