The heavy dark clouds hovered in the sky, letting down a fine drizzle that covered everything in the park with moisture.
Aei squatted under a bridge in the park.
The bridge was flat and not high, and beneath it flowed a shallow river, flanked by grass as green as emerald.
The bridge pier obscured half of her figure, and her tilted hat seemed to be on the verge of slipping off her beautiful tresses at any moment.
She seemed to be in a daze, pondering some questions thoughtlessly.
This made Uesugi Sakura, who was holding an umbrella on higher ground, recall the way she looked when they first met.
That day, she was also in a daze, lowering her head, staring at the ground.
When asked what she was doing, she said she was watching ants carrying sugar.
This pointless daydreaming was actually a way to kill time, allowing the mind to empty, to forget everything.
In the womb, people have their first sense of perception, which is why many children like enclosed spaces.
