the 42nd Street Gate
　I always think that you really made it, didn't you?
　You've worked hard, haven't you, Yashiro?

"Well, Marsha," If you move, give a signal to the gatekeeper, for someone will drop in."
"Yes☆ Thank you.~. Oh, thank Estella too~"
"Very well, sir. Then I'll go back to work."

　With a quick salute, a young insect soldier returns to his post.
　It's new to me! Like the soldiers who were hired when this street gate was built, you're still a newcomer.
　The soldier Estella lent me to push my cart.

　Now I wanted to be a little alone, so I asked them to leave me here.

　... you're not really good at staying with strangers for a long time, are you?
　Everyone says it doesn't look like that, but I'm still paying a lot of attention.

　So when I'm alone like this... I'm relieved.

"Well, it's bad for you, isn't it?"

　I see you off and look at the people coming and going.
　I heard that this was just a place where there were rough fields until last year that no one could get close to.
　I wonder if I had ever been to this place in those days.

　You're going to change it this far... You're amazing, Yashiro.

"I'm going to change a lot of course. They're all good, too."

　Delia has changed a lot, hasn't she?
　... I could have changed it, though.

"...I can't believe Delia, who showed no interest in boys, would look like that..."

　Mr. Jiro's memory was infested with a bit of a nuisance.
　It may eventually eat up Jiro's memory and forget about us...

　When I heard that, Delia... she looked like the end of the world.
　No, it's not just Delia. Estella and everyone else.

　Do you know Yashiro?
　How many people and how important I am...

　I, too, am a little bit...


　The water splashes...

　Turn around and look up at the city gate.
　The big gate...

　a win-win gate used primarily by woodcutters and hunting guilds that helps improve the lives of the Forty-two wards.

　Jiro is always thinking about his own interests.
　That's a genius. sometimes devilishly ...hehehehew.

　But never -- never monopolize profits.

　Jiro's thinking of making money has always helped someone.
　I've turned someone's tears into smiles.

"That's great, isn't it?"

　Turning your head to the west, you'll see a big cliff rising between the 30 wards.
　Mr. Jiro used to say, 'There is a channel under this cliff leading to the sea.'
　You said you found out the salmon coming back to the river in 42 wards.
　I don't know where he studied, but he knows a lot about fish. I'd like to have a long talk with you next time.

"Wasn't it "if we could cut down the cliffs here, reinforce them, and secure a channel..."?"

　He once gladly told me that the ship of the sea-fishing guild would be able to come right under this forty-second leg.
　Of course, that's probably because he thinks of his own interests...

"If that happens, I'll be happy too~"

　Then we could come here a lot more.
　I can't see more of you.

　and thinking of Jiro's face????

"Oh, I'm sorry,"

　I heard a murmur like that.

　Actually, everyone probably doesn't know, but I have a good ear.
　Maybe it's because I was born and raised in a big ocean. It's made so that I can hear a small sound in the distance.

　So I can hear the murmur quite far away and understand it.
　It means that Jiro is walking over here.

　Turn over the body lying on your back in the tank and leave it on the edge of the aquarium.

"""Yaho"" ☆ ""Yaho""
"Oh!"

　He walks lightly with one hand up.
　Hmmm. You look innocent... Oh, I just saw your chest. Come on, Mr. Jiro.

"Huh ☆"

　I'll snort out the seawater in the tank as a punishment for a sudden glance in my chest.

"Opp!? What are you doing... oh my gosh!"
"Uh-huh ☆ Have you reflected on yourself.
"What? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I just glanced at the breast."
"You know ☆"

　puffing
　Jiro is a bit of an ethereal, but he never does anything unpleasant.
　It's kind of pure like an adolescent child, and it's a little cute. I don't want to be an ethereal, isn't it?

"Oh, my clothes are wet, don't you have scallops to wipe them?"
"Well, I have it, but I can't lend it to you ☆"
"... oh my gosh."

　This is how you can make a simple joke.
　But it's still a dirty thing, so I'll punish you a little bit.

