No wonder River kept folding paper rabbits.
No wonder she kept asking John what the rabbit was.
No wonder she wanted to buy the lighthouse and build a house next to it.
But John, he forgot!
He didn't remember because his memory was erased.
The starry sky, the big moon, memories flashed back in the scene.
— Oh, by the way, did you tell River about that?
— What?
— The reason why you were with her.
— Oh, I told her.
— Haha, then how did she react?
— She didn't have much of a reaction, but what surprised me was that after that, she started making these strange paper rabbits.
— Did you see the rabbit I left for you?
— I saw it.
— Tell me about it. Describe it.
— Uh... it's yellow and a bit chubby.
— And what else?
— Alright... it's just a paper rabbit. You're acting strange, River. Is something wrong?
— John, tell me, what is it?
— It's a paper rabbit.
— What's different about it from other rabbits?
— Its body is yellow, and the rest of it is blue.
— Is that all?
Furukawa Hirozawa held the controller, his face streaming with tears.
Damn Pokeni.
So skilled.
Ishino Mika is so skilled.
As everything was revealed, the previous clips flashed back, and memories flooded in, like a tear gas bomb exploding.
Furukawa Hirozawa didn't even have time to wipe his tears because they flowed too fast.
The scene returned to the present, with little John and River sitting on a fallen log, quietly gazing at the starry sky.
Music lingered, filling the moment with immense emotion.
It seemed as if everything they had experienced before was for this moment.
Furukawa Hirozawa suddenly felt that it was all worth it.
"What do you think the stars in the sky are?" Little Johnnie put down his hand and asked the girl.
"I think they are lighthouses. Tens of thousands of lighthouses shining and standing at the end of the world."
"Then it must be very lively there."
"No," the girl shook her head. "They can see every lighthouse, and they want to talk to each other. But they are far apart, facing each other from a distance, unable to hear each other's calls.
All they can do is try their best to shine. Let that light illuminate other lighthouses, and also illuminate me."
Every word from River deeply shocked Furukawa Hirozawa.
He had never felt such a wonderful girl.
"Ah, now that you mention it, I also think they are lighthouses."
"What's in your bag?" the girl asked, lowering her head.
"A prize I just won from whack-a-mole, I don't even know what it is," little Johnnie said, taking out a plush platypus from his bag. That plush platypus.
Damn it!!!
Seeing this plush toy, Furukawa Hirozawa's mood, which had just calmed down, fluctuated once again, and tears welled up in his eyes.
"Can I see it?"
"Sure," Johnnie handed the platypus to the girl, "It looks like some kind of strange duck."
"It looks really strange."
"Johnnie!" his mother's shout came from a distance.
"Oh, Mom's calling me. I have to go." Johnnie jumped off the log.
"Your thing."
"Hmm, take it, it's a gift for you."
Ah!
It became clear once again why River cared so much about this toy, because the platypus was the first gift John gave to River.
And she treasured it until the day she passed away.
River's love for John had already begun at this time.
Furukawa Hirozawa was truly in tears.
"Hey, there's also a small sandbag in your bag."
"That's for you too."
"Will you come here again next year?"
"Of course, what about you?"
"I will."
"Then, same place, same time?"
"Hmm, what if you forget?" the girl asked.
"Then we'll meet on the moon, silly!" Johnnie smiled at the girl and ran off.
Boom!
Another tear gas bomb exploded, completely overwhelming Furukawa Hirozawa.
All the truths were revealed.
At this moment, memories flashed back again in the scene.
— What book are you reading?
— Lighthouse.
— Hmm, I mean, do you have time to watch a movie with me?
— I can't go.
— Ah, why?
— Because you didn't say a specific time.
— Do you like the name 'Anya'?
— Anya? I like it very much.
— Then, would you like to call her Anya?
— I understand, using Anya as her name would be perfect. Hey, follow me.
— What's that? A small sandbag?
— Can you throw this sandbag to Anya?
— Not sure. Do you want me to try?
— No!
— Are you crazy?! It's just a sandbag, stay away from the cliff!
— Is this why you approached me in the first place?
— Yes, what's wrong? Your reaction is a bit strange.
— The only reason?
— Well, after all, I didn't know you then.
— What is your wish?
— to the moon?
— Why?
— I don't remember.
...
Ah ah ah ah ~
Furukawa Hirozawa covered his face, bursting into tears.
So that's how it was.
Even though Old John had forgotten this memory, he still retained this promise in his subconscious.
If I can't find you, then let's meet on the moon.
