I push the kid!

"Too."

"So? Why can't you sleep?"

"I just couldn't sleep."

"lie."

Hoshino Ai didn't reply, but at least Makimura Taku didn't see the new message pop up.

He waited for a few minutes but still got nothing. Finally, he turned off his phone and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, when it was still light, Taku Makimura got up from bed.

He looked at his phone and saw an unread message from Hoshino Ai, which was sent at around midnight.

She said, good night.

Taku Makimura was asleep at that time.

"It's too late." He sent it now.

Hoshino Ai didn't reply.

Taku Makimura didn't care. He finished his breakfast in silence and went to the theater alone. It was about 7:30 at that time.

He pushed open the door of the training room and saw Hoshino Ai sitting there early, reading a book by herself in the light from outside.

There was a porcelain cup emitting white smoke on the table, and a faint scent of tea wafted from it.

Makimura Taku walked over, and Hoshino Ai looked up at him: "Makimura, you're here."

"morning."

"Good morning~" Hoshino Ai smiled at him.

Taku Makimura found a book and sat down. Except for a few glances at him at the beginning, Hoshino Ai basically buried her head in the book in the end.

It was rare to see her so serious, and Makura Taku was afraid that saying anything more would disturb her.

The two sat face to face, and Hoshino Ai would occasionally pick up the teacup, take a sip, and then gently put it down.

But no matter which action is taken, the sound is always not loud.

At around seven forty, Tomoki Ogura also arrived. Hoshino Ai greeted her. Tomoki Ogura responded and looked at Taku Makimura.

Makimura Taku greeted with his eyes, then continued to read his book.

"You didn't even say hello." Ogura Tomoki sat down.

"Does that just now count too?" replied Taku Makimura.

At around eight o'clock, Katsunari Kaburagi led them into the car and prepared to take them to the shooting location.

As he started the car, he observed the three people through the rearview mirror: "Today's filming is finished, and we will have a vacation starting tomorrow, until the beginning of September."

"There are holidays."

"I thought it would take longer."

"But it's not bad, ten days."

"It will be very hot for a while after September, why not take a little longer off?"

"What do you want to ask for vacation, newbies? Logically, your schedules for the next few months should be fully booked. Having more than ten days of vacation is good enough. Be content with what you have, you little brats." Kaburagi Katsuya said.

"It's too cruel to the newcomers." Hoshino Ai complained.

"Strictly speaking, you are not newcomers. After all, the first film you shot performed very well, so it is normal that your schedule is full."

“…That’s a good thing.” said Ogura Tomoki.

"Where are you going on vacation?"

"Ok?"

"seaside?"

"go to beach?"

“Let’s go traveling.”

"Why don't we go to Karuizawa?" suggested Tomoki Ogura.

"You've lived in more than just Karuizawa, right? Why do you have to think about the past?" Makimura Taku asked her.

"I want to go over there, can't I? Do I need a reason for that?"

"Okay, okay."

"I feel very good."

"No wonder I saw you there in the first place."

“There are also some coincidences and such.”

"By the way," Hoshino Ai asked, "Yuuki, what do you do in Karuizawa? Do you also open a coffee shop? Is it Starbucks?"

"There didn't seem to be a coffee shop there..." Ogura Yuki said, "I can't quite remember, but I was in the pet shop there..."

"Pet shop?"

She nodded slightly, in millimeters: "Yes."

"So, that's where you met Makimura, too."

"Why did you mention me?"

"Yes."

"so."

"I think I've asked this question before?"

“Yes, I mentioned it a little.”

"My memory is not good." Hoshino Ai smiled at Makimura Taku.

That expression was so cute that it was a bit unfair, so Makimura Taku turned his face away.

Hoshino Ai looked at Ogura Yuki next to her and said, "By the way, Yuki, you haven't mentioned what happened after that."

"After that?"

"After you met, did you do anything else? Let me think, um...like," she poked her chin and said, "dating or something?"

Tomoki Ogura was stunned for a moment, then glanced past Hoshino Ai towards Taku Makimura's position.

"..." Makimura Taku looked at Hoshino Ai, "What's the question?"

"Hehe." Hoshino Ai smiled.

"A date."

"right."

"I don't know if this counts as watching a movie?"

"Oh~Did you watch the movie?"

"And I had dinner."

"Hmm, is there anything else?"

"Does going to the library count?"

"I went to the library."

"That seems to be all."

"That's it." Xingye Ai smiled, "It sounds quite interesting."

"No...not at all." Ogura Tomoki said after recalling.

“That’s totally too much.”

"What's the matter with your curiosity this morning?" asked Taku Makimura.

"I'm curious!" said Hoshino Ai.

The three of them continued to chat about random topics.

Taku Makimura didn't speak most of the time. Only Hoshino Ai asked questions and Ogura Tomoki answered.

But the topic often turns to Taku Makimura, and it was Hoshino Ai who took the initiative to bring it up.

What to do in a pet store, what to do in a pastoral village in general;

What books did you read in the library? Do you have any recommendations?

Did you do anything else after going to the library together?

In addition to these, Hoshino Ai also asked if she and Makimura had ever been there together, as there was a forest path full of maple and birch trees in Karuizawa. It was really pleasant there.

"I've been down that road alone," said Tomoki Ogura.

"Didn't you go with Makimura?"

"He, no."

"So." Hoshino Ai thought.

"Isn't it too frequent that I'm involved?"

"What does it matter?"

"You appear too frequently." Ogura Tomoki looked at him.

"Is the result my fault?" Makimura Taku was speechless.

"Yes."

"Haha." Hoshino Ai laughed.

After the car arrived at the destination, the three of them finished filming the final episode according to the revised script, and the director announced the completion of the shoot.

The extras removed their makeup and changed their clothes one by one. The staff put away all the props used for filming and cleaned the filming location.

Katsunari Kaburagi discussed some follow-up matters with the director, while Taku Maki and the other three stayed in the classroom and waited for the others to remove their makeup before going over.