[Digimon DA] Parallel Lines

Yagami Taichi saw Haneda Chika rushing over from the opposite bank with the black big-eared beast in her arms, and there was a woman and a boy behind her, he felt very strange for a moment, but when he saw the woman's face clearly, he was taken aback , slowly said: "Auntie..."

"Taichi, long time no see." Maria Mizutani greeted him with a smile, then frowned, and looked worriedly at Chika Haneda who turned her back.

"Qianhua...is this?"

"I want to talk to them, so I leave it up to you to send the Digimon back before Emperordramon arrives." Haneda Chika didn't explain the situation, but just explained the matter.

"Ah... no problem, just now the other selected children in France have gathered the lost Digimon, and we are going to deal with it." Yagami Taichi looked at Maria Mizutani behind her, and saw that his face was more serious than usual The indifferent Haneda Chika patted her head worriedly and asked, "Are you really alright?"

"……fine."

Katris was explaining the situation to other French chosen children, and cooperated with Gao Shiwu to open the channel of the digital world and send the Digimon back.As soon as she turned around, she stopped when she saw the boy behind Haneda Chika, and immediately turned her head to hide beside Grandpa Michelle and Gao Shiwu, and hid her partner Hualamon.

All of this was seen by the boy, and he was surprised when he approached Katris and saw her clearly.Maria Mizutani worried about him, trotted after him, and greeted Grandpa Michelle in French.Later, Chika Haneda sat down with the two of them in a park not far away.

Gao Shiwu, who stayed behind, was a little curious, so he asked Yagami Taiichi: "Sister Qianhua also knows someone in France?"

"That's her... mother."

"Sister Qianhua's mother?" Gao Shiwu had heard something about Haneda Chika's mother from Yagami Hikaru, so he was very surprised that she met her mother here again. "Hasn't she been away for a long time?"

"Yes..." Yagami Taichi stared at the direction where Haneda Chika left, frowning, as if very disturbed. "She won't...is there something wrong?" He wasn't afraid that Maria Mizutani, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, would hurt Chika Haneda, but just worried about the girl who put on a cold expression and locked her true thoughts firmly in her heart.

Gao Shiwu also knew that there were some things that he couldn't ask, so he didn't continue to inquire.He thought for a while, then patted Yagami Taichi on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "If you don't know Yigege, why don't you follow and have a look?"

"Huh?" He saw that the chaos caused by the Digimons had been resolved, and they had been sent back to the digital world. He nodded with a serious face and said, "If Daisuke and the others come to pick us up , but if Qianhua and I haven’t come back yet, I’ll trouble you to explain the situation and wait for us.”

"Okay, Brother Taiyi, go quickly."

Gao Shiwu sighed, watching his back as he trotted past, and finally knew how much Yagami Guang watched the entangled relationship between them on weekdays.Then, he looked at Katris, who was huddled in a ball beside him, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Katlis, what's wrong with you?"

Grandpa Michelle was just as confused as her grandson, and just told him that she had been like this since she saw the boy just now.

"Could it be that you know the boy who was with Sister Qianhua?"

"Yes." Only then did Catrix move her hands covering her face, and they realized that she was blushing with embarrassment. "He's Gareth Simon... ours is a classmate."

After they looked at each other, Gao Shiwu smiled knowingly, while Grandpa Michelle gave a boring "tsk".

It turned out that the little beauty in front of her already had a boy she cared about.

***

Haneda Chika and Mizutani Maria sat on a park bench, beside Garris who looked at her warily.Just now he quietly warned her in Japanese on the road, "If you make Maria cry, I won't forgive you." Only then did she realize that the boy can speak Japanese, and the other party explained that he understood a little bit, but it was enough to judge Has she ever said too much to Maria Mizutani?

"Qianhua, what about that..." Maria Mizutani clasped her fingers together, took several deep breaths, and finally managed to make a sound. "I want to tell you, I'm sorry..."

"I want to know... why are you apologizing?" Haneda Chika didn't look at her when she spoke, but lowered her head and looked at the black big-eared beast in her arms. It looked worried, but didn't dare Others just move and talk indiscriminately, even though Gareth has seen its evolutionary form and movements long ago. "Is it because I abandoned my father and me? Is it because I left all responsibilities behind? Is it because I didn't bring back a single message after so many years? Is it because of me... or my father?"

