Ordinary people can also be the protagonist in a comic strip

In the afternoon, after school.

Hanabishi Haruka, Amagawa Fumiko, and Mizukami Sayo walked out of the campus together and sat down on a nearby street bench.

Subsequently.

Hua Lingyao held her phone and said happily to Xunzi and Xiaoye, "Waz got a reply, saying that we can bring Brother Lin with us! Waz said that he is also looking forward to meeting Brother Lin, and asked us to bring Brother Lin with us."

"Then I'll just send a message to Lorraine and inform him to meet up with us." Fumiko Amakawa took out her cell phone. When she thought about going to a photo session with Lorraine, the originally boring job seemed to have instantly become the most anticipated and interesting thing.

but.

She had just taken out her cell phone to contact Lorraine when the water god Xiaoye interrupted her in confusion.

"Wait a minute, Xunzi, why do you want you to inform Luo Lin? This kind of thing..., it should be me who should do it!"

"Because Lorraine will be very happy if he sees that I sent him a message."

Fumiko Amakawa said with some pride.

The water god Xiaoye suddenly felt uncomfortable.

"I think you are hallucinating, Xunzi. Lorraine was obviously very happy because she saw my text message."

"That's what you assumed on your own, right?"

"Isn't it the same for you, Xunzi?"

The quarrel between the two immediately gave Hua Lingyao, who was standing beside them, a headache.

He quickly stood up and sat between the two of them to stop them.

"Alright, alright, Xunzi, Xiaoye, what's wrong with you? Why are you arguing over something like who should send a message to Brother Lin?"

"That's because Xiaoye always lives in her own fantasy world." Tianchuan Fumiko complained mercilessly.

"I think it's Xunzi who is truly living in fantasy. When will she wake up?" Shui Shen Xiaoye retorted mercilessly.

"Why, Xiaoye, from what you said, you want to declare war on me, right?"

"You are the one who started the war without declaring it, Xunzi. Don't always fantasize about getting things that don't belong to you, because some things have already belonged to others."

"I can't see, can I?"

"Insisting on the wrong thing will only lead to failure, because this is a destined result and it will not change no matter what."

"Okay, okay, Xiaoye, I hope that when the truth is revealed, you can still maintain this pure and innocent state... your blind self-confidence."

unconsciously.

They started arguing again, and Hualing Haruka was stuck in the middle, feeling so miserable that she couldn't even cry.

So she picked up her phone and sent a message to Lorraine, inviting her to attend a photography session in the afternoon.

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at the same time.

Lorraine did not stay at home. After being busy in the basement all day, she came to the park not far from the shrine, sat on a bench, and relaxed, wanting to relax her tired mood.

The park square after school in the afternoon.

It often becomes very lively, with many children gathering together, chasing and playing, enjoying their wonderful childhood.

Lorraine sometimes...

I also really like sitting on the bench and watching those young children playing many games that, in the eyes of adults, seem childish to the extreme, and then laughing with the purest joy.

So, after a while, many children will know him.

This is why Lorraine was very popular among the children.

As for...

Why do you like doing this kind of thing?

Perhaps it was because every time he saw it, Lorraine would be in a trance and recall his vague childhood memories.

After all, he was once such a naive and innocent child.

but now……

People have to grow up eventually, and when they grow up..., their childhood can never return, and those ordinary and beautiful memories will gradually become blurred with the passage of time, making people sigh at the cruelty of time.

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Just then.

When a group of children saw Lorraine sitting on a bench in the distance, they all ran towards him excitedly.

"Brother Lorraine!!!"

Countless young and immature voices rang out one after another.

Lorraine, who had just sat down, was surrounded by a group of children.

The hustle and bustle here also attracted the attention of most of the children in the square. They all looked over here. Among them was a cute girl with blonde hair, red eyes, and a doll in her hands, sitting on the bench at the next table.

There was not much expression on the girl's cute face. She just turned her head and looked at Lorraine out of curiosity.

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Surrounded by children.

