The night is dark, and the crescent moon hangs high.

It's already seven o'clock in the evening, and the fireworks display has already begun, and there is still less than half an hour before the fireworks are officially set off.

The venue was now crowded with people who had come to watch the fireworks, but fortunately, Shota and Yukino left the venue early, so they didn't have to experience the sardines anymore. If she comes a few more times, Yukino might really change to something like crowd phobia.

"They all have small plastic stools, newspapers, or picnic cloths."

"Yes, experienced people certainly don't miss that."

"So, what about ours? Is it back to your house? ”

Yukino looked at Shota, who was empty in her hand, and she couldn't help but ask with a raised brow.

"Rest assured, how could I not be prepared."

Shota explained with a smile as he walked towards his destination, a small hill near the venue, because the terrain was much higher than the venue, making it easier to watch the fireworks, so it became a paid area.

After showing the doorman what looked like a membership card, Shota and Yukino walked towards the center of the paid area, led by the staff. In other words, the VIP area, which is the best place to enjoy the fireworks in the paid area.

"I didn't expect you to have an exclusive place here, it seems that you are really experienced."

"It's true that I've been here many times, but this is the first time I've seen fireworks in this place." After sitting on a spacious seat in the middle, Shota patted the side and motioned for Yukino to sit beside him, "If you want to say the best place to watch the fireworks, this is far worse than my yard." Maybe my sister is looking at us right now. ”

With a smile, Shota jokes about Yukino in a lively way.

"Ahh......h

At the top of Detective Slope, on the balcony of a mansion, a blonde dumb with a telescope in his hand suddenly sneezes.

"So, did you come with your sister before?"

"Sister? It's not Sister Yangnai, I've always come to the fireworks festival with my sister. I don't know why, sister, she doesn't seem to deal with Sister Yang Nai, so if it wasn't necessary, she wouldn't stay in the same scene with Sister Yang Nai for too long, and she wouldn't come out to play with Don't Say. ”

Shota smiled bitterly and shook his head, because of the relationship between Yingli and Yangnai, he was often in a dilemma. But fortunately, Ying Li Li never deliberately made things difficult for Shota.

"Oh? In other words, between my sister and Yingli Senior, would you choose Yingli Senior? What about me? What would you choose? ”

"Please...... This kind of question has no other meaning than to make things difficult for people. ”

"That's right, I'm just making things difficult for you."

"Hehe~"

Hearing the smile in Yukino's tone, Shota also laughed easily. A cool night breeze blew, and the summer heat was also carried away by the wind, but Shota noticed that Yukino subconsciously straightened his collar.

"Is it cold?"

"Sort of, do you want to undress me?"

Yukino glanced at Shota, and although he was through the mask, Shota could easily see the ill-intentioned intentions in his eyes.

"What are you kidding, I'm not wearing anything inside, and if I really take it off to you, I'll become a pervert, I don't have this habit."

"Someone who specializes in running naked at the fireworks display...... In this way, it's the new urban weirdos. ”

"Tsk~!" The corners of Shota's mouth twitched, and the expression on his face began to gradually tease, "Could it be that wearing a mask can still strengthen the poisonous tongue attribute?" It seems that this is the hidden property of the mask. ”

Yukino didn't fight back at Shota's words, because at this time, the other party's right hand was circling behind her and pressed on her right shoulder.

There was no struggle, no response, Yukino just sat there stiffly. After seeing that Yukino had no intention of objecting, Shota slowly pressed his strength and rested Yukino's head on his shoulder.

"Oh, over there, the one who is speaking is the deputy mayor, right? I'm talking right now. ”

"Hmmm......"

"After the speech, the fireworks will start in earnest."

"Hmmm......"

"His yukata is so ordinary, it's no different."

"Hmmm......"

"Do you know, this is actually the exclusive seat of the Xuexia family, which Sister Yang Nai specially lent me for use."

If you want to watch the fireworks, the courtyard of the Sawamura Mansion is the best location. But for Shota, it's far less convenient over there than here.

Although there were other people's seats around, there was enough space between each seat that it was the limit to be able to see people, and it was impossible to hear the conversation between him and Yukino.

What's more, Shota is ready to wait until the fireworks are set off.

“……”

Looking down at Yukino, who had no response other than um, Shota shook his head with a helpless but satisfied smile. What he couldn't notice was that Yukino's face suddenly turned pale under the mask.

In the next moment, a beam of fireworks was launched high in the night sky, bursting out brilliantly.

Accompanied by the sound of music, various colors and styles are launched into the night sky one after another, and fireworks bloom like flowers in the night sky, and like colorful meteors falling from the sky.

It seems that there will be more than 8,000 fireworks this year.

"Yukino."

The time she had been waiting for had finally arrived, and as Yukino stared straight at the brilliant fireworks in the night sky, Shota lowered her head and whispered in her ear.

"I used to be a jerk, and because I wanted to have a girlfriend, I agreed to a confession. But now I understand that I have a girl I like and want to be with her, so I want her to be my girlfriend. ”

"You can treat me as a trustworthy and trustworthy person, you don't need to suppress your feelings, you don't need to change, you just need to be yourself."

"I like your clumsiness, I like your persistence, I like the way you desperately want to be strong, I like your gentleness and thoughtfulness, I like the way you sneak through the web about cats in your room every day, and I like the way you talk about Mr. Pan."

