Chapter 123
...9pm.
Ryosaku arrived in his hometown of Y City, where his mother had come to greet him. He left the cakes that Ryoko Takita had given him as souvenirs with her mother, and then he lovingly held close to his chest the "birthday presents" that Isao had left for him. He slowly returned to his room on the second floor.
There, there was a photograph that Mieko's grandmother, the late Setsu Yamada, had given to Ryosaku long ago...a desk photo of Mieko and Lisa looking friendly...and above all, a "final message" from his beloved partner Mieko, was quietly waiting for Ryosaku's return.
...It was a quiet night.
Ryosaku gently unravels the many memories from the day he first met Mieko...the many memories he has with his beloved Mieko, and feels nostalgic...and somewhat sad, bittersweet, the days he reminisced with her...the adorable smiles of Mieko, which he had almost forgotten, still alive in the ''memory album'' Isao had given him, are brought back to his heart once again, and he finally reaches Mieko's ''final message'' tonight...there...
