Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the sky is filled with red clouds at dusk.

Tianhai Zhixue put her hands on the window, letting the wind blow her hair, and looked at a small lake in the park in the distance that was reflected by the setting sun.

She stared at the leaves floating on the lake and the green branches hanging on the lake blown by the wind.

——Sakakihara Raku saw such a scene as soon as he opened the door.

He had never felt that Yuki's profile was so beautiful.

...a kind of fragile and lonely beauty.

Seeing her dazed look, Sakakihara slowly closed the door behind him and called her softly:

"yuki."

After Amami no Yuki heard the shouting from behind, she immediately turned around and looked at Raku Sakakibara who was standing at the door and smiling at her.

"happy."

"Um."

"Le..." Tianhai Zhixue spoke in a low voice.

Sakakihara knew what she was hesitating to ask, so he explained: "It's okay, I didn't quarrel with grandpa."

"...sorry."

"Huh? Why are you apologizing again?"

"I just let Le...I'm sorry..."

"..."

Tianhai Zhixue's apology was so big that she didn't dare to face herself.

Sakakibara understood what she was thinking, and also knew that it was the confrontation between him and his grandfather that made her worried.

...Worried...Yuki probably puts his status very low in his heart, so that's why he's in this state right?

Too...

Yuki has never been noticed by anyone.

Among the family members she has been in contact with since childhood, more people choose to ignore her.

At first, Yuki didn't care much about this, but now she has a lot of feelings and emotions...so...she can think about others like she is now.

Sakakibara walked towards her and came to her.

He bent down and stared at her eyes, which were much larger than usual, from a very close distance.

"happy..."

"Yuki, would you like to go home with me?"

"But..."

"Well, I know what Yuki is worried about. He is afraid that I will quarrel with grandpa again, right? Seeing me looking distressed, Yuki will also be unhappy... But, yuki, what I want to say

Yes. You don’t have to worry about me like this. I want to help you and act like this because of my own thoughts. Although the cause is because of Yuki, in terms of action, it is still my own decision."

Tianhai Zhixue's bright eyes swayed slightly.

"Don't you understand?" Sakakihara asked.

"Well..." Tianhai Zhixue nodded.

"Then I'll keep it simple. I help you, Yuki, out of my own thoughts. Yuki, don't think it's your fault just because I'm having a hard time."

"But... Le, it's because of me——"

"yuki."

Sakakihara interrupted her with a smile, "It's enough that you are responsible and cute."

After he finished speaking with a smile, he touched her little head again.

Because I knew she had undergone surgery, I used very light force.

He put his hand on the area where Tianhai Zhixue's hair was missing.

"Does it hurt here?"

"...a little numb."

Tianhai Zhixue's reply was very small.

To be honest, after a piece of hair is missing, not only does it look unsightly, the hair on the side also looks soft and concave, which is extremely unbalanced.

This change is distressing.

"Did you feel anything during the operation?"

"...It seems like he fell into a sticky sleep."

"What kind of strange statement is this?" Sakakihara laughed.

"It's like dying."

"..." Sakakihara paused for a moment, then asked, "Can you be more specific?"

"Dream."

"Um?"

"I had a dream..."

"Tell me, I'm listening." Sakakihara sat next to her and touched her hair.

Tianhai Zhixue lowered her head, stared at the entangled hands in front of her, and said weakly:

"In the dream, I... huddled in the heavy snow, hiding in the woods, which was so cold. There was such a strong wind here. Even if I huddled up, it was still very, very cold...

.”

"Is it ice and snow?"

"Um."

Tianhai Zhixue nodded.

"Then... Le appeared. Le gave me his clothes and picked me up. It was obvious that Le was feeling very uncomfortable, but he still said a lot of words to me... even though I couldn't hear clearly what they were saying.

What, but I knew Le was caring about me... Then Le braved the heavy snow and ran through the woods. Finally, he carried me to a cave and lit a fire. Seeing that I was very uncomfortable, he used a lot of force.

Warm, very warm hug...Hold me, tell me stories..."

"What happens next?"

"Then..." Tianhai Zhixue's expression suddenly dimmed, "Then, I was so happy."

"Dead?" Sakakihara opened his mouth subconsciously, "Why did I die suddenly?"

"Well, he died. There was so much snow that blocked the entrance of the cave, and the fire was extinguished. Le kept holding me, who was sick, and he died of the cold."

"It sounds like a dark humor...and then?" Raku Sakakihara continued to ask.

"... Then, I woke up and saw that Le had died because of me. I felt very sad... I kept shouting for Le and calling his name... but Le was motionless and couldn't respond to me at all.

"Le is gone...Le is gone...Le will never speak again. I know it was all my fault..."

At the end of this dream, Tianhai Zhixue's deep apology just now emerged again.

She raised her face and said to Sakakibara:

"...I'm sorry, Le. I, I don't want Le to be embarrassed at all. Before Le -"

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this." Sakakibara quickly comforted her.

Under Sakakibara Raku's comfort, Amami Yuki barely returned to normal.

"Tell me something happy."

"What is it."

"Didn't I just ask you if you wanted to go home? Well... Actually, before I asked you this question, grandpa agreed to let me take you home."

Tianhai Zhixue stayed for a long time, and then asked stiffly: "...Really?"

"Yes, grandpa is still very talkative. After he understands some things, he doesn't want to do so many things anymore. His idea is, 'As long as you have no objection, Yuki,' he won't say anything."

"Le..." Tianhai Zhixue's eyes trembled, and she almost went up to hug him.

Seeing the girl's dumb look, Sakakibara laughed, "Very happy?"

"happy..."

"Of course, the premise is that Yuki needs to recover well. After that, I can take you back. Normally, just be happy. I will bring you what you want to eat and visit you every day after school."

When Tianhai Zhixue heard that he would come to visit her every day, her heart was filled with a feeling that was difficult to describe in words.

She didn't know what she had done...

What have you done...
To be continued...