So his last wish before his death was—
to the moon.
"Because of the medication, he forgot this promise," Watts said to himself, looking at the starry sky.
"The deceased brother and the reason to the moon, either remember both, or forget both," Rosaleen said.
"River hoped to make him remember with paper rabbits, but unfortunately she spent her whole life without success."
Yes, Furukawa Hirozawa's face was full of sorrow.
Because of an accident, John was given memory-blocking medication, and this promise and memory were forgotten.
But for River, he was the most important person in her life.
How could such an important promise be forgotten?
Then why did John want to find me?
Why did John forget the promise, and yet like me?
River loved John and hoped he could remember all of this, because only then would their love and life be perfect.
But, she couldn't awaken John's memory until her death.
So, how disappointed must River have been when she passed away?
Furukawa Hirozawa felt extremely sad just thinking about it.
...
"I know what to do," Rosaleen said.
"You, you wait, what are you going to do... You wouldn't, would you?" Watts said.
Seeing Rosaleen's determined expression, Furukawa Hirozawa's heart sank. What was she going to do?
"This is our job." After saying that, Rosaleen teleported away.
"Hey! You wait!"
Middle school, the school, that confession hallway.
Watts quickly caught up with Rosaleen.
"Wait, turn around! I know what you're planning to do!" Watts shouted at Rosaleen.
"I know you know. Listen, our contract requires us to send him to the moon. And the only way to make that a reality is for John to desire to do so."
It turned out that after all the memories were recovered, Rosaleen's judgment was—
River was the biggest obstacle to John going to the moon.
If they wanted to fulfill the contract and realize John's wish to the moon, then they would have to change the memory, prevent them from being together since childhood, so that John could successfully become an astronaut and then realize his dream to the moon.
"But if that means River must be removed, then what's the point of it all?!" Watts said, "The most fundamental reason he wants to go to the moon is precisely because she died!"
Yes!!!
Furukawa Hirozawa also strongly agreed with the male doctor Watts.
Pokeni is really good at stirring up players' emotions, even guessing their innermost thoughts and expressing them through the male doctor's mouth.
Players don't even need to complain again.
Furukawa Hirozawa rolled his eyes, not knowing whether to praise Ishino Mika or scold her.
...
It's really hateful!
Just as you're given hope, after such a touching story is revealed, you don't think about bringing them together and fulfilling the promise between Old John and River, but instead, you want to erase River.
Are you even human?!
At this moment, Furukawa Hirozawa hated Rosaleen, and at the same time, he hated Ishino Mika.
Rosaleen calmly replied, "Yes. But he himself doesn't know where this desire comes from. He can only remember the promise to the moon if he no longer encounters River. Neil, we signed the contract."
"To hell with the contract!" Watts continued to shout, "I didn't take this job to make him more miserable, Rosaleen. I signed the contract to let this eccentric old man die happily. We know John would be happier if he didn't go to the moon."
Furukawa Hirozawa couldn't help but clench his fists, 'Well said!!!'
"Neil, we're not here to play God. Our job is to give him what he signed for."
"Come on, we happen to know what he wants better than he does!"
"But, Neil, you're already too late. My work is done. I'll make it up to you."
"How will you make it up?"
"Please, trust me, this is the only way. Wait for me here quietly."
"Where are you going?"
"I still have one last place to go." With that, Rosaleen teleported away.
At this moment, young John was again pushed forward by Nicholas, but on the stairs in front of him, there was no girl, only a book left behind.
In other words, the first encounter with River was missed.
...
Dr. Watts silently said, "Sorry, kid. Even though you can't hear me."
At this point, a white light flashed, and the scene changed again. John was gone, and the book River left behind was also gone.
In the corridor, three boys ran out.
John, running in front, shouted, "Hurry up, they're going to take all the good tables!"
Nicholas, behind him, shouted, "Aren't all tables the same?"
Running at the very back was Joey, who looked exactly like John, and he also shouted, "John is right, the ones next to the kitchen smell better."
The two twins, and their best friend, ran towards the cafeteria, laughing all the way.
Rosaleen teleported back.
"You saved Joey," Watts said. "No, strictly speaking, you saved him in John's memory."
"Yes, only then would John not take beta-blockers later and might remember the promise to the moon."
"But you wiped out his entire life with River."
"He can always find another 'River,' Neil," Rosaleen said, "but he will only have one brother."
...
Soon after, in the classroom, the teacher asked the students below: What do you want to be when you grow up?
"Scientist! Writer!" the students answered one after another.
