And because she couldn't answer the question, maybe she would understand him.

All kinds of thoughts ran through my mind, and for the first time I discovered that I was timid.

But... Taki thought that besides this, the girl Kim Ji Soo was the reason why he felt he could confess his heart.

She wanted him to take her to the lighthouse. Could this be understood as wanting to get involved in her own world?

The remaining hope in his eyes made Takiyi choose to nod without any resistance.

This feeling only exists in Sakura.

In the past, whenever Sakura walked in, she would stretch out her white hands towards him.

Taki felt like her soul was being dismantled and reassembled in the palm of her hand like Lego blocks.

However, maybe when they are together, there is always no shortage of topics to talk about and they can always treat each other easily.

Yes, that's how it feels.

Not only on her body, but also on Nako's body.

Perhaps in Taki Yi's heart, he had the idea of ​​being courteous to them.

But maybe, this statement is just an excuse.

Maybe I simply want to avoid that problem.

Stepping onto the second floor, Takiichi stuck himself between the walls at the corner, casting his gaze into the distance.

Until now, Sakura's figure still appears in my mind from time to time.

The picture was fixed on this day last year. At least in his memory, the picture of that day would quietly appear in many dreams.

It's like a video recorded in a memory card called "Brain" that can be taken out and played at any time.

Especially every time I receive a letter from Sakura... savor it carefully.

Last year, I successfully passed my coming-of-age ceremony.

The then eighteen-year-old myself and fifteen-year-old Sakura were under the cherry blossom tree in the village.

They looked like two people who were almost the same. They would always pass by there, and she would run forward one step ahead.

The smile that flashed from my heart at that moment became even more profound after something was lost.

At that moment, I stood among the cherry blossoms with swaying branches and blooming petals all over the sky.

Sakura used to hold the fallen cherry blossoms in her palms, saying that the spring rain of cherry blossoms is like the white cat snow that falls in winter.

But...the "snow" welcomed in the cherry blossom season is also pink, a light pink.

When I was very young, I still thought that cherry blossoms are cherry blossoms and snowflakes are snowflakes.

Cherry blossoms will not melt into water, but snowflakes will.

However, after gradually being subtly influenced by Sakura, he gradually began to agree with Sakura's words and ideas.

Back then, or rather every year, Sakura's birthday always came twenty-one days earlier than his.

March 3rd looked very smooth in terms of numbers.

Many times, Hirai Miki would smile in front of Takichi and mention:

"If you and Sakura were born in the same year, it would be hard to see her celebrating her birthday earlier than you, right?"

That's what he said, but Takiichi really thought about it carefully.

Girls at the same age are always more mature than boys.

But every time I hear Sakura, who is three years younger than me, speak sentimental words, this feeling is not hard at all.

"As expected, even though she was born in Kagoshima, Sakura is as beautiful as the children in Tokyo~~"

Put on a spring coat hand-knitted by Hirai Miki, when the weather gets warmer and there is no need to continue wearing a cotton-padded coat.

Taki would always listen to such compliments many times while standing aside.

She almost didn't declare that Sakura was her biological daughter.

In fact, Taki's mother looked a bit girly at first sight.

Always wanting to dress her children in clothes that make people say "kawaii".

That kind of light and cute style will make people feel like they are turning into a doll.

Takiichi was happy for Sakura to be able to wear such conspicuous clothes for activities.

Children in Sakura Country always wear clothes given by their parents or relatives on their birthdays.

The happiness index in the body will always be higher than in normal times.

Compared to new clothes, Sakura is already more accustomed to withstanding the attention of others than he is.

The basic qualities of an idol are to be able to hold their head up and walk with big steps.

But... it probably started from a certain time period.

Taking this as a dividing line, the days spent with Sakura became less and less.

For the first time, it was no longer her beside Long Yi, or she was no longer beside him.

Make time every week to go to an agreed-upon location, in the afternoon or evening.

Even if we haven't met in person, we always talk on the phone and feel like we can last for days.

I once made it clear that I would never accept a confession from a girl other than Sakura until my death.

But he never thought that he would also face the day when his hand would be thrown away. This was simply unbelievable to him.

And Kim Ji Soo’s sentence “What do you think the next person you date will be like?”.

But it made him question himself for the first time.

"Taki-san...Happy birthday..."

After coming back to his senses, Sakura's phantom seemed to be facing the sunshine and walking towards the end of the corridor.

The unique sound of small footsteps with hands behind his back reached Takiichi's ears.

The sound made him look towards that place.

She seemed to be wearing a scarf around her neck just like the last time we met.

Pink, just like the color her name represents.

Sakura often wears the scarf he knitted by herself like this at the transition between winter and spring.

Then hang out in the park near the JR Yamanote Line.

At that time, in the clear winter afternoon sky, the clear and humid air is purified by snowflakes and rain.

Just breathing and opening her lips, the white mist blowing out of Sakura's mouth can be compared to the steaming heat emitted by a humidifier.

But... every time she was with Sakura in that season, she didn't seem to experience the cold of winter.

Maybe at that time it was because she always liked to instinctively stick to Takiichi's heart.

"Taki-san, I hope that every year in the future will be as happy as this birthday."

It seems that I am here just like that time. Maybe Sakura is staring at the sky here from the window sill at home.

This day every year marks the beginning of spring.

As the temperature rises, you can gradually take off your thick coat and replace it with lighter clothing.

"Thank you...I miss you every day, Sakura..."

Sakura saying such blessings made Takichi feel happy from the bottom of his heart.

In the field of vision, she appeared sideways and leaned on the corner of the window, until the door to her own room suddenly opened...

"Really, I'm in a daze here again, come in quickly.

I have chosen several clothes for you, don't keep the guests waiting."

Miki Hirai's voice reached Takiichi's ears, with a hint of blame.

Taki thought that she must know what she was doing, and she was not just staring at the end of the empty corridor in a daze.

The windows there seemed to have been opened a long time ago.

Who did it?

Questions like this gradually filled my brain.

"Our Taki's dazed character is becoming more and more like momo, and it won't work if we continue like this."

Hirai Miki held on to the door frame, resting her head on it and looking at him.
Chapter completed!