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The day is still young. There is still a lot of time left for sunset.

Sahan came out to meet his friends, but there was no way to reach someone like a cell phone on Earth, so it was hard to intentionally meet someone unless you made an appointment. I have a crystal ball, but it's not for sale.

So, I thought that maybe we would meet, and walked around Seong 'an for a long time.

Despite how long he had wandered, Saehan was finally able to meet one of the people he was looking for.

“... what are you doing? ”

Sahan stands in place from afar and talks to the woman who is looking at her from afar.

The girl is bursting with teardrops and sniffing her elongated nose as if she were crying soon.

But that face is strange. I lowered my mouth tail and frowned, so I could look angry if I didn't just cry.

“Huh... What are you doing? ”

Sahan burst into laughter as he watched.

A cute girl with long red hair who was impressive stood there without a sound, as if she had frozen from the moment she found him.

He talks and doesn't answer, and he just sneaks away and stares at me with a crying face.

“... Hmm... Come with me. Good boy, good boy."

For some reason, Sahan remembered his dog, "Strawberry." So he bent his knees like he used to have a dog, and started clapping his hands as if he was calming the puppy.

“... Now, are you kidding me? I-I-I don't...”

Ian finally opens his mouth to his provocation. A trembling voice.

“Oh, here we go. ”

“P-joking... Huh-huh-huh-huh. ”

But she could not keep her word intact. I stand there and cry. He frowns and growls.

“Hey..”

She scratches the back of her head and approaches her.

After he walked right in front of her, she didn't think to stop crying. Rather, the crying grows louder.

He gently strokes her head, touching the edge of his chest. That someone cares about you this much. I'm sorry for the man who worries, but it's a pleasant thing for him.

“Thank you for your concern. ”

Sahan smiled calmly and said Najik.

“W-what, ugh, I'm worried! I, uh, I didn't do any of that, it's just... it's just... it's just the dust in my eyes.”

Ian told an unbelievable lie to make sure he could not see himself crying his eyes out.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah."

However, she smiled silently and hugged her lightly.

Ian's cry in his arms was dull. Sadhan hugged her, which was pathetic enough to squeak and squeal.

* * *

Sahan has left the castle and headed for an unknown hill in the city.

It was because I couldn't shake Ian's words, "I want to go to that hill," with my eyes flushed and my voice trembling.

Ian climbs up the hill and continues to murmur about what's good.

“Then why did you say you wanted to come here? Have you been here before? ”

“Huh? Yes. Yes. When I was... a little too young. Heehee.”

Ian climbs up the hill, looks at him with a bright smile like a child. Sadhan had to smile accordingly. If you look at it, it is a pure smile that strangely cleanses your mind.

“Haha… with whom? Who did you go with? ”

“... I won't tell you. ”

Ian speaks softly and leaps to the top of the hill.

Zahan follows her up.

He reaches the top of the hill and stares at the view dazed.

It's a low hill, embarrassing to call it normal. The landscape was hard to find on Earth.

A strange cherry blossom blooms on a tree with a lump on top.

Cherry blossoms blooming in every branch. Sometimes, when the branches are shaken by the breeze, a leaf is scattered and falling.

When I stood on a hill where only one cherry blossom tree existed and looked around, I could clearly see whether there was open virtue or the surrounding landscape.

The city's dense architecture gives you a glimpse of its inhabitants.

“.. why are cherry blossoms blooming? The season...”

Sahan was puzzled by the pink flowers blooming on the tree. No matter how stupid, everyone knows that cherry blossoms bloom in the spring.

But it's summer. I'm sweating in this hot weather.

“Isn't that amazing? This tree. It has unique magic. Go to" Eternal Preservation. "The cherry blossoms on this tree don't rot or wither. They say if the wind blows, the petals fall, and if it falls, they just repeat it. Always has been, always will be. ”

Ian explained, looking at the tree. Zahan nods, and she shrugs.

Then, he sits on the back of a tree with cherry blossoms and taps the side of the tree.

It seemed to mean that she should sit here. Sahan conformed to her intentions.

“But how did you know that? ”

“Oh, yeah? I've read every paper, every paper, every paper, every paper published by the Society. ”

Ian stammered and spoke.

Sahan smiles as if he were cute. It's a lie. Even if it's not because I'm particularly perceptive, it's a lie no matter who sees it. He's a good kid who really can't lie.

“Oh, that's great. ”

But she decided to deceive him. There seems to be a story. Sadhan was not evil enough to dig deep into it.

So they sat facing each other for a while, feeling a good wind, and enjoyed the cherry blossom leaves that were sitting on their heads.

Then suddenly, I got bored and picked up a branch of the tree that lay around me.

‘Hmph.'

Then he picks up a branch and draws an emoticon on the ground that is commonly used on Earth.

“... what is this? ”

Ian looks at the painting on the floor and asks. It looks vague because it was drawn on the grass.

“This? Take a look. I made this face using the t-vowel and the dot. Isn't that amazing?"

In Saehan's words, Ian tilts his head and looks at the emoticon.

“Mmm-hmm. Clearly.”

She nods, gazing at it in wonder. In this world, there will be no emoticons. You've never made a face like this before.

“Does it look like you're crying? Just like you cried on your neck before. ”

“Oh my!! ”

Ian freaks out and removes the emoticon with his feet.

“Hahaha.”

“Do you really want to die?! ”

Ian looks at him with his face full of shame.

“Sorry, sorry. ”

“Ah, really. ”

Even the fury is cute. Sahan strokes her head gently, releasing her anger. Ian glances at him, still narrowing his glabella, but accepts his hand without any resistance.

So the two of them passed without hesitation, and the sun gradually went down.

“Hey. ”

Ian said, watching the sunset spread beautifully from afar.

“Huh?"

“.. you know. ”

“Yes, why? ”

Ian opens his mouth carefully. Like there's something you want to tell him, something you want to tell him.

“.. it was a lie. ”

She pretended to know everything, but she didn't know anything.

“What?”

“Th-this tree, that I saw in the paper. I... actually, I don't see any papers. Look at you. You get a lot of headaches when you see something like that. ”

“Well, then, how did you know about the magic hanging from that tree? ”

“D-Dad told me. ”

Ian smiles bitterly.

“When I was a kid, when I was really young, When I was tall. When my father was still in the Royal Tower, he told me that he was going to study these cherry blossoms as part of his mission. ”

Ian recalled his poor memories. Even as a very young child, it was still a vivid memory for her.

“That's when I fell asleep. Let's go together. I hung myself in tears. So I succeeded. He didn't want to, but he took me with him. My mom, my sister, me, my dad... we got to see this tree together. ”

Ian smiled happily as he talked about the past. The memory of that moment still seems to be coming to her full happiness.

“That was the first time. I went on a trip with my family, and I saw my dad's really bright smile, and... That was the last time. ”

“So I just... wanted to come. I just wanted to make sure this tree was still there. I wonder if this tree that was happy with me... is still there. ”

Her voice contained the silence of memories, the unacceptable loneliness and loneliness.

There was a very small and simple wind that said he wanted to see his father's smile again.

Ian sighed deeply and leaned on his shoulder, and his forgiveness accepted it without saying a word.

A bright pink sunset from afar is approaching them quietly.

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Thank you. It's hard to write. It's a test period. I'm a commuter. Sorry.

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