Uh... hmmm... mmhh...
Kazuki-chan.
What are you still doing here?
Yuuji-kun and Marie-chan are going to leave soon.
Hmm... I'm coming now.
Hurry up, okay?
Uh...
Ah! Good.
Please sign here.
Yuuji.
Kazuki-chan.
To Yuuji
A dream?
To Yuuji
What did I write at that time?
I give up, I can't remember.
Should I open it?
I guess not, because if I read it, it will end...
...my first love.
Yukata, Fireworks, and the Severed Sandal Strap
SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE
You're so beautiful, Kazuki-oneechan!
Thanks.
It looks really good on you.
Don't just stare at Kazuki-chan, look at us too.
Oh~ Beautiful~
Everyone is so cute.
Wearing a yukata to a fireworks display sure a great tradition.
There is a yukata that Kazuki-chan wore when she was little.
If it fits, you can wear it if you like Niina-chan.
Yeah! Niina wants to wear a yukata too.
Then please wait a moment.
Huh? Where is Kagura-kun?
I thought he would come to the fireworks display as well.
Onii-sama is now busy finishing up his summer homework.
That's right. You can enjoy your homework to the fullest
if you do it in the closing days of summer holidays.
Is it okay to say such a thing? You're a teacher.
I'm not a teacher until the second trimester.
As expected of Gorou-chin.
Have you made up with him yet?
Uh, well...
Thanks for the food.
H-Hey.
Uh, you know...
What's up?
In short...
So, what's the matter?!
So, well... At that time...
What? I can't hear you.
It's nothing!
What's with that?
If you have something to say, say it clearly!
I already said it's nothing!
What's with him?!
I think my brother's trying to apologize for the incident at the beach.
So it seems.
Since Yuuji-kun doesn't express himself well.
Then... why don't I have a talk with him?
This is hopeless I don't understand any of this.
You're playing around again.
Hey! Stop playing around like a child!
Can't you learn to be like Kogorou-sensei?!
Yes?
Hey, are you trying your best...? On your homework?
I am a student, after all.
Do you still have a lot left to do?
Well, you could say so.
Isn't this by Richard Mills?
He's really famous.
By the way, you're aiming on becoming a cameraman yourself, right, Kagura-kun?
You like his work?
Not really, he's just an acquaintance of my father.
I see.
I'll give you a hand as well.
Huh? No need for that...
It's okay, really.
Like I said, I really don't need your help.
Let's see, I see, this part here.
What the hell happened to me?!
I can... I can solve this easily...
He looks so spaced-out, but I guess he's not a teacher for nothing.
Is something wrong?
Nothing...
I see.
I wonder if Kazuki likes older men?
Look~
Isn't it great? It looks great on you.
Thank you, Chihaya-oneechan.
Let's go then.
By the way, we won't have a water supply tonight because of the underground water pipe repairs.
Then, let's go to the bath house afterwards.
I still remember the time...
...when we went to the bath house with Yuuji-kun and Marie-chan
ten years ago during the fireworks display festival.
It brings back memories. We got lost at that time, didn't we?
I remember that, and also the scolding we got from our parents later.
//
Really?
Yeah, and do you still remember when Marie-chan suddenly started crying?
What's with this crowd?
So many people.
Kazuki-chan?
I'm here.
If things go on like this, we'll get separated.
Let's hold hands and walk together.
Nyaa~
Are you okay, Kazuki-cha--
It seems we did get separated.
No way...
We can't look for them if it goes on like this.
And I forgot my cell phone in my overcoat pocket.
Sensei...
But, no worries. Since our destinations are the same, we'll be able to meet them there.
I-I guess you're right.
Then, let's go visit the stands before the fireworks display starts.
Who knows, we may meet the others as well.
Yes.
This seems hopeless.
Somehow, Kogorou-sensei looks like the childhood Yuuji.
It would be best if Yuuji would turn out to be like Kogorou-sensei.
Here goes!
My God!
Truly, by using such a tool it would be impossible to scoop the goldfish up.
Oh wow, young lady, you are really skilled in this, aren't you?
Not really.
You're great!
I wonder how she managed to scoop fish with this...
Here is 5,000,000 yen.
Thanks and please come again.
Jeez, where did Kazuki go to?
Yuujin~
Were you surprised?
Chihaya-chan...
Wanna eat some Takoyaki?
Takoyaki note?
No thanks, really.
I see.
So, have you found Kazuki?
Huh? No...
Where did she go? The fireworks display is gonna start soon.
Uh, you know...
I heard the others talk about it, but who was the person that Kazuki had a crush on?
Yuuji, I see that you are concerned about that matter.
Uh, not really.
That "somebody" might actually be nearby, you know?
Oh no, it started.
It's really beautiful...
Ka... Kazuki!
Yu... Yuuji!
It seems that they haven't come yet.
Jeez, where did that Yuuji go?
Well, there is still some time left before the fireworks are launched.
Anyhow, you really do worry a lot about Kagura-kun.
You really do like him, don't you?
T-That's not it!
I liked the childhood Yuuji as a playmate.
But now, he always complains about how I'm very unkind and treat him unfairly,
while he completely "forgets" about his bad deeds.
What kinds of bad deeds?
Like... uh... perverted stuff...?
