Ancient Greek philosophers once looked up to the stars, seeking the end of the world's truth; today, there are many people who place their joy and sorrow on the stars in the sky, looking at them all night long, in order to find the answer to life.
People don't know when the shining stars began to hang high in the sky; they don't know what the dimmed or even falling 'shooting stars' mean in the countless starry sky.
Did you know that when a star completely loses the last person who looks up to it, it will bloom its last light that night, leaving beautiful traces in the sky, and then board the Galaxy Railway train and watch it silently? Say goodbye to the world that has lasted for hundreds of millions of years and go to another new galaxy.
"This is the rule of the star world."
A young man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes and a smile said to Saito Asuka.
"So, I now strongly recommend a star to you, Chen 737 Star. Chen 737 is an experienced star that has guided the way forward for many historical celebrities on the earth since ancient times."
"For example, Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms era spent the night of the famous Battle of Chibi looking up at Chen 737."
"But..." Saito Asuka hesitated: "Didn't Cao Cao lose the Battle of Chibi?"
"..." The young man was stuck: "This... this is not the point!"
"Eh~~~" Saito Asuka laughed and nodded in disbelief: "But that star looks very dim. Isn't there no one looking at it? Could it be that it is about to turn into a shooting star? ?”
"How is that possible!" The young man jumped angrily: "He will definitely continue to exist!"
Saito Asuka was very amused to see him like this, but due to the fact that he had never met him before, he could only suppress his smile and look weird.
"Okay, I understand!" Saito Asuka took a deep breath to calm down, and nodded heavily: "Then I will pay attention to see it when I have time."
"Thank you!" The young man's eyes lit up, he picked up the flyer and stuffed it into Saito Asuka's hand: "This is for you. I simply drew the star map. If you don't remember it, you can find it by looking at it. ”
"Oh." Saito Asuka nodded and took the flyer, looking at the hand-drawn star map on it.
Although the painter is not as good as her, and even a bit poor, it is still concise and easy to understand.
"But I won't forget it." Asuka Saito suppressed a smile and added: "It's the one next to the very bright star, right."
This is an affirmative sentence.
"..." The young man squeezed his hand, but did not dare to use too much force for fear of destroying the leaflet he had worked so hard to draw. After a moment of silence, he nodded with difficulty, gritted his teeth and said, "You are right to say that...as long as you can remember it." It’s enough to live with him.”
"Hahahaha, okay, I remember." Saito Asuka finally laughed out loud, waved the flyer, and said goodbye to him.
The young man watched her leaving back and turned around to spread the word to other people sitting on the lawn.
"Miss, you know..."
…
"I'm back." Asuka Saito returned to the lounge and placed his bag casually on the seat in the corner.
"Oh, Ash is back. How was the meteor shower today?" Hoshino Minami, who is also a member of Nogizaka46, asked.
"I didn't see it~" Saito Asuka replied casually: "There are too many people there. It's hard to breathe with masks on. I won't be able to wait too long and I'll be back."
"Oh~" Hoshino Minami curled her lips cutely: "If A-Shame asks me to go with you, I can wait with you."
"I can't wait~" Saito Asuka smiled.
"Really." Hoshino Minami had no choice.
Saito Asuka smiled, opened her bag, and saw the simple hand-painted flyer again. Thinking of the man's words, she smiled: "I heard an interesting story."
She only thinks that the other person is a fanatical star fan. The world is so big and there are still many people with fanatical hobbies.
"Stars fall because no one is watching or something...who would believe it."
Saito Asuka doesn't believe in such fairy tales.
"Asuka? Is Asuka here?" She heard her voice before she saw her. It was Saito Asuka's manager who was looking for her.
"Coming." She responded.
Then he stuffed the flyer back into his bag.
…
It’s another meteor shower, and the best stargazing spots somewhere are bustling with people coming to watch and take photos of the meteor shower.
Once again, the young man held a homemade flyer and took the trouble to tell his "fairy tale" to everyone he met.
