[Digimon DA] Parallel Lines

It was the Golden Week holiday, and Chika Haneda had just woken up when she received a call from Chinatsu Sakamoto.

"Chika, Mimi... It seems that Tachikawa-san will come back to Japan today to attend her cousin's wedding.During the day, she wanted to revisit the old place, so she wanted to invite us to have dinner in the evening. Tomorrow is the wedding day, and she will probably go back the day after tomorrow. 』

"At least I still remember Meimei's name, Qianxia." She thought for a while, looked at the black big-eared beast, and then thought about her father who was on vacation, somewhat hesitant.

"By the way, only you, me, and Takeuchi-senpai are at the party. Everyone seems to be going somewhere during the holidays, or they are busy. Meimei said she wants to have a Girls' Talk, so there are only a few of us, and it won't be too late. 』

"...I'm not hesitant because I'm afraid of facing strangers."

She heard Sakamoto Chinatsu laugh a few times, then sighed.

"But Chika is not good at dealing with strangers. She used to have a cold face when she taught the juniors in the computer department. 』

"Hmm, who was the one who was afraid of clicking on programs back then? Who was the one who wasn't good at computers at all?"

"...Okay, don't make fun of me.Didn't I work hard...」

She looked at the black big-eared beast, but before asking anything, it said softly, "It's okay, Qianhua, you can go and play, my father and I will wait for you to go home." After thinking for a while, she decided to go.

"I see, I will go."

Afterwards, Sakamoto Qianxia confessed that she would come to pick her up at night and go with her.After hanging up the phone, Chika Haneda sat on a chair, hugged the black big-eared beast, and rubbed its face.

"thousand……?"

"Today is the Golden Week holiday, does the black big-eared beast want to go to the digital world, or stay in the real world and go out with me?"

The black big-eared beast tilted its head, frowned and asked, "What is Golden Week?"

"Human vacation is the time when you don't have to go to school or work." Chika Haneda opened the window of the balcony, feeling the wind blowing on her face. "It was a relaxing time, but also a boring time."

When she was a child, she spent the Golden Week with Yagami Taichi.At that time, he was still at an age where he didn't understand the reason for vacation at all, and he just enjoyed the days when he didn't have to go to school, although he was carefree as a kindergarten student at that time.But, gradually, the boy has his own good friend and likes to play football with everyone.As a result, her golden week became spent by herself.

At that time, her father was also on vacation, but for some reason, he was not at home for a long time.It wasn't until they moved to Odaiba after the Gokumon incident that her father had more time to spend with her.

Three years ago, after she and the Yagami brothers and sisters came back from the digital world, there was a distance between them.She wanted to run away from them, and they inadvertently covered up in front of her so that the distance gradually deepened.Later, she spent all of her Golden Weeks with Sakamoto Chinatsu.

"Is the current Golden Week boring too?"

The big black-eared beast walked up behind her and looked up at her with that cute little face.She shook her head, picked it up, and said, "Now, every day I am happy because you are by my side."

"Me too." It touched her cheek and said with a smile: "But I know, every day now, Qian is confused, right?"

"Eh?"

"It doesn't matter, no matter what Qian's decision is, Qian will not become the only one left alone." The black big-eared beast rubbed her neck and said gently: "We have an appointment."

Since the arrival of the black big-eared beast, whenever she saw Yagami Taichi, she couldn't look directly at her.Every time, after struggling in her heart for a long time, she wanted to speak out, but after seeing his face, she couldn't make a sound.In fact, she will listen patiently to what she said to Yagamiguang, because she has been very considerate from the beginning.

However, she just wanted to tell Yagami Taichi first.

She embraced the black big-eared beast, looked at the ceiling of her room, and sighed silently.

──This "priority order"...... When did it appear?

──What am I afraid of?

***

In the end, neither the Black Eared Beast nor Haneda Chika went to the Digital World.Since it is Golden Week, she can be forgiven for taking a day off with it and not joining the ranks of some chosen "saviors", right?

Moreover, she had to think long-term about dealing with the tyrannosaurus reformer.First of all, with his mobility, it might not be a problem to build several to dozens of towers of darkness in one day, but it is much more difficult to destroy these towers.So, as she had thought before, it seemed faster and more efficient to attack him directly.

As far as the previous situation was concerned, she didn't intend to kill him, but it's very simple to be ruthless, just teach him to the point where he can't move.

However, she couldn't do it.

There are some things that she needs to investigate carefully.

