[Projectile] You smile at the hope called despair

Even if hobbies, talents, and favorite books are completely different...

Even if you can't understand it at all...

... The happy mood of playing together is also understandable.

Qihai said that she felt, experienced the feeling of happiness in the feeling, and conveyed this longing to the rest of the people, no matter what the carrier is, it is hope.

Let others feel what they want in their hearts, hope.

...It's just that the carriers are different, the aspects that are good at expressing are different, and the degree of expression is also different——

Maybe a little weird, maybe too personal.

But Nanami... If she didn't have the idea of ​​"wanting to understand" at the beginning, wouldn't all of this be empty talk?

Nanami is really, really incredible.

It's incredible... I want to see a whole new world through her.

It's like the gleaming world above the dark water.

A world different from the dark one I'm in... a world of light.

(?)...

On that day, she was at the fountain and brought out ███████.

It can be seen that a lot of effort has been spent.

Carefully and carefully recorded every moment of the smile.

She wanted to treasure it—good memories of being with everyone.

And want to pass this kind of warmth to me.

I like Nanami's smile the most.

Although not in a world, although it reminds me everywhere, I am █████.

I can't forget... I don't want to forget...

This is ████...

But ██████.

I, for ██████, I █████…

In the end, I was still ████████████████…

(?)...

……

Kamito woke up from the test bench.The feeling in the dream disappeared when I opened my eyes.

But he remembered, it was a feeling of nostalgia.

The teacher has already assigned the subject.

"Unify people's thinking, and do not allow the existence of unstable factors... The world needs perfect legal principles and harmony."

Is...the so-called...brainwashing?

At first he had no doubts, and did as he was ordered.

The teachers believe and expect that he, who possesses various talents and involves all fields, can give birth to new breakthrough ideas——

To completely control people's hearts.

For him, even if it was not easy, it was not impossible.

In just one month, the general idea has been conceived.

While establishing faith, controlling speech, and suppressing events will calm public opinion...

However, the merit-based concept that has been practiced has produced many talented people who are completely immune to these measures.

If they use their talents to subvert this by bringing together those who oppose the idea of ​​hope...

Everything at present is bound to be overturned.

There are also preparatory subjects offered by previous schools to raise funds.

Although it was just a cover, it truly announced the possibility of those incompetent people becoming talented people.

This makes people who have been suppressed and ridiculed all the time give birth to such hopes and expectations.

...and insane jealousy of talented people.

If the two are combined, it will be a catastrophe that destroys the world.

The purpose of the school is to make the world run harmoniously, and all people operate in their predetermined positions.

The most talented people continue to contribute research results-making the world continue to evolve.

People will be happy—the so-called "future of hope".

But——at this time, Nanami's smile, everything she said, and the other side of the world will appear in my mind.

"If you just change the angle, things will be very different."

"...As long as you want to understand, you will find a lot of interesting things. Like my classmates, although they are all hot topics of online discussion, but... it seems that there are really not many people who are willing to understand them... Most of them are talking about how powerful they are and how envious they are... Now, it seems that who they are describing... I don't know them at all."

All people... have become the same thoughts?

Is this really good?

"I like to get to know everyone, and I fell in love with everyone in the process of understanding... Of course, there is also Ichi-kun. If I didn't care about anything because I was afraid of Ichi-kun, Ichi-kun is still very lonely now, and everyone is scattered. ...I like myself to be able to do things that I never thought of before."

"I don't like the atmosphere of undergraduates. Although I recently found someone who is willing to make friends in the class like me... But it is actually quite difficult to change the atmosphere... I was also rejected by many people who persuaded me There are also... But, if you don't take this step, there will be no future things."

In this way, wouldn't her hard work become a boring move?

This... boring... world?

Because she believes that everyone is looking forward to a world of smiles and likes everyone's smiles, she has been working hard and believing in everyone's hearts.

Even if you are hurt, you still insist on smiling.

If you take away everyone's heart, isn't it taking away her world...

