"-Hashimoto-san, I've worked hard for you today, so let's go back early."

“…… Well. ”

After handing over the work with a colleague, Nanami Hashimoto finally ended today's overtime.

Stretching, she rubbed her sore waist and looked at the night view of Tokyo outside the high-rise building through the floor-to-ceiling window.

"-Today, I heard that there is a fireworks display."

The colleague noticed her gaze and thought that she was like an arrow, smiled and talked to her, pointing in a certain direction.

"It's over there, the Edogawa River, it's just too far away to be seen."

"That kind of thing...... Of course I do......"

Nanami Hashimoto actually happened to regret it in her heart, and suddenly she was mentioned by her colleagues again, and she couldn't help but talk to herself.

She swiped the screen of her phone, and Qiu Yang sent him a photo of fireworks twenty minutes ago.

"—The first fireworks of the Edogawa River! Show Nana Min! ”

Then, it was a selfie, taken casually, and most of the hands were slightly drunk, which looked mushy.

"—and Yonezu-san and his friends! Nanami should know them all! ”

“…… It turns out that they are all such powerful people......"

In addition to the silly Hanhan in her own house, Nana Hashimoto repeatedly zoomed in and out of the photos, and recognized several young and promising artists one by one, and her mood was suddenly a little complicated.

On the one hand, she was sincerely happy for Qiu Yang to make great connections; But on the other hand, she was uncontrollably able to have the feeling that Qiu Yang was rising higher and higher like a kite, gradually leaving her.

Speaking of which, has Hashimoto-san had any fun lately? In the past two days, I have been in a good mood when you work overtime. ”

“…… Well, my brother is getting married recently. ”

Perfunctory to cope with the greetings of her colleagues, she inadvertently noticed a small detail in the photo, and her pupils vibrated violently.

- In the corner of the photograph, there is a section of the sleeve of a cherry-colored yukata.

……

……

"Really...... Did he hear it......?"

He Tian Youxi was completely indifferent to watching the fireworks, lowering his head and playing with his fingers, and sneaking a glance at Qiu Yang's reaction from time to time.

I was talking to myself accidentally just now, and I happened to bump into the stall where the fireworks were taking a break, and I saw the reaction of Sister Aimu, who was farther away, I should have heard it.

- But Mr. Qiu Yang beside him, why is he indifferent!

"Could it be...... Are you going to be ambiguously fooled like the last time in Shikashima......"

While struggling with Tian Yuxi's heart, the last round of fireworks bloomed in the sky.

The man in the yukata quietly turned his head, glanced at the girl beside him who was tangled with his fingers, and sighed softly.

……

……

"Well, let's say goodbye here today. Sugata-san, Aimi-san, and Yonezu-san, next time you have time, you can drink and play music together......"

At the end of the show, after only a few steps, Qiu Yang stopped his steps and said goodbye to everyone.

“…… Huh? Next time? It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, it's better to ...... today."

Sugata Masaki was halfway through his sentence when he was suddenly pulled by Amu's arm. He turned his head and saw her pouting in the direction of Tian Youxi, and then he realized that he had come over.

"Ahh Then leave it at that...... Until next time......"

Feeling that the atmosphere was a little awkward, he turned around and wanted to slip away, but was stopped by Qiu Yang again.

"That, Sugata Mulberry ......"

"-Huh?"

Qiu Yang pointed to the guitar behind Sugata Masaki.

“…… I'll return this to them later, right? ”

“…… Huh? ”

Slightly stunned, Sugata Shohui quickly understood Qiu Yang's intentions and handed over the guitar.

"Then please."

“……”

Waving goodbye to everyone, Qiu Yang suddenly felt tired - he was not stupid, and he couldn't see the "come on" glances that everyone handed him before leaving.

"-Yoda-chan, let's go, it's a bit crowded now, let's go to the night market again."

He hesitated slightly, but took the initiative to take Yoda's hand.

……

……

When Qiu Yang took the initiative to hold his hand, Tian Youxi's heart seemed to miss a beat, and then there was a small leap of excitement.

“…… Huh? Yes、Did you accept Yuki's meaning? ”

She has always been separated from each other, but she was suddenly treated so actively, and under the excitement, she even forgot about the moral principle that Teacher Qiu Yang had a girlfriend for a while.

It is said to be a night market, but in fact, after the fireworks festival, there are few pedestrians on the snack street, and most of the stalls are turning off the lights and tidying up.

The two walked wordlessly all the way, as if they were awkward couples, but their hands were still holding tightly.

From time to time, Tian Youxi and the middle-aged uncles and aunts of the stall owners on both sides met their eyes, and her face turned even redder under their eyes of "it's good to be young".

"Teacher Qiu Yang, we, we ......"

The lights around her gradually faded, and the summer night in the suburbs was still quite cool, half afraid of the dark and half afraid of the cold, she got closer to Qiu Yang, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Where are we going......"

"—to the Edo River."

“…… Huh? ”

He Tian Yuxi was a little surprised, it was all at this time, what did he suddenly go to the river? Thinking wildly, her little face flushed with shame.

- Do you want to take advantage of the darkness......

No, Yoda, I'm not ready, it's cold, and the ground is dirty......

"—what do you think?"

Flicked Tian Youxi's forehead, Qiu Yang said angrily and helplessly-seeing her little face flushed, how could he not know what she was thinking about that was inappropriate for children.

"It's just that I want to blow the wind and chat with you."

