“Out of the blue, do you think it’s okay if we go now?”
“Of course, Grandma will be happy too. Oh, before that, can we stop by Nakamura-ya and buy some croquettes? Grandma asked me to get some,” I asked.
“Nakamura-ya, the croquette shop from last time?” said Saki.
“Yes, that’s the one.”
“I think I’ll buy one too.”
“Don’t just get one. Eat as many as you want. I’m planning to buy thirty of them.”
“Are you going to eat all of them?”
“I will. Don’t you like to eat, Saki?”
“Then, I’ll eat too.”
Saki smiled cheerfully and suggested, “Oh, I have to buy a souvenir for your grandma too.”
“It’s okay. Don’t worry about it,” I told her.
“But…” Saki hesitated.
“We’re going to come here frequently from now on,” I assured her.
“Is that okay?”
“I want you to come,” I replied.
“Okay, I’m happy to,” she said, her voice filled with joy.
Guided by the blue light of the moon, we had met and fallen in love countless times. And this love would continue on and on forever.
“Oh, Keiichi-kun, a shooting star,” she pointed out.
“I saw it,” I whispered, holding her small hand as we began to walk.
“I love you, Saki,” I confessed.
“You are the one I love the most in the world.”
The streets of Arashiyama seemed more radiant than usual.
The continuation of our love story, discovered on the night of the blue moon, had just begun.