The two adults who have just entered another phase of their relationship slowly left the canalside as the night grew late. With their hands linking together, step by step, they walked back to the apartment building.
The moonlight sprinkled on their shoulders, stretching their shadows on the road illuminated by the street lamp.
Both of them were quiet throughout the short journey. Once they arrived, Kazuya lightly pressed his thumb at the back of Himari's hand. His eyes were soft as he looked at her expression. In the next moment, he laughed.
"Why do you look like that? You look as if I've forced you to accept me," Kazuya deliberately teased her.
Himari was frowning. Her appearance reminded him of when Chiharu was thinking hard of something funny. He resisted the impulse to squeeze her cheeks.
"En, no. I just... It's too sudden, my brain can't really process it," She answered honestly.
