It was so bad that the kitchen utensils had to be separated.

Of course, ten years ago, although the current Hanekawa family was poor, they were not yet in ruins.

“nobody.”

Empty room.

“So I don’t want to come back.” Xiao Hanekawa sat on the tatami floor.

Her parents have been quarreling every day recently.

Chapter 189 The Street Where I Am the Only One Absent

Asakura Yuya sat down on the tatami floor.

A house without heating is not much warmer than outside.

“You have a bad relationship with your parents?”

Xiao Hanekawa opened his homework book and thought about how to write the composition: “Hmm.”

Some time ago, her parents told her that she was not their biological child…

Xiao Hanekawa didn’t believe it at first, but her father showed her the adoption certificate, and she had to believe it even though she didn’t want to.

Later, she didn’t dare to go home.

Every day I would wait on the swing in the park until dark before going back.

“……” Asakura Yu didn’t know what to say for a moment.

In his current situation, he is just a child himself. How can he solve the problems of a child?

He has no money, and apart from those external super powers that he doesn’t want to use, he has nothing.

“Asakura-kun, what is your dream?” Xiao Hanekawa asked him in a childish voice.

“Something I want to do.”

“I seem to understand.”

Hanekawa Tsubasa took out a pencil and started writing on the composition book.

Asakura Yu came up to her and watched her do her homework.

【I have a dream. 】

[When I grow up a little bit and can go anywhere by myself, I want to go to a distant country, a distant island, an uninhabited island, an island without sadness and pain]

The pen tip is still moving——

[On the island, there are no adults, no children, no classmates, no teachers, no parents. ]

[On that island, I could read when I wanted to, swim in the sea when I wanted to, and sleep when I wanted to.]

【On that island.】

[I will recall the city where only I did not exist, where the children went to school as usual, the adults went to work as usual, and the fathers and mothers ate as usual.]

【As long as I think of this, I feel relieved. 】

【I want to go to a faraway place.】

【An island where only I exist. 】

【I want to travel. 】

【Traveling alone. 】

After reading it, Asakura Yu stood up.

His expression was serious: “Let’s run away from home together, Hanekawa.”

“…Running away from home?” Hanekawa Tsubasa held the composition book, looked up at him, and looked uneasy.

We are just elementary school students. If we run away from home…

“I will protect you.”

Asakura Yuu held out his hand to her and said, “Let’s go find an uninhabited island together.”

“…No, mom and dad will worry.” Xiao Hanekawa shook her head.

“We left a note saying we were leaving home and told them.”

“No.” She still shook her head.

“That……”

“Hekawa, I’m planning to kidnap you now.” Asakura Yuu looked serious, “Is it okay?”

“Asakura-kun, are you an idiot?” Kohanekawa rolled his eyes at him.

“Well, so this is the only method I can think of now.”

Xiao Hanekawa pursed her lips and finally nodded.

She also wants to escape from the real world.

—-

Before Asakura Yuu accompanied Hanekawa Tsubasa to run away from home, he sent a message to his mother first.

soon.

A call came from the other end.

The voice sounded a little anxious: “Baby, stop messing around and come back soon!”

“I’ll send you a message every hour.”

He added: “Mom, I have my reasons for doing this.”

There was silence for a moment on the other end of the phone.

“…Don’t forget, it has to be sent once an hour. No, once every half an hour. You can’t use the scheduled sending function.”

“understood.”

Asakura Yu spoke a few more words to his mother before hanging up the phone.

The other party can easily complicate small matters, and if you are not notified, a large number of people may come out to search in the middle of the night.

Xiao Hanekawa finished writing the notice of running away from home and placed it on the dining table.

that’s it.

A runaway journey began, known to both parents.

Before leaving, Hanekawa Tsubasa glanced at the door of his house, turned around and asked him.

“where are we going?”

“The farther the better.” Asakura Yu knew that Hanekawa Tsubasa’s parents still had deep feelings for her, otherwise they would not have been still together after 10 years and even agreed to wait until she came of age.