……

It seems that Mr. Qiu Yang is right, the Edo River on a summer night is indeed very comfortable - there are no lights in Tokyo, and it seems quiet and peaceful.

"Teacher Qiu Yang, it's so comfortable......"

Sitting on the lawn with Tian Youxi, facing the river breeze, he suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and the tension just now was taken away by the river.

"-Of course......"

Seeing that the girl liked it, Qiu Yang also showed a rather proud look.

"This is where my father took me when I first came to Neon."

"Huh......?"

The first time I heard Qiu Yang mention his family and experience, I was a little surprised by Tian Youxi. On the other hand, I feel that what the other party says next may be a sincere voice.

"Yes, Mr. Qiu Yang is an international student...... Yuki: I've almost forgotten. ”

"Hmm."

After a brief conversation, the two fell silent again. Feeling a little uncomfortable, the girl still took the initiative to speak, mentioning the confession just now.

"The ......"

"-Yoda-chan, you like me, right?"

"Huh?"

The other party's sudden straight ball made her stunned, and she looked at Qiu Yang in a daze and smiled at her gently.

"I've heard it all before, and besides, I've said it in Shikashima, right? - I'm sorry, but I didn't respond seriously at that time, and it was my responsibility. ”

"Hmmm......"

Listening to Qiu Yang's serious tone, he and Tian Youxi were also suddenly nervous.

"Yoda-chan, do you like to do idol things?"

"-Of course I like that!"

She replied almost without thinking - in the past few years of the team, she has gained many friends and fans who really love her, and every day is full and happy.

"That'...... How does it compare to me? ”

"Huh?"

Only then did she realize that even if Mr. Qiu Yang and her were in love, he and his idol career were also incompatible.

So it seems that the predecessors of Asuka have chosen the former. But when it was her turn, perhaps because she felt that her chances were slim, she had never thought about it properly.

- Are you willing to bear as much pain and burden as Asuka Saito for the sake of Mr. Qiu Yang, just for the sake of a possibility?

She thinks she's just a simple and clumsy Kyushu girl, and she can't handle so many twists and turns of feelings—perhaps, the answer is no.

Her silence also made Qiu Yang smile with relief. It seems that when he asked this question, he expected to receive such an answer.

Seeing Qiu Yang's suddenly relaxed expression, she felt that something was disappearing in front of her eyes, and subconsciously held the man's hand and held her hand.

"No, the ......"

"-It's okay."

In front of him, he gently brushed off her palm, freed his hands, and removed the guitar behind his back.

"Actually, when I came here, I also wanted to give a gift to Yoda-chan."

"...... gifts?"

"Hmm."

Qiu Yang nodded embarrassedly.

"Actually, I only now know that the day I arrived in Shikashima turned out to be Yoda-chan's birthday - in retrospect, it seems that you did look at me all the time that day, and I was still confused."

"Now that I think about it, I guess I'm looking forward to my birthday present - although you didn't tell me, but your birthday is all available on the website."

“…… It's okay."

After being exposed for so long, He Tian Youxi still lowered his head shyly and muttered.

"It's all over anyway."

"-However, I actually thought about what to give if I wanted to give Yoda-chan a gift."

Qiu Yang plucked the strings lightly and cleared his throat.

"At that time, I wanted to give Yoda-chan a song - it just so happened that I recently had a new song, which was a collaboration with Yonezu Genshi-san, whom you also saw just now."

"It's also what I want to share with Yoda-chan now, it's my state of mind, and it can also be used as a reply to confession."

As if remembering something funny, he burst out laughing softly, breaking the slightly dull air.

"It's the first live performance, Yuki should be the first person to hear it besides me and Yonezu-san."

As a result, he still changed his words and called her by her name.

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……

Lying in the hotel, Asuka Saito was scrolling through her phone in the darkness when she suddenly felt sleepiness hit her for the first time in a long time - during this time, perhaps because of the water and soil, she couldn't sleep well almost every night.

"Qiu Yangsang, you are dating such a powerful person......"

"—Yonezu Genshi, Ai Miu, Sugata Masaki, Qiu Yang."

"—Edogawa, fireworks display."

"—Marshmallow, Qiu Yang."

“……”

She looked at the name that rushed to the forefront of the hot search not long ago, and suddenly felt that it didn't matter if she couldn't contact him - what he was doing recently, anyway, it would be clear on the hot search.

Therefore, she also developed the habit of typing the word "Qiu Yang" again and again in the search input box.

Watching him sing a song that belongs to summer in a video taken by passers-by, even though it was the thousandth time he watched it and the thousandth time from the perspective of passers-by, Asuka Saito unconsciously stared at the screen and smiled.

Just as she was about to turn off the screen and go to sleep, she searched for his name for the last time, but refreshed a new real-time information - it was only sent for dozens of seconds, and the comments and retweets were still in single digits, and it was estimated that only people as bored as her could find out.

"—After the fireworks festival ended, I went back to the venue to pick up the things that had been left behind, and suddenly found that someone was singing a song I had never heard of on the side of the Edo River, and the voice seemed to be Qiu Yangsan."

Underneath such a text, a black video is attached, and only the silhouette can be seen in the blurred picture.

“…… Huh? ”

But even if it's a silhouette, Asuka Saito still recognizes it at a glance, and that's Yo-chan.

"...... you sang? What are you singing this time......

Curious, she clicked on the video.

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