The situation that was supposed to come to an end, the girl who pursued an impossible relationship achieved her goal, and the two who liked each other finally overcame the obstacles and came together...... In a fairy tale, at this time, it should be "living happily together", such an ending.

However.

Because of this, however, everything has changed.

In the quiet café, the afternoon sun shines through the glass windows, and the fine dust floating in the air can be faintly seen under the abundant light.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa sat in his seat, no one around him, and on the table in front of him were two cups of tea.

He took the glass in front of him and took a sip.

With a slightly bitter taste of tea leaves.

"Are you starting to regret it again?"

When I put down the tea, a familiar glutinous sound suddenly sounded in my ears.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked over, and the voice came from the other side, it was Reya Hazuki.

She took off her cap to hide it and straightened her hair.

“……”

"If you want to say regret, there is." After a moment of silence, Tetsufumi Hirakawa said this slowly.

"So ......?"

"It's nothing to do, I'm sure I'll regret it, but it's useless." Tetsufumi Hirakawa said.

Obviously, I just confessed, and at this time, I want to hug each other sweetly...... That's true at first, but—

I didn't want to give up and didn't want to hide it, so I said that kind of thing:

"Shiori, actually...... I still like Hida. ”

“……”

It's a bad idea that no one wants to give up, and it's a bad idea to say something like that in front of Shinohara.

Surprised, incredulous, skeptical, confused, puzzled...... When he saw Shiori Shinohara have these fluctuations because of his words, he really began to regret it again.

I regret making this girl who likes him sad because of him.

However, it has come to this point, and it is indeed an irrelevant emotion to not regret it later.

In the midst of the silent gaze, Tetsufumi Hirakawa said a lot.

About his thoughts, about his decisions.

The final outcome is now, Shiori Shinohara, who is gone, lets go of the hand holding him and gets up and leaves.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Hirakawa...... Shiori doesn't understand a little bit......"

"I don't understand ...... at all"

"If you can, can you let Shiori think about it first?"

“……”

The girl with red eyes and a troubled girl who said these words...... Tetsufumi Hirakawa wanted to hold her, but he didn't know how to hold her.

“……”

“……”

"This situation was actually expected before I came."

Facing Reya Hazuki, who was sitting across from her, responding to her presumably concerned gaze, when the contemplation was over, Tetsufumi Hirakawa let out a breath and said.

"Of course, it is understandable that no one who hears such absurd statements can accept it."

"Actually, I can't accept it myself...... Especially, Shiori ...... when I'm sad because of me"

"But so be it."

The cutting is still messy, of course, I understand that this is wrong, and I still have a blank feeling in my heart.

However, what had happened, his inner thoughts were telling him that there was no other way but to do it.

You can't take back the steps you have taken with great difficulty, and go back to the way you did a few days ago, locking yourself at home and hesitating and tangling, right?

Now that you've made up your mind and taken a step, don't go back to where you are – keep going.

Putting away his regret, Tetsufumi Hirakawa sighed softly again, reluctantly laughed, and stood up on his knees.

"Let's go?" He said to Reya Hazuki.

"Hmm." Reya Hazuki didn't say much.

With a cap in hand, he got up and walked over to him.

She took his hand naturally.

“……”

“……”

After a slight pause, Tetsufumi Hirakawa also took Reya Hazuki's hand back with his hand.

……

Walking out of the café, the afternoon sun became brighter and brighter.

It's rare to have such good weather in early January.

"What's next for you?"

She hadn't gone far, and the girl, who had put her cap back on with her eyes squinting in the sun, suddenly asked.

"Hmmm......"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked ahead, the figures who passed by from time to time in the stroll, walking towards the front.

"What's next...... To be honest, I don't really know ......."

"Kuda?" Reya Hazuki reminded.

“…… Ah, yes. ”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, whose soul is about to escape from his body, reluctantly lifted his spirit after hearing about Kuda.

"I'm going to go to Kuda to make it clear...... And, right. ”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa remembered, and he turned his head.

"I've almost figured out the dream thing."

"Hmm."

“……”

“……”

After accepting Shiori Shinohara in my heart, I kissed again, and the dream did not come.

Well, the previous speculation can almost be said to be correct.

There is at least one condition for the triggering of the dream: when kissing, Tetsufumi Hirakawa is resistant to the other party in his heart.

As for whether the other party must like him...... This condition doesn't matter, because the test can't be out.

You can't just pull another passer-by for this test...... Something or something, right?

Strange thoughts, flashing through the minds of cranky thoughts.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa glanced at Reya Hazuki.

After thinking about it, he said.

"If you figure out what a dream is, at least, when you explain it to Kuda, you can have something to say, right?"

“……”

Reya Hazuki was unexpectedly quiet now, just holding his hand, nodding by the way, and not speaking.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stopped talking and walked silently.

Of course, he knows, and figuring out what the dream is, even if it is an explanation for himself, will not be so unclear; And, in explaining why, it can be explained more or less, and not -

"Why?"

"I don't know."

That's it.

As for after the explanation......

Tetsufumi Hirakawa never thought about it, just by explaining it like this, Hinata would forgive him at once, forgive everything that happened to him and Shiori Shinohara.

What's more, he has now made up his mind to respond to Miss Shinohara-sama in reality.

It was impossible to blame the dream for everything—though he hadn't thought about it either.

So, what happens after the explanation?

……

Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Reya Hazuki went to Tokyo Station, and Reya Hazuki was going back to Kyoto.

"By the way, Hazuki, how is your father?"

In the square of Tokyo Station, before entering the station, Tetsufumi Hirakawa took Reya Hazuki by the hand and suddenly remembered.

