"Hanabi, did you really tell me?"
"Yes, of course. Didn't Sakura-kun already answer on his own?"
Uesugi Sakura held the girl's small hand, listening to their footsteps echo on the wooden corridor, as they admired the twilight beauty of the Red Leaves Forest together.
Being with her like this, just quietly walking for a while, my heart always finds peace at such times.
"Hanabi."
"Hmm."
Uesugi Sakura fell silent for a moment and didn't continue speaking.
"Sakura-kun, did you just call for Hanabi?" Hanamaru Hanabi took his hand, stepped forward twice, and stood in front of him.
"Yes." Uesugi Sakura replied.
"Then why didn't Sakura-kun continue talking?"
"Actually, I was experiencing a wonderful feeling." Uesugi Sakura gave a faint smile.
"A wonderful feeling?"
"Yes, it's a feeling, a beautiful feeling, of calling out to a lovely girl named Hanabi and getting her response."
"Do you feel good just by getting Hanabi's response?"
