Fool's Love

I couldn't stand still, and my body lost balance and fell on Masumi.

I responded and quickened my pace and walked up a few steps.When he was close to Masumi's position, he reached out his hand to me, and I held his hand and used my strength to climb up.

"Have you ever climbed Mount Iwao before?"

"No, I just searched other people's mountaineering records. Some people said that you can get to a good scenic spot from this path."

"I see."

At this moment, the tip of my nose suddenly felt sour.The moment I uttered another "sneeze", when I was wondering that I would not sneeze so frequently even if I caught a cold, an ominous thing suddenly appeared in my vision.

——Yang Xu.The cotton-like catkins slowly rolled past my feet.

That's when I realized that the big sneezes along the way probably originated from this.I have hay fever and am not used to the powder these plants produce and my nose is fragile this time of year.

Even if you take histamine inhibitors every day, there is no problem when there are a lot of allergens around.

I regret that I did not search for the common wood species in Mt. Iwao. If I had known that there were poplar trees, I would have politely proposed to Masumi to change the tour location in advance.

It's meaningless to say these things now, I just need to follow Masumi and go up.

I began to feel sweat dripping from the corner of my forehead—a cold sweat caused by physical discomfort.Yang Xu kept drifting past me.

I took out a tissue from my windbreaker pocket and blew my nose every few seconds until my eyes filled with tears.

"Are you ok?"

"I'm fine." I said.In fact, I could see Masumi blurry at this time, his figure reflected on my retina separated by a layer of tears, I was like looking at him standing on the bank from the water of the swimming pool——

Masumi stood on a high place, looking down at me, with bright highlights in his pupils. "Maybe it's been too long—I'm a little tired."

"Yamagishi doesn't usually exercise, right? If you work harder, you'll be at the top of the mountain in no time."

why?Even at this moment—after the fall and allergies, and now I am immersed in double pain and mental pain—I don’t think this is a completely unfortunate day.

As far as the eye can see, the dizzy dots of light flicker like stars.Relying on instinct, I walked behind Masumi.

When I was about to go out of the shade, he gave me a hand.I exerted strength on my legs, and suddenly there was a tingling pain in my knees. I couldn't stand still, and my body lost balance and fell on Masumi.

For a while, the strong aroma filled my nostrils, giving me the illusion of falling down among the flowers.

The smell is close to the scent of flowers, but not too sweet, but closer to the smell of dried flowers.

"Wow!" There was some astonishment in his voice, but it was full of concern, "Are you all right?"

I shook my head back and forth, and after confirming that the fragrance was coming from Masumi, I murmured subconsciously: "You have such a strong smell."

"Really?" He was not surprised, "I took a shower before going out, I think it should be the smell of shampoo."

I nodded and grabbed his hand to regain my footing.His palms were cold and there was no sweat.

Masumi was right. This place is indeed a good scenic spot. In front of it is an open space without trees. The ground is very little sandy soil. It seems to be paved with a layer of brick-shaped stone slabs, which have weathered day by day over time.

About five meters away, a fence was built against the protruding mountain.Masumi and I walked close to the edge, from where we could see the interlaced buildings.

A gust of wind blew overhead.Masumi looked into the distance, I imitated his way and headed down the mountain, but my eyes quietly drifted to him who was looking into the distance.

The hair around his ears fluttered like tassels in the wind, and his eyelashes were long, reminiscent of a horse's eyes.

For a while, many recent events flashed through my mind like a movie.

I decided to put Morita's words behind me.No, maybe he's telling the truth: Masumi is a person who treats everyone exactly the same, but so what?

Trying to alienate him because of his human interactions with other people is totally not what a mature person should do.

Along with the mood of reflection, I felt ashamed that I had deliberately alienated Masumi recently.

Masumi has a mole on her neck.I watched as the little black dot reappeared as the wind blew through my hair.