All the beauty she saw will no longer exist.

Isn't this...killing her...

He remembered that in that blood-red dream, Qihai said to him in a mechanical tone, "If it's useless, scrap it", which completely complies with the "legal principle".

Her body gradually became cold under his hands.

At that time, he wanted to call out her name loudly to dispel the panic of being left alone in this world.

Then I can't wait to see her alive again.

……don't want……

I do not want……

……

……

Thinking was forced to stop.

The tangled and complicated emotions drove the 'wedge' to tear at his brain constantly.

This time it was so painful that I couldn't breathe.

He could only lie quietly on the table, close his eyes, hold his breath, and try to calm down...

Pray for this nightmare to end.

……

……

Once again, Qihai met Yijun at the door.

This time, Yijun seemed a little depressed and his face was very pale, as if he had suffered from a disease.

"Yijun? Are you... not feeling well?"

Yijun shook his head: "No...it's just that I encountered some troubles in the subject... I came to Qihai to relax."

After several visits, Yijun's behavior has gradually approached that of ordinary people.

Expressions and language are much more natural than before.

...It's just that I haven't changed into another style of clothes.

And it always mentions things like subject matter.

Qihai asked Yijun before if he was an undergraduate student at Hope Peak College, but Yijun denied it.

Is that the affiliated junior high school?

Yijun still shook his head.

It can't be the affiliated elementary school...

This made Yijun's face a little ugly.

Seeing Yijun's embarrassing appearance, Qihai stopped joking and stopped asking about Yijun's identity.

Anyway...it's not an important thing, is it?

During this period of time, because Mitarai fell out with the collaborator who wrote the script together, the line work was temporarily put on hold.

Everyone volunteered to express their willingness to help.

In search of inspiration, Nanami did some temporary work nearby.

Such as restaurant waiters, street balloon distribution, dessert shop helpers, etc., to understand the mood of the relevant characters in the script.

——Describe warm stories that make people smile.

Other students have also done related work and put forward many useful suggestions.

This also moved Mitarai, who was worried about the deadline.

……

The job that Nanami will take on today is to temporarily replace the playground staff who will act as the mascot, wandering around in the playground.

Because there are characters designed by her in the new mascot, which has extraordinary significance.

This batch of new mascots comes from Mitarai's new animation, in which everyone participates in the characters.

The release time is approaching, and related posters are hung around the playground.

"Yi-kun... Would you like to try it together? Doing something interesting can change your mood very well."

As if hearing something absurd, Yijun's tone was very disdainful.

"Why... super high school level, do such a thing?"

"Yijun... Such an idea is not acceptable. When necessary, you should keep your feet on the ground. Do different things and have different gains."

"... There is no point in doing such a boring thing."

"How do you know if you don't do it? Has Mr. Yi done it before?"

"No."

"Then why do you say it's boring..." Qihai was still in high spirits, "If you don't try...you will miss a lot of wonderful things. Could it be...you don't like to work hard like this? Or don't you know how to do it?"

The provocative method really worked, which made Yijun's face turn red and turn pale.

"It's not that I don't know how to do it..." Yijun gritted his teeth, "...if you want to do it, do it!"

"Then let's go!" Qihai happily took Yikun's hand and ran all the way.

……

Playground locker room.

Standing in front of many doll costumes, Qihai looked at Yikun happily.

This made Yijun's face very uncomfortable.

"Which one is Yijun going to play? Um... Tumei?"

——The shape of the pink and white rabbit and the magic wand of the pink gauze skirt are designed by Qihai.

"Rejected. It's a shame."

"Hmm... I can't see the actor in this doll costume..." Qihai leaned forward and looked at Yikun's face carefully, "...It's still Yikun, what embarrassing things are you thinking about?"

This made Yijun flash behind the door in an instant.

"Are you really thinking about these things?" Qi Hai tilted her head and thought for a while, then said with a smile, "Yi Jun...is he at this age too?"

"...please don't treat me like a child."

