"Let's go see the fireworks together! Yu-san!"

The excited girl pushed open the door and shouted out into the street with joy.

"Yusan ......"

The quiet streets were empty, and all that could respond to her was the birds on the head of the telephone poles, flapping their wings and soaring into the air.

The breeze blew up the girl's skirt and mood.

Excited to the point of loss, and then to the hand holding the ticket and sighing softly.

Shiina Miyo's face was a little relieved.

"That's ......."

"Well, I won't bother you......

……

……

Bite~

[March 7: Got the ticket.] 】

Narumi Yu looked at the phone screen in a daze.

The news of Yayoi Aki came a few minutes earlier than the previous times. The barber shop on the street outside the car window has not yet escaped from the Akita dog.

[Yu: When to go?] Why don't you go buy a new yukata? 】

[March 7: Starts at half past seven, six o'clock? 】

[You: You can take a turn first and solve dinner.] 】

[March 7: Hmm.] 】

When the train arrived, he temporarily took his eyes off his phone and counted the number of people getting on and off the train, whether it was the same as before.

Bite~

The message prompt sounded, and it should be a reply about the yukata.

14、15……

It doesn't seem to be happening with the so-called butterfly effect.

Come to think of it, the change in the actions of the three of them, even if it will have an impact on the surroundings, is not enough to affect the unrelated people......

He lowered his head again and looked at the phone screen.

「……」

A message pop-up window appears in a floating box at the top of the screen.

【Have fun.】 】

……

……

"Do you have to buy a new yukata?" I've only worn this one once......

In the rental house, Yayoi Autumn was carrying the yukata he bought during the Tanabata Festival.

"Yayoi-san hasn't heard a word?"

"What?"

"There is only one fireworks festival in life."

Even if you look at it next year, it will be different from the previous year.

「…… You made it up?"

"It doesn't matter......

After all, it's in a dream, so let's indulge it a little......

"Yes."

The girl put on a yukata given by the boy;

The bright tri-colored kapok is in full bloom;

The last fireworks of summer rise into the sky;

All the bustle is quietly hidden in the night.

Under the sound of fireworks in the sky is the whispers of lovers;

Under the silence of the fireworks is the low sigh of the frustrated.

Kapok tells people to cherish everything in front of them;

The fireworks in the sky show that the good will eventually dissipate.

Some people have to look forward to the flowers blooming to survive the years;

Some dreams are destined to die with fireworks.

……

……

Card~

The two men held up their phones almost at the same time to take pictures of the final round of fireworks that took off.

"It's time to go."

The fireworks disperse and the tourists leave their seats.

Yayoi Aki put the finished drink bottle and the remaining paper shells and bamboo skewers of the octopus balls into a plastic bag, and gently reminded Narumi Yu, who was still in a daze.

"Hmm...... It's time to go."

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing ......"

"Thinking about Shiina-san?"

"Probably......

The girl lifted the plastic bag, got up from her seat, walked to the aisle and stopped, and waited quietly for him.

"Angry?" Wait for Narumi to come to his senses and walk

Next to the girl, she asked.

"Why should I be angry?"

"For example, "Why are you still thinking about other women when you're already with me?" On the way out of the venue, he tried to explain.

"Unbelievable...... I didn't expect you to really think of yourself as a light protagonist."

"How can I have such a handsome protagonist as light?"

「……」

Yayoi Aki was already defeated by his question and stopped talking.

He followed behind in victory, and did not experience the joy of victory at all.

When he no longer obeys Shiina Miao, the girl probably won't look forward to this day forever.

This is supposed to be the last loop......

But when the dream is over and he returns to reality, how should he face the relationship between the two......

I forced myself to give up my past, and now I force myself to give up my feelings.

Even if the girl knew from the beginning that what she was seeking would never be achieved, it would be too cruel to treat herself in such a way.

What's more,

Isn't it necessarily right to let go of your paranoia in this world......

No more unrealistic dreams, like most people, go through life in peace.

……

……

"Yayoi-san...... What are you going to eat today?"

Awakened by the dazzling sunlight, Narumi Yu felt the familiar touch of the fabric under his body, and asked Yayoi Autumn Morning with a bit of weakness.

"Grilled fish, curry, umeboshi and shirao."

「……」

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

It seems that the dream continues.

What went wrong......

How big is the scope of dreams? Should he try to look farther away?

Card~

"Good morning~Yo."

Shiina Mio came out of the bedroom on time and greeted him softly.

"Good morning......

Remote?

He reacted suddenly, and reluctantly turned his head.

"Come with me to see the fireworks one last time......

Sunlight streamed in through the window behind the girl.

The girl had her hands behind her back, a gentle smile on her face, and her blue eyes were sparkling.

「…… Okay."

"The fireworks festival in the outer garden of Jingu?" Yayoi asked in the morning.

He nodded.

"That's ......" Yayoi Aki stopped asking, bowed his head and turned the grilled fish over.

On the way back after sending Shiina Weiyang home, Narumi Yu did not receive any more messages from Yayoi Aki.

In the evening, he got on the train in a yukata, and Shiina was already waiting on the platform of the train station.

