Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

Hanabi Hanabi whispered, "But Kai-kun hasn't understood what Hanabi's singing means for a long time... He doesn't even bother to look up the meaning behind the song..."

"It's my fault. I failed to face the feelings we had before."

"Kai-kun..."

"I'm here."

"I hope that we can still watch the fireworks festivals together for the rest of our lives."

"Yes, it will. It definitely will."

"This is an agreement..."

Hanabi Hanamaru extended her soft little finger and gazed into his eyes.

“I will comply.” Uesugi Kai smiled and extended his hand.

A promise as radiant and brilliant as the sun shines through the little fingers of a man and woman holding hands.

The love between them was conveyed to each other when their eyes met.

"Let's go, today is Hanabi's 16th birthday. Everyone has been preparing for a long time, so let's not keep everyone waiting."

"it is good."

His soft reply, reflected in his bright eyes, was as warm as the autumn sunset.

###Chapter 237 The Journey of Parting###

On the 26th of the month, more than a month later.

Kai Uesugi makes Mr. Bryce his last Irish coffee at the SH Café.

"Haha, is this a thank-you gift?" Mr. Bryce laughed, holding his lazy blue cat.

"This is the best I can do." Uesugi Kai frothed the rim of the glass, placed it on the saucer, and handed it out.

In the rustic-style coffee shop, Mr. Bryce smiled and shook his head, placed the cat on the bar, and took a sip of his coffee, which had a hint of alcohol.

Dressed in a neat Western-style suit, Uesugi Kai waited for Mr. Bryce's reply under the watchful eye of the British Shorthair blue cat.

You know what I'm going to say, right?

“‘I have nothing more to teach you,’” Uesugi Kai said.

“Very confident!” Mr. Bryce reached out and patted him on the shoulder. “But that’s perfect. A barista must be confident in his work. When a barista loses confidence in making a cup of coffee, then the work is just a work, which means it has lost its ‘soul’.”

"However, don't think of it as something like fantasy or magic. 'Soul' refers to the different watering, filtering, and blooming processes you use for each type of coffee bean."

"When you lose your 'soul,' you'll just be making coffee by rote, and the differences in flavor between different types of coffee will be greatly reduced, making all coffee taste the same."

“‘Soul’ is a very important thing for a barista.”

Kai Uesugi understood that Mr. Bryce was telling him about the philosophy he had gained from more than ten years of making coffee.

More than ten years of experience... is invaluable no matter what.

"Thank you," he said, expressing his gratitude to the teacher.

"There's nothing to thank me for. Some things just have to be shared. After you leave here, I hope you can maintain this learning attitude. I hope that one day when I come to Tokyo, I can drink your coffee again at your coffee shop!"

“It is my honor, Mr. Bryce.”

Upon hearing the word "teacher," Mr. Bryce simply smiled, picked up his British Shorthair Blue cat again, and stroked its head.

"Kai, are you really leaving?" Miss Anna asked, taking off her gloves as she came out of the kitchen.

"Yes, Hanabi has finished taking care of things here and should set off first thing tomorrow morning."

"To be honest, I'm still reluctant to part with you, my cash cow."

Miss Anna smiled, turned around and took out a large stack of money and two ceramic cups with a coffee shop logo from her backpack.

"This is your wages for this month and two small souvenirs that I'm including with it."

That stack of money was twice as thick as the previous 4000 pounds.

Kai Uesugi knew this was a salary far exceeding his worth, but he also understood that Miss Anna was the kind of Englishman who didn't like to refuse.

So I had no choice but to accept it.

Miss Anna patted him on the shoulder and said in a rather witty and cheerful tone:

"Love also needs scenery and fresh air. I hope you can use this money to take good care of Hanabi and take her to see more of the world. Everything you do for her is for her happiness, and as a woman, I understand that very well."

“I really like her, and these two cups are proof that you’ve come to my little coffee shop.”

"I hope that when you drink tea or water, you will remember that you have a cup of coffee at my SH coffee shop every day."

After saying that, Miss Anna smiled at him.

Kai Uesugi: "Miss Anna."

"Haha, no need for thanks. Seeing you guys frequenting the shop in the afternoons makes me feel a bit warmer. Anyway, leave in peace. I'll definitely visit Tokyo sometime!"

"Also, don't stop practicing guitar! You were the first student I ever taught."

