And also walked on the path in the forest with some confusion. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Of course, he knew that Kato's agreed date place would definitely be a very special place, but he could never have imagined that it would be such a place anyway.

Kato didn't even tell him where to meet, she just drew a map of herself very seriously, and then told herself where she was dating, and finally, she said something like "I'll wait for you there".

"It's like some kind of scavenger hunt." Kazuya was a little complaining and following the directions on the map, he didn't even know where he was now, although the canyon and the stream always gave him some not-so-good memories.

However, slowly, he also realized what the route Kato gave him meant exactly.

"This guy's thoughts, as always, are unpredictable!" Kazuya sighed, looked at Kato, who was leaning against a tree in the distance, and sighed to himself.

"I'm sorry for being a little willful and choosing a place that is not so easy to find!" Looking at Kazuya, who was slowly walking towards him, Kato showed a slightly sorry look on his face.

"It's good to be able to find it," Kazuya replied with a complicated expression, "but it's a surprise that you chose this place." ”

"What's wrong? Did Aragaki-san think of this place before? ”

"I haven't thought of this place, the memories here can't be considered very good!" Kazuya's face showed a wry smile.

He didn't like the place here, this canyon, a year ago during the summer vacation, where she and Kato fell off a cliff. He didn't like it because he didn't like the feeling of despair and the panic of not knowing what to do. However, he was also able to understand why Kato chose this place.

"I still remember the events of those two nights!" Kato said so calmly, which made Kazuya a little embarrassed, after all, the events of those two nights may be the most intimate move he has made with a girl so far, and even Ying Lili, who is his girlfriend, has never been in a state.

And it was half a year after doing these things, in the course of that date, that he chose Eiri as if he had never done anything to Kato.

When making a choice, it seems natural that he didn't think about something, but further down in the timeline, when he looks back on his thoughts at the time, Kazuya also feels that he has gone too far. Although due to special circumstances, after doing these things with Kato, he still chose Ying Lili, which is a very scumbag thing.

"Do you remember? I thought you had forgotten, or rather, it felt like it had been agreed upon, and that we should not mention it to each other again. He replied awkwardly.

"yes, it's funny that both of them pretended that nothing had happened!" Kato propped up his chin and thought about it seriously, "But why did you pretend that nothing had happened at that time?" ”

"It's embarrassing, I'm sorry, isn't it?"

"At that time, I confessed to Aragaki-san or something, will Aragaki-san accept it?"

"That's the question—" Kazuya's eyes rolled frantically.

"-Don't run away!" Kato's eyes were firmly locked on Kazuya's face, and even Kazuya was a little embarrassed to look away, "It's already the last, at this time, just tell me the truth, right?" May I? ”

"I guess it will!" Kazuya raised his hands helplessly.

That's right, he should accept it, he has always liked Kato, just like he likes Ying Lili and Shiyu, and he has always put Kato aside, because he always feels that Kato's indifferent smile should have no feelings for himself, but if Kato really wants to say that he likes himself at that time, he feels that he has no room for refusal.

"Unfortunately, at that time, even I didn't know if I liked Aragaki-san or not - now that I think about it, it might be my only and best chance, right?" However, after getting this answer, Kato did not show any satisfied or happy expression, she just shrugged her shoulders very indifferently, and continued to explain her true thoughts now as if she were expounding an objective fact.

"So, I've always felt like I'm the one who knows the most about everything, but actually, I'm probably the one who knows the least about everything!" She said to herself, "For everyone, understanding their feelings is the most important task, I think, whether it is Eiri Ri or Kasumigaoka-san, they should have a very good grasp of this one, whether they dare to pierce that layer of window paper is one thing, but at least they all know - even Ayase knows." ”

"Ayase's business?" Kazuya frowned.

"Roughly guessed, right?" Kato shrugged, "But Aragaki-san's reaction is so big, meaning I should have guessed correctly?" It's a real headache, isn't it? It's just that I can't help you now. ”

Kazuki didn't continue to ask Kato how he guessed Ayase's question, just like when he first met her, Megumi Kato always calmly grasped everything, calmly watched everything, and calmly solved all the problems.

"Of course, I think I'm the clearest one, you see, I know the feelings of Eiriri, I know the feelings of Kasumigaoka-senpai, I even found out what Ayase thought, maybe there are other people's, but, I'm not sure what I think! Probably because I've been observing others for too long, and I'm very clear about the kind of feelings that are very strong, so I don't understand my own very dark and faint feelings, right? This kind of thing happens often, don't you say, Aragaki-san? ”

She spoke like this, as if she were telling a story that had nothing to do with her.

Before, there have been countless times when Kato has told these things so calmly - but before, what Kato said had nothing to do with herself, but now, what she wants to tell is already related to herself!

Why, what is going on, can make her show such an attitude that has nothing to do with herself when she tells her feelings!

