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I'm Yukimura Aoi.

In the summer of my first year of high school,

I started mountain climbing with my old friend Hinata, with whom I recently got reunited.

First we climbed Mt. Tenran.

Then Mt. Takao.

After that, it was Mt. Mitsutouge...{Note: This is the only instance of "Mitsutooge" in the script. The rest are "Mitsutouge." -Pik}

...followed by Mt. Fuji!

That was where I first learned how tough mountain climbing could get.

Then we went with my mother to Mt. Kirigamine,

and then to Mt. Tanigawa, the mountain from Hinata and my memories.

But as I stood there, it wasn't with just Hinata, but also new friends we found along the way;

I was with Kaede-san, Kokona-chan, and Honoka-chan.

Every day was full of visiting different places and meeting different people.

Each and every one of them areprecious events that I'll never forget.

And now, we're wrapping up our summer.

Even though the season may be changing,

we'll continue to climb.

I look forward to beautiful scenery and memories that will never fade.

Step by step...

A little further...

A little higher...

A Present of Memories

Top: Birthday

Middle: School Starts

Bottom: Going out with mum!

Cut off: Yamano Shopping District

I'm sorry, Kokona,

I suddenly got asked to work tomorrow.

That's all right, Mother.

Don't worry about it.

I didn't get to take her anywhere this summer vacation again.

Present 1 Summer

Kokona's 8/31

Safe!

Time to eat.

Delicious!

I wonder if the others are coming today...

Nyaaa.

Where are you off to, cat?

There's a pathway here!

The levee,

bubbling brook,

gentle breeze,

sound of cicadas...

It's all so nice.

Is this your mother?

Nyaaa{You got it}.

That's it!

I'll go stretch my legs a bit!

{Wahahaha! Wahahaha!}

Well?

I can do it much better!

{Wahahaha!}

{Wahahaha!}

What did you wish for, Kokona?

Well, you see, I wished that we could always be together.

Don't worry, we'll always be together.

Yep!

A gravestone for brushes?

Maybe I'll walk a bit farther.

Hannou Grove of Sakura Trees

Hannou Grove of Sakura Trees?

Sakura Tree Lookout, Second Mt. Tenran?

{small}Sakura Tree Lookout {big}Second Mt. Tenran

Buddhist Shrine

Library

Toori

Come on, Mother! Let's go!

Wait up, Kokona.

Kaede!

Come on, Kaede!

Move your feet!

Anything's better than studying in this hot weather.

I don't want to hear complaints.

If you want to go to college, you'll need to start studying this summer!

No, that'll be too late.

Now get a move on!

Yes, yes.

One yes is enough.

I'm surprised you want to go climbing when it's so hot.

But mountain climbing is refreshing.

You'll be refreshed once you get inside the library.

All right, today it's mathematics, English, and classic literature.

Sigh...

I'm crying, yet being forced to study with this demon.

You screwed up your grammar!

Please give it your all, Kaede-san.

If I remember correctly, this path...

Huh?

This street is called Cinema Street.

Cinema?

It stands for films.

There used to be a theatre here a long time ago.

Neat!

It's cold!

What's wrong?

I can't find my mum.

Your mum?

Mum...

Are you lost?

Where did you last see her?

The park... I followed a cat here.

The closest park is...

Over there... and that other one, I guess...?

I'll take you there.

You know it?

Yes.

There's no need to worry.

That's right, I got lost once, too.

Mother?!

Mother?!

I was alone and scared,

but I did my best to search for her and eventually found her.

Ah, Mum!

Mai-chan!

Mum!

Mum, that nice lady brought me here.

Thank you.

No, I was glad to help.

It's not much, but if you'd like this...

It's a herb plant.

Thank you very much.

Bye-bye!

Goodbye!

What a nice scent.

{Kanji says more or less the same as the katakana - Medicinal Herb Garden}

It's all coming back...

I've been here before.

My mother brought me.

Everywhere I go brings back memories with my mother.