"It's okay."

Reya Hazuki's tone is indeed okay.

"Treatment is already being arranged. Mother's words......"

There was a pause, and then he spoke lightly.

"After the last time, fortunately, the rescue was timely, and it was no big deal soon, and now I am still in the hospital with my father. That's why I'm free to come to you now. ”

"Well, that's good."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa nodded.

“……”

“……”

"Don't talk about me, you're still thinking about your own business - are you sure you don't want me to accompany you?" Reya Hazuki turned her face and asked him.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa smiled at the girl who cared about him.

"It's okay, you'd better go back early, I don't think this will be solved in a while, you can't stay here forever, right?"

"Also, you're going to school, aren't you?" Tetsufumi Hirakawa rubbed Reya Hazuki's head with his hand, "Is there pressure on your studies?" ”

“……”

After being cold for a while, Ye Yue Limi put on a somewhat disgusted expression.

"You don't want to ask that kind of thing like a teacher."

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was stunned for a moment, and then understood this sentence again:

While being too close to the girl, he asks about his studies like a teacher...... Well, it's really bad to think about, it's not very serious.

"Okay."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa said helplessly.

"That's fine, right?"

"Of course that's fine." Reya Hazuki's tone was a little proud, "Although I am working, but for the sake of a scholarship, my studies have been fine." ”

For scholarships? Such learning goals are realistic.

"Have you figured out where to take the test?"

“…… Let's go to school in Kyoto. Ye Yue Limi said indistinctly.

"Huh?" Tetsufumi Hirakawa stared at Reya Hazuki.

"What's wrong?" Reya Hazuki looked at it puzzled.

"A school in Kyoto?"

"Can't you?"

"What should I do if you're in Kyoto?"

"What do you do?"

"Then I have a little difficulty when I want to see you."

“…… Who cares about you? Hazuki Reya turned her head away.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa laughed.

To deal with tsundere, you really have to use a straight ball.

"That's not quite right, right?"

"What's not quite right?"

"I obviously said that I would take care of you, if you are like this, how can I support you?"

“……”

It was probably his sudden and indecent remarks that made Ye Yueli speechless for a moment. But it didn't take long for the girl to suddenly turn around and approach him, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Then I'm a bad woman who cheats money. Who made you, a pervert, hear that you can support a female high school student, and you actually listened to this kind of thing at once, and stupidly paid for it, and suffered for yourself. ”

“……”

It's really excessive, and I actually want to cheat money.

"Hey."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa pinched Reya Hazuki's face and was thrown away by her.

"Seriously, have you figured out where to take the test?"

"So where do you want me to take the test? Kyoto, Tokyo? Ye Yue Remi asked him rhetorically.

"You should decide for yourself, right?"

"It's up to you to decide." Ye Yue Limi said, "Since you have already thought about supporting me, be resolute, don't look like I am the master." ”

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa blinked.

"Are you hinting at me something?"

Ye Yueli glanced at him, and muttered angrily: "Otherwise? Are you going to let Shinohara figure it out on her own? ”

“……”

"If she finally comes up with something and decides to leave you, don't let me comfort you when you are holding me again."

“…… I shouldn't have hugged you to comfort me, did I? ”

After complaining, Tetsufumi Hirakawa shook his head and continued.

"Also, I don't have the idea of letting her figure it out on her own."

"And what if she decides to leave you?"

"Then it's my turn to find her."

“……”

“……”

"Is it the same for Kuda?" Reya Hazuki continued to ask.

"Hmm." Tetsufumi Hirakawa confirmed.

"It's all said, I can't let it go, I've already made up my mind, it doesn't make sense, just stand there and watch when they're leaving, right? When you make a decision, you have to be proactive. ”

"What about me?" Reya Hazuki moved closer, his face upturned in the shadow that the afternoon sun had created for him.

It's so close, it's time to stick it together.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa blinked and looked at Reya Hazuki in front of him.

After a moment, he smiled, lowered his head, and kissed Hazuki Reya's lips.

After a gentle kiss, he put his arms around Ye Yue Reya, and his lips parted.

"Let's go to a school in Tokyo." He said.

Reya Hazuki stood on tiptoe again and kissed him.

……

Reya Hazuki eventually left, leaving Tokyo and boarding the Shinkansen to Kyoto.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa also left Tokyo Station.

The tsundere girl, turning around and saying these words, is strangely cute.

Thinking of Reya Hazuki's reaction just now, Tetsufumi Hirakawa's mood was a little better for a short time.

However, it hasn't been easy for long.

Next, Tetsufumi Hirakawa is going to find Hida.

First explain the decision he has made in the past few days with both parties, and then see what he should do based on the reactions of the two.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa thinks more or less like that.

And, don't procrastinate, go find Kuda now.

As for how to say it......

"Jasmine, actually...... I still like Shinohara. ”

Is that so?

……

Without any further hesitation, after separating from Reya Hazuki, Tetsufumi Hirakawa took the train and came to the vicinity of Kuda Moshu's house.

I got off the train and walked all the way to Maki Kuda's apartment on the familiar road and went upstairs.

And then—

Looking at the closed door in front of him, Tetsufumi Hirakawa took a deep breath and pressed the doorbell.

Behind the door there was a slight sound of slippers stepping on the floor, getting closer, and then.

Gentle and gentle、It's the voice of Kuda, who hasn't been in contact with him for several days.。

"May I ask ...... it?"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa cleared his throat, restrained his emotions from getting nervous, and tried to relax.

"Jasmine, it's me." He said.

“……”

The moment he spoke, the air seemed to freeze all at once.

It took several seconds for the door to open.

The two are facing each other.

“……”

“……”