Nidome no Natsu, Nidoto Aenai Kimi

This summer, I lost you for the second time. Moriyama Rin lived her high school years hiding a terminal illness from everyone around her, and I fell deeply in love with her. During our final cultural festival, we performed together at a live concert and shared the last beautiful moments of the event side by side. Shortly after, she passed away. In her final moments, I confessed my feelings—words I now realize I should never have spoken. When I arrived at her hospital room, all that remained was a single slip of paper bearing an apology. I came to believe that someone like me had no right to get close to her, and that my confession was nothing short of a crime. Then, time rewound. I found myself standing at the very riverside where we first met, face to face with the Rin I had desperately longed to see again, wearing that same radiant smile. Given this impossible second chance, I swore I would not repeat my mistakes. I must never confess my love. Instead, I resolved to bury my feelings completely until the very end, sacrificing my own heart so that her brief life could be filled with nothing but smiles.