🎶春日の響きと記憶の音 — Chapter 48

🌸✨ In this alternate universe, Mio and みお are twin sisters, set in a unified world where the virtual singers of Crypton Future Media, Team TWINDRILL, INTERNET Co., Ltd., and the characters of Project SEKAI: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku coexist. 🌙🎶 💜💗💜💗💜 Story 💗💜💗💜💗 Walking Across the World Map Together The train continued moving steadily through the night. Outside the windows, the scenery flowed endlessly like a river. Cherry blossoms. Bridges. Cities. Mountains. Everything was slowly carried farther away by the train. --- Mio was still leaning beside the window. As if part of her was still standing within that imagined seaside breeze. But beside her, みお slowly lifted her gaze toward somewhere even farther away. Not outside the window. But somewhere beyond even the night sky itself. --- She suddenly began to imagine. What if this journey truly had no destination? What if everyone could simply keep traveling together forever? What would that look like? --- The sound of the train slowly faded. And then— a new scene began to unfold. --- A gigantic world map. Not flat. But stretched out like an actual world beneath their feet. Clouds drifted above. The oceans shimmered under the light. Cities sparkled like stars. And everyone— was walking across that world map together, carrying suitcases. --- Hatsune Miku walked at the very front. Pulling her suitcase behind her. Her twin tails swayed softly with every step. Every time she passed somewhere new, she stopped immediately. “Whoa, this place is so pretty!” “Ah! I wanna go there too!” It felt like the entire world itself was enough to make her excited. --- Kagamine Rin, meanwhile, absolutely could not stay still. “What’s our next stop?!” she shouted while running ahead. “A snow country? A tropical island? A futuristic city?!” --- “Could you at least look at the map first?!” Kagamine Len complained while dragging his suitcase behind her. Even while protesting— he still followed after her anyway. --- Kasane Teto had somehow acquired a tourist hat from somewhere. “The atmosphere is the most important part of traveling!” She even had a camera hanging around her neck. At every location, she stopped to take photos. --- “You just want souvenirs.” MEIKO laughed. Even though she herself was already carrying several bags of local snacks. --- Farther away— KAITO stood within the snowy region of the map. Snow gently fell onto his shoulders. He quietly stared beyond the edge of the world map and into the stars. So still that he almost blended into the scenery itself. --- Meanwhile, Megurine Luka and Kamui Gakupo walked near the back. Their pace was slow. As if they didn’t care about the destination at all. The lights of cities flowed around their feet like rivers of stars. --- “This doesn’t feel like traveling.” Luka said softly. --- “Yeah.” Gakupo looked ahead quietly. “It feels more like we’re passing through the world together.” --- The wind swept gently across the massive map. Flipping tickets and maps in everyone’s hands. Suitcase wheels rolled across the borders between countries. Cities, oceans, snowy plains, and night skies blended together. Like a dream without an ending. --- Finally— みお saw herself. And Mio. --- The two of them stood at the very center of the world map. Countless glowing railways crossed beneath their feet. Suitcases rested beside them. The lights of the world surrounded them like stars. --- Mio looked into the distance. Her ears twitched softly. “It feels like there are still so many places we haven’t visited yet.” --- みお smiled softly. “Yeah.” She watched the backs of everyone walking ahead. Watched the footsteps moving toward every corner of the world. “But somehow…” her voice became quieter. “As long as everyone’s together, I don’t think it feels scary.” --- The lights across the world map slowly began to glow brighter. Like stars. Like destinations waiting ahead. --- And the train— continued carrying them farther into the blooming spring night. --- Melayu Berjalan Bersama