"Sister Yang Nai definitely loves you, but even if thousands of Sister Yang Nai's love for you are gathered together, it can't compare to my love alone."

"So ......"

"I'm not reconciled to ......" Yukino, who had been silent, suddenly interrupted Shota's words, and she left her seat and stood face to face in front of Shota.

Under the flickering of fireworks, the mask on Yukino's face flickered and dimmed.

"I'm not willing to be like this, admitting my failure to my sister."

“…… At the very least, you've spoken your mind, and that's progress. After standing up as well, Shota had a difficult smile on his face, "And I also said, I will support you, I will be your support, you just need to be yourself." ”

"But, that's a failure! I've failed, but I don't want to ...... like that."

Yukino lowered her head, and her body gradually began to tremble.

Is it crying? Shota stretched out his hand and wanted to comfort Yukino, but he stayed in the air because of Yukino's next sentence, and he didn't know what to do.

"It was my sister who first signed a marriage contract with you, not me."

"What, what?"

……

……

"Shshshsh, what!? Yono-senpai is Shota's original fiancée!? On the balcony of Yingli Li's room, she looked at her mother Sayuri in surprise, and the binoculars in her hand also fell to the ground, "It's not true, is it!?" ”

"No kidding, it's true."

Sayuri propped her arms on the balcony fence and squinted at the small hill near the venue, and without binoculars, she could only see two blurry figures, standing face to face, staring at each other.

"Then that, how can it be replaced by Yukino? What happened? ”

"It was Yono who proposed it, and it did a good job of convincing me and your father. But it's not that simple, because the choice is on Shota. They can't have any opinions about the daughter of their family under the snow and who Shota wants to marry. ”

"What the hell does that mean!?"

Even the continuous roar of fireworks could not hide Ying Lili's surprise now, and even the guests in the courtyards downstairs heard the sound and looked up curiously.

But after discovering that it was Sayuri and Eiri on the balcony, Yujun turned around and continued to enjoy the fireworks.

Originally, according to the agreement with Yang Nai, Sayuri was not going to tell Ying Lili about these things. Because as long as Eiri Ri knew, Shota would definitely know about it. Looking at Yono, who had come to the party as a representative of the Yukishita family in the courtyard, Sayuri sighed helplessly.

With that child's personality, he must be quite angry, right? Yang Nai, this kid, even I played it this time......

……

……

Indeed, as Sayuri said, the current Shota is indeed very angry. But he knew that he had to be patient, and he had to get the most important thing out of the matter first. ”

"Sister Yangnai...... What does that mean exactly? ”

"That's the truth, as long as I accept your confession during these three years, I have to give up being the heir of the family, this is the agreement between me and her. I don't know what kind of agreement my sister made with your mother to make your uncle and aunt agree to such a ridiculous thing. As for outsiders, they only know that there is a marriage contract between the Sawamura family and the Yukishita family, and they don't know the specific situation. ”

Shota with his fists clenched and his nails already sinking deep into his palms, barely managed to keep his sanity because of the pain. At this time, he realized why Yang Nai would agree so easily when he proposed that he couldn't reveal his marriage contract with Yukino at the beginning.

Even if it doesn't need to be mentioned, Yono won't talk about it, until it's certain whether Shota and Yukino like each other or not.

“…… But the fact that the two of us are intimately in this kind of public is already a clear signal, right? ”

"Yes, unless we get married, we will both be in a huge scandal. We were all calculated by my sister. However, I am not reconciled to ......"

Are you crying?

Tears slid down the gap between his cheeks and his mask, and after witnessing the tears, Shota was surprised to find that his anger had receded without a trace.

"Then, let's get out of the marriage, such a farce should come to an end......"

“…… You, now say that, it's despicable...... Is it until now that he is pretending to be a victim? Why do you want to fall in love with me who can't refuse you at all...... Didn't I say it, I'm not reconciled......"

"So what do you want? Or rather, what else can I do? ”

Is it completely impossible to refuse? Shota is sure that Yukino is indeed in love with him. But in her heart, there was something more important.

The fireworks have reached the most brilliant climax, but neither of them has any intention of appreciating it. In the face of Shota's questioning, Yukino fell silent without a word. Yang Nai's sudden calculation disrupted all her plans, leaving her with no way out.

"So, forget it. On my father's and mother's side, I'll explain. ”

"Don't ...... I can't imagine who else but Shota can be my boyfriend. ”

"Huh?"

Shota's rejuvenated pupils looked at Yukino again, but at this moment, he hated the mask on Yukino's face so much that he couldn't see Yukino's expression at all.

……

……

In the courtyard, Yono sits quietly in a corner of the courtyard completely different from the image he used to show.

"Why are you doing this? It's not the same as what we agreed on, right? ”

After explaining the ins and outs of the matter to Eiriri, Sayuri returned to the courtyard and came to Yono's side.

"No, Aunt Sayuri, I didn't break the agreement, did I? Shota likes Yukino, and that's already a sure thing. I just, a little bit of a push. ”

“…… I'm curious, what else can't you do for the sake of your sister? ”

"I'm curious, too."

Looking at the flawless smile on Yono's face, Sayuri had no choice but to sigh lightly. Compared to Yukino, she still prefers Yono who has an appetite for herself.

"It's almost time, I have to, push Xiang Tai a little more."