"Huh ☆"
"Wow!? Oh, come on! What's that?"
"You know why, don't you?"
"Well, I wouldn't be angry if I thought it was water that touched your breast once."

"You," or... you really can't remember my name."
　As I knew, when I was confronted with reality......I don't like it either... ...you forget it.

"By the way, how did you know this?"
"I asked Delia,"
"... oh, I see."

　What a surprise!
'Delia'... I remembered the name.
　Good job, Delia. You didn't want to forget about Delia, did you?

　......I envy you.

「…………」
"What's the matter?"
"Huh? Something to think about".
"You're thinking about breast milk again, aren't you?"
"Isn't that Jiro?"

　be in danger
　When Jiro talks to me like this, I'm trying to figure out what I'm thinking.
　You've seen a lot of him, haven't you?
　That's all I know that much.

　Jiro never misses the sunken expression that someone suddenly showed.
　Then, pretending not to notice it, he explores why... ...he gently pulls out the little thorns that stick deep in his heart.

　...but not now.

　Because I didn't want to know that I was jealous of Delia...
　That's why I'm going to cheat you.k.

"Oh ☆ I think my breasts will grow bigger~"
"Hey, come on! If you're any more than that, you'll have to put on a mussel."

　Oh...
　a surprise
　I can't believe I even know something that I don't see very often in the bottom of the sea.

"I'm surprised by Yashiro's extensive knowledge~"
"Oh! There's nothing I don't know about breast milk!"
"Oh... that's it?"

I wish they'd say, "Knowledge of the sea."～.

　Well, you're from the 42nd district, aren't you?
　I don't even go out to sea... ...oh, I think I'm going to get a lump in my throaty. Let's change the subject.

"And how did Delia look?"
"Ah... that's what it is...."

　Mr. Jiro scratched his cheek as if he were embarrassed.
　What? Did I make something?

"I cried because I was so frustrated that I missed the owner of the river."
"Oh... Did Delia cry?"
"Oh... I had a hard time stopping him crying." I said I'd treat you to sweets next time, and you'd be glad to leave."

　......that's not true, Mr. Yashiro.
　Maybe the interference with memory has made my sensitivity dull.
　It's not like Jiro that you don't notice."Oh, my God!

　...I see. I wonder if you liked it.
　......I hope so.

　...... Oh, no.
　I'm afraid I'm going to come out in my heart...
　I envy others, I envy them, I want to do something I know I can't do......but I can't come out now......

"Hey, Mr. Jillo,"

　Things that bother you today... Don't say...

"If I'm crying, will you comfort me?"
"I don't like it,"

　......what?
　Answer immediately...?

　That's... as expected, a little... I'm sad.

"I don't want to see your crying face," Instead???????"

　As he spoke, Jiro stroked my hair like this... crumpled...

"When you're happy, tell me a lot of stories. I don't care about fish or the sea. I'll go out with you as much as I want."
"...hehhhhhhhhhhhhhh...I see. Yeah. I don't care how much."

　......what a surprise!
　... why?
　Why am I so nervous?

'I want Marsha to smile whenever she wants."

　I felt like I had been told such a thing.
　I haven't been told... ...that satisfaction I've been told... ...that makes my facial muscles loose...

"UghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhYes ☆ I'll have you go out with me a lot☆ Maybe one night won't be enough ☆"
"Give me some time to sleep." I've been working all day, that restaurant."

　"That restaurant?"

　. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"Ya, Jiro..."
"But yes,"

　I think I looked stupid then.

"Come and stay next time,"
"To………………?"

　To stay... ...what? In Jiro's room... ...what, what, what...

"You've never been there when everybody comes to stay." It's quite fun, playing games."
"Well... I see," Oh, that's great. Then I'll mix it up next time☆"

　B, I was surprised!
　Right! Right!I don't think Jiro can say such a thing.

　All together.

　......Yasilo... There are a lot of careless remarks.
　If it wasn't for me, I would have panicked.
　If you don't be careful, you'll be misunderstood.

"I'll remember you for that, too,"
「…………」

　That's... sloppy.

