“Charlie-san…”

Sobbing, Nanako whirled the wheels of her wheelchair toward Charlie.

Charlie took a few quick steps toward her and asked, “Ito-san, are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m okay…” Nanako nodded vigorously, then, she covered her face and cried bitterly as the emotions came rushing toward her.

At this moment, she was not sad because of the near-death experience, but she was overwhelmed by Charlie’s sudden appearance, so much so that she couldn’t control her emotions.

Seeing her crying uncontrollably, Charlie stretched out his hand, gently stroking the back of her cold hand, and said softly, “It’s okay, Ito-san. Everything’s fine now. Don’t cry.”

Nanako wiped away her tears, shook her head, and said, “I’m not crying over what just happened…”

With that, she lifted her gaze, which was filled with intense love and passion, and said as she continued sobbing, “Charlie-san, why did you come to Kyoto?”

Charlie smiled. “I came to Japan for some business matters, and I just happened to be i