Hikari
The colours of Okinawa...?

Lilja
You said there's a blue so beautiful it seems to pull you in, but that "blue" isn't just ordinary blue.

Lilja
What I want to know is the true nature of the blue that raised Hikari. Because that is Hikari's beauty.

Hikari
You mean memories of Okinawa...? Hmm...then I guess this photo.

Hikari
Look, look. It's not just a blue screen, okay? Okinawa's sky and sea! I took it on the breakwater!

Hikari
You can't really tell from the photo, but the blue spreads out endlessly! When you see something like this, all your worries just disappear!

Lilja
A fresh blue. A scenery that doesn't exist in Rovaniemi. What else?

Hikari
How about this? A photo of the neighborhood townscape.

Hikari
I took it with Grandma Kinjo.

Hikari
This is the champuru Grandma made for me! It has lots of pork in it, and it's super delicious!

Lilja
I see. So your stomach was trained by your grandmother.

Hikari
Ehehe, maybe so! Oh, I also have photos taken in Naha! Kokusai Street!

Lilja
A colorful townscape. The colour of the sky is different from Tokyo too.

Hikari
Yeah. The sky in Okinawa feels lively! Even though it's the same sky, it looks different.

Lilja
That's because the colour of the sky you grew up with is different.

Lilja
The aesthetic sense that measures beauty differs from person to person. I think Hikari's yardstick is the blue of Okinawa.

Hikari
Aesthetic sense...I see, so I had one too...

Lilja
What else does Hikari find beautiful? If I know more, you can refine your aesthetic sense.

Hikari
I want to refine it! Let's see, which photo should I choose? This one, or this one-

Lilja
? Wait. What is that? An Okinawan tree?

Hikari
Huh? This is a Sagaribana, but...oh, I guess it's rare around here.

Hikari
This is a phantom flower that blooms for just one night.

Lilja
Just one night?

Hikari
Yeah. It starts blooming in the evening and opens at night. And then, by the next morning, the flower falls.

Lilja
Sagaribana. How mysterious...

Hikari
Right? So when the Sagaribana starts to bloom, the neighbors let us know, and everyone starts a party.

Hikari
My dad says "It's like fireworks on the ground, so it's special," and he opens a more expensive awamori than usual?

Hikari
This is a photo of that party! My dad and the neighbors' faces are all red, and my mom is exasperated.

Hikari
I can't drink alcohol yet, but someday I'd like to try drinking while watching the Sagaribana.

Lilja
...I see. So that's why Hikari is beautiful.

Hikari
Eh? Is that so...!? ...Which part of what I just said?

Lilja
Okinawa is filled with beauty I don't know. You talk about it so happily, and you were so lively.

Lilja
Hikari is beautiful.

Hikari
I-is that so...? I'm restless and the complete opposite of Lilja-san?

Lilja
I think the energy nurtured by Okinawa is Hikari's beauty. Because that's a colour that only Hikari has.

Hikari
A colour only I have...hmm...

Lilja
You don't understand?

Hikari
I'm happy to be praised, but...but still, the one I think is beautiful is Lilja-san.

Hikari
I'm just having fun and running around. I don't try to be beautiful like Lilja-san.

Lilja
I also enjoy being beautiful.

Lilja
Enjoying things, I think that's the most important thing for beauty.

Hikari
I see...! I need to write down what you just said. ...Ah.

Lilja
What's wrong?

Hikari
I forgot I was doing my English homework! I got carried away talking because it was fun...!

Hikari
Hmm...since we've come this far, I want to think more about my aesthetic sense. I also want to hear about Lilja-san's hometown...

Hikari
I don't think I can concentrate on homework~!

Lilja
Then, there's a better way to know more deeply.

Hikari
Eh? Where are you going, Lilja-san?

Lilja
Sirius Bath. If we talk with Kokona and the others too, I think we can become more aware of the beauty of our hometowns.

Hikari
That's right! If I refine my aesthetic sense, maybe the content of my essay will improve too! I'll go get ready~! Wait a moment!

Lilja
...But you tend to get sleepy after a bath. Though Hikari should be fine. Probably.

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Pub: 31 Jul 2025 17:30 UTC

Edit: 12 Aug 2025 18:20 UTC

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