This time when he ran away from home, he planned to use the child’s method to let them know Hanekawa Tsubasa’s thoughts.

Even if the disease cannot be cured, we must let Hanekawa Tsubasa get a relatively warm family.

“The farther… the better.” Xiao Hanekawa repeated his words and nodded his head.

If you run away from home, of course the farther the better.

But where to go?

Not a distance, but a more specific place.

An island that belongs to her.

“Antiquity Street, we can go there.” Asakura Yu remembered the second-hand bookstore he often visited with Hanekawa Tsubasa 10 years later, and an entire old street nearby.

Ten years ago, it wasn’t considered old.

But because of its geographical location, there are very few people, and even fewer in such severe winters, which meets the definition of an uninhabited island.

“…Very far?”

“It’s very far away for us.” Yu Asakura shook off the snow on the bicycle and sat on it. He is only 1.4 meters tall now, which is considered tall among elementary school students.

Hanekawa Tsubasa understood what he meant and sat in the back seat.

The lady’s bicycle slowly began to move.

Xiao Hanekawa rested her forehead on his back and slowly closed her eyes.

Taking a journey with an unknown outcome under the guidance of the kidnapper may be the boldest decision she has ever made in her life.

The kidnapper was an elementary school student of the same age whom he met for the first time.

I don’t know how long I rode.

Asakura Yu stopped in front of a vending machine in a residential area.

In the winter, the vending machine sold hot red bean soup. He found a few thousand yen left by his mother for emergency use in his schoolbag, took out one bill and bought two cans of hot drinks.

“Wow, it’s so warm.” After covering his hands, Asakura Yu handed the other can to Hanekawa Tsubasa.

Xiao Hanekawa bowed slightly, “Thank you, kidnapper-kun.”

“You’re welcome.”

Asakura Yu opened the red bean soup and started drinking it in small sips.

The benefit of having a smaller body is probably that you can drink beverages for longer?

not bad?

“Asakura-kun, the snow has stopped.” Hanekawa Tsubasa exhaled a puff of white mist, looked up at the sky with a smile.

The heavy snow that had been falling during the day stopped.

It was completely dark.

But at this moment, she was in an unexpectedly good mood.

“Sure enough, you are very cute when you smile.”

“…Then should I smile more?” Hanekawa Tsubasa tilted her head, her little face slightly red because of the cold.

“When you smile, you feel better, right?” Asakura Yu took another sip of the hot red bean soup. “I know a girl who likes to smile. She is very happy every day. I think that’s great.”

Yuigahama Yui is a girl who has no worries and is happy every day.

When he sees her smile, Asakura Yuu’s mood becomes better, which is one of the reasons why he likes Yuigahama Yui.

“Asakura-kun, you speak like an adult.”

Xiao Hanekawa couldn’t help laughing as he spoke.

Just like Asakura Yu said, it’s very cute, very cute.

—-

Chapter 190 Asakura Yuu: Send

Maybe it’s because it’s close to Christmas.

The Antique Street is filled with Christmas trees and colorful lights, making the deserted street look a little warmer.

“It’s so cold.”

Sorry, it’s still very cold. No matter how ambiguous and soft the lighting is, the parts that should be cold, such as the feet and hands, will still be frozen and numb.

Park your bike and lock it.

Asakura Yuu and Hanekawa Tsubasa are walking on the street.

“Christmas is coming soon.” He sighed to himself.

Interestingly, he spent last year’s Christmas with Hikigaya Hachiman and Araragi Koyomi. The three bachelors ate cake at Hikigaya Hachiman’s house and gave each other gifts.

In short, it’s pretty miserable.

“Then who do you want to live with, Asakura-kun?” Xiao Hanekawa asked him, turning her head to the side, feeling his hand being held.

“Mom and Dad…” Asakura Yu gave an answer that only a child could give.

Primary school students usually spend their time with their parents, right? After all, dating in primary school is considered premature love, and parents and teachers will punish them.