Shinohara closed the book and got up from the brightly lit desk.

It's one o'clock in the afternoon, and it hasn't been long since I finished lunch.

Normally, she should stay at home now, whether it is studying, reading or doing anything, in short, she doesn't go out much in her spare time.

Of course, since they all say "normal", it means that it is not normal now.

There's nothing wrong with that.

After changing into the clothes she was going out into, Shiori Shinohara, walked out of the door of the room, and the destination was-

She glanced at the screen of her mobile phone, and the message that Amamiya had just sent was the address.

Not very far, right in the neighborhood for a good coffee house for conversation.

Amamiya Ye wants to talk to her.

As for the content of the conversation...... It's nothing more than something to do with the teacher who just left his job.

Shiori Shinohara made a guess in her heart with an expressionless face and walked straight out the door.

She didn't expect anything from the conversation with Amamiya Night, and if it weren't for her persistent harassment, she would definitely not be interested in going today.

……

This is an ordinary coffee house that does not seem to be much different from most coffee houses on the market, and the relatively affordable price and youthful decoration style make it a gathering place for many students.

Shiori Shinohara, who walked into the café, swept her eyes over the café where many high school girls gathered.

Amamiya said that she had arrived, however, Shiori Shinohara, who had glanced around, did not see Amamiyaya's figure.

She picked up her phone again.

She also wanted to open the line to confirm with Amamiya Night, but it didn't seem to be needed.

Just moved her eyes to the screen, and in the afterglow, a suspicious figure suddenly appeared in front of her—accompanied by a greeting that was not suspicious, but rather familiar—

"Shinohara-san, you're here."

“……”

Shiori Shinohara raised her gaze.

So in the field of vision, the figure that looked suspicious under the afterglow became clear and came into view.

It was a girl, wearing a large black dress, and the layered skirt had delicate dark lines and lace...... A dark dress?

- or the so-called Gothic Lolita?

If it's a kimono, she can easily distinguish the difference between the various shapes, but this kind of Lolita skirt that looks like a doll wears, Shiori Shinohara's understanding is limited to understanding.

This slightly gorgeous dress makes the girl who appears in front of her look like she is cosplaying some anime character, in other words, giving people the illusion of coming out of another dimension, like a moving doll.

In particular, the petite body shape makes the feeling of this "doll" more obvious.

Of course, this is not the point, after a little attention, Shiori Shinohara, she looked away from the long skirt that attracted too much attention, and looked at the girl in front of her.

This strangely dressed girl is Amamiya Night.

This was unexpected, and she hadn't been able to react for a long time - she had just swept around and thought she hadn't seen Amamiya Night, and it was also thanks to such a strange outfit.

"Amamiya-san?"

Shiori Shinohara looked at the figure in front of her, her voice rising a little and the incomprehension in her eyes showed her doubts.

"This is it." The delicate doll confirms her claim.

“……”

Shiori Shinohara thinks that Amamiya Night is something abnormal.

At least at this time, she doesn't fit her usual perception of Amamiya Night.

……

With an inexplicable look, he sat in an empty seat in the coffee house with the inexplicable Amamiya night.

It wasn't until she sat down that Shiori Shinohara was still looking at her.

"What?" Amamiya responded to her doubts with an overly written statement.

Shiori Shinohara's gaze refocused on Amamiya's face after looking up and down.

"Instead of asking me what I am, it's better for you to explain to yourself Amamiya-san, what are you going to do when you come out of me today?"

"I invited Shinohara-san to come here, naturally I want to explain Mr. Hirakawa's affairs."

"Then your outfit, and ......"

Strange self-proclaimed usage,In the past,It seems that I've heard Amamiya night use it.。

"This is not the focus of today's discussions." Amamiya Ya's little face had a serious look on his face, and he didn't plan to explain this kind of thing too much.

"Okay."

Miss Shinohara-sama soon lost interest in asking questions.

If you want to explain, you can explain, if you don't want to, forget it, originally, today she just didn't want to come out and have some meaningless conversations with Amamiya Night.

