After riding the Ferris wheel, light snow began to fall in the sky again, and white snowflakes slowly fell from the sky~

However, the snow was not so heavy that it was necessary to hold an umbrella, and the snowflakes fluttered in the wind from time to time, reflecting a white light. The park's turf is covered with a thin layer of snow, silently reminding us of the pace of time.

Yuhihama and Hachiman walked along the roads in the park, and no one spoke along the way.

Yuhihama walked in front, and Hachiman followed closely behind.

After a while, the trail joins the main road that runs from the station, and there is a fork in the road, where you can turn left to the station and turn right to the sea.

Yuhihama did not hesitate to turn right.

"Hey ......"

Hachiman called out to her, wanting to ask her where she was going. Yuhihama turned his head and silently pointed to the road ahead.

There is a building in front of it with glass walls, and its name seems to be "CristalView". It's about an observation deck with a view of Tokyo Bay.

At this time, Hachiman looked at the time and realized that it was not yet time to rush home.

"Small business, let's go."

Hachiman, who was urged by Hihama to stop, had a hint of longing in his eyes.

“…… Hmm~"

Looking at this look in front of him, Hachiman couldn't refuse.

He followed the two of them for a while, and soon reached the observation deck.

At this point, the observation deck itself is closed, but the terrace outside is still open. From there, you can also see Tokyo Bay.

Snowflakes fall on the swaying sea, and the setting sun rises from the clouds.

Colorless snow white shines in pale red and deep blue.

"Oh-"

Yubihama cheered at the sight in front of her, and she held down her windswept hair and looked into the distance with emotion.

There is no one else here at the moment, there is a sea in front of you, and the city at the other end is lit up with sparse lights.

This is probably the only view that can be seen in this moment.

It was a leisurely and peaceful time.

That's why it doesn't last long.

Yuhihama retracted his body leaning out of the balcony fence and looked back at Hachiman.

"Small business, today...... Thank you! ”

"What's wrong? So serious? Needless to say, thank you..."

"No, I'm bothering you in all sorts of ways today......"

Hachiman half-jokingly said this, and Yubihama shook his head quietly and said sincerely. She took a step towards Hachiman and stared straight at it, looking away at Hachiman with a little blushing...

"I'm really ~really~ very happy to be able to come out and play with small businesses today!"

For this sudden word, Hachiman's heart shook suddenly, and a certain feeling that had been hidden deep in his heart quickly appeared~

“…… Why? Yubihama, I'm embarrassed! ”

After being silent for a while, Hachiman immediately looked away from his eyes, not wanting Yubihama to see his blushing face.

"Na, this is a thank you gift~"

With that, Yubihama took something out of his bag. She was holding a shark-shaped pendant.

This shark is based on the shark that Hachiman first saw, and several rows of sharp teeth glow in the reflection of the sun, which shows the skill of the maker. Hachiman didn't expect Yubihama to prepare such a gift for him.

“…… I can't accept this thank you gift, I didn't do anything, today I'm just trying to fulfill the promise I made to you~"

Hachiman lowered his head and said, he couldn't take this as a simple thank you gift, and he just accepted it without thinking about anything...

But as soon as the words were spoken, he immediately regretted it. Because when he saw Yubihama in front of him, he showed an expression that was about to cry.

“…… Is it really just a simple thank you? Don't you take it either? ”

Yubihama desperately suppressed the emotions in his voice, biting his lower lip lightly, his expression distorted. Then, to hide the sparkle from the corner of her eye, she turned her back to me.

"I want everything. It is now, and it will be in the future. I'm cunning, I'm a mean girl. ”

She said this in a slightly awkward tone, towards the sky. To Hachiman's ears, it was a monologue that didn't need to be answered and was not allowed to be refuted. So he could only look at her back and listen carefully to her words.

After saying that, Yuhihama exhaled a puff of white smoke and watched as the white smoke dissolved into the air.

Then, she turned her head and looked straight at Hachiman.

"I like the atmosphere now, chatting, playing, eating snacks with everyone in the department every day, and sometimes helping people in need to solve some problems......"

"I also like Sakura-chan, Akiba, and Koyuki, and I hope that everyone can always maintain this relationship...... But after so many things, I found that I really couldn't deceive my feelings, although I really wanted everyone to be together, but at the same time, I didn't want hypocritical relationships and ambiguous answers, I didn't want either, I wanted to ......"

Speaking of this, Yubihama suddenly fell silent, and she didn't continue, or rather, she thought that Hachiman should know what she would say~

"Small business, if one day ...... I ask you for a commission, will you help me ......? ”

Yubihama suddenly looked up and looked at Hachiman with those orange-red eyes, with a little teardrop in his eyes, his lips slightly closed, and his hands on his chest, clenched tightly.

“…… Of course, it's not just me, if Yubihama is in trouble, Sakura should, no, definitely help..."

Hachiman replied in a hurry, but his tone was firm.

“…… Stupid~"

Hearing this answer, Yubihama's heart was not very satisfied, and she knew that Hachiman must not have heard the other hidden meanings of her question.

"What? Yubihama: Did you just say something? ”

Hachiman looked at Yubihama suspiciously, he seemed to vaguely hear Yubihama say "stupid" just now, but he wasn't quite sure.

"Nothing~Nothing~"

Yubihama denied waving his little hand.

"Oh, yes, then maybe I misheard!"

Seeing this, Hachiman scratched his head and said nothing.

"Small business, so can you take this now? Just take it as a thank you gift when I ask you for help in the future~"

Speaking of which, Yubihama took out the previous pendant again.

“…… Okay, I'll take it first. ”

After a while, Hachiman took it, he didn't want to see Yubihama's sad look just now...

"Hehe, finally, I'll give you another reward—"

After Yuhihama saw Hachiman take the pendant, he smiled and stepped forward~

In the afternoon, the sunset that submerged into the sea left a shadow painting on the white canvas.

The shadow painting was blurry, looming, and strangely shaped, and the outline was completely invisible.

However, the two figures are indeed connected together, shaking~

"This is just a thank you gift, small business, don't think about ......."

Looking at Hachiman, who was a little sluggish, Yubihama quickly left this sentence and ran away.

Originally, he would have been able to catch up with Hachiman's speed, but now he was still immersed in the scene just now, with the unique fragrance of a girl on his face, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time......