"…Is that all? He didn't say or do anything.”
In the empty service department, only Under the Snow and I were left alone in the classroom. The sky outside the window was as rainy as ever. The two of them maintained a subtle distance of five meters between them. It had only been a day, but they maintained their breathing and thoughts as if they had walked on the road countless times.
I believed that Underneath the Snow could understand what I was saying, just like how she could understand what I was thinking. No matter how much we argued, we were very clear about each other's understanding and views. Because we know each other's identities very well.
"That's good. It's just that this is enough.”
Just like what was said at the beginning, the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator was always very complicated.
Looking out the window at Yui Hihama's figure gradually leaving the school, a subtle emotion appeared on her face under the snow. She seemed to have been able to maintain that extraordinary determination and faith, but now it seemed that she was also weak at times.
The snow was falling. This woman, who was like a flower on a mountain peak, revealed a fragile expression in front of me. Lying on the seat that should have been mine, I hid my head in my arms tiredly. Her slender body was curled up into a ball, and she was trembling slightly like a cat that was afraid of something. Her long hair was trembling slightly like a wave.
If I were Yukino's friend, I wouldn't have seen her so fragile. Because she was not the kind of person who would make her friends worry. That was the right path for her. I'm an opponent, an existence from the opposite camp. Therefore, her fragile appearance in front of me represented her unwillingness. This was not a big deal. It was easy to understand. But because I understood this aspect, I couldn't understand another aspect of her.
That was why Xue Zhixue wanted to hide his identity. She could have explained everything clearly, but this guy didn't. It was as if he was atoning for something.
"Do you plan to live with this guilt for the rest of your life?”
“…………”
Facing my doubts, her body curled up even tighter under the snow.
Under the silent protest of the snow, I could only silently take out a can of coffee from my bag and drink it.
"I don't know what you're thinking, but I don't think you're making the right choice. He should have apologized to her from the very beginning, and then everything would have been solved. If it's that simple, why don't you do it?”
"I really don't know…"
A muffled voice came from her position under the snow.
"I don't know if I should tell anyone, and I don't know if I did anything wrong…"
"So you hung him up while both of us knew about it, with an unwarranted sense of guilt?”
“……”
"You know that we didn't do anything wrong, right?”
“……”
"In that case, what other questions do you have? Don't you dislike groveling for others? Why?"
“……”
A one-sided statement could not form a dialogue. I quickly stopped this futile action and looked at the dark clouds in the sky pouring coffee into them. The bitter taste forced the dull nerves to work and let them continue working.
A year ago, there was a car accident on the way to school. There were two victims and one perpetrator.
Under the snow, the car scraped me, who was riding a bicycle, while dodging the dog. When it finally stopped, it knocked down the dog's owner, Yubibin, to the ground. The result was a very tragic traffic accident, causing two people to be injured. One of them was hospitalized for a month before being released. That unlucky person is me.
In this traffic incident, no one did anything wrong. It was normal for a driver to avoid a puppy that suddenly rushed out. I pushed my bicycle along the sidewalk, reading the note and memorizing the words. There was nothing wrong with Hihama taking the dog out for morning exercise. There was nothing wrong with taking a bus in advance to reach school in the snow. All of these combined made it a very ordinary accident. The driver would have no problem taking some money.
However, it was obvious that Under the Snow did not think so. This girl who liked to dig into a dead end also dug into a dead end on this traffic accident. She refused to let go and put all the responsibility on herself, thinking that it was her fault.
Ridiculous high school logic. This was also the main reason why I became the opponent under the snow.
Although her guilt towards me had long since turned into hostility, there was still one more person she had yet to repay. I know about this. But I don't think that kind of coincidence can happen. After all, Yui Yuki and I were in the overseas education class, while Yui Hihama was in the normal class. There were very few scenes that could interact with each other, so I didn't pay much attention to them.
But whether it was a coincidence or fate, it was Yui Hihama. He came here on the second day after the establishment of the service department. A normal person would definitely think of threatening me to repay my kindness, but Under the Snow rejected my warning.
This laughable fellow thought that everything was arranged by fate, and that Yubibin's arrival was her atonement.
This kind of thinking was simply too arrogant.
"How arrogant do you have to be to throw that collar away? Until you die?"
"…I might not be able to take it off even when I die. You know this very well. I won't lie, okay?"
"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right, under the snow, and I'm the lying Hikiya. It's obvious who's right and who's wrong, isn't it…then you can continue to be right, I'll be leaving first.”
He finished the Max coffee in one gulp and placed the empty can on the table. I don't know why, but I was emotionally unstable. I picked up my backpack, opened the door of the service department, and walked out. Leaning against the cold wall of the corridor, he looked at the pitch-black clouds outside in a daze.
He seemed to be thinking about many things, but at the same time, he seemed to be thinking about nothing. He could only stand by the window in the corridor and stare blankly at the pitch-black sky.
It seemed like a long time had passed before he heard the sound of a door being pulled open behind him.
"…Let's go."
An almost inaudible call came from behind.
Under the Snow, who was holding an empty beverage can in her hand, still did not return to her original appearance as a demon. She just lowered her head and walked out of the door of the service department with her bag. She followed behind me and threw the empty beverage can in her hand into the trash can in the corner.
Youth was really a troublesome thing.
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