"I..." Maria Mizutani raised her head suddenly, trying to explain, but the words got stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say a word in the end.She calmed down and said with a wry smile: "I want to apologize to you... Besides, is there any difference if I say clearly for whom and for what I am apologizing now? In Qianhua's heart, I am just a deserter. It’s just a responsible mother, isn’t it?”

"You... really think this is all right?" Chika Haneda tried hard to suppress herself, but finally burst into anger uncontrollably.

She looked at Maria Mizutani who decided to keep silent, stood up abruptly, stared at her face to face, and shouted:

"Don't be kidding me!"

"Whether it's you... Dad, do you think this is all right? You all know what's going on, but let me guess for many years without giving an explanation?"

──"Qianhua, there are many things that I cannot tell you personally..."

──"But if you insist on knowing the truth, I just hope you don't hate me so much then."

This is what her father said, when she decided that she would not hate him no matter what.However, maybe she once blamed him and Maria Mizutani in her heart.

She used to think that she abandoned the family because she had an affair, and she would be much more relaxed if she had this answer.

But now, she understands that it was just a misunderstanding... Let the past go, if she can have this kind of thinking, things will be much simpler.

But she can't do it, she can't let go.

She once thought that she was an "outsider" and "bystander" who did not belong to this world, but under the warmth of this family, she also gradually walked into this world, and finally recognized her name "Haneda Chika".At that time, she wanted to believe in their love for her.

However, Maria Mizutani betrayed that initial "trust" first.

From then on, she felt that everything she wanted to hold on to would end up in the palm of her hand.

"If you have difficulties and reasons, then say it! Obviously you and Dad look like you have other secrets, why do you think I won't understand and forgive you, and don't say anything? You all use your own Values ​​to measure my standards, obviously as long as you are willing to explain clearly, I will listen...Obviously as long as you say it clearly, you are not willing to tell me."

Haneda Chika panted slightly, and after finally calming down, stared at the woman facing her, pursed her lips and waited for her answer.

In fact, she also thought about knowing the so-called "truth" now, does it still have any meaning?But she remembered that Chika Sakamoto had told her that she was the first to discover what her parents were hiding, and that knowing the truth would be considered a good thing.

Yes, it is not necessary to find meaning in it.

She just wanted to know, and that was enough.

"That Yukai guy really didn't say anything... Really, he always escaped by himself, and then left the most difficult part to me..." Maria Mizutani complained to the man in the distance in a low voice, deeply sighed.

"I'm sorry... that's right, Chika has grown to the age where she can accept her unbearable parents." Maria Mizutani smiled at her, seemingly relieved but also sad.

"Whatever you want to know, I will tell you."

***

In fact, the beginning of Maria Mizutani and Yumi Haneda was a heartwarming and ordinary happy story.

Haneda Yumi's parents divorced when he was in middle school. The two people who were originally married by the order of their parents did not have much love, and they separated very simply.They have never cared much for this child, and sometimes they find this so-called "love crystal" not pleasing to the eye, and no one is willing to take it back. They just made an appointment with the two to give him money to support him on a regular basis, which is the last bit of responsibility.

As for his family background, that's all she knew, even after she became his wife, he didn't want to say more.

Haneda Yukai has been a very smart child since he was a child. He can see every bit of guilt and endless disgust from his parents.If it weren't for Yagami's friend next door, he might have thought about going astray to win the attention of his parents.

Later, Haneda Yumi grew up as a child who didn't have much interest in life, or even the world.But there are still people he cares about, and that is Susumu Yagami who is like a "big brother" and his wife Yuko who he met in junior high school.Later, because they went to high school before him, he also went to junior high school in another district because of his parents' divorce.Although they had contact later, Haneda Yukai was even more unable to become interested in this world.

Even though this is a very second-guess statement, Maria Mizutani's first impression of him was exactly like this.

There are obviously many people around him, but his eyes are pitch black, as if no one will be reflected in those eyes.

He's not interested in anyone.

They met when they were in college, because of a junior who had always been friendly to her, she met him from a different department.As for later, she found out that the junior has been secretly in love with her, and she has endless regrets for being the opportunity for them to know each other, but that's all for later.

At that time, she felt that he was an arrogant and inferior person.

He's so smart, he's often praised as a genius, and sometimes she sees those eyes and thinks he's an arrogant bastard.But once, she saw him cry in his dream.

