Chapter 38
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As soon as I reached the port, I saw Hanako rushing towards me.
"What's the rush, Yuuji?"
"Mio's missing."
"Wha-?!?! T-That's impossible!"
"I've got no time to explain. If my intuition is correct, she should've come here before she went missing."
I immediately grabbed Hanako's hand and led her towards one of the workers stationed at the port.
"Eiichi-san!"
"Well, well. If it isn't the older Miyamura. What's your business today?"
As our family carry goods from the mainland to the island, we obviously have workers working for our family. Eiichi-san is also one of them. He is the one in charge of the process of unloading the cargo and keeps track of what they contain. Though he might look young, he is over 60 years old now.
"Has Mio been here today?", I hurriedly asked him.
"She sure did! She asked one of the sailors to take her to the mainland in that family boat of yours. Ya' know? The one with blue stripes? That little missy sure did surprise me. Didn't expect her to know about that boat."
Crap, I shouldn't have told her about that boat when we went to the park a few weeks ago.
"Eiichi-san, do you have any boats that are able to go to the mainland right now? I need to go after her!"
"Sorry, boy. All of our boats are out to restock supply from the mainland. They'll be back in a few weeks.", replied Eiichi-san.
I slumped my shoulders. I should've known that before she left, she must've made adequate preparations.
"Well... There's a single boat left, though... But I'm not sure if you'll like it."
"Please, Eiichi-san! I need to get my sister back!"
"Ah... Be warned that the boat is quite dirty, you know? Don't complain if you get dirty!"
"Thank you very much, Eiichi-san!"
"Oh, and tell me about that 'getting your sister back' on the way to the mainland, won't ya'? I'm quite interested in what happened."
And thus, Hanako, Eiichi-san, and I embarked on a journey to bring Mio back.
***********
"Ah~ So that's how it is! Good luck, kiddo!", said Eiichi-san after he heard about the whole story.
"Nee~ Yuuji. I-I'm feeling a little unwell.", said Hanako.
As I turned towards her, it seems that she got seasickness.
"Just hold on a little more, Hanako! We're almost there!"
As I said those words, I held her hand tight to support her. Her skin got paler, and her it could clearly be seen that she is in great discomfort.
"Un! I'll try my best to hold on!", she said that with the best smile that she could make at the moment.
"I'm sorry for dragging you into this, Hanako. I'm really sorry. But since it seems that my sister just won't accept our relationship no matter what. I'll have to face her and make her accept it. If I'm together with you, I'm certain that things will work out for sure."
"Yuuji...", she replied with a soft expression.
After a while, she turned to face me with a resolute look and said,
"Ever since I've told you about my feelings, Yuuji. I've made an oath to myself. No matter where you are and no matter what happens, I will always stay by your side to support you to the end. I'll never leave your side again. So please, don't be sorry, okay? It's a decision that I've also made after all."
"Hanako..."
It is now my turn to call out her name reflectively. Those resolute looks in her eyes, along with those words of hers really struck the chords of my heartstrings. I couldn't help it and stretched out my right hand to caress her face. A shade of redness started to tint her cheeks. That shy expression of hers really amplifies her natural cuteness. Even though she is shy, she didn't avert her eyes from me.
"Yuuji...", she said my name as she closed her eyes and moved her face closer to mine. Just as our lips were about to touch, Eiichi-san suddenly spoke up.
"We're here, kiddos!"
""Whoa!!"", we immediately let go of each other when Eiichi-san announced that we've already arrived.
"Ah~ Did I interrupt anything, young lads? Don't mind me! I'm just an old man!"
"T-Thank you, Eiichi-san! L-Let's go, Hanako!"
"O-Okay, Yuuji!"
We both left the boat and hurriedly step onto the mainland after giving Eiichi-san a reply. However, it seems that we couldn't hide our flustered voice, huh...
"Youngster these days..."
As we left the boat, we could hear Eiichi-san mumbling something, but we both pretended that we didn't hear anything. It's just too embarrassing!
However, since Mio is still missing, I do not have the time to be embarrassed anymore... I immediately took out my phone and opened Google Maps. From now on, it's the test of how well I know Mio.
