The boy nodded vigorously.

“Just like the past.”

The boy is trying to save this friendship.

He clenched his hands tightly.

His expression was sincere and eager.

...

"past?"

The gray-haired monster tilted his head.

...

"Um!"

The boy nodded vigorously again.

"past!"

The boy's eyes are bright.

"I can come and play with you."

"You will say hello to me."

"I'll say goodbye to me."

"I will let me swing with you..."

The boy depicts scenes of their past relationship.

The still tender face shines brightly because of memories.

Exudes a bright light.

...

The gray-haired monster tilted his head and curled it with his hair.

The boy's description evokes its past memories.

ah.

Yes.

It used to get along well with this boy.

Because I have been meeting a human who can see it and chat with it for a long time.

It contacted the boy according to his wishes.

The picture book the boy told it was quite interesting.

It's fun to swing with the boy.

Especially at the beginning, the boy looked panicked-

Although it appears to be impatience to saving the boy many times.

But in fact, it felt very interesting to the boy's clumsy and timid behavior.

pity……

Later, the boy got used to swinging and experienced the fun from it, and he was no longer at the beginning.

However, listening to the boy screaming higher, listening to the boy's loud laughter...

It doesn't think it's bad either.

...

It thought it would last for a long time with a boy.

It has been a long time since it is called a long time.

You should know that there is a gap between heaven and earth in the life span between humans and monsters.

It is willing to spend some time with boys.

Until the boy can't see it.

Or, it has a new interest.

...

Unexpectedly...

It hasn't ended the relationship yet...

The boy disappeared first.

I realized that the boy hadn't come for a long time, and it's probably two weeks since the boy came last time...

The crow tilted his head.

Um.

It remembers.

Last time we parted, the boy said goodbye to it.

I also said that I would come to play with it in a few days.

result……

This few days will be really long.

It wants.

...

Because of the boy, it knew the feeling of time passing for the first time.

It felt like it had been waiting for the boy for a long time.

long time……

Then one day, it decided not to wait.

It's tired of it.

The waiting that cannot see the end makes it boring.

It's not waiting for the boy.

It was the boy who broke his promise.

...

It swings the "swing".

The heightened vision allows it to see further.

It suddenly thought of walking further away.

The boy aroused its desire to communicate.

It decides.

It's going to walk out of the park.

Go to a farther place to see.

Find other humans who can communicate with it.

Hmm.

Monsters can do it too.

...

certainly.

It will still come back.

Its roots are here.

However, if you find a better place... it doesn't really mind moving.

...

It saw the boy again.

I don’t know what day it was, the boy finally came to the park again.

It came under its maple tree again.

He is looking for it.

It knows.
To be continued...