Conventions are conventions because many times are expected ... So, even if this one is canceled, another one will happen.

…

After Kana left, her heart, which had been rising steadily, fell.

"Well, the barbecue is delicious." Lie picked up a skewer of barbecue, and Zero's cooking skills were great.

"Hmm, this is amazing..."Gongyi looked at the barbecue in surprise, he had never eaten such a delicious barbecue.

"Huh?" Konwa and Mirya also began to taste it, and soon fell into the food and couldn't extricate themselves.

And then, there was no more...

…

"Well, is there anything to do?" Lie came to the girl and asked Zero.

"Huh? Barbecue? Zero blinked and said, "I'll have to wait a while." ”

"Hmm." Ryu nodded, standing beside Zero.

By the time he spoke, the sky had completely darkened, but there were still lights shining around, so it was no problem.

“…”

Silence, for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Sanliang and the others were still waiting, while Xi, Pitiful, and Kana were talking at the table not far away, and from time to time they let out pleasant laughter.

Lie stood beside Zero, watching Zero seriously barbecue, making a 'zizi' sound.

"It's so beautiful..."After Lie's gaze fell on Zero, he couldn't take a minute off of it.

"I'll help." Lie approached Zero.

"Well, Lie takes this."

“…”

Pity the table at which they sit.

"No, there is such a thing?" Poorly surprised as Kana narrated, he suddenly noticed that Zero and Lie were having a barbecue together.

The smile faded from his face, and the poor instinctively stood up and wanted to walk over.

"What do you say, pathetic? It's funny..."Xi smiled and pulled the pitiful... Rare alone time, how can you destroy it.

And、And... It's coming soon, it's over.

"Click~"

There was a muffled sound in the sky again, and there was no sign of impending rain, and there was no similar forecast.

Xi gently blew on the hot tea she was holding in her hand, with a smile on her face and her eyes looking at the tea. For a moment, it seemed like a perceptive look.

"Tonight, will it be lively?"

…

Inside the hotel room.

"Have you changed into a yukata?" While getting dressed, he said to everyone, "If you're ready, let's go to the hot springs together." ”

"Since you're at a hot spring inn, you can't miss it." Kana also stood up, and after walking out of the room, she glanced at the boy's room next door.

“…”

In the boys' room next door, Sanliang's ears were pressed against the wall, and he made an OK gesture to everyone at this time.

"They're already on their way, so let's get ready!"

How cold it is, how cold it is, how cold it is, how cold it is, how cold it is... Stop!

Looking at Sanliang and his party, who were packing up their equipment in front of them and had made up their minds to peep, Lie bravely stood up.

"Lie, should you..."

"I understand your feelings." Lie stood in front of Sanliang and his party, took a deep breath, and said, "However, my girlfriend can't show it to you!" ”

“…”

Although everyone knows it, is it really good to say it so directly?

"Uh, that..."

"We've got some more, other activities!" Lie said: "After soaking in the hot springs, it is..."

"Test the Courage Meeting!"

Huh? No, it's not such a dangerous activity...

…

The entrance to the woods next to the inn.

It's fine during the day, but it doesn't look good at night, so let's forget about the courage test or something... You can't just leave it at that!

After soaking in the hot springs in the men's and women's baths, everyone changed into cool clothes and planned to go out for a walk.

Although it was dark, it was not too late, so we prepared for this event.

"I'm not a primary school student again, why are you still playing this..."Lie was pulled by Sanliang and them, and there was always some resistance to this activity in his heart, and it seemed that he had deliberately missed it many times.

"Hmph~, since the action to stop us from peeping, we must have the consciousness of gambling to participate in the test of courage!"

Hey, these are two completely unrelated things...

"Let's go in first." Xi greeted the boys, and then the four beautiful girls entered the woods together.

"Listen up, Lie!" Sanliang put his arm around Lie's shoulders, pointed ahead and said, "The goal is very simple, climb from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and then we can come back along the road together." ”

"And the venue we used for the test of courage was the journey to the top of the mountain."