And thus, Hanako and I took our first steps into the mainland in search of Mio.
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As soon as I reached the port, I saw Hanako rushing towards me.
"What's the rush, Yuuji?"
"Mio's missing."
"Wha-?!?! T-That's impossible!"
"I've got no time to explain. If my intuition is correct, she should've come here before she went missing."
I immediately grabbed Hanako's hand and led her towards one of the workers stationed at the port.
"Eiichi-san!"
"Well, well. If it isn't the older Miyamura. What's your business today?"
As our family carry goods from the mainland to the island, we obviously have workers working for our family. Eiichi-san is also one of them. He is the one in charge of the process of unloading the cargo and keeps track of what they contain. Though he might look young, he is over 60 years old now.
"Has Mio been here today?", I hurriedly asked him.
"She sure did! She asked one of the sailors to take her to the mainland in that family boat of yours. Ya' know? The one with blue stripes? That little missy sure did surprise me. Didn't expect her to know about that boat."
Crap, I shouldn't have told her about that boat when we went to the park a few weeks ago.
"Eiichi-san, do you have any boats that are able to go to the mainland right now? I need to go after her!"
"Sorry, boy. All of our boats are out to restock supply from the mainland. They'll be back in a few weeks.", replied Eiichi-san.
I slumped my shoulders. I should've known that before she left, she must've made adequate preparations.
"Well... There's a single boat left, though... But I'm not sure if you'll like it."
"Please, Eiichi-san! I need to get my sister back!"
"Ah... Be warned that the boat is quite dirty, you know? Don't complain if you get dirty!"
"Thank you very much, Eiichi-san!"
"Oh, and tell me about that 'getting your sister back' on the way to the mainland, won't ya'? I'm quite interested in what happened."
And thus, Hanako, Eiichi-san, and I embarked on a journey to bring Mio back.
***********
"Ah~ So that's how it is! Good luck, kiddo!", said Eiichi-san after he heard about the whole story.
"Nee~ Yuuji. I-I'm feeling a little unwell.", said Hanako.
As I turned towards her, it seems that she got seasickness.
"Just hold on a little more, Hanako! We're almost there!"
As I said those words, I held her hand tight to support her. Her skin got paler, and her it could clearly be seen that she is in great discomfort.
"Un! I'll try my best to hold on!", she said that with the best smile that she could make at the moment.
"I'm sorry for dragging you into this, Hanako. I'm really sorry. But since it seems that my sister just won't accept our relationship no matter what. I'll have to face her and make her accept it. If I'm together with you, I'm certain that things will work out for sure."
"Yuuji...", she replied with a soft expression.
After a while, she turned to face me with a resolute look and said,
"Ever since I've told you about my feelings, Yuuji. I've made an oath to myself. No matter where you are and no matter what happens, I will always stay by your side to support you to the end. I'll never leave your side again. So please, don't be sorry, okay? It's a decision that I've also made after all."
"Hanako..."
It is now my turn to call out her name reflectively. Those resolute looks in her eyes, along with those words of hers really struck the chords of my heartstrings. I couldn't help it and stretched out my right hand to caress her face. A shade of redness started to tint her cheeks. That shy expression of hers really amplifies her natural cuteness. Even though she is shy, she didn't avert her eyes from me.
"Yuuji...", she said my name as she closed her eyes and moved her face closer to mine. Just as our lips were about to touch, Eiichi-san suddenly spoke up.
"We're here, kiddos!"
""Whoa!!"", we immediately let go of each other when Eiichi-san announced that we've already arrived.
"Ah~ Did I interrupt anything, young lads? Don't mind me! I'm just an old man!"
"T-Thank you, Eiichi-san! L-Let's go, Hanako!"
"O-Okay, Yuuji!"
We both left the boat and hurriedly step onto the mainland after giving Eiichi-san a reply. However, it seems that we couldn't hide our flustered voice, huh...
"Youngster these days..."
As we left the boat, we could hear Eiichi-san mumbling something, but we both pretended that we didn't hear anything. It's just too embarrassing!
However, since Mio is still missing, I do not have the time to be embarrassed anymore... I immediately took out my phone and opened Google Maps. From now on, it's the test of how well I know Mio.
