"Everyone says goodbye with a smile."
Uesugi Sakura felt like something was wrong with him, always fearing she would suddenly leave him when reminiscing about the past, afraid that when he looked back in his old age, he would find that it was just a lonely journey.
Then, looking at the empty house, all that remained were the sorrows in his heart.
He feared time passed too quickly and he hadn't had a chance to spend time with her properly.
Three years flew by in the blink of an eye...
He was reluctant to see her grow up...
"Hanabi, can we... hold hands?"
"Of course we can." The girl extended her hand, smiling brightly.
Palm to palm, fingers tightly interlocked, her presence seemed to be held completely in the palm, still soft and delicate.
Stepping out of the edge of the Hongo Campus, there was a bridge connecting to the Yayoi Campus.
Climbing up the moss-covered stone steps in silence.
