The epilogue. There is no real reason for this.

Sakura petals flying in the wind fell on students passing by two trees. They had been holding hands from the moment they left the house, rented not so far from the school next to some park. Hideki was a little worried about the construction that was going on nearby, but the billboards they saw promised to be completed by the end of next month.

The couple, still holding hands and causing whispers from people around them, reached the main hall, where the introductory speech for new students was supposed to be delivered, and almost went inside when a guy with dyed hair appeared in front of them.

—Good morning,— he greeted them.

—Good morning,— Hideki and Kyoko replied in unison; anyway, politeness comes first. However, they separated their hands, and Kyoko took a half step back. She didn't reach into her pocket, but she was ready for anything.

— Calm down, calm down, — the guy turned his hands with empty palms towards them;— I'm Kiri Nagayama; we saw each other when we checked the grades for the entrance exams. I just wanted to say hello and get to know you. And you still haven't come to the dojo.…

— Kyoko Ame.

— Hideki Kazumi. Maybe I'll look in. Are you without your entourage, Nagayama-san?

"They didn't pass,— he sighed. — So I'm the only one here. If I remember, were you in uniform from somewhere far away?

—That's right,— Kyoko grinned.

"What difference does it make to you, Nagayama—san?"

— No, it's just interesting.

— From the neighboring prefecture, Nagayama-san. Hideki didn't hide it.

— I heard that a lot of people were burned in one secondary school from a neighboring prefecture.

— It's a lie; two people were burned at most… And that's not much...

— Ha, I knew you were involved!

— They didn't prove anything…

— They didn't prove any participation in the fight to me either… Well, almost. Okay, let's talk some more, Kazumi-kun. I'm in class 1-6, just like you, by the way, I saw.

"Let's go into the hall, sit down; the ceremony is coming soon," someone with a disciplinary committee armband shushed them. — Class 1-6 is sitting over there.

They are getting to know a new class. It doesn't seem so bad; at least there were no pronounced large companies in this class. Kazumi Hideki Kyoko Ame looked at their future classmates with interest. Today and the coming year promise a lot of new things.

And everything old burned down like the paint on Hideki's fireproof carnival raincoat. The scandal was noisy, but it did not lead to any conclusions. Khair Lin was involved up to his ears, and it was impossible to blame everything on someone else; there were too many witnesses to his performance with a lighter. How Kyoko persuaded her parents that she would not live alone, Hideki was not aware but suspected that her older sister was involved. Mato-san sighed for a long time about his move but sent to talk to Flimo-san, who kept a workshop in the city where he and Kyoko moved.

The parents agreed to pay for accommodation and studies. Hideki said he would rent an apartment with a neighbor. There was little chance that they would clean up and decide to stop by. The sisters, Kyoko, that Hideki said just now that they will run in sometimes.

"It's not worth making enemies of everyone," Hideki told himself, "getting up to greet and get to know each other."

"I'm Hideki Kazumi, please take care of me,— Hideki smiled. — I like to do mechanics, but I don't like conflicts. And yes, I'm Kyoko Ame's boyfriend. — He spoke out decisively.

I am Kyoko Ame. Kyoko rose without a shadow of a doubt. I love to sing and dance. I wouldn't like it when they force me to do something. And yes, I'm Hideki's girlfriend.

…

My name is Kiri Nagayama. I love martial arts, and I don't like to leave conflicts unresolved.

My name is Tsurina Okami. I love jokes and my older sister. I don't like people without a sense of humor.

***

— It seems like a good class, Kyoko-chan. By the way, what's with your schedule?

The management of the office where Bright Smile works wants to register me with them, at least temporarily. I'll probably be busy on Fridays and weekends every couple of weeks.

"You like it, Kyoko—chan, so why not?" It will interfere with your studies, but you can always stop. That's what I decided for myself. Flimo-san was impressed, and I will work for him from time to time. So you should work at the Smile, at least with your sister, rather than stand at the checkout.

Kyoko hasn't decided for sure yet.

Hideki smiled. He and Kyoko had overcome another crisis, but how many more would there be? But Hideki was confident that they could handle everything together. He wasn't going to get into trouble, and he wasn't going to hold back. He was going to move on. He could have been more confident in himself, but he was confident in them.

After all, true love can conquer everything, even if there is no "real" reason for it.