"Isn't it a little small? This cake. ”

After school, Yu Narumi and Yayoi Aki go together to get a cake.

Because Narumi Yu often came, the proprietress also gave two extra brioche breads.

"It's not small, it's two of us, it's great to be able to solve half of it at night."

A 10-inch cake can never be eaten by two people.

"Is it just the two of us? I thought that the noisy boy and Shiina-san, as well as Asahi-san from the Ministry of Information, were coming. ”

"They said let me go out at nine o'clock and surprise me in the evening."

"It's a good relationship......"

"Well...... "Having them as friends" is indeed one of the things that Narumi Yu considers quite lucky.

The rainy season is full of flickering rain and sultry cloudy days, but I took a day off on Narumi Yu's birthday.

The weather was cool, and although the sky was not clear, at least you could glimpse the blue of the sky through the gaps in the stratus clouds.

"Is there anything you want?"

Passing by the mall, Yayoi Autumn stopped early in the morning, turned his head and asked him,

"As for panda dolls, I remember selling them here."

In Narumi's house, there are many things with panda motifs.

The cake ordered by Yayoi Autumn was also made by the proprietress to draw a panda under [Happy Birthday].

"In Yayoi-san's eyes, would I like a plush doll that is as big as a person?"

"I don't know, but I should like it."

"......" On the point of honesty, Narumi Yu thinks that he can give a prize to the girl, "Then buy one, and count it in the shared property." ”

“…… It's hard to take it back, so forget it. ”

Yayoi Akizao saw that Narumi Yu was not interested in plush toys and shook his head.

Although the girl likes it herself, it is a gift for Narumi Yu after all. How could she buy it home under the pretext of giving a gift just because she wanted to......

"The cake is enough, and there is no need for Yayoi-san to buy any birthday gifts."

It's just a birthday.

If he was the only one, at most he would have spent his time cooking some of his favorite meals, and it would be considered a celebration.

Yayoi Autumn early and Shiina Weiyang, they made Narumi Yu feel the atmosphere of his birthday after a long absence.

Naturally, Narumi Yu made the dinner himself, and Yayoi Akizao didn't sit on the sofa and watch TV, but helped him handle the ingredients in the kitchen.

Four or five plates of delicate dishes, rice steamed just right, and a small cake in the middle of the table.

In a trance, Narumi Yu had a strange hallucination.

As if the rental house belonged to him, his beautiful wife prepared dinner with him to celebrate his birthday.

His wife got up from her seat, lit the candle on the cake, and waited for him to make a wish.

“……”

He closed his eyes, silently recited the first wish that had crossed his mind, and then blew out the candle.

"Happy birthday, Narumi-san."

"Thank you." Narumi smiled, "If I were still living alone, I would never have thought of ordering a cake, and I wouldn't have had this opportunity to make a wish." ”

The two of them clasped their hands together, and Yayoi Akizao looked at him with a little smile in his eyes.

"I'm moving~" x2

The first birthday after amnesia,

It was extraordinarily warm.

"I'm out of the house."

After eating, Narumi Yu took a folding umbrella that was ready for rain at any time, and opened the door.

"I don't know what time it will take to come back, so Yayoi-san won't wait for me and go to bed early."

"Hmm." Yayoi Akizao also followed him to the entrance, "Be careful on the road, it's night after all." ”

"Hi ~ Hi."

……

At around 8:50, he arrived at the park on the shore of the Sumida River.

At night during the rainy season, there are no longer many people walking in the slightly remote parks.

After all, not many people wish they had the time to go out for a walk and relax, but they were drenched by the sudden rain and finally went home embarrassed.

Muraichi Konda had already arrived, sat in the gazebo, got up and waved to him.

On a bench next to Okitamura, there was a black opaque plastic bag and a bucket, which were stuffed to the brim, and I don't know what was inside.

"Asahi Kurako and Shiina Weiyang, they'll come over in a while, I've been waiting here for a long time."

When Narumi passed, Kinda Village opened a plastic bag and showed it to Narumi.

It's full of all sorts of small fireworks.

"My dad knows the owner of the fireworks shop, and the fireworks festivals around Tokyo are starting in less than a month, and they're already making fireworks."