Haneda Chika put aside all the troubles related to the digital world, and was a quiet and well-behaved little girl, staying at home to watch her father play chess with the black big-eared beast. From time to time, she studied computer programs and asked her father for advice. The father and daughter and a Digimon Had a very cozy time on the sofa.At noon, she made a simple lunch, but a certain Digimon and a certain man who were focused on the chess game didn't notice at all, so she sat aside and watched the chess game for a long time, then went to the kitchen to make dinner, and wrapped it with plastic wrap wrap up.

Until the sunset came, Chika Sakamoto came to pick her up.

Chika Haneda dressed up a bit, and rarely put on a skirt other than her uniform.This long dress was given to Mimi Tachikawa before she immigrated to the United States. Simply put, it is a "blessing for her as a girl".Sakamoto Chinatsu, who was present at the time, couldn't help laughing, and told the gift giver that this sentence meant "the other party doesn't usually look like a girl", and the innocent girl apologized with embarrassment.

When she was about to go out, she saw Yagami Ko who was coming back, and she just opened the door of her house.

"Sister Qian, are you going out now?"

"Well, I'm having a party with my friends." Seeing Hikaru Yagami, she naturally showed a faint smile and stepped forward to pat her head.After seeing the other person's backpack, she asked, "Going to have a picnic?"

"Well, go with friends from school."

Yagami Taichi happened to pass by the entrance, and he felt a little strange seeing his sister standing in front of the door and not coming in, so he walked over and said, "Little Hikari, why are you standing there and not coming in..." He poked his head and happened to see the girl in a dress jacket and long Chika Haneda, who was in the skirt, was stunned for a while.

"You're wearing a skirt... Where are you going?" He turned his head unnaturally, scratched his hair, then looked at Haneda Chika and asked.Seeing his brother's reaction, Hikaru Yagami laughed a few times without telling the truth.

Haneda Chika tugged at Sakamoto Chinatsu's sleeve, subconsciously looked away and said, "Go out with Chinatsu." Because she didn't know whether Mimi Tachikawa told them about the party tonight, she didn't explain clearly where to go.

"Hi Yagami-senpai." Sakamoto Chinatsu nodded and greeted the unfamiliar Iori Yagami, and then said to Yagami Taichi with a joyful smile: "Even if Yagami-senpai sees Chika right, I still can't keep her for yours."

"Ahem..." Yagami Taiichi scratched his cheek with his index finger, coughed twice in embarrassment, and pretended to be serious, "I just want to remind Qianhua to go home early and not stay out too late... …Speaking of which, isn’t uncle at home today?”

"Daddy said to let me hang out with my friends." Chika Haneda brought the topic lightly, not intending to confess that the black big-eared beast and her father were having a duel in a video game.

Sakamoto Chika held Chika Haneda's hand, faced Yagami Taichi with a happier than usual smile, and said, "I'm going on a 'date' with Chika, Yagami-senpai, see you next time."

"Uh... goodbye."

After they left, Iori entered the house and returned to his room, Dilumon told his partner that he felt the breath of other Digimon just now, but he couldn't perceive where it came from.Iori Yagami smiled and patted its head, thinking it might be an illusion, so he let it not care.

After saying goodbye, Sakamoto Chinatsu let go of Haneda Chika's hand, smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Chika doesn't like this kind of physical contact."

"No..." For close friends, Chika Haneda does not have this kind of "cleanliness" in contact. "Well, it doesn't matter what Qianxia said." She remembered the smile that her friend showed to Yagami Taichi before, and subconsciously asked: "Qianxia seems very happy to see Taichi?"

Sakamoto Chinatsu's smile suddenly stopped, and then the smile became stronger.

"Well, very happy."

"...That's right."

Next, she couldn't say anything.

That one response alone seemed to have exhausted all her strength.

***

After arriving at a nearby family restaurant, they quickly found Sora Takenouchi and Mimi Tachikawa, and after ordering a meal, they sat down and chatted.

"Chika and Chinatsu, long time no see!"

After arriving in the United States, Tachikawa Mimi's attitude and behavior seemed to be more enthusiastic. As soon as they sat down, she rushed forward and hugged them.Takenei Sora behind him smiled wryly and let her let go of the two girls who were almost hypoxic.

"Chika dressed up today." Takeuchi Sora carefully trimmed her hair, and received a thank you from Chika Haneda who was embarrassed. "Your hair is even cuter when you grow it. I really want Taiyi to see it. He used to say that you look like a boy."

No, why let him see it?

Haneda Chika didn't care about the latter sentence, but she didn't ask this sentence, she just looked down at her hand and said softly: "He has always been so weak."