Seeing Anna's cheerful smile, Uesugi Kai returned a slight smile.

"Yes, Miss Anna."

After changing out of my work clothes, I swept the bar counter again and then looked around the coffee shop.

With Miss Anna, Mr. Bryce, and several employees watching from the entrance of SH Coffee Shop, Uesugi Kai officially resigned.

Although his time with them was brief, he had the opportunity to interact with them personally.

Mr. Bryce, who loves cuddling cats, coffee, desserts, and animals, has traveled the world.

Miss Anna loves money, plays the guitar, and takes care of her disabled husband. Even though she's a newcomer, she gives him double the salary.

My time at SH Coffee Shop was short, but I felt a little reluctant to leave.

Perhaps this is what people call entanglement.

"Remember to bring fireworks back for a visit when you leave tomorrow!"

Kai Uesugi, carrying his backpack, turned around and saw Anna and everyone at the SH Cafe, whose sign was adorned with wisteria blossoms. He waved in response:

"It definitely will."

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Back to the small villa where the fireworks lived next to the fountain square.

Beside the gently flowing hot spring, the saxophonist who used his top hat to hold money was still lost in his own world.

Kai Uesugi met Mrs. Margaret, who had just arrived at the door to say goodbye.

"Mrs. Margaret."

"Are you leaving?" Mrs. Margaret looked at his face.

"Yes, Hanabi has made all the preparations, and her competition agreement with her teacher has been fulfilled. All she needs to do is submit the painting."

Lady Margaret: "I heard that the winning painting will be exhibited at the London Art Gallery. If Miss Fireworks succeeds, many people will witness her hard work and talent."

"For Hanabi, it's more about hard work."

Kai Uesugi was very grateful to the elderly lady, who was over seventy years old. Every day, she would come to the house and help Hanabi prepare breakfast and dinner for everyone.

Hanamaru Yuuki would always be playing on her phone at that time, chatting with Uesugi who was sitting across the table.

Let's talk about which international student confessed to Hanabi today, how she rejected him, and what it feels like to kiss.

Mrs. Margaret had no children or relatives, only the house in the White District that she had bought for her long-deceased husband.

Mrs. Margaret said slowly:

"I quite like Ms. Hanabi; it's rare to find someone as quiet and gentle as her."

Uesugi Kai detected a hint of loneliness in his wife's words, "Madam, you..."

Mrs. Margaret then smiled and said, "Don't worry, I just enjoy seeing you two having breakfast together every morning."

"It's just that I feel a little sad that the warm and harmonious atmosphere has suddenly disappeared."

“When I was there, you all communicated in English. There are very few children as considerate as you.”

“It’s nothing, just a trivial matter,” Uesugi Kai said.

"It's the little details that are so touching."

Mrs. Margaret pushed open the door of the villa. "Leave in peace tomorrow. I think Miss Fireworks is very fortunate to have such a loving husband. Let me cook you a sumptuous English dinner today as a farewell gift."

"Don't worry about me being too bored, at least I have Miss Yuuki and Anna."

......

Mrs. Margaret will see them off at the airport tomorrow.

During our previous conversations, I also learned about some everyday anecdotes about Hanabi's uncle, Hanamaru Yuzuki, and her sister studying here.

......

Follow Mrs. Margaret into the house; she is going to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Hanabi Hanamaru was going to help, but Mrs. Margaret insisted that she would do everything by herself today, and asked Hanabi and Yuuki to pack the clothes they would take with them when they left tomorrow.

In the room on the second floor, Uesugi Kai met Hanamaru Yuuki, who was helping Hanabi tidy up her clothes.

Hanabi didn't want him to help her tidy up, probably because she had too many personal items and felt a little embarrassed to let him touch them, so she asked him to wait aside for a while.

"Sister, you have so many white dresses, why do you like to wear pink underwear? And why are you always wearing white stockings?"

"Don't, don't say it!" Hanamaru Hanabi hurriedly snatched her clothes back from her hands.

Hanamaru Yuuki went to see Uesugi Kai, who was standing at the door.

"Brother-in-law, don't you think you're being romantic?"

"About the birthday party?"

"Although it was indeed romantic for my brother-in-law to kiss my sister and make her shy at the birthday party, I think the real romance is that you were able to chase my sister all the way to London."

Kai Uesugi: "I've already heard about this from you."