My love index is at its maximum.

Yui Kikawa didn't resist much; she just let her hold her without moving.

Two birds fluttered up from the distant woods and disappeared into the sky as if they were sucked in.

Looking in the direction where the birds disappeared, Kurisuki smiled.

“And another thing,” she said, “I used to have nightmares all the time, mostly about the ticket vending machine not giving me any change.”

“You probably don’t want to tell anyone,” Tsukasa Tazaki asked, “right?”

“It’s definitely hard to explain.” Kurisu took a deep breath, then gently cupped her daughter’s face in her hands. “But six months after graduation, Yui appeared in my world like a little angel.”

Her voice was exceptionally warm and pleasant, like that of a young girl who had just become a mother and still retained a touch of childishness.

Kichikawa Yui still didn't speak, but simply moved her face closer, pressing it against her mother's neck without moving.

Then, Kurisu Kawakawa sang again in the same gentle voice.

I went out to look around the backyard.

There are six trees in total.

Three pear trees and three fir trees

Crows nest below

Sparrows build nests on it

A-Shan came to visit a friend's grave.

Come and visit the grave.

One, one, and another.

It was a strange song, like a nursery rhyme, that Tsukasa Tazaki had never heard before.

The lyrics, whose meaning was unclear, were sung by Kurisu Kirikawa in a delicate, light, lively, and joyful tone. Her voice, like the sound of a flute, swirled under the blue sky and over the lawn.

After a moment, Kurisu Kawakami finished singing, took out a tissue from her pocket, wiped her nose, and asked Tsukasa Tazaki, "Aren't you going to sing a song?"

"What song?"

"Anything is fine, as long as it has a melody and lyrics. Sing it well!"

Tsukasa Tazaki looked at Yui Kikawa, who was nestled in her mother's arms. The girl said to him, "Sing it, just that Hyakurenka song from before, sing it well."

Helpless, he had no choice but to sing "Hundred Love Songs".

Blinded Cherry Blossoms

A lone swallow

The figure chasing

People always wait until they realize

Only then did I realize it was all a dream.

After finishing the song, at her mother's insistence, Yui Kawakawa sang "The Fireplace" in German.

Let it burn

Lovely fireplace

On this snowy night

Listen to our stories from afar

After singing a few lines, Yui Kishikawa couldn't remember the rest of the lyrics, so she just made up some on the spot.

The gist of the story is that the family was having dinner in front of the fireplace when someone knocked on the door. The father went out to see what was happening and found an injured reindeer standing outside, saying it was hungry and begging for some food. So the father opened a can of peaches for it to eat.

Under the vast blue sky, the sound of the wind and the girl's singing intertwine to create a gentle melody that erases all other sounds.

After the song ended, the remaining two clapped softly.

"It sounds great," Kurisu Kuri praised. "Even though I don't understand the lyrics, it's fantastic!"

“I don’t understand either, but it’s okay.” Tsukasa Tazaki pulled Yui Kikawa close, locking her tightly in his arms. “How do you say ‘I love you’ in German?”

Qichuan Yui pretended not to hear, closed her eyes, and rested in his arms.

"Xiaowei, can you sing one more song?" Kurisu urged.

The blond, arrogant older brother, with his eyes closed, said impatiently, "I'm tired."

After giving a brief answer, her soft pink lips pursed tightly again, making her look extremely charming.

Kurisu puffed out her cheeks slightly: "Yui~"

She looks like an angry little girl.

“If Yui says she won’t sing, then she won’t sing.” Tsukasa Tazaki hugged Yui and turned her around so she wouldn’t see.

“She’s my daughter!” Kurisu Kawakami said, displeased.

Tsukasa Tazaki said earnestly, "She's my girlfriend now."

"Damn it!" Kurisu punched his shoulder a few times with her claws, then stubbornly straightened her chest and raised her head, "Auntie, sing it yourself!"

April morning

I rode my bicycle

Along an unfamiliar road

Newly bought bicycle

All pink

Handlebars pink, seat pink

All pink

After listening to her beautiful singing, Tsukasa Tazaki applauded.

The tune was completely unskilled, and the lyrics were bizarre. If it weren't for his aunt's voice being so beautiful it was like heavenly music, he would definitely have given this performance a bad review.

Kurisu bowed politely in thanks.

"What song is this?" he asked.

"The Song of the Bicycle".

"You didn't create this yourself, did you?"

"Xiao Si is so smart," Kurisu Kawakami laughed, clutching her stomach. "She even guessed that!"

"You sang so strangely..."

“Of course I’m singing myself,” Kurisu Kawakami’s smile vanished instantly, her gaze fixed on his eyes with a menacing intensity. “Don’t you like it?”

“…I like it.” Tazaki Tsukasa had no choice.

Qichuan Wei turned around in his arms, buried her face in his chest, and her shoulders trembled slightly.

"Want to hear more?" Kurisu clenched her fist. "If you don't want to hear it, I can send you down the mountain."

"Auntie (Mom), of course I want to hear it."

Pink shoes and pink hat

The sweater is also pink.

All pink

Pink pants and pink underwear

All pink

Hearing this, Tsukasa Tazaki couldn't help but interrupt Kurisu Kawakami, saying, "Alright, I completely understand Auntie's feelings for pink now. Can we sing the next song?"

"No, please..." Kurisu pouted and whine.

Seeing that Tsukasa Tazaki disagreed, she puffed out her cheeks, stuck out her tongue a little bit and held it between her lips, pretending to be angry.

The exposed tip of her tongue was pink and smooth, extremely alluring.

“Pink is a must,” she said. “Hey, how about I wear pink lingerie for you to see?”

“…Uh,” Tsukasa Tazaki took a deep breath, “Please, Auntie, sing along.”

"Hehe," Kurisu Kawakami said with a triumphant look, tapping her teeth with her fingertips for a while before continuing to sing.

On the way of cycling

I met my grandfather.

grandfather's clothes

All blue

Deep blue Deep blue

Like a long night

Long night

Tsukasa Tazaki couldn't help but ask again, "Why did Grandpa turn blue?"

“Because he’s a bad guy!” Kurisu Kuri replied matter-of-factly.

At that moment, Yui Kikawa opened her eyes and looked up at Tsukasa Tazaki's chin.

In the damp wind, her fine golden hair trembled slightly, and her clear blue eyes sparkled with a dazzling light, like the starry sea.

She gazed at Tsukasa Tazaki with those eyes.

Kurisu Kawakami was also looking at him.

The mountaintop, damp and cool after the rain, was filled with the refreshing fragrance of wet earth.

"Don't you forgive your grandfather?" she asked.

“Of course,” Tsukasa Tazaki replied confidently. “Sometimes I try to convince myself that it doesn’t matter, but when I think about how he’s my only family member, I still feel a burning hatred.”

"You don't care whether he lives or dies?"

"It doesn't matter if I die."