It's the strangeness of a city kid, isolated by steel and concrete, school, the scenery outside the window, and the occasional hiking trip are all there is to your own little world.

The tall building stretched out its arms, desperately trying to pass through the clouds that blocked the sky. The endless flow of cars and the sound of sirens in front of the window make the air of the city full of restlessness, and the blue glass of the glass building reflects the sharp sunlight, emphasizing the existence of the self, even trying to overshadow the living, but it is very much like the impetuous heart of the living. This is how things in the city are happy to respond to each other and float around......

I closed the window, closed the curtains, and lay down quietly on the bed. The small palm clenched slightly and continued to loosen, and so on and so forth, the white ceiling fed back to the silent emptiness of the dark room.

Today, I'm going to leave here.

'Squeak' - The door is pushed open, revealing half a shadow of light.

Mom walked in alone and sat down next to me, repeating similar things she and Dad had said over and over again.

"Aoko... You also know that Mom and Dad are very busy with work..."

"There's no time to take care of you, and it's lonely to be alone at home, isn't it..."

"Go back to the countryside, at least there is grandma to accompany you..."

"Mom and Dad will go back to the countryside to see you whenever they have time"

“......“

I didn't speak, only silently accepted......

......

I watched my mom and dad busily pack my luggage and load it into the car, and finally took a few last glances at the apartment where I lived in Kyoto, and looked at the flower arrangement by my bedroom window......

Let's go.

My parents went back to the countryside with me to help me settle in with something. The engine of the car started to hum, the wheels rolled forward, and gradually the asphalt road disappeared alternately into a blue and white cement road.

The gray and white are getting farther away, and the greenery is getting richer. The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the wind that glides through the ears blows the hair, and there is a comfortable feeling of comfort on the forehead and face, thinking that it is already autumn......

Frosttown, hometown, grandma.

These things are haunting in my mind, grandma's house... I go there every year for the Chinese New Year, but I always go to have lunch in the morning and go back in the afternoon. Because there are uncles and uncles who will stay overnight, our family has no place to spend the night, so we can only come and go in a hurry.

As for grandma...... It should be a particularly gentle person.

How long is the drive......

......

"It's here, Aoko wake up"

My mother woke me up who was asleep against the car window, I opened my eyes in a daze, and a cool autumn breeze woke me up. Get out of the car and still look around...... Here it is again, this is called Frost Town, my hometown, this time it will be a long time coming......

Another gust of autumn wind blew, and you could smell the smell of dew evaporating from the bamboo leaves in the mountains, the fragrance of evening primrose flowers on the path, and the smell of straw in the paddy fields. Taking a deep breath, tranquility covered the body and mind, and I felt as if I had been purified, and my mood instantly improved.

"Aoko, where are you going!"

Mom's voice came, and I smiled and turned my head and replied, "Mom, I'm going to walk around!" ”

"Don't go too far, beware of getting lost"

"Got it!"

…………

There is a house here, who lives here?

As soon as I turned around, I saw the maple trees of the red glow, the tall maple trees were like a bonfire erected, and there were bright red flames hanging on them, and if you looked at the flames, they were butterflies with red and gold wings...... It's true...... This scene...... It's so beautiful...... It will remain in my heart forever!

I excitedly ran into this maple forest, the sun shining through the fiery red maple leaves, quietly bathing in the soft warmth. A cool breeze flows in the shade of the trees, and countless golden red-winged butterflies flutter one after another...... I couldn't help but spin in circles with them, dancing my arms lightly, feeling like an elf at the moment, enjoying it all......

Getting carried away, I lost my balance and fell to the ground covered with maple leaves...... It didn't hurt, it was a little soft, so I rolled up, not caring whether the clothes on my body were dirty, and finally I looked up at the blue sky, the light clouds were slowly flowing, little by little, the birds were chirping, frolicking around on the branches, and gradually my eyes closed, the corners of my mouth were slightly upturned, and I fell asleep......

…………

"Ahh "Yikes..."

I sat up and rubbed my eyes, and a strange-looking child broke into my sight, making me laugh.

"Haha... You're so funny too... Haha..."

This was my first meeting with this child, and it was also the best meeting I had with Kirikawa-kun.