Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

On the way back, it started to drizzle.

Sakata Akatsuki thought this girl was weird in the morning, but now, the weirdness is still weird, but she seems to be able to accept it.

You might even think she's a little bit cute.

…

In the following game content, as time continues to pass, the number of meetings between Akatsuki Sakata and Yu Tachibana gradually increases, and their relationship gradually becomes more familiar from a cold relationship.

We always meet on rainy days.

Akatsuki Sakata is an introverted and closed person. Because of his outright personality, he doesn't have a good relationship with his colleagues in the company, and his boss doesn't like him either.

Fortunately, Akatsuki Sakata is a person who knows how to get along well with himself, so even if there are no friends around him, he can still play games, read comics, and watch movies alone...

However, the appearance of Tachibana Rain disrupted all the rhythm of Sakata Akatsuki's life.

"Senior! Do you play horror games?"

"ha?"

"Want to play an escape room?"

"ha?"

When escaping from the secret room, Tachibana Yu was so frightened that she shivered, all she screamed.

On the other hand, Sakata Akatsuki was solving the puzzle seriously and enjoyed the process very much.

Only when Tachibana Yu hides behind him, Sakata Akira will block her with his body, and then look back:

This guy is obviously very scared, but he still wants to play in the secret room?

He is really good and fun-loving.

"senior!"

"Want to go see a movie tonight?"

"ha?"

"Today is February 14th! Valentine's Day."

"So?" Sakata Akira frowned, "Shouldn't you go with your boyfriend?"

"Uh huh... I don't have a boyfriend." Tachibana Yu wrinkled his little nose and shook his head, "I think you are so pitiful, senior, that's why I suggested watching a movie. You must be lonely alone, right?"

Sakata Akatsuki had a dark line: Do you want it to be so heartbreaking?

…

When I walked out of the cinema at night, it started to rain lightly.

But Tachibana Rain seemed extremely happy.

"Senior, I like rain the most. Do you want to dance in the rain?"

Sakata Akatsuki quickly shook her head.

If you dance in the heavy rain, you will be regarded as crazy by the people around you, right?

However, at this moment in the game:

Tachibana Rain wore a pure white dress and jumped into the rain.

The arms move through graceful arcs, the steps rotate, and the whole person is like a flower blooming in the rain.

Absolutely beautiful.

[I have always felt that the rain in Tokyo is something that makes people feel melancholy and depressed]

[As if adding disturbing lines to the dark world]

【But, when rain appears in my life,】

[Rain doesn’t seem to be an annoying existence anymore, or on the contrary, the pitter-pattering sound, like beautiful music, leads me into a dream. 】

[It is as if the gray world has been rendered with rich colors. 】

…

When going back in the evening, Tachibana Yu got on his motorcycle, then patted the back seat and said, "Senior, let me see you off."

"Huh? Oh, okay."

Akatsuki Sakata got on the motorcycle, but he didn't dare to touch her with his hands. Instead, he straightened his chest, put his hands behind him, and held both sides of the back seat.

Yamada Masaharu also experienced this situation.

I don’t know why, but when I saw this scene, I felt a little touched in my heart.

The two of them were silent along the way, and the scooter drove forward silently. The sound of wheels rolling over the road echoed in their ears, carrying an ancient and mysterious rhythm.

The rain slapped against the helmet, and the whole world became hazy.

"Well, it's nice to rain." Sakata Akatsuki sighed.

"Um?"

"I like it so much, I like rain so much."

At this moment, Tachibana Yu was startled.

After two seconds, "Me too."

Yuyouyou's voice came from the front.

"So, senior!"

Rain shouted.

"Huh?!" Akatsuki Sakata was shocked.

"Are you willing to be my lover? Senior!!!"

Tachibana Rain shouted.

This time it was Sakata Akatsuki's turn to be stunned.

"You like me?" He couldn't believe it, his mouth opened in surprise, and his voice trembled.

"Yes! I like senior the most!"

"Then what do you like about me? I...I...I am hated by everyone, I have no talent, and my personality is weird..."

"I like senior who likes Yu, I like your eyes, I like the way you read silently in the corner of the company... I like everything about senior!"

…

Oh my god, this is all bullshit talk.

The heroine of this work is also too fierce.

However, Yamada Masaharu almost cried with joy when he met such a girl.

Unfortunately, it only exists in the game.

…

After the two people establish a formal relationship, the next game content can be said to be a rush:

Dating, living together, getting married...

Time flies, as if a lifetime has passed in a game.

"Tears of the Mermaid" is very different from the P game that Masaharu Yamada played before.