Kazuya almost wanted to yell out in anger, but when he looked at Kato's quiet, warm eyes, he involuntarily stopped, as if he was forcibly controlled by a hand, he was forced to look at Kato, watching her continue to tell all this peacefully.

"Wait a minute, Aragaki-san, if you want to say anything, wait for me to finish first, okay?" She asked sincerely, but she didn't wait for Kazuya's answer before she continued.

"Well, if it's really that kind of very fine, very light feeling, it shouldn't have much impact. But what's probably my own problem, right? All the feelings, which I felt, were very deep and very strong, and finally manifested themselves, were very light, very shallow, all things seemed to be not that important, all things just need to be solved slowly, and it was okay to see it slowly and clearly, I thought so. Then, here's the problem! At the end of the day, I couldn't tell which feelings were strong and which weren't. ”

She frowned slightly, raised her hand, and covered the sunlight on her head: "Just like the sun covered by this hand, if the sun on the opposite side is very dazzling, under this hand, I still feel that the light is not dazzling, if the sun on the opposite side is the evening sunset, covered by my hand, it should be the same as the noon sun, right?" ”

"No, it's different," he continued, shaking his head, "it's still a little different, because the hand can only cover such a small place, and more, more dazzling, more dazzling sunlight will seep in from other places, you can't tell at first, but slowly, you will always know." So, that's the problem! If it was all like the beginning, so light, so light, how nice it would be! I'm going to easily ignore those feelings, and then we'll be the same as we were at the beginning, aren't we? We're going to be the same as we were at the beginning, and I'm careful to hide my emotions, and then, Aragaki-san won't know about all this, so everything will be better, won't it? ”

She whispered like this, and I don't know when it began, tears slowly trickled down her eyes.

"I've been thinking about how nice it would be if my hands could block all the sun's rays!" In this way, with tears streaming down her face, Megumi Kato said softly.

Even then, her voice was as calm as ever—a calmness that went deep into the marrow, like a habit.

Kazuya stepped forward with some hesitation, maybe now, helping her wipe the tears from her face was the only thing he could do, but Kato turned his face away and refused Kazuya's help.

"Of course," she continued, "it was just before, probably a few days before Aragaki-san invited me on a date!" I suddenly figured out that if I let my hands cover all the rays of the sun, wouldn't I be deceiving and hiding my feelings for the rest of my life? It's not good to do this, isn't it too sad to deceive yourself and hide yourself? So, although it's painful, sometimes, it shouldn't be too bad to break out and let you see the real me, right? What's more, Kazuya, you confessed to me! At that time, although there was some confusion, I still remember that you confessed to me! ”

"Yes, you confessed to me! I remember it very well! She said with a beautiful smile on her face.

Kazuya remembered the smile he had when he was "officially" reunited with Kato, and at that time, because of such a simple smile, he could do those crazy things.

Looking back, at that time, I already liked her, right? To like someone, maybe it only takes a second! He thought reverently in his heart.

But he didn't say anything, in front of Kato now, he seems to have lost the ability to speak, he can only watch Kato speak silently, and he has been silently, trying to feel Kato's emotions in the words.

Kazuki doesn't remember how long Kato said to himself, he only remembered that he just kept looking at Kato silently, watching her expression change, watching her go from indifference at the beginning, to regret, to sadness, and then to end with a bright smile at the end.

How could she laugh? At this time, how could she laugh? At this time, how could she show such a heartfelt smile? Didn't she should, guess the result?

"Come with me! Aragaki-san. Kato said softly, "Actually, I really want to walk here, and if there is anything I regret the most when I fell off the cliff, it was definitely not the two nights, but the fact that I couldn't follow you when you left me to find your way." Obviously, I should have followed you at that time, even if it was necessary to stay behind and wait for rescue, I should have followed you - if it was me now, I would have done it. ”

"Why?"

"Because, I want to experience the feeling of supporting each other and working together to find a way out!" Kato smiled quietly again, "The feeling of supporting each other is the most important thing, right?" Why should I be so sane when there are only two of them? ”

"You weren't too sensible at the time, were you? I still remember the scene when you braved the heavy rain and waited for me to come back. Kazuya quipped.

Kato didn't answer for a while.

When Kazuya's head turned to her, revealing a puzzled expression, she raised her head in a bit of a trance and asked, "Do you even remember?" ”

"Of course, of course I remember the events of that time, the events—" Kazuya said with emotion, but he didn't dare to continue.

――At that time, I felt that if I lost you because of this kind of thing, I would definitely regret it for the rest of my life. He didn't dare say that, because he knew what he was going to do next, so he tried to avoid saying anything that clearly expressed his feelings.

"Well, let's go for a walk together! Just follow the route you took to get out of the canyon. Kato didn't pay attention to Kazuya's speech, and she took the lead in moving forward.

"I see." Kazuya was stunned, surprised by Kato's decisiveness, and then, he slowly followed.