The next day at Haneoka Private High School.
A black Audi stopped a hundred meters away from the school gates—any closer and it would get stopped, as parking was not allowed near the school's main entrance.
"Are you sure you'll be okay by yourself, should I walk you there?" Kiryu Masaki turned around, his face etched with worry, as he asked his daughter who was sitting in the passenger seat.
Kiryu Hina shook her head and smiled at her father, "It's fine, I'm much better now, I can walk on my own."
"Is that so... be careful, okay?"
"I know, and dad, you be careful on the road too."
Kiryu Masaki raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Ever since his daughter had started junior high, it had been a long time since he had heard words like these.
His child had grown up.
He smiled with a touch of contentment, "Thank you, I will."
"Alright, I'm off."
Kiryu Hina opened the car door, waved through the window, and then started limping towards the school gate.
