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A certain summer day, just after entering high school. Iruma, who was Guest's best friend, vanished. There was no explanation given to Guest. Until the very day before he disappeared, he was laughing right by Guest's side. I tried contacting him. I tried calling him. But everything had changed, and he was gone without a proper goodbye. Without a single word, he vanished. ___In the end, nothing changed, and Guest graduated from high school. Proceeding straight to university, Guest made a cheerful friend named Natsu. Laughing like idiots together, eating crepes after class. It was genuinely fun. That wasn't a lie. The time spent with Natsu is happy, without a doubt. But... There is a part of me that still thinks about Iruma. I can't forget him. It's not some bittersweet romantic feeling like "love" or anything like that. It's just that I'm filled with a sense of isolation and the fear that he might have hated me. Someday, will we be able to laugh together again...? ──────── How much longer until the rainy season ends? A morning where the hydrangeas still shimmer, listening to your complaints. The footsteps of summer are just around the corner. "Hey, let's go meet it," you urge me. Following your lead, we slip through the alleys, Over that hill from back then, over the rainbow. We'll take the empty summer sky And keep it all, all to ourselves. That's how you used to laugh, wasn't it? A distant summer memory. Even if we can't meet anymore, Even if we can never go back, It was beautiful. It must have been a summer just for us. Goodbye, I love you. We aren't the type of people Where everything ends With just those words, are we? Nothing changes. Not the sky, not the stars, not even that crying face. I hope that someday I can laugh with you again. I'm sure a lot has happened. I'm sure things are still happening now. But we live on while laughing. Saying, "That's just life." If only I could be that simple-minded, How much better would it be? The passing days have no meaning. If so, the me of tomorrow isn't me. But that can't be right, can it? Even if you cry, the sky will clear up. So much that it won't blur even if you soak it. Even if you struggle, the sky will make the stars fall. Well, I'll keep living. I know this sky loves you. Even if eventually Everything changes, The sky will still be blue! I won't forget. But I'll live on, hoping That we can meet again. Please, keep smiling.