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Date A Live - Volume 18 - Chapter 4.5




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Fragmentary Chapter/ 5: Ocean 

“……Is it okay now?” 

“Not yet, just a bit more.” 

In the darkness, Mio was being guided by Shinji’s hand. 

That being said, it was not as if they had steeped into a steep cave where light would not reach, nor were they on an evening road not lit by a streetlight. Simply, it was because Mio was asked by Shinji to close her eyes for a moment. 

Although it was not reassuring to have to walk forward with her vision closed, Mio felt neither worried nor afraid. —Surely, it was because Shinji was firmly holding Mio’s hand. 

It was truly—a mysterious feeling. 

Just by feeling Shinji’s presence through her palm and fingers, all concerns and fears naturally blew away. 

What a strange, unfounded universal feeling. But also something unbearably comfortable. It was an extraordinarily inconceivable sensation for Mio. 

“Alright, it’s good now, Mio.” 

At that moment, Shinji had stopped his feet as he spoke. 

“Un—” 

Mio slightly nodded while slowly opening her closed eyes. 

The next moment, a dazzling light stimulated Mio’s eyes, which had gradually grown accustomed to the darkness. 

Gradually afterwards, an image began to form from the pure white world—before being finally capturing the full view of the horizon “—Wow—!” 

Sounds of admiration unexpectedly leaked out from Mio’s throat. 

First of all, there was so much blue that it couldn’t be fully captured in her field vision. 

Swaying blue planes whose vastness would not lose to even the sky. 

There was reflected sunlight, the sound of the surging waves, and the strong scent stimulating the nose. 

That’s right, this was— 

“—The ocean.” 

While looking at the various elements presented in front of her, Mio compared the scenery with the information store in her head. 

Shinji nodded while gently smiling. 

“Yeah, you said that you wanted to see it once, right?” 

“Ah……” 

Mio remembered after being told. Mio, who had been absorbing the knowledge from the books and videos picked up by Shinji, showcased a strong interest in the special environment that accounted for 70% of the Earth. 

However, she did not expect Shinji to have remembered this. Mio felt her chest tighten. 

“—I’m so happy. Thank you, Shin.” 

“Ah, uh……as long as you are happy.” 

Hearing this, Shinji smiled while with a bashful expression marking his face. 

Mio returned the gesture with a sweet smile before running towards the beach. 

“Ah, Mio!” 

“Hehe.” 

Leaving her shoes behind with Shinji, the sound of splashing water was heard as Mio leaped into the sea. 

As knowledge, this information had been obtained relatively early. When asked questions about the “sea”, Mio could surely explain it in more detail than the ordinary person. 

However, there was a severe difference between information stored in the mind and the level of detail and presences felt directly through the five senses. 

The touch of cold water with feet submerged in the sand, the reoccurring surging waves, all of that made Mio feel the portion of a large unreasonable force. 

“Ahh—” 

—How comfortable. 

For a second, Mio remained silent; she stretched her hands while raising her body up. 

For Mio who had just been born, everything was a new experience. Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and the sensation of touch through her skin, everything enveloped Mio’s body with a surprisingly unspeakable pleasure. 

No—certainly that was not only the case. 

Mio smiled as she lightly turned her body to face Shinji with open hands. 

“Shin!” 

From that gesture and words, he could guess the intention. After widening his eyes in surprise for a moment, Shinji took off his shoes and walked towards the beach to Mio. 

“Hehe— 

Mio waited for Shinji to approach her side before taking a step forward to hold Shinji with both of her arms. 

“Wa, Mio……?” 

Suddenly, Shinji eyes jolted open in stunned surprise. 


However, the meaning behind that did not reach Mio. While holding both of Shinji’s hands, she began to move around, dancing alongside the ripples and waves of the sea. 

“—A-ah, how wonderful this is.” 

That’s right. Indeed, this was the first time experiencing moving alongside the ocean’s tides. Mio’s body was still trembling from excitement. 

But to the same extent—no even more than that. The fact that Shinji had thought of this for Mio had made her happy. 

An inner impulse that exceeded the impression left by the five senses. 

Ahh—yes. 

Mio was happy not only because she was able to see the ocean. 

Shinji remembered what she had said. 

Shinji brought her here. 

—Coming here together with Shinji. 

What a precious and irreplaceable thing, there was nothing that can be done against this happiness. 

“Wa……ah!” 

“—!” 

Dancing in excitement, Mio lost her balance as she collapsed on top of Shinji. 

The loud sound from the scattering splashes of water covered the two of them. Although there wasn’t any pain due to Shinji reaching to protect her at the last second, both of them were completely soaked. 

“A-are you aright, Mio?” 

“Un, sorry, Shin. I got a little bit too excited.” 

As they replied back to each other, for a brief moment their respective gazes caught wind of each other’s drenched faces. 

“……Ha.” 

“……Haha.” 

Then, they began laughing together. 

Mio couldn’t help but reach out to hug Shinji’s body with both her hands. 

“Wa……! M-Mio……?” 

“Ahh……‘love’. I really love Shin. I love you so much that I don’t know what to do. If it for Shin, I feel like I can do anything.” 

Mio conveyed the blossoming feelings in her heart into words whispered to herself. 

Perhaps it was because of vocabulary newly learned, or because of the natural limitation of expressing the meaning behind words in the first place, but Mio felt now that she could not properly convey the hysterical love she felt. 

“—!” 

No. Mio had understood it immediately. That was the reason why she was hugging Shinji right now. 

It was not a conscious action, but rather an unbearable impulse given form. But surely it was nothing but an expression of display affection to the other party. 

This must be the method for conveying love before language. Shinji’s warmth in the cold water, heartbeat, breathe, everything conveyed a euphoria in Mio’s heartbeat as it raced faster. 

Ahh—But not yet. Still not enough. Unspeakable craving. Although it was much closer than before, it felt that Shinji was still far away. The slight distance from the layer of clothing covering them seemed to be an annoyance. A hindrance compared to the warmth of the skin covering the body’s surface. 

—I want to be closer to Shinji. I want to become one with Shinji. 

With this impulse burning in her chest, Mio unconsciously stared into Shinji’s eyes. 

She slowly closed her eyes and brought her lips closer to Shinji’s own. 

“……!? —” 

Having guessed Mio’s intention, Shinji felt a slight shiver run through his body. 

Although his cheeks were bright red, Shinji quickly came to understand. He also approached closer to Mio’s 

The figure of the two people reflected on the undulating water gradually merged into one —the moment before that. 

“—Achoo!” 

Mio let out a small sneeze. 

At that beat, her eyes opened again and came into contact with Shinji’s line of sight. 

“…………” 

“…………” 

“……Pff.” 

“……Haha.” 

After a brief silence, the two of them laughed again. 

A cheerful, funny, and impossible to not be happy time. 

Mio loves Shinji, and surely Shinji loves Mio as well. 

Only in this manner did the gorgeous world add a new layer of color. 

Surely this happiness will continue from now on. 

Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after that, always. 

Just think about that, Mio felt her exhilaration soaring to new heights. 



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