"I made a lot of progress in this exam, so I relied on my father's relationship to get these fireworks."

Kondamura took out different kinds of fireworks to show Narumi Yu,

"How? That's enough for us to play tonight for a long time. ”

"Won't you be arrested by the sheriff?"

"This level of fireworks is small, we run to the river and set off, and we shouldn't be discovered." In the deserted riverside park late at night, Omada Village conspired loudly, "Even if you are caught, at most you will only give a verbal warning, and you will not be arrested." After all, it's not the big fireworks that can affect the surrounding residents. ”

“…… Such. ”

Now in his hand was a kind of fireworks that resembled a spinning top, which would spin on the ground when lit, and spew colorful flames from the four surrounding holes.

In his mind, it seemed as if he hadn't seen this kind of fireworks for a long time. The memories of this life have only accumulated for a few months, and the world in his previous life banned fireworks when he was a teenager because of the need to protect air quality.

Now when I see these fireworks without looking at the instructions, I still feel a little nostalgic in my heart.

"Let's go to the river first, take out these fireworks in the bag and prepare them, and then we can light them when Shiina-san and the others come."

"Hmm."

They ran to the river, and Okita Village took out all the fireworks and sorted them into categories, and Narumi carried a bucket and filled half a bucket of water by the river to extinguish the fireworks that he had played.

The temperature by the river itself is lower, and a cool breeze blows.

He was only wearing short sleeves and felt a little cold.

"Hey~! Narumi, Onda and we arrived~"

Asahi Kurako rode an electric car, carrying Shiina Weio in the back seat, and rode directly to the park, parked on the shore, and greeted them.

Narumi looked up, the light was a little dim at night, and he couldn't see clearly in the bright light of the headlights of the electric car, but he could still see at a glance that Shiina Weiyang's dress was not the same as usual.

It wasn't until I got closer that I could see what the girl was wearing.

It is a yukata.

The white base is printed with various petals in light colors, the pale pink collar is edging, and the two-layer waist seal with a goldfish style is added.

It feels a little familiar.

The hair tied up in a ball on the side must have taken a lot of thought, and the hair ornament with a cherry blossom pattern was embellished.

"That...... Is it good-looking? ”

Noticing Narumi's gaze, Shiina lowered his head and asked him in a voice that was almost the size of being overwhelmed by the wind.

"It's beautiful." He pondered when he had seen such a girl before, and recalled his answer at the time, "It's just that there is no moonlight tonight, so I can't see clearly." ”

"If I have the opportunity to see Shiina-san again in the future, I may be so attracted that I can't take my eyes off it."

"Hmm......"

"Hey, we're all still there." Omada Muraichi interjected.

"Hmm......" The girl nodded, smiling a little reluctantly and agreeing, "If I have the chance, I'll wear it for Narumi Sang again." ”

Shout~!

Syllable......

Onda Muraichi set off fireworks that exploded to a height of three or four meters.

"First...... Let's set off fireworks. Narumi Yu took the opportunity to propose, breaking the somewhat stiff atmosphere between the two.

"Hmm."

I don't know if it's a birthday bonus.

Narumi Yu is very lucky.

The fireworks top turned to the end, and the fireworks barrel shot the most pieces, and the fireworks stick was drawn to the longest one.

Originally, the one in Kintamuraichi was the longest, but this guy used the fireworks stick as a sword on the side, and it was extinguished early.

The other three crouched down to huddle around to block out the wind a little bit so that the fireworks sticks could stay on longer.

The flame of the fireworks stick was reflected on the girl's face, and it was reflected in the girl's somewhat distracted eyes.

Narumi Yu watched intently, and the fireworks stick in his hand fell to the ground at some point, losing the small game.

"In the end, Weiyang won."

After a while, Asahi Kurako's hand was also extinguished.

"Huh? Well...... It was Narumi who let me win......"

The various fireworks don't seem to be as playful as Okita imagined.

In a few moments, the last fireworks exploded in mid-air, and then disappeared into the silence of the night.

"Damn...... It was so fast! This is what I got in exchange for half of the late return...... "The male high school student who was very happy when he played, and began to regret it after playing.

