I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

I heard his surprised voice in my ears, and after a brief reaction, it quickly calmed down.

A smile appeared on his face, a greeting smile.

"Ah, it's Ye Yue-san—why are you here?"

"..."

"This is Tokyo, right? Could it be that I suddenly traveled to Kyoto when I entered the train station?"

"..."

"Well... although I don't know what the situation is yet, but, good afternoon."

"..."

Before she could answer, the train pulled into the station and stopped behind her.

Opened the car door.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa took a look.

"The bus is here. Do you want to get in? Maybe we can talk about it after we get in."

"..."

Reiya Hazuki also looked back at the train that had stopped behind her, then turned back.

How can I describe her current mood... I thought that was it, and then, suddenly appeared again, on this tram platform.

Maybe there really is some strange coincidence.

I have mixed feelings...

but.

Hazuki Reiya concealed the fluctuation in her eyes, avoided Hirakawa Tetsufumi's gaze, and instead stared at his hand that was holding her arm.

Then he spoke in the same tone as always.

"How long are you going to hold onto the hand of a high school girl?"

"..."

"..."

After a moment of silence and... the strange looks from the people on the train, Tetsufumi Hirakawa let go of his hand with some annoyance.

"Eh... well, there's a difference between an arm and a hand... And please don't use such misleading terms. I don't want to be noticed by the police because of something like this."

"..."

Ye Yue Li Ya ignored him, turned around and walked towards the open car door.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi sighed and walked over as well.

"Why did you come to Tokyo?"

"..."

Didn't wait for an answer.

"Okay, let's change the question - where are you going now?"

"I don't know." After finding a seat on the train, Reiya Hazuki finally answered.

There were a lot of people on the Tokyo train. Tetsufumi Hirakawa was squeezed in front of Reiya Hazuki, quite close.

He tried his best to keep a little distance and looked down at her.

"do not know?"

"Well—and you?"

"I, I'm going to the studio now."

"studio?"

"Yeah, the comics studio. I told you, I quit before."

"Have you changed your career to become a cartoonist?"

"As for drawing, I can only draw stick figures..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi laughed at himself and said, "I'm the main writer, and it's related to literature, so I'm going to give it a try."

"so."

"Well, what about you? How are you doing?"

"It's okay." Ye Yue Li Ya said casually.

"Ah."

"..."

"..."

It's quiet now.

Hazuki Reiya stood quietly, and so did Hirakawa Tetsufumi. They glanced at Hazuki Reiya a few times, then looked away out of politeness, not staring at him.

He waited until the train stopped and started again, and when it was almost at the studio, Tetsufumi Hirakawa took a look at the station name.

"Almost at the studio," he said.

"Yeah." Ye Yue Liya nodded.

"Have you decided where to go?"

“This is my first time in Tokyo.”

"Is that so... Then shall I walk with you?"

"Where's the studio?"

"It's not a big deal. We can go tomorrow."

"……Thanks."

The thank you was spoken quietly.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi didn't care and smiled: "Nothing."

Although he didn't know why Reiya Hazuki suddenly appeared in Tokyo, no matter what, he could just take it as a thank you for her accompanying him earlier.

"Then where are we going?" asked Ye Yue Li Ya.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi thought for a moment and replied, "I was originally planning to go to the studio and then have dinner, so why don't we go have dinner first? You probably haven't eaten yet, right?"

"not yet."

"Let's go then."

The tram has arrived.

……

We had ramen for dinner, and the money was paid by Tetsufumi Hirakawa.

"Just consider it as a thank you for your kindness. You're welcome." - That's what I said.

After dinner, I walked out of the store and it was almost six o'clock in the evening.

Here in this bustling commercial street, Tokyo begins to show its other side.

After the sky darkens, the neon lights and billboards that create the atmosphere light up and penetrate into the night, brighter than the day.

"Now, where are you going?"

"Is there any choice?" Ye Yue Liya stood at the crossroads, with various lights interweaving in her eyes and on her face, and people coming and going around her.

For her, Tokyo is a rather unfamiliar city.

"This..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi was thinking.

However, no results were thought out.

"To be honest, although I have lived in Tokyo for a long time, I rarely go out."

"..." Ye Yue Li Ya glanced at him.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa put on a helpless expression.

Ye Yue Li Ya stopped looking at him and looked around. The colorful lights showed the prosperity. It was indeed a city different from Kyoto.

Suddenly, Hazuki Reiya noticed it and pointed to the distance.

"Go there."

"Hmm?" Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked in the direction of Ye Yue Liya's hand in confusion.

With the night as the backdrop, and surrounded by a number of tall buildings, there is a huge Ferris wheel with colorful lights on.

"Ferris wheel?"

"Ah."

"Alright, then, let's go."

……

Although the Ferris wheel is within sight, it would still take quite a bit of time to actually walk there.

So I took the train again.

After getting off the tram, I walked a few steps, bought a double ticket, lined up, and got on the Ferris wheel.

“Why do you want to come to the Ferris wheel?”

While boarding the Ferris wheel, Tetsufumi Hirakawa asked casually.

But Ye Yue Li Ya did not answer this question.

She quietly sat in the seat of the Ferris wheel cabin, and as it slowly rose, she quietly looked at the world outside the window.

At night in Tokyo, lights fill the night, the cockpit is isolated from the noise, and outside is the city that never sleeps.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at her quiet profile, paused, and sat down in the seat opposite her.

He also looked out the window.

This seems to be his first time riding a Ferris wheel?

The Ferris wheel gradually rose higher, and silence continued to spread in the cabin with only two people. And the world outside the window, the night of Tokyo, also showed more scenery in front of us as the height rose.

The tall buildings dispel the lights of the night, and the endless stream of pedestrians... demonstrate the prosperity of the modern city.

Getting farther and farther away from the ground.

The Sumida River jumped into my eyes.

In the world of human civilization composed of lights, a black dividing strip divides the lights on both sides into two.

On both sides was the bustling night scene, and in the middle was the Sumida River flowing slowly in the darkness.

It flows quietly, passing through the ever-flowing "light strip" - the bridge connecting the two sides of the Sumida River - and flows towards Tokyo Bay.

In the dark night, in the distant Tokyo Bay, invisible waves are rolling in the darkness.

As the Ferris wheel cabin travels toward its highest point, everything in Tokyo comes into view.

At this moment, a soft Kyoto accent was heard in the quiet, noiseless enclosed space.

"My father confessed his love to my mother on the Ferris wheel."

"..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was still looking out the window, was stunned for a moment when he heard the voice that suddenly broke the silence, and looked to the side.

What he saw was the profile of Hazuki Reiya...with its colorful reflection on the window.

She continued to speak softly, and in the closed space, her voice floated into his ears, as if she was whispering right into his ear, soft and sweet, very pleasant to hear.

"This is what my mother talks about most often."

"Thinking back to Keisuke..." Her tone changed, as if she was imitating... was she imitating her mother's accent?

As soon as she imitated the first sentence, she couldn't help laughing and let out a sigh.

"She always starts with this phrase, showing off."