Ramona
Popcorn, huh...since it takes time to cook, let's spend our time freely for a while.
Lilja
...It's beautiful.
Hikari
Lilja-saaan!
Lilja
Hikari...?
Hikari
Look, Lilja-san! See, I found a beautiful shell!
Lilja
Indeed, it's a small and cute shell.
Ramona
Hm? Oh, are you collecting shells? That pink one is pretty.
Hikari
Right? I wonder what it's called?
Koyomi
That's a sakura shell.
Hikari
Heh~, so it's called a sakura shell! Koyomi-san, you're so knowledgeable~!
Koyomi
It's a shell that has been used in poems since ancient times. I just naturally know it from being familiar with such things.
Xue
What are you doing during this precious free time?
Hikari
When there are beautiful shells of various kinds, you naturally want to collect them~!
Hikari
Look, this shell has an unusual shape, and this one is smooth!
Xue
What's that?
Koyomi
Oh my, among the shells Hikari-san is collecting...there's an Akoya pearl oyster shell.
Xue
Akoya...pearl? What kind of shell is that?
Koyomi
It's a pearl oyster classified under the Pteriidae family, used for pearl cultivation. In other words, it's a shell that produces pearls.
Xue
W-What did you say!? H-Hikari! Collect more! Think of it as money lying around!
Hikari
Ah, Xue! Wait for me-!
Koyomi
I never said the shell has the same value as a pearl...
Ramona
That's so like Xue. I think I'll join in collecting too.
Lilja
These shells are beautiful too...they're like a corsage decorating the beach.
Koyomi
The sun is setting. It's about time.
Xue
Yeah, that's right. It's almost time to wrap up.
Hikari
We ate a lot~. I'm so full!
Ramona
That's good! We need to clean up properly to make the most of our remaining time!
Lilja
? Aren't we going home now?
Hikari
No, this is where it starts, Lilja-san! Ah, look! Over there!
Lilja
? ...!
Lilja
(The horizon dyed in madder red...the sea illuminated by the sunset.)
Ramona
I wanted to show you this scenery. Instead of the fireworks we couldn't see that day, this madder-coloured sunlight.
Ramona
Though it's not the aerial fireworks you were looking for...
Lilja
...No, it's beautiful. Very lovely.
Lilja
The sunset light reflected on the dimly lit water surface looks like a path leading to the horizon.
Hikari
It really is...beautiful.
Xue
Yeah.
Ramona
Fufu, that's such a Lilja-like thing to say.
Koyomi
This time has been called twilight since ancient times.
Lilja
Twilight...I found something beautiful that feels like summer.
Lilja
Thank you, Ramo, Xue, Hikari, Koyomi. For bringing me here.
Xue
Phew, this heat is too much. I have work after this.
Hikari
You have to do your best! Xue!
Xue
Ugh, just talking with Hikari makes me feel hot...stop moving around so much!
Hikari
Whaat!? That's mean, Xue-!
Ramona
We certainly had fun, but are we going to have to deal with this heat until summer ends...
Koyomi
Really, please pull yourselves together. If we're like this, we can't set a good example for Lilja-san.
Lilja
...
Hikari
Lilja-san isn't melting!?
Xue
H-Hey! Will it rain spears tomorrow!?
Lilja
You two are exaggerating...
Ramona
But it's true, you're energetic even in this heat, Lilja. Do you have some secret?
Lilja
It's thanks to all of you. Even in the hot summer, I found something beautiful.
Lilja
Just that alone is reason enough for me to be standing like this.
Hikari
Ooh...I don't really understand, but that's the usual dedication to beauty...
Lilja
I'm going to hot yoga before rehearsal later. See you.
Xue
Hot yoga!? How can you do that in this heat...oh, she's already gone...
Koyomi
Fufu, Lilja-san seems to have cheered up.
Ramona
Yeah. That's great.