Quiet and Peaceful Time: 10/05/2020, 15:26  A certain day exactly a year after Natsuhiko's father had passed away. After the anniversary of his father's death, Natsuhiko and his mother headed home... Once they had finished visiting his father's grave, Natsuhiko walked through the park with his mother hand in hand. His mother whispered to him in a gentle voice.  ♪ BGM: Anxious Times of Rokumei City ♫  I made up my mind not to cry. You were good too, Mom. You didn't cry either. Hee hee... I made up my mind not to cry either. I did cry in front of you a year ago, though...That had been the only time Natsuhiko had seen his mother cry in his life at that point. He wanted to become stronger so he could stop those tears. In place of his strong and gentle father. ...But still, Dad was always smiling. That's what I loved the most about him. Even when he got sick and thin... he never stopped smiling. You're right... He never lost his cheerfulness. He was like the sun.She looked to the sky as she said that. And she smiled nostalgically. ...Did you know, Natsuhiko? That smile's saved your mother time and time again. Even back when your father and I first met. When you first met...?Now that he thought about it, he had yet to hear his mother talk about how she'd met his father. Ever since he was born, his parents had always been ''Mom and Dad'' to him, so he never even imagined they had a past he didn't know. He became a little curious and decided to ask her about it. Mom, when did you and Dad first meet? It's already been about eight years now, hasn't it...? It was back when l was still at home. At home? At the home I was born and raised in. You haven't met them, but I have parents too. I was still living with them. I see... So they're grandma and grandpa? Yes. But... I had a sort of a problem with that family. They were big on formalities, but familial bonds and love... were a little lost on that household. So I was forced to live a horribly uncomfortable lifestyle. The only memories I have from childhood are about studying. They didn't acknowledge the free will of children... It was like a prison. Huh... Is that so...?His mother's words were difficult to understand, but he somehow understood that she once had it rough. ...You must've had it tough, Mom... I loved academics, so I'm grateful to some extent for them sending me to get special education for gifted children, but still... However, your father saved me from that household. Dad did? I had already published several papers at that time, and he came to meet me after taking interest in them. When we first met, well... to be honest, he was a little creepy. Huh, really!? Well, it kind of felt like he was trying to flirt with me. He acted overly familiar, and he'd always joke around... Plus, he'd shower me with absurd amounts of praise over how I was such a beauty of a genius physicist. At first, I thought 'What is he trying to do? Didn't he come here out of interest for my papers?'. Haah... But I guess that's just like Dad, huh? Indeed. Begrudgingly enough, that's just how he was.She chuckled as she said that. Anyway, that's why I didn't like him at first... but as we talked, I understood how he seriously was interested in my theses. Because he was a Level 4 Communicator, which was a rarity at the time, you see. He wanted to solve the mysteries of the ability he was born with somehow or another. Including from a physics standpoint. I was interested in his ability as well, so we decided to work for a solution together. Um... so you mean you wanted to solve the mystery of Dad's BC? Yes. Because it was a very interesting research topic. And as we advanced our research together, we came to talk about various things. I still hadn't completely relaxed my guard around him at that time... but I did gradually begin to talk about my family situation. So what do you think he did? He suddenly cried. Huh? Dad cried? He was somehow empathetic... He had no relatives, so my story actually really left an impression on him, apparently. But there I was, just talking indifferently, and he suddenly started crying. That's just confusing, isn't it? ...My confusion continued for a little while after that. For him to cry at a story like mine was a little... well... What? ...It's nothing. In any case, our relationship slightly changed after that. Enough for me to let him read my mind with empathy. And once he learned my innermost thoughts that I hadn't told anybody else, he smiled at me and said 'Don't worry, I'll do something about it'. Ah, that was Dad's favorite phrase, wasn't it? It was. Because he was basically a reckless man. But when I saw that smile of his, I oddly felt like I could leave it all up to him. Yeah, yeah, I can understand. So, skipping all of that confusion... in the end, he took me away from that household by force and made me his bride. I was only 18 when we were married... I was young, in a lot of ways. I see... Dad was kinda cool, wasn't he? He really was... Looking back, I feel like the day I met your father was the day my life truly began.Miyoko looked at Natsuhiko as she said that. ♪ BGM: Words of Healing ♫ ...You know, Natsuhiko... You're the gift that Shun gave me. My most precious treasure. I'm not good with words, so I don't know if I can convey this well, but... I love you as much as I loved Shun, but in a different way. Hmm, that wasn't hard to understand at all. I love you too, Mom. Just like I loved Dad. You're right... I love both of you too.Natsuhiko's mother embraced him gently. Then she grasped his hand and spoke. Now how about we head back home? Our home. Yeah!Natsuhiko answered cheerfully and walked with his mother. Tips posted:TIP: Natsuhiko Tenkawa Tips posted:TIP: BCAD These were the last tips we get to see. The only thing left for 100% completion is scene titles.
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