Chapter 14 June 4 (Friday) at 10:32pm

Kenta left the hall and returned to Mizuki's side, weeping in grief. "In the end, I still can't do anything, I can't help anything, damn it!" Then, he took out Mizuki's cell phone from the pocket of her flared skirt. At this moment, Kenta remembered his conversation with Nobuaki. 'Don't you think life is equally important no matter what the circumstances are? ' 'I know this is the cognition one should have as a human being, but this kind of cognition will only make your heart more painful.Because such an ideal is still no match for the cruelty of reality. '

"The importance of life, the ideal and the reality... is it?" He picked up Mizuki's phone, turned on the screen, and started typing.The recipient entered "Kenta Akamatsu", and this article entered "Death", and then pressed the send button, but the phone reported "Failed to send". "Sure enough, it can't be sent out... Obviously, I can receive the king's text message, but I can't send it..." Kenta went back to the village meeting place again, found some paper, and wrote down the message. "You must see it, Nobuaki."

Then, Kenta picked up Mizuki on his back and galloped at full speed, heading towards the place where the signal could be received. After an hour, the signal symbol finally appeared on the screen of the mobile phone, and Kenta had arrived at the area where text messages could be sent. "Finally caught up." Kenta panted while standing up, adjusting his breathing, then put Mizuki down and let her sit against the guardrail by the roadside. "that's fine." He turned on his phone and started typing a text message.The recipient enters "Natsuko Honda", and then enters the word "death" in this article.Then, grabbing Mizuki's finger, she pressed the button to send a text message.

The words "Sent" are displayed on the screen. "This should be regarded as a text message sent by Mizuki. Then it will be me..." He entered "Akamatsu Kenta" in the recipient's place, and then entered the word "death" in this text, and then pressed the send button in the same way. A gentle smile appeared on Kenta's face, and he stroked Mizuki's hair and cheek. "Miyue, you have to live a good life with me, you know! This is something that people who love you want you to be happy, so don't think about it anymore!" At this moment, Kenta's cell phone rang.

"That's great, so Mizuki is saved. Because I saved Mizuki's life, it means I obeyed the order, so I will receive the text message of 'confirm obedience'. But in the end, I still have a dead end. Before I I also brazenly said, 'Once a person dies, everything is over', but now I am taking my own life... In the eyes of others, it must be stupid." Kenta was worried that Mizuki would catch a cold, so he took off his sports coat and put it on Mizuki's back. "Nobuaki, Mizuki will be protected by you from now on." At this time, Kenta's cell phone rang again.

Kenta narrowed his eyes and said puzzledly, "There are 5 minutes left? What do you mean?" When Kenta ran out of Yeming Village with Mizuki on his back, Nobuaki was still running in the forested mountains.Although the wound from being beaten in Bungo Park felt very painful, Nobuaki still endured it and continued to run. Finally, the surrounding trees turned into cedar trees. "It's a cedar tree...it's very close to Yeming Village." Nobuaki couldn't help blurting out. In the forest in front of him, there was a faint light shining through the gaps in the tree trunks. Nobuaki ran towards the light, and finally passed through the cedar forest and came to an open place.

Looking around, I found those familiar houses. "Great! I finally returned to Yeming Village." Nobuaki then ran and called Kenta's name to join them. "Kenta! Mizuki!" When I ran to the front of the meeting place, I saw many pieces of paper scattered on the ground. Nobuaki picked up one of the papers puzzled, and saw that it said: "One day my wish will be rewarded." He hurriedly picked up other pieces of paper on the ground, all of which had the same sentence written on them. Only the last piece of paper that was picked up had a different sentence: "Miyue will leave it to you."

"Kenta—!" Nobuaki's complexion changed, and he started running again, he had already anticipated what Kenta wanted to do. Kenta wants to commit suicide.Kenta probably found Mitsuki while I was gone. There is not much time left for Meiyue. If Kenta wants to save Meiyue, he must forcefully send two "die" text messages to his classmates.Moreover, you have to go to a place where you can receive the signal. And Kenta would probably list himself as one of the two. "It's really stupid! You bastard! No one sent me a text message! Didn't I say it, just pass it to Yi!"

Nobuaki shed tears and picked up the pace of his run.The teardrop cloak that slid down his cheeks was blown behind him, floating in the air like small water droplets. "Kenta, don't do stupid things! I won't let you die in vain!" Kenta frowned and stood still. "What does this text message mean? If Nobuaki is here, maybe you can ask him." While saying that, Kenta looked at Mizuki.Although Mizuki had fainted, her eyes still shed tears unconsciously. "Is it crying because of a dream?... Is it a happy dream? Or a sad dream?" "Kenta!" Kenta turned to the direction from which the shout came from, squinting his eyes and staring.

"Answer me quickly, Kenta!" "...How did you catch up, you idiot. Leave us alone, hurry up and find a notebook to compare...it's important!" Kenta lowered his head and did not respond to Nobuaki's call. "Finally found you!" Nobuaki ran up to Kenta, put his hand on his shoulder, and said happily. "Finally caught up... It's great that you're still alive." Nobuaki glanced at Mitsuki who was sitting with her back leaning against the guardrail on the side of the road. "You knocked Meiyue unconscious on purpose, and then you want to send a text message instead of her! You must have already sent it? If you haven't sent it, then reconsider!"