And thus, Hanako and I took our first steps into the mainland in search of Mio.
As soon as I reached the port, I saw Hanako rushing towards me."What's the rush, Yuuji?""Mio's missing.""Wha-?!?! T-That's impossible!""I've got no time to explain. If my intuition is correct, she should've come here before she went missing."I immediately grabbed Hanako's hand and led her towards one of the workers stationed at the port."Eiichi-san!""Well, well. If it isn't the older Miyamura. What's your business today?"As our family carry goods from the mainland to the island, we obviously have workers working for our family. Eiichi-san is also one of them. He is the one in charge of the process of unloading the cargo and keeps track of what they contain. Though he might look young, he is over 60 years old now."Has Mio been here today?", I hurriedly asked him."She sure did! She asked one of the sailors to take her to the mainland in that family boat of yours. Ya' know? The one with blue stripes? That little missy sure did surprise me. Didn't expect her to know about that boat."Crap, I shouldn't have told her about that boat when we went to the park a few weeks ago."Eiichi-san, do you have any boats that are able to go to the mainland right now? I need to go after her!""Sorry, boy. All of our boats are out to restock supply from the mainland. They'll be back in a few weeks.", replied Eiichi-san.I slumped my shoulders. I should've known that before she left, she must've made adequate preparations."Well... There's a single boat left, though... But I'm not sure if you'll like it.""Please, Eiichi-san! I need to get my sister back!""Ah... Be warned that the boat is quite dirty, you know? Don't complain if you get dirty!""Thank you very much, Eiichi-san!""Oh, and tell me about that 'getting your sister back' on the way to the mainland, won't ya'? I'm quite interested in what happened."And thus, Hanako, Eiichi-san, and I embarked on a journey to bring Mio back.***********"Ah~ So that's how it is! Good luck, kiddo!", said Eiichi-san after he heard about the whole story."Nee~ Yuuji. I-I'm feeling a little unwell.", said Hanako.As I turned towards her, it seems that she got seasickness."Just hold on a little more, Hanako! We're almost there!"As I said those words, I held her hand tight to support her. Her skin got paler, and her it could clearly be seen that she is in great discomfort."Un! I'll try my best to hold on!", she said that with the best smile that she could make at the moment."I'm sorry for dragging you into this, Hanako. I'm really sorry. But since it seems that my sister just won't accept our relationship no matter what. I'll have to face her and make her accept it. If I'm together with you, I'm certain that things will work out for sure.""Yuuji...", she replied with a soft expression.After a while, she turned to face me with a resolute look and said,"Ever since I've told you about my feelings, Yuuji. I've made an oath to myself. No matter where you are and no matter what happens, I will always stay by your side to support you to the end. I'll never leave your side again. So please, don't be sorry, okay? It's a decision that I've also made after all.""Hanako..."It is now my turn to call out her name reflectively. Those resolute looks in her eyes, along with those words of hers really struck the chords of my heartstrings. I couldn't help it and stretched out my right hand to caress her face. A shade of redness started to tint her cheeks. That shy expression of hers really amplifies her natural cuteness. Even though she is shy, she didn't avert her eyes from me."Yuuji...", she said my name as she closed her eyes and moved her face closer to mine. Just as our lips were about to touch, Eiichi-san suddenly spoke up."We're here, kiddos!"""Whoa!!"", we immediately let go of each other when Eiichi-san announced that we've already arrived."Ah~ Did I interrupt anything, young lads? Don't mind me! I'm just an old man!""T-Thank you, Eiichi-san! L-Let's go, Hanako!""O-Okay, Yuuji!"We both left the boat and hurriedly step onto the mainland after giving Eiichi-san a reply. However, it seems that we couldn't hide our flustered voice, huh..."Youngster these days..."As we left the boat, we could hear Eiichi-san mumbling something, but we both pretended that we didn't hear anything. It's just too embarrassing!However, since Mio is still missing, I do not have the time to be embarrassed anymore... I immediately took out my phone and opened Google Maps. From now on, it's the test of how well I know Mio.And thus, Hanako and I took our first steps into the mainland in search of Mio.
