"Cicada's song accompanies the wandering clouds, memories begin, quietly gazing into the distance."
"Overgrown ancient wells and dry ponds, the morning glow disturbs the new mulberries by the path."
"The wind sweeps up fallen flowers in the courtyard, passing through the corridor, thick ink chases emotions, staining my plain white clothes."
The beautiful singing entered everyone's ears, making them involuntarily close their eyes and carefully feel Yoshino's beautiful voice.
Even Hasegawa Chizuru, who had no interest at first, showed a surprised expression after hearing Yoshino's singing.
Especially Chou Rinne and Kouhi, who understood Chinese, raised their eyebrows, looking at Yoshino on the podium in surprise.
Because the classroom window was not closed, Yoshino's singing, carrying a certain special magic, flowed out of the classroom and was heard by students in other classes.
Even the teacher who was lecturing put down the textbook in his hand and began to listen to Yoshino's singing.
Even Ryuudou in the office paused his actions after hearing Yoshino's singing.
A smile appeared on his face as he walked to the office window, opened it, and leaned out, quietly listening to this long-lost song.
"Sunlight slightly cool, zither strings slightly cool.
Wind sounds wild, the human world flustered."
"Breathing slightly cool, thoughts slightly cool.
Time flies, right or wrong, what does it matter?"
"You've wandered through the mortal world for thousands of years, yet you only let me see you one last time, firelight sketching your features, burning away time."
"Don't leave me alone, all by myself."
Singing and immersing herself in the song, Yoshino clutched her chest, feeling a pang of heartache.
Tears welled in her eyes as she stretched out her arm forward, seemingly wanting to grasp something, but she couldn't catch anything.
It was like that moment when she had to leave those important people in other worlds, a scene of reluctant farewells that had to happen.
Every time she dreamt such a dream, she would wake up startled from her sleep, then cry alone in the dark room.
But no one ever came to comfort her, and she could only grieve in solitude in the room.
The name of this song is "Jinli Chao" (Brocade Carp Sketch).
This song is composed of a beautiful story, a story about a painter who was obsessed with painting carp, so he painted fish and fed fish every day, and finally developed a deep affection for the carp.
Finally, to save the painter trapped in a great fire, the carp transformed into a human but then disappeared.
Evangeline, standing below the podium, felt a pang of heartache as she looked at Yoshino, whose eyes were tear-filled. Although she didn't know where Yoshino had been for the past sixteen years, according to what was said at the time, she had fallen into a black hole to stop the world-ending magic. How she managed to escape the black hole's space and return was a mystery. But none of that mattered now; what mattered was that Yoshino was back. That was the most celebratory thing.
"If the next life is too far to send promises,"
"It's better to learn to let go of many obsessions."
"With these broken lines and incomplete fragments, I mourn the passing years."
"In the old days, by the sky-blue horizon, who will gather up the joys and sorrows?"
"Cicada song accompanies the drifting clouds."
"In the distant reaches of memory."
The radish-headed Director, who was smoking in his office, paused with the cigarette in his hand upon hearing Yoshino's song. He walked to the window, opened it, and stroked his beard with a smile, watching the song drift through Mahora Academy. The angelic voice actually made the elves in the academy become active; she truly lived up to her title of Her Highness the Saintess.
A cappella performance of "Brocade Carp Copy" was completed. Although there was no accompaniment, it still captivated everyone with its charm. After an unknown amount of time, Chou Rinne snapped back to reality, looked at Yoshino standing on the podium with a faint smile, and applauded with a sigh of admiration. Because of her, many in the classroom also came to their senses and began to applaud enthusiastically.
'It seems this time, my journey has brought me to a different world, and I've met such an interesting person,' Chou Rinne thought to herself, looking at Yoshino.
'It seems I need to have a good talk with Hakase Satomi. And she seems quite familiar with Evangeline, too. Things are getting more and more interesting.'
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