"No. 737." Someone stopped him: "How long do you want to continue like this?"
The young man named No. 737 stopped and said without looking back: "As long as there is a chance, I will continue."
Then No. 737 took another step.
"You're just wasting your efforts!" The man raised his voice: "You don't have much star power anymore, right? If you spend all your last star power, do you know what will happen?"
"..." No. 737 looked down at the flyer he drew and said firmly: "As long as there are still people looking at me, my star power will continue to flow!"
Watching No. 737 leave here in a blink of an eye, the man said "tsk" and left in a blink of an eye.
No. 737 reappeared at a stargazing point in another country. He staggered a step, his lips were pale, and his figure seemed a little sluggish.
No. 737, who had originally stepped out, looked at his slightly translucent toes and frowned. His whole body lit up and his figure became solid again.
It's just that there seem to be a few more subtle wrinkles on the originally young face.
…
A few months later, Nogizaka46’s lounge.
"Ashamed!" Hoshino Minami excitedly came to the corner where Saito Asuka was: "There is a meteor shower tonight! Let's watch it together!"
"Eh?" Saito Asuka subconsciously objected: "It's so troublesome. There must be a lot of people over there. Can't you look out the window here?"
"You can't see it from here!" Hoshino Minami said: "There are so many lights on the building, it makes the sky look like daytime."
"That's true..."
It is for this reason that Saito Asuka no longer looked up at the stars when he was in Tokyo.
"Let's go, let's go!" Hoshino Minami pulled Saito Asuka's sleeve and said coquettishly.
"Okay, okay." Saito Asuka looked worried about trouble, but still agreed.
Just as she stood up, a piece of paper slowly fell out of the bag in her open pocket.
Hoshino Minami picked it up subconsciously: "Eh?"
"This is..." Saito Asuka himself forgot what the piece of paper was.
"The best star, Chen No. 737, the favorite star of Cao Cao and Li Bai, can fulfill your deepest wishes. Come and look up to him! Come and gaze at him..."
Hoshino Minami read the words on the flyer word for word.
Although Asuka Saito didn't write it himself, the crappy slogan of Chuuji still made Asuka Saito feel ashamed.
She reached out and grabbed the flyer and explained: "This, someone else sent this to me, I forgot to throw it away..."
"Oh..." Hoshino Minami responded, not taking this opportunity to tease Saito Asuka.
…
The two of them disguised themselves and arrived at the stargazing spot.
Hoshino Minami also happily prepared a lot of snacks.
Eating snacks and drinking drinks, the two sat on chairs and looked up at the sky.
"Hello! Have you heard about the origin of the stars? Ancient Greece..."
Saito Asuka turned his head and looked over, frowning at the figure from behind who seemed to be familiar to him.
"I seem to have seen it somewhere..."
No. 737 handed out leaflets all the way to Asuka Saito.
"Ah." Saito Asuka recognized him.
But she didn't dare to confirm, because the man seemed much older than last time. He was still a young man last time, so why did he become a middle-aged man this time?
"Hello! Ah..." No. 737 also recognized Saito Asuka's eyes: "You are..."
"Sure enough, it's you!" Saito Asuka's eyes widened.
No. 737 just opened his mouth, then closed it suddenly. He remembered what he looked like now.
It's shocking that he has aged like this in just a few months.
No. 737, who did not want to cause trouble, said "You have the wrong person" and left in a hurry.
"..." Looking at his leaving back, Saito Asuka did not catch up.
…
Another few months.
"No. 737, you are already too old."
"Shut up, No. 6! I'm your senior! I don't need you to teach me how to do things!"
What No. 6 said is correct. No. 737 now appears to be an old man in the eyes of the world.
Then number 737 flashed, but failed to leave.
"You can't even blink perfectly anymore. Go back, return to your stars, and wait for the Galaxy Railway train. Otherwise..."
"Shut up!" No. 737 seemed to be shouting.