"I've already read what Senior Yagami said." Chinaka Sakamoto joined the conversation at the right time, and said to Takeuchi Sora with a smile, "When I went to pick up Chika, I happened to meet Senior Yagami."

Takeuchi Sora has met Sakamoto Chinatsu many times, and even the address has changed from "Takeuchi-senpai" to "Sora-senpai", which shows that the two are quite familiar with each other. "Hey... He didn't stare blankly. He just told me earlier that Qianhua seems to be a different person after entering junior high school."

"Speaking of which, Taichi used to be very concerned about Chika's affairs, right? The summer camp was canceled three years ago, and when we arrived at the Hill of Light, he often talked about where he had memories with Chika." Mimi Tachikawa Quickly grasped the key points of the topic, and quickly extended the topic.

Chika Haneda continued to lower her head, and after taking a sip of Coke, she slowly said, "We always stayed together when we were young, it must be the relationship of childhood sweethearts."

Where does this sense of "public execution" come from in the topic discussion?She didn't think of it for a while, but just wanted to change the subject as soon as possible.

"My childhood sweetheart..." Sakamoto Chika poked Haneda Chika's cheek with her finger, and said with a smile, "That's right, Chika said that Yagami-senpai is a very important person to you."

Mimi Tachikawa gradually got tired of the topic of "Yakami Taichi", so she asked them to toast, then gulped down her drink, and holding her chin, she said, "Well, since we're all here, don't talk about that clumsy boy. Recently, you guys How are you doing? Do you have someone you like?"

The other three girls present all choked and became silent all of a sudden.

"Eh...?" Mimi Tachikawa widened her eyes, looking at the expressions of the other three girls.Although she drank Fanta, she showed a drunken attitude and threatened them to take it seriously.

"If you don't tell the truth, I won't let you go!"

Take Nei Kong was the first to react and quickly comforted her.

"Even if you say that... Meimei, you're going to attend your cousin's wedding tomorrow, so you can't stay too late."

Sakamoto Qianxia also joined the ranks of appeasement, touched her head, and said with a wry smile: "How about you, Meimei? Are there any boys you like in the United States?" She is among the selected children, and one of the few is Mimi in Tachikawa. One of my friends who still maintains an email newsletter after America.She knows a lot about the other party's situation on weekdays, but love topics are generally not exchanged on email newsletters.

Mimi Tachikawa sighed, looking disappointed.

"I became friends with many boys in the United States, but I felt like I was in love... one, one, all, no, yes!"

"Well, we're just junior high school students, so there's no need to worry about falling in love." Takeuchi Sora smiled maturely, and said something comforting. "I think it's a good thing to worry about love when you find that you "like" it."

"Did you notice... do you like it?"

Chika Haneda, who was sitting next to Chinatsu Sakamoto, saw it clearly. After hearing Sora Takeuchi's words, her friend showed a thoughtful expression.

Seeing Tachikawa Mimi glance at Haneda Chika, Sakamoto Qianxia probably knew what kind of topic she was trying to bring up, and quickly said: "Speaking of which, Sora-senpai...you like Ishida-senpai?"

Takeuchi Sora almost spit out the mixed fruit punch in his mouth, and hastily fanned his hands, fanning it in a panic.

"Chi, Chinatsu... what are you talking about?"

Tachikawa Mimi's target was immediately shifted, but after a long time of trouble, she didn't find out the truth.She pursed her mouth and complained that "Aku clearly said bad things about me to Xiaojing and the others", while eating the dinner that had just been served.After Takenouchi comforted her, the two quietly discussed about the picnic that Tachikawa Mimi and the selected children from the elementary school group went to the Digital World today.

Sakamoto Chinatsu and Haneda Chika looked at each other and smiled, and slowly chatted.From things to do during the holidays to homework, the topic returned to "people I like" again.

"Speaking of which, does Qianhua really have someone she likes?"

"Cough, cough..." Chika Haneda blushed, she didn't look directly at her friend, and answered after a long time: "No...no." After all, she didn't understand what love was.

"Qianhua, I have someone I like."

She stopped her movements, and slowly turned her gaze to her good friend. She showed her usual soft smile, and the tone of the previous sentence was as flat as praising the delicious food.Her friend put down the cutlery, put his forefinger to his mouth, and whispered:

"Help me keep it a secret."

"Um."

