But Lilo Tsurumi was sitting on the train.

She watched the scenery outside the window recede quickly.

The station building gradually moved away, revealing the misty sky and the barren yellow-brown land. The happiness that was as light as a dandelion swaying in the wind also disappeared without a trace like a dandelion blown away by the wind.

There were very few people in the carriage. The only passengers were sitting in different areas.

There was a considerable distance between everyone and everyone else. It was as if the entire space was vertically cut into many plates from top to bottom. People on different plates could not possibly intersect other than sitting on the same train.

Even if she looked left and right, it was difficult to meet other people's eyes.

The black-haired girl leaned against the window and looked at the scenery for a while. Then, she turned her head and looked around.

As far as she could see,

Everyone's expression was relaxed or peaceful.

No one was sleeping or eating.

They were all looking out of the window or somewhere in the air in a daze.

The only emotion that could be captured from their faces was blank.

In her ears, there was only the whistling of the train and the faint sound of the wind.

She could not hear anything else.

In this almost empty silence, the girl suddenly remembered the invitation from Marui Bunta a few days ago. "Yes, yes.

"Go climb the snow mountain to see the snow or something. Because it doesn't snow much in the Kanto Plain.

That kind of snow-covered scenery.

Won't you feel depressed if you can't see it for the whole winter? "

If it snows in Tokyo these days.

At the moment, she was sitting on the train. The trees, houses, and land she saw through the window should be more beautiful.

She thought absentmindedly.

But in the end, no matter how she tried to control herself, she could not help but think of Keigo Atobe again.

Although she thought of him, there was nothing substantial in her mind.

Occasionally, it was some images of him doing things or talking. Occasionally, it was his voice. It was all unimportant words that she did not take to heart at the time. She did not expect that at this time, her memory was very clear. But more than that, she kept thinking of the morning when her heart beat faster for him.

The sunlight and the shadows of the leaves floated on the young man's snow-white shirt and smooth skin. He looked so handsome that she was stunned.

After coming back to her senses, she didn't immediately move her eyes away in a fluster. The process of regaining her rationality was almost reluctant.

Lilo Tsurumi thought for a long time and finally closed her eyes slowly.

She pressed her face against the glass window and felt a cold and smooth touch. The coldness seemed to seep deeper into her body through her skin.

After a while, she felt a little cold, so she took out a pair of gloves from her coat pocket and put them on, as if this could add a little warmth to her body.

However, this move did not work.

So she stopped clinging to the glass.

In the end, she felt that boredom was a terrible thing.

…

As soon as they met, Marui Bunta's question surprised her.

The dark red sweater he was wearing was as eye-catching as his hair color, so Lilo Tsurumi found him in the crowd gathered at the exit without much effort.

She had met him several times since they met, and the girl recalled what he was wearing every time they met. She was surprised to find that his taste in private clothes was quite good.

If she had to give an example, compared to Jijiro, who she met not long ago, it was roughly the difference between an "ordinary boy" and a "boy who has been in five relationships."

But the moment the young man saw her, his eyes widened and he asked, "What are you wearing under your down jacket?"

Lilo Tsurumi was a little confused by this question, but she obediently answered him, "A sweater."

Bunta Marui held his chin in his hand and looked her up and down, then threw a series of questions. "Is the sweater ugly?

Can you unzip the jacket?

Will it look better if you unzip it?

It looks so bulky. "

Lilo Tsurumi:

=

She raised her hands in front of her chest and took a step back in a defensive posture. Her expression showed that she would rather die than submit. "I can't unzip it. My neck will be cold."

The girl's sudden movement seemed to have alarmed the people around her. In a split second, several gazes were directed at her. Because she maintained an exaggerated posture with her arms crossed in front of her chest, one leg half bent back, and her entire body's center of gravity lowered and shifted backward, those gazes swept over her body and naturally moved to the boy standing in front of her.

Bunta Marui adapted well to these gazes and didn't show any unnatural expression at all.

"Eh …" He let out a long sigh and put his hands behind his neck. "If I had known, I would have brought a scarf with me." He then turned around and called out to her in a relaxed tone, "Shall we go?"

Seeing Lilu blinking her eyes, Crane adjusted his posture and followed him forward.

"I'll take you to a good place."

He led her directly to the nearest subway station. "Let's take the subway first, then take a taxi."

