Aiko Kibata ended her day's student union work and breathed out.

She couldn't see the scene of the Keika School for a long time. After a while, after the course of senior high school students, they would have to leave school and study at home.

This also symbolizes the end of her student status and the beginning of her day of entering society to receive social beatings.

This is also impossible. Aiko Kitsuki does not blame her parents, younger brothers and sisters.

But it's still a pity that should be regretted.

As for entering social work... Aiko Kiba only told Higashinoji.

"Fortunately, I only told Higashino classmate..." Aiko Kizuno sighed.

She was still very relieved about Higashinoji and felt that Higashinoji was not the kind of person who likes to spread things everywhere.

After all, Higashinoji is very good at being a human being, and he is much more mature than many boys of the same age.

The situation where she cried just now would have looked like "I understand you, I understand you, I understand you", and then he would have comforted him by talking nonsense.

"Go back." Aiko Kizuo took a deep breath, turned around and locked the door of the student council room.

then...

Then Aiko Kinobu hit Mami, who ran over with a panic look on her face. Then she heard Mami, who was anxious and anxious: "Senior Aiko, are you not going to college anymore?"

"Ah?" Aiko Kitsunobu was confused when she heard this.

Could it be that Higashinoji told Amami Makana?

But this shouldn't be.

Higashinoji is not that kind of person...

That is, who heard her conversation with Higashinoji, and then spread it everywhere, and finally reached Mami's ears?

This is possible.

Because Higashino cannot do such a thing-

"It was Higashino's classmate told me. He said you were going to find a job after graduation... Is it true? Senior Sister Aiko?"

It's really Higashinoji?!

Muzou Aiko had nothing to say for a moment.

All she was thinking about was the expression when Higashinoji nodded happily and agreed to her, "Okay, no problem."

But she didn't feel stunned for too long, because Mami came to her: "Is it true? Senior Sister Aiko?"

Mami Mika couldn't help asking.

Because Higashinoji told her, she still cared about it... After all, Higashinoji doesn't need to lie about such things.

"Uh..." Aiko Kizuno wanted to smile a little, but she didn't know how to laugh, so she could only force the corner of her mouth stiffly: "That's it..."

Her appearance makes people feel that "if there is a "wry smile" in this world, it's probably like this."

"...Is it true... But you just love me, you still..." After receiving the answer, Asami Mika widened her eyes and couldn't speak for a long time.

She understood how important it was to Aiko Kiruto, so when she learned the news, she could only feel at a loss and moved her mouth, and thousands of words turned into one sentence: "How could this happen..."

The next thing is very simple.

Mami comforted Mizuna and started crying after comforting her.

And her cry seemed to have touched Aiko Konomi's weakness. Aiko Konomi finally couldn't pretend to be ordinary, and couldn't help but hug Mami and cried.

It's like yawning can contagiously, and crying or laughing can also infect others.

But the same troubles make you feel much more comfortable when you cry.

Youth is indeed full of regrets, but when you recall it later, in addition to the regret in my heart, "Oh, why did I do that at that time", there are also times when I can't help but curl up the corners of my mouth.

The high school era full of sighs and reluctance is not perfect.

Aiko Kibaki fully understood this at this time.

Sharing her unwilling but helpless emotions with Mami Mikazu, she felt much better.

But after a lot of pain, she couldn't help but think of Higashinoji, the culprit, and couldn't help but shake her head and sigh, a little angry: "Tongye classmate is really... I clearly told him to tell him not to tell Asami about this."

Although there are complaints in the tone, there are more thanks.

At least Higashinoji let her know that she was not alone in resisting the pressure.

But...

Aiko Kiba looked up and couldn't help but think in her heart: "Why did Higashino do this?"

The same goes for Fan, and it is also for telling Mami that this is...

Higashinoji doesn't have to do so much for them... Is he motivated?

Asami next to him was also confused about the question about Aiko Kiba.

