Chapter 384 The Starry Sky with You (1/2)

————–From now on, let’s start from this moment onwards! Let’s do something different……!

Looking back in the past, that may have been the greatest start of everything.

————–……where you——- are the protagonist of this story!

Yes, it did indeed begin at that moment……

When I finished showing Kaito-kun around the accommodation facility, before I knew it, it was already nighttime. This place really is big, isn’t it?

To be honest, I didn’t think I was going to put too much effort into this place, but when I thought about how I was doing this for Kaito-kun, I couldn’t help but overdo it.

Normally, we would have gone straight to dinner, but before that, there was a place I wanted to go with Kaito-kun. I’d already told him about going to this place before dinner beforehand, so Kaito-kun and I went to that place together.

The sun had completely set and the sky was filled with the light of the stars. The place we went to was the rooftop of the Central Tower…… The highest place on this island.

[……No, like I said, why is there a tatami here?]

[Ahaha, after all, you really should have tatamis when going for “otsukimi”, right!?]

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(T/N: otsukimi/moon-viewing)

[……But the teacakes are probably baby castellas, right?]

[Of course!]

I couldn’t help but smile at those nostalgic words.

Moving over to the tatami and sitting down, I looked at Kaito-kun and lightly tapped my lap.

[But before we eat our sweets…… Kaito-kun, here.]

[……Huhh…… What’s with you all of a sudden……]

He wryly smiled as if he was somewhat dumbfounded, but Kaito-kun still followed my wish, laying down his head on my lap.

Lap pillow…… I really liked doing that to Kaito-kun. The feeling of warmth in my lap and the feeling of his skin touching mine makes me realize that I’m with him.

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While gently stroking Kaito-kun’s head, I quietly shifted my gaze to the sky.

[……Hey, Kaito-kun.]

[Unnn?]

[Do you remember? On the night when you first came to this world…… We gazed at the moon and stars together like this.]

[……Yeah, I remember it well.]

A pleasant night breeze gently caressed my cheeks, enveloping me in a peaceful atmosphere.

Without saying another word, I stroked Kaito-kun’s head and he closed his eyes, as if he felt pleased with my pats.

[……Kaito-kun, you can just go ahead and get some sleep, you know?]

[……Unnn. Is this where Kuro wanted to go?]

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[Unnn. You see, I’ve grown to love doing this…… looking at the stars together with Kaito-kun.]

[……I see.]

Well, I’m sure that I’m a little to blame for it, but he has been through a lot today and is probably tired.

Hearing my words, Kaito-kun softly spoke, his voice soundly slightly sleepy.

All it was was just idle chatter. Even so, I felt inexplicably happy about this. Of course, that’s because I’m with Kaito-kun.

The first night I saw the stars with you, I never dreamed that our relationship would be like this.

At that time, Kaito-kun was but a baby bird who didn’t know anything yet, and you looked as if you were afraid of where you’d end up if you reached out your hand.

That’s why…… I decided to raise you. Just as I have done countless times in the past……

I wondered how beautiful your wings would be one day when you acquired them and flew away from the nest…… I was really looking forward to seeing you unfurl your wings up close.

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However, you easily surpassed my imagination. Your unfurled wings were so much bigger than I had ever imagined, and so dazzlingly beautiful.

I’ve been busy raising baby birds that I had “given up on flying myself”, but you still “willingly took me to the skies”……