"..." Frowning, No. 6 spoke again: "Why are you so persistent? Wouldn't it be bad to go to another galaxy and start over?"
"I said it! I don't need you to teach me how to do things!"
"Senior!" No. 6 couldn't bear it anymore.
"Don't bother me!" No. 737 gritted his teeth, raised his whole body's light again, and left in a flash.
No. 6 was silent and let out a long sigh...
"Even if I become No. 737... As expected, I still haven't changed at all..."
Once upon a time, when No. 737 was still shining, his name was No. 3. At that time, No. 6 had just arrived in this galaxy. It was under his leadership that he became familiar with every corner of this planet, and saw the growth of vegetation and the changes in the world.
"Can Xingchen's matter be solved only by Xingchen..."
No. 6 pondered and made up his mind.
"Anyway, I'm number 6 now, so it's only natural that I don't listen to my seniors..."
…
"Hello, Ms. Asuka Saito." No. 6's voice sounded.
Saito Asuka turned around suddenly, shrank back, and looked at the sudden appearance of the person in horror.
Number 6 looks like a stunning young woman with a top-notch figure and good looks. She is wearing an ancient-style dress that accentuates her aloofness.
But even so, it's still scary to suddenly appear in someone's home at night.
"W-Who are you?!" Asuka Saito pulled the quilt, huddled himself into a ball, and breathed rapidly.
"Sorry...I don't mean any harm." No. 6's expression was calm, and he frowned when he saw her state.
Immediately, her left hand flashed with light, and she used her star power to calm Saito Asuka's frightened spirit.
The shining starlight is not as cold as it looks, but as warm as the warm sun in winter.
Asuka Saito gradually calmed down and his breathing calmed down: "Who are you?"
"Sorry, please allow me to introduce myself." No. 6 pulled up her skirt and made an elegant ancient ceremony: "I am Star No. 6, the brightest star in the Virgo constellation hanging high in the sky. "
Familiar rhetoric…
Sure enough, No. 6 said again: "Miss Saito, you must have heard someone tell you the story of the falling stars, right?"
"Tatsu...7..." Saito Asuka couldn't quite remember the name.
"No. 737." No. 6 added.
"Oh." Saito Asuka nodded subconsciously: "Yes, yes."
"He is my senior." No. 6 said.
"This..." Saito Asuka noticed the faint light radiating from No. 6, and then contacted her sudden appearance...
"Is this story true?!" Saito Asuka was surprised.
"Yes." No. 6 nodded: "We are all real. Everything said by No. 737 is also true."
"Then he..."
"He is the fading star, the incarnation of Chen No. 737. This is a simple use of the star power by the stars."
"Is it simple...?" Saito Asuka thought of the changes in No. 737.
"Yes, No. 737's star power has dissipated to the point where he can no longer do such simple things. His old age is the embodiment of the dissipation of star power."
"this…"
"So." No. 6's expression finally changed: "I hope Miss Saito that you can help save him."
"Me?" Saito Asuka pointed at himself.
She didn't know what she was capable of.
"According to my observation, Miss Saito, you are a kind of existence called an idol in this world. For many people, you are also equivalent to a shining star. The way you stand on the stage is as tall as you have been since ancient times. Like the stars hanging in the sky, it gives strength to many people and inspires them."
"The only thing that can save a star is another star."
No. 6 looked straight at Saito Asuka.
"Asuka Saito."
"You are the star."
After finishing speaking, before Saito Asuka could react, No. 6 flashed her fingers, and a tiny star shined directly between her eyebrows.
Then, Asuka Saito fell into a long sleep.
…
Saito Asuka had a long dream.
In the dream, she transformed into a star that came to Earth from another distant galaxy.
The moment she stepped off the Galaxy Railway train, she was assigned to the subordinate of the star named "No. 3" and followed him to become familiar with everything in this galaxy.
After Galaxy Veil announced the result, she clearly heard the subtle discussions around her.
