"Crow."

The boy happily greeted the gray-haired girl.

He thought Crow Crow would be a little surprised when he saw him.

Will ask him why he came at this time?

He has answers ready.

In the end, Crow Crow didn't ask him anything.

Finally, unable to restrain his desire to talk, he took the initiative to explain the situation to Crow Crow.

…

Crow Crow's reaction was very simple.

Even a little cold.

Just one word.

"oh,"

…

boy:……

But soon I felt that this was Crow Crow.

He grinned.

…

It was a day in spring.

It's getting dark gradually.

He didn't realize this at first, but when he looked at his watch later, he was surprised to find that the time was much later than he thought.

He suddenly became anxious.

Although my mother probably didn’t come back so early...

What if mom comes back... and sees that he hasn't come home... or hasn't eaten dinner yet...

Will be angry.

…

"Crow Crow, I'm going home."

Boy says goodbye to girl.

"It's very late."

Why?

The boy was startled.

It suddenly occurred to him...

"Crow Crow, why didn't you urge me to go home today?"

Every time before, when the time was almost up, Crow Crow would "drive" him home.

This time, I realized that it was very late.

…

The crow swings on the "swing" -

The boy turned his head.

He is also on the "swing".

He is somewhat in love with swinging.

…

"Now the genius is dark."

Crow Crow said it confidently.

…

boy:……

"Pfft~"

He laughed out loud.

"Yeah, the genius is getting darker now."

They have all forgotten that it is not winter anymore.

…

The boy raised his head.

There was not a single star in the dark night.

Only a crescent moon shines dimly.

It slightly illuminates the surrounding sky.

…

The boy tilted his head back a little more.

The cascading maple leaves and vertical and horizontal branches come into view.

The green leaves almost blend into the night.

"...Can't see..."

The boy murmured.

…

"What?"

Crow Crow asked casually.

…

The boy opened his eyes wide.

"You can't even see the green leaves at night-"

See you...

The boy forgot what he was going to say next.

His pupils contracted violently.

And quickly expanded.

…

Maple leaves...

The green maple leaves... turned red?!

The boy thought he was deceived.

He subconsciously wanted to get closer to the maple tree.

He held out his hand -

"Ah~!"

the boy yelled.

He forgot that he was sitting on a high "swing" and that he was leaning backwards. As soon as he let go of his hand, he lost his center of gravity.

He just felt like the world was spinning -

He didn't even have time to close his eyes.

…

Um?

Is the world in front of you stable again?

The boy soon realized something was wrong.

Then, he felt the support on his back.

He turned his head.

"...Crow?"

…
To be continued...