Even Death Doesn't Apart Us (English Version)

Chapter 19

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"What?! You said you could," after seeing Chie's message that she couldn't accompany Aika because she had a sudden meeting with the producer for her new broadcast.

"I'm so sorry Ai, I can't," Chie's regret clearly could be heard. Aika massaged the centre of her eyebrows, thinking about who she could go with for research.

Chie is Aika's only hope to accompany the Meiji building research in Tokyo tomorrow. The other friends can't either, Marie is still at the office, Hana has a recording schedule. Watanabe is editing her draft that made Aika inseparable from her laptop for a few days.

Not long ago, her head seemed to be overflowing with ideas, and she fell asleep more often in Kenta's room. When she woke up, Aika always found Kenta's red haori covering her body. Now, Aika's nose was so sensitive to Kenta's scent that it made her calm and her heart doing morning aerobics.

The intimacy that the two lovebirds had together could be known by Kenta from his dreams. Kenta knew almost everything about them. From the estimated wealth of the Mister, to the size of the land that could be the inheritance of the Miss. Yet, not with their names and faces. For all his life Kenta dreamed about them, still did not know their names.

When Aika asked, the man shook his head with a gloomy face, "Every time I almost hear their names, whether it's Mister or Miss, there is a high-pitched ringing sound, as if I am not allowed to know," then she asked about the face.

Kenta answered the same as Miss, he couldn't see Mister's face. Even more so because he was looking from the man's side. When looking in the mirror, Mister's face seemed to have a fog covering it.

"What about Miss? Surely you know her face," Kenta immediately looked like there was something stuck in his seat. Aika realised she asked the thing that always made Kenta wake up gasping for breath. Even the first time Aika saw Kenta wake up from his nightmare, Kenta was crying.

Aika apologised and told Kenta not to answer. But, after taking a breath he said, "When Miss was still alive, sometimes I could see her smile," he stared deeply at Aika, "Miss' smile could melt Mister's heart," Aika's face heated up. It felt like Kenta wasn't just talking about Miss.

Kenta gave her a lot of stories, somehow connecting with her own. For example, Miss and Mister often met in two different cities. Miss was from an area near the coast with volcanoes, which Aika assumed was Izu. While Mister was from Tokyo.

"I saw a photo of Tokyo Station being built and it was very similar to what I saw in my dream," So Aika decided to research Meiji-era buildings in Tokyo.

In addition to research, this is also one of the exercises so that Aika can control her fear in public spaces. The flea market in Shibuya or the shopping area near her house has been visited often. Plus, some sellers at the flea market and buyers in the shopping area already know her. They also know the outline of her stalker, so they often help her.

Once when she tried on a dress that Suzuki had fixed, Mr. Chizaki from the bookstore said there was a suspicious person following her. "He ran away like a coward when we came!" she said with a proud laugh.

A similar thing also happened in the shopping area, Aika was buying meat, the grandmothers and mothers immediately called the security guards because they saw a man wearing a black jacket made of parachute material.

However, unlike Tokyo Station and Mitsukoshi Nihombashi Main Store. No one would know and protect her.

Aika's psychologist actually advised her not to rush, but the young woman wanted to try because she basically enjoys travelling alone.