The encounter between them was like a shoujo manga, obviously she didn't like him very much at first, but in the end she cared about him obsessively.However, has she entered Haneda Yukai's heart?She didn't understand this until now.

He was very popular and had many girlfriends, but he didn't want to be with any of them, or even have a marriage.Thinking about it this way, maybe he loved her, that's why they came to this step of getting married.

They got married as soon as they graduated, and the reason for such a hasty marriage was that she had a child.

Maria Mizutani's father is French and her mother is Japanese. Both of them come from big families, so it was decided that the first child will take the mother's surname, and the second child will take the father's surname.Unlike Yumi Haneda's parents, Maria Mizutani's parents have a deep affection. Although they are strict with their children, they are also very loving. That's why they have a daughter who seems to be full of "love".

The beloved daughter was abducted by a bastard who didn't know where. First, she had a child, and second, she wanted to get married in a hurry. Both of them disagreed.As a result, Maria Mizutani had a falling out with her family in order to be with Yumi Haneda.As Yumi Haneda said, she is the type who is desperate for love.

Whether it is a girl manga or a fairy tale, it usually ends when the protagonists get together, allowing everyone to fantasize about their future.However, the relationship between Mizutani Maria and Haneda Yukai is not a fairy tale.

The next development was after Chika Haneda had memories, and her mother and father, who sometimes said that she was unusual, seemed to love her very much, and she also met the Yagami family who had a good relationship with her father.

However, she didn't know that it had been Maria Mizutani's nightmare since then.

Yukai Haneda cherishes his family more than anyone else, perhaps because he wants family members, other than his wife, to be the existence of blood relationship and love──that is Chika Haneda.

"Hearing this, everyone will feel that the heroine in the story has no reason to leave, right?"

Maria Mizutani is young and beautiful, and she is not very good at dealing with neighbors, so she didn't make a good impression on her neighbors from the beginning.Occasionally visiting his younger brother caused a lot of gossip full of malice and jealousy, but of course his husband didn't know these words, and Yuko Yagami, who was also the housewife, was naturally close to her, so these words would naturally not spread. into her ears.After graduating from university, she got married and gave up her job opportunity to focus on taking care of her children at home. She already had a certain amount of distress and pressure, but the targeting and malice in the shadow of her neighbors made her even more painful.

Yumi Haneda had just started a family and had children to support, so almost all her thoughts were put on her career, and her concern for her gradually decreased.Of course, Maria Mizutani suspected that with his keenness, it was not difficult to find out that there was something wrong with the wife who shared the bed. She felt that he wanted to preserve the harmony of the family, so she didn't say anything.

Then she felt she had guessed right.

After all, she couldn't stand the malice in the dark, and proposed to her husband that she wanted to move.However, he didn't ask her why on purpose, but he just rejected the suggestion of moving.His job has just started on track, and his daughter has finally adapted to the life here. In addition, the Yagami's family is close to them and they can take care of each other. He thinks it is not good to move.

Maria Mizutani was only in a state of panic at that time, but she saw the pain in Haneda Yukai's eyes, and also received his comfort and caring embrace, she felt that she should endure it, because she knew that he still loved her .

However, it was not until a long time later that she had time to think carefully, and felt that his pain at that time was due to the escape in his heart, but she did not further explain this to Chika Haneda in front of her.

In order to protect the family, she wanted to work hard to be a mother who loves her daughter, but she felt that her daughter was abnormal, and sometimes she was so mature that she seemed like an adult she didn't know... At that time, she only felt that this was her own wrong.When compared with the Yagami family, she felt that she was not as kind and virtuous as Yuko Yagami, her husband was not as caring as Yagami for his wife and children, and her children were not as innocent and childish as the Yagami brothers and sisters...even she often did not behave like her children.

The Yagami family is the harmonious family that she and her husband longed for. Compared with them, she feels that their family seems to be distorted.

Fear, anxiety, worry... everything becomes the pressure that is about to explode.

In the end, it was her younger brother who took her away, and this is the truth about the "affair incident" that Chika Haneda had heard.

Her brother took her to a doctor for a diagnosis, and it turned out that she was suffering from depression.Aijie's eager younger brother made her take care of everything, and took her to France to rest. He hated Haneda Yukai, and he didn't even want to tell his sister's situation.Maria Mizutani, who had been in France for a period of time, finally recovered gradually, and the fact that her brother had been hiding her sister was finally discovered by her parents.