"Good luck, then!"

“…”

No, wait, aren't you all together?

Lie looked around, and after entering the woods, Sanliang and his party disappeared.

The moonshine was good tonight, but in the woods, visibility wasn't great. Fortunately, Lie took his mobile phone when he came out, and it had a flashlight function on it...

"Less than 10 percent battery left?" To his surprise, he found that because he forgot to charge his battery before soaking in the hot spring, there was not much power left at this time.

"Oops, in this case, you won't be able to use the flashlight function for a long time..."

"Well, the signal seems to be poor too?" Lie looked at the signal column, very weak.

An evening breeze blew, cool... Although it drove away the sweltering heat of summer, it made Lie's heart beat faster.

"What to do? Do you want to go back? "Lie looked back... Since you have just entered the woods, if you go back the way you came, you can go directly to the top of the mountain from the road.

There were no cameras here, and no one saw them, and Lie had always disliked such activities.

But is it really okay to just go back like that? Lie looked into the depths of the woods, Sanliang and them, as well as Zero them, are all heading up, right?

"I want it too, full of courage!" Yeol said this, and walked towards his original position... Ahem, I wanted to go up, but my feet were reversed.

Tidy up your mood and squat down... The trees are not very dense, and there are many places where people can climb during the day, and the terrain is not very steep, so there are many places suitable for climbing.

"Rushed!" Lie plucked up his courage again and ran straight to the top of the mountain... Since you are very reluctant in your heart, then use the fastest speed to be the first to climb to the top of the mountain~! (I always think it's a flag.)

…

"Zero? Xi? Wretched? Kana shouted loudly, but there was no response.

Similar to Lie, it was originally four beautiful girls who started to walk up together, but unconsciously, Kana found that there was no trace of them around him.

"Really, I'm going to sneak away with Zero halfway and get a chance to be alone..."

Kana continued to walk, and it was easy for her to do so. The whole road is not long, it takes only 20 minutes by road, and it will not take more than an hour to walk from the woods.

"Lie..." Kana didn't take a few steps before suddenly muttering to himself Lie's name.

Kana's expression was a little strange, and in the current environment, when she was alone, she slowly recalled what had happened recently.

I met Zero, became a best friend with Zero, and just when everything was going in a good direction, Lie suddenly broke in.

"Brush brush~" sound, Kana picked up a branch casually and waved it boringly.

"It's just a skinny boy, it's obvious... I met it first. ”

"Damn, if it weren't for him, it would have been me and Zero's two-person trip if it hadn't been done now... That's impossible. ”

Kana stopped and looked at the moon in the sky... Even if there is no Lie's appearance, it is impossible, right?

"It's strange why I feel a little more ... What about cold? ”

“…”

"Who?" Hearing the sound of a rustling nearby, Kana looked over.

"Is it zero?" Noticing that someone was coming, Kana thought expectantly.

“…”

"Kana-san?" Lie ran over, and when he got closer, he realized that it was Kashiwagi standing here. Kana.

"Great," Ryu gasped as he gasped, "Finally met one." ”

“…”

"Cut~, it's a lie." After seeing who was coming, Kana thought silently to herself.

But... But it's not bad.

When it encounters the scorching, the air, which was getting colder and colder, seems to stop cooling down all of a sudden.

"Let's go the next way, shall we go together?" Lie said, "Are you also separated?" It's really hard to walk in the woods at night..."

“…”

"Lie." Kana said suspiciously, "Are you scared?" ”

"Huh? I? Lie pointed at himself and smiled awkwardly and said, "No, I'm not very scared. ”

“…”

"If your legs weren't shaking and your voice wasn't shaking all the time, I would believe it."

“…”

"That's right, I'm scared." Seeing that he couldn't hide it, he smiled bitterly and said: "For the test of courage or something, in fact, I am very resistant together!" ”

"That's right." Kana nodded, and walked forward.

"Don't, don't leave me." Lie hurriedly followed.

