A few hours later in the morning the weather was clear and sunny.
"Really? Mr. Baiyun, are you leaving so soon -"
After returning home, Mrs. Hashimoto looked at the young man in front of her in surprise. She seemed a little surprised. She asked half to persuade him to stay and half to test: "Aren't you going to stay a little longer? There are still a few days left for the annual vacation, and... ....Are you going back alone?"
No wonder she cared so much, after all, from Mrs. Hashimoto's point of view, she only left for one day with the intention of creating some opportunities for these two people. Who would have thought that the next day, Baiyunshan would propose leaving. All the changes were so sudden and unexpected.
Could it be that he has successfully convinced his daughter, but how could it be so fast? The first two days had been tepid and had no effect. However, I only left it for one night and it was effective immediately. This is a bit unbelievable——
"It's right to go back alone."
Baiyunshan was naturally very aware of the thoughts of Mrs. Hashimoto in front of him at this moment. Seeing the other party's stunned expression after hearing these words, he added with a smile: "It's just because I still have some matters to deal with in Tokyo. , so I have to go back first. As for Nanamin, you can wait until the annual vacation is over before returning to Tokyo—"
"Ah...really——"
After hearing this exact answer, Mrs. Hashimoto, who had been a little disappointed just now, breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing that the matter had come to an end, a smile appeared on her face again.
Although I don’t know how the young man in front of me did it, since things have gone in the direction I expected, there is no need to worry about the details. Anyway, you just need to know that it is a good thing... ..Well, it turns out that my method is not wrong. If there is no opportunity, you must create an opportunity. It seems that your own efforts are indispensable in this——
So he said with a smile: "Since it's an emergency, it's hard for me to keep you here. I'd like to wish Mr. Baiyun a safe journey. Kenta! Kenta! Really, where did this child go? You don’t even know the etiquette of seeing off guests when you go out...Forget it, Nanamin, you young people should talk to you first, I will go find him——"
After saying that, he deliberately walked away first.
Baiyunshan turned his head and looked at the quiet Hokkaido girl standing beside him.
"Why do you keep staring at me..."
Unable to stand his strange gaze, after a few seconds of silence, the girl finally couldn't help but break the silence.
"It's nothing, I just think you look good today, Nanamin-"
"Hmph, you are so good at saying this, I don't know how many girls you have said this to-"
However, even though the girl said this, a trace of rosy color could clearly be seen on her face. It was obvious that she was not really unimpressed by such compliments, and she was still slightly happy in her heart.
"I mean what I say sincerely, not casually -"
Baiyunshan said this sincerely. I don't know if it was because he was ill a few days ago. His complexion has not been very good. Compared with today, it is naturally much worse.
At first glance, her delicate skin is white and rosy. Her short hair after washing is a little less smart and more playful than usual. The fragrance exuding on her body can be faintly smelled in addition to the girl's own body fragrance. The fragrance of the shampoo, especially the slightly shy look, makes people unable to take their eyes away——
But seeing that the girl was turning from shy to embarrassed, Bai Yunshan also closed his mouth knowingly, quickly changed the topic, coughed lightly and said: "I'm just a little worried... I'm leaving. After that, will you really come back?"
Hashimoto Nana nodded slightly: "Don't worry, I'm not a ignorant little girl, I will go back."
"I can rest assured that--"
With this assurance, Baiyunshan was completely released, so he nodded, then stared at the girl's face, and with some concern, he couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "By the way, when you woke up last night, you said you dreamed Your father... I don’t know what kind of dream it was -"
Hashimoto Nana was silent.
After a while, he said: "You want to know?"
"I'm a little curious."
Baiyunshan said calmly.
Of course, it was not all out of curiosity. Mainly because last night, when he made that request to Mr. Hashimoto, he only knew that the other party went and finally succeeded in convincing the girl in front of him, but where did he go after that? But it’s unknown——
Has he become a Buddha? Or just disappeared? Baiyunshan wants to know.
After all, to a certain extent, Mr. Hashimoto has a close relationship with him, and the exchange last night made a good impression. Naturally, he needs to find out where the other person is going. It's just that for girls, they can't state these reasons so straightforwardly. Even if they don't believe it, it's quite troublesome to explain. It's better to keep the status quo.
Hashimoto Nana didn't recall it for long. After all, it only happened a dozen hours ago at best. Even if it was in a dream, the memory after waking up did not fade much. Looking back at it now, it is still vivid in her mind. .