Their parents were naturally angry at their daughter's impulsiveness and incompetence, but they didn't want her to continue like this and proposed her to divorce.

In the end, did she let go of Yukai Haneda?In what mood did she send back the leaving agreement?I'm afraid only she knows.

"This is... the truth about my leaving at that time, and everything I have with Youhai. As for Youkai's feelings, I'm afraid he hides them in his heart, so you can only know by asking him clearly."

Haneda Qianhua couldn't come back to her senses for a long time, she froze in place, and the black big-eared beast in her arms looked at her worriedly.The other party has no reason to lie, and it may be suspected of trying to shirk responsibility, but she can fully feel the sincerity in the other party's words.Then, that was the "true father" that she didn't know.

She finally understood why he wanted her not to hate him.

But at this moment, she couldn't hate Yumi Haneda, nor could she continue to hate Maria Mizutani.If you want to calculate the fault of Haneda and his wife for their split, all three of them are sinners, and her initial alienation from Maria Mizutani also put pressure on her back then.

"Then...why did you come back?" Her expression was filled with unstoppable sadness, and she could no longer maintain the determination and indifference on her face. "Obviously you have let go of everything, right? You decided to start a new life and give up this painful experience and life completely? Why did you come back? Why did you ask Aunt Yichengji to hand over the photos?"

It is an undeniable fact that Maria Mizutani abandoned her and her father.

But now she feels she understands her pain.

"Eh? Senpai really passed on the photo to you..."

Maria Mizutani smiled wryly, her appearance was completely unrecognizable to the sad woman in the story just told.

"I didn't expect to be able to contact you at first... After that, I tried to return to the Hill of Light a few years later, but I found out that you had moved, so I finally gave up. Over the years, I have seen Garris grow up slowly , I thought that Qianhua must have grown up too, maybe even I wouldn’t recognize it. Although I want to see you, I know that I have no right to disturb your life. I went back to Japan on business a while ago. I saw Taichi near Odaiba, and I clearly had the opportunity to inquire about you at that time, but I just knew... I was very scared."

Her hair hides her expression, but the slight tremor in her words reveals her emotions.Garris glared at Chika Haneda fiercely, not knowing how to appease the woman beside him in distress.

"I wanted to say sorry to you, but I was afraid that you wouldn't forgive me... I clearly promised Youhai that I would give him a happy family, but I abandoned my responsibilities as a wife and mother and ran away. ..."

Chika Haneda lowered her eyes, hugged the black big-eared beast tightly, and finally sighed.

She knew about it, even though it didn't make any sense, she might be able to let it go slowly.

"...I cannot forgive you for abandoning you for so many years."

After that, she remembered how hard she had with her father.

"sorry……"

"But, I want to say sorry to you."

"Eh?"

Maria Mizutani's eyes were filled with tears, and her vision became blurred. Under the refraction of the street lights, her daughter's figure was particularly clear.

"It caused you so much pain back then... I also put pressure on you, I didn't realize your feelings, I'm sorry."

"You were still a child..."

Haneda Chika didn't feel that her age at that time could be used as an excuse at all. Her spiritual maturity caused part of the mother's pain and made her have an inescapable responsibility.

"Because I'm a child, and I'm not a child, you are more disturbed in pain, aren't you?" She forced a wry smile on her face, and really looked at the woman in front of her. In her impression, She is obviously more beautiful, but her beauty at this moment is covered by a pale and sad face. The inner fatigue and the baptism of the years have formed her sense of vicissitudes.

"I……"

"I still can't forgive, but I still wish you happiness in your new life, with your current child."

Maria Mizutani's mind was blank at first, but she slowly came back to her senses, and after receiving Chika Haneda's fingers and Garris beside her, she let out an "Eh?" in astonishment.

Garris didn't know much Japanese, and they spoke too fast, so he could clearly understand only the last sentence.Angrily, he rushed to Haneda Chika and shook his fist, but was pulled back by Mizutani Maria with a wry smile.

The boy was full of anger and said to her in rough Japanese, "Who is Maria's child! I am the man who will marry her when I grow up!"

Now Chika Haneda looked stunned, regardless of the age difference, she really couldn't do it if she asked her to call a boy younger than her "stepfather" or "uncle".