Lorraine didn't know why they all came over and surrounded him, so he couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, okay, you all suddenly came over here, what do you want to do?"

A boy who was sweating a little said enthusiastically, "Brother Lorraine, come and play football with us!"

Another girl said, "Brother Lorraine, come and jump rope with us!"

Another boy said, "Brother Luo Lin, come play baseball with us. I'm really good at it. I recently learned a really cool move that will definitely surprise you, Brother Lin!"

soon.

More and more children extended enthusiastic invitations to Lorraine, hoping that he could play games with their friends.

Lorraine, who was feeling a little overwhelmed, quickly waved his hand to everyone and smiled apologetically.

"Although I really want to play with you, I'm too tired today. I'd better play with you next time. If you are willing to sit with me and chat, I would welcome it very much."

talking.

Lorraine, who had not slept all night and had been working on scientific research for a long time, showed a tired smile on his face, which made all the children quiet down.

After everyone looked at each other, they seemed to realize that Lorraine was really tired.

So I didn't ask him to play with me anymore.

but……

Everyone did not disperse, but gathered around Lorraine, who asked with amusement.

"Aren't you going to continue playing?"

Who knows.

The children smiled and replied, "It's okay. Even if we just chat with Brother Luo Lin like this, it's a very interesting thing for us."

"Then let's talk about your grades in school."

Good guy.

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell into dead silence.

Until one of the boys took the initiative to speak, saying, "Haha, Brother Luo Lin, you just like to joke around. What's the point of talking about this kind of thing? Why don't you talk about other things, such as baseball, basketball, delicious snacks, interesting western adventure stories... In short, except for things related to study, everything else can be talked about."

The rest of the children nodded quickly to show their agreement.

Lorraine laughed.

"You guys just play all day long."

“Brother Luo Lin, didn’t you say at the beginning that we should have fun when we want to play?”

"The last sentence, when it's time to study, you guys automatically ignored it, right?"

"hey-hey."

At this time.

A little girl took out a brand new cell phone from her pocket and said.

"Brother Luo Lin, look, this is the new phone my mother bought for me two days ago."

"Well, your new phone is very beautiful."

"Hehe, the photos taken are also very beautiful. I just discovered a new function today. Brother Luo Lin, let me show you."

talking.

The little girl took out a selfie from the photo album, and then used an aging effect on the photo in front of everyone.

"Brother Luo Lin, look, this is what I will look like when I am 80 years old. Isn't it funny?"

"Oh? Let me see. Haha, it's a little ugly."

"Hate it, I'm so cute. When I really reach 80, I will definitely be a very cute old lady."

"I do not know then."

"In addition to this, there are also special effects for ages 20, 40, and 60. What do you think, Brother Lin?"

The little girl called up the special effects for different age groups and showed them to Lorraine beside her.

Lorraine watched with great interest.

One of the little boys complained speechlessly, "These boring special effects photos are all fake. What's so good about them? Brother Luo Lin, just tell us more interesting adventure stories and ignore them."

Hearing this, the little girl glared at her angrily.

The other girls who were watching also looked a little angry.

It was Lorraine who took the initiative to speak to the little girl.

"How about taking a picture of each of you, putting on these special effects, and showing it to me."

"Brother Lorraine wants to see photos of all of us when we grow up and get old?"

"Well, is that okay?"

The boy who had just interrupted reluctantly interrupted again, "Brother Luo Lin, why do you have to do such boring things? I don't understand, what's so good about it?"

This made the girls even angrier.

but……

In contrast, Lorraine used a gentle tone, smiled at the boy, and whispered, "Because Brother Lorraine can't see what you will look like when you grow up, so even if it's a fake special effect, being able to see what you will look like when you grow up and get old may be something worth being happy about for me. Time is always fleeting. - If one day, we no longer meet, I will also wish you to grow up well, safe, healthy and happy."

This statement came out.

For some reason, everything around him gradually became quiet, and the children were all looking at him.

However, Lorraine's gaze gradually turned towards the distant horizon, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.