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"I've come here today to say goodbye. I think we'll never see each other again in this lifetime. Really, thank you so much."
After saying that, Banami took Maki's hand and left, leaving behind only the sound of the girls crying.
Maki's hands trembled slightly. For her sake, Hanami had severed his most precious friendship.
"That's enough, Hanami, that's really enough." Maki looked at the man who had become lifeless.
From childhood to adulthood, Maki has been pursuing pure love and seeking something eternal and unchanging, but in essence, the love she wants is no different from that of a young child.
More important to you than anyone else in this world.
Only in this way can Maki, who has lived under someone else's roof since childhood, feel safe and have the emptiness in her heart filled.
She had originally thought that filling the void would only bring satisfaction, but she never expected it to be so painful.
"It's...not enough, because what I did is something that would be absolutely unacceptable as a human being, therefore..."
There must be appropriate punishment.
Maki stared blankly, her eyes wide open.
Then, Banami took him to Shiina's parents' house and told them about his affair, but he didn't mention that the other person was Maki.
He chose to endure all the insults alone.
"You... beast! Riki treated you so well, why did you do this?!" Mr. Shiina trembled with rage.
"Hana-kun, is it because of Ritsuki's job? Is it because you don't like her being an idol? Please, don't do such cruel things to Ritsuki. She really likes you."
"Don't beg that beast!"
Maki cried, but the man remained unmoved, like a numb doll.
After saying goodbye to the two elders, Banami vomited and dry heaved violently.
After a while, seeing Riki trembling and crying, Banami gently held her hand and said, "It's okay, wait for me a little while."
What exactly is she doing? What exactly did she do to this man?
She knew that, for Hanami, who had lost both parents, he truly respected the Shiina family's parents. But now, for her own sake, Hanami had severed ties with them.
Is this the real thing she's been searching for?
But why wasn't it as wonderful as she had imagined?
“Hanami… Sister…” Then, a similarly hoarse and familiar voice came from behind the two of them.
Maki turned her head and saw Riki standing there, her face pale.
Then, as if losing strength, Banami's body swayed slightly, but he ultimately remained standing.
"Lixi, I..."
"Don't say things like that to me!" Lixi shouted in a shrill voice.
Standing before him was his wife, his girlfriend of many years, yet he was now forced to do something so cruel.
"Hanami, have you forgotten? We still have a wedding that we haven't been able to hold," Riki said, trembling.
"Didn't you say we were going to have two children, a boy and a girl?"
"You haven't put the ring on my finger yet."
Lixi cried as she made the biggest gamble of her life after her sister woke up.
Then, they suffered a crushing defeat.
Looking at the man whose face was ashen, Li hope felt as if her heart was being torn apart.
She asked the question she had never dared to face before.
"Hey, Hanami, if from the very beginning, instead of binding you with responsibility, I had bravely and boldly pursued you, would our ending be different now?"
Lixi finally said those words.
From the very beginning, the person Banami liked was not her, not even her sister.
But she was always both greedy and cowardly. From the very beginning, when Maki was in a car accident, she used her vulnerability to make it impossible for Hanami not to take care of herself.
Their relationship never started out out of love, but out of responsibility.
The reason why Banami has become like this, choosing whose personality to take based on the magnitude of responsibility, is because of her twisted personality.
Their relationship was twisted from the start, and now, the retribution has fallen on her.
If only she had had the courage from the beginning, if only she hadn't been so timid...
Would their fates have been different?
In the end, Banami didn't have the courage to face Riki's eyes.
"I have no idea."
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"Attention, attention, the flight from Japan to Vienna is about to depart."
Shiina Maki sat in the chair, her hands tightly gripping the hands of the man next to her.
"I'm sorry, Hanami, I'm really, really sorry."
Maki pleaded, but the withered-looking man beside her did not respond.
This is the man who loves her most in the world, the man who is willing to give up everything for her, the one she has found who can fill the void in her heart.
She should be satisfied; she is no longer as insecure as she used to be, like a drifting duckweed.
The bird without feet has finally found its habitat.
But the price was the destruction of another person.
"I will always be by your side."
The man beside her had vacant eyes and could only repeat the same sentence like a broken record.
Inside the aircraft, where the buildings on the ground were gradually shrinking, a woman lay on a man's knees, sobbing uncontrollably.
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The girl lay on the boy's knees, trembling and crying.
This is not inside an aircraft flying to a foreign country, but simply inside a pavilion in a park.
The three of them did not look like adults, but were just students in their adolescence.
Although we've returned to reality, this fan-made creation is different from all the previous ones. This time, it's based on real-world elements, showcasing the future that the three of them might very well want to move towards.
