For the next two days, Naruse didn't see Hikaru Takikawa, and after hearing Morimi and Starfish say the same, she seems to have been staying in her own house.

She saw Morimi with a condom in a book that night, and he didn't know how much she had guessed.

And she never came to him, and he couldn't take the initiative to explain to her, and the contact between the two was cut off for two days.

And in a blink of an eye, it is the last day of summer vacation.

"Time flies so fast......"

"It's that our summer vacation is too short."

Naoko smiled, "It's not particularly short, even if it's in Tokyo, school should start in another week." ”

"A week is a long time." Naruse lay on the couch and looked at the ceiling, "It's enough for us to go to Okinawa and come back." ”

"Are you really going to Okinawa next year?"

"Doesn't Naoko want to go?"

"Of course I want to go." She put her feet on his lap, "It's only a year, it's going to be a long wait." ”

"If you keep thinking about it, of course it will be a long time. Put it in the corner for the time being, and before you know it, it's gone. ”

"Okay."

"And there's a lot to do this year."

Naruse sat up, "For example, tonight's fireworks display, I don't know if she will be there or not." ”

"Huh?" Naoko was slightly stunned, "Did you just say that you want to cancel it?" ”

"Nope." Naruse shook his head, "But it's ten o'clock in the morning, and there's still no movement on her side." ”

And since yesterday, the weather has not been very optimistic.

"And let me ask her?"

"Hmm."

Naoko picked up her phone and sent a message to Hikaru Takikawa.

The latter also replied quickly, saying that she would come over later to meet with them.

"Hikari said she was coming."

“…… Is it. ”

Naruse pursed her lower lip and didn't say anything.

About ten minutes later, the movement of motorcycles was heard outside.

Naruse opened the door and looked at the motorcycle with mud-stained wheels in the yard, slightly surprised.

"Have you been out of the country in the past two days?"

"Hmm." Hikaru Takikawa looked at him, "Yesterday I rode to Lake Ogawara and took a look. ”

Naruse was stunned again, "You rode over by yourself?" ”

"There's nothing to do at home."

"Okay...... How long did you ride? ”

"Back and forth, three or four hours." Hikaru Takikawa said, and looked at Naoko inside, "Can I go in?" ”

Naruse looked at her.

"Come in."

Hikaru Takikawa went in and sat down, chatted casually with Naoko, and then talked about the fireworks display in the evening.

"Dad doesn't have to go to work today, he has more free time, and he asked me to ask you when you plan to come."

Naruse thought for a moment, "The fireworks festival starts at eight o'clock in the evening, and it's best to be there before seven o'clock, so you can walk around first." ”

Takikawa Hikaru nodded, "Then you can leave at six o'clock." ”

"Hmm."

"You don't have to eat dinner, just eat and hang out at the festival over there to fill your stomach."

"Is there still a festival?"

"Well, after all, there will be a lot of people going to the fireworks festival."

Naruse thought for a moment, "Then we should set off earlier, otherwise we will have to get out of the car and walk over when the traffic is jammed." ”

Hikaru Takikawa smiled subconsciously, but as soon as his gaze touched him, he retracted again, "That makes sense." ”

She didn't stay long before she stood up again, "Then let's get ready to leave around five-twenty, I'll go tell Starfish and Kazuha." ”

"Hmm." Naruse sent her to the door.

Hikaru Takikawa got on the bike, looked at him for a few seconds, and suddenly said, "Harumi will come with you." ”

It was the first time she had called his name today.

"I'll send you back later."

Naruse looked at her and answered.

"I'll go out for a spin with the light."

"Good ......"

Saying goodbye to Naoko, Naruse got into Hikaru Takikawa's car and left with her.

When he turned and slowed down at the intersection, he said, "Wouldn't it be enough to send a message?" ”

"Yes."

She answered, then twisted the throttle, suddenly picked up speed, and sped along the prefectural road, passing by Morimi Kohonten and Hotel Maki, without stopping.

Riding to the road next to the river, after a few kilometers, I finally encountered a red light.

She stopped, and Naruse finally found a chance to speak again: "Where are you going to take me?" ”

"I don't know."

