After some exchanges.

Sayu finally understood the story about the past of the three people.

Under her generous response, Uchiyama Kenta also let go of his nervousness and gradually became talkative.

The overall context of the story does not deviate from the previous conjecture, but there are still many unknown details.

Because it was about someone's relationship, the girl listened with great interest. Occasionally she would interject and ask questions when she encountered something of interest.

I don’t know if she woke me up or something.

Although his face showed that he was troubled, Uchiyama Kenta still answered her questions one by one.

The atmosphere is not as tit-for-tat as it was just now.

Time passed bit by bit.

Until the sun sets in the west, the original blue sky is dyed with a hint of vermilion.

Sayu suddenly reacted.

"Ah, no, I should go back, anyway, that's it, Kenta-kun.

Although I don’t know if it will be fruitful, I will help ask Yusuke about that girl and let you know if there is anything else.”

Take out your mobile phone and open the Line app.

The last message I saw from someone was still the "on the road" message sent an hour ago, plus there were no missed calls.

I just felt relieved.

Then he put the phone back into the pocket of his denim shorts, got up and walked towards the trolley that was standing aside.

"Hey..."

Click, click, click.

The cart was pushed out from under the awning onto the road.

"Goodbye then, Kenta-kun." The girl smiled politely and waved.

"oh……"

Uchiyama Kenta nodded to her, then looked at the cart again, scratched the back of his head and stood up from his seat.

"Well...it means that I have nothing to do anyway. Well, let me push it for you."

"Huh?"

"And my home is over there, so just think of it as thanks."

"Thank you...? I don't think I have done anything worthy of being thanked." Sayu tilted her head in confusion.

Kenta Uchiyama did not answer this, but first threw the empty bottle on the table into the recycling box in front of the store, and then said to the old woman inside, "I'm going back, mother-in-law."

Then he walked over with one hand in his pocket and one hand scratching his hair. He looked around and said, "That's right... didn't you say you would help me find out about Xiao Yin? Thank you."

After finishing speaking, he pushed Sayu aside with an impatient expression and started pushing the cart.

"gone!"

Click, click, click, click, click, click.

The cart loaded with goods moved forward.

Looking back at the girl who was still standing there, Kenta Uchiyama asked again: "Aren't you leaving?"

"That's not the case..." Sayu shook his head, pointed at himself and said, "But I work in a convenience store, so I can still do this."

I was stunned for a moment.

"Oh... then you can push it yourself." After hearing this, Kenta Uchiyama stepped aside and put his hands in his pockets.

"Yeah." Sayu smiled and stepped forward to take back his position.

Then he moved on.

Tap, tap, tap, boom, boom, boom.

Light and heavy footsteps stepped on the concrete pavement in the countryside.

One walked quickly with a serious look on his face, while the other followed silently.

The former did not speak because he was thinking about time and what would happen later.

The latter, while looking down at the road, would also use his peripheral vision to secretly look at the girl next to him from time to time.

When Sayu looks at him, he will immediately turn his face away, pretending to be nonchalant. When the other person turns back, he will glance over there as if he had not noticed.

Although he was just passing by, Uchiyama Kenta, who was walking next to the girl, felt nervous for no reason.

It was as if there was something stuck in my throat, but I didn't know how to express it.

Even his mind was constantly recalling the other person's smiles, making him hesitate.

And he had experienced the same emotion with another person many years ago.

It was like two figures gradually overlapped in my mind, but what finally emerged was an annoying face.

It made me feel extremely depressed.

"Tsk..."

Kenta Uchiyama couldn't help but clicked his tongue, then lifted up his right foot and kicked it forward.

Boom, clang clang clang.

The empty can that was kicked away rolled far away on the ground.

"ah……"

Sayu, who was thinking about what to prepare for the evening, was startled and looked over in confusion.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing...!" Kenta Uchiyama responded in a muffled voice, his face wrinkled together.

Before the other party can turn around...

"……Hello."

He suddenly asked again: "You mean that... no, what is so attractive about that Kato guy? It makes you both like this."

"you?"

"Yes, you and Xiaoyin."

"Huh? Even if you say so... I don't know what that girl named Xiao Yin is thinking. And why do you suddenly ask this question?"

"Just ask...can't you?"

"It's not impossible." Sayu put her finger on one cheek, thought for a while and said, "——Well, if you want to say it, gentleness must be the first priority."

"gentle?"

"Yes~~~"

"It's that simple??"

"Of course it's more than that, but if you continue talking it seems like it will turn into showing off, so let's leave it at that." The girl said with a smile and a very excited tone.

The shyness revealed inadvertently made Uchiyama Kenta stunned for a moment, and he felt his heart pounding.

Then he turned around to face the rice field and muttered in a low voice: "... Even so, aren't there many people who are better than him?"

"Eh?"

"Just look... anyone can do something like gentleness if they want to, right? It's not difficult at all, and the world is such a big place, there will definitely be many people better than him.

To put it bluntly, that guy is special only when he is here with us, he would not be so conspicuous outside... or something like that."

It suddenly became quiet behind me.

However, Kenta Uchiyama could clearly feel the gaze focused on him, and the fact that the other party did not immediately refute gave him a certain amount of courage.

He clenched his fists that were dripping with cold sweat, and held down his heart that was beating wildly.

After taking a deep breath, he slowly said: "So——! I think..."

The words are not finished yet.

"——What do you think?"

A familiar yet unfamiliar male voice sounded from behind.

Immediately afterwards——

Pop.

"Uh-huh!?"

A force that was neither light nor heavy came from the buttocks, but was enough to make people fly into the air.

"scare!"
To be continued...