Nobuaki grabbed Kenta's collar with his hand, and Kenta looked at Nobuaki seriously. "what are you talking about?" "Don't try to lie to me! You would rather sacrifice yourself to save Meiyue, right!" "That's not the case. I'm also very afraid of death. I've sent the message to Nazuko and Tsubasa just now." Kenta temporarily dismissed Nobuaki with these few words to calm him down, and then told Nobuaki that he had just received the text message "Confirming Obedience". "That's probably because other people obeyed the order. As long as someone obeys the order, everyone will receive a 'confirm obedience' text message. After all, there are other people who have received different orders, right." "So that's what it means..." When Kenta answered, a lonely look appeared on his face.At this time, Meiyue's cell phone received another text message... "SMS received: 1". "...Is there only 60 seconds left?" Kenta said looking at the text message. "Hurry up and spread the message, Kenta! Otherwise, Mizuki will die!" Kenta stopped breathing for a moment, and turned to face Nobuaki with his huge back, not wanting Nobuaki to see his expression. "...Sorry, I didn't tell the truth just now. In fact, I have already sent a text message to Nazuko and myself." "No, no way...show me the text message!" Nobuaki snatched Mizuki's cell phone from Kenta's hand, and confirmed the sent text message. With his thumb pressing the button, he involuntarily increased the pressure. "You, you really teleported out..." "However, it's been 5 minutes since I was teleported, and my body is still fine!" "...Does this mean that Kenta is saved? Ah..." "I remember Nazuko said that it's useless to change the model, and Mizuki is hopeless. Of course I don't want to admit defeat... No, it should be said, I still don't want to believe this is true." Kenta's heart must have been repeatedly tormented in distress and sadness. Nobuaki gently pressed his side face against Kenta's huge back. "Although I'm sorry for Mitsuki..." But at least Kenta survived, Nobuaki thought. "Forgive me, Nobuaki, I told another lie." Toot, toot, toot... "Natsuko this guy... huh? What does 'die with Mitsuki' mean?" Kenta's broad and huge back began to tremble. Toot toot toot toot. Nobuaki looked at the phone screen, too dazed to speak. "Tell me, Nobuaki. What will happen to Mitsuki... Was she punished? Is it written in the text message?" "Why is Kenta being punished too! Aya and Haruka are too!" At this time, Nobuaki was in a panic, so Kenta had to ask him again in a louder voice: "Whether Mizuki has been punished, tell me quickly!" "Before that, Kenta, tell me why you were punished?" "...Because the order given to me by the king was 'to give orders freely in front of everyone', so I gave myself the order 'I will protect and save the life of Mitsuki Yukimura', which means that if Mizuki dies, I will also will die." "How, how? Didn't you say that your order was to 'reveal Nazuko's identity'?" "Sorry, I lied to you." "Why do you tell such a lie! I don't understand!" "Sorry." Kenta's unspoken truth is actually "I don't want to increase Nobuaki's troubles". "You have been apologizing from just now... At least, turn around and let me see your face." "Sorry, I don't have the face to see you." At this time, Nobuaki realized that there was something wrong with what Kenta said. "Have you received a text message from the king 'to protect Mitsuki'? That is, the king will send a text message to everyone, telling the class that your order is 'Kenta Akamatsu must protect the life of Mitsuki Yukimura'." "Not received. Does it matter?" "...No, nothing." Nobuaki was not telling the truth.He was afraid that telling the truth would make Kenta even more sad, which was too cruel. This king's order is probably limited, that is, he cannot give orders to himself.The order must be given to the rest of the class for it to be effective. Therefore, I should have noticed it earlier, because I didn't receive the text message from Kenta that was equivalent to the king's order. Kenta was not punished for failing to protect Mizuki, he was punished for failing to obey the king's order and for delaying in giving orders to others. Suddenly, Kenta's right foot gave way, and his huge body almost fell down. He hurriedly stepped on his foot and stood up again. I will not lose!It felt like Kenta was resisting something. "I think Kenta is amazing! Because you have worked so hard to achieve the agreement between you and Mizuki, this is not an easy thing." "That's not important. Tell me quickly, will Mizuki be punished!" "Mizuki...she will be punished." "Is it a promise... Please, let me and Mizuki be alone." Nobuaki nodded, turned around and planned to leave here.But at this moment, Kenta's strong body suddenly fell to the ground. "Kenta!" "What a shame, to be knocked down by such a trivial matter..." Kenta desperately crawled on the ground, trying to crawl to Mizuki and sit beside her. There is still a distance of about one person's height between him and Mizuki. "Don't come here, Nobuaki! You still have something to do, right! Besides, this little thing won't bother me." Nobuaki originally wanted to help Kenta, but Kenta refused. "Wishes will be rewarded one day. I've always been... convinced... sorry I couldn't help you, Nobuaki." Kenta crawled forward little by little, trying to shorten the distance between him and Mizuki. Just one step away from Mizuki, Kenta stretched his arms and let out a whimper. "...Sorry...I failed to keep the promise..." With only the last few centimeters left, just when his fingertips were about to touch Mizuki, Kenta's arm fell to the ground weakly, and his body lay on the ground, unable to move anymore. "You have given me great encouragement. Really, I have learned a lot from Kenta." Nobuaki didn't shed a single tear, and he didn't look away either.Nobuaki stared at the scene in front of him, trying to imprint this scene in his mind. I will never forget Kenta, definitely not.Nobuaki swore in his heart. Kenta's face was full of regret, but Mizuki's expression was full of happiness. Nobuaki moved Kenta to Mizuki's side and asked him to sit against the railing beside the road, then put the two people with completely opposite expressions side by side and let them hold hands. "I'll say it again, don't lie to me again. Zhi Huimei is still lying to me until the last moment. I have had enough of such lies. In contrast, I prefer those lies that are used to hurt others... …Kenta, have you been rewarded for doing this!” In the silent mountain, Nobuaki's cry echoed in the night sky.