She agreed quickly, but slowly grew annoyed.Just now, she almost blurted out to ask her friend if the person she likes is "Senior Yagami" who always beams with joy every time she sees her.Perhaps, she was somewhat possessive of Yagami Taichi, and since Valentine's Day a few years ago, she realized that she was afraid of being abandoned by that boy.

──That’s right, that’s just my childhood sweetheart’s wish.

As if to affirm a certain answer in her heart, she repeatedly told herself many times in her heart.

Sakamoto Chinatsu next to her stared at her thoughtful expression, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and there was a deep meaning in her smile.

She looked at her good friends, then at Sora Takenouchi and Mimi Tachikawa, and felt that this Girls' Talk—a gathering with only a few of them was a success.

***

After dinner, Sora Takenouchi, Mimi Tachikawa, and Chinatsu Sakamoto walked the opposite way to Chika Haneda to go home. Chinatsu Sakamoto's cousin happened to come nearby and escorted the three girls home.

Chika Haneda looked at the long and dark night road and sighed deeply.

Obviously, it would be very easy to walk this road tomorrow, but now she was asked to go home alone, but she felt somewhat flustered.She doesn't have much experience of going home alone at night. She tried it a few times when she was a child, but Yagami Taichi always went home with her hand in hand.

──Was the road so long back then?

She shook her head, shook the strange thought out of her mind, and continued on her way.

Not long after she had walked, someone ran towards her in the distance.

"Thousand flowers!"

Seeing that short fluffy hair, she was secretly relieved.She looked at the boy and smiled unconsciously.

"Taiyi, why are you here?"

"A Kong sent me an email, saying that you want to come back alone, Qianhua." Seeing the street lights on the side of the road, he subconsciously wanted to hold the hand of the girl next to him, but remembered that they were no longer children.

"Let's go, let's go back."

"At this time... Your family just had dinner, right?" She looked at her watch, and then at Taichi Yagami who was walking side by side with her. "Don't come here to pick me up, it's not very far away..."

"But, Qianhua, you don't often walk alone at night."

"……Um."

"Are you having a good time? Sora said in the email that you guys had a party with Meimei? I heard Xiaoguang said that she came back to Japan this morning... She didn't tell us."

"Perhaps she wanted to surprise you."

"When I heard from Sakamoto that you two were going on a date...I was still thinking about you two girls..."

"Taiichi, that was a joke."

"That's right."

They had already returned to the front of the house before they knew it, Yagami Taichi didn't go home immediately, but watched her open the door of Haneda's house before waving goodbye to her.

"see you tomorrow."

"Well... see you tomorrow."

After closing the door, she sat in the porch and took off her shoes.The black big-eared beast walked up to her, looked at her face for a while, reached out to touch her head and asked, "Qian, your face is very red... Are you sick?"

"No." She hugged it and rubbed her face against its stomach, unable to cool down for a long time.

"It's just too hot."

The author has something to say: the next Saturday and Sunday will stop updating, and the exam will stop updating.

The sugar (yao) you want!Look, Taichi hasn't been forgotten, has he?There are very few scenes in the digital world in this chapter, but the emotional scenes go smoothly...

Don't ask me why Mei.mei (anti-drawing) only found Akong, Qianhua and Qianxia, ​​I don't think it's just what the plot needs!

Qian Xia is a good boy (assistant) (gong), as for who she likes, I won't say anything.

The various assists in this chapter are at their peak!No matter how slow Qianhua is, she must have a little reaction... But I don't care how she will treat her gradually clear feelings in the future.If someone thinks "Hey, I like it!?", in fact, I have been in the shop all the time... Although many times you have ignored it as a childhood sweetheart [tears]

Speaking of the video game duel between humans and Digimon that appeared in the dark, there is a follow-up small theater:

Qianhua (seeing the three-digit number on the game record): ...Dad, Black Big Eared Beast, how long have you been playing? (Looking at the unmoving dinner)

Dad: Uh... sorry, we forgot to eat. 【kneel】

Black Big Eared Beast: I'm sorry [kneeling together]

Qianhua (sigh): Forget it, I'll reheat it.Game... Dad and the black big-eared beast, who wins?

Black Big Eared Beast: A...

Qianhua: Win an extra round?

Black Big-Eared Beast: ...I only won one round, and my father is really good.

Qianhua had an expression of "Dad, you are playing so seriously with beginners", and her father turned his head, dripping with sweat.

#Dad is a game madman#

#「Then, let’s play the game」Obviously it was Dad who said it to the black big-eared beast, but it seems like something strange has been mixed in#

#Always very serious dad is actually very cute#

＊2015.5.18 typo correction

*2016.2.18 Catch insects