Natsume Rin and Shiina Mahiru continued forward and stopped at their daily residence.

After being converted into a park, the atmosphere of life has become more intense and the scenes in the yard look very interesting.

The late autumn maple leaves cover the entire courtyard, and the fountain in the center is working hard.

“This is a rare opportunity.” Shiina Mahiru picked up the fallen leaves on the ground.

“What do you mean?” Natsume Rin was still playing dumb.

“Rin, I know you very well. Although you seem normal along the way, you are actually absent-minded.” She used maple leaves to harass Natsume Rin’s nose.

“It’s probably because of Xiaoxue’s matter.”

“No.” Natsume Rin pushed her hand away and looked at his girlfriend lovingly, “I only have eyes for you.”

“I was just afraid that you would say the same thing to Senpai and Haruno.”

“Ahem, people only have one eye.”

Natsume Rin put his hands in his pockets and looked at the fountain quietly.

“You really don’t plan to try again?”

“You’re a little too enthusiastic.”

“Isn’t that abnormal?” Shiina Mahiru hugged his neck, “Because I like Xiaoxue too, how about this reason?”

“Hiss, rival, draw your sword.”

“Then you will definitely lose.” Mahiru laughed, “But you actually drew your sword against me for her. It seems that you like her more.”

“It’s just a description.”

“It’s not even possible to describe it.”

Shiina Mahiru leaned in his arms, and white clouds floated leisurely in the distance.

Shizuka Hiratsuka came down from the city wall and was very satisfied with the scenery there. Yukino noticed something strange and took a few more glances at the intimate couple.

After having lunch in front of the park, we headed to Meiji-kan where Mahiru wanted to buy things and bought a lot of souvenirs.

Some of them were given to family members, but more were gifts given to each other.

Natsume Rin gave Yukino a panda doll, and she gave him a music box in return.

Due to limited time, I was unable to enjoy the night view for too long when I climbed Mount Hakodate. I only stayed there for about half an hour before hurriedly returning to the hotel where I was staying.

The first day’s group activities ended with a gorgeous night view.

Chapter 260: A Sunny Day

The next morning.

Natsume Rin, who was looked down upon yesterday for staying in bed late, quietly got up when everyone in the dormitory was still fast asleep, looked at the dim light outside, and mustered up the courage to get dressed.

It was around seven o’clock in the hotel and only the staff were around. Breakfast was not ready yet. When Natsume Rin came out, she almost bumped into someone in the dark corridor.

“Huh?” I had just walked out of the hotel and before I had time to take a few breaths of fresh air, I saw a familiar figure standing on the side of the road doing stretching exercises.

The thick clothes she wore to keep out the cold looked very warm, but Yukino was not used to it and found it a little difficult to move.

After noticing the person behind her, Yukino stretched out her hand and exhaled white air.

“You actually came out?”

“You dare to come out. It would be too much if I continue to lie there.”

Natsume Rin reached out her hand, but she ignored him and continued exercising. When the activity was almost over, the two of them ran together silently.

“Where did you run to yesterday?”

“By the bridge.”

“Then continue.”

The communication was very brief, and the so-called bridge was not far away, so it took about half an hour. When Yukino began to gasp for breath, Natsume Rin heard the sound of flowing water, and looked up. She saw a wooden bridge in the middle of the stream.

The temperature had not yet dropped below zero, and the stream was still flowing slowly. Standing on the bridge, the sun was rising, and Natsume Rin saw a scene that he would never forget.

Yukino, who was leaning against the edge of the bridge in a daze, looked like a goddess of the rising sun bringing brightness under the light.

“Yukinoshita-san, I like you.” Natsume Rin repeated this sentence.

“Natsume-san, I know.” Yukino said with her head down.

She wrapped her heavy coat tightly around her body, her bright eyes gazing at the endless stream, the cold wind blew, and her hair fluttered.

Natsume Rin’s breathing became unprecedentedly rapid, and the sounds of human activities could be heard in Hakodate as the sun rose.

“I want to be with you.”

“And then?” Yukino looked up at him.

“Then?”

“Do you think it’s normal for so many people to live together?”

“unusual.”

“It seems that it is not yet at the point where there is no cure. This is not only abnormal, but also unfair.”

“Yes.” Natsume Rin’s tone dropped.

Now he is like a rushing river, filled with endless thoughts, but what he can express is just a tiny bit that crosses the dam.

“Maybe it was your words that day that gave me unrealistic fantasies.” He said, “I thought I could give up on Yukinoshita-san, but when I sleep, your shadow is all I can see. I’m a complete fool.”

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the stream again.

As she looked at the stream, the other person was also looking at her.

Just like when she missed Natsume Rin, the other party also couldn’t sleep all night.

Is this what it means to be in sync with each other?

Or is it the infatuation caused by unrequited love?

If you have someone you like, can you really give up your principles for him or her?

She thought of her senior schoolmate, of Shiina, and even more so, of that unreliable sister.

Natsume-san, how much awareness do you have?

She stared at Natsume Rin quietly, feeling the sadness of the boy in front of her, her heart began to ache.

Please, please tell me something that will make me make up my mind. Even if it is a lie, I will hug you and cry.

“Yukinoshita-san.” Natsume Rin took a deep breath, “I can no longer leave you.”

“I like you.”

“I really want to be with you.”

“I can no longer imagine a future without you.”

Natsume Rin, who is usually full of confidence, started to cry. Yukino tied her scarf tightly stubbornly, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

Yukino leaned against the railing, looking at the rising sun in the sky, her hair falling to her waist, and Natsume Rin waited for judgment in silence.

Looking up at the clouds in the sky and listening to the sounds of the city, Natsume Rin felt like a grain of sand in the river.

“Natsume-san.” She walked up to Natsume Rin, reached out and stroked his cheek, her tone so gentle that the boy thought he was in a dream.

“You should be able to do better.”

“I……”

“But I agreed,” she said, covering her face.

The sun fell on Natsume Rin’s face. The sudden surprise made him unable to control himself. He looked at Xue No blankly.

“Really?”

“Damn it, don’t let me repeat such shameful things.”

After finally confirming that she had heard correctly, Natsume Rin was as excited as a gorilla. She held Yukino’s waist and stared at her shy face, still a little incredulous at this time.

“Don’t look at me like that, idiot,” she whispered.

“why?”

“You’ll be embarrassed, idiot.”

“It doesn’t matter in front of your boyfriend, Yukino.” Natsume Rin has changed her address.

“Don’t yell like that!”

The girl, as ethereal as a snowflake, eventually carried the shame of a mortal. She patted Natsume Rin’s chest, and after tidying up her clothes, she took the initiative to call out, “Rin.”

“Ok!”

“No, I’m still not used to this name, so I’ll just call you an idiot.”

Natsume Rin put her arms around the stubborn Yukino and called her affectionately, which made her so angry that she bit someone. Then Natsume Rin laughed out loud, and the two of them leaned on the wooden bridge to watch the sunrise.

“I don’t know how to explain this to Shiina-san.”

“…”

“After all, I said I wouldn’t steal her boyfriend.”

“…”

“Are you dumb? Then let’s break up.”

“…Not yet.”

“You take care of her side.”

Yukino patted him on the back and handed this difficult task to him.

When pedestrians started to appear on the bridge, the two of them, dressed in sportswear, returned to their hotel.

“It actually worked?” Shiina Mahiru said in surprise as she was sitting in the corridor basking in the sun in the backyard of the hotel.

“Well, she asked me to take care of you.” Natsume Rin squatted there and rubbed her belly.