That winter, a day when white snow was piling up.
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- Seungcheol's house -
승철
...
Seungcheol opened the envelope and unfolded the letter paper.
Seungcheol then read a couple of lines of the letter and then bowed his head.
Even though he soon raised his head again and started reading again, Seungcheol let out a deep sigh dozens of times.
Only silence lingered inside Seungcheol's house.
What on earth was written in that letter?
-Handol Bookstore-
정한
Oh, my lady. What is that?
여주
Oh, fireworks. I'm going to decorate everything and set off fireworks today.
정한
Oh really..? This will be fun.
승철
Are you finally going to do it? Isn't it cloudy today?
여주
Yeah... It's foggy and rainy... But I feel like I'll never be able to do it again if I don't do it anymore. Even though it's cloudy, it'll be okay.
정한
Even though it was cloudy, I could still see the fireworks, so it was pretty good. It had a nice atmosphere.
여주
Have you ever seen fireworks on a cloudy day?
정한
No, I haven't tried it myself. I've seen it through the window.
여주
I see..
승철
Let's stop chatting and get things done quickly.
여주
That's right!
여주
Oh my, this is tough. I almost died.
정한
The results are as good as the effort, pretty.
Jeonghan stroked Yeoju's head.
Seungcheol seemed to be glaring at Jeonghan, but then quickly turned his gaze away.
Jeonghan noticed Seungcheol turning his gaze and smiled faintly.
정한
Choi Seung-cheol, let's take a picture.
승철
.. suddenly?
여주
Oh! Let me take a picture too!
Jeonghan took out a small camera and captured the three people with the bookstore in the background on the screen.
정한
Take a picture and I'll give it to you.
여주
Wow! Really? Can I hang that in the bookstore?
정한
of course.
승철
Is this a show of friendship?
여주
There's nothing to show off.
The three of them laughed heartily in front of the setting sun.
- Front yard of Handol Bookstore -
승철
Are the fireworks starting now?
여주
Yeah, that would be awesome, right?
The female protagonist set up the firecrackers while struggling.
승철
It's okay if it's small, but it's not like it's going to explode out of the sky, right?
여주
Well, it's good anyway. Congratulations on the bookstore's remodeling! Same thing.
The three of them laughed for a long time at the female protagonist's words, as if they found it amusing.
여주
Okay, let's light it?
정한
huh!
Jeonghan took out the camera, and after Yeoju lit the fire, she ran to Jeonghan and Seungcheol.
The three people's gazes also crossed as the firecracker rose into the sky, its wick completely burned out.
정한
..
여주
.. wow-
승철
..
The firecracker shot up into the black sky, making a booming sound and bursting into the largest flower.
The flower petals that had bloomed bounced to the side and burst into flames again, causing the woman to let out an exclamation of admiration, while Seungcheol and Jeonghan exchanged strange glances on either side of them.
One side was hazy, the other side was sad.
여주
It's really pretty, isn't it?
정한
You are prettier.
여주
..huh ?
정한
You are prettier, heroine.