"Qianhua, Gareth is my brother Arthur's son and my nephew. I don't have a new family yet..." She smiled bitterly, and said slowly to her, "Because... I still can't Let go of you and Youhai."

The farce finally ended with Arthur Simon. It is said that after he quarreled with his son at the Christmas party, the son said he was going to run away from home. The wife who was not in good health could not chase him out in the cold winter, so the sister followed him to find son.He knew that his son had always been clinging to his sister, but when he heard that he was going to marry his sister, he still couldn't help teaching the brat a lesson and slapped him hard on the head.

Before they left, Haneda Chika gave the contact information to Mizutani Maria, and said: "...Although I think you and Dad feel that you have nothing to say to each other, but you will come to Japan, not just for me, Or for my father? So, find an opportunity to talk to him later."

"It's not for you, it's for Dad...and our family."

***

Yagami Taichi hid nearby, until Maria Mizutani came out of the park, she saw the child silently guarding outside the park in the cold winter.She asked her younger brother to go first, and when Yagami Taichi was about to enter the park, she said to him, "I'll leave Chika to you."

He nodded and said goodbye to her.

The moment before he entered the park, he hesitated a bit, and finally let Agumon who followed him wait for him in front of the park entrance.

The girl was sitting on a bench in the park, rarely holding her partner in her arms, but bowing her head with her hands on her knees.When the black big-eared beast saw him coming in, he tugged at the corner of his partner's clothes.After she found Taichi Yagami, she showed a rare smile and said, "I'm sorry, I left the matter to you, let's go back."

"Thousand flowers."

"Um?"

"I heard it all."

Haneda Chika's expression froze for a moment, and she tried her best to pull the corner of her mouth, revealing a wry smile.

"...Eavesdropping is not a good habit."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I originally wanted to pick you up, but when I arrived, you were talking, and I couldn't find the time to appear..." He scratched his hair, lowered his head in embarrassment, but caught a glimpse of After her stiff smile, he said to her seriously, "Stop laughing."

"……What?"

"You're not one to smile all the time...you're smiling like that, it just makes people think there's something wrong with you, not that you're okay." He approached her and took her hand, saying, " If you don't want to laugh, stop laughing."

"Then tell me, what should I do..." Her expression turned cold, and the indifference in her eyes gradually became sad. "I think I'm going to cry if I don't smile like that."

Yagami Taichi slowly let go of his hand, and after considering the difference in height, he simply knelt on the ground, then crossed her shoulders with his hands, and gently embraced her in his arms.She was startled at first, then buried her head in his arms, and gently grabbed his clothes with her hands.

"nothing."

"Taichi... I have obviously accepted it, and I don't want to blame anyone, but after hearing those things, I feel uncomfortable for no reason."

"Um."

"I feel like I don't even have the strength to walk... Am I... I can't walk anymore."

She doesn't like being so vulnerable.

But the heart seems to be caught by someone, it is very uncomfortable.

"It's okay, you can rely on me. It doesn't matter if you don't have the courage, or if you feel like you can't go on, I will accompany you."

"This time, let me give Qianhua courage."

The author has something to say: the promised update, even if I am busy cry, I will come, please praise me!

This chapter is the truth. The so-called truth of the Haneda family is such a ridiculous and sad thing. No one has an affair with anyone, and no one is wronged. It's just that they are all wrong, causing everyone's pain.At first I thought that Maria was a Virgin Mary, which is why Youhai satirized her view of love, but after I wrote it down, I realized that it is probably a typical one with a high EQ and a high IQ.

I think Haneda's mother Maria is really at fault here. She actually has other ways to deal with the incident, but her approach tends to be weak, so although she seems to be a victim, she should also be at fault.The extra episode from Dad’s perspective will be placed after the end, please don’t blame him, maybe everyone will be disillusioned with him, but he is also very painful. After Maria left, he also realized his evasion and mistakes.Now he has changed a lot. He realizes that "family" and "family" are not so fragile and need to maintain superficial harmony. To a large extent, his changes are due to the black eared beast and Qianhua.

Also, I decided to get revenge on Taiyi for making Qianhua jealous earlier, and I want Qianhua to marry Katris. 【Hey】【No】

＊＊＊2016.6.20 After reviewing and discussing the content of Maria’s departure, I felt that there was a problem, and changed the part about neighborhood issues