That's normal for all boys who are in puberty.
He's overdoing it.
I don't mean I want him to return to his old self completely,
but these days, added to that, he's being perverse.
Let's sit down for a while.
I was thinking that Kagura-kun did not change much.
From my point of view, he is still the same Kagura-kun you mentioned while you were in middle school.
The Yuuji I mentioned...
Hmm, could this boy be your first love, Kazuki-chan?
Ehh? My first love? What?
He's just a neighbor that always played with us.
But, I like him as a friend.
Really?
That's because I'm always pulled around by him.
No, no, no...
If he sees me playing with others, then he'll come crashing the party uninvited.
And when we're eating, he'll grab my side dishes.
Like I said, he's a bit troublesome.
Oh, so you like him so much that you make such a wistful face like that...
Doesn't the fact that you carry his photo around prove that you like him?
Quite so, don't you think?
I said that's not it!
Geez, Chihaya!
It's normal for appearances to change as we grow.
But, he wants even more of your attention and favors Kazuki-chan.
This fact hasn't changed since the last time, right?
There are always boys in puberty who have girls that spark some excessed interest in them.
But his meddling to you are not exactly evil.
Even if it's not evil, I won't allow it!
In reality, Yuuji does things I find unpleasant for his own enjoyment.
Hmm, I wonder if that's really it?
Absolutely true!
The festival is about to start; I guess the others are there already. Shall we go?
500 yen (She's joking)
Here is 5,000,000 yen.
Thanks and please come again.
Jeez, where did Kazuki go to?
Kazuki-chan, watch your step.
Ah, yes.
Really, if Yuuji would behave like Kogorou-sensei...
Ka... Kazuki!
Yu... Yuuji!
Yuuji...
Yuuji?
Wait...
Oh?
We've found Onii-chan and the others.
So sorry for interrupting.
What are you referring to with "interrupting"?
You don't need to hide it.
I heard it all from Chihaya-chan.
Your unforgettable person is that teacher over there, right?
Yuuji... Ah!
Ouch...
Are you all right, Kazuki?
I'm not going to watch the fireworks display, so I'm going ahead to the bath house.
Yuuji!
Oh my my, I smell the scent of trouble again.
Why do you look so happy?
Hey, Chihaya!
What was the thing about Kogorou-sensei being my unforgettable person?
Ah no, I didn't know that he interpreted it like that.
Sorry, Kazuki!
What should I do?
Don't worry.
Sensei...
Hi.
Ah, it's goof to come to a bath house once in a while.
Why are you here too?
The water supply outage did not affect you.
Don't worry about minor details.
Jeez...
Ouchies...
Look, it's all swollen and red.
I have no interest in a man's chest.
Kazuki-chan bruised me here with her elbow.
You saw it too, right? The "love scene" between Kazuki-chan and me.
It was really dangerous.
Her sandal strap broke and she fell down the stairs.
I got hit by her elbow when I caught her.
Were you jealous?
Not really...
Come to think of it, it seems Kazuki-chan still doesn't have a boyfriend.
But it seems she has a crush on someone...
Do you know who it is, Kagura-kun?
No...
I see, I wonder who it is?
I really want to know.
Isn't that person you?
That's impossible, because I heard that that person met her before me.
//
Hey...
What's up?
Do you have a person that you like?
You wanna know?
Well, a little bit.
Okay then, don't tell anyone.
Actually...
This is absolutely a secret, a promise between us guys!
Okay...
Yay! This is Niina's first time in a bath house.
Don't run.
There aren't too many people here because of the fireworks display.
What's wrong, Kazuki-chan?
When I think of it, I don't know anything about what happened to Kazuki-chan during the last ten years.
I see... But I think you should not be too bound to the past.
You can make happy memories from now on.
In a way, yeah...
What's important is the future.
What you are going to do with it is up to you.
What am I going to do?
Ah, one more thing, making memories is good but don't meddle too much, and try to refrain from making too many perverted actions.
Two, three, four~
This feels really good...
I hope that Yuuji doesn't argue with Sensei...
That's supposed to be skinship...
Even if you think so, Kazuki-chan may not think like that, you know?
You gotta be in her shoes and think of her feelings.
Kazuki's feelings?
If you don't listen to what she says, she'll hate you for real.
//
Uhm, really be hated....
Kazuki will hate me...
Do your best, young one!
Kazuki's feelings, huh?
That was a good bath, wasn't it?
Ah! Yuuji!
Were you waiting for us?
Yu-Yuuji...
Yuuji, about... that...
Your sandal strap broke and you were saved by Sensei.
Jeez, you're so clumsy.
What? Say that again--
Ouch!
She's really clumsy...
Are you all right?
Oh!
Is it white?!
What did you do that for? All of a sudden!
That's my line!
What?!
If you don't listen to what she says, she'll hate you for real.
//
I see... So this is what I was doing wrong.
You better learn your lesson.
Uwaaaa... Action before thought! Uwaaaaa...
Next Episode
I did it, Chihaya!
What's going on, Kazuki?
Yuuji is not a pervert anymore!
Don't tell me that that's Yuujin?!
A letter to Yuuji and the
Memories of 10 Years Ago
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A Letter to Yuuji and the Memories of 10 Years Ago.