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after school.
Yu and Yui were walking home together.
Takuya didn't have morning practice for the soccer club the day after the sports festival, but after-school practice never fell by the wayside and he now devotes himself to club activities.
On the way home, Yu was using his smartphone while having a conversation with Yui.
"What are you doing, Yu-kun?"
"Hmm? Just send a LINE message to Takuya."
Yuu replied, but in reality it was different. Although he had been in contact with Takuya, it wasn't through LINE. But he had no reason to tell Yui about it, and didn't want to. Because what he had done was hardly something that could be praised.
"Well, we went home together..."
Yui looked annoyed at Yu's reaction.
"Sorry, sorry."
Having finished what he wanted to do, Yuu apologises and puts his smartphone away.
"Stop messing around with your phone and let's talk more. Takkun isn't here and neither is anyone from school. ...… We picked a unique place to go on a walk home from school."
It had been that way ever since they had started leaving school separately and meeting up at a nearby convenience store instead of going directly home from school so that no one would notice. They both knew it would be a long way to get home, but they still wanted to cherish this rare time alone together.
"Yeah, sorry."
Yu apologized and nonchalantly shook Yui's hand.
"Hmm... hmmmm♡"
At first Yui was surprised by the sudden turn of events, but when she felt Yu's body temperature and the touch of his hand she smiled happily.
Then, Yui began to move her hand, which Yu was holding normally, and they began to hold each other's fingers in a lover's lock.
"If you're going to connect anyway, right?"
Yui smiled, her cheeks flushing slightly.
Yu has no objection and accepts it.
"That's proactive."
"Because high school life is only three years long, and I can't go to school every day because I'm an actress... Plus, I wasted my time dating Takkun... so I want to do more things with Yu-kun."
"Really? I'm glad you think so."
"I'm also happy to be here with you, Yu-kun..."
He spends happy times with Yui, who he thought had been taken away by Takuya a few months ago.
It was now in Yu's hand.
"...Hey, Yu-kun."
"yeah?"
"I want to go on a date with Yu-kun."
"I want to too... but why all of a sudden?"
"Because, even though I've been on dates with Takkun, I've never been with Yuu-kun... That makes it seem like our relationship is somehow more special, like Takkun is superior, and I don't like that... Our relationship is just a formality now."
Yui's true feelings are so clear that it hurts. But the timing is terrible. Now that the movie has been announced, you can see her promoting it everywhere, both in the real world and online. If things go badly, she might even be promoting the movie on her date.
Even if we could go to the private beach like we did with Takuya, it's not the right time to go to the beach anymore.
"Is there anywhere you want to go? A movie or an amusement park?"
Still thinking about whether there was any way, Yuu first asks Yui if there is anywhere she would like to go.
"No, anywhere as long as I'm with Yu-kun... Ah, but maybe somewhere I've never been before."
"A place you've never been?"
"Yeah. Well... to be more precise... I guess it's your favorite place, Yu-kun. I want to know your favorite place, too."
"......Yui-chan, can you leave the house in the middle of the night?"
When Yuu thought about going on a date with Yui, the problem he found was time.
"I don't know... I've never tried going out at night before. But I think it would be okay if I stayed at a friend's house or got Airi to help me... why?"
"There are people around during the day, but there are no people around here at night. Also, if I disguise myself a little, I thought that even if I passed someone, they wouldn't notice me because it's dark."
The area where Yuu and his friends live is, to put it simply, a rural area close to the city. Because of this, during the day it is full of people going to work or shopping in the city, but at night, those people disappear.
Still, it's not like there aren't any people out and about at night, but as Yuu had said, if you're in a disguise and in the dark, you're unlikely to be noticed. And there was another reason.
"Besides, my favorite places are places with beautiful night views. The views are nice even during the day, but I'd like to show you the night view."
I haven't been there much lately, but I used to go there a lot. I want to tell Yui about it.
"Okay, I get it. Then I'll find a way to meet you at night... Tell me what your favorite view is, Yu-kun."
"Then maybe on your next day off."
"Nice to meet you Yu-kun."