"In that case, this body is getting to the point." Seeing that she didn't ask any more questions, the expression on her face became more serious.

"Hmm."

Shiori Shinohara nodded expressionlessly.

"I invite Shinohara-san today to ask some things clearly."

In Shiori Shinohara's silent acquiescence, Amamiya asked the question.

The problem is quite ...... Daring.

"Shinohara-san, when you and Mr. Hirakawa were in the summer vacation, did you make a confession to Mr. Hirakawa?"

“……”

Shiori Shinohara stared at Amamiya without any wave.

However, Amamiya met her gaze without flinching at all, and the meaning expressed was obvious-

If she didn't answer her, she would have been relentless in the future.

“…… So what? ”

"Okay, I got it."

Amamiya Ye did not respond unexpectedly.

So, what is the specific process? And what about the end result? What was Mr. Hirakawa's reaction? ”

Immediately after the three consecutive questions, Shiori Shinohara fell silent, and her face was a little ugly.

She grimaced and took a breath, but ......

Before she could speak, Amamiya on the other side interrupted her words first.

"Shinohara-san, you don't have to tell me, but if you don't figure out these things, you won't quit easily."

“……”

"Previously, this body missed the best opportunity to know the truth of the matter because of hesitation, and now, this body will definitely not be like this."

“……”

Shiori Shinohara stared at Amamiya Night for a long time.

All the time, she did not flinch for a moment, showing her determination.

She's serious.

Shiori Shinohara, who glanced at Amamiya's face and came to this conclusion, really felt a headache now.

It wasn't until I pondered for a long time that I finally figured things out.

- Anyway, it has nothing to do with her.

She raised her contemplative head to look at Amamiya Night, and spoke in a slightly cold voice as if she had entered early winter.

"Amamiya-san, I don't care what you want to do, after asking about today's matter, after that, I won't pay attention to it no matter what."

Amamiya Ye's answer did not hesitate: "I promise you this body." ”

It seems that she really wants to know about the summer vacation.

……

A little wording time.

"That's right, when the summer vacation was approaching, I confessed to Mr. Hirakawa."

Shiori Shinohara spoke, and her tone did not fluctuate, like an unrelated bystander, a third party, and told her and the teacher about that summer vacation.

Amamiya listened very carefully.

"At the beginning, after the summer vacation, I spent a lot of time with Mr. Pingchuan because of the practice of the wind club."

"During these times together, I kept getting closer and closer to convey my heart."

"However, it is clear that he has always adhered to the position of a teacher, and he has no intention of accepting, without any wavering, and has always been moving forward step by step."

"He rejected me quite firmly."

"But I'm not ready to give up because of a momentary rejection, and after that, I'm still trying to close the distance between us."

"That's where the turnaround came."

Shiori Shinohara paused here and thought about it for a moment.

It's been more than two months since the summer vacation.

After the recollection was over, he continued to use a cold tone.

"Something happened, perhaps, for him to really realize what I wanted."

"So, after true realization, he made the most resolute rejection of me in a long time, leaving no room for anything."

"After that refusal, I thought it might be over here, but—"

The turning point happened, the dreamy, hot, fireworks summer festival.

"In the final decision agreed upon, at the summer festival......

Shiori Shinohara, pauses here.

"At the Summer Festival, what's wrong?" Amamiya couldn't wait to ask.

“……”

Shiori Shinohara looked at Amamiya Night, and then, nodding, in an extremely flat tone as if she was saying something insignificant.

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"I kissed Mr. Hirakawa."

"......" Amamiya blinked.

"And then ......"

"Wait!" Shiori Shinohara, who was about to continue, was interrupted by Amamiya Night, who had a shocked look on her face after reacting, "What did you say?" ”

Shiori Shinohara glanced at it lightly and repeated: "Kiss." “

"What?"

"Kiss."

"Say it again?"

"Kiss."

