"Tamaya~~!"

"Kagiya~~!"

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Although Tamaya was driven out of Edo due to an accidental fire decades ago, the custom of shouting "Tamaya" and "Kagiya" in support of the fireworks display has been passed down.

As the flames flickered on and off, the colorful colors dyed Kinoshita Mai's cheeks, illuminating Kinoshita Mai's eyes that were sparkling with light.

Perhaps she was infected by the atmosphere around her. This introverted girl who was shy and had difficulty shouting in the crowd unless she was wearing something that could cover her face, after hesitating for a moment, she followed the example of the people around her.

Action, bring your hands to your lips.

"Jade~house~!"

After shouting this, Kinoshita Mai was stunned for a moment, and then she laughed as if she was amused by her "bold move".

From an unknown moment, Qingden's attention shifted from the fireworks in the night sky to Kinoshita Mai in his arms.

The corners of his mouth turned up slightly unconsciously.

The arms that were supported on the bridge railing unconsciously tightened slightly, allowing Kinoshita Mai in her arms to move closer to her.

Looking at Kinoshita Mai's selfless smile, which was intoxicated by the fireworks, Qingden felt as if all the hard work tonight had disappeared.

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At the moment when the moon is already high in the night sky——

"I'm so happy tonight..."

Kinoshita Mai, who was walking side by side with Aomori on a street with no other passers-by, showed a satisfied smile.

Tonight's fireworks display was a perfect ending for both the conference itself and Qing and Wu.

The two thoroughly enjoyed the excitement of the celebration and watched the gorgeous fireworks display completely... without any regrets.

Aoto, who had a great time tonight, nodded in agreement with Mai Kinoshita's sentiments.

However, while he was happy, Qingnobo also felt a little sad - thinking that the night he spent with Mai Kinoshita was over, he felt inexplicably lonely in his heart.

On the way home together, Qingto wanted to soothe the loneliness in his heart as much as possible. He thought of various topics to chat with Kinoshita Mai and deliberately slowed down his pace.

But no matter how much he slows down, he will eventually face the time when he and Kinoshita Mai part ways.

"Ah...here we are..." Qingdeng looked straight at the intersection not far ahead with slightly dazed eyes.

At this intersection, he and Kinoshita Mai went on different paths...

Qingdeng: "..."

Kinoshita Mai: "..."

As if they had agreed in advance, after seeing the crossroads ahead where they had to separate, Aoto and Kinoshita both fell silent and said nothing.

They didn't stop until they reached the middle of the intersection.

"Qingdeng, thank you, I had a great time tonight."

"Both each other." Qingdeng pretended to smile indifferently, "I also had a lot of fun tonight. If there is a chance, let's go out to play together again."

"Um……"

"Then...I'll leave first."

"Um……"

It was obviously not a farewell between life and death, but there was a strange sentimental atmosphere lingering between the two of them...

Qingto, who was not very good at dealing with this kind of atmosphere, said goodbye to Kinoshita Mai and hurriedly turned around to leave.

However, at this moment——

"Qing, Qingden!"

"Huh?" Qingden turned around and faced Mai Kinoshita who suddenly called out to him again.

"..." Mai Kinoshita, who folded her hands in front of her and lowered her head, took small steps and stood in front of Qingto again.

"Awu, what's wrong?"

"I...I still have something to say to you..."

"talk?"

"..."

Kinoshita Mai raised her hands, folded them to hold her chest, and took a long, deep breath with a "ha" sound.

Then she stretched out the two catkins together, took Qingdeng's right wrist, raised Qingdeng's right hand to her round left shoulder, then stuck her face out like a cat, and gently used her delicate left cheek to

The ground rubbed Qingdeng's right palm.

The smooth and tender touch, like rubbing high-grade silk, continuously spreads into Qingdeng's big palm.

"I, I'm done..."

The beauty in front of her showed a green smile.

Kinoshita Mai slowly let go of Qingdeng's hand, letting Qingdeng's hand separate from her pretty face that was so red that it was almost bleeding.

Without waiting for any response from Aoto, Kinoshita Mai lowered her head and stepped back a few steps, distanced herself from Aoto, raised her hands high, and waved goodbye to Aoto.

Then, she stepped forward alone.

The flat-bottomed wooden clogs repeatedly collided with the stone tile floor, making a crisp sound of "tapping, tapping, tapping".

After walking about 10 meters, she turned around.

Seeing that Qingdeng was still there, she smiled shyly, raised her right arm high again from a distance, and waved vigorously to Qingdeng.

Perhaps she wanted Qingdeng to see her figure more clearly, so she specially raised her cute and delicate toes this time.

After waving to Qingden twice in a row, Kinoshita Mai finally turned her delicate body back to the front as if she still had something to say, and walked away quickly as if she was running away...

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The red silhouette disappeared into the night.

Qingdeng, who had been standing there for a long time, finally regained control of his body.

He lowered his head and glanced at the right palm that Mai Kinoshita had just rubbed with her face.

"..." He silently raised his right hand and put the back of his right hand against his cheek.

He felt heat comparable to that of a flame, which made the back of his right hand ache.

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A soft girl like Kinoshita Mai is so cute!

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