People are always in a daze when they are bored, right?This is what I'm doing.I stared at the mole on his neck until a minute later Masumi finally looked at me too.The moment our eyes met, it was as if I was suddenly shocked by an electric shock, and I almost jumped up.

What a faux pas!I actually stared at Masumi for so long.I was ready to be reprimanded by Masumi.

As a result, instead of blaming me, he laughed out loud.In the months since I've known Masumi, this is the first time I've seen him smile like this.He folded his arms around his abdomen, smiling so much that his face became much rosier.

"Yamagishi, your snot!"

I went "Huh?" and realized that my nose was running all the way to my lips—a symptom of hay fever.

I frantically rummaged through the tissues, and at the same time I realized——Actually, I’m not afraid of making a fool of myself in front of Masumi, if I could see Masumi smiling, I would smile because of his happy mood.

After laughing, we returned to the posture of looking at the scenery just now.Masumi leaned lightly on the guardrail with his elbow, and his state seemed to be much more relaxed and happy.

Standing at the wind outlet, the strong wind that does not mix poplar catkins and pollen rushes towards you.After standing here for a while, my consciousness gradually recovered and I stopped sneezing frequently.

"It's a beautiful view."

I looked into the distance and sighed.

"Right? It's not bad to go out for a walk when you have free time."

"Do you do this often?"

"what do you mean?"

"Ask someone out for sightseeing."

"So to speak. No, I'm usually the one invited."

"Then why did you think of calling me?"

"Because Yamagishi is always looking close to the limit these days. Even machines can't be overloaded, let alone people."

What Masumi said made me feel even more mixed.What a wretch I am!To be bothered by such a small matter.

After my heart is no longer blocked, the topics I want to talk to Masumi are endless.

"Because I'm drawing manga recently."

"Huh? Really?"

"It's true. However, I'm collaborating with others. I'm only in charge of painting, and everything else is none of my business. I really want to show it to Masumi, but it's better to keep it secret until it's finished. Sorry. .”

"No, it's not. Rather, I'm a little surprised—Yamagishi, you've already started drawing manga. Do you want to be a manga artist?"

"I haven't thought about it yet." This answer almost came out of my mouth, but after thinking about it, it would be too meaningless to have reservations about Masumi, so I continued: "Actually, I had this idea, but as a cartoonist This ideal is too unrealistic. Irregular work and rest, it is not easy to get ahead, and it is a career maintained entirely by passion."

"Indeed, but I am looking forward to this career."

"Could it be, Masumi, have you ever thought about drawing manga for a living?"

"Yes."

Ah——I was taken aback, and quickly straightened my facial expression.Masumi's answer is quite impactful. It feels like hearing a student from the University of Tokyo say "I want to be a comedian". .

"But I'm terrible at drawing." He smiled wryly. "I didn't study painting before high school, including now. My family hopes that I will study medicine. Compared with drawing comics, this is obviously a safer path."

They are right.I really feel so, but I am too embarrassed to pour cold water on Masumi.

Speaking of which, I have seen Masumi's storyboards before, and he is actually quite talented in conceiving plots.

"It doesn't matter if you don't draw well. Masumi can come up with a lot of good ideas. If you lack drawing skills, I can be responsible for the painting part."

I blurted out.

As soon as I exited the mouth, I suddenly realized: It’s broken, did I promise too much?Looking at Masumi again, there was indeed a touch of emotion in his eyes.

"Thank you. However, I haven't thought of a scenario that I can confidently ask Yamagishi to draw for me."

In the matter of manga, Masumi probably thinks that he needs me. In fact, I also need a collaborator who can always burst out ideas like Masumi.

I thought of the story I thought of the other day, maybe I could ask Masumi what he thought about the story.

"I conceived a story a few days ago. I originally wanted to start it after finishing the current book, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt that the plot was too extreme. Can Masumi listen to it?"

"Huh? Of course."

"As for the title, let me think about it... "The Passionate Love Experience of Haruta Hikaru", let's call it this for the time being."