　Because it's... ...that's a misunderstanding.

"………………………"
"Why are you sulking?"
"... You know a lot about me, don't you, Jiro?"
"F-cup".
"That's not the case,"

　I'll try to evade it like that again... but I won't let it get me wrong today.
　I'll have Jiro say it in his own words. I've just decided so.

"Or are you really a lonely person?"
"He..."

　I was at a loss for words.
　I... I'm not particularly lonely...

"Did you really want to play in the river during the scorching heat or during the heavy snow?"
"Why, why... oh, did you hear it from Delia?"
"Oh, no. You'll find out by looking at it, that's about it."

　That's a lie.
　It's a lie, it's a lie!
　Because no one has ever noticed my true feelings before.

`And it's quite yakimochi-yaki,'
"Huh...huh!"
"I sometimes get cheeky when I hear other guys talking merrily."
`Well, you didn't let me!'
"I do. Like... "Puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu."
"I didn't do it! I didn't do it!"
"Oh, you look pretty pretty when you do that."
"Well..."

　Even if you say you're cute in such a place... ...you can't be quite happy.

"It's amazing, isn't it?"
"Is that so?"
"No, look. The sea is wide and deep, isn't it? You can't look around everything, even if it's taken decades."
"Yes,"
"But in this walled city of 42 wards, the world is changing rapidly. Something that wasn't there yesterday can be done today, or something that can't be done now can be done someday."
"Ugh,"
"You don't know where to look."
"Yeah! Yeah! Really!"

　Mermaids can't get out of the sea.
　Everyone said at first that it was dangerous and reckless to go to human towns -- land towns.
　But I wanted to see it. in the city of man

　And when I saw it, I was captivated.
　The land was full of interesting things.

　I was so envious and envious that I wondered many times why I didn't have legs.
　If I had legs, I could go to town whenever I wanted...
　Envy or envy is not enough. I wanted to see more land towns.

　Then I met Delia and Estella...I took a wild tour of the land city.

　I met Mr. Jiro when I began to wonder if he had seen all the fun things -- the narrow land town -- and if he had seen all the fun.

　It was a shock.
　Constellation -- astounded.

　The city is rapidly developing.
　Everyone in the city is so bright that they can't believe they're in the same city...

　At the center of the change was always Mr. Jiro.

　an extraordinary and fearless person
　What I'm doing is messy, and there are a lot of behaviors that I can't believe are insane.

　But... that's why everyone fell in love with him.

　Delia, who had never been in love before, always told me like a girl with a red face. with glistening eyes like 'Yasilo told me this,' 'Yasilo did that,' 'Yasilo did that,' and 'Yasilo...'
　The same goes for Estella.
　I care about him all the time, even if he doesn't speak.

　And finally, Lucia and Gilberta...

　I hope...
　I envy you...

　If I had feet... if I could live on land... then I'd be sure.
　More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

　No one else I admire so much.
　I wonder if you know about it.

　. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　It's mean, that's mean.

"Jealousy is a good thing,"
"... to?"

　Is it good?
　Jealousy is jealousy, right?
　That's... a good one?

"Because somebody envied something, and that's why this city has changed to this point?"
"Yes, then... I suppose?"
"Yes. It's a bad place to build this road to improve its location, or it's a good place to live because you envy a rich life. Who would do it if you didn't envy it? It's such a hassle?"

　Well... what is it is.
　I envy you all...

"That's why,"Suddenly, Jiro's fingers point to the city gate.
　No... it faces a cliff rising between the 30th and the 30th wards.

"I'll make it happen, waterway,"
`--?!?'
"Do you remember? I told you before. I want to make a channel under that cliff so that I can turn the ship around."

　...yes. I remember.

"I'll definitely make it happen in the near future."

　...really?

"Then you will be able to come to the Forty-second leg more easily,"

　I see... ...is it?

"... Hey, Mr. Yashiro said. Why do we need that channel?"

　I know the answer.
　Mr. Jiro would say this is what he would say. "It's for my own benefit."
　But... I'd like to ask. Give me a wrong answer.