"Is she assigned to the No. 3 subordinate? Tsk, how miserable."
"No. 3, that guy's star power is almost not as bright as mine. It's no wonder, after all, his star power is used to 'feel the world'~"
"Hahahahaha. I really hope this newcomer doesn't learn his character. It would be a waste to spend all his star power on those useless creatures."
"That is, we only need to occasionally show the power of the stars, and they will respect us like gods. The most important thing is to keep the remaining star power for digestion and make ourselves an eternal star!"
"Yeah...so stupid!"
Passing through the crowd of talking stars, she came to No. 3.
"Hello, I am No. 3. Maybe I will change my name soon." No. 3 smiled heartily: "But as long as you stay by my side for a day, I will take good care of you!"
"Thank you." She said softly: "Senior..."
…
"Let's go! I'll take you to see the world!"
"You see, that's the growth process of trees. From such a small seedling, it grows into a towering tree. It's quite impressive."
"Look at these two deer. The mother deer was bitten so hard that she is almost dying. This is all to protect her children. Look at my hands. I will teach you how to use star power to heal others. This Techniques can not only heal trauma, but also soothe the spirit!"
"What? What is spirit?"
"The way this child works hard to protect future generations is where his 'spirit' lies..."
With a warm smile, No. 3 heals everything they encounter in the world.
"You want to repay me? What a good boy. Then you have to remember. I am the star. As long as you remember me and look at me at night, I will respond to you. As long as you look up and see My Xinghui, then we must try our best to survive!"
"Senior..." She wanted to say something,
"It's okay. Just listen to me. I'm your senior." No. 3 smiled.
She was silent and looked up at the sky.
The star pointed to by No. 3 just now is obviously her star.
…
Galaxy Rail Train brings the latest announcements from Galaxy Veil.
"No. 3, renamed No. 737. No longer has the right to lead the growth of new stars, and will survive on its own from now on."
There are many examples of stars gradually rising up and finally becoming stars according to the growth of star power. But the fact that No. 3, one step away from the star, plummeted to No. 737 is unprecedented and unheard of.
She, who had just been promoted to No. 131, looked at him worriedly.
But he laughed cheerfully: "Congratulations on your promotion. I won't have to take you with you in the future. It's so much easier! You can freely enjoy the beauty of this world~"
"..." She was silent.
"You have a cold personality, your star power grows quickly, and you focus on growth. You shouldn't be like me, so I'm relieved." He smiled.
"Can…"
"Goodbye, I'm going to see a little bird I observed that day."
…
When people look up at the starry sky, they are always attracted by the brightest stars, and then subconsciously forget about the dim stars around them. Even if they occasionally notice them twinkling, they will not remember them next time.
The largest part of the source of stars' star power is the conscious gaze in the memories of countless living beings.
His behavior of interfering in everything in the world made it impossible for the star power to make ends meet, and the brightness of the stars gradually dimmed over a long period of time.
Then when she grows up and shines brighter than him, it will be the time when he is gradually forgotten, or even disappears and falls.
…
She, transformed into Asuka Saito, has been following him secretly since then, beside him, accompanying him to see this beautiful world over and over again, and lamenting the endless life of this world.
Perhaps, every living being who strives to survive is also a shining star in its own right.
She gradually came to this idea.
However, the star that carried her through the world could no longer maintain its previous brightness.
So, she saw that in order to prevent herself from being forgotten, she saw him trying every means to attract the attention of beings who were interested in the stars.
But people in this era seem to no longer look up at the stars carefully.
In a busy life, it is a kind of romance to occasionally look up at the shining stars. Who would distinguish and remember every dim star carefully?
"How I wish... to continue looking at the world."
She felt his unwillingness.
…
Time flows again, Saito Asuka wakes up from a long dream. When she woke up leisurely, she found that her tears had wet the pillow unknowingly.
Saito Asuka looked at her who was already number 6 with a complicated expression: "You..."
