Chapter 95 - 95: A Memory Dead End and the Next Manuscript

A few days later, the fifth chapter of To the Moon was released in the latest issue of the magazine, appearing before the eyes of light novel fans across Japan. In this chapter, the protagonists finally managed to navigate Johnny's memories back to his adolescent years. It featured Johnny and River's very first movie date. However, Johnny did not actually see River inside the theater. He eventually found her standing by the exit after the film had ended, even though she had been in the same room the entire time.

When he asked her about it, River's answer was simple. She believed that as long as they were in the same theater watching the same movie, they were watching it together, even if one sat in the first row and the other in the last. This was the unique logic of River's mind; as someone on the autism spectrum, her way of thinking differed fundamentally from the norm.

During their student days, Johnny had been captivated by River from the moment he first saw her. To him, she was special, eccentric, and cool, a girl with an interesting soul who refused to follow the crowd. However, he did not truly understand her heart or who she was at that time.

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