The red light turned green, and she didn't set off again.

On the empty county road, there was not a single car in front of or behind. Naruse looked ahead and raised his hand, "Let's go to that bridge." ”

She then turned the throttle and rode over.

As she approached the bridge, she slowed down and pulled over, rode through a gap in the sidewalk to the bridge deck, and stopped.

Naruse got off the train and stood by the guardrail, feeling the oncoming river breeze.

The sun was obscured by the rolling clouds, and the days of sunshine came to an end as the typhoon approached in the north.

It's cloudy today, maybe it will turn cloudy.

Smack.

He had already gotten out of the car, and it was only after a while that he heard the sound of her kicking off the motorcycle footrest.

She walked up to him and stood, the two of them silent, looking at the river flowing eastward.

It wasn't until a large cloud overhead was blown away by the wind, and the scorching sun near noon shone unobscured, that the silence was broken.

"The typhoon is getting closer."

"Hmm."

"The fireworks display in the evening will not be affected and canceled."

Hikaru Takikawa didn't speak, took out his mobile phone and flipped through it for a while, "There is no news yet." ”

Naruse turned her head, and she flipped her phone to show him the latest news from the organizers of the fireworks festival.

"Hmm. Did you tell them what time it was time to meet? ”

"Say it now."

After sending two messages, Hikaru Takikawa put away his phone and looked at him no longer hidden.

"I see it."

Naruse looked over.

"A condom caught in a book."

He took a breath, not surprised at all, "Sure enough." ”

She looked at him, "Isn't there anything Chunkai has anything to explain?" ”

Naruse was still calm, "You went to find Kazuha that day, what did she say?" ”

“……”

The most annoying thing about these two people is the same: they always refuse to tell the truth directly.

Hikaru Takikawa was silent for a few seconds, "Kazuha told me everything. ”

Naruse shook his head, "You can only deceive the starfish like this." ”

She was silent again.

After more than half a minute, she sighed, "Can't Chunhai tell me directly?" ”

"You don't have to know too much."

"I don't want to know too much either! …… Chunhai just needs to tell me what your relationship with Yiye is now. ”

He turned his head, and she stared at him, nervousness written in every corner of her face.

"Lover."

“……”

The scorching sun was scorching, and Takigawa Hikaru suddenly felt that his eyes were black, and there was a feeling of detachment and coldness all over his body.

He confessed it himself......

She couldn't stand still, held on to the guardrail, and slowly squatted down.

"Light ......"

She pushed his hand away and tried to get up, but her legs lost strength and she slammed into the guardrail uncontrollably.

Before hitting her head, Naruse grabbed her and helped her up.

"I said, you don't need to know too much."

She looked at him coldly, "Do you want to hide it from us for the rest of your life like you hide it from Naoko?" ”

"I didn't want to hide it for so long, take it one step at a time. Aren't you going to find out now? ”

"What about Naoko?"

"I didn't leave her."

"Has Harumi considered Naoko's feelings after she found out about this?"

"Of course I thought about it, but it's something I can't help but do."

Feeling that she could stand firm on her own, Naruse let go of her hand, "I like Naoko, but I also like Kazuha, and I can't let go of either of them." ”

“……”

Her face twisted suddenly.

It's just the two of them......

Naruse continued: "At least for the moment, I won't let Naoko know. If Hikari chooses to tell Naoko about this, then whatever the consequences are, it will be your fault. ”

Hikaru Takikawa stared at him in disbelief.

"Spring Sea...... Do you really know what you're talking about? ”

"I know."

Naruse's face was calm, "I hope Hirai can listen to it too, whether it's for Naoko or for ...... Someone else. ”

Hikaru Takikawa was speechless.

Shaking her head and taking two steps back, she stared at the ground for a moment, and suddenly she got on the bike and rode away without looking back.

It wasn't until he couldn't see her that Naruse withdrew his gaze.

"It's good you ran away......"

Leaning against the guardrail of the bridge, he tilted his head and let the sun bask himself for a while.

When he came back to his senses, he didn't want to go back and called his lover.

"Pick me up on a bike."

(End of chapter)