No. 6 maintained a calm expression: "I have persuaded him to give up and take the Galaxy Railway train to another galaxy to start over, but he is unwilling."
"His star power reserve is no longer enough for him to return to his star and wait for the train. If he continues like this, he will fall completely and become a disappearing star. So, I hope you can save him." No. 6 said.
Another reason for the meteor's fall, a reason he had never mentioned, was revealed by No. 6.
"I will definitely save him!" Asuka Saito looked excited. She followed him through the years in her dream and was unwilling to see him disappear completely: "Tell me what I should do!"
"Just like he led us to save the pair of deer. As long as you, the star named Saito Asuka, can guide those who are watching you to find the location of No. 737, and let him be remembered by living beings again, that's all. .”
After finishing speaking, No. 6's cold face seemed to evoke a smile of reminiscence.
"Okay!" Saito Asuka agreed.
"But..." she said, "I want to see him first."
…
Saito Asuka saw him again. His face was full of wrinkles and he was no longer the same as before.
"Previously..." Saito Asuka stopped talking and changed his title: "Chen No. 737?"
"?!" He turned back in surprise: "You, how do you know..."
"I guessed it." Saito Asuka replied.
"this…"
After a moment of silence, a smile appeared on Saito Asuka's face: "Why are you getting old again after we haven't seen each other for so long? Is it because you are too dim and no one looks at you anymore? Why, are you going to take that train? ?"
"Impossible! How come you, a little girl, are still so irritating when you talk!" he said angrily.
"I am an old person transformed by star power. I am just afraid of being recognized by others! I am not really old!"
He explained seriously.
"Really?" Saito Asuka looked at him funny.
"Of course!" He said: "If nothing happens, I will leave first. I still want to publicize the glory of No. 737 to the world!"
Just when he was about to force Twinkle to leave, Saito Asuka spoke: "Let me help you."
He stopped.
"I'm an idol and I have a lot of fans. If I help you, more people will notice you." Asuka Saito said with a smile.
"Really!" He showed a speed that was inconsistent with his appearance, and ducked to hold Saito Asuka's hands.
"You...let me go!" Saito Asuka shook off his hand in panic.
"Thank you so much!" he said.
…
"xx-san
How long has it been since you looked up at the stars?
I am recently. There is a star that I care about.
You see, the one in the picture is called Chen 737.
When you have free time, you should also look up at the sky more often!
Also, be sure to remember Chen No. 737! "
Saito Asuka began to frequently reveal her love for the star Chen 737 in fan mails and various interviews.
The results were very good at first, and he even returned to his youthful appearance.
Although he was unwilling to tell the real reason, Saito Asuka knew that this was a sign of star power replenishment.
Saito Asuka felt relieved and continued to promote.
Unfortunately, the effect gradually weakened after that. After the novelty wore off, most people went back to the past and no longer looked up at the stars. They just looked up when they saw what Asuka Saito said.
"Very good! The effect is very good! Next, I will have more energy to promote No. 737!" He looked full of enthusiasm.
But Asuka Saito, who had experienced the dream, could easily tell that he was trying to be brave.
"No...it's not enough!"
"Eh? No, no need to go to so much trouble..."
"No trouble!" Saito Asuka interrupted.
"I thought of another way!"
…
"please!"
In the conference room, Asuka Saito bowed ninety degrees to the two bosses, Yoshio Konno and Yasushi Akimoto.
These two are important figures who can influence the management of Nogizaka46.
"No, you suddenly said that you want to do a solo, and you have to write the lyrics yourself. This is..." Yoshio Konno was very embarrassed by Saito Asuka's request.
That's right, the solution Asuka Saito came up with was to write a song describing Chen 737 and spread it around the world. In this way, more people might be able to remember this dim star.
But every song operation has its own considerations. Even if Saito Asuka is the ACE in the group, it doesn't mean that she can do whatever she wants.
What's more, except for Mai Shiraishi's graduation single, every song in Nogizaka has the name Yasushi Akimoto as the lyricist.
