Dream, Cherry and Emerald Traveler

Kakyoin sat on a swing in the park with her schoolbag on her back, watching the bustling crowds of people on the street in the distance.

The wooden swing frame swayed slightly as the calves kicked the ground from time to time.

The sun had already slanted to the west, and the street was smudged by the orange-red sunset glow, and the sunlight shining from behind turned into a lonely shadow.The Green Emperor quietly stayed behind him.

The Pope, who appeared by his side at some unknown time, is his guardian and the only partner who is by his side all the time.But no one but him could see his companion.

The noise of human voices from a distance filled the lively atmosphere that should be in the evening, and the endless noise spread in the park.

The time displayed on the watch is five o'clock, which is the time when school or get off work is over, and most of the people walking from the street are male and female pairs, or adults leading children.

There were two boys aged seven or eight, wearing the same uniform as him, walking past him with a smile.

Looking at the two people walking in front, one of the boys seemed to say something funny that happened in school and laughed out loud.His friend also laughed with him, and then made a mischievous face, and the other party laughed even louder after seeing it.

The two just laughed and played together, and disappeared into the crowd in the distance.

Kakyoin withdrew her gaze and lowered her head to stare at the ground, remembering the conversation between the teacher and mother at school during the day.

"Ms. Kakyoin, your Noriaki classmate has no intention of making friends with other people at all... Yes, he is not hated by everyone, but he refuses to get along with others at all... As the head teacher, I am very worried... "

Leaning against the door, he could see the tiled hallway with no one around.Outside the open window came shouts from the track and field club or some club.

"...One, two! One, two! One, two..."

Then, he heard his mother's troubled tone: "This...really...I am ashamed as a mother, and I don't know why..."

Mother didn't know why he was lonely and out of group, she was very worried about him, but this worry mixed with complaints couldn't help him untie his knot.

Kakyoin knew very well that what he did was not due to any psychological problems such as autism.He just doesn't want to.

Although he can make superficial friends, but that is not what he is after.This little pride is pure, like a transparent but solid medium, separating him from the world and making his life very lonely.

But even though loneliness is deeply rooted in his bones, and depression and loneliness fill every moment, he still stubbornly chooses to close himself.

Sometimes, watching the classmates in the class hooking up and laughing together, he would also feel that this is not a choice of self-destruction.But he couldn't force himself.

Although this city is small, there are 100 million people living here, and the people you meet on the streets are different every day, and you can meet many people in various ways casually.But what's the point of meeting by chance?

Even if we meet and greet each other, we can't get spiritual understanding and sincere care. Superficial socializing can't actually bring any warmth and happiness.

——This kind of question is not something that ordinary children would think about.

Boys of the same age mostly only worry about trivial things like "I had too much homework yesterday and didn't have time to play games", or "Mom put carrots in today's lunch".But Kakyoin seems to be different from others from the very beginning.

This may be the reason why he has the Green Emperor, but others do not.

Kakyoin sat on the swing, in a daze, and occasionally talked to his own green emperor.

He doesn't have friends, so he doesn't make appointments to play ball or play games.It's too early to leave school, so I have to do nothing.Due to today's daytime affairs, he didn't want to go home early.

"Hey, tell me, how many people can an ordinary person meet in their lifetime who can truly communicate with each other?"

The classmates in the class, the phone book is filled with the names and phone numbers of friends.My mother has it, my father has it, and the stars or rock stars who perform on TV also have tens of thousands of fans to accompany them.

But I didn't.

"Maybe I'll never meet a true friend in my life..."

"Because no friend can see you... and people who can't see can't really communicate with me."

He said so.He was talking to the Emperor, and he was also talking to himself.

Then, a slightly puzzled voice came from behind——

"See... Who are you referring to? The ghost beside you?"

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When I met Noriaki Kakyoin for the first time, I was sitting on a bench in a park that was dyed akane by the sunset.

To this day, I can still remember the scene of that day.

After getting off the bus, I looked around in an unfamiliar place with my schoolbag on my back.I just moved to this city and I am not familiar with the surrounding environment, and because my parents are busy, I can only go to and from school by myself, so I got lost without any accident.

"...Where is this place?"

I stared at the map at the entrance of the park and checked it carefully, and then found that I couldn't understand it at all. I was exhausted after walking for a long time, but I still didn't see the familiar building, so I sat on the bench in a daze.

In the park in front of me, the sunlight from the shade of the trees falls on the gravel path.

I kept the same posture for half an hour, until the children playing on the sand pile disappeared, and the surroundings were completely silent.

When I was in a daze, I thought about many things——

For example, what are parents doing now, should they be at work?

For example, I really miss my former friends. I wonder if they miss themselves?

For example, I left my former friends, and now I haven't had time to make new friends, so I can only go to school and eat alone... It's really lonely.

After an unknown amount of time, I recovered from my daze, raised my head, and saw a boy sitting on a swing not far away.

He was about my age, wore the same uniform as me, and sat alone in a daze just like me.

Most importantly, beside him, I felt the presence of something, but I could only vaguely see the transparent outline of a human figure.

At first I was taken aback, but after a while, my heartbeat gradually stabilized.

Maybe children are always very courageous, curiosity overcame my fear, I approached him cautiously, stopped and stopped all the way to observe the movement ahead, and finally arrived safely behind him.

Then, I heard the boy talking to himself about "friends". The soft childish voice was full of silence, so I couldn't help but accost him.

The boy turned around suddenly, his eyes widened after meeting my gaze, and then he jumped off the swing and came to me in the blink of an eye.

The orange-red sunshine in the evening seemed to bring a little warmth, entwined with the warm wind blowing in front of him, like a veil stained with the fragrance of flowers and plants, covering his delicate and delicate face and the edges of his hair.

"Can you see him?"

He clenched his hands into fists and stared at me nervously, his beautiful eyes full of surprise and anticipation.

I nodded in a daze, and felt that something was wrong, so I shook my head.

Why does his meaning sound a bit strange?It's almost as if everyone can't see it except me and him.Could it be a ghost?

As if confused by my reaction, he asked uncertainly, "Then...do you have it too?"

have……?

have what?ghost?

I shook my head: "My mother's family has been witches for generations, so I can see ghosts since I was a child, but I have never raised ghosts."

He seemed a little disappointed, the bright look in his eyes dimmed a lot, but he still patiently explained to me: "Although I don't know how to define it, but he is not a ghost... His name is the Green Emperor, and he has been around since a certain day. Stay with me, only I can summon him."

I subconsciously repeated the name, looked at him and the wonderful existence beside him curiously, and thought, is this guy green in color?Is it so amazing?

This reminds me inexplicably of the summoned beast setting in fantasy comics.

So, that day, I made my first friend since I moved from house to school.Although it is one-sided.

——This is the first time I met Kakyoin.

It wasn't until many years later that I learned about the substitute and the substitute messenger from him.

And before that, I am ashamed to say that I naively thought that Kakyoin was a magician who broke the dimensional wall and traveled through comics.This made me feel good and enthusiastic about him from the very beginning.

Then, this misconception ran through my entire childhood. It was not replaced by the correct cognition until I was told in middle school that there is no Santa Claus in the world and the world view was broken.