after that--.　Then it was--.　Summer just started.　The last summer of high school baseball.　It ended without a moment's tears.　National competition, qualifying. As a result, the first match was lost. A big margin, a literal crushing defeat. Looking back at his past records, he's never achieved anything like this. It was such a tough match.　The director, the manager, the guys on the bench, the teammates...the people in the audience were all looking at the scoreboard as if they were looking at something hopeless.　It's over. It was too short....　The summer that finally started, the last summer. In just one match...　I watched with my fists clenched until I bled.　The mound where the rain beats and your teammates scream and wipe away their tears. From a bench far away...　I never thought it would end like this. It shouldn't have ended.　It's not like I underestimated the other school. I knew that I could either win or lose.　nevertheless. I was confident that it would never end. I

"Is your body okay now?"“Yes, yes.　The first day without Takenaka-san.　My fever went down, and I went to work according to the modified shift.“Since then, I heard from Mr. Takenaka…that the store manager and Mr. Aoyama made various arrangements for me and went to work instead…I’m sorry, but from now on I’ll be taking care of my physical condition properly.”"Haha, don't worry about it. You must have been tired."　I'm glad I was able to return right away. As I bow my head, the manager taps me on the shoulder and encourages me."N, but I feel a little haggard... If you think it's impossible, tell me, I'll be fine even if I'm alone.""No, as expected, it's a bit.""I'll be in trouble if I fall down again, so don't overdo it.""……yes"“Takenaka-kun, were you worried?”"Yeah, I even had you cook for me... I'm so sorry.""Fufu, it's fine. He loves taking care of people like that, so he seems to have worked as a caregiver before he came here.""Is that so?"　The store manager's words rem

　None of this is so insignificant that I can talk about it in short. When I finished talking about everything, the train had stopped at the destination station.　After that, I was led by Kinoshita and made to walk down a deserted footpath that I didn't recognize."Oh I see……""There was no other reason for Hinata to commit suicide...it was me, his cause of death.""But I can't imagine Hinata-chan killing herself just because of a fight with Masa. After all, Masa didn't tell her to die."　I looked down and bit my lip.　Oh... I didn't say, even if you die. Jump off from there."But it's true that I said something cruel to him and hurt him."　The face of Hinata in the memory that was revived by the clairvoyance is still stuck in my head.　As if my heart was crushed by my words, it stopped moving and lost its voice.　That guy was crying　The guy who was always laughing out loud.　Crying and left alone on the roof."I didn't say die, but for him, the words I threw at him might have had the

　The loud footsteps of one person moving around the counter make me feel uneasy. I feel that time passes slowly. How can you be so quiet when you're alone?　On the other side of the counter is Mr. Aoyama, who talks a lot, and Mr. Hirai, who always seems to be having fun by himself while repeating strange words. There is no Mr. If there were no customers, I killed time by doing miscellaneous affairs and chatting until it got dark outside. As long as I was in this store, as long as I was with those people, I didn't have to worry about anything.　Even though I saw many things I didn't like, I never once felt uneasy. This is... From now on, something terrible is going to happen... I can't believe I'm feeling a strange feeling in my heart.　There is a limit to what you are doing. I wiped the sweat on my forehead and waited for the time to pass.　Even so, the manager is late... It's almost two o'clock.　I did the miscellaneous tasks that I could handle alone. Cleaning and shelving. I also t

“T-Takenaka-san――!!”　A film of tears forms on your eyes. Feeling a faint hope, she once again grasps her hands on the steering wheel.　Having lost my mind, I called out the other person's name with tears in my eyes.　Mr. Takenaka, who realized that it was not just a matter of fact, immediately asked me what happened in a calm voice."I, now! On the night shift, alone!"　Voices come out before they become words.　What should I say and where should I start? Impatience brings impatience.“Then!　You can't read the story line at all. However, that is not really the case. If I turn around, he should be behind me. It moved backwards in an instant. Even a bike might not shake it off."calm down please"　There's no way I can stay calm!"If Hakamada-san doesn't calm down, I can't do anything either.""...!""First of all, calm down, take it easy, what happened, where are you now?"　A gentle voice that seems to cover the burning impatience with water. She speaks clearly, word for word.　I take