Merentasi Peta Dunia Kereta api itu terus bergerak perlahan menembusi malam. Di luar tingkap, pemandangan mengalir seperti sungai tanpa penghujung. Bunga sakura. Jambatan. Bandar. Gunung-ganang. Semuanya perlahan-lahan dibawa semakin jauh oleh kereta api itu. --- Mio masih bersandar di tepi tingkap. Seolah-olah sebahagian dirinya masih berada di dalam bayangan angin laut tadi. Tetapi di sebelahnya, みお perlahan-lahan mengangkat pandangannya ke tempat yang lebih jauh lagi. Bukan ke luar tingkap. Tetapi ke suatu tempat yang lebih jauh daripada langit malam itu sendiri. --- Dia tiba-tiba mula membayangkan. Bagaimana jika perjalanan ini benar-benar tiada destinasi? Bagaimana jika mereka semua boleh terus mengembara bersama selama-lamanya? Bagaimana agaknya rupa perjalanan itu? --- Bunyi kereta api perlahan-lahan menjadi jauh. Dan kemudian— satu pemandangan baru mula terbentuk. --- Sebuah peta dunia yang sangat besar. Bukan sekadar rata. Tetapi terbentang seperti dunia sebenar di bawah kaki mereka. Awan terapung di langit. Lautan berkilau di bawah cahaya. Bandar-bandar bersinar seperti bintang. Dan semua orang— sedang berjalan di atas peta dunia itu sambil membawa beg pakaian masing-masing. --- Hatsune Miku berjalan paling depan. Menarik beg pakaiannya sambil melangkah. Kuncir kembarnya bergoyang lembut setiap kali dia berjalan. Setiap kali melalui tempat baru, dia pasti berhenti. “Wah, tempat ini cantiknya!” “Ah! Saya nak pergi sana juga!” Seolah-olah seluruh dunia sahaja sudah cukup untuk membuatnya gembira. --- Kagamine Rin pula langsung tidak boleh duduk diam. “Destinasi seterusnya apa?!” dia menjerit sambil berlari ke depan. “Negara bersalji? Pulau tropika? Bandar masa depan?!” --- “Sekurang-kurangnya tengok peta dulu boleh tak?!” Kagamine Len mengeluh sambil menarik begnya di belakang Rin. Walaupun mengomel— dia tetap mengejarnya juga. --- Kasane Teto entah dari mana berjaya mendapatkan topi pelancong. “Suasana adalah perkara paling penting dalam perjalanan!” Dia juga menggantung kamera di lehernya. Setiap kali tiba di tempat baru, dia terus mengambil gambar. --- “Kau sebenarnya cuma nak beli cenderamata.” MEIKO ketawa kecil. Walaupun tangannya sendiri sudah penuh dengan makanan tempatan. --- Di tempat yang lebih jauh— KAITO berdiri di kawasan bersalji pada peta dunia itu. Salji perlahan-lahan jatuh ke bahunya. Dia memandang ke arah langit berbintang di luar sempadan peta dunia. Diam sehingga kelihatan seperti sebahagian daripada pemandangan itu sendiri. --- Sementara itu, Megurine Luka dan Kamui Gakupo berjalan di bahagian belakang. Langkah mereka perlahan. Seolah-olah langsung tidak peduli tentang destinasi. Lampu bandar mengalir di bawah kaki mereka seperti sungai bintang. --- “Ini tak rasa macam melancong.” kata Luka perlahan. --- “Ya.” Gakupo memandang ke hadapan. “Rasanya lebih seperti kita sedang melalui dunia ini bersama-sama.” --- Angin bertiup perlahan merentasi peta dunia yang besar itu. Menerbangkan tiket dan peta di tangan semua orang. Roda beg pakaian melintasi sempadan negara demi negara. Bandar, lautan, kawasan bersalji, dan langit malam bercampur menjadi satu. Seperti mimpi yang tiada penghujung. --- Akhirnya— みお melihat dirinya sendiri. Dan Mio. --- Mereka berdua berdiri di tengah-tengah peta dunia itu. Landasan bercahaya bersilang di bawah kaki mereka. Beg pakaian terletak di sisi mereka. Lampu dunia mengelilingi mereka seperti bintang. --- Mio memandang jauh ke hadapan. Telinganya bergerak perlahan. “Rasa macam masih banyak tempat yang kita belum pergi.” --- みお tersenyum lembut. “Ya.” Dia memandang belakang semua orang yang berjalan di hadapan mereka. Memandang langkah kaki yang menuju ke seluruh pelosok dunia. “Tapi entah kenapa…” suaranya perlahan. “Selagi semua orang bersama… saya rasa semuanya tak menakutkan.” --- Lampu-lampu pada peta dunia itu perlahan-lahan mula bersinar semakin terang. Seperti bintang. Seperti destinasi yang sedang menunggu di hadapan. --- Dan kereta api itu— terus membawa mereka lebih jauh ke dalam malam musim bunga yang sedang mekar.