Up to now, the heroine is very clear, it is Tachibana Rain, and you can't even find a second option that can be contacted and can be conquered.

Then as for the story, there are not many ups and downs in the narration, it is as plain as water, but it makes people feel extremely at ease.

It seems that life is full of flowers, quiet and elegant, but fragrant.

Even though he didn't drink, Yamada Masaharu felt that he was a little drunk.

"Tears of Mermaid" is as beautiful as a fairy tale.

But the more it is like this, the more uneasy Shoji Yamada becomes.

It is too weird, too strange, it doesn't look like a game made by Paradox, let alone a game made by Guyuan Laozei.

Many interesting things happened in the middle, which were exaggerated and funny, continuing the usual style of Guyuan Laozei.

But the more relaxed, the more peaceful these two people live, the more uneasy Shoji Yamada becomes.

I think CL and LL were like this back then.

But the ending killed him badly.

In a blink of an eye, the two have gone through the process from acquaintance to love to marriage.

The way Yu put on the wedding dress is really beautiful, like an angel.

After marriage, Tachibana Yu put up her long hair, tied it into a long braid, and hung it from one shoulder, and the whole person became much gentler and more ladylike.

The only thing that remains unchanged is the swollen eyes and the flashing light.

Still childish personality.

In winter, there is heavy snow outside the window.

Yu stood at the window and took a look, and said coquettishly:

"I really want to eat ice cream! Let's go buy some ice cream!"

"Where can you eat ice cream in winter?"

"Well... Anyway, I like everything related to water."

"Are you possessed by water?" Sakata Xiao, who was sitting by the kotatsu and reading a book, complained.

But after a pause, Sakata Xiao glanced at her carefully, "What about tears? Tears are also made of water, do you like them too?"

"Hmm?"

Tachibana Yu was stunned for a moment and fell into deep thought.

"I like it. Haven't I been looking for the Mermaid's Tears? It's a wishing machine."

This sentence seemed to have endless magic, awakening Sakata Xiao's memory.

He asked Yu with a smile, "So did you find the Mermaid's Tears?"

Tachibana Yu put her hands behind her back, playfully took two steps back, and her eyes smiled into crescents, "I found it."

"Did your wish come true?" Sakata Xiao didn't think so.

"My wish has come true."

"Hmm?" Sakata Akatsuki asked in confusion, "Did the mermaid princess get happiness?"

"Hmm." Yu shook her head and nodded.

"My wish is to be with you." Tachibana Yu said with a smile:

"I want to have children with you, and then raise them up. In the future, they will have their own families and go to wider places.

Occasionally, they will come to see us.

Then we will grow old together.

This is my wish.

I hope you can be happy."

...

[I don't know why, when I heard Yu's answer, my heart seemed to be wet by the rain.

Something in my heart is melting...

Or, it has already melted.

The gentle power called rain. 】

...

At this point, Yamada Masaharu's eyes were slightly moist, and he didn't even realize it.

This game is different from all the games he has played before.

Just like the name of rain, there is a kind of silent power that moistens things. Although it is small and gentle, it can always touch the softest part of your heart.

By the time Yamada Masaharu reacted, 40 years had passed in the game.

Most of the 40 years are presented through fragments, just like watching a slide show or a revolving lantern.

In reality, only 4 hours have passed.

6◇9◇Book◇Bar

Those unfulfilled wishes and unfinished dreams in CL and LL seem to have been supplemented and improved in "Tears of Mermaid".

70-year-old Sakata Akatsuki has white hair and wrinkles on her face, and Tachibana Yu, who is over 60 years old, has become a little old lady commonly seen in cartoons.

The only thing that remains unchanged is her quirky personality and the childish light flashing in her swollen eyes.

"It's raining. Let's dance." Yu suggested.

"Okay."

Sakata Akatsuki sat in a wheelchair and reached out to Tachibana Yu.

Yu looked down and complained lovingly, "Look at you, your shoes have fallen off again."

Tachibana Yu bent down and tied Sakata Akatsuki's shoelaces.

"Yu?" Sakata Akatsuki looked down at her.

In front of her was a head of silver hair.

"Hmm?"

"Thank you."

"Why? You're so old."

"Thank you for appearing in my life. Can you tie my shoelaces for the rest of my life?"

Yu looked up, and a shy blush appeared on the face of the little old lady, "No."

...

At this point, Yamada Masaharu didn't dare to play anymore.

He had watched the first half of Sakata Akatsuki and Tachibana Yu's life. Even if nothing magical happened in the second half, he could already foresee what would happen.