"Pick up ...... Kiss?! ”

Shiori Shinohara was completely impatient, and her eyes were like ice blades: "If Amamiya-san, if you have a hearing problem, I suggest that you should go to the doctor instead of asking rhetorical questions over and over again." ”

“……”

Amamiya closed her mouth.

Shiori Shinohara withdrew her eyes and continued.

"Then things changed."

"According to Hirakawa-sensei, he entered the dream realm, forgot everything, and chose to be with me."

"......" Amamiya opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but ......

Shiori Shinohara glanced at her coldly, and then, quieted down.

"Over the next few days...... We became a couple and stayed together all the time. ”

Thinking back to this paragraph, Shiori Shinohara, whose expression has not fluctuated from the beginning to the present, finally fluctuated in her eyes.

— but that's about it.

After an imperceptible pause, the story continues, and the dream comes to an end.

Then, Mr. Hirakawa, who was still talking to me a moment ago, 'I can't do without me anymore,' suddenly thought...... It's time to wake up from the dream. ”

"And that's the end of everything."

"I don't know where he went, he disappeared for days and all contact details couldn't be found."

"Towards the end of the summer vacation, just a few days before the national competition, it was like he suddenly disappeared, and he suddenly came back."

"And then, that's it. After the end of the national competition, Mr. Hirakawa officially proposed the end. ”

"That's it, it's gone."

“……”

Shiori Shinohara's story is finished.

Amamiya Night, who originally listened carefully with a serious expression, became ...... when she heard Shiori Shinohara and her Hirakawa kissing

It's hard to describe.

Although there has been a slight speculation such as confession, this is too ......

Actually, actually...... What happened?

Are they really together?

Amamiya didn't want to believe it was true.

But Shiori Shinohara didn't care if she believed it or not, and she hadn't waited for her to come back to her senses.

"When I'm done, then I'll go, and the rest has nothing to do with me."

Shiori Shinohara said calmly and got up.

"Wait." Seeing that she was leaving, Amamiya had no choice but to put aside her messy thoughts for the time being, "I'll ask one last question." ”

"......" Shiori Shinohara stood in place, looking at her.

"So, is Mr. Hirakawa's resignation because of this incident?"

"Maybe."

“…… Then, then you, haven't you considered retaining? ”

“……”

However, in the face of Amamiyaya's question, Shiori Shinohara just glanced at her silently, and after that, without saying a word, she turned around and walked out of the coffee house.

……

Shiori Shinohara's home.

The weather in the afternoon is very good, the sky is clear, the ratio of autumn wind and sunshine is just right, and the autumn wind blows under the sun, only feeling cool.

And so, in the swaying of the evergreen leaves of the street trees that could be seen everywhere, she slowly walked back to her door.

It's just that the moment the maid who greeted her opened the door and Shiori Shinohara's walked in, her footsteps stopped for a moment.

She turned around and glanced out the door at the street.

The road stretches into the distance and eventually disappears at the end.

Retain...... Is it?

I remembered the evening of the previous two days, when the teacher had said goodbye to her and finally walked to her back in the distance.

“……”

If it had worked, he wouldn't have disappeared without saying anything.

All the reality after the dream is over is brutal, cruel to the point of losing hope.

The possibility between teachers and students only exists in dreams, and in reality, "it is impossible between teachers and students", I will definitely say so.

In the days that he was missing, Shiori Shinohara, too, came out of that dream.

It's all over, and it's still her own initiative.

Albeit......

When I learned that I was about to leave, I also had a short moment of trance and distraction.

The sudden resignation reminded her of the sudden departure, and those indelible memories began to be rewritten in her mind.

She lost her soul for a day.

However, as time passes, when the dream dissipates again, and the expectation quickly falls to the bottom, there is nothing left.

There will be no disappointment without expectations.

Shiori Shinohara, who has thoroughly accepted reality, has no expectations, and the end is the end.

The resignation just made the already insurmountable distance between the two a little farther, and there was no essential change.

Therefore, there is nothing to save.

Shiori Shinohara retracted her gaze and walked into the house.