　I couldn't help but ask.

"That's because it's in my interest, isn't it?"

　See? You say so.

"Sea fish are cheap, eggs are delicious if you get good shells, and seaweed entangled in nets is very popular now, isn't it? Noori Tsukudani is very popular." It's no loss to be friendly with the sea-fishing guild! ... right?"
"...yeah. That'sure."

　so
　That's true

　It's impossible, isn't it? Not yet
　If I lived in the 42nd leg, I wouldn't know.
　I'm not...

　If I had a little more time... if I could get to know Yashiro enough to make a difference...

　I wonder if I could have said something different?


　I wonder if she could remember her name properly like Delia...

　I hope... Delia... I envy you...


"And--"


　as if it were a light -- a deep, dazzling light into the deep sea --

"Then we'll be able to see each other more."

　like the sun that fell upon me, tucked up in the depths of the dark sea, with my knees in my arms, and


"I'd like to talk to Marsha more and more. I am."


　They decide on my own that I'm an outsider, and then pull me out of the dark sea, where I've been playing with injustice.
　There's no difference.
　There's no need to envy him.

　I, too... ...were watching.

　It makes me understand it clearly. Like a dazzling light -- he laughs.


　Ah... As expected, Yashiro is amazing.
　I thought there was nothing more to change????

"Yasilo, can you come here for a moment? Come here.
"Huh?"

　--I never thought I could change it.

　The moment you can change is a little ticklish, a strange exaltation... a little bold.

　Mr. Yashiro approached me at my beck.
　Putting his hands on his shoulders and chest, he leaned out of the tank...

"...what?"

　...said gently on the cheek.

"...I was thinking about you too ☆"

　They want to come here more, stay with us more, and talk more.
　I've been thinking the same thing.

"Thank you for remembering my name☆"

　I'm going to make such an excuse, and I'm going to put up with it.

"...that's it." You'll be surprised if it's so sudden."
"""Ufu☆Yashiro is cute~""

　Because if it's not suddenly, I can't do it's suddenly.
　It can't be helped, can't it be helped?

"Oh..."

　Mumbling, Mr. Jiro puts his hand on the hem of his clothes.
　Then, in his drawn hand, he held a small seed.

　...she's got the seed. Was good
　You won't forget me anymore, will you?
　If you forget... I'll kiss you somewhere else this time.

`--?!?'

　...what are you thinking, me?
　I put up with it for the time being. My face is red.

"Ya, Mr. Jiro," Is it about time and all right."
"Huh? Oh, yes. I wanted to talk slowly, but I'm going now."
"Yes, let's talk more slowly next time☆"
"Oh, then, I'll go."
"Bye~"

　wave one's hand and see off one's back as one walks away

　......it's impossible.
　If we stay together any longer, I'm sure I'll say something strange.
　the sort of thing that bothers Mr. Jiro

　That's no good now, I'm sure.

　I just stare at my back as it moves away.That alone makes my heart warm.
　A really strange person...

"...what?"

　About 200 meters away, Mr. Jiro glanced back at me.
　And...

"I'll never forget it, so don't look so lonely anymore."

　He muttered so.
　Then he smiled and started walking again.


　... oh!


".........no way!" That's too sloppy, isn't it?

　Turn your body upside down and dive straight into the water.
　My face is hot... It's hard to breathe... It's embarrassing.

　Everyone found out.
　I sometimes envied Delia.
　I've always been lonely.
　Even the fact that my ears are actually so good... all of them... they found out.

"Yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum..."

　The exhaled breath swings the surface of the water in bubbles.

　Jiro-kun... Jiro-kun... ...you've taken good care of me, didn't you?
　You didn't have to envy me at all, did you?

"Phew!"

　He thrust his head out of the water and waved his hand wide toward the street gate.

"The gatekeeper! Take me to Delia right now!"

　My heart aches like bursting. But I can't stop smiling.
　So I wanted to see Delia right away.

　Meet and brag about it.
　Let me envy you.
　I'm going to tell you a lot.


　My -- exciting first love story.