“... We went on a trip as a family. And the boiler at the hotel we stayed at exploded. My parents were caught up in the fire that the explosion caused...”
Shizuka hadn't talked about her past with others that much. She didn't want their sympathy. But when Koutarou asked of it, she spoke about her past very naturally. That was because she knew about his past. She believed that he would understand without showing her any unwanted pity.
“... Mom and dad gave their lives to protect me. Dad was lost in the fire, and mom inhaled too much smoke... 'Don't take too many deep breaths', 'We will definitely protect you'... those were their last words that I could remember...”
Even though she believed Koutarou wouldn’t pity her, she still felt quite sad as she spoke. Her emotions swelled as her words gradually grew weaker.
“... I was so young, I couldn't do anything... I stayed rolled up in a wet blanket while mom and dad carried me. The body I had trained at the gym was useless. I was just a powerless child that could only be protected...”
Shizuka meekly mumbled as she clenched her right hand. She had never forgotten the helplessness she had felt on that day.
“That's why... I decided to become stronger. I don't ever want to be that helpless again. I’ll protect what mom and dad had protected...”
That's why Shizuka protected Corona House that her parents had left behind. She would properly manage it as a landlord, and make sure no accidents or fires ever occurred. She trained her body to be able to protect others from any other incident, so that her tenants wouldn't have to experience what she had gone through. In other words, Shizuka was more concerned about her tenants than money.
“... No wonder we didn't stand a chance”
Koutarou mumbled and smiled wryly. He couldn't keep himself from smiling.
“Eh?”
“I'm talking about when we first came to room 106. Back then, you crushed all of us”
“Ah... something like that did happen, didn't it...”
“Unlike us who were just fighting over the room, you had a proper reason to want to protect it. So of course we wouldn't have a chance against you”
Koutarou was convinced. It was only natural for Shizuka to be so strong. She had a proper reason to fight from the very start. So Koutarou and the others, who had fought only for themselves, were never a match to begin with.
“But it's strange. Now I want to protect all of you too”
Shizuka showed her own small wry smile while staring into her palms. How strange. She now wanted to protect those people she had thrown her fists at.
“I think I know what you mean”
“Now that I think about it, Satomi-kun, you have similar circumstances to me”
They had both lost family, fought against outsiders to protect their place, and now we're trying to protect those outsiders. Koutarou and Shizuka were quite similar.
“If you put it like that, everyone might be the same”
“That's true... Everyone just wanted their own place...”
Everyone sought out room 106 for their own reasons. Yet everyone had obtained what they wanted. Even though the reasons they had come for were different, the root was the same. Everyone struggled, searching for warmth and a place to call their own.
“Then the reason we are all together is all thanks to you”
“To me?”
“Yes. It's because you are protecting Corona House that we could all get along”
“I... brought everyone...”
Shizuka had never thought of things like that. She put her hands on her chest with her eyes wide open.
“I'm sure your parents would be happy”
“Would they really? Mom and dad...”
”Yes. At least... I think they would”
“... Thank you, Satomi-kun. I am very happy too...”
Shizuka had struggled ever since the day she lost her parents. And in this past year, she had found her place again. What she had lost in the past and sought after was now all around her, within reach. That's why―
The tears now flooding out from Shizuka's eyes had been dammed up for a long time.
“... เราไปเที่ยวเป็นครอบครัว และหม้อไอน้ำที่โรงแรมที่เราพักที่กระจาย พ่อถูกจมในไฟที่เกิดจากการระเบิด..."ชิซูกะไม่ได้พูดคุยเกี่ยวกับอดีตของตนกับผู้อื่น เธอไม่ต้องการเห็นอกเห็นใจของพวกเขา แต่เมื่อ Koutarou คำถามของมัน เธอพูดเกี่ยวกับอดีตของเธอมากเป็นธรรมชาติ นั่นเป็น เพราะเธอรู้เกี่ยวกับอดีตของเขา เธอเชื่อว่า เขาจะเข้าใจ โดยไม่มีการแสดงของเธอไม่ต้องสงสาร“... แม่และพ่อให้ชีวิตของพวกเขาเพื่อปกป้องฉัน พ่อเสียไปในกองไฟ และแม่สูดดมควันมากเกินไป... 'อย่าลึก ๆ มากเกินไป' 'เราจะแน่นอนปกป้องคุณ'...คำสุดท้ายที่ฉันจะจำ...เพราะคน "แม้ว่าเธอเชื่อว่า Koutarou จะไม่สงสารเธอ เธอยังคงรู้สึกค่อนข้างเศร้าที่เธอพูด อารมณ์ของเธอ swelled ขณะที่คำของเธอค่อย ๆ เติบโตอ่อน“... หนุ่มดังนั้น ผมไม่มี... ฉันรีดขึ้นผ้าห่มเปียกในขณะที่แม่และพ่อทำให้ ฉันได้รับการฝึกฝนออกกำลังกายร่างกายก็ไร้ประโยชน์ ผมเป็นเพียงเด็กไม่มีอำนาจที่เพียงจะป้องกันด้วย..."ชิซูกะวิงวอน mumbled เธอกัดมือขวาของเธอ นอกจากนี้เธอไม่เคยได้ลืมทำอะไรไม่ถูกเธอก็รู้สึกในวันนั้น"นั่นคือเหตุผลที่... ฉันตัดสินใจที่จะกลายเป็นดี ไม่เคยอยากได้ที่ทำอะไรไม่ถูกอีก ฉันจะปกป้องสิ่งที่แม่และพ่อได้ป้องกัน..."That's why Shizuka protected Corona House that her parents had left behind. She would properly manage it as a landlord, and make sure no accidents or fires ever occurred. She trained her body to be able to protect others from any other incident, so that her tenants wouldn't have to experience what she had gone through. In other words, Shizuka was more concerned about her tenants than money.“... No wonder we didn't stand a chance”Koutarou mumbled and smiled wryly. He couldn't keep himself from smiling.“Eh?”“I'm talking about when we first came to room 106. Back then, you crushed all of us”“Ah... something like that did happen, didn't it...”“Unlike us who were just fighting over the room, you had a proper reason to want to protect it. So of course we wouldn't have a chance against you”Koutarou was convinced. It was only natural for Shizuka to be so strong. She had a proper reason to fight from the very start. So Koutarou and the others, who had fought only for themselves, were never a match to begin with.“But it's strange. Now I want to protect all of you too”Shizuka showed her own small wry smile while staring into her palms. How strange. She now wanted to protect those people she had thrown her fists at.“I think I know what you mean”“Now that I think about it, Satomi-kun, you have similar circumstances to me”They had both lost family, fought against outsiders to protect their place, and now we're trying to protect those outsiders. Koutarou and Shizuka were quite similar.
“If you put it like that, everyone might be the same”
“That's true... Everyone just wanted their own place...”
Everyone sought out room 106 for their own reasons. Yet everyone had obtained what they wanted. Even though the reasons they had come for were different, the root was the same. Everyone struggled, searching for warmth and a place to call their own.
“Then the reason we are all together is all thanks to you”
“To me?”
“Yes. It's because you are protecting Corona House that we could all get along”
“I... brought everyone...”
Shizuka had never thought of things like that. She put her hands on her chest with her eyes wide open.
“I'm sure your parents would be happy”
“Would they really? Mom and dad...”
”Yes. At least... I think they would”
“... Thank you, Satomi-kun. I am very happy too...”
Shizuka had struggled ever since the day she lost her parents. And in this past year, she had found her place again. What she had lost in the past and sought after was now all around her, within reach. That's why―
The tears now flooding out from Shizuka's eyes had been dammed up for a long time.
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