Cruel, old thief Gu Yuan!

You are so cruel!

The cruelest thing in the world is not the loss of a beloved wife and a daughter in middle age in CL.

It is not the terminal illness in LL, leaving the beloved one to raise a child alone.

Those are short fragments that only exist in the game, which can experience the limited life.

But...

This game, "Tears of Mermaid" shows you the complete life of two people, and then from beauty to decline...

...

The two people still have no children in the end, but it does not hinder their happiness.

Supporting each other, they stumbled all the way to their 70s.

However, Sakata Akatsuki, who was originally thought to be ahead, did not expect that fate would deal him a heavy blow:

Tachibana Yu was diagnosed with rectal cancer, which had spread.

So two years later, Yu passed away.

Tachibana Yu lay quietly in the coffin, and Sakata Xiao's eyes were calm, without any waves, and he could even talk and laugh when his friends came to comfort him.

Until Yu was buried, the next morning, when Sakata Xiao struggled to get up from the bed and sat in the wheelchair to put on his shoes, but couldn't put them on.

His fingers suddenly stopped, fell weakly on his knees, and then covered his face and cried again.

So...

【It was at this time that I realized】

【Pain is a delayed thing. 】

【And the person who helped me put on shoes every day is no longer here. 】

In the rain, Sakata Xiao burst into tears, crying heartbreakingly.

Yamada Masaharu's tears could not stop flowing out.

Damn it!

Guyuan old thief!

This is the most powerful part of games. It provides you with an excellent sense of immersion, allowing you to completely immerse yourself in the game and then cause emotional resonance.

If he hadn't experienced it so vividly, Yamada Shoji wouldn't have felt so uncomfortable, as if his heart was being torn by a knife.

The sound of rain outside was clear, and Sakata Akatsuki closed the curtains tightly and cried sadly.

[From then on, I never dared to look at the rain again.

When it rained,

But, the rain, she was gone. ]

…

The game that pressed the fast-forward button suddenly returned to normal here, and the flow of time slowed down. After that, it was no longer a jumping timeline, but a calendar that players needed to operate to advance.

When sorting out Tachibana Yu's relics, Yamada Shoji found a key.

He found an iron box under the bed that could be opened.

There was an envelope and a small glass bottle inside.

The envelope said:

"[Tears of Mermaid] can fulfill one of your wishes."

The bottle was labeled with [Tears of Mermaid].

Sakata Akatsuki opened the bottle cap and found that there was indeed a thin layer of water inside.

As if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, Sakata Akatsuki's eyes became fanatical.

He recalled the first time he met Yu,

"If this is really the tears of a mermaid, then... I want to be with Yu, forever and ever."

...

Sakata Akatsuki's eyes released a fiery light, the wind whistled, the curtains rolled up, and the sound of rain became louder.

At this moment, it seemed that a magical power was changing something through the liquid in the bottle.

However, a long time had passed...

Sakata Akatsuki did not find any changes.

He took the crutches and limped around the house.

"Yu! Where are you?!"

"Yu!"

Sakata Akatsuki called Tachibana Yu's name over and over again.

However, there was no sound.

Except for the sound of rain outside the house, the house was silent.

It seemed to be quieter than before he met Yu.

Sure enough...

Fairy tales are all lies.

Sakata Aki threw away the bottle, then sat back on the sofa dejectedly, his eyes dimming again.

He curled up and covered his chest with his hands.

[If I had never encountered rain, I would not be so unbearable to loneliness.

Before encountering rain, I was just lonely, but not lonely.

After encountering rain, I realized that loneliness was so uncomfortable]

[But, in this world, no one will come to comfort me. ]

When he thought of this, Sakata Aki felt extremely heartbroken.

Knock knock knock.

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside the house.

Sakata Aki didn't want to pay attention, but after a few seconds, the knock on the door sounded again.

Who is it, so persistent?

"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" Sakata Aki struggled to open the door with a cane. Standing outside was a young girl holding an umbrella, standing tall and graceful, wearing a black long skirt.

The girl was about 20 years old, with a pair of big bright eyes, like a kitten.

"Senior?!" She tilted her head and laughed happily.

"Hmm?" Sakata Akatsuki's heart skipped a beat.

"Let's go get wet in the rain?"

"Huh?"

At this moment, Sakata Akatsuki's fingers trembled violently, and the cane in his hand fell to the ground.

There was a clang.

"You are..."

"Tachibana Yu, please teach me." The girl in front of him laughed happily, her eyes were round and sparkling with childish light.

...

... (End of this chapter)