Chapter 12
The scenery had changed quite a bit. All I could see were mountains and a river. The occasional houses that appeared were dilapidated and showed no signs of human life.
The abandoned school was located a short way off the main road. The bikers, who were here on a tour, directed us down a side road that they knew we wouldn’t miss, and we wound our way up and up the twisting road.
At the top of the mountain, in an open clearing, stood a wooden elementary school building. When I was little, I used to visit this elementary school every time I came to my grandparents’ house. There was playground equipment in the schoolyard, and the pool was open in the summer. The school closed about fifteen years ago due to the declining birthrate and depopulation. Now, the whole area looks like a deserted village.
“So places like this really do exist.”
Shinji took off his helmet and looked around.
“Furuya-kun, did you grow up in the city?”
“Well, it’s not exactly the city, but certainly not this deep in the mountains.”
“Oh, I see. I only came here a few times a year when I was little… but I had no idea it had become like this.”
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