Obviously his own interests were involved, but Yasushi Akimoto crossed his arms and said with a smile: "Isn't this very interesting?"
"Eh?" Imano Yoshio was surprised.
"After Shiraishi graduates, Nogizaka will inevitably usher in changes. Since they are all going to change, why not start from this matter." Yasushi Akimoto said with a smile: "What's more, it was Mr. Asuka who spoke~"
"Teacher Akimoto..." Saito Asuka was helpless.
…
Asuka Saito experienced the passage of time in her dream. Although her personality did not change drastically under the protection of Star Power No. 6, she still gained a lot from this experience.
After choosing the songs in the music library, writing lyrics became easy.
It would be nice if he didn't talk nonsense on the side: "Oh, let's highlight the brilliance of No. 737! The brilliance is so bright! There is also history! History will also be written! Cao Cao and I were chatting and laughing!"
"Shut up!" Saito Asuka couldn't stand it anymore.
"Okay, okay." He hesitated.
…
After a period of time, this song was finally completed. Tonight is Nogizaka46’s anniversary concert. Saito Asuka will perform this song for the first time on this special stage in front of tens of thousands of people.
Just when Saito Asuka was writing and drawing on the lyrics he had written backstage, he was afraid that he would forget the lyrics on stage.
No. 6 suddenly appeared: "He can't hold on anymore..."
"What?!"
"He has been trying to show off his strength during this time. I don't know if he has discovered something. He used all the star power he got from you some time ago to appear on the outside, so that I can't see that his star power is actually empty. .”
"How is that possible!" Saito Asuka couldn't believe it.
Obviously yesterday, he said cheerfully that if tens of thousands of people remembered him at the concert, he would be able to promote himself further afield.
"...Today he finally couldn't keep up his appearance. He almost fell down, and I saw the clues." No. 6's voice was a little deeper than usual.
"We have all worked so hard..."
"Yes. If after you promote it, he uses those star powers to return to the stars, and maybe he can catch the train. Now..."
"You mean..." Saito Asuka raised his head: "Did it be my idea that harmed him..."
"..." No. 6 was silent for a while: "No. If a star is unwilling to return to the sky, no one can force it."
"But...but he uses star power to maintain his appearance..."
"It's not your fault." His voice sounded.
"Senior!" No. 6 subconsciously shouted this title.
He smiled: "You still know that I am a senior? Then you should know how well I know you."
No. 6 was silent.
"I knew it was you who asked her for help, right?" He walked over.
"I'm sorry..." No. 6 lowered his head.
But he raised his hand and rubbed No. 6's head: "Thank you."
"Also." He looked at Saito Asuka: "Thank you too."
"Actually, I couldn't hold it any longer." He smiled calmly: "Before you helped me."
Saito Asuka and No. 6 both looked in disbelief.
"After all, I am a senior. Seniors always have some unique skills that they will never teach to their juniors!" He said with a smile: "Especially this, in order to prevent myself from losing face in front of my juniors and hide my embarrassing appearance. Skill."
"It would be great to be able to finally feel the gaze of living beings again with your help." He said calmly
Asuka Saito listened, tears unknowingly accumulated in his eyes.
"Will you sing that song to me?" he asked.
"Of course!" Saito Asuka nodded sharply, wiped the corners of his eyes, and said stubbornly with red eyes: "Not only do I have to sing, but I also want everyone present to see you! You will definitely not disappear! Definitely!"
He raised his hand to stop her, but she was already preparing with the lyrics in hand.
Taking back his hand, he turned back to No. 6 and smiled: "Same as you."
"..." No. 6 was silent for a moment and then said: "I don't know what you are talking about."
Then Twinkle left.
He smiled.
…
After playing one Nogizaka classic song, team leader Akimoto Manatsu announced the next session:
"Next is Asuka-chan's long-lost solo song! It's a new song! She wrote the lyrics herself!"
A few words aroused the expectations of everyone present.
