Shortly before half past five in the afternoon, the four separated people happened to meet in the queue for the Ferris wheel.

Izumi Kurose looked at Matake Hirasawa and Yoshi Tsuda, who were holding hands together, and smiled meaningfully.

In this regard, both of them lowered their heads and looked to the side, looking very embarrassed.

Izumi Kurose nodded in relief and kept her mouth shut in amusement, lest they let go of their hands out of embarrassment.

At this time, the staff of the Ferris wheel also shouted at the long queue: "Attention, please get on the bus with the passengers in front of you!" ”

"It's our turn, let's go."

So, Izumi Kurose picked up Chiren Shiraishi, who was interlocking his fingers, and walked into a carriage and sat down side by side.

When the other passengers are seated, the Ferris wheel slowly starts and rises towards the highest point.

It was almost dusk, and the clouds were dyed red as the sun set, and Mt. Fuji in the distance was also dyed red.

The fiery red clouds swirled, drifting aimlessly, not knowing where to go or what the future would hold.

"I really had a great time today." Izumi Kurose looked at the scenery outside the window and suddenly spoke.

"Well, it's fun." Shiraishi Chiren nodded, snuggled up to Izumi Kurose's shoulder, and closed her eyes as if she was tired, "Izumi has a lot of interesting reactions to see it." ”

"This ......"

Izumi Kurose smiled bitterly, sighed lightly, and said helplessly, "Okay, if this can make Chiren happy, I don't care." ”

"Hmph, think I'm bothered? Discover that the real me is not as perfect as you ideally? ”

This sentence, what Shiraishi Chiren said, half joked, half sincere.

Occasionally, she also wants to get along with Izumi Kurose in a real way.

But gradually, she didn't know what her true side was.

No......

Actually, I know.

She doesn't have a real side of what she can do with Izumi Kurose.

Whether it's the disgusted "Fuyuko Kuchigi", or the beloved "Chiren Shiraishi".

These two faces, both carefully camouflaged, were presented to Izumi Kurose.

As long as the truth is not known to Izumi Kurose, then she will always be false.

But Shiraishi Chiren is willing to do this, because her love for Kurose Izumi is, undoubtedly, a real thing!

"Chiri, no matter what kind of you are, I like it."

Izumi Kurose's gaze moved away from the scene outside the window to look at the girl who was nestled on his shoulder, making him feel a thousand pities in his heart.

He stretched out his hand and stroked the girl's tender little face, and said in a soft tone: "Sometimes I love to be coquettish, sometimes it is troublesome, and occasionally I am jealous and awkward because of some trivial things...... I think it's cute and I like it. ”

"Really......"

Shiraishi Chiren opened her eyes and looked up at Kurose Spring slightly, and suddenly felt an impulse in her heart.

But this impulse was suppressed in an instant, and then disappeared.

'What am I thinking, even thinking about revealing everything......

Izumi Kurose likes "Shiraishi Senrei", not "Fuyuko Kuchigi", and if he reveals it, it will only make him desperate.

"A thousand mercy." Izumi Kurose looked at Shiraishi Chiren with a gentle look in her eyes and called softly.

Shiraishi Chiren pursed her lips lightly and looked at him quietly, waiting for the rest of the story.

But in her heart, she was a little apprehensive, vaguely uneasy about Kurose Spring's next words.

"Please ...... your life"

As soon as Izumi Kurose spoke, he slammed into a slam, as if he hadn't been mentally prepared.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and after stabilizing a trembling heart, he slowly opened his eyes again.

At this moment, Kurose Izumi's eyes were full of firmness and conviction, and he was also full of confidence in what he was going to say next.

"In the past two days, I've actually thought a lot about Qianlian."

"Regarding Qianlian's family, there are also you and me, there are many, many people."

"Before, I have always been very concerned about why Qian Ren separated from her parents and lived alone for another five years."

"But at that time, I knew that I was not worthy to understand your family, and even if I dated later, I didn't want to mention it, I was afraid that you would be unhappy because of this."

"But—I'll face this sooner or later, because I want to know about Chiri, whatever it is."

"I want to know how Chiren has been here all along, and I want to know what she thinks of her parents."

"Do you hate them, or are you dissatisfied, resentful, or ......relieved?"

"Anyway - Chiri, please leave your life to me, let me be responsible, and let me know everything about you!"

At the end of the words, Izumi Kurose lowered her head and made a pleading gesture.

The reason why he said this was because he felt that Shiraishi would be lonely if he didn't get along with his parents.

You can't go on alone—and Chiren Shiraishi can't be just Izumi Kurose.

She also needs more interpersonal relationships and emotions to get out of the state of indifference and indifference to everything.

After these few weeks of getting along, Izumi Kurose understands very well that Chiren Shiraishi is not perfect, and she still has many flaws.

This defect cannot be repaired by him alone, and more people are needed to fill it.

That's why Izumi Kurose wants to know everything about Shiraishi Chiren, and slowly fills in his empty heart.

"Izumi ......"

Shiraishi Chiren looked at Izumi Kurose, who lowered her head and pleaded, with a complicated look in her eyes.

He had this heart, and Shiraishi Chiren was very happy.

But Izumi Kurose still didn't understand her.

It was she who abandoned everything, not abandoned by others.

parental care and appreciation;

the kindness of others;

Whose love is it......

These, Shiraishi Chiren found boring and dismissive.

"I know that I am very arrogant when I say this, and I am also a secondary two, even though I am only a high school student, but I am responsible for your life."

"But I still want to prove my heart and let Qian Ren know that I mean you seriously!"

"Qianlian, please give me this opportunity and let me meddle in your life!"

On the highest peak of the Ferris wheel, Izumi Kurose, who is not good at words and has been withdrawn since childhood, desperately wants to be recognized by Shiraishi Chiren at this moment.

But what he didn't know was that this intention would only make Shiraishi Qianren even more embarrassed.

Because without Izumi Kurose's knowledge, Chiren Shiraishi deceived him.

But Izumi Kurose treats her wholeheartedly and thinks about her, just to make her happy.

Guilty?

Guilt.

Regret it?

It's a little bit of a thing, too.

But that didn't help.

At this point, there is no turning back for Shiraishi Chiren and can only follow her own paranoia.

Izumi Kurose's words embarrassed her, and at the same time made her firm in her idea that she couldn't be exposed.

Otherwise, this beautiful relationship will be shattered.

……

“…… Good. Shiraishi Chiren nodded slightly, her face so soft.

In the eyes of Kurose Izumi, Shiraishi Chiren was very happy at this time.

Therefore, he smiled as well.

"Chiri, I heard that if you kiss at the highest peak of the Ferris wheel, you will be happy."

"Hmmm......"

Izumi Kurose naturally leaned down, and Chiren Shiraishi raised her head, and they kissed each other like this.

A sense of happiness and indescribable feeling spreads from the lips connected to each other, flows into the heart, and lingers.

This scene looks so beautiful and dreamlike.

But inside, it is vain, ugly, and disgusting.

'Izumi, Izumi, I deceived you all along......

After the kiss, Shiraishi Chiren half-opened her eyes, looking at Izumi Kurose with a smile on her face, with a vision for the future and happiness in her heart, and her heart was indescribably depressed.

After that, she will always be with him with this guilt and guilt, right?