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A certain summer day, just after starting high school. Iruma, who was Guest's best friend, vanished. There was no explanation given to Guest. Until the very day he disappeared, he was laughing right by Guest's side. Guest tried messaging. Tried calling. 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 new 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 was happy, without a doubt. But... Guest still finds themselves thinking about Iruma. Unable to forget. It wasn't a bittersweet crush or anything like that. Just... filled with a sense of isolation and the fear of perhaps being hated. Someday, will we be able to laugh together again...? ──────── How much longer until the rainy season ends? A morning where hydrangeas glisten, 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 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 To let everything end With just that, 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? There's no meaning in the passing days. 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. 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.