"Forget it, I won't bother you." Qihai's tone turned into joy, "...It seems that Yijun is still very energetic and cheerful, and I am very happy as a friend. I will play this rabbit beauty! Always It has always been my ideal image..."

"..."

……

When Qihai put on the doll costume, she found that the zipper on the back was out of reach.

The sight is very limited, so is the hearing, and no one is making a sound, which makes Qihai a little flustered.

"Don't keep talking... Yijun, where are you, please help me..."

Before she finished speaking, someone supported her back and fastened the zipper.

"One gentleman?"

"……I am here."

"Yi-kun...it's the first time to go out like this...I feel so shy. Can we come together..."

"..."

"Can you... Yijun? Can you accompany me for a while..."

"..."

This made Qihai feel very frustrated.

There is no way to force Yijun...

It has already been agreed, and many people are waiting for it, so I have to bite the bullet.

But when Qihai turned her head, a big black bear doll appeared in her field of vision.

Big blush, black bear skin, charmingly naive.

"...Bear? Bear?" This made her laugh out loud.

"...don't laugh." A cold voice came out, "...it's shameful, please forget it as soon as possible."

The indifferent voice matches this image, making it even more comical.

"No...poof..." Qihai laughed again, "Because Yi-kun is so cute. I like it very much."

"……You too."

Looking at the stiff and standard standing posture of the big black bear, Qihai smiled and said, "Yi-kun, let's relax a bit...how about putting on a pose here?"

"……You want to see?"

"I think so."

The big black bear was bored for a long time, and finally made a gesture of waving.

"It's great!" Qihai also raised her hand and made a shy pose.

The big black bear on the opposite side immediately turned its head, but because of its bulkiness, it failed.

"One gentleman?"

The other party was stunned for a while, and his voice became hesitant: "Very...very cute."

"It's easy like this!" Qihai breathed a sigh of relief, "If I don't do this, I'm really nervous... Now it seems that there should be no problem.... Isn't this kind of thing boring?"

The other party choked for a while: "Qihai...I know I was wrong."

……

As soon as the two appeared, they attracted many tourists to watch.

Due to the limited vision and the inability to hear the voice clearly, the two did not speak to each other again.

The children screamed and rushed over, wanting to rub, hug the doll, and then take a group photo.

Men and women in love also came over and asked for a camera with their mobile phones.

Qihai was a little nervous at first, but seeing so many people welcoming her, she suddenly became very happy.

...He took advantage of the situation and posed a battle pose of Rabbit Beauty.

The scene suddenly became more lively, and everyone was smiling.

... Soon, Qihai moved too much and fell to the ground.

Playing too much, this is bad...

When Qihai was worried, the big black bear on one side immediately hugged her up.

A gentleman?

It is obvious that Yijun used the ability not to be detected before.But when Qihai came out like this, it was directly exposed.

The crowd immediately cheered at the discovery of the new cutie.

"Look, look! There's one here too!"

"Bear... so cute!"

"It's so cute, I really want to hug it..."

"Mr. Xiong, would you like to take a group photo?"

"Mr. Xiong, Mr. Xiong!"

This made the big black bear obviously at a loss.

Due to the constant scratching of its head, the big black bear soon won the title of "bear who scratches its head and poses".

"Mr. Xiong! Let's dance!"

"Mr. Xiong is so interesting!"

The action of the big black bear looking around at a loss was immediately interpreted as cuteness.

Knowing Yijun's mood, Qihai immediately walked over and grabbed the big black bear...

Then pulled by Qihai, the big black bear was forced to dance.

The dance moves come from the mascot of an action game that Qihai has played recently, which is very joyful.

Although the incident happened suddenly, Yijun seemed to understand the meaning quickly, and jumped up in cooperation.

Yijun dances really well...

Qihai thought, maybe on Qixi Festival, Yijun would dance in a kimono, it would be more beautiful...

The two danced like this, passing through various scenic spots, laughing constantly wherever they went.