That's why I'm not lonely, Mother.

Found her! Kokona-chan!

Kokona-chan!

Aoi-san. Hinata-san.

I kind of figured you'd be here.

You weren't home when we called your house.

I got some Baumkuchen from work earlier.

Want some?

It's been a while since I've had Baumkuchen.

I say "got", but Hikari-san gave it to me.

You're meeting up with your friends?

Then take this!

We're selling that, you know...

Second Mt. Tenran?

There's a second one?

What the heck is that? It sounds like something from a fantasy world.

Where is it?

On the other side of Kaji Shrine.

Really?

Second Mt. Tenran

It really exists!

Who would choose a name like that?

It's said to have beautiful sakura trees.

We should all check it out in the spring.

Man, school starts up tomorrow.

Our summer holidays went by in the blink of an eye.

What are you saying?

Didn't you play around enough?

Not nearly enough!

It would be nice if winter holidays got here already.

I can't believe you.

Nyaaaaaa!

I'm home.

Welcome home!

Something smells great.

What's this?

About that...

I took a stroll around Hannou.

Remember when I got lost around that shrine with the laughing lion-dogs?

Yeah.

After that, I walked down the street where that cinema was.

I ate a rice ball and looked at the scenery around Hikari Bridge.

After that...

I'm sorry, Kokona.

I'm getting this coming Sunday off,

so why don't we go out together then?

You sure?!

I guarantee it this time!

Where do you want to go?

Let's see...

I heard the crape myrtles in Chichibu are beautiful this time of year.

I'm Saitou Kaede, a second year in high school.

I go to the same school as Aoi-chan and Hinata-chan, and am one year ahead of them.

When it comes to mountain climbing,

I suppose you can say I'm also their senior.

I also happened to get acquainted with Aoi-chan and her friends on the mountain.

At first, Aoi-chan was rather timid and cowardly,

but that impression has changed recently.

Our fun spring and summer times have come to an end, and autumn has taken their place.

The end of climbing season is quickly approaching,

and as a second year, I'll have to start thinking about college exams soon.

But there's this one thing that's been on my mind this autumn...

Mt. Tenran,

Mt. Takao,

Mt. Mitsutouge!

The view of Mt. Fuji from Mt. Mitsutouge was beautiful.

Then again, I couldn't finish climbing Mt. Fuji.

Oh, come now, you don't need to keep bringing that up.

We've been many places,

from Azuma Gorge to Kirigamine,

and then Tanigawa-dake!

That's true!

I never thought about doing this back in middle school.

Me? Climbing mountains? There's no way.

Where should we go next?

Yeah, it's got to be Mt. Everest.

Better yet, K2!

We should just leave those to Kaede-san and focus on something a bit more realistic...

Aoi!

Can you come here?

Coming!

Present 2 Autumn

Hinata's 10/18

Don't touch anything, you hear?

I won't forgive you if you mess around with my knitting supplies again.

Oh, come on, Aoi. Just what do you think of me?

I'm not going to touch anything.

Beads, a plastic bottle cover... Wait, there's more of them?

She sure has plenty of free time.

Huh?

A treasure chest?

What's in here?

A hand made hairpiece?

There's glue all over it. How amateur.

Huh? "Te"?

Hm?

I didn't touch anything.

She totally touched something.

Thanks for the cake!

So delicious!

Look! I found this while I was cleaning up my closet.

It's all you and me!

We're so young in these!

Look how cute I was!

You're really saying that?

Oh, look! It's a photo from our primary school entrance ceremony.

Entrance Ceremony

We lived in the same neighbourhood back then, so we were always together.

This really brings back memories, Grandpa.

It truly does, Grandma.

And who are you calling a grandpa?!

Hey, didn't you have a crush on Yoneda-kun around that time?

Bringing that up again?

What ever happened with you and Yoneda-kun?

What's it matter?

I have no clue where he went.

Eh? He's in the class next to ours.

Seriously?!

How rude.

Oh.

