Everyone in the world is a hero

　　How time passed after that, Yotsuba actually had almost forgotten.

　　She only remembered that happiness made the world seem full of brilliance.

　　Ichika, Nino, Miku and Itsuki teamed up afterwards and tried their best to put on a very interesting 'show' for everyone in front of the bonfire. After the bonfire was extinguished, the entire mountain became dark, and she and the other students were worried about it. They didn't know what would happen next.

　　However, the next moment, fireworks bloomed.

　　It was never seen in the festival, and even more beautiful than the fireworks in the video, it was the most dazzling fireworks.

　　She just stared at the sky blankly.

　　Among the five fireworks that bloomed one after another, in her eyes there was only one green rabbit ear-shaped fireworks, reflected in the canvas-like night sky, it was extremely beautiful.

　　Yotsuba never wanted to forget this sight, she looked up at the sky without batting an eye until the fireworks disappeared.

　　Yotsuba suddenly remembered that Shinichi asked her the morning after her birthday party and was staying over at their house:

　　"Is there a present you would like?"

　　At that time, Yotsuba said there was no need to give him gifts, and that it was fine to give them to Ichika and the others, but she was taught coldly by Shinichi. If he wants to give it, he will give it together, will not lose her share.

　　So, this is the birthday gift he's been thinking about since then?

　　The special fireworks shared by the five of them lit up the starless night, and also illuminated the forest school that was about to fail.

　　Such an ending really has Shinichi's style, as expected of it.

　　Yotsuba laughed, with her palm pressed against her chest, her smile softening as her heart raced even more, and a strange emotion was revealed in her open eyes.

　　"Asada-san, thank you."

　　Of course, talking alone is not enough here.

　　She would tell him directly about this feeling.

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Shinichi gets the news that the evaluation of the bonfire party this time is not going down but going up, and gets a guarantee from Mafuyu. Finally, he who had showered and walked back to the bathroom and got ready to have a good rest.

　　Then, amidst the cabin and woods, in a dark corner he called fit for fornication, dating, and fighting. He found Yotsuba waving surreptitiously at him.

Shinichi looked around, he was probably the last one to take a bath, right? It was nearly midnight when he came out, could it be that Yotsuba had been waiting for him there until now?

　　Just a bad feeling...

　　Of course, he wasn't afraid of what Yotsuba would do to him.

　　Shinichi walked to a dark corner.

　　Yotsuba lowered her head, adjusting her mood, her plump chest rising and falling, her appearance very suspicious.

　　"It's getting late, what's wrong?"

　　Shinichi maintained the posture of being able to jump out of the shadows at any moment, and asked.

　　Yotsuba looked down at the ground, then let out a sound.

　　"Asada-san, do you know?"

　　Hearing her gentle tone, Shinichi resisted the urge to say "I don't know".

　　"When the log fell, I was really scared... Not because I was afraid it would hit me, but because I was afraid it would destroy the forest school that everyone had been working on."

　　"I am also afraid that everyone who participates in this forest school will lose the smiles on their faces because of the accident, and will blame us."

　　"I am used to. Trying hard and trying to change will only bring bad results in the end. Everyone will get hurt because of me. It's also the relationship I like about running... Because it's the only thing I can trust."

　　"If the word 'people' means mutual support, then I almost fainted in front of the bonfire, and I don't even have confidence in myself, so who can support me? "

　　"I don't know... I don't know anything..."

　　"However, as Asada-san said, there are definitely results to be gained through hard work, and no matter how bad the score is, it won't be in vain...

　　"The classmates I helped in the past all came back to help me back then..."

　　Her voice began to shake, her hair covered her expression, her vision dimmed, and Shinichi saw her clenched fists.

　　"I... Asada-san, I... After that, I completely forgot how to smile... I completely forgot my usual favorite smile..."

　　"With me like this, I can't return a smile to everyone... You know, don't heroes always smile to save everyone? Doesn't everyone smile when there's a bonfire?"

　　"But people who can't even smile by themselves, how are they qualified to save and brighten everyone's smiles?"

　　"That's what I thought... The result..."

　　Tears started falling drop by drop.

　　"Ishida, Shirayuki, Inoue, Kubo, Ozaki, Kurosaki, Katsuragi, Iino, Ishigami, Ogata, Sekijo, Furuhashi..."

　　Yotsuba uttered several surnames one after another.

　　"Every student is a hero..."

　　"They are all heroes who bring back my smile..."

　　"If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be able to fulfill the pact with Asada-san, and watch the last and most beautiful fireworks in the happiest mood..."

　　Yotsuba slowly raised her face.

　　Tears continued to roll down both sides of her cheeks, her crying face became more and more embarrassing, her nose and eyes reddened.

　　The emotions she had suppressed for a long time had found their way out, she was crying softly, while speaking to Shinichi in a hoarse voice.

　　"Asada-san, for the first time, my hard work has finally paid off..."

　　Shinichi heard her cry.

　　He knew that Yotsuba didn't need anyone else's comfort, and when she cried tears of joy, he just needed to be by her side.

　　"Wait, I'm sorry, because I got too excited, I let you see my bad side…"

　　After a few minutes, Yotsuba stabilized her mood and wiped away her tears.

　　"It's nothing, you and I are not that different." Shinichi shrugged.

"There's one more thing I forgot to say."

　　Yotsuba adjusted her appearance, and showed her usual bright smile.

　　"Asada-san, I like you!"

　　"Um... Huh?"

　　Shinichi immediately reacted, taking two steps back with his eyes wide open.

　　Seeing Shinichi's exaggerated reaction, Yotsuba laughed.

　　"I'm sorry, Asada-san… It's just that I heard that a boy would really like it if a girl confessed to him. It's like receiving a fake love letter, and he can show it to others… So… So I want to say use this way to thank you…"

　　"But I didn't expect your reaction to be so big, as acknowledged by Godzilla... Hehehe, Asada-san, I'm sorry, that was really fun... I swear I didn't mean to tease you... Hahahaha, your ears are so red, I can't stand it. , I can't help it, hahahaha..."

　　Yotsuba didn't know if it was because of her extremely happy smile or some other reason.

　　But at least Shinichi confirmed one thing this time.

　　If Yotsuba hadn't been crying just now, he would have beaten her until she was crying right now.