He turned his head and asked her with a smile, "Have you ever rowed a boat?"

In this way, it didn't seem out of place when he thought about how his little brother described her as a "veteran in love with five relationships".

Tsurugi Riku didn't doubt that Marui Bunta, who was cute and handsome, full of self-confidence, adaptability, initiative, and opinionated, who was also good at taking girls to play, wouldn't be able to get a girl.

(And it's also surprising that he's still so sincere and cute after five relationships.)

After she answered his question, she couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked, "Bunta, why did you invite me to play?"

The red-haired boy first looked up at the top of the train.

It was completely past the rush hour for work and school, so they didn't suffer from the crowded subway. But after all, it was a train that connected to the Kanagawa Shinkansen station, so the number of people in the train couldn't be considered small.

The two stood together in the middle of the train and were surrounded by people.

Bunta Marui raised his head and thought for about four or five seconds before he looked at her and said, "That … I want to introduce you to a friend." He looked a little shy.

Lilo Tsurumi: (⊙ o ⊙)

"Although it's a little presumptuous …" As if he encountered some trouble, he looked a little crazy. "Ah ah ah, anyway, since you're here, you can leave yourself to me."

Lilo Tsurumi: "You say it like you're going to sell me (.?. *)"

Bunta Marui: "No (⊙ ⊙)"

"… Can I call you Lili?

I heard Cillang call you that. "

After receiving an affirmative nod from the girl, the boy sighed in relief. "I think you're a very good person. Everyone will be happy to be with you."

"After all, I'm a super beautiful girl that everyone in the universe loves." Lilo Tsurumi answered.

"… Pfft."

Someone chuckled. It was obvious that the conversation between the two in the middle of the train was overheard. She was just casually boasting and was laughed at by a stranger.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said, but to be laughed at by someone she didn't know, she felt … a little ashamed.

The girl's expression didn't change, but she couldn't help but feel her ears heat up.

The red-haired boy didn't seem to be affected at all. Whether it was the girl's confession or the laughter of others, he didn't seem to care.

He said calmly, "That's why I want to introduce you to a very important friend of mine. Maybe you two can get along." After he finished speaking, a bright smile appeared on his face.

Tsurugi Riku belatedly realized that the person in front of her had a high level of self-confidence. Or rather, she knew a lot of people, whether it was "Be intoxicated by my gorgeous skills", "Jump a little higher", "The bottom beats the top", or "The only one who can beat me is myself" … perhaps being thick-skinned and chuunibyou is also a necessary condition for good sports.

"Sure." The girl nodded casually. "I'm happy to make friends."

She did not expect that her words, which came from her heart and left her mouth without thinking, would be strongly questioned by another person not long after.

But before talking about this conflict that was completely unexpected, she couldn't leave out the important points of the trip to Kanagawa.

The sun always rose late in the winter. When Lilo Tsurumi went out in the morning, the sky was still hazy. Sitting on the train, the world seemed to be covered by a layer of fog, and there was a vague sense of distance.

But when she got off the train with Bunta Marui, took a taxi, crossed the highway, and twisted through the winding paths, they finally arrived at the destination mentioned by the boy.

The sky was clear, and the lake was rippling. At the border between the shallow beach and the clear water, there were seven or eight golden duckweeds floating up and down in the cold winter wind, and the withered aquatic plants were swaying by the side. The lake didn't meet the sky, and the end of the line of sight was blocked by a continuous mountain range. Under the bright white light and the transparent blue lake, the dark mountain showed an icy blue color.

Nearby, the long embankment that extended into the lake was so dilapidated that it couldn't be called a ferry, and the few docked boats could only be called "boats."

It was hard to tell if such a scene deepened the entire charming scenery of the paradise, or if it closed the distance between it and the tourists who were fascinated by the scenery.

As far as the eye could see, there was no one except for the two of them. The boats that looked very broken at first glance were in fact complete, and even the oars were intact. They didn't lack any parts.

Lilo Tsurumi suddenly understood what Bunta Marui meant when he said "rowing boats." She was very surprised that there was no one to share such beautiful scenery with.

At this time, the boy approached her from behind, put his hand on her back, and pushed her to turn around and pointed in a direction. "Look," he whispered in her ear. "Don't you see a hazy shadow in the brightest and whitest part of the sky?"