In the beginning, Qihai led the big black bear to dance.Later, as the temperature inside the doll suit gradually increased, Qihai gradually felt uncomfortable, almost suffocating.

My head is a little foggy.

The big black bear seemed to see it quickly, led Qihai to jump a few steps, and then quickly picked her up.

Realizing that Yijun wanted to take her away from this place, when Qihai was about to stop her, she arrived behind a clump of trees in an instant.

What kind of ability is this... to be able to move so quickly in a doll costume...

The crowd was separated by a hedge, and the two were momentarily out of sight.

The hood on Qihai's head was ripped off by Yijun at once.

"Don't be too reluctant... let's take a break."

Qihai blushed, panting with a smile: "...Isn't Yijun bored...why are you still wearing a hood?"

The big black bear said sullenly: "Wearing it will make you feel more comfortable. Surrounded by people... you can't handle your expressions well."

"Why should you consider dealing with expressions?"

"Teachers would say that I looked like I was crazy, not at all what I should be."

"It turns out... Yijun had a great time playing."

"The teachers said that I should control my expression and maintain a good image wherever I am... It's okay to laugh, but it's a bit shameful."

"I can guess... Yijun is smiling very happily... The uncontrollable laughter must be very devoted."

"But I..."

"Ichi-kun...don't deny yourself like this. A ki-kun who can bring joy to everyone like this, a ki-kun who can be so happy, is a part of a ki-kun...I like this ki-kun very much."

"Qami... I like it very much..."

"Of course... I am also very happy that Ichi-kun is happy. I can bring laughter to everyone. Ichi-kun likes himself like this very much, so I laughed... Ichi-kun, we are friends, and we can rest assured. Show this side in front of me."

"This... next time."

"Then let's do it next time... because I know Yi-kun laughed. I am very happy that Yi-kun can accompany me. If it wasn't for Yi-kun, I would have made a fool of myself..."

"Ichi-kun, thank you... If there are any difficulties in the future, I will ask you. To be able to smile so happily... Ichi-kun, is also looking forward to a world full of smiles?"

……

……

A world full of smiles...

is my hope?

……

I originally thought that I discovered the other side of the world from Nanami.

It was because of her smile that she tried to deal with those people.

But when those people gathered around me, cheering for me, and taking pictures together, a long-lost feeling suddenly rose.

Such a feeling of nostalgia.

It seems that a long time ago, I enjoyed this kind of joyful atmosphere.

Is... when... what happened...

is my feeling?

How does that person feel?

……

Who am I?

Whose memories are these that continue to emerge after that?

Whose feelings and longings in the middle belong to it?

……

After going back that day, I had a dream.

The 'he' in the dream was always smiling.

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In the beginning, I also really liked smiling.

This warm feeling always makes me feel so happy.

I want to convey the happiness of this feeling, so that more people can feel——

Create my own little happy world.

I smile at all kinds of people - no matter what expression they have.

Because I believe that people like to smile.

Infected by my smile, other children also smiled.

I laughed and played with them.

Everyone at that time said that I was a child who loved to laugh.

My strict but loving parents smiled proudly because I was praised.

At that time, it was like I owned the whole world.

That happy little world.

but……

I don't know since when, everything has changed.

People around me are nervously busy with their own affairs, and no one wants to play with me anymore.

Everyone lost their smiles.

My world has lost its brilliance.

Parents also lost their smiles.

I don't know why there are so many such complicated and inexplicable things.

There are certain standards for why and what must be done.

Why, you must stand out.

Why, if you do not do well, you must bear malice.

Always naive.

In this world, the weak will be despised.

If it is strong, it will be able to smile.

In order to regain this world, I want to keep working hard so that my parents can regain their smiles because of my excellence.

I want to have power so that I can be recognized, that I can be valued and liked again.

As long as you do something amazing, you can hold your head high again.

To this end, I am constantly working hard to discover my talents in all aspects.

Looking forward to one day, can bring this happy world again.