Lixi stood not far away, looking at the boy and his sister Maki beneath him with a complicated expression.
It was probably something to be happy about, because after the two returned to reality, their bodies naturally switched back.
Now, Maki is Maki, and Riki is Riki.
This probably means that the two people's feelings towards each other have changed to varying degrees.
Especially at this moment, the girl couldn't control her emotions.
Shiina Maki, who always wears a warm and gentle smile, is now in tears.
From childhood to adulthood, she has been pursuing something tangible that can fill the emptiness in her heart.
She naturally assumed that once she found it, she could become a complete person, an ordinary yet happy person.
But after receiving a series of different answers, she finally experienced the pure essence of things from the boy.
That kind of "love" that would make you give up everything else for her, without reservation.
However, once she truly tasted the real thing, she realized that what she was pursuing was far from as wonderful as she had imagined, and it even caused her fear and pain.
She was so cruel, hurting the boy in front of her.
She would rather not have such a genuine item.
What we can't have always seems more alluring, but most of the time, it's just the distance that creates the beauty.
Banami looked at the girl in front of her with a somewhat gloomy gaze. Because this fan creation was different from the past, everyone could see their own shortcomings clearly.
Maki's feigned love of dragons, Riki's timidity, and... Banami's own problems.
Excessive accountability.
Having a sense of responsibility is a good thing, but always wanting to shoulder the burden of other people's lives is a flaw in his character.
The result is... as this ending has shown.
"Sister, I'm sorry, could I have a word with Banami alone?"
Lixi's tone was gentle and distinctive. Compared to Maki, who was slightly distraught, she was much calmer this time.
Moreover, in the past, in Lixi's mind, her older sister Maki was always shrouded in mystery, making it difficult for her to see clearly.
However, after this second creation, Li hope actually gained a much better understanding of Maki's thoughts.
As for stealing men... that's a separate matter, but not now.
Maki looked at her younger sister with a blank expression. At this moment, she seemed to be the younger sister. Banami helped the girl sit down to the side.
Then, Banami followed behind Riki, moving away from the pavilion until Maki was out of sight.
What made Banami feel embarrassed was that when the two faced each other, Riki lowered his head and remained silent.
"Um... I'm sorry." Banami subconsciously apologized to Riki.
"Why should I apologize?" Li hope asked.
"Uh..." That's because, naturally, in my fanfiction, or rather, in that parallel future, I abandoned you and eloped with your sister.
"Isn't that because I brought this upon myself?" Li hope gently raised his head, his eyes even clearer than he looked.
It was precisely because Riki had taken advantage of Banami's pity, forcing him to date her, that led to the bitter consequences that followed.
That was purely her own doing.
The next moment, she clutched her heart and said, "Although I am also very sad right now, I am different from my sister. I can distinguish between reality and virtuality."
After all, when it comes to participating in creative projects, Tachiki is indeed more experienced than Maki.
Hearing her words, I don't know whether I felt relieved or slightly disappointed, or probably both.
"Hey, Banami, actually, the person you like the most is Shoko, right?" Suddenly, Riki changed the subject.
Banai's eyes widened in surprise: "Me? I like that goofball?"
Li hope immediately said with a sour face, "There's no one else here, so what are you pretending for? Of course you like Su Shi and Aine too, but you treat Toyokawa Shoko differently, don't you?"
Therefore, in the future, when Banami abandons Riki, Toyokawa Shoko will be just as heartbroken as Riki himself.
If I hadn't hijacked Hachiman's sense of responsibility back then, he would have ultimately chosen to date the person he wanted...
"I don't know what you're talking about," said Banami, her eyes somewhat unfocused.
Li hope just snorted coldly, then bit her lip slightly and said, "Hey, Banami, let's break up."
"Break up?" Now, Yanami seems to have turned into a stupid high school student.
"Have you forgotten that we're still secretly seeing each other?"
That was when Riki, who had his body swapped with Maki, sought comfort from Hanami and proposed dating her.
They even gave each other their first kiss.
But now, Lixi has actually taken the initiative to break up with him.
Li hope's eyes were somewhat unfocused, and Banaijian understood her thoughts.
The girl probably recalled the tragic end she suffered in that future when she lacked the courage to pursue Hanami and instead took a shortcut.
Therefore, the girl finally understood that if she only relied on others and became a parasite, she would not gain true admiration and love.
Entrusting everything to the other person, no matter how reliable they are, means losing control of one's life once one loses autonomy.
Shiina Tatsuki doesn't want to repeat the same mistake.
However, when Banami looked at Riki again, she saw tears welling up in Riki's eyes.
"I've actually been very content during this time, and if I could, I really would like these days to continue."
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