At the beach.
Araki Yua, who was usually so carefree, seemed a little bashful now.
"They don't know when they'll be back. How about we take a walk first?"
"Sure."
Yasui Ryoto seemed to have been affected by her expression, and his own look was unusually subtle.
The breeze carried the salty dampness of the sea as it brushed across their cheeks.
Araki Yua slowly recalled the past and could not help laughing. "Come to think of it, I never expected that the two of us would have gone to the same school all the way from childhood until now."
"Thinking about it that way, it kind of feels like cursed fate. Not only did we live next door to each other, but we also always went to the same school." Yasui Ryoto was as blunt as ever.
Araki Yua became a little embarrassed and annoyed, immediately elbowing him. "Are you an idiot? What do you mean, cursed fate?! This is destiny, okay?!"
A sharp pain shot through Yasui Ryoto's ribs, and he immediately clutched his stomach. "Destiny—yeah, it really is destiny—you're right."
"Hmph!" Araki Yua shook her elbow and huffed with a grin. "Say that again next time, and you're dead!"
Even though she said that, she still reached out and pulled Yasui Ryoto up.
He truly lived up to the title of Legendary Elbow King. After resting for just a few seconds, he had already recovered.
Or rather, this was simply their everyday routine. Neither of them found it strange anymore.
Seeing couples ahead of them holding hands, Araki Yua could not help turning to secretly look at Yasui Ryoto's hand, her heart stirring restlessly.
She, who had always been so carefree, now seemed hesitant.
She could do many things with Ryoto as his close friend, but when