She originally thought that Higashinoji would be almost done if he helped write, but the other party helped find someone and told her about Aiko Kitsuki's graduation... This has helped too much, right?

You should know that the breakup she took the initiative to propose, and the accomplice was the senior sister Kitaka Aiko next to her.

The two of them were puzzled and finally they could only classify Higashinoji as a good person.

At the same time, Aiko Kino could not help but apologize in her heart and said to Mami, who was beside her: "Sorry, Asami, when you broke up with Higashino classmate... I should have persuaded you."

As she said that, she raised her head and sighed deeply: "I would be fine if I could catch the happy blue bird..."

Mami Mikazu shook her head, remembering Higashinoji's help today, and also looked up at the ceiling, with a little relief: "It's not that I didn't catch the happy blue bird, but that I let it go."

They both sighed here, and their words were also very literary. If Higashinoji was here, he would wave his hand and shook his head - who is the bird?

But when they were sighing here, Higashinoji rushed into the studio early, took a drawing board with Konomi Ryoka and started painting.

He thought deeply about what Kinobu Aiko just said, and his thoughts were at a high level and his inspiration was full of inspiration.

He expressed regret for the passing of beautiful things...he really realized that kind of regret.

This caters to the theme of the Art Creation Awards ‘Expressing regret for the passing of something beautiful’.

But at the same time, Higashinoji also felt that Aiko Kinoko accepted the helpless reality and became mature and relieved.

Maybe Higashinoji had this mood before.

But after several years after he entered society, this feeling of "maturity" disappeared... It should be said that his thoughts were numb.

And this is also in line with the theme of this time - growth.

Yes! Higashinoji intends to paint an oil painting that expresses growth and regrets the passing of a certain beautiful thing.

As people grow up, they also lose a lot of things.

Youth is over, and we are all hurriedly grown up in time.

This is both growth and loss.

This is the theme that Higashinoji has finalized this time.

And the title of the oil painting, Higashinoji, has also thought about it, only a few characters—

"Summer is over".

Many people may be puzzled by this title... The season is still winter, and there is still some time before spring begins. Why is it that summer is over when you are here?

But in fact, this sentence "Summer is over" is a famous Japanese quote that is comparable to "the beauty of the moonlight".

It is different from the hazy love that the metaphor of "the moon is so beautiful". "Summer is over" implies that something beautiful disappears from life.

Summer has always been a special season for Japan.

Jiaziyuan, which has attracted national attention, struggled hard, and felt a little regretful sweat. There were also fireworks that suddenly disappeared in the end, letters that had not been sent out, and there were also loves that ended in a flash, the sound of electric fans squeaking and shaking, and the popsicles melted and dripped on the asphalt road.

Japanese people always have an indescribable complex about summer, just as they also have indescribable emotions about winter.

Summer comes to an abrupt end, and people suddenly grow up overnight.

Therefore, the famous line "Summer is over" is very popular among Japanese people, just like "The moon is so beautiful".

But the 'moonlight is so beautiful' is more widely circulated - after all, there is a bonus from the literary master Natsume Soseki.

This is also the main reason why Higashinoji chose the sentence "Summer is over" as the title of this painting.

Higashinoji pinched the brush in his hand, felt the mood of Aiko Kiba whom he had just experienced, and thoughts and pictures quickly emerged in his mind...

Without hesitation, he raised his brush and started drawing.

This canvas was prepared by Higashinoji a few days ago, just to the point where it can be used.

Next to Higashinoji, Konomi Lianghua didn't dare to breathe, for fear of disturbing Higashinoji's writing.

But the same... she was a little curious.

Unlike Akisa Kuromiya, this was the first time she had seen Higashinoji so focused on painting.

His usual happy expressions are almost invisible. Higashinoji's expression is very serious and his movements are indescribable, and he has a sense of relaxed and freehand painting. Seeing his paintings is definitely conducive to the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, because he has no extra movements from beginning to end, and the lines and scales are maintained very well...

But...
To be continued...