Huh?

I think these next ones...

...are from when you were moving.

You ended up leaving Hannou for family reasons.

You cried like a lost puppy back then.

I didn't cry!

Aren't you confusing me with you?

I didn't cry, but you did!

In that case, let's see who cried!

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I'm so glad I came back to Hannou.

Otherwise Aoi wouldn't have anyone to hang out with.

Man, I'm such a nice girl.

An acorn?

Am I forgetting something?

Huh?

What about acorns again?

Say, Dad, back when I was younger,

you don't by chance remember anything about an acorn, do you?

An acorn, huh?

Wait there.

How about this?

A ginkgo leaf.

Story time.

You used to always go to Children's Forest Park with Aoi-chan.

That was when you found it: an acorn.

That so?

And that leaf?

You don't remember this, either?

You gave me this.

Huh?

Because it was pretty.

It was the first present I ever got from you.

I would've got in trouble if I didn't treasure it.

Dad!

I'll give this to you! It's really pretty!

Mother, where are you?

An acorn!

There's one over here, too.

Don't you have something you want to give Hinata-chan?

Yep!

Hinata-chan!

Aoi-chan.

I'll...

...never forget you!

I'll treasure it forever...

...so I never forget...

...our memories.

I'll treasure it forever!

That wasn't a "Te"(て)! It was "Hi"(ひ) for Hinata!

Jeez, my handwriting back then was terrible!

B-But Aoi...

...kept it all this time.

What did I do with the little figure Aoi gave me?

Not here.

Not here, either.

What did I do with the stuff I got when we moved?

I don't remember anything.

It is said that the Kuma District was founded by immigrants from Goguryeo around 716.

Its territory comprises where Hidaka now is and part of Hannou...

Aoi's held onto it this whole time, while I...

'Acorn'{x many}

I would've got in trouble if I didn't treasure it.

'Acorn'

Kuraue, read from page 132.

Kuraue Hinata?

Hinata-chan.

Huh?

Right!

Start from page 132.

That's unusual.

Yeah, that's not like her.

Sorry about that.

The figure she gave me...

Kaede-san, you look tired.

I'm sure Aoi will get mad if I tell her I don't have it.

You see, Yuuka helped me study yesterday, but she teaches like a Spartan...

I might have lost it.

Ahh.

Um!

I need to head straight home.

Hinata?

Good afternoon.

What's with Hinata-san?

No clue.

Our memories...

I lost one.

Get into another argument?

Not yet.

It's best to apologise if you think you're in the wrong.

That's one of the things I learned from your mother.

I returned to Hannou this spring...

22:15 Yukimura Aoi

I got to see Aoi again,

and got to live in the same town again.

It made me so happy.

I'm heading out.

Have a good day.

Huh? Hinata?

Morning.

Morning.

You see, um...

I'm sorry.

Huh?

What for?

Please listen.

I lost the acorn figure you gave me when I was moving.

Here I said I'd treasure it,

but I was sad when we got separated and always thought I'd see you again.

So...

I'm sorry.

Oh? Is that all?

Huh?

That's just like you, so not much we can do about it.

You'll forgive me?

There's nothing to forgive.

Even I forgot about that hair piece,

and only dug it out of my storage just recently.

Eh? Really?

More importantly...

If you lost it, we just need to find some more.

Eh?

Maybe I'll make a bracelet this time.

I'll absolutely make sure to treasure it this time!

We'll see about that.

Aoi...

Huh?

I lost that little acorn figure, but...

I haven't seen you in forever, Aoi!

Well, not since primary school!

'Internal thoughts'

Who's this?

She doesn't remember me?!

Hey, isn't forgetting about your friend worse than losing that acorn figure?!

Ah! I found a red dragonfly!

Hey! Don't try changing the subject! Wait up!

Hey, look! It's a huge acorn!

Listen to me!

Losing something is unfortunate,

but we just have to find more!

I'm going to fill a treasure chest with tons of memories...

...with Aoi!