Then Saito Asuka stepped on white high heels and wore a white dress under the spotlight on the stage. It seemed to be shining like a star under the spotlight.
"Hello everyone, I am Saito Asuka. The next song is a song I wrote myself. When listening to this song, I have a request. I hope everyone can cooperate with me."
She said, and the audience roared in agreement.
"First of all, everyone turns off the lights of the cheer sticks on their hands, and then sit down."
"Then the stage lights will also be turned off, so don't look at me. I implore you to raise your head, look up at the stars, and gaze at the star that may be difficult to find."
A hand-drawn star map was displayed on the big screen. Watching all this, he recognized that this was the star map on the flyer he gave her when they first met.
"This is a star that has been forgotten. It is very dark and almost disappears."
"Someone once told me that when no one is watching the stars, they will fall from the sky and turn into meteors. Then they will take the Galaxy Railway train to a new galaxy to sparkle again."
"I hope that everyone can listen to this song and watch with me as the Galaxy Railway train moves..."
Saito Asuka's words gradually faded, the stage lights gradually turned off, and the audience began to obediently extinguish the lights of the cheer sticks in their hands.
圣なる夜にひとり立つ
Standing alone in this holy night
Mafuyu のプラットホームから
Viewed from a distance from the platform on a cold winter night
千の蛍のような
The light that can be seen
The light is far away and the light is far away.
Just like thousands of fireflies
Saito Asuka slowly sang the song. The night was clear and clear, and tens of thousands of spectators in the venue looked up at the starry sky.
Quiet and sacred.
The night of the Galaxy Railway Road
Across the Milky Way Railway at Night
まだ君に meet える気がした
I feel like I can meet you again
Star Patrol りの歌达
Song of the stars
ほら聴こえるこんな夜には
Can you hear it clearly on a night like this?
Finally, everyone seemed to have found the dim star.
As everyone watched, the dim star began to twinkle more obviously, and seemed to be getting brighter and brighter.
As Asuka Saito sang, he looked up again and again, recalling the night when he met him.
On that night when the meteors fell, were the songs of the stars also echoing?
…
Saito Asuka sang, his eyes filled with tears again, but his blurred vision could clearly see that shooting stars began to appear in the sky.
The time is coming.
The audience began to exclaim in exclamation, their attention attracted by the shooting stars. For them, perhaps tonight is a performance that Asuka Saito can be called a miracle.
Who can do it with shooting stars as a lining?
However, Asuka Saito is not willing to do this. She only hopes that more people can see the star.
Suddenly, Saito Asuka saw a gleam of light appearing next to her out of the corner of his eye.
She stopped looking up and looked at him appearing on the stage.
Having been influenced by star power, she was able to see him clearly when no one at the scene could see him.
He still looked cheerful, listening to her singing seriously.
but…
His feet had clearly begun to disappear.
Saito Asuka's voice gradually began to tremble, with a hint of crying.
"Thank you," he said softly.
Asuka Saito gritted his teeth and trembled as he sang the last verse: "Across...the night of the Milky Way Railway...it would be great if I could still meet you..."
Yes, it would be great if I could still meet you.
A star that loves everything in the world;
A star that shines only for others;
A star who works hard to promote himself just to see more of this world.
But, we won’t meet him again.
You're not riding a Galactic Rail train.
But an eternal fall.
Eternal disappearance.
…
Closing his eyes, Saito Asuka had tears streaming down his face.
The figure in front of him was almost invisible.
You must, you must finish singing!
Saito Asuka raised his head, found the star, and engraved his name in his memory:
"Chen No. 737"
Saito Asuka burst into tears and sang the last line without even hearing the melody: "Listen to the song surrounded by snowflakes, it resounds in this... night..."
finally.
Chen 737 completed its last flash and turned into one of many meteors, falling obliquely into the distance.
The moment he disappeared from her sight.
Saito Asuka's heart was empty.
…
XX Sang,
How long has it been since you looked up at the stars?
【END】
