Chapter 257 - 211: Hanabi Festival (4)_3

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Chapter 257: Chapter 211: Hanabi Festival (4)_3"Don’t eat yet, let’s find a good place to sit first." ... ... Mitsu Bay, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. This year’s fireworks festival is co-hosted by the Heisei Ship Crew, the Matsuyama Port Festival Revitalization Association, and the Japan Fireworks Association. This is a coastal area, so 12,000 fireworks will be displayed over the sea, making it the largest fireworks festival in Shikoku. The size 8 shells will fill the entire night sky over the sea. A girl in a yukata was led by the hand by the person in front of her. As they walked, the purple wisteria hairpin by her ear emitted a luminous glow. The two of them were getting farther away from the crowd. "Sakura-kun, aren’t we going to watch the fireworks now?" "Yes." Hanamaru Hanabi turned her head, realizing they had already walked quite a distance from the night market. "But the place to watch the fireworks is on the beach." They continued walking along a nearly deserted street. "There are too many people there, and you’d have to squeeze between them just to see the fireworks." "Then... where are we going now?" Hanamaru Hanabi looked around, finding no good spot, and then she looked up and saw an apartment by the sea, "Are we going to the rooftop to watch?" "Of course not," Uesugi Sakura said, tightening his grip on her hand and quickening his pace. At this moment, a brilliant line of light cut through the night sky. After a brief pause, it exploded instantly. The dazzling light that made one’s heart race lit up the street and the faces of the two beneath. The first firework of the festival bloomed beautifully. "It, it’s starting..." Hanamaru Hanabi said slowly as she looked at the fireworks in the sky. "Let’s go, let’s pick up the pace." Uesugi Sakura pulled her, grabbing her right hand, and moved his legs forward. "Wait, wait! Sakura-kun." Hanamaru Hanabi’s slender body was pulled forward by him, "Hanabi... is wearing geta... I can’t run—Sakura-kun!" "We need to speed up." Uesugi Sakura held onto her delicate shoulders and lifted her legs at the same time. The girl was carried in front of him. Even though she had been carried several times before, this princess carry still made Hanamaru Hanabi’s young heart throb, a faint blush quietly spreading over her cheeks. Uesugi Sakura smiled gently at the small face in his arms: "Put your left hand around my neck and hold the takoyaki with your right hand, we’ll eat it later." "Okay, okay..." Hanamaru Hanabi obediently followed, putting her hand on his neck. "Hold tight." Uesugi Sakura stepped forward and began to run towards the pier. One step, then another, as several more fireworks blossomed in the night sky, resonating in the hearts of everyone below. Even from afar, cheers from the beach could be heard. Hanamaru Hanabi looked up at his running profile; the vibrations from each of his steps were well communicated to her body. Gradually, his pace quickened, and the fireworks in the night sky became more radiant. In Hanamaru Hanabi’s eyes, his face reflected the blooming fireworks above, the night wind whooshed past their faces, warmth radiated from his running embrace. Everything, everything made the girl feel his presence. "Sakura-kun..." Hanamaru Hanabi called out somewhat dazed, her magenta eyes gazing at him unwaveringly. "What is it?" Uesugi Sakura responded while running. "Hanabi... really likes Sakura-kun..." The sound of the blooming fireworks echoed in their ears. "Sakura-kun likes little Hanabi too, but let’s talk about this later, once we’re settled." Running, Uesugi Sakura could already see the pier where a small boat was docked. However, in Hanamaru Hanabi’s eyes now, there was only his figure under the fireworks-filled night sky. Reassurance, warmth, excitement.

Chapter 257 - 211: Hanabi Festival (4)_3

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