Narumi Yu took out his mobile phone and looked at the time, it was only about eleven o'clock, not too late, and he could still get on the tram, "Almost, it's time to go back, right?" ”

"Asahi! Take me! Our two families were close enough to go back. ”

Omada Mura hurriedly ran to grab the back seat of the electric car, urging Asahi Kurako to take him back, and the late return right that left him was left behind in the next second.

"What about Narumi and Weiyang?"

"I'm on the tram." Narumi didn't care, and he didn't really want to trouble someone to send him.

"I'm also on ......the train," Shiina Miyo said.

Asahi Kurako got on the electric car and turned on the headlights of the car, "Then, let's go first." ”

"Be careful on the road."

"The same goes for you."

With a simple farewell, the electric car quickly turned along the road by the river and onto the bridge, disappearing at the other end of the bridge.

"Then let's go too." Narumi turned around and beckoned to the girl with her hair down.

Then he walked towards the road.

Quiet all around.

All he could hear was his own footsteps.

The girl was still standing in place.

She had something to say to him, but it took courage to speak.

He stopped, and just turned his back to Shiina.

Waiting for the girl to speak.

Another gust of wind blew through the grass beneath their feet by the river, and through the treetop branches of the park.

The blades of grass are rubbing against each other in the breeze, the leaves are constantly touching each other and swaying, and the water surface is slightly undulating.

In such an environment, even the sound of cars passing by on the other side of the river can be heard clearly.

"Narumi San!"

I don't know how long it took, but the girl finally mustered up her courage.

"I... Loved ......"

Some trembling voices fluttered in the wind, and I don't know how much strength it took the girl to shout.

“…… Like you! ”

"That!" Before Narumi could respond, or turn around, Shiina Weiyang hurriedly spoke again, "No need to reply...... That's all it takes. ”

"I'm scared ......"

"Afraid of one day...... Narumi will leave me, never to see me again, and never to say it again......"

"So, it doesn't matter if Narumi doesn't have to reply to me, it's okay to reject me directly, it's enough to listen to me."

“……”

Narumi took a deep breath and spoke softly,

"I'm sorry,"

After a pause of a few seconds,

He turned around,

Looking at the girl's eyes that were already full of mist, tears fell.

Only then did he continue in a gentle voice, "I can't give Shiina-san an an answer right now. ”

"After the amnesia, I'm somewhat different from before, and I may not be able to fully respond to Shiina-san's intentions......"

Moreover, he himself has to confirm his feelings for the girl.

"In that Shiina-san's album, there are memories between us, if you can...... When we go through the past all over again, I will be able to give Shiina-san my answer. ”

“……”

Shiina gradually lowered his head and wiped his tears.

“…… Well. ”

Then he approached Narumi cautiously as if he was tempting.

The beginning is walking,

Then it gradually got faster, and it became a run,

When he reached the last meter distance, he threw himself directly into Narumi Yu's arms.

"Yoo...... I like you. ”

"Hmm."

"Would love it with or without amnesia."

"I know."

The girl's voice trembled, and she hugged her tightly as if she was afraid that Narumi would disappear from her eyes.

"It's okay if Narumi doesn't respond, and it's okay if you don't like me, as long as you ...... As long as I can see you all the time...... Don't go...... Don't leave ......"

At this time, without warning,

Suddenly, fireworks burst into the air across the river and exploded in the sky.

Bang~!

It burst into fireworks that were more than 10 times larger than the small fireworks they had just set off.

Lit up the sky.

Narumi Yu looked up at the fireworks.

I suddenly remembered the scene in my dream half a month ago.

In that night's dream, Shiina was wearing this yukata, standing on the bridge with him, watching the fireworks.

"Shiina-san, remember?" He asked the girl in his arms softly.

"Huh?" The girl's voice was still a little crying.

"In the summer, let's go to the fireworks festival together."

The girl looked up from Narumi Yu's arms, tears constantly sliding down her cheeks.

Another firework rose into the air and exploded in the air behind her.

"If you go to the lottery again, I won't lose to you." Narumi smiled and spoke, raising her hand to wipe the girl's tears.

……

……

"Hmm!"