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The sky was crystal clear...
Wisps of cloud left it unstained...
Distant mountains wore a faint bluish hue...
A gentle breeze carried warmth...
At the very peak of the azure sky, there was not a cloud for miles, not even a single wisp of floating vapor. It was as though every stray color had been filtered away. The few thin white clouds that remained seemed melted by the sunlight, slowly dispersing with the wind and making the sky shine in magnificent splendor...
Sunlight blanketed the earth together with fresh air. At times, the sun slipped into one of the few cloud banks about to disperse, yet its rays shot down through the clouds, shining directly onto the river and sea surrounding Fuyuki City...
Sometimes, dark clouds drifted over from the horizon, thick enough that when the sun emerged, the human eye could not see it at all.
Yet the sunlight radiating from within the dark clouds broke through the encirclement, lining them with a glowing golden edge.
Then, the sun slowly burst out from the clouds and appeared in the sky, even dyeing the dark clouds gold before they dispersed as though melting away.
At that moment, it was not only the sun, clouds, and seawater that shone—the very earth was bright as well...
The weather was so clear that, looking out through the window, the transparent blue sky resembled a silk handkerchief. Inside the house, however, two girls bustled about with cleaning tools in hand.
Ever since they had gotten up that morning, the two girls had been in this state...
Standing in the middle of the hall, Wu Yan watched Hinagiku and Mikoto bustle around in aprons, his expression carrying a fair amount of