"What about you, Johnnie?"
"Astronaut. I want to be an astronaut."
More than ten years later.
A green car drove on the road, and inside was the grown-up John.
The car passed a farm, and John looked out the window. For a moment, he seemed to see a familiar pair of figures riding horses in the farm, but the figures flashed and disappeared.
Furukawa Hirozawa knew that was the scene in his memory where he rode horses with River.
The car passed a Koyama, and the sound of wedding bells seemed to come from halfway up the mountain. John looked out the window again, but there was no wedding there; on the mountaintop, stood a nearly abandoned lighthouse.
The car stopped in front of a magnificent building, with four English letters written on it: NASA.
Damn, damn, damn!!!
Furukawa Hirozawa felt like he wanted to stab Ishino Mika.
Doing all sorts of bad things, right?
Destroying hope just as it's given to you.
No, to be precise, twisting your wish.
This is even more unbearable than destroying hope.
Not only that, but in the end, she had to revisit the old place, bringing back memories to mock him.
You're really something, Pokeni!
Furukawa Hirozawa's molars were about to shatter.
You're really something, Ishino Mika.
Although Furukawa considered himself a benevolent person, this was the first time he felt the urge to send razor blades.
...
"He really became an astronaut," Watts said in the reception hall, having just teleported over.
Rosaleen said, "You seem surprised. This is just a memory, not a real place. Whatever happened, Neil, we succeeded. His wish is about to come true."
"In my opinion, this isn't a success."
The guide took John and began to tour the internal facilities, and the two doctors also followed, looking around.
"I wonder if this place is like the real NASA," Rosaleen said.
"Perhaps not. After all, it was created by Johnnie's imagination," Watts said. "Your plan worked out as you wished, let's skip to the ending, after all, he still has to wait a few years to actually go to the moon."
"Hey, Neil, I told you, I'll make it up to you," Rosaleen said.
"What?"
Just then, the door opened. A person walked in.
Furukawa Hirozawa's eyes suddenly widened.
Because he was too familiar with this girl, who had long orange-red hair.
"Ah, this is our new hire," the NASA guide said to John.
"Her name is River."
"What? You didn't... didn't you erase her?" Watts's mouth dropped open.
Furukawa Hirozawa had the same expression.
Utterly surprised.
Good heavens, do you Pokeni draw the male doctor based on the player's expression?
How do you even know what our reactions are? This doctor is here to mock the players, isn't he?
"No, I only relocated her," Rosaleen said, shaking her head. "The new memories I overlaid for John were constructed based on the company's public data. However, River's data is unique and was not recorded in the public domain. All of this came from John."
Love is so great, it can change everything.
In a music room at NASA, John was sitting at the piano, playing a piece, the melody of which was the original "To River" from his memory.
River walked in, listened for a while, and asked, "Did you write this piece?"
John paused, and replied, "Yes."
"What's it called?"
"to the moon," John said.
"I like that name," River said with a smile.
...
A few years later.
On a large bridge, people were watching. In the distance, a rocket was about to launch.
John's old friends Nicholas and Isabel, and John's brother Joey, were also in the crowd.
"I never thought they could do it," Nicholas said.
"I didn't either, especially with her personality," Isabel said.
"This scoundrel brother, I'm really proud of them," Joey said.
In the center of the bridge, Rosaleen stood on a raised platform.
"How did you..." Watts said, "Never mind, you're God here anyway."
Rosaleen turned and called out to Watts, "Stop talking nonsense, the view here is great. Want to watch together?"
Countdown.
5
John and River still got married, but not at that lighthouse.
4
River joined NASA and also overcame her Asperger's syndrome.
3
John and River sat in the cockpit, gazing at each other.
2
"Are you nervous?" John asked. River didn't answer, extending her hand.
1
Dr. Watts and Dr. Rosaleen stood at the highest point of the bridge, watching the distant flame rise.
They knew it wasn't real; at this very moment, the real John lay dying in bed.
Looking at the rising flame in the distance, for a moment, Watts and Rosaleen forgot where they were, until they heard the sound of the portable remote medical monitor they carried.
"Beep, beep"
20 days ago, he took out his last savings and signed an agreement with Sigmund Corporation.
—What is your last hope?
—I want to go to the moon.
"Beep, beep"
—Why do you want to go to the moon?
—I don't remember either... I just have to go.
"Beep, beep"
—Is this your wife? River... What a nice name.
—Thank you.
"Beep, beep"
—I do.
—I do.
"Beep--------------"
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