"I just remember that I dreamed that I was back when I was a child. That day seemed to be my birthday. Of course, it was also my father's birthday. Then my mother came back with Kenta and the others and said they wanted to celebrate their birthday. After that, I remembered When I saw what happened in reality, I couldn’t help crying——"
The girl's narration was very plain and her tone was very calm, but Baiyunshan could hear her ups and downs of emotions at that time, as well as her sad and complicated feelings, which are still turbulent even now. So he reached out and took her hand, patting the back of her hand gently to comfort her.
Hashimoto Nana smiled gratefully at him, then lowered her brows and stared at the ground, and continued: "Then Kenta and the others disappeared, leaving only my father and me. He looked sad and guilty. I am much older, there are many wrinkles at the corners of my eyes when I smile, and I have said many things, including those I told you last night..."
Hearing this, Baiyunshan was in a daze. He knew that without Mr. Hashimoto's words, he might not have been able to convince the girl to change his mind.
Deciding what you want to do by yourself, without having to worry about other things, not only enlightens the girl in front of you and relieves her of a heavy burden, but also isn't it Mr. Hashimoto's compensation for his daughter's guilt? As a father, he is undoubtedly irresponsible, but as a father, he can only go so far -
It's sad.
"...In the end, there is no more."
Nana Hashimoto shook her head slightly and said: "After saying these words, he waved goodbye, then disappeared, and then... I woke up."
At this point, the girl was silent for a moment, and then suddenly said: "But when my mother came back this morning, she told me that they also dreamed of my father when they went to bed last night. I don't know if this is a coincidence -"
When Baiyunshan heard this, he suddenly understood, and then he realized that Mr. Hashimoto probably said goodbye to his wife and son after saying goodbye to the girl, so he never showed up again——
Is this actually the case...
The sudden realization that the mystery was revealed was welling up in his heart, and then Baiyunshan heard the girl say in front of him: "Baiyun-sang——"
"Um?"
Looking up, Hashimoto Nana looked at him with a complicated expression and whispered: "Baiyun-san, do you think there is a paradise in this world?"
Baiyunshan was startled, knowing that the other party was because of this dream. He suddenly felt sad and uneasy, so he had these questions that would never appear in his mind at all. So after thinking about it, he slowly said: " I am not sure as well--"
"Yeah......"
Hashimoto Nana was a little disappointed, but she heard Baiyunshan continue: "But I think, if there is heaven, there must be hell. Didn't you once say that maybe the world we live in is hell. In that case, what about heaven? Yes, it should also exist——"
"Who can tell clearly about the world after death? But I think that when Nanamin had that dream last night, before you realized it was a dream, you must have been very happy. Relaxing, right? Then, maybe, that dream is already a paradise for you."
After the words were finished, the air became quiet for a long time.
A smile finally appeared on Hashimoto Nana's face. She didn't know whether she was recalling her feelings at that time, or she was truly relieved, and she spoke softly to express her gratitude.
"Thank you, Baiyun-san."
"You're welcome."
Bai Yunshan nodded, and then said with a smile on purpose: "You also know that I am also an agent after all. It is my job to help the little idols under me understand their moods, and there is nothing worth saying. Please don’t spread it everywhere for me, I’m so embarrassed—”
Looking at his proud look with his tail raised to the sky, Hashimoto Nanami didn't have any angry expression, but stepped forward to help carefully tidy up his clothes, and then said softly: "You go back to Tokyo first. , I will go back soon..."
Baiyunshan's expression also calmed down, and he nodded gently: "Yes."
"When I go back, I will be Nogizaka46's Nana Hashimoto."
"yes."
It can no longer be like this.
Both of them thought of this sentence in tacit understanding, and then fell silent at the same time.
After a while, the girl sighed again.
"Being an idol is really hard."
"How dare you say that? People who are late every day still complain about their hard work in front of me——"
Bai Yunshan complained with a strange expression on his face. Seeing the girl's slightly red face, ashamed and annoyed, he quickly stopped, waved his hand and said, "Okay, then... I'll leave first -"
"Um."
Hashimoto Nana blushed and nodded.
"Bye-Bye."
"goodbye."
Baiyunshan dragged his luggage out of the living room and came to the door. He took no more than two steps on the snow, but suddenly turned back and said: "By the way, Nanamin, I left some things in the study. That's It’s specially prepared for you, go take a look if you have time.”
thing?
The girl was slightly startled. When she raised her head to ask what it was, she found that the other party had walked away and gradually disappeared.
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