"I know you're thin, but you won't be like this, right?" Kana looked at Lie who was following with her spare eyes, and after a pause, she said, "Wasn't it quite courageous before? ”

Before, I was talking about the morning when I knew the other side of Kana, and Ryu and Sanliang fought with a group of thugs for Kana.

"This is different..."Lie wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and explained with a wry smile, "These are two different things. ”

“…”

"Lie, it's a little different?" Kana frowned, although Lie was still Lie, but when he stood beside him, he always felt something different.

"Hmm," Lie nodded, "maybe... Has the world line changed? ”

“…”

"Stinky boy, look for death!" Kana suddenly carried the lie to a tree next to her, and she was extremely irritable because she was in a bad mood suddenly, and even said things that particularly affected her image.

"Ahem, don't be angry..."Lie smiled awkwardly, in fact, Kana's angry appearance was quite cute.

"Laugh what a laugh!" Kana grew annoyed, and then whispered in Lie's ear, "Hey, this is Lie who found it himself." ”

"In the middle of the night, in the uninhabited woods, no matter what happens, no one will know~"

It sounds tempting, but Kana's meaning is clearly that if you do it at this place and time, they won't know about it.

"Please be sure to think about it again..."Lie looked at the menacing Kana and said very simply, "Spare me..."

"Hmph~" Kana let go of her hand, her face still looking angry, but she didn't feel embarrassed anymore.

“…”

The reason why I'm so irritable is because I don't know how to get along, right?

At this time, the one who appeared by his side was the one who annoyed him the most, so he wanted to let Lie leave in this way, right?

“…”

"I don't know what happened between Kana and Zero." Ryu followed Kana and said, "However, every time I talk to Zero about Kana, Zero is very happy. ”

"Zero her... Must have loved Kana too. ”

“…”

Lie stays by Kana's side, especially after knowing Kana's thoughts, and it always feels uncomfortable to be alone with her. And in the current atmosphere, I always feel that every second of staying by her side is dangerous.

But there are some words, words that are not to be said again... Maybe there's no chance.

Ryu remembers that Zero seems to have said it to Kana, so Kana should know... Even so, Lie still spoke up.

"Zero her, she must also like Kana, that's why every time she mentions you, she shows such a sincere and happy smile."

“…”

Kana walked in front and listened silently, of course she knew all this that Lie said. Because, her feelings for zero are the same... (No, it's obviously different—_—!)

"So..."Lie paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you, thank you for being best friends with Zero!" ”

With a "bang", Lie was suddenly knocked away and hit a certain tree.

"What are you talking about, kid!" Kana's super angry look... Unlike before, she is really angry now!

"Ahem, that's really going to happen..."Lie felt a big shock, looked at the angry Kana in front of him, and continued: "Zero and you are also very happy when they are together, and Zero and you both regard each other as close friends, so I want to thank you." ”

"Thank you for being able to like Zero from the bottom of your heart!"

"I, I'm Zero's boyfriend after all..."Lie looked away, and after saying these words that were enough to make Kana beat herself dozens of times, he explained, "Of course I'm very grateful to Zero's best friend." ”

“…”

"yes, you're Zero's boyfriend...", with her head down, Kana muttered to herself.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Kana raised her head, approached Lie again, and asked, "Do you really like Zero?" ”

"Huh?" After Lie heard it, he instinctively said: "Of course I like it, I like it the most!" ”

(Why should I ask for my own suffering?)

"Then let's go," Kana said, "At this time, you should be with your girlfriend." ”

"Alright, go quickly, or I'll beat you up!"

“… Well, then I'll go for change. ”

"Goodbye, Kana-san." After Lie finished speaking, he walked in other directions, looking for a trace of Zero.

“…”

Kana stayed where she was, looking at Yeol's departing back, and stepped on the ground angrily.

"Ah~, it's really infuriating... Obviously the best thing with zero is me..."

"But, at this time, Zero should want Lie to be by his side, right?"

Kana-san, it's unexpectedly gentle.