"You really know how to rub salt in the wound..." After subtly criticizing Ayumi, Kōyū immediately offered his reason, "I've almost fully recovered recently, and the doctor said that participating in group activities can help me get over the trauma of my injury and is very helpful for my physical and mental health."
“That makes sense.” Ayumi thought for a moment and felt that what Mitsuyu said made a lot of sense; in any case, she couldn’t find any reason to refute it.
Seeing that Guangyou had gotten away with it, Xiao Ai chuckled and said softly, "You have a reason whether you don't go or you do. You've got all the reasons, haven't you?"
"This isn't... right? You know why."
In response to Kōyū's vague statement, Ai pretended to know nothing and replied, "How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me?"
"You've started," Kwangyu said, somewhat amused and exasperated. "You knew perfectly well that I was just..."
"What started?" Ai continued, "Tell me, what were you trying to say? How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ai felt her left hand being pulled by someone. She looked down at her two hands clasped together, a faint smile appearing on her lips, and turned her head to ask, "What were you trying to say?"
He was worried that the children around him would hear, but now that things had come to this point, Guangyou seemed a little hesitant to push him further.
Glancing at Ai, Kōyū smiled and said, "I came here simply because you're here. I just want to be with you."
After hearing the answer she wanted, Ai smiled and whispered, "Me too."
The setting sun dyed the entire sky golden, and the golden afterglow spread throughout the city, falling on the group of people and on their intertwined hands.
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