Aria the Scarlet Ammo (Novel) Vol. 2 by Chugaku Akamatsu

Author:Chugaku Akamatsu
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Digital Manga Inc.
Published: 2014-05-11T16:00:00+00:00

As I thought, this was a safe place. Running back to where I left Shirayuki, I found her sitting on a bench a short distance from the beach. She was still wearing my jacket and waiting patiently.

“Shirayuki. Sorry for the wait,” I called out to her, but there was no reply. She was clinging onto the sleeves of my jacket, so I tapped her on the shoulder to get her attention.

“Hey.”

Shirayuki turned around in surprise. There was a tinge of fear in her onyx-like black eyes.

... What gives?

“What’s wrong? Were you scared on your own?

“N-No. It’s nothing. I’m okay. I had this ... so I was fine.” Shirayuki held up the sleeve of my jacket as if she were trying to gloss over the issue. “This jacket has your scent ... so it was like you were with me.”

I smiled bitterly.

“It’s my jacket, so it should. It doesn't reek of gunpowder?

“No. It had a nice smell.”

“Weird one, aren’t you. Anyways, here,” I said, presenting Shirayuki with the toy fireworks I barely managed to buy before the kiosk closed.

“...?”

“We’re gonna enjoy some fireworks. They’ll only be about one-thousandth of the usual size though.”

Pop. Pop.

Crouching on the beach, the two of us watched the flying sparks given off by miniature fireworks. Given that I was dealing with Shirayuki, I thought this Japanese style of enjoying toy fireworks would be a good idea, but ...

This is a bit too bland, I guess. I can’t say I really feel the excitement.

Still, Shiruyuki looked genuinely happy as she stared at the fire that resembled miniature thunderbolts. Shrouded in the semidarkness, I could see the blinking light of the fire being reflected in her slightly drooping, gentle eyes with their long eyelashes. Looking at her like this, I couldn’t help but be reminded of what a beautiful girl she is.

“Kin-chan.”

“Hm? What is it?”

“The fireworks are pretty, aren’t they?”

“... Yeah.”

Pop. Pop.

“Kin-chan, do you ... like fire?”

Fire? That’s a pretty vague question.

“This sort of thing is alright. Really huge flames are scary though. That’s how human instincts work.”

“Y ... yeah, that’s true. Ah ...”

The tiny ball of fire fell off the firework that Shirayuki was holding. She looked up at me with a wry smile, and when our eyes met, my finger twitched, which was probably why the fireball fell off of mine as well. Nearby, I could hear the waves lapping against the artificial beach.

“... Looks like it's over,” said Shirayuki.

“There was one more, wasn’t there? You can hold it,” I said, pulling out the one-hundred yen lighter that I purchased at the store I bought the fireworks. Shirayuki embraced the bag with the remaining firework to her chest and shook her head from side to side.

“That’s okay. I want to keep this one.”

“What for?”

“This is something you got for me. I want to take it home. It would be a pity to burn it up.”

“What are you gonna do with that thing? Fireworks are meant to be lit on fire.”

“But ...”

“You’re supposed to keep these sort of things eternally stored in your memories.

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