She took his hand like a lover and happily played at the fireworks festival that she had been to several times.

Count how much time you have left, and cherish every second you spend with him.

"If they're really lovers...... I'm going to be happy."

Holding the girl snuggled in his arms, he looked up to see the first round of fireworks blooming in the air.

He couldn't stop thinking about it.

It's just that......

Bang~!

The explosion of fireworks interrupted his thoughts.

A girl's whisper sounded in my ears.

"Yu-san, don't you really have a liking for me......

"Is the disguise that has been all this time seeking so-called freedom, or is it covering up one's inferiority......

The girl raised her hand and reached out to the colorful fireworks in the night sky.

"I'm used to not being in the limelight, I'm used to being alone...... So subconsciously distance yourself from people."

"Be gentle with the people you care about, but consciously keep your distance......

"There are a lot of things that can be done

to be better, but to be limited by their own hearts and not to do it anymore."

Shiina's outpouring was like fireworks blooming in the night sky, and after dissipating, it was still imprinted in his heart, and it never dissipated for a long time.

"I love you, Yu-san."

The gentle whisper reminded him of the trivial fragments of his memories.

"It's not because of how good Yu is, and it's not because Yu can be the hero of the morning drama."

"Just because I happen to like you......

"I like the encounter between you and me, I like to be able to see your daily life in the classroom every day, I like the way you ask me in art class, I like ......."

Bang~!

Shooting stars flying backwards turn into cherry blossoms in the sky.

"Look~"

The girl's side face reflects the light of fireworks, and her eyes are shining.

"I'm an ordinary person who doesn't do anything now."

"Yusan can ......"

"Try to like me?"

……

……

On August 22, the fireworks display dissipates into a leisurely dream as the last round of fireworks blooms in the night sky.

"Drip ...... Drip ......"

Gradually, he regained consciousness, and the rhythmic electronic sound reached his ears.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a somewhat familiar white ceiling, and even had a feeling of being suddenly separated from the world.

"Awake?"

Yayoi Aki stayed by his bedside, closed the book in his hand, and looked up.

"How long have I been sleeping......

Narumi Yu sat up from the hospital bed, took the lead wire connected to the ECG detector away, and patted his head, which was still a little chaotic.

"It's 9:34 a.m. on August 25." The girl took out her phone and looked at the time.

"Where is this?"

"Qinglai Qianfeng Hospital, it was Ichijo-san who helped send you here."

"A thousand good ones?"

"Hmm," Yayoi nodded early, reaching out to pull the strands of hair that fell down as she looked down to read a book behind her shoulders, "She said that Narumi-san should be familiar here, and her sister is currently taking care of it."

"Thank you......

"Ichijo-san said that if he wanted to thank her, he would send her the third volume of 'The Demon King and the Angel'."

"I'm thankful for Yayoi-san."

"Me?"

"If I had fainted in a rented house alone, I'm afraid I would have covered myself with a white cloth by now."

「……」

Outside the window of the single room, the sunlight is just right.

Before the dream ended, Shiina Miao's outpouring was still echoing in his ears.

At this time, calm down and take care of the chaotic thoughts in your mind.

In the end, I couldn't help but find my phone and send a message to Shiina Miyang.

[Yu: Are you awake?] 】

1、2、3…… 17、18、19

Bite~

[Shiina: Good morning ~ Yu-san! ] 】

[Shiina name: Little rabbit stretches lazy waist .jpg]

"What are you laughing at?"

"Am I smiling?"

"Do you want me to find you a mirror?"

「……」

[Yu: Good morning, Weiyang.] 】

Yayoi Aki really went to find a mirror and held it in front of Narumi Yu, so that he could see what he was like now.

No matter how you look at it, the corners of your mouth are slightly upturned.

"More like a fool." Yayoi Akizao commented.

In addition to this, in the mirror, his hair was messy like a bird's nest in the treetops on the roadside, his eyes were a little dull, and he did not look very smart.

「…… It's time for a haircut." Stared at it for a minute, and then finally said something like this.

"It's a rarity." Yayoi put away the mirror early in the morning and couldn't help but marvel.

Slept

After two days and two nights, I just woke up at this time, and my body was relatively weak.

The girl went downstairs to buy a set meal, and even wanted to feed him with a spoon when it was delivered.

"It's a pity ......"

The lunch box and spoon in his hand were taken away by Narumi Yu, and Yayoi Akizao shook his head and sighed.

"What's the pity?"

"Rare light material."

"That...... Or will Yayoi-san feed me?"

"The atmosphere has been destroyed, and there is no reference value."

After the meal, he wanted to get up and move, but he was pressed on the hospital bed by Yayoi Akizao, and he also said that he was collecting light materials.

Ichijo Matsuko placed him in the ward next door to Chisaka Imadegawa.

At this moment, he was only separated by a wall from the eldest lady, who had been in a coma for four or five months.

Suddenly I remembered the analogy that the girl had said about the "caged bird" and the "bird in the garden".

I finally understood the specific meaning of the two birds.

If the person trapped in solitude is a "caged bird";

A person like him who traps himself in loneliness is the "bird in the garden" in the mouth of Imadegawa Chisaka.

"Like a fool."