Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 540 Pain and Happiness
Naruse moved a seat to the side. Hikari Takigawa looked at him and sat down in his original position.

He leaned back and said, "Light thinks so fast."

Takigawa Hikaru pursed his lower lip, "Now that Harumi has made a decision, he will definitely not be satisfied with a school like Tsuzen University."

He looked over and said, "Jinda University is also the only national university in Aomori."

"..."

These were the exact words she said when she persuaded him to take the entrance examination to Jinta University in the first grade.

"But the Faculty of Education at Tsuji University is not famous."

"Really? I don't understand it at all." Naruse said.

Takigawa Hikaru was not surprised. After all, it seemed that he had just made the decision to become a teacher a few minutes ago.

"At least not as good as Tokyo University."

"How dare you think about it..." Naruse smiled and took a deep breath, "Even if it's me, I can't get into Tokyo University just because I want to."

Takigawa Hikaru continued: "Naoko said that Harumi is always ranked at the top of the prestigious schools in Tokyo."

"When did that happen?"

He shook his head, "The me at that time and the me now are completely in two different states. They are incomparable."

Although he didn’t know how the topic turned to how to get into Tokyo University, Hikaru Takigawa still said:

"It's not difficult for Harumi to return to the state he was in at that time."

"Hard to say."

He looked over and said, "At that time, I only cared about myself, but now, I have many people to care about."

Her heart skipped a beat.

"...For example, Naoko and Kazuyo."

"It's not just them."

Who else?

And starfish?

Is there still her...

"yes."

"Ah."

Naruse couldn't help but shook his head, "Why did it suddenly become necessary to be admitted to Tokyo University... Let me understand it myself first."

Takigawa Hikaru looked at him and lowered his eyes.

"Anyway, the best one is definitely Dongda."

“That’s also the most laborious.”

"Harunami can do it." She continued to speak without nutritional encouragement, her mind still lingering on the previous problem.

Naruse didn't say much on this matter, and instead asked her the question: "What's Hikari's plan?"

She glanced at him.

Don't you think she has enough troubles right now?

"I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet."

"Then talk to me more." He smiled, "Maybe I can just like the light that showed me the direction, and suddenly found a path suitable for the light."

Takigawa Hikari looked at him for a while and smiled a little.

"Ok."

He was silent for a few more seconds, then suddenly shook his head, with some emotion: "That's not what I originally wanted to say."

"what."

Naruse looked at her, "I almost forgot that we were the best friends."

"..."

Takigawa Hikari's breath was stagnant.

"No matter what Light's choice is, this will not change at all. I will still spare no effort to help you." He continued.

She already had a premonition, "What...choice?"

He reached over and took her hand.

"This choice."

"..."

Her body suddenly tensed up, but she slowly pulled her hand out.

Why can't you hold it tighter?

He couldn't answer her unasked question, she took her hand away, and he didn't make any more moves, just looked at her.

"Is this Hikaru's answer now?"

"……Yes."

"I see."

He said no more, but Takigawa Hikaru couldn't stop himself from thinking too much.

What he said was specious, and she refused quickly but also vaguely.

Can those words just now be regarded as a confession?
Does he really understand what she just rejected?

She clenched her hands tightly.

She had had enough of this foggy state.

"Can't Harumi explain it more clearly?"

Naruse looked over and his eyes stayed on her face for a while.

"I'm just worried that if I speak too clearly, the light won't come over tomorrow."

"Chunhai wants me to come here every day."

"If you are right in front of me, I will feel more at ease. After all, in the past two weeks or so, Guang's condition has not been good."

She looked at him for a while, then lowered her gaze.

"Tell me in words I can understand." Naruse took a breath, turned around in his chair, faced her, and spoke without any cover.

"I like light."

"..."

She closed her eyes.

"It's the love of love, the same love as Naoko and Kazuyo."

"..."

"So, I have the same plan."

"..."

"Let Hikaru be my girlfriend."

"I reject."

The expected rejection came at an expected point, and Naruse breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is it because of Shangzi, or because of the incident itself?"

Takigawa Hikari looked at him without speaking.

"Don't you just hope that everyone can be together forever?"

She took a deep breath, "I said that as a friend."

"Can't we be friends from now on?"

She looked at him and frowned deeply, "As long as you take that step, Shangzi will never be able to regard us as friends again."

Naruse pursed his lower lip and did not retort.

"Hasn't Harumi even considered it?"

He was silent for a few more seconds, and then said: "What Shangzi really cares about has always been me."

"..."

"In other words, the only one who can hurt her... is me."

Takigawa Hikaru moved his lips but didn't speak for a while.

"Light……"

"——Even so, does Harumi still want to hurt Naoko?"

He shook his head, "Injury is an unavoidable result and is not anyone's intention. I am also looking for ways to reduce this damage."

"How?" she asked again.

Naruse paused.

"Let her slowly realize that I like you first."

"..."

Takigawa Hikari's face was distorted for a moment, his body suddenly hunched down, and his heart clenched in discomfort.

"Why is it like this... It can only be like this... Since Harumi can't only like one person, why does he still want to date Naoko?"

"At that time, I didn't want to make Shangzi uneasy anymore."

She raised her head, her eyes red and moist.

"Isn't Harumi causing enough uneasiness to Shangzi now?"

"..."

Naruse pursed his lips tightly and took another deep breath to free himself from the pain in front of him.

"Quite a bit. But now that I have taken this step, I can't look back. Otherwise, not only Naoko will be hurt, but Ichiyo... and Hikaru.

Pain is inevitable, so I can only try to find a way to make everyone suffer less and create more happiness.

When everyone is together, happiness will eventually outweigh pain. "

"..."

Takigawa Hikaru closed his eyes, shook his head slightly, and let the tears flow down.

"Don't hold me back...I won't let myself become Harumi's knife to hurt Naoko."

He grabbed her hand again and she tried to pull away, but this time his hold was tighter than ever.

She couldn't break free.

After struggling for a few times, she stopped.

"let me go."

Naruse let go a little, then pulled her hand over and placed it between his own hands.

"I don't want to hurt the light, and I don't want you to leave."

Two hands wrapped her hands up and down without any strength, but she couldn't muster the strength to pull away.

Wiping the bottom of his eyes with his other hand, Takigawa Hikaru stopped looking at him and turned to look out the window.

After a long silence, she said:

"Harumi shouldn't come back here again."

"maybe."

"If Harumi doesn't come back, so many things won't happen. Naoko will go to Tokyo to find Harumi by himself in the future, and everyone who stays here will completely forget Harumi... No one will be harmed."

"But I'm back."

"..."

"Even though so much has happened, I have never regretted seeing you again. Even if there is hurt and pain, I still laugh more."

Takigawa Hikaru closed his eyes, and his eyes were filled with painful happiness.

Naruse squeezed her hand again.

"Speaking of which, Guang was the first person I saw after coming back. It has been more than a year in the blink of an eye... Please give me your advice from now on."

The memories from a year ago were still clearly visible. She didn't speak or take out her hand.

　It's a bit outrageous. Yesterday when I was washing the cup, I shook the water twice, and my arm started to hurt. It hurt, and it felt like my shoulder was hurting. .

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