[Danwanron Hakomae] Hope synaesthesia

Extending from the direction where the sun rises to the end of the distant field of vision, the white cloud line that gradually disappears at the intersection of the sea and the sky, as the only visible sky route in the blue sky, is exactly the trajectory of their destiny.

Seedling glanced in the direction of the beach from a distance, and the increasingly intense sunlight illuminated his figure more and more clearly. The golden sand beach and the sea water, which is a little darker than the sky, are the best for this tropical southern island. A beautiful treasure, shining under the sun, its color is like the light of gemstones, beautiful and pure, so illusory that it makes people feel in a trance.

Everything is so absurd.

Including the previous accidental character explosion and winning the lottery, and the miraculous and bizarre escape last night that only the parties involved knew the beginning and the end. Life is like a gift of fate, but if you really want to save them, what's the point of going to this isolated and helpless island?

The immaculate beach also means that there are no useful items drifting here.

What about the plane?What about the passengers who died?

The calm sea in front of him would tell him nothing.

Or... can only wait, wait for death... no, wait for a turning point.

The composure that he had been reluctantly showing in front of Komaeda had disappeared, and when he was alone, the sapling showed a somewhat serious expression. After leaving a huge SOS mark on the beach that might soon be buried by wind and sand, he turned around and unfolded. explored the surroundings.

"Speaking of... the trees here are really tall."

The movement of the sneakers stepping on the fertile land with a thick layer of grass blades is very light. The seedlings observe the surrounding environment. It is indeed a humid and sunny tropical environment, just like the textbooks. Plants grow Unrestrained, he often needs to pay attention to his feet when walking on the road, so as not to trip over the gnarled roots of these trees breaking through the ground.

For a tropical island... at least it won't be cold at night, and food won't be in short supply, right?Thinking of the unknown fruit that Komaeda found before, he thought with a wry smile.

However, this environment is not a good thing. Humid heat means that there may be many animals and mosquitoes living on the island, and they have no measures to resist diseases and external injuries.

In my impression, last night he should have been knocked unconscious by the airflow brought by the landing of the plane. If there is no accident, the whole person should have fallen into the sea, but when he woke up, his body was not in a wet state.

It's not that it didn't get wet, but it should be that the clothes dry quickly at this temperature.The clothes on my body are all crumpled now, and to be honest, they are not very comfortable.How to solve the problem of clothing in the following days is also very difficult, after all, there is still a young girl...

The memory suddenly flashed back to the moment when Monaka saved him and Komaeda with the giant parachute in her backpack.

Behind the dumbfounding remarks, her demeanor and eyes at that time... always filled with a strange atmosphere, revealing a mind that was much more mature than ordinary peers. When staring at him, it almost made people think To let her see through all mental activities is not like what an ordinary eight or nine-year-old child should look like.

Speaking of which, normal civilian airliners will not be equipped with lifesaving umbrellas, right?Did she prepare that lifesaving umbrella by herself?Always packed in his own backpack... She seemed unable to walk, that's why she was knocked to the ground when the passengers were in a mess. Later, Komaeda picked her up, and he remembered that the child didn't say a word at first, and was knocked down The only action in the future is to get the backpack she dropped, right?

Monaka first appeared in the business class. It stands to reason that a child cannot take a cross-border flight alone without supervision. If she is accompanied by a family member, then the other party... probably died by now...

Miao Mucheng paused for some reason, lowered his eyebrows, pursed his lips, and stopped thinking about these things.

After all, it is unlucky for an airplane to hit a bird while flying. Few birds can fly at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters. They are all too unlucky...

Yes, too bad luck.

Thoughtful, he didn't notice the black shadow gradually appearing behind him. The brown-haired boy raised his hand while walking unsuspectingly to push away the green vines hanging from the branches, and suddenly noticed that there was a slippery touch that was different from the rough branches. , with a jerk, he retracted his hand reflexively.

"hiss--!"

A big red and green snake bared its fangs at him.

"Wow-"

He staggered a step, his body tilted.

From the corner of the eye, it can be seen that the big snake's movement has not stopped, but almost at the same moment, two black shadows from different directions also came to the original position of Makoto Naegi at the same time as promised. Coincidentally, the poisonous snake bit him The black bear roared angrily at the beast's paw that appeared in front of it, while the leopard that jumped from a high place was knocked in the direction of its fall by its swaying arm, and hit the tree trunk next to it.

The scene was out of control at once.

The poisonous snake scrambled and bit the animal's paw that was holding its body. The increasingly violent black bear pulled the snake's body vigorously. The leopard that fell to the ground shook its head, and stared coldly at the black bear in chaos. Taking two steps back for a run-up, he pounced forward and bit him endlessly.

The black bear is strong and strong, and the big snake was quickly torn in half, and the blood splashed everywhere, but even if it was strong and strong, the place where it was bitten was obviously swollen terribly in an instant, and its movements became obviously sluggish. Facing the fierce and swift leopard, it showed a bit of clumsy powerlessness. The desire to survive urged the black bear to roar and slap the leopard's body repeatedly. Open a huge blood mouth.

"..."

Seeing the beasts fighting together, the black-haired seedling Cheng moved back while he was not in the mood to take care of himself. After turning around, he turned and slipped away without even wiping off his cold sweat.

Komaeda, who was sitting at the entrance of the cave not far away, suddenly raised his head, and cast his eyes on the startled birds above the forest.

"If you're worried, go find someone." The little girl behind her knelt on the spot and kept scribbling and drawing something on the ground. She said casually, "There are a lot of beasts on this island, maybe brother Miaomu It's in danger."

"You seem to be familiar with this place."

Komaeda's words made Monaka froze for a moment, and her scalp felt numb for a while. When she turned her head slowly, she saw the white-haired boy stand up, patted the dust on his underwear with both hands, and turned around. The expression on the face became blurred, only the beautifully shaped jaw could be seen clearly, and the corners of the lips slowly curved into a playful arc.

Okay, I slipped my tongue...

The little girl thought a little annoyed.

As a result of fleeing, the sapling made a panic and walked deeper into the forest than he expected.

If you have observed the direction in advance, you will not get lost, but the tricky thing is that there are wild beasts fighting behind you, and it is impossible to go back the same way, so you can only turn back by another long way.Sapling Makoto didn't go to this point and wanted to continue exploring in the direction of the center of the island. That's not investigating the environment, that's killing.

The more tricky thing is...will we encounter new beasts on the road ahead?

He swallowed, and laughed dryly. It wasn't that he was too pessimistic, but that the experience along the way was so deceitful that he wanted to complain that he was not a super high school-level lucky person selected by Hope's Peak Academy. It's just a fluke, the misfortune of being called a super high school level is almost the same.

Self-resolved in such a bitter way... or self-deprecating, Nao Mucheng relaxed a little bit, but when he carefully pushed aside the bushes in front of him, what came into view was not the jungle trees he expected, but the trees beyond the trees. A completely different landscape beyond his imagination——

The dark green barbed wire fence separates the inside and outside world. The protective grid is set up very high. Guards in camouflage uniforms guard the door with guns. Transport vehicles also painted in camouflage pass through the green factory buildings. , the robots are coming in an endless stream.

It was very quiet inside, lifeless quiet, orderly quiet, so quiet that it was a bit creepy.

A scene that can make people feel "abnormal" at a glance.

Miao Mucheng's outstretched half of his foot quickly retracted, and he squatted behind the bushes, carefully observing the situation ahead through the gaps between the leaves.

He murmured in his heart.

Why is there such a place on such an unknown isolated island in the Pacific Ocean?It looks like it is specially hiding to do research that can't be seen.

There are almost no people in the huge venue, some are just guards with guns guarding the outside, maybe there are still inside the building, but the robots that come and go in a hurry are all working automatically, and it is not known what they are producing.

A tall, middle-aged man stood in the center of the field, holding a tablet in his hand, as if giving instructions, and his appearance with green hair and green eyes was inexplicably familiar.

It seems... very dangerous... he must not have bumped into some dangerous secret, right?

"...Naegi-kun?"

Komaeda looked strangely at the brown-haired boy squatting behind the bushes with a sneaky look, puzzled by his behavior as if his fur had exploded for a moment, and walked towards him while smiling.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Ah, Komaeda-senpai... Um, I..." He hesitated, panicked that he might be discovered, and couldn't help looking back.

Sure enough, it was noticed.

The green-haired man turned around, and at the same time, the guard who heard the movement raised his gun.

"Where is who?" Someone shouted.

Komaeda raised his eyes and saw the green-haired man pointing at their weapons and approaching with an unfriendly expression, the smile on his face gradually faded.

Even if you don't know the identity of the other party, it is difficult to be mistaken for human hostility.

"Who are you? How did you sneak into this island?" The man who seemed to be in the position of giving orders had a very bad expression on his face, and a cold murderous intent appeared in his scrutinizing eyes, "Two little brats..."

Before he finished speaking, he seemed to be choked by the throat, and the contemptuous words stopped abruptly, his eyes widened comically, his face changed several times, and finally a look of astonishment and bewilderment appeared.

"...You, why are you here? Miss Mozhong...Is this what Mr. Tahe--your father meant?"

Following his gaze, Naegi's attention also focused on the little green-haired girl who was being carried on Komaeda's back.

Ta and Monaka blinked, and slowly revealed a sweet smile under the gaze of everyone.

"No, little uncle." She said lightly, "Monaka was in an air crash when she was flying to vacation. These two kind brothers rescued me. We ended up in this place by accident."

"Hope's Peak Academy's 77th student Komaeda Nagito and the next 78th student Makoto Naegi...is that right?"

"Yes."

The cold scrutiny was withdrawn, and even the guards behind him weakened their hostility. Makoto Makoto raised his eyes in surprise, and the green-haired man twitched his cheek twice, barely showing a little polite expression.

"I see. If you are a student of that school, you are indeed extraordinary. I wonder what the talents of the two are?"

"It's just a talent that is not worth mentioning." Komaeda took a step forward and took the sapling's hand, and said with a slight smile, "We are lucky at the super high school level, and we were lucky enough to save the day when we encountered this crisis... what we can do That's all there is to it. It's a great honor to contribute a small amount to the eldest lady of the Tahe Group."

"Lucky, that's how it is." The guard and worry in the other party's eyes faded away. He obviously knew the selection criteria for "lucky" in that academy. He didn't believe in luck. The ability to draw a lottery sounds ridiculous. People like him can only believe in certain strengths, and only the strong can gain his respect, so the man's tone immediately became a little casual, "Even so, thank you very much Tahe Group will give you two generous rewards for taking care of Miss Most Zhong all the way."

Being able to say these words is also due to his respect and respect for the elite legendary academy.

tower and group.

This special term has touched the memory of Sapling. It is the world-class super chaebol of the ten god family behind the super high school-level nobleman he enrolled in the same period this year. Its tentacles extend to all walks of life, especially in military industry and quantum communication. , fully automatic equipment and other high-tech development fields, its founder and core family are named after Tahe.

Ta and Mozhong are the full name of the girl in front of them.

The world-renowned Tower and Group set up factories in this kind of isolated island in the ocean. It doesn't look like they are researching and producing things for regular purposes... Makoto Naegi frowned slightly, full of doubts, but he looked around calmly, still Wisely chose silence.

"It's disrespectful." Komaeda smiled indifferently, seemingly indifferent to the contempt shown by the other party.

They entered the secret factory on this isolated island, followed by tower and guards.The robots coming and going along the way spontaneously avoided the walking people, Makoto Naemu nervously controlled his gaze from wandering around, and Komaeda asked a few irrelevant questions rather curiously.

The man personally carried Ta and Monaka to a brand new wheelchair, pushed the girl forward, glanced at him impatiently, and responded briefly because he was a student of Peak of Hope. sentence.

Peak of Hope... Did this school have such a great power?Seedling thought to himself.

"Of course it is."

Hearing his question, Komaeda answered with a smile without thinking.

"It brings together the most talented high school students in the world. As long as you enter this school, you will be half successful in your life. The previous graduates of Peak of Hope have always been active in the top class in various fields, not to mention their own The ability, the strength of the network alone is enough to be respected-ordinary people will think so."

Since he was not allowed to move around, he and Komaeda were both in the room, and then he got this answer.

"That's it, it sounds amazing." Makoto Miaomu sighed.

However, Komaeda Nagito's words always gave him a strange sense of disobedience.He felt a little strange.If you want to describe it, it should be like the perspective of a bystander in a novel, full of a sense of disengagement.

"Naegi-kun don't need to be humble." Komaeda smiled and held his hands, wrapping his slender fingers tightly around his hands, "You have super high school-level luck that is much better than me, I can feel it When you arrive, your talents are shining brightly, sparking a bright hope... Ah——" He sighed softly, "It's really beautiful."

"C-I'm not that exaggerated!" The embarrassment instantly squeezed away the entanglement in his heart, and Makoto Naegi was praised so much that his ears burned, and he waved his hands again and again, "Komaeda-senpai—"

He widened his eyes in bewilderment, and he could only see Komaeda's handsome face approaching and his slender eyelashes trembling slightly, the rest of his words were swallowed by the sudden kiss.

The air was quiet for a moment, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he stretched out his hand to grab Komaeda's skirt.

The unwelcome attitude was evident, and after a night of rest at the base of the tower and the base, the two of them were politely taken to the helicopter prepared for them.

When they were about to leave, Tota and Monaka, who were in a wheelchair pushed by a maid, came to see them off.

The little girl was wearing a delicate dress, her skin was as fair as snow, her lips were as red as cherry petals, and her short hair was tied with a red ribbon in a bow. She was dressed as beautifully as a doll, with her hands neatly placed on her knees.

"It's a pity that I have to say goodbye to Naegi-san and Komaeda-san so soon." Monaka looked very reluctant, and looked up at them lovingly, but she obviously didn't need anyone to comfort her, and she quickly bent over by herself. He raised his eyes and laughed, "But don't worry, Monaka thinks we will meet again sometime."

Will there be... when we meet again?

Seedling was dragged into the helicopter by Komaeda in a daze, until the island turned into a emerald green gem inlaid in the blue ocean, the slightly unpredictable and cute smiling face of Toru and Monetaka still remained in his heart Thoughts.

Sure enough... there is still something unusual, right?What dark secrets about the Tower and the Syndicate.

However, when such a world-class chaebol is involved, in fact, he can't even make the other party feel threatened, right?That's why it's so simple to let people go, it's just contempt.

Naegi sighed helplessly and put the matter behind her.

The next day they arrived at the destination of the original itinerary, two days later than the original plan, but the travel company was already stunned by the surprise.That's great, there is no need to bear the high compensation. Makoto guessed that their expressions meant this. The joy of remaining alive after the catastrophe was much more sincere than the two parties involved in the accident, he and Komaeda. Then he loosened, and couldn't help but bend the corners of his lips.

"Great, we're still alive."

Komaeda's voice rang in his ears, still in the usual rambunctious and casual tone with a three-pointed smile.When he heard the sound, he looked up, and the white-haired boy had already stood up straight, with his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker, with his usual indifferent expression.

"...The newsletter announcing safety has been sent back to the country, you two don't need to worry, please enjoy this trip to the fullest!" said the person in charge of the hotel.

"Ah, then I'll leave it to you." Komaeda waved his hand.

The strange feeling came again, Makoto Naegi was being led all the way by Komaeda, always felt that he had vaguely noticed something, tilted his head and fell into thought.Halfway down the road, Komaeda looked back at him, amused by his cute expression.

"What's wrong?"

"Hmm—" Naegi rested his chin with one hand, raised his eyes in a standard contemplative posture, "Komaeda-senpai seems to be calm all the time."

"Um, is that so?" Komaeda smiled.

"It always feels...you don't seem to be surprised at all, it was the same when you were in distress, and it was also when you were saved." He seemed to have difficulty describing his inner thoughts vividly, wrinkling his face in trouble, "It's not that I feel that Komaeda Senpai will prophesy, but it's a little strange, um... like a bystander, when these things happen, Komaeda-senpai makes me feel like an outsider."

The calm appearance does not seem to be treating the accident that happened to him at all, because he is watching from the sidelines, so he has a frivolous attitude that has nothing to do with him.Anxiety, panic, fear, tension... None of these emotions, it's like watching a drama with ups and downs, just waiting for the next turning point with some faint expectation.

Not questioning, the young man stared at him with beautiful gray-green eyes, three parts perturbed and three parts tentative, watery like some small animal, with a very concerned expression.

"...I see, so Naegi-kun thinks so."

When the white-haired boy said this, Naegi carefully observed whether there was an angry look on his face, and Komaeda noticed it, and the smile in his eyes deepened.

"If I'm allowed to have the audacity to take Naegi-kun's words as caring for people like me..."

"Just caring!" He was afraid of being misunderstood, and eagerly admitted.

"Pfft! Haha..." Komaeda couldn't help laughing, seeing how pitiful Naegi's expression was, he couldn't help coughing dryly, and forced his face away to cover his lips, "Well, then I'm so happy."

"?"

"So—" he drawled his voice slowly.

"so?"

Oops, this level of cuteness is already fouled, right?

Gurgling, joyful emotions were almost overflowing, and Makoto Miaomu was anxiously waiting for someone to give him an answer. Unexpectedly, he was suddenly embraced by the other party, with his hands wrapped around his waist. Raising his hands in embarrassment, Komaeda hugged him like a treasure and refused to let go with a question mark on his head.

"Don't worry, don't worry." Komaeda said, "It's just this level, it's far from the point where I can despair... I won't despair, because ah, I've been looking at hope. "

In fact, I don’t quite understand some of Komaeda Nagito’s remarks all the time, but this is what “rest assured” means, right?

Makoto Naegi thought blankly.

"Me too... At that time, I kept thinking that I couldn't give up hope. If I even gave up on myself in that isolated and helpless state, it would be true self-destruction." He frowned and sighed softly. After taking a breath, he smiled relaxedly, "It's great that we are all safe and sound now."

Well, that's great.

As if this absurd and bizarre accident has consumed all the bad luck, the next itinerary will be smooth, the weather must be fine and sunny when you are out, and the popular snacks that are in short supply and limited in quantity in the local area must happen to be there When you get lost outside, you can meet kind-hearted people for a ride, and even the lucky draw that street vendors in scenic spots are used to attract tourists can be won by them once in ten years.

"Now I believe that I really have the ability to be lucky..."

Komaeda Nagito heard the sapling Makoto who was sprayed with fireworks all over his head by the staff muttering to himself, but smiled.

"Excuse me, are you two... a couple?"

He was taken aback when he heard the sound, and looked back following the sound. A staff member smiled at them friendlyly, and his ambiguous gaze fell on the hands they held.

"Is... or isn't it?" Komaeda blinked, and smiled at Naegi who raised her head, "I love Naegi-kun deeply."

"D-Of course it is!"

It's really hard work, it looks like they are quite frivolous lovers... The staff looked at them thoughtfully, not knowing what he noticed, suddenly smiled, and picked up the camera in his hand.

"Then let me take a picture for you."

"Okay." Komaeda said happily.

"Eh, eh, wait, I'm not ready--"

"Crack."

On the second day after returning to Japan, Komaeda received the school opening notice from Hope's Peak Academy.

Due to the sponsorship commitment of the tower and the group, the suspension of the gymnasium bombing incident was revoked, and he was allowed to